WoW patch 7.three would be the “final main patch” of Legion, however not the tip of the story

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“It’s the final main patch, sure. In phrases of enormous outside zones to discover, huge raid tier, dungeon, that kind of factor,” he explains. “It’s not the tip of the story of Legion although. I believe one thing that we have been very proud of over the course of the yr and in final yr was the way in which we have advised a narrative that is unfolding by means of a steady collection of content material updates.”

For context, this has concerned issues like raids and patches being cut up off, so huge 10 week campaigns just like the one which lead as much as the opening of the Nighthold have been attainable. Even earlier than that, Legion has been one of many extra story-focused WoW expansions, with numerous new tech to allow it.

“Some huge, some small, some not even patches,” continues Hazzikostas. “Just a few weeks in the past, when Argus instantly appeared within the skies over the world, or Doomsayers crammed the streets of Dalaran and a brand new quest turned accessible. We like to have the ability to ship content material and advance the story by means of a wide range of means and ideally not have any seeming hole or lull in that content material movement.”

To learn between the traces just a little right here, that seemingly means we cannot see the big hole between expansions as has been the case each time up till now. The hints and teases for what’s assumed to be an Old God-based follow-up have already begun – we will in all probability assume issues will get extra purple and tentacley between now and 8.0.

It additionally does not rule out a 7.three.5, the small(er) patches Blizzard have been utilizing to pepper in rebalancing and mini-features, from questlines to three-boss raids. Expect some information on that – or the enlargement, or each – at BlizzCon in a number of months.