Can we please delay Savage?

[Pepsi_Plunge]

Guides and Strategies are out Day 1 (at least for the first two stages). It's still the first week and guides are already everywhere. You could follow the World Race live on twitch and look them up after. So if that what matters it wouldn't be about a week 1 kill, you also need to made it on the same time as the world racers.

[Reinha]

I support this. The devs seem to have no problem delaying important content like relic quests or Ishgard content until the patch is halfway done. They could easily delay savage as well.

[NanaWiloh]

Don't raid savage but they give us more then a months warning about a major patch drop. If you can't get the time set aside to raid week 1 with a heads up like that. Then its time take a close look at your time management. Delaying a week so you can enjoy the content is fine any other reason is a you problem..

[EaMett]

Don't raid savage but they give us more then a months warning about a major patch drop. If you can't get the time set aside to raid week 1 with a heads up like that. Then its time take a close look at your time management. Delaying a week so you can enjoy the content is fine any other reason is a you problem..

They give you a vague approximation of when it is. "About Mid Feb". Hardly something you can use to set up days off unless you block two weeks vacation time.

[SinisterJoints]

They give you a vague approximation of when it is. "About Mid Feb". Hardly something you can use to set up days off unless you block two weeks vacation time.

So its everyone's fault that you cant take time off? By the time they tell you the patch release you would still not have enough time to request the time off. It literally changes nothing

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

They give you a vague approximation of when it is. "About Mid Feb". Hardly something you can use to set up days off unless you block two weeks vacation time.

You can always do that, then adjust no? I used to do that in the past when dates weren't set in stone for expansion launches. Blocked off a month a year in advance, then narrowed it down to the days I wanted off once it was set in stone.

[EaMett]

So its everyone's fault that you cant take time off? By the time they tell you the patch release you would still not have enough time to request the time off. It literally changes nothing

I made an initial post that was tangential to the original topic. Stating that them giving us 2 weeks notice on the actually patch release date was too short (regardless of the savage delay topic) and was replying to someone who said the quoted message.

You can always do that, then adjust no? I used to do that in the past when dates weren't set in stone for expansion launches. Blocked off a month a year in advance, then narrowed it down to the days I wanted off once it was set in stone.

Short answer is: no you can't, but yes you have to because SE leaves you no other choice.

There are plenty of places that require you to put your time off a month in advance (at least) and once it's locked in, the schedule can't be changed. So if you take two weeks there's no going back on it once you know the date. So in that sense it's a no.
If you're going to raid week 1 with their late announcements you need to find a workaround which can go from depending on the benevolence of your boss to relying on coworkers to pick up your hours. There are no ideal scenarios here.

Hence my original post.

[Pepsi_Plunge]

So it's all about the loot now? To get it as fast as the content drops?

[Lastelli]

So it's all about the loot now? To get it as fast as the content drops?

Even if you're not competing for the world first, there are many subcommunities in the game that compete with each other on a less hardcore level.

Anyway, I fully support a staggered release for savage content so even sHC groups can take it easy and enjoy the MSQ without having to rush the normal mode raid and spend the afternoon of the patch crafting and gathering.

[HyoMinPark]

So it's all about the loot now? To get it as fast as the content drops?

No. It’s about not arbitrarily losing 2~3 days of raid—which would happen if you released Savage on a Thursday or Friday after a x.2 or x.4 patch. The loot is secondary, really. What matters most for those who want Week 1 clears is getting as much prog in as possible. Not loot drops.

I only mentioned loot because it ties in with the weekly resets. But feel free to read more into my post than what I actually said.

Yeah, let's cater even more to raiders.

I mean, you’d still get all of your content on time. This is a suggestion that affects only raiders—which, based on your comment, you don’t seem to be one. So why so upset?