Thread: 5.1 Trailer

Originally Posted by Vrankyl

Actually this time around there seems to be very little for the additional patches. Based on the live letter the only thing slated for 5.11 is the Restoration of Ishgard and 5.15 is the new PvP map. Aside from that the only other thing we can expect to be delayed reasonably is Ultimate, but that's because it is always with the x.x1 patch since SE doesn't want to make people feel rushed with the new story stuff. That's not to say other things won't be delayed, things happen and game development is not always an exact science.

I get that. It just always irked me how they show all of what's to come in a trailer only to release it in bits to strech out the content for that patch. Them worrying about people rushing shouldn't be a concern because most of the stuff that is released can be finished in a few hours. The story patches are usually only about an hour to 2 hour's worth of content. And raids can be finished within a few hours depending on the party. I feel like that's why they put weekly caps on stuff.

And I'm not one of those people who rush through things either. It took me 3 weeks to finish all of ShB just because I was taking it all in and trying to finish things before the end of the game. But honestly, when I took on the Eden stuff afterwards, I finished all four normal trials in like 3 hours even with a PUG which is what I can see happening here.

Originally Posted by Theodric

We're in the 'quiet period', I suppose. I don't expect anything utterly groundbreaking to happen until 5.3. 5.1 and 5.2 will be laying the groundwork for the finale of Shadowbringers and then 5.4 and 5.5 will be build up for 6.0. There will be intriguing elements across the board but the payoff will take some time to manifest, especially since each patch moves the story forward by a bit then ends with a teaser. That's how I see it, at any rate.

I know. I've been playing since 3.0...I know that this quiet or "Lull" period is a thing. It's been like 3 months since there was any meaty content. If we're talking 5.3 or 5.4 for any meaningful content, we're in trouble. lol.