A long patch cycle?

Considering the fact that this week is Thanksgiving and Christmas is in 4 weeks, I think that the PBE cycle for 5.24 is going to be longer than usual, three instead of the regular two weeks. Meaning, patch 5.24 will be released the week of the 14th of December.

This could potentially allow for slightly more changes in the patch, especially concerning the current problem childs ( ) and the minion changes, as the holidays should allow for an influx of data. An extended deadline would allow to incorporate some of the gathered data.

Additionally, 5.24 is almost certainly the final patch of 2015, anyway. If 5.24 came out in the week of the 7th, the next patch would be scheduled for the week of the 21st. And you can be almost certain that no big patch is going to go down that week, with everybody getting ready for christmas and stuff.