Let's speculate about Episode 2's release date.

[Arden.7480]

Hi,

I predicted the date of the 1st episode. So I will try to predict the date of the 2nd one. (https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/comment/264345#Comment_264345).

 

 

I think the Lunar New Year will begin on January 16, will last 3 weeks, so will end on February 6.

 

We'll get the trailer on February 20, so the next episode of Living World Season 4 will be released on February 27. :)

 

 

[Endless Soul.5178]

I was expecting sometime after the Lunar New Year, so I'm thinking your guess might be right.

[Tanner Blackfeather.6509]

The lunar new year IRL is Feb 16, I'd expect the festival to cover that date. Last year, the festival was 2 weeks.

 

Earliest date for s4e2 is Jan 30 (two months after e1), latest is Feb 27 (three months after e1).

 

A lot of the studio have been home for holidays quite a bit lately, cutting into prep time for e2.

 

Given those parameters, I find Jan 30 unlikely. **My prediction** is LNY festival starting either Jan 30 or Feb 6 and running to Feb 20, launching ep2 Feb 27.

 

**Alternatively**, e2 launch Jan 30 with LNY running Feb 13-27.

 

*If however* they don't bother actually overlapping RL lunar new year, I think @"Arden.7480" is correct on festival times, but trailer and ep2 would come a week earlier, so trailer Feb 13 and launch Feb 20.

 

Now *that's* what you call hedging your bets! :D

[Ameepa.6793]

My guess is EP2 at 23.1. and lunar fest 6.2.

[blambidy.3216]

I’m thinking advertising video comes some time next week. And then three weeks is new episode. If not then it’s next month.

[RoseofGilead.8907]

Lunar New Year was two weeks the first two years, and then it was three weeks last year. So, I'm not sure if the festival will be two or three weeks this year. But, as was pointed out above, real life Chinese New Year is February 16, so the in-game festival will probably take place sometime around that date. I'm inclined to think that any possible trailer for the new episode will be towards the very end of February.

[Arden.7480]

> @"Tanner Blackfeather.6509" said:

> The lunar new year IRL is Feb 16, I'd expect the festival to cover that date. Last year, the festival was 2 weeks.

>

> Earliest date for s4e2 is Jan 30 (two months after e1), latest is Feb 27 (three months after e1).

>

> A lot of the studio have been home for holidays quite a bit lately, cutting into prep time for e2.

>

> Given those parameters, I find Jan 30 unlikely. **My prediction** is LNY festival starting either Jan 30 or Feb 6 and running to Feb 20, launching ep2 Feb 27.

>

> **Alternatively**, e2 launch Jan 30 with LNY running Feb 13-27.

>

> *If however* they don't bother actually overlapping RL lunar new year, I think @"Arden.7480" is correct on festival times, but trailer and ep2 would come a week earlier, so trailer Feb 13 and launch Feb 20.

>

> Now *that's* what you call hedging your bets! :D

 

They usually give some room between the end of season event and an episode.