The Next Live Letter is on October 31st, which means 7.4 is likely mid December..

[CarlCarl]

Missing out on the week 1 blind raiding experience, especially when you aren't in a static for whatever reason can suck for the players who look forward to that. Post-week 1 it quickly becomes more and more bothersome to try and do the raids blind in PF, so missing that timing leaves you with a worse experience.

[Naraku_Diabolos]

I’m betting that Patch 7.4 releases EARLY December. It’s more logical because they wouldn’t want the patch to coincide with a major holiday, regardless of whatever countries do or do not celebrate Christmas.

[Derio]

Honestly whenever they release 7.4 it will set the date for 8.0

My guess is early January to help push 8.0 to the same window that Endwalker had.

[Oizen]

Given this raid tier will be the current raid tier for the entirety of 2026, and likely half of 2027, people sure are in a rush to get it done quick.

[CCheshire]

Missing out on the week 1 blind raiding experience, especially when you aren't in a static for whatever reason can suck for the players who look forward to that. Post-week 1 it quickly becomes more and more bothersome to try and do the raids blind in PF, so missing that timing leaves you with a worse experience.

tbf I believe you might be overestimating PF if you think no one will be doing prog in week 2, esp knowing that the final tier will be harder than the other 2 already esp for others who are busy with IRL or started later will want to do them eventually for months later.

[CarlCarl]

tbf I believe you might be overestimating PF if you think no one will be doing prog in week 2, esp knowing that the final tier will be harder than the other 2 already esp for others who are busy with IRL or started later will want to do them eventually for months later.

Emphasis on blind prog, which quickly dwindles in popularity in PF past week 1.

[DynnDiablos]

There's a difference between delaying SAVAGE timing and the entire patch. I've seen folks advocating delaying 7.4 to January which would have a serious domino effect for everything else to 8.0. I don't see a reason the entire patch needs to be delayed. If they want to delay Savage access until after Christmas/New Years not sure why that would be an issue. Drop the patch on schedule early December, Savage comes second week of January.

[Pimsan20]

Still, we will learn when it comes out. Who knows, maybe it will come out next month.

[Daralii]

Still, we will learn when it comes out. Who knows, maybe it will come out next month.

7.3 came out at the beginning of August, and every patch for the last several years has been 4-4 1/2 months long. The chance that CS3 of all groups will shake up the schedule and accelerate is practically nonexistent.

[TaleraRistain]

There is a valid concern about blind PF drying up a bit after week 1 but things happen. It makes sense to release the 16th and then Savage the 23rd because that gives their devs time for hotfixes before they would be out on their own holidays. And the patch would be consistent. The last two patches have both been 6 weeks (plus a few days until a Tuesday) after the part 1 LL. I don't find it likely they will release early, because that gives them less time to be ready. It's possible the could delay until early January after the New Year, but that would throw off 7.4 and 7.5 potentially. The 16th and Savage a week later really makes the most sense.