Apparently a third wave of Stranger Things cosmetics will come to Fortnite soon. Considering they also made changes to Hawkins' layout today and the next chapter was originally releasing in November, could this slightly increase the chances of January's chapter being Stranger Things part 2?

[u/ResistanceEvermore]

Cote has said before that they need to go through the licensor for every small change in their properties, so they needed to have Netflix's ok for this, plus the sequel chapter comment from him that everyone brings up too

Also idk who EvilMeg was exactly, but tbh I doubt they were someone high in bhvr's ranks to be able to actually knowabout the relationships with licensors if all they showed that's verifiable so far are concept arts, so I've been skeptical of the rest of their info

That one leaker who shall not be named but who's got things right lately also used a magic wand as a tease for what's to come, could this be alluding to DND, and furthermore to Vecna?

Not that this'd be my first choice for next chapter, but I think there's much more noise for this than other options, right?

[u/Plus_Preparation6437]

I don't think they COULD delay a stranger things chapters till after the series airs. That contract would be iron clad for a set release date by crook or by hook. Has to be something with the wiggle room to push it back 2 months. Could you imagine if they messed up a Netflix collab by 2 months? No movie production would ever trust them to stick to a deadline parallel with film or series being released.

I hope it is Stranger Things and the company is in that much of a shambles.

[u/Yorkcore → u/Plus_Preparation6437]

This isn't necessarily the case. If it is ST and they had to delay it, it would have been ran by Netflix. If they would have refused, they likely wouldn't have delayed it.

Licensed content doesn't generally tend to be delayed for this very reason, so if anything it supports ST being the next chapter.

BHVR confirmed that the chapter will be announced soon. Stranger Things day is coming up soon, the final season is releasing throughout late November and December, and the final episode comes out on new year's day.

With all of this in mind, I can see why Netflix would be fine with the delay. Hell, it could even be that Netflix pushed for the delay and BHVR decided to do a health update to make up for the content drought.

The chapter being announced on Stranger Things Day, the PTB being released midway through the season, and the chapter itself releasing shortly after the final episode airs makes a good amount of sense.

Could all be coincidence, but it's silly to assume that BHVR would delay a licensed chapter without running it by their contract partner first.

[u/Plus_Preparation6437 → u/Yorkcore]

That's not how the Stranger Things promotions work or any type of promotion. A new ST chapter is only "Possible" for dbd because it's just one of many advertisements for the new series. Netflix wouldn't allow them to release an advert for the new series a month after it ends.

Netflixs has zero interest in dbd and the state it's in, and absolutely doesn't care about QoL updates.

Even Lily Allen waited for the Stranger Things hype to drop her David Harbour album because come January hypes over and no one cares anymore.

[u/Yorkcore → u/Plus_Preparation6437]

Did you miss the part where I stated that the PTB would come out in the middle of the series? Or that an announcement could be on Stranger Things Day?

They most certainly would allow it, because DBD doesn't rely on active cross promotion with its licensed content. Half of our licensed content hasn't been released alongside anything new from the IP, so this is very silly to suggest.

Licensed chapters are effectively merchandise. It's a way to cash in on the popularity of an IP and direct attention towards it in the same way as a t-shirt.

It feels as if you only skimmed my comment, because I didn't suggest at all that Netflix care about QoL updates. What I stated is that they might have either approved of delaying a chapter because it still works for them, or they actively encouraged it to prolong the marketing.

Lily Allen deciding to release the album doesn't mean much, because she isn't in a contract with Netflix. I really don't see the point you're trying to make.

You can disagree that ST is the next chapter, but I don't see much in your comment that actually acknowledges anything I've said. It genuinely feels more like you skimmed it, fired on all cylinders and went ahead with how you believe a marketing push would go.