Q u o t e:
I really find it juvenile the way they seem to revel in the desperation of the player base when it comes to dates. Instead of just saying "We plan on releasing it on ______." they continue to use vagueries. Seems pretty pointless this far into the lifespan of the game.
We've explained many times over why we don't provide release dates for patches. Yes, we have a target date for the patch, however there are still numerous obstacles that could push back that target date by multiple weeks. We understand that publicly releasing a date and then pushing it back would lead to a far worse outcry on the forums than we see when simply letting players speculate about when the patch will be released.