# V2 Live-Service Calendar Operations

`@maat/strategy` remains the source of truth for live-service planning. V2
publishes the projected player-facing calendar at `apps/v2/web/calendar/` and
the in-game roadmap widget consumes the same projected contract.

## Publication Rules

- Publish a six-month forward calendar with `confirmed`, `planned`, and
  `exploratory` tier flags.
- Use `confirmed` only after production, localization, legal, platform