at this point, it's too early to provide an initial estimate on the release date. as with all Blizzard games, they will take as much time as needed to ensure the game is as fun, balanced, and polished as possible. at first i was considering if i should start WoW, but now.. haha, bye bye WoW, hello starcraftII. don't know when it'll come out though.. i'll probably play GE to kill some time.