We know that AGS/SG would like to release Valtan (Legion Raid) as soon as possible, but because of their experience with Argos, they decided to postpone it to avoid the “feeling” that the game is P2W.
Here is what I propose:
With the April patch, release the Vern-Sud patch WITH the honing buff that is supposed to come with Valtan.
Announce, in addition to that (with a delay of for example 2 weeks) Valtan.
So, the players with the Vern-Sud patch would have 2 weeks to prepare themselves with the honing buff, and a bigger part of the players should be able to do it fast enough when it’s released.