Inculpatus cedo.9234 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 There has been no 'official' statement on how many Episodes Season 4 would have. There was, however, statements made by Devs regarding working on Episode 6 (during one of the recent Guild Chats). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanner Blackfeather.6509 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 > @"Daddicus.6128" said: > No, I thought it was an official statement from the company, that it would go directly to Season 5. Can't remember where I saw it though, and I may be mis-paraphrasing it. They said we'd go directly from season 4 to season 5 without an expansion between. *That* statement didn't say anything clear about number of episodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben K.6238 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 While there are some possible reasons for an optimistic launch date in mid-March, it does sound like April would be likely for a few reasons. I don't think SAB is one, since it'll probably have the same content as last year. But if double-booking is not a thing, then I'm going to bet on mid-April for S4E6. [Edit: I do have this horrible suspicion it's going to come forward due to the delay of the last episode, and clash with the release of something else I want to play...] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danikat.8537 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 One thing that might affect it is that Seattle is currently frozen (pun intended) by a massive snow storm. I'm not sure what exactly the impact on Anet is but I know a lot of businesses are either closed or have very few staff because people simply can't get in. (The weather is very unusual for that part of the world so the infrastructure isn't there to deal with it - they don't have enough/any snow ploughs, people don't have snow tires for their cars etc. - and since the whole place is basically hills sloping down to the sea people are very cautious about taking the chances.) I know the release is still a long way away, but if being unable to work on it now puts them a week behind (approximately) they may not be able to catch up to release on time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayrilana.1396 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 > @"Daddicus.6128" said: > I thought they were going to LW Season 5 after episode 5. > @"Daddicus.6128" said: > No, I thought it was an official statement from the company, that it would go directly to Season 5. Can't remember where I saw it though, and I may be mis-paraphrasing it. The going to season 5 directly after season 4 has been officially announced. However, the number of episodes for either haven’t. The first clue that we got about season 4 having six was when they announced around episode 3 that they were halfway through the season. Then again they mentioned a sixth episode was being worked on during a recent guild chat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susy.7529 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Ep 5 should have been released in December, it was delayed for Christmas Holidays, thus the 3 months should start from ~December 18, so it means around March 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybarf Tics.2048 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > @"Hybarf Tics.2048" said: > > In between April 16th and 30th. B) > > Ugh, that would be a bummer. 4 out of the last 5 episodes were all above 3 months, so my estimate isn't far off. Season 3 episode 6; July 25th, 2017 Episode 1; November 28, 2017 = 4 months, 3 days later Episode 2; March 6, 2018 =3 months, 1 week, 2 days later Episode 3; June 26, 2018 = 3 months, 2 weeks, 6 days later Episode 4; September 18, 2018 = 2 month, 3 weeks, 2 days later Episode 5; January 8, 2019 = 3 months, 3 weeks later Episode 6; April 16th to 30th, by the time it does come out season 4 will have taken, 1 year and 9 months approximately. I sincerely hope season 5 will not take as long or hopefully the 3rd expansion will be in between episodes, if not we are looking at a disastrous possible launch window of January 2021 for the 3rd expansion which would cause a lot of players to bail out. > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > They've been consistent. No they have not, 4 out of 5 releases were above 3 months one of them even above 4 months, based on that the 2 to 3 months window is no longer valid. All this is caused, I think in part that the maps are way bigger than they used to be, which is I think a good thing. The down side is bigger maps = more time. :s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddicus.6128 Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 > @"Tanner Blackfeather.6509" said: > > @"Daddicus.6128" said: > > No, I thought it was an official statement from the company, that it would go directly to Season 5. Can't remember where I saw it though, and I may be mis-paraphrasing it. > > They said we'd go directly from season 4 to season 5 without an expansion between. *That* statement didn't say anything clear about number of episodes. Yeah, that could be it. Sorry for the misinterpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haleydawn.3764 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Well, S4Ep5 was released as “the penultimate” episode. Which would mean we have one episode left of this season. I would also hazard a guess it will be end of April, after SAB has come and gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glider.5792 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Either it will release in middle of March, or SAB will come realy early this year (middle of march) and last around 3 weeks. If SAB comes early, ep6 will release in the middle of April. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloc Freidon.5692 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 > @"Hybarf Tics.2048" said: > > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > > They've been consistent. > No they have not, 4 out of 5 releases were above 3 months one of them even above 4 months, based on that the 2 to 3 months window is no longer valid. > All this is caused, I think in part that the maps are way bigger than they used to be, which is I think a good thing. > The down side is bigger maps = more time. :s > Those look like 3 month gaps between episodes to me. Pretty consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eloc Freidon.5692 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 > @"Glider.5792" said: > Either it will release in middle of March, or SAB will come realy early this year (middle of march) and last around 3 weeks. If SAB comes early, ep6 will release in the middle of April. They can and have LW chapters release to overlap seasonal events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlagueParade.7942 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hard to believe it's been around 1 1/2 years since PoF came out. Blasted chronos and their alacrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zealex.9410 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 > @"Hybarf Tics.2048" said: > > @"Ashantara.8731" said: > > > @"Hybarf Tics.2048" said: > > > In between April 16th and 30th. B) > > > > Ugh, that would be a bummer. > 4 out of the last 5 episodes were all above 3 months, so my estimate isn't far off. > Season 3 episode 6; July 25th, 2017 > Episode 1; November 28, 2017 = 4 months, 3 days later > Episode 2; March 6, 2018 =3 months, 1 week, 2 days later > Episode 3; June 26, 2018 = 3 months, 2 weeks, 6 days later > Episode 4; September 18, 2018 = 2 month, 3 weeks, 2 days later > Episode 5; January 8, 2019 = 3 months, 3 weeks later > Episode 6; April 16th to 