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

[quote author=Joe link=topic=14265.msg146007#msg146007 date=1139922616]
Does anyone know exactly how this will be distributed? Free patch? Additional montly fee, then big patch? One-time fee?
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Could allways hope for a free patch, but it will mostlikly be sold as any other expansion is sold.

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).

[quote author=Joe link=topic=14265.msg146319#msg146319 date=1140215748]
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).
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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.

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

[quote author=Zakath link=topic=14265.msg146372#msg146372 date=1140295666]
Don't be surprised if getting the expansion winds up being mandatory in order to keep playing.
[/quote]I wouldn't be. I'm kinda wondering how they're going to pull that off, though.

[quote author=Joe link=topic=14265.msg146400#msg146400 date=1140323954]
[quote author=Zakath link=topic=14265.msg146372#msg146372 date=1140295666]
Don't be surprised if getting the expansion winds up being mandatory in order to keep playing.
[/quote]I wouldn't be. I'm kinda wondering how they're going to pull that off, though.
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Restrict access to servers to users without the expansion?

[quote author=Zakath link=topic=14265.msg146372#msg146372 date=1140295666]
Don't be surprised if getting the expansion winds up being mandatory in order to keep playing.
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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.

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..