Every *** Stan; "BuT iT iSn'T tHaT eAsY yOu CaN'T jUsT cOpY PaStE hIGhEr StAtS tHeY HaVe To WrItE tHe WhOlE zOnE MANUALLY ThINk Of ThE BuDgEt"
Aren't these their plans for the whole-*** next year? Like that
Famitsu interview in March 2023 about this past year's plans? It was a very modest list, and I don't think the server upgrade has happened yet, but Fujito checked off everything else.
So either they've already been working on iBeseiged for a while and we'll get it in a few months, or we'll get around to December/January without it and we'll see the usual whinging: "why is it taking so long?!", "it should be easy, lazy devs!", etc.
Either way, now we know the plans. If iBeseiged, new MT, better Vanabout, and some nice QoL changes aren't enough for you, see you next spring!