Quote Originally Posted by ForteNightshade View Post
Alas, that is precisely what they will do because telling the raid community beforehand all but guarantees a large chunk of them will unsub--possibly until 8.0. My guess is they'll hop Criterion will be enough of a distraction, but I'm also predicting 8.0 won't release until summer 2027. Which means they need ways to incentivize players to stay subbed.
It would be pretty short-sided to do that though. People tolerated it in Shb because there was a genuine excuse for content being delayed to next expansion, but there is no excuse here. Waiting until 7.5 LL to break the news will do far more damage IMO.