Just don't know how anybody can defend embark here. 7 months with almost nothing of note and now people are like "Ohh just wait 5 more months, then it will be good." Yeah I'm good on that. The base game was all they had. I do not believe they are capable of doing much more to it.
While i think the new Trader and especially the Expedition Vault is a great addition, this will not keep a alot of players playing until October - and i think Embark is taking the wrong approach here.
Every single part of the Frozen Trail Update would be direly needed now - ASAP - in the game.
Why bundle everything together?
Why not split it up and release those things every 1-2 months?
Why make us wait 5 MONTHS for that?
This would have given us something to look forward to and something that really makes us come back again and again.
But this way we only have some - for many players - quite disappointing updates and a very weak finale to the last Road Map to play for MONTHS to come.
Beside that, alot of big titles are already set or expected to release in Q3/Q4 2026, which makes this decision even more questionable.