Community Manager Scapes hat sich im Forum zu den Bedenken einiger Spieler, The Abyss Chronicles würde noch lange auf sich warten lassen, geäußert und vorerst Entwarnung gegeben:

 As recent news has announced, the two patches currently on the fast track to being ready for testing and release are Single Player Patch 1.2 and Multiplayer Patch 1.3. Even while these are being worked on, development on The Abyss Chronicles is underway. Over the past weeks there's been concerns raised on the forum about the release of the latter, namely with regards to the "when". The answer is what it's always been: the second quarter of this year.

Initially, content experienced in Multiplayer Patch 1.2 and soon to be enjoyed in Multiplayer Patch 1.3 was slated for release with The Abyss Chronicles. In the interest of providing bigger, more meaty interim updates before the launch of Hellgate: London's second major content update, we've been spending more time producing the patches since the launch of The Stonehenge Chronicles. However, this decision hasn't drastically affected the release of The Abyss Chronicles update as some have feared.

The Abyss Chronicles, Patch 2.0, is currently estimated for launch in late May. It will be loaded to Test Center before this time to be fortified by player feedback and testing as do all of Hellgate: London's updates. Now, as is necessary to point out with any estimate, unforeseen events may affect the Test Center and launch dates for better or for worse. However, when there is solid information on either situation to be shared, it will be announced with all speed.

In the interest of keeping to the title, I'll end this update here with a final "quick word" on how we truly appreciate your patience and want nothing more but to provide every Hellgater out there with the best Hellgate: London experience we can offer. Thanks and good gaming to you all.

-- Scapes

Wir können also schon davon ausgehen, dass in einem knappen Monat die erste Version des zweiten Content-Patches auf dem Testserver erscheinen wird. Ende Mai sollten das gute Stück Update-Software dann auch online gehen und neue Inhalte bieten. Genaue Patch-Notes werden bestimmt auch nicht mehr lange auf sich warten lassen.