If the CDC is correct in that a vaccine will be less effective then a mask, then I don't see pandemic ever really going away, so they might as well turn the housing demolishing back on since this is the "new normal".
If the CDC is correct in that a vaccine will be less effective then a mask, then I don't see pandemic ever really going away, so they might as well turn the housing demolishing back on since this is the "new normal".
Different people working on different things may decide differently on how much of a delay they need. Maybe WoW would benefit from a longer delay.
5.0 - Late June (Early Access)Quote:
Patch release dates:
5.3 was originally slated for June 2nd 2020.
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme...v_patch_dates/
It was officially released October 10th 2020
https://na.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodes...5c2da260eae21a
Per the FFXIV team they stated "patch 5.3 will be delayed by more than a month at the very least"
https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/420143
So we're seeing a 2 month delay for 5.3.
It was also stated:
Yet 5.4 was originally slated for September 22nd 2020, and is currently with no release date, with an estimation of "December."
This puts 5.4 at a now 3 month delay from its original release, which would mean, if you consider the original 2 month delay for 5.3, then the slow down from 2 months to now 3 months for 5.4, the XIV team is running closer to around 66%-75% production.
5.1 - Late October
5.2 - Late February
5.3 - Early August (I don't know where you get October, that's 5.35)
5.4 - Expected to be early December
So, a two-month delay for 5.3, but no delay for 5.4 if they release in December.
Also, where do you get September 22 date for 5.4?
They've previously suspended demolition for natural disasters, this is no different. It's the scale of the issue, not the fact that "people get sick all the time anyway".
In addition to those actually getting sick and being stuck in hospital for lengths of time, there's also the financial hit and the fact that many have lost their jobs, and thus their ability to support a continuing subscription.
I going to disagree with you on this not being different. The first weave I agree, at this point? Not so much. COVID situation is going to stay with us for a long while, or even forever like other diseases.
In any case, I never going to get why is more important when more players are potentially affected than when only a few are having a hard time. Bad things are bad things, if SE really cares at least they should revamp apartments.
A 16-week cycle would put 5.4 in October in the original plan. Your rule of thumb doesn't account for longer breaks before the expansion release, especially the one before 5.0.
And just for "fun" since I'm still awake...
Dates (formatted month/day/year) are based on patch note releases, which are usually a day before patch or early access releases, thus the 2.0 date used.
2.0 (day before early access) - 8/23/13113 days2.1 - 12/14/13102 days2.2 - 3/26/14103 days2.3 - 7/7/14112 days2.4 - 10/27/1484 days2.5 - 1/19/15151 days3.0 - 6/19/15143 days3.1 - 11/9/15105 days3.2 - 2/22/16105 days3.3 - 6/6/16112 days3.4 - 9/26/16112 days3.5 - 1/16/17150 days4.0 - 6/15/17116 days4.1 - 10/9/17112 days4.2 - 1/29/18112 days4.3 - 5/21/18119 days4.4 - 9/17/18112 days4.5 - 1/7/19171 days5.0 - 6/27/19123 days5.1 - 10/28/19112 days5.2 - 2/17/20119 days (planned)5.3 (planned) - 6/15/20175 days (actual)5.3 (actual) - 8/10/20
112 days after 8/10/20 - 11/30/20 (meaning a December 1 release)
119 days after 8/10/20 - 12/7/20 (meaning a December 8 release)