24 October 2006
Ferry

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade release date delayed until January 2007

Blizzard Entertainment today announced that the release date for World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, the first expansion for World of Warcraft, is delayed until January 2007. By adding a few extra weeks to the development cycle beyond its original target date, Blizzard will be able to extend the closed beta test and further refine the new content that will ship with the game.

“We appreciate the enthusiasm surrounding World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade, and we’re excited about putting the finishing touches on all of the new content,” said Mike Morhaime, president and cofounder of Blizzard Entertainment. “We feel confident that the extra time spent polishing the game will result in the high-quality experience that our players expect and deserve.”

Blizzard began the closed-beta phase of testing on World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade earlier this month. The January 2007 release window will allow extra time for current beta testers to participate in the final stages of development and continue providing valuable feedback.

Further information on specific worldwide release dates, pricing, and other details will be announced later. Via WoW

24 October 2006 20:03
Krazywhitedude

good thing i preordered my BC a couple months ago GG nubs

25 October 2006 05:57
Scorpia

thousands of people have already left wow and gone back to EQ. (who have brought out several expansions recently and have improved the game beyond recognition compared to the “old days”)
i have aleady got many level 60s over 3 different servers, with other chars up to the 40 and 50s. Cant wait any longer, kicking my heals doing the same old stuff..if they are so slow, blizz should have employed more people to get the job done a lot quicker than this. waiting till november was really bad, but january?? come on that is crazy. And as soon as this expansion is released, they should already be beginning work on the next one. More quests at highish levels would be welcome too,(i mean proper quests, not just instances which you need a group for) which could be addressed via the weekly maintenence/patch time. In the meanwhile, i guess i will cancel my account and get a life…!

26 October 2006 12:56
Caledonias

More time to save up gold!!

26 October 2006 15:48
Khandin

yeah i am a little sad that i wont be able to level to 70 over my 1 month xmas break… but what can you do? ah well, back to MC i guess, need some gear anyways

Khandin
60 Human Mage
Jaedenar

27 October 2006 08:10
Ginnami

I for one, am partially glad it’s pushed to January. I would have been happier had it been released by now, but if they are going to release it, the end of november is a bad idea. It gives people the chance to level to seventy during christmas breaks which blows. Its unfair that all lvl seventies or people with lvl’ing advantage should be reduced to anyone teaching or attending a high school or junior high, so that the rest of us who don’t live with mommy and daddy have to struggle to catch up with new game content.
Having it released during a summer vacation or for a christmas vacation is favortism, even tho it was never meant to be.

27 October 2006 10:54
Mike

Whatever. Blizzard can do whatever the heck it wants, because we all know that as much as we bitch, we’re going to buy it. They may push dates, but they always have delivered games that are genuinely fun to play, and the expansion looks like it’s going to keep up that tradition.

Besides, there’s always going to be complainers. Either it came out on time, in which case people complain about bugs, or it comes out in January, in which case people complain about release date.

27 October 2006 14:40
harry

wtf!Thats annoying cause I heard it was comin october WTF!

2 November 2006 06:03
chris

Pfft, the way I see it is that I have more time to get my full set of might gear to help me level up once the expansion comes out.

Not to mention im close to grand marshal, so this gives me time to hit the rank.

7 November 2006 08:05
Cyberfiend - Dragonblight server

Wow this sux…i guess blizz acctually live up to something…they can nvr release nething on time…oh well…i just wonder when it comes out…it comes out jan 31 2007 in europe…they prolly gona release it the same day…

7 January 2007 08:02
Ivailo

Please tell me some surver for World of Warcraft Burning Crusade.