my estimated guess would be late november or into december 2021, because we are only at 8.1, nxt is 8.2 and we havent even gotten falcon and runemaster class yet, also many skills dont have theyre own skill tree yet, not every item has a 3D model matching the item when equipping it. end game is still being worked on and has multiple aspects being added later as well
there is tons of stuff they have yet to add in the game and they wanna add
multiplayer also has to feel scaled so it doesnt feel like 1 is killing all mobs in a 2-4 player party early on because the enemy has no hp
there is so much more , i honestly dont think if they release a patch every 2 month that this will be ready until late late late this year
Devs say 2021 so Iām ready to believe them, but I would say Multiplayer around Halloween and release around Spring. Of course, pure estimation without anything to back it.
If youāre referencing the March 12th dev stream, Sarno did clarify that statement later on:
The standard dev response for nearly everything is itāll ship when itās ready. Until the devās have an actual release date announced, this motto likely still holds true.
āOfficial releaseā generally means releasing the game in a state in which the classes, story-line, and systems are in a completed and playable state.
You can then continue to develop and add additional content over time but those are considered content patches or expansions.
Iām not going to speculate on when LE will be given an official release, I tend to support the āwe will release it when itās readyā mindset.
Itās not the first time I see an official statement saying 2021. And Iām totally OK with it being postponed. āwhen is readyā is the ideal date, for sure!
Typically if developers donāt have a deadline to meet, a game will never be released fully. They are putting out a deadline to prevent this in my belief. They can of course push back the release date as many times as they want. They just have to be willing to face the music when that happens.
It really doesnāt matter if EHG has a date for release or not, because the devs are pushing out patches every 2-3 months and they have been delivering on it for years.
It would matter for other developers who donāt have a working copy of the game for players to play, because until release, people would at most just get development updates from the devs.
Once LE has multiplayer and the bazaar, the game is effectively āreleasedā for me, I donāt really care about this ā1.0 release dateā.
An area which it will have an impact is new players. Many are turned off by the EA tag and are more willing to join when itās officially released. Iām 100% behind released when ready however.