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Blizzard Intends to Keep WoW: Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6 a Secret

Pirates or something else? We'll see
by Tit Krajnik on February 07, 2024   

First revealed in the World of Warcraft roadmap in December, the upcoming WoW: Dragonflight 10.2.6 patch remains a big mystery. So far, Blizzard has not shared any information about what the patch will bring, and, as confirmed, this was intentional.

Two months after it was first revealed, there is still no information about what World of Warcraft: Dragonflight Patch 10.2.6 is all about. So far, the only thing confirmed about the patch is that it won't be available before launch.
 


WoW Patch 10.2.6 Will Remain a Secret

On Tuesday, executive producer and vice president Holly Longdale posted a blog post talking about the long-awaited Patch 10.2.6. In the post, she explained that for it Blizzard created a "unique event inspired by past musings from the community" and that it will be open for anyone with a WoW subscription – either for Classic or Dragonflight.

Besides that, Holly Longdale hasn't shared any more information and confirmed that the patch won't be available for testing before launch.
 

"That's all we're going say. Sorry, not sorry? Our goal is to continue to keep it secret— and keep it safe. The speculation is great! We watched the reaction to the surprises in Season of Discovery and thought we'd try a similar, but different, approach for Dragonflight."


Longdale also hasn't shared any information on when the patch will be released; however, it is speculated that it will launch in March 2024.

Blizzard's idea behind keeping the patch a secret is to release content that has some surprises for the players, who usually know what is coming through data mining or by getting the details provided in advance.
 

"We look forward to seeing if the community likes this type of surprise and look forward to hearing your feedback. This is risky experiment and could be a bit bumpy, though we are doing everything we can to ensure success."


Patch 10.2.6 is also one of the rare instances where retail and Classic will intertwine, which has become extremely rare of late.

However, as confirmed by Longdale, Blizzard took the inspiration of how to approach the next patch from Season of Discovery, where the players were largely satisfied with having to uncover all new content on their own rather than having everything unveiled in patch notes.

 

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