Free-to-play MMORPG Neverwinter attracted the attention of oldschool fans when it announced last month that Minsc & Boo would be making an appearance in the game’s next expansion. So much attention that even I installed the game and learned to enjoy its fast-paced combat and fully voiced dialog.

Unfortunately, that expansion seems to have been delayed, and Perfect World Entertainment recently announced it would now be held back until the 7th of April.

When we first announced Neverwinter: Elemental Evil in January, our team was excited to introduce the community to our biggest expansion launch for Neverwinter to-date. With our efforts to revamp nearly all of our in-game systems, including the introduction of the level cap increase and the new Oathbound Paladin class, our plan was more ambitious than we had anticipated.

Our Neverwinter team wants to ensure that we deliver our promise of a high quality expansion, and in order to do so, we need a few more weeks to fine tune the Neverwinter: Elemental Evil experience. Consequently, we have made the decision to delay the launch of Neverwinter: Elemental Evil to April 7.

We appreciate your patience as we take this extra time to make sure the Neverwinter: Elemental Evil experience lives up to our expectations. Our team is extremely excited for players to experience the new story, zones, critter groups and additional new changes coming to our game in April. Stay tuned to our blog and social channels as we continue to share additional details for Neverwinter: Elemental Evil.

It’s possible that the work required to port the game to the Xbox One may have something to do with the delay, but that’s just my own personal theory.

You can learn more about the game and follow its progress towards the next expansion on their official website.