Burning Crusade!

Joe[x86] · February 14, 2006, 07:10 AM

Does anyone know exactly how this will be distributed? Free patch? Additional montly fee, then big patch? One-time fee?

l)ragon · February 14, 2006, 09:17 PM

Quote from: Joe on February 14, 2006, 07:10 AM
Does anyone know exactly how this will be distributed? Free patch? Additional montly fee, then big patch? One-time fee?

Could allways hope for a free patch, but it will mostlikly be sold as any other expansion is sold.

Joe[x86] · February 17, 2006, 04:35 PM

I figured it would be much harder to actually sell, because then each server would be hosting two versions of the world: Burning Crusade and Default. I personally think it'd be much easier to just patch it. They're not doing all THAT much to it, just changing zones a bit (like they do with EG dungeon content) and adding new races (might be tougher).

Mephisto · February 18, 2006, 12:41 PM

Quote from: Joe on February 17, 2006, 04:35 PM
I figured it would be much harder to actually sell, because then each server would be hosting two versions of the world: Burning Crusade and Default. I personally think it'd be much easier to just patch it. They're not doing all THAT much to it, just changing zones a bit (like they do with EG dungeon content) and adding new races (might be tougher).

Well considering it takes forever to download a patch already with their download client, I'm sure a complete expansion that is several hundred MB's would take far too long to download, especially a month later if you are coming back to play WoW when everyone has already downloaded it as the speed depends on how many people are actually downloading.

Zakath · February 18, 2006, 02:47 PM

Don't be surprised if getting the expansion winds up being mandatory in order to keep playing.

Joe[x86] · February 18, 2006, 10:39 PM

Quote from: Zakath on February 18, 2006, 02:47 PM
Don't be surprised if getting the expansion winds up being mandatory in order to keep playing.

I wouldn't be. I'm kinda wondering how they're going to pull that off, though.

topaz · February 23, 2006, 08:26 PM

Quote from: Joe on February 18, 2006, 10:39 PM
Quote from: Zakath on February 18, 2006, 02:47 PM
Don't be surprised if getting the expansion winds up being mandatory in order to keep playing.
I wouldn't be. I'm kinda wondering how they're going to pull that off, though.

Restrict access to servers to users without the expansion?

l)ragon · February 25, 2006, 11:37 AM

Quote from: Zakath on February 18, 2006, 02:47 PM
Don't be surprised if getting the expansion winds up being mandatory in order to keep playing.

From what I heard your soposedly going to be able to play both on the same server, only that the expansion is going to have access to the new stuff.

Joe[x86] · February 26, 2006, 10:52 PM

That would explain why flying mounts will only be allowed in Outland.

But that still leaves Blood Elves and Pandarens (or whatever the Alliance race is) starting in Old Territory..