User blog comment:Hunter of the Shadows/Release Notes - March 22, 2012 (Live)/@comment-1140008-20120322204311/@comment-1140008-20120323195825

That's possible, but even if they started production on it now we probably wouldn't see it for a year or more for multiple reasons:

1. Other further developed updates have the priority to hit Test.

2. Other MAJOR updates also have the priority to be developed. (BIG changes to the game, so far that would be... Invasions/Weapons Expansion/Raven's Cove/Ship Customization) These take awhile, and trading would be considered a major update, and would also take twice as long as our every-3-months updates.