New Idea About CrimsonWood and Pirate Patch

Saying "nothing" is silly. We haven't gotten a Nothing patch since last November (and every November patch for Global's entire life span has added nothing.)

Anyway, if we're actually going to talk about what's left to add and what's left in the year, we have few decent choices. Magatia is great, but for whatever reason it's almost always held at bay. Elin Forest has crept into our data, and with the recent changes to it Pirates are no longer a prerequisite. then again, there's also no quests in Elin at all so all it really is are a few new 4x and 5x monsters. Iron Mutae and Roids in Magatia are probably way better for this training period anyway. Time Temple's still too new to really be on the table.

No need to even really talk about pirates in detail since everyone thinks they know all about them.

And then, we're left with world tour areas, which I have come to despise for their overall uselessness. Thailand's Floating Market, a veritable junk-filled swamp, Taiwan's Formosa, which has its' only real saving grace in the form of a "Maybe, one day..." town, and China's Shanghai which is probably the single worst town ever invented.

So, what's really left, then?

Magatia - Finish up Ossyria/Nihal, Get the Black Magician storyline rolling
Elin Forest - The second step of Black magician storyline, references pirates however they're not required
Nautilus Port - Pirate Job, more Black Magician Storyline. Generally considered a huge update. Can come before or after Magatia
Shanghai - excuse me while I vomit. >_>
Formosa - After you beat Snack Bar, you probably won't come back. I hear the quests are frustratingly difficult as well.
Floating Market - lol only good training spot is for 1x.

So there you have it. 6 areas: 3 good, 3 bad. from now to the end of the year, we've got probably 5 content patches left. We all also know how much Nexon likes storylines and getting Magatia out there definitely sets the base for further additions to both Masteria and Ossyria. We also know they've got something special planned for this halloween, which we can only hope will equal or surpass last year's amazing event (though how they might do this I have no idea.)

So, personally, I think it'll be something more like this:

Late August - Magatia, no PQ (who expected Mu Lung/Herb Town/Pine Forest after NLC?)
Mid September - Area Bosses + Magatia PQ
Early October - Whatever amazing Halloween event they have planned
Early November - Probably just dumb turkeys as usual. Maybe a crappy world tour area, who cares which one...
Early Decemeber - Maplemas vs. Versalmas again, probably with some new twists. our happyville was changed from the CMS version to the KMS version, no way to know if this will stick. Perhaps more Area Bosses will be released.

I think this is pretty feasible but i'm thinking krakadia for oct/nov (awesomeness) but no mention of singapore awww but yeah highly doubt we'll have pirates this year (maybe as a big thing for jan like we got 4th jobs this past one) though i'd like to see magatia and the pq in one patch just cause i want the eye of horus for my priest so badly.... what about the glove from the other pq? any thoughts on when we get those additions?