The fantasy MMO World of Warcraft still has enough creative material left to fill ten years. The next expansion Warlords of Draenor is due in November, and work is already underway on the expansion after that, with a theme to be chosen soon.
Work is already underway on the expansion after the next one for World of Warcraft
Tom Chilton, the lead designer of World of Warcraft, has recently been quoted with rather calm statements about his game. There are difficulties in attracting new players to WoW. He also does not believe in significant growth any longer. However, that does not mean that Warlords of Draenor could be the last expansion. Not at all. There are still years of content ahead, and the pool of ideas seems inexhaustible.
In an interview with Wow Insider, Chilton mentioned that they are already working on the expansion that will follow Warlords of Draenor. They are currently working on the zones for it.
In the next six months, it will be decided what will be included in the expansion after the next WoW AddOn
And even beyond that expansion, there have long been plans. In the next six months, a decision will be made on what will come after this expansion, which is still far off. Six to seven ideas are available for selection, all of which could serve as themes for an expansion. They have the freedom to say, “Okay, we’ll take this one for this expansion and that one for the next expansion.”
The next expansion Warlords of Draenor is scheduled for November 13. At Blizzard, they have been talking for years about wanting to release a new expansion every year and not just every two years as before.
My MMO thinks: The fandom has been discussing over three ideas for expansions for years: It could go to the South Seas, or instead of the Emerald Dream, there might be a visit; surely Blizzard will once again confront the heroes against the Burning Legion in an Add-On that many consider the last. What do you think? What ideas are still hidden behind the six or seven expansions that Chilton mentions?
