wow Insiders at Blizzard Say Patch 9.1 Unlikely to Release in June 2021

[Stan 5,240]

 

Insiders at Blizzard say that Patch 9.1 releasing in June 2021 would be too optimistic. Will the patch go live in July/August? 

While Legion pumped out patches steadily every 77 days, Shadowlands is clearly behind schedule. The expansion got delayed due to the ongoing health crisis, and we recently learned that Patch 9.1 would be delayed too.

In a new video released by Towelliee, the streamer asked someone at Blizzard when would Patch 9.1 hit Public Test Realms, and all he got was a shrug, even though the patch was supposed to go live on test realms shortly after Blizzconline 2021.

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"Ladies and gentlemen, Shadowlands is behind. 9.1 we might not see that until August. I asked someone over there how's PTR looking for 9.1 and got a shrug."

What's more concerning, though, is that we might not see Patch 9.1 until August. Towelliee's second question deals with the release date of Chains of Domination, which is unlikely to release in June.

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"How's June looking for 9.1 release?" I asked and literally was told June would be optimistic for 9.1 to come out.

So it looks like we're in for a couple of months of Castle Nathria. You can watch the portion of the video that deals with 9.1 below.

[Aernath 173]

Well, since the previous source of this particular claim was Towelliee again, I personally reserve the right to remain sceptical until some other sources, especially some official ones support that claim. Until then, it's just sourceless speculation.

[breck 29]

I dont normally unsub even between expansions but this time i dont think i am going to make it past may without a break. Now if 9.1 happens to land then i will remain subbed, though i do need thousand of anima for cosmetics. That said i have resigned myself to get almost none of the cosmetics or mounts at current prices or anima flow rates so a break seems in order.

[KrimzinOG 61]

43 minutes ago, Aernath said:

Well, since the previous source of this particular claim was Towelliee again, I personally reserve the right to remain sceptical until some other sources, especially some official ones support that claim. Until then, it's just sourceless speculation.

Exactly.

With that said, time lines are  forever changing. If Blizzard sees a drastic number of lost subs because of a delay, they will shuffle resources around and do what it takes to get it done. 

 

[Wildwitch 108]

I'm on a retail "break" and I don't think I"m the only one. I have 10 level 60s and there is nothing but tedious and repetitive quests and covenant dailies. I sure don't do Choreghast.

Good thing there are other games out there who are evolving and not using the pandemic as an excuse to delay and cut back on everything.

[Ragingwolf 310]

I'm very skeptical of this info and I'll just focus on my own personal progression ingame till 9.1 is released.  I'm still curious of the nature of the new Raid and the new Mega Dungeon that was mentioned in Blizzcon online.

[Rhondis 148]

47 minutes ago, Wildwitch said:

Good thing there are other games out there who are evolving and not using the pandemic as an excuse to delay and cut back on everything.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/all-2021-video-game-delays/%3famp

https://www.ign.com/articles/every-game-delay-announced-in-2021-so-far

WoW isn't the only one still affected by the pandemic even if it's on the tail end of being closed. Let Blizzard take their time, besides there other games and activities to enjoy while taking a break from WoW. 

[Nastybirdy 33]

That's fine. Gives me time to go play Final Fantasy 14.

 

See you guys in June/July/August/whenever there's new content!

[Ixa 48]

Eh... it is what it is. I've got plenty to do in-game to farm cosmetic stuff, run Choreghast if I want to (screw Twisting Corridors, tho... that's distinctly UNfun for me), and I have some alts that need to hop on the SL train. That said, I'm concerned there's nary a peep out of Blizzard about the 9.1 that was supposed to be on PTR after BlizzConline.

[Cordana 3]

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With that said, time lines are  forever changing. If Blizzard sees a drastic number of lost subs because of a delay, they will shuffle resources around and do what it takes to get it done. 

Shadowlands has been riddled with bugs that should have been resolved in beta testing and should never have been released in November.  It's clear people stuck inside for COVID and end-of-year sales drove a premature release.  Shadowlands should have been released after the 1st of the year.  So naturally Blizz has been caught with their pants down on the first major patch, which is also why we saw nothing but concept art at Blizzconline.  It took Blizzard 3.5 months to get 905 in our hands.  So we're expecting Blizzard to get concept art from the end of February to tested playable content in our hands by May?  Just being a realistic.  I'm expecting an untested bugfest released in late July or early August.

Regardless of its release schedule, I hope the bugs are ironed out before they throw it in our laps.  I'm not paying to be a beta tester, and although there have been some good things to come out of Shadowlands, I'm not sure what I dislike more, the bugs or the time-gating.

[Highfather 8]

Realistically, I think because of "Covey" many of us have fallen on hard times or had to have some life changes. I highly doubt Blizzard is any exception although some of us place them on a pedestal above all of this.  I thought 9.0 was released way too early. We should have gotten it around Feb. Subs be damned. Players with no patience be careful what you ask for you might just get it. Just look at how Shadowlands was released. Take out all the multi layered systems and gated content and what do we have left? Some of that had to be because SLs was rushed (God I hope so). Lets wait and get a finished product. Then if it turns out to be *filtered* lets give them hell. There is a unlimited number of games I can play until then. 

[Arcling 898]

1 hour ago, Cordana said:

Shadowlands has been riddled with bugs that should have been resolved in beta testing and should never have been released in November.  It's clear people stuck inside for COVID and end-of-year sales drove a premature release.  Shadowlands should have been released after the 1st of the year.  So naturally Blizz has been caught with their pants down on the first major patch, which is also why we saw nothing but concept art at Blizzconline.  It took Blizzard 3.5 months to get 905 in our hands. 

True, also the fact how slow anima gain is, it looks like they probably slowed it more than originally intended, so people wouldn't run out of stuff to do too quickly (covenant upgrades etc.).

So far this patch looks like pretty standard mid-expansion update, sort of reminiscent of Throne of Thunder one from MoP and the likes. We're getting new island, raid and some stuff added to existing systems. There is a lot to test, pretty unlikely we would see it in may/june anyway.

Edited March 29, 2021 by Arcling