Every first DD comes a week after the announcement of a major DLC so it will most likely come something of the sort tomorrow.
But every CKII DD has come on wednesday... I fear we may have to wait for more daysAlso, for all the previous DLCs, the release date was announced along with the DLC... the lack of a concrete release date frightens me...
The future indeed does not seem bright. The Byzantine portraits were supposed to be released in summer and now they are scheduled for winter. I now understand why they were so eager to point out that "Sunset Invasion did not affect the schedule" - the schedule simply collapsed and they felt the need to fill the gap with a quick DLC.
I guarantee you that The Republic will be out in the 1st - 2nd week of January and along with it not only the new portraits but likely some new music and sprites as well, P'dox is just trying to build a little suspense is all. Let's all just relax, please.
That would only give them time for 2-3 DDs. The only way that could be accomplished is if the Republic added so little to the game that 2-3 DDs would suffice to describe it all. I don't know if this is better or worse than my vision.
Or there could just be more in the DDs... the point is I think you and a lot of other people are worrying too much. It'll be alright.