So, we are not getting an expansion pack?

A new EP would be nice. But after IL and EL with all the problems we encountered, I won't be sad if it takes longer before we see a new one. I'd much rather have one excellent EP with fewer issues than get two that take months of waiting before it's playable.

"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.

maybe the gp we are getting is the missing one from last year

I've got my fingers crossed for an EP in June and I'm hoping the Gamepack is coming out in May. The earlier the better.

"catloverplayer;c-17867727" wrote:
I've got my fingers crossed for an EP in June and I'm hoping the Gamepack is coming out in May. The earlier the better.

Exactly what I've been hoping for ?

Personally, I am unable to play till the end of June due to having multiple diploma exams, so would be a perfect treat after passing them - a nice kit, May's GP and June's EP :D

With the kit coming this month and the game pack probably the same I expect the expansion in June probably mid to late in the month.

"elelunicy;c-17867354" wrote:
Going back to 1 EP per year is very unlikely. I’m pretty sure they have a larger team working on TS4 than ever. For example, there are a total of 43 engineers working on the game according to Bust the Dust’s credits. Meanwhile only 35 engineers were on Seasons’s credits, and they did release two EPs that year with a smaller team.

The game is also at its peak revenue wise, making about $450 million in fiscal year 2021. EA would not allow only one EP and thus a huge dip in revenue year-over-year.

I don’t think a July or even August EP release is likely though. They’ve never released an EP in July ever since TS1 for example. First month of a quarter is always a bad time to release an EP (with the exception of October due to holiday seasons).

So maybe we're getting the Game Pack now (in late may/early June) and then back to back EPs? (October and December?)

Either that or it's Late May GP, Late june EP, September GP, November EP?

I think we'll have a early/mid May GP and a late June EP.

"DaWaterRat;c-17867363" wrote:

"elelunicy;c-17867354" wrote:
Going back to 1 EP per year is very unlikely. I’m pretty sure they have a larger team working on TS4 than ever. For example, there are a total of 43 engineers working on the game according to Bust the Dust’s credits. Meanwhile only 35 engineers were on Seasons’s credits, and they did release two EPs that year with a smaller team.

The game is also at its peak revenue wise, making about $450 million in fiscal year 2021. EA would not allow only one EP and thus a huge dip in revenue year-over-year.

I don’t think a July or even August EP release is likely though. They’ve never released an EP in July ever since TS1 for example. First month of a quarter is always a bad time to release an EP (with the exception of October due to holiday seasons).

So maybe we're getting the Game Pack now (in late may/early June) and then back to back EPs? (October and December?)

Either that or it's Late May GP, Late june EP, September GP, November EP?

I haven't watched the livestream yet, but I'm really surprised they're changing the schedule. You could try to guess at when the packs will come based on potential content - like, October would work VERY well for an occult EP (werewolves with a lunar cycle and new world?) - but given that we don't even know that we'd literally just be speculating into thin air.

I'd still expect an EP in summer, to be honest, just because it's a good time for a summer/travel themed pack and they've been pushing hard on that idea lately, especially with everyone stuck at home ('journey' to Batuu, snowy 'escape'), but who knows now? And especially since we don't always hear about packs until a week or two before they come out, I don't think we'll know at all what's coming out now this year. I was just preparing to hear some news, since May's around the corner and they need a four-week lead-in to the June EP, but may as well throw that out the window now.

"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.