Just leaving this WoW Lore Timeline vs Wow Retail Timeline here for my own reference, don't mind my aggravated ravings
Concession: Exact Azerothian dates are unknown, only that entire expansions happened in the Azerothian year(s) expressed Vanilla: Year 25 Nov 23 2004 784 days Or 2 years, 1 month, 24 days excluding the end date. TIME LOST - 1 year, 1 month, 24 days BC: Year 26 Jan 16 2007 The duration is 667 days Or 1 year, 9 months, 28 days excluding the end date. TIME LOST - 9 months, 28 days Wrath: Year 27 Nov 13 2008 The duration is 754 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds Or 2 years, 24 days excluding the end date. TIME LOST - 1 year, 24 days Cata: Years 28 & 29 Dec 7 2010 The duration is 660 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds Or 1 year, 9 months, 20 days excluding the end date. TIME GAINED - 2 months, 13 days excluding the end date. Mop: Year 30 Sept 27 2012 The duration is 777 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds Or 2 years, 1 month, 17 days excluding the end date. TIME LOST - 1 year, 1 month, 17 days WoD: Year 31 Nov 13 2014 The duration is 656 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds Or 1 year, 9 months, 17 days excluding the end date. TIME LOST - 9 months, 17 days Legion: Year 32 Aug 30 2016 The duration is 714 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds Or 1 year, 11 months, 15 days excluding the end date. TIME LOST - 11 months, 15 days BfA: Years 33 & 34 August 14 2018 The duration is 832 days, 0 hours, 0 minutes and 0 seconds Or 2 years, 3 months, 9 days excluding the end date. TIME LOST - 3 months, 9 days Shadowlands: Years 35&36 Nov 23 2020 Dragonflight: Year 40 Dec 2022??
TOTAL TIME LOST: 6 YEARS, 2 MONTHS, 3 DAYS Time GAIN expected between SL release and DF release : 2 months and change APPROXIMATE TIME of Vanilla RP character existence LOST, 6 Years (other losses calculable with above dates) APPROXIMATE TIME TO ADD TO RP CHARACTER EXISTENCE -SINCE- THE END OF SHADOWLANDS - BEFORE- DF RELEASE DATE: 3 years and UNKNOWN change IN MONTHS
Vanilla RolePlayer will have to adjust for 6 years lost or somehow create a 3 year net loss adjustment, instead.
