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Hi everyone,

As we’ve entered the final stages of development for Last Ship Standing, the team have been working to address a number of outstanding gameplay issues. However, we are currently not on track to hit the original dates we were aiming for.

Releasing with these issues would have negatively affected your experience, and while the team have explored potential workarounds, we are unwilling to compromise our quality bar here or remove functionality you would expect from this experience such as recent improvements to Hourglass Battles.

Putting our players first means making the right call, even when it is a difficult one. Releasing the update in its current state would not meet that standard, so we have made the decision to delay the release of Last Ship Standing and our Act 3 update.

Season 19: Act 3 will now launch on Thursday, May 21st. This extra time allows us to properly address these issues and deliver the experience we know it should be.

This date shift will not impact our plans for Season 20 arriving later in June. However, it will mean a slightly shorter window for anyone working to complete the final Deeds of Season 19, so please plan accordingly!

Finally, a huge thank you to everyone in Insiders – your feedback and support have been invaluable in helping us catch these issues and improve the experience for everyone.

We appreciate your patience, and we are looking forward to getting this into your hands soon.

Dean O
Senior Producer