Will 4.5 be the last patch for SB?

[Xau]

A 3rd Ultimate fight is a possibility as well...

yoshida said on a interview on the past what there might not be a third ultimate
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._bad_news_for/

――ちなみに、現在は奇数パッチごとに"絶"が追加されていますが、今後もその間隔でリリースしていくのでしょうか？
Interviewer: At the moment, we are getting an ultimate fight "every odd patch", but is this going to continue in the future?

吉田：もともとは、“奇数パッチで毎回"絶"を”と思っていたのですが、コミュニティの反応では「2パッチに1回はキツすぎる」という感想が多かったので、1つの拡張パッケージに2回ぐらいでいいのかなと考えをあらためました。なので、ここで一旦お休みかなと思っています。
Yoshida: We were originally planning to have an ultimate fight for each "odd numbered patch", but after observing the reactions from the community, there were a lot of opinions saying "Having an ultimate fight every 2 patches is too rough", so we changed our minds and thought 2 ultimate fights per expansion might be better, so i think the ultimate series will be on hiatus for now.

[Rowde]

yoshida said on a interview on the past what there might not be a third ultimate
https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comme..._bad_news_for/

ahhhh... I didn't see that article before.

Okay then to revise what's on the table...

Return to Ivalice Part 3

Four Lords: Seiryu (and possibly Kohryu)

Eureka Part 4

United SB Beast Tribe Story/Quests

MSQ wrap-up and tie-in to 5.0


Still seems bloated for a single number patch to me, but I suppose it can all fit into their formula.
If Ultimate is removed, then I guess they could throw in TWO dungeons in 4.5, one for Four Lords and one for MSQ, and that would let them tidy up both storylines. Perhaps the second dungeon, which I would assume to be the MSQ related one, could even be delayed to 4.55 so it works better for the tie-in to 5.0 storyline.

[Xau]

Still seems bloated for a single number patch to me

that stuff sounds normal amount of stuff on a single patch

the united beast tribe quest is just a bit of text and maibe a instance battle and probably some new items to buy from the vendors of each tribe, which is not that much

24 man raid, 1 trial and msq are more of the standar stuff what always happens(and on the case of 24 man raid is always on even patches)

then there is eureka, what is not gonna be on 4.5, but on 4.55, wich gives them more time to work on it

[Nezerius]

Both were actually split 3 ways with the middle patch not having story. It was 2.5, 2.52 and 2.55, and 3.5, 3.55 and 3.56 respectively.

They were split in two halves in the sense that both .5 and .55 patches contained MSQ content, when the other .55 patches don't.

ahhhh... I didn't see that article before.

Okay then to revise what's on the table...

Return to Ivalice Part 3

Four Lords: Seiryu (and possibly Kohryu)

Eureka Part 4

United SB Beast Tribe Story/Quests

MSQ wrap-up and tie-in to 5.0


Still seems bloated for a single number patch to me, but I suppose it can all fit into their formula.
If Ultimate is removed, then I guess they could throw in TWO dungeons in 4.5, one for Four Lords and one for MSQ, and that would let them tidy up both storylines. Perhaps the second dungeon, which I would assume to be the MSQ related one, could even be delayed to 4.55 so it works better for the tie-in to 5.0 storyline.

Alliance raid, Seiryu trial, MSQ content in 4.5.
Eureka, Kohryu trial, MSQ content in 4.55

Beast tribe stuff in either. Doesn't seem all that out of the ordinary to me. In fact, they wouldn't really have all that much for a 4.6 patch.

[Aster_E]

Still seems bloated for a single number patch to me, but I suppose it can all fit into their formula.
If Ultimate is removed, then I guess they could throw in TWO dungeons in 4.5, one for Four Lords and one for MSQ, and that would let them tidy up both storylines. Perhaps the second dungeon, which I would assume to be the MSQ related one, could even be delayed to 4.55 so it works better for the tie-in to 5.0 storyline.

You say bloated, but it looks almost normal to me, considering the amount of content we used to get per patch back when we used to get three dungeons per, and no Diadem-esque anything. All that's missing is an amusing trial tied to the Hildebrand story, really. *Stares at Yojimbo*