Hi it's probably at least 12 months away considering how long it took 3.0 after 2.55 but does anyone know anything about ETA has Yoshi or anyone mentioned about it anywhere?
Is ther any rough ETA for 4.0?
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06-20-2016, 06:25 AMskyfoxIs ther any rough ETA for 4.0?
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06-20-2016, 06:27 AMValkyrie_Lennethit hasnt even been announced yet lolQuote:
Originally Posted by skyfox
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06-20-2016, 06:28 AMVespar
Will likely have more news at Fanfest, though I wouldnt expect the release date to be outed until the last FanFest takes place.
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06-20-2016, 06:30 AMSuirieko
My money's on end of Summer 2017. We still have at least 3.4 and 3.5 to go, which will involve the third and final part of Alexander, as well as the final part of the void ark.
3.4 Will be around Fall, and 3.5, mid winter (Just speculating). -
06-20-2016, 06:32 AMDerio
Dont tell anybody else but they said it is for certain coming out next year.
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06-20-2016, 06:33 AMKerii
Since they aren't far from the original schedule, summer of next year is a good bet.
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06-20-2016, 06:35 AMWhocareswhatmynameis
We are literally at the 1/2 point and it's been 1 year. We finished 3 patches, and now we got 3 patches to go. So I'd assume no earlier than this time next year.
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06-20-2016, 06:36 AMskyfox
I'm not too fuss about 4.0 tbh. Just want to enjoy current contents as much as possible before major new patch/expansions.
I came from about 3 month break and there is a lot to catch up including relic new trial etc. I've seen people with 5+ 230 relic and I don't even have one yet. it makes me feel like I am way behind. -
06-20-2016, 06:47 AMalimdia
The release date shouldn't be too different from Heavensward, other than hoping they lower the content drought we had between 2.55 and 3.0, another like that between 3.55 and 4.0 and you will see many people taking breaks.
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06-20-2016, 07:09 AMVaer
3.4 will probably be somewhere in early/mid Sept to play with Legion which is end of Aug, maybe a bit earlier if they really want to compete. After that with a 3 month dev cycle 3.5x will be around dec/new year or right before JP fanfest which is at the end of december.
That leaves the expansion maybe late winter or in spring depending on how long they want to drag on 3.5 like they did with 2.5x, or they could pull a wow and make us wait an entire year. Who knows.
Code:2.0 8/27/2013
2.1 12/14/2013
2.2 3/26/2014
2.3 7/07/2014
2.4 10/27/2014
2.5 1/19/2015
2.55 3/30/2015
3.0 6/23/2015
3.1 11/09/2015
3.2 2/22/2016
3.3 6/07/2016
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06-20-2016, 07:13 AMalimdia
If we keep the pace in that list,
3.4 would be around September, 3.5 around December, then either 5 or 6 months wait for 4.0.
If we're lucky and they meant what they said when they said they want less time between expansions, perhaps we get the expansion in less than 5 months after 3.5. -
06-20-2016, 07:49 AMskyfoxWow thanks for the patch release date! Btw, what do you mean by pulling a wow?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vaer
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06-20-2016, 08:05 AMKhalitharThe newest WoW expac was patch 6.0Quote:
Originally Posted by skyfox
6.1 took 8 months before it came out.
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06-20-2016, 09:58 AMCakekizyy3 months is a content drought?Quote:
Originally Posted by alimdia
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06-20-2016, 10:55 AMalimdia6 months, 2.5 was split in two, ending with two very lackluster patches (2.5 and 2.55) instead of a single big 2.5 patch.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cakekizyy
By the time 2.55 came out most people burned through 2.5 content, including 24 man raid, and 2.55 added nothing in terms of replayable content, just the ending of the story. -
06-20-2016, 11:23 AMskyfoxI do remember the drought. I also took a year break while waiting for the contents. The weekly lockout for tombstone increased to 900 and people was burning contents like mad. I made full set of 130 gears for all my job just in few weeks.Quote:
Originally Posted by alimdia
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06-20-2016, 11:41 AMniwaarThink he mean 2.5-3.0 which was 5+ months. 2.55 wasn't a huge patch but it was a good story one that most people believed (YoshiP confirmed) was supposed to be at least 4-6 weeks shorter than it turned out to be. (It was better to get the expac right than launch a month early).Quote:
Originally Posted by Cakekizyy
WoD was the only real repeatable content added in that era. There were no extreme versions of Chrysalis or Steps of Faith. There was no much desired Ultima:Extreme (there is STILL none of this which is just plain sad). So yeah there was a large content drought at the end of the expac. This is nothing new in the genre, but we hope that YoshiP & Co. can live up to their promise to reduce this fact next year. (ie it would be awesome if we could see this expac come late March 2017 (but realistically it will be April/May) -
06-20-2016, 11:43 AMNezeriusExcept 6.1 was 4 months after 6.0, and 6.2 was 4 months after 6.1.Quote:
Originally Posted by Khalithar
Did you mean that the time between 6.2 and 7.0 is gonna be around 14 months?
