The next patch of World of Warcraft is coming soon to the PTR. In a few days, it will be revealed what the first content patch will be about.
Many players have already completed the current content of World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth. While there are still tougher challenges with the Mythic raid or “Mythic+” dungeons, most of the content is already finished in its basic form. The hunger for new content is growing again – and Blizzard already has an answer.
The next patch is coming soon: Last night (September 14, 2018), Game Director Ion Hazzikostas hosted an “Ask Me Anything” on Reddit and answered some questions from the community. He announced that the next patch is already on the starting blocks.
When will there be new information? On September 18 (6 PM our time), World of Warcraft will hold a livestream on Twitch and discuss the content that will be included in the upcoming update. It is likely that this will be Patch 8.1.
PTR follows soon: A short time after the stream, the PTR for the next patch is expected to be deployed to the test servers. With an average testing period of 4-6 weeks, players may be able to play the first major content update for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth as early as the beginning of November.
So far, everything is unknown: Regarding the content of Patch 8.1, the player community is still completely in the dark. While there are some speculations that the plot around the Naga is picking up speed and Azshara (had her own cinematic here) will show more presence, this is not yet confirmed. In Legion, it was already known what the first patch would contain because the Night Fortress, the second major raid, was playable during the beta.
Are you looking forward to new information and Patch 8.1? Or are you still busy with the starting content of the expansion and don’t need any additional updates for now?
