November? really?

[Kyomagi]

So are content patches every 5 months going to be a thing now?

[Histoire]

nope

nope nope nope nope nope

no no no nope

[LunaHoshino]

It's late because the staff took a vacation after Heavensward, which I think they're more than entitled to. The patches after this one will go back to the regular schedule.

[Kyomagi]

It's late because the staff took a vacation after Heavensward, which I think they're more than entitled to. The patches after this one will go back to the regular schedule.

if thats the case then i have no issues

[Spellbinder]

Edit: Beaten to the punch.

I posted this in the other thread, but I'll mention it here as well.

The developers have just finally had the chance to take a break (i.e. short vacation) since the release of Heavensward. We can't just chain them to their desks and let their brains fry. They need rest too.

Although patch 3.1 will be late, all subsequent patches will be on the regular 3 month interval schedule.

[Velox]

So are content patches every 5 months going to be a thing now?

No the patch schedule will be the same. The development team took a break after 3.0 launch (we all need vacation time from our jobs). That's the only reason why this one is later.

[Natashio]

I guess I was wrong. Two more months of capping esoterics with PvP..

[RiceisNice]

Would have love a bit more meaningful info though. There's literally no hype build up from the liveletter. Void Ark and the explolration were shown as still being development, but I'm not completely sold on it (especially the void ark gear sets, it looks like remodeled law gear)

[Airget]

What players should remember is when there is no restriction over the content you can digest, people will always feast upon it as quickly as possible and always be hungry for more. Gamers are gluttons for new content, no matter how you release it or introduce it, a week goes by and they want more.

HW in itself was an expansion they pushed out early, they put a lot into it and the content in itself could of been a patch that was released in October yet they chose to make it part of the expansion itself. So even if it's November that the patch comes out, it's all good since the expansion itself did offer a lot of content to enjoy as well as a complete story that wasn't broken up into 3-5 months that took years to complete (FFXI).

[Yaichiro]

No the patch schedule will be the same. The development team took a break after 3.0 launch (we all need vacation time from our jobs). That's the only reason why this one is later.

But a patch after 5 months is too long considering that the expansion doesn't offer much.