So, we are not getting an expansion pack?
In today's livestream they announced a new gamepack is coming soon. Generally on June we were getting an expansion pack but in this scenerio timeline has changed. So my question is when do you thi...
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"Reedfish;c-17867515" wrote:"Holiday;c-17867490" wrote:"hyrulerose;c-17867481" wrote:"catloverplayer;c-17867460" wrote:"hyrulerose;c-17867290" wrote:"RememberJoy;c-17867286" wrote:
Maybe because everyone is working from home the packs got pushed back a bit. We could still get an EP, but it may be in July or August.
Yeah, I agree. Working from home undoubtedly slows things down. I might cross my fingers for an EP around the end of June, but I wouldn't be totally surprised if it could be July or August like you said.
We've never gotten a pack in July.
Circumstances have been different this year, so I wouldn't consider it unheard of for anything to break the norm. :)
I agree. I think people look too closely at previous release patterns and assume based on that. With the addition of kits and probably catching up from any delays 2020 caused, I would completely expect a shift in when we’re seeing new content.
Some of the release patterns are based on strong reasons, is why - like fiscal quarters, tax years, and EA giving themselves the maximum time for maximum profit before having to report that profit to their shareholders. It's the same reason I wouldn't expect them to change from releasing packs on Tuesdays and Fridays - which is either to rake in a big 'opening weekend' for a pack, or to get the longest amount of time for people to buy a pack digitally before digital sales are totted up the next Monday (I assume that's the reason anyway, as it's how it used to work with music downloads). So I would expect some things to stay the same no matter what, because that's what works best for EA. But you're right, I certainly wouldn't expect everything to be the same this year, especially now they've added kits into the equation for an extra revenue stream.
Fridays for expansion packs have been the norm for as long as I can remember, so definitely won’t expect to see a change with that and I would presume that they will have an Expansion planned for the holiday season around November. I was just making a point that just because we’ve seen packs in June before doesn’t rule out the fact that we could perhaps see one in July this year instead.