OT: I'd expect 3.4 around mid-September, with 3.5 around early December.
4.0 release depends on if they're gonna split 3.5 into two patches, similar to 2.5. I guess 4.0 ends up at round May 2017. -
06-22-2016, 12:12 AMRobbieHThis doc has info on how long each patch took to release plus more stuff: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets...#gid=504071179Quote:
Originally Posted by alimdia
Why would they release expansion 5 or more months after 3.5? That's a lot, it was 3 months from 2.55 to 3.0
We will probably get 3.55 to so 4.0 should arrive 3 months after 3.55 releases. -
06-22-2016, 12:40 AMIromi
2.55 was not a full patch. It was one of those small ones. 2.5 to 3.0 was a looooong wait lol
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06-22-2016, 06:48 AMalimdia2.5 was in January.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobbieH
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06-22-2016, 07:24 AMFallenArisen0990
Personally, I want them to fix a lot of the old stuff. I don't want to jump into another expansion with the same issues. At least dedicate one patch to just QoF fixes.
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06-22-2016, 07:59 AMRobbieHIt was 4 months, exactly the same as from 3.0 to 3.1Quote:
Originally Posted by Iromi
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06-22-2016, 08:04 AMalimdia2.5 was on January 20, 3.0 was on June 23, that's not 4 months.Quote:
Originally Posted by RobbieH
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06-22-2016, 08:08 AMRobbieHYou're right i was looking at 2.51, my bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by alimdia
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06-22-2016, 09:47 AMObysuca
Iirc, didn't they say a while back(like, back during 2.3 / 2.4 or so) that it might not always end on x.5, that it could be longer or shorter? So technically, it could end in 3.6+ or they could surprise us and throw in the final VA and alex in 3.4 and end it there. I doubt the second one, but it's just an example. Then again, they've also said numerous things that they never actually did (FC/personal housing prices different, roaming primals etc).
Whenever they decide to give us 4.0, I just hope it feels more like an actual expansion, rather than paying $30+ for what equaled to a patch, which was what 3.0 was. Maybe add something new, rather than just one and done dungeons where we sit for 3-5 months doing the same 2 dungeons at endgame. -
06-22-2016, 10:21 AMNezeriusI would be very surprised if they did add a 3.6, considering there's only one part of Alexander left, and they won't do a Mhach raid for both 3.5 and 3.6.Quote:
Originally Posted by Obysuca
Since the Mhach raids are typically used as a way for players to catch up, I also can't see it being added in the same patch as the final part of Alexander.
The only thing that could be possible is SE splitting up 3.5 into two patches for MSQ reasons, similar to 2.5. -
06-22-2016, 11:15 AMKotemonby your chart I'd say by fall or winter of next year.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vaer
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06-22-2016, 11:24 AMLulu89
After 3.55
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06-22-2016, 11:29 AMFoxyAreku
3 months from now- Final Alexander added
6 months from now - final void ark added
9 months from now - Pre-expansion story
12 months from now - 4.0
If they follow their same patch cycle, it'll be that. -
06-22-2016, 11:51 AMNezeriusIf by "pre-expansion story" you mean the story arc tied to 4.0, then that'll be starting in 3.4 (3 months from now), not 9 months from now.Quote:
Originally Posted by FoxyAreku
2.4 started the Ishgard story arc, leading up to the release of 3.0 and ending in 3.3, 3.4 will likely be similar in that regard. -
06-22-2016, 03:45 PMUndeadfire
Yoshida has admitted the expansion will be revealed in Fanfest Early 2017.
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06-22-2016, 04:03 PMNezeriusIt wouldn't make sense for SE to save the expansion reveal for the very last Fan Fest, since the NA and JP Fan Fest are in October and December.Quote:
Originally Posted by Undeadfire
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06-22-2016, 06:26 PMalimdia
I could see them revealing a job in NA fanfest, another job and the theme of the expansion in JP, and the name, date and any leftover info in EU.