Quote Originally Posted by AlliciaCapulet View Post
SE, it would really help if you could provide a clearer release calendar. This expansion has felt like a cycle of delays and silence, and we still haven’t heard anything about 7.45.

For reference:

7.4 released on December 16, 2025.

7.41 followed on January 27, 2026 — already a fairly long wait, about 2–3 weeks later than the usual “x.x1” timing.

Based on previous patterns, 7.45 should be around this time. Even accounting for the delay with 7.41, it shouldn’t be much more than a week or two away.

If we look at the previous cycle:

7.3: August 5, 2025
7.31: September 2, 2025 (one month later)
7.35: October 7, 2025 (two months after 7.3)

We are now two months past 7.4, yet there’s still no communication about 7.45.

With a four-month patch cycle, 7.5 should land around mid-April. At this pace, however, it’s hard to see how the schedule remains consistent.

I understand that you split patch content over time to maintain a sense of ongoing updates between major releases. That makes sense from a content pacing perspective. However, some of the features tied to these sub-patches are highly anticipated by specific groups of players. For example, players who prefer branching or variant-style dungeons may be more excited for 7.45 than for 7.4 itself.

Without any kind of roadmap or rough timeline, it becomes frustrating for players who are actively waiting for that content. More than the delay itself, it’s the lack of visibility that makes it difficult. A simple schedule—even an approximate one—would go a long way toward reassuring the community and helping players plan their time.

"The competition has been fierce, but Season Eighteen of Crystalline Conflict will soon draw to a close with the beginning of Patch 7.45 maintenance scheduled for early March."


Lodestone post about Crystalline Conflict.