Please release 6.0 savage 1 week earlier than previous expansions

[RyuDragnier]

Well, it looks like they're sticking to the schedule as planned, but I hope they seriously reconsider it. I would personally prefer a delay over them speeding it up by a week, but anything would be better than the week of Christmas.

Don't forget — the pandemic continues to affect our lives, even if some places are slowly returning to normalcy. For some people, this Christmas will be the first time they're seeing their families in nearly 2 years.

That's assuming the variant doesn't hit by Christmas. And judging from how things are going...it's going to hit, hard. Expect another Christmas not seeing family. Which is unfortunate for some, and fortunate for others (some families aren't worth visiting, ever).

[MilkieTea]

That's assuming the variant doesn't hit by Christmas. And judging from how things are going...it's going to hit, hard. Expect another Christmas not seeing family. Which is unfortunate for some, and fortunate for others (some families aren't worth visiting, ever).

Yeah… Delta variant is already looking to hit hard before the summer is up which means more lockdowns and more quarantining.

[Jemi]

That's assuming the variant doesn't hit by Christmas. And judging from how things are going...it's going to hit, hard. Expect another Christmas not seeing family. Which is unfortunate for some, and fortunate for others (some families aren't worth visiting, ever).

Even if some people cannot physically see their family, it's still an important family holiday for many, and some will be celebrating again from a distance.

I don't think that Savages should be released around holidays at all, but that's especially true of Christmas and New Year's.

[Lunalepsy]

With the typical timeline, normal raids are released 2 weeks after the expansion, and the savage tier is released 2 weeks after normal raids. This means raid comes out December 21st and if you don't clear by Friday night then you're raiding for Christmas or risking not clearing week 1. Delaying savage by 1 week is also not a solution as it then collides with when JP players spend time with family. So either it is delayed even further, or released earlier. Between the 2 choices, I personally think 3 weeks after the expansion is enough time for the players who want to raid day 1 or week 1 to complete MSQ, while still giving enough time for the hardcore raiders to complete it before Christmas.

What makes you think they will grant your wishes?

[Kurique]

I'd also like to throw my hat in for a delay. I'm not Christian, but I scheduled my holiday right during that time because I figured with multiple religious holidays, followed by the New Year, nothing would launch at that time. (Also my work place closes during this time, so might as well.) Normally, I would just reschedule, however, due to covid the plane tickets I bought are non-refundable. I'd rather not lose/delay my static and I'd also rather not lose several thousand dollars.

[Imsoangry]

I'd also love to see delay or early release. I've been clearing week 1st for like 5 years now. This time around not so sure if that's even possible and it's just really bad timing for savage release. Please SE, reconsider that decision.

[Sotaris]

Why does it matter to clear it first week? It's just a game?

[ZedxKayn]

Why does it matter to clear it first week? It's just a game?

Week 1 prog is a completely different experience from prog later in the tier, even just one week later.

[Sotaris]

Week 1 prog is a completely different experience from prog later in the tier, even just one week later.

but why does it matter? If you worried about getting spoiled don't watch videos or read threads about it? I honestly will never understand this mindset.

[ZedxKayn]

but why does it matter? If you worried about getting spoiled don't watch videos or read threads about it? I honestly will never understand this mindset.

Mostly competitiveness, it's why you have people partaking in races and tournaments for their hobbies despite not even thinking about being world champions (WF).
Also, when you do week 1 clear without aiming for WF, you don't usually do them blind, only with the help of WF streams, it is quite different from reading a guide with more optimized executions of mechanics, because you can both understand the mechanic and think about an execution that's possibly better than what was used in WF.