# New Major Update
**URL:** https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)
**Created:** [June 27, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414 "2020-06-27T21:27:57Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@Buttsniff](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Buttsniff)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/1 "2020-06-27T21:27:57Z")
This isn’t so much news or anything of the kind, but I just wanted to post to see how far flung in the future a new update might occur. I don’t mean just a faction drop or more advertisements, etc…but something new. I’m thinking of dropping the game but I put so much time into Gems of War that I want to give a benefit of a doubt about something refreshing maybe being implemented in the near future.
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### Author:  [@Joyous](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Joyous)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/2 "2020-06-27T21:30:31Z")
There’s a big update coming Mid-end Of July.
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### Author:  [@Ghaleon](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Ghaleon)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/3 "2020-06-27T21:31:13Z")
5.0 preview is coming in early July.
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### Author:  [@Buttsniff](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Buttsniff)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/4 "2020-06-27T21:32:17Z")
So it may just be worth waiting and seeing that then. Hopefully it turns out well
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### Author:  [@Joyous](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Joyous)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/5 "2020-06-27T21:35:33Z")
There will be a preview stream July 6 (?). They are usually worth checking out
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### Author:  [@Lorien1973](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lorien1973)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/6 "2020-06-27T22:10:31Z")
As they say, Soon™
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### Author:  [@Rockwell](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rockwell)
#### Post date: [June 27, 2020, 11:01pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/7 "2020-06-27T23:01:24Z")
> [@Joyous](#):
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> There’s a big update coming Mid-end Of July.
And the proper testing starts the day after… 🙄
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### Author:  [@Lyrian](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Lyrian)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/8 "2020-06-28T00:58:21Z")
> [@Joyous](#):
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> There will be a preview stream July 6 (?).
This is correct. The public reveal stream of 5.0 will be on Monday, July 6 / Tuesday, July 7 (depending on your location in the world). Updates have a tendency to be released anywhere between the next day or up to two weeks after the public reveal stream based on when the updates pass certification processes for the consoles.
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### Author:  [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/9 "2020-06-28T04:06:59Z")
> [@Lyrian](#):
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> updates pass certification processes for the consoles.
As well as Google (usually not an issue) Apple (can be an issue) and Steam (never an issue at least with GoW). Oh and Amazon I assume.
So 6 clients need to approve of each update. Nintendo does for Switch but they aren’t on the same schedule as the rest of the game in regards to releases.
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### Author:  [@Thevc](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Thevc)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/10 "2020-06-29T13:48:28Z")
Does this mean the next faction release will coincide with 5.0? In which case I can take on the harpies tomorrow
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### Author:  [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/11 "2020-06-29T15:56:01Z")
> [@Thevc](#):
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> Does this mean the next faction release will coincide with 5.0? In which case I can take on the harpies tomorrow
5.0 will most likely come before the next new Faction.
Unless 5.0 gets delayed for some reason.
Personally, I think the new patch will be out next week.
Other’s are saying 2 weeks from now.
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### Author:  [@Grundulum](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Grundulum)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/12 "2020-06-29T15:59:17Z")
I don’t see it dropping next week, because isn’t the preview stream next week? That would be cutting it awfully fine.
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### Author:  [@Thevc](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Thevc)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 8:18pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/13 "2020-06-29T20:18:43Z")
Thank you. I just left my guild and doubt I will bother joining anorher. The new mythic may well be the last time I engage
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### Author:  [@awryan](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/awryan)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/14 "2020-06-29T20:35:14Z")
> [@Grundulum](#):
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> I don’t see it dropping next week, because isn’t the preview stream next week? That would be cutting it awfully fine.
They’ve done it before. Hell even one time the patch rolled out as the preview stream was going on.
If ready by next week it’ll be released. Simple as that.
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### Author:  [@mitamata](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mitamata)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/new-major-update/64414/15 "2020-06-29T20:36:08Z")
We’ve had a “surprise, update is today/tomorrow!” on a preview stream before. Just once I think, but it means it’a possible 😃 I don’t think that will happen this time. From the spoilers we’ve seen, I think they already delayed the update by a week at some point, so my guess is it will be out later rather than sooner.
In general though, there’s no reason why an update couldn’t happen really close to the preview. The closer to the release that the preview is done, the more Salty can say during it because more things have been decided/confirmed.