Quote Originally Posted by Valence View Post
Unlike the job trailer benchmarks have dropped at very odd and wild intervals between expansions: April for Stormblood (release 3 months later), May for Shadowbringers (release 2 months later), July for Endwalker (release 5 months later). It's one of the few things that are very not formulaic so far.
Not true!

Endwalker Benchmark: 11th July 2021
Endwalker Release: 7th December, 2021 (5 months due to covid)

Shadowbringers Benchmark: 24th May 2019
Shadowbringers Release: 2nd July 2019 (1 month ish)

Stormblood Benchmark: 1st May 2017
Stormblood Release: 20th June 2017 (1 month and a half ish)

Heavensward Benchmark: 27th April 2015
Heavensward Release: 23rd June 2015 (2 months ish)