Midnight Overview
Possible Pre-Patch World Event?
Currently, we've seen no indication of Midnight's release timeline on the Alpha, but typically expansion launches are preceded by a 4-6 week pre-patch period which involves some new world event with catch-up gear, new rewards, and more.
These new datamined World Events could be a 6-week Midnight pre-patch event with the end-date being Monday, March 9, 2026 leaving the potential release date as Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
New World Events
Region: 257
Date: 2026-01-20 08:00:00 - 2026-03-02 08:00:002026-01-27 08:00:00 - 2026-03-09 09:00:00
Region: 4
Date: 2026-01-21 06:00:00 - 2026-03-02 17:00:002026-01-28 06:00:00 - 2026-03-09 18:00:00
Region: 2
Date: 2026-01-22 08:00:00 - 2026-03-04 08:00:002026-01-29 08:00:00 - 2026-03-11 09:00:00
Region: 24
Date: 2026-01-22 07:00:00 - 2026-03-03 18:00:002026-01-29 07:00:00 - 2026-03-10 19:00:00
While new unnamed World Events and their associated dates don't necessarily point to a release timeline, a recent potential leak on Reddit suggested that Midnight would likely release towards the end of February. This new datamining does support those rumors of a late Q1 release.
