Originally posted by Tharkkun:

Originally posted by GunsForBucks:

Yeah I think typically they are a 3 month cycle in the beta test branch

All depends on how much testing and bug stomping they need to do. H&H also had a major weapons rebalance and food changes that went live. That legwork should allow them to move forward quicker once on beta as they don't need to test and iterate two gameplay systems.

You do realize we are talking a whole biome here. New creatures/plants/resources/environment etc. This is probably going to be the biggest update since the start.