30th, by the time it does come out season 4 will have taken, 1 year and 9 months approximately. > I sincerely hope season 5 will not take as long or hopefully the 3rd expansion will be in between episodes, if not we are looking at a disastrous possible > launch window of January 2021 for the 3rd expansion which would cause a lot of players to bail out. > > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > > They've been consistent. > No they have not, 4 out of 5 releases were above 3 months one of them even above 4 months, based on that the 2 to 3 months window is no longer valid. > All this is caused, I think in part that the maps are way bigger than they used to be, which is I think a good thing. > The down side is bigger maps = more time. :s > Id say 3 out of 5 episodes so far have gone over 3 months. Based on the time between content updates ofc because thats what matters and not the time between each episodes. Between ep6 and ep1 pof released on September making the episode 1 take aprox 2 and smth months. Still episodes 2,3 and 5 were delayed. Which as you said is them being inconsistent. I also dont agree that bigger means better, these maps have the size but i argue they dont have the content and replayability necesarily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neeman Oria.7504 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 > @"Squirrel.6318" said: > Any estimate on when episode 6 will be released? Too kitten long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightinthedark.2596 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 No point making huge maps if there is nothing in them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glider.5792 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 > @"Eloc Freidon.5692" said: > > @"Glider.5792" said: > > Either it will release in middle of March, or SAB will come realy early this year (middle of march) and last around 3 weeks. If SAB comes early, ep6 will release in the middle of April. > > They can and have LW chapters release to overlap seasonal events. They can, but dont want to, or at least is a really bad choice. Why put 2 content releases in the same patch, when you can span them over 8 weeks without losing anything, yet delay the "content drought" with it. LS hype is already dead after 1-2 weeks for most players. The main point is, they want to span out content, so that they retain players for longer. Alot of people come back during major patches, so if they release LS and a Festival at the same time, those players will come back, play for a week, and then dissapear again. Meanwhile, if those 2 are spanned out, they will return again shortly after for the other major release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybarf Tics.2048 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I hope for their sake that they are working on an expansion, not working on one is like playing Russian roulette. If their intent were to make LS bigger and more fun and eventually charging a DLC price they would loose me perma... I will never pay for DLC here as long as it's only a n LS episode. Since Anet as usual is unwilling to tell it like it is. Here's the possible scenario. a) episode 6 in April. Possible outcome Kralkatorrik die August / September season 5.1 The story might bring us to Jormag or Primordius or Bubbles if the story brings us to bubbles without an expansion, that will mean the end of expansions and me coming here. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashantara.8731 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 > @"Hybarf Tics.2048" said: > if the story brings us to bubbles without an expansion, that will mean the end of expansions and me coming here. B) Bubbles would be the Sea Dragon? In any case, I believe that Season 5 will be the prelude to the next expansion. Everything else would indeed feel off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arden.7480 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 > @"Squirrel.6318" said: > Any estimate on when episode 6 will be released? March/April, but most likely April. 12 March - 9 April it's the time frame we can expect it to be released, there can be delays as well, so let's just wait. It's the Finale so they will probably need more time than usual, maybe we can even wait until May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayakaru.6583 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 > @"Daddicus.6128" said: > I thought they were going to LW Season 5 after episode 5. They are, but there's one more episode to come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arden.7480 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 > @"Hybarf Tics.2048" said: > I hope for their sake that they are working on an expansion, not working on one is like playing Russian roulette. If their intent were to make LS bigger and more fun and eventually charging a DLC price they would loose me perma... I will never pay for DLC here as long as it's only a n LS episode. > Since Anet as usual is unwilling to tell it like it is. Here's the possible scenario. > a) episode 6 in April. > Possible outcome Kralkatorrik die > August / September season 5.1 > The story might bring us to Jormag or Primordius or Bubbles > if the story brings us to bubbles without an expansion, that will mean the end of expansions and me coming here. B) > my speculation for the outcome after the Season 4's finale will be the War between Races and the Commander will be left completely alone proving his worth to everybody he can, but won't be able to stop the preparation between the Anti-Dragon vs Anti-KillingDragon Factions. Also the Finale will put the Commander on the lose position, no one will ever care about what we say. I doubt there is still any hope for Aurene to return, only nothingness will remain. But well, we still have the last beacon of hope - the Pale Tree, so maybe she'll give us a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vayne.8563 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 > @"Daddicus.6128" said: > I thought they were going to LW Season 5 after episode 5. They said season 5 would follow season 4, not how many episodes were in Season 4. They also said this was the penultimate episode, which means we have more more in Season 4 then Season 5 starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bast.7253 Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I think if anything we will see Aurene come back, we’ll kill Kralk in his old resting spot, and it will somehow lead to a charr war fighting over excess magic or something. Though theoretically there wouldn’t be that much excess magic because Aurene would have done her thing. Or who knows. Maybe Kralk is really an illusion created by Lyssa and we’re all really in a vision created by Kralk, and this is all just a fractal that’s been messed up by Ark, and Ark is really Scarlett, and we’re alp still trapped in Mordremoths mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arden.7480 Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 > @"cptaylor.2670" said: > I think if anything we will see Aurene come back, we’ll kill Kralk in his old resting spot, and it will somehow lead to a charr war fighting over excess magic or something. Though theoretically there wouldn’t be that much excess magic because Aurene would have done her thing. > > > Or who knows. Maybe Kralk is really an illusion created by Lyssa and we’re all really in a vision created by Kralk, and this is all just a fractal that’s been messed up by Ark, and Ark is really Scarlett, and we’re alp still trapped in Mordremoths mind. Or you only say nonsense. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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