WOLK RELEASE - Date

No, you guys are just acting like kids in the back seat asking are we there yet. They said they would give us more information after they finished their development. At this point they don't even know themselves. It's already November. The window before holidays isn't that big.

And you guys saw last year what happens if they even make a hint at anything. You guys take it as scripture and if it doesn't end up that way you guys throw it back in their faces.

My observation in any case is revealing the details of the next release too early can hurt a server. If it were two months out still then it would shut down suspense and hype and anticipation. People would be upset and stop caring. They keep that train rolling until it's within a reasonable amount of time where players are still excited about it.

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Originally Posted by jmsvanbuskirk

No, you guys are just acting like kids in the back seat asking are we there yet. They said they would give us more information after they finished their development. At this point they don't even know themselves. It's already November. The window before holidays isn't that big.

And you guys saw last year what happens if they even make a hint at anything. You guys take it as scripture and if it doesn't end up that way you guys throw it back in their faces.

My observation in any case is revealing the details of the next release too early can hurt a server. If it were two months out still then it would shut down suspense and hype and anticipation. People would be upset and stop caring. They keep that train rolling until it's within a reasonable amount of time where players are still excited about it.

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First guy with a f*cking brain right here, spitting facts.

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Originally Posted by jmsvanbuskirk

No, you guys are just acting like kids in the back seat asking are we there yet. They said they would give us more information after they finished their development. At this point they don't even know themselves. It's already November. The window before holidays isn't that big.

And you guys saw last year what happens if they even make a hint at anything. You guys take it as scripture and if it doesn't end up that way you guys throw it back in their faces.

My observation in any case is revealing the details of the next release too early can hurt a server. If it were two months out still then it would shut down suspense and hype and anticipation. People would be upset and stop caring. They keep that train rolling until it's within a reasonable amount of time where players are still excited about it.

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the reason people are still playing it's because of knowing Wotlk is around the corner, not that they actually wanna be able to raid SWP :)
at this point you gotta stop coping bro, you had a complete year to play TBC and now you're just trying to build a wall between yourself and reality.

Guys, stop making things up and speaking for everyone.
I'm one of those players who still wants to raid SWP, and I don't need Lich to come out in November.
There are a lot of us like that.

Well, when WotLK is released, you’ll still be blocking your XP bar and farming SWP for years, while everyone else gets to enjoy this progressive realm.

You can start enjoying it right now, start going through the Lich content and leveling up your DK, my little bro

That’s exactly what I want. I played Vanilla, then TBC, and now I’m enjoying the progressive WotLK — not just spamming Lich King and ToC until every character is fully geared.

Dear Concerned Player,
Thanks for the polite letter—it's clear you're passionate about Warmane and want the best launch possible. I get it: holidays mean family time, travel, and all that real-life stuff pulling people away. Nobody wants to log in mid-turkey dinner feeling FOMO as guilds smash fresh content.
But let's be real—this is a private WoW server for hardcore raiders, grinders, and addicts who live for progression. Warmane's Onyxia isn't casual retail; it's a competitive meat grinder where top guilds race realm-firsts on x1-3 rates, and falling behind by a week means eating dirt in PvP or getting benched. If you're not willing to VPN from grandma's basement or sneak alt-tab during gift-opening, maybe this isn't your scene.
Holiday releases? They've done it before—Onyxia launched November 18, 2023 (pre-Thanksgiving vibes), and TBC hit mid-November 2024. Pop exploded anyway because real gamers showed up, queued for hours, and farmed Hellfire while the casuals sipped eggnog. The server didn't die; it thrived with 10k+ peaks precisely because dedicated players don't let a turkey dinner stop them.
Staff plans around their dev cycles, not family calendars—PTR testing, scripting Tier 6 (SSC/TK already live), and hitting that "1 expansion per year" goal means launches align with readiness, not Black Friday sales. Delaying for holidays risks bugs, queues, or hype fizzling out. A strong launch > perfect timing.
If you're in a top guild, grind now—catch up post-turkey with alts or carries. The community energy you crave? It's there for those who prioritize Azeroth over auntie's casserole. Warmane survives because it caters to the obsessed, not the occasionals.
Glhf, and see you in raid—holiday or not.

A fellow degenerate grinder

Prepatch: 05.12.2025
WotLK: 26.12.2025

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Originally Posted by Kejanis

Prepatch: 05.12.2025
WotLK: 26.12.2025

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Vanga Nastrdamus

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Originally Posted by Kejanis

Prepatch: 05.12.2025
WotLK: 26.12.2025

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Not really.
Two reasons:

Warmane always releases new content on Saturdays.

The staff will want players to be max level before the Christmas/New Year event starts.


What’s likely to happen:
Option 1:
WotLK will be released within the next 30 days, giving players enough time to reach max level before the event.

Option 2:
We’ll get the prepatch around the start of the Christmas event, with the WotLK release sometime after the event.

Option 3:
They delay both the prepatch and WotLK release until after the event.

Wotlk or at least prepatch should be released before holiday break. Because many people during that time have a lot of free time and really there is not much to do right now outside doing SWP what you can do once per week.

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Originally Posted by Kejanis

Prepatch: 05.12.2025
WotLK: 26.12.2025

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Bad ideas like this is exactly the reason I made the post in the first place

Dear nolifers, useless parse statistic runners, racers (xddddd), gdkp fanboys, take a chill pill, get some life.

Staff will announce it in an appropriate time.

have a nice day

I'm realizing release announcements for Onyxia were made exactly 1 month before launches. Raid content/PvP seasons did last a minimum of three months. They didn't cut Naxx short last year so I don't think they would cut Sunwell short. Many of us agree they won't launch this on the holidays.

All of that points to an announcement early December and release in January. That seems like a while, but it isn't outside the norm we've experienced these past two years at all. I mean T6 lasted 4 months and that was a drag, but it still happened that way.