You said league cycle is 4 months. Keep your word

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They've been pushing back league launches pretty much since they started developing PoE2.

It's clear they can't handle both games at the time and I don't know why they would bother.

Maybe their thought line was they could double Supporter Packs and Mystery Boxes but that only works if those also don't fall short. Much like their league content since PoE2 development.

Instead of one epic ARPG they have an old mediocre one and a new sub-par one.

League economy aka "Resell everything" lasts 2 weeks. Maybe 3. This is the true poe retention cycle:) Poe2 makes it worse (compared to poe1) by removing scouring orbs, meaning common folk won't bother with the only currency sink that is crafting. Recollecting new white item bases is adding insult to injury.

So there is no difference between 4, 5, or 6 months.