I've done a little bit of statistical analysis on Perverteer's preview/release trends. I took a look at his last 8 releases and calculated the average time between each storyline preview and each release.
Why did I only study his last 8 releases? Studying more recent releases would, prima facie, paint a more accurate picture of his current trends compared to studying his older releases. Also because I am lazy and I don't want to go even further back into his patreon history.
Without further ado:
- The average number of days between his first preview and second preview for each update is 8.875 days.
- The average number of days between his first preview and release date is 14.5 days.
- The average number of days between his second preview and release date is 5.625 days
- The average number of days between each release is exactly 31 days
A few notes:
- Perv is nothing if not consistent. Aside from November and December, the second preview would always come 7 or 8 days after the first preview.
- November is the only month in which Perverteer took more than 31 days between releases. Obviously the upcoming release is going to be closer to 2 months after the last release, but given the circumstances, we can forgive him for that.
- He never took more than 8 days or fewer than 4 days between the second preview and the release.
For me, the main takeaway is just how consistent Perv is. Aside from a couple of anomalies, he's usually on point with the timing of his previews and releases. Few developers have the consistency or work ethic of our Perverteer.