No more expansions!

Q u o t e:
At least not for another year. I keep hearing all of these rumors about a Q1 '08 expansion and I'm just not excited about it. The majority of players haven't even seen past the first half of Kara, let alone explored all of the content BC has to offer. And I'm sitting in a progression guild that will easily require 5 or 6 months before a full BT clear. Do I want to jump right into another level grind after that? Actually, no. And I don't want to alienate potential new WoW players by imposing a level 80 requirement before they're able to group with anyone...on an MMORPG. Listen to your casuals and casual raiders--they constitute 90% of your userbase. We are not prepared.

First off, we haven't announced what the expansion will be as of yet nor have we even given a particular time frame of when we expect to release it. The most anyone has at this point is that we'd like to release one every year.

Secondly, an expansion release is not going to dictate the rate at which you personally choose to play the game. If you and your guildmates and friends aren't through Karazhan yet, then you certainly don't have to do anything more than concentrate on that aspect of the game until you are through. How fast or slow you get through content is completely up to the choices you make.

I think there are a lot of players that feel they need to keep up with the 'Joneses' so to speak to feel successful in game, but in reality, success is how you and your guildmates and friends personally measure it. If you are meeting the goals you set out for yourself, then you are right on target. If you are not, then make a new strategy to get yourself there. Setting goals in game can be much the same as setting a goal in real life. If you think about what you want, plan for it, and then go for it, it's going to come your way. It may take time, but it will happen. Most important, enjoy the journey, more paths will be available to you as you go along. They will be waiting for you and aren't going anywhere anytime soon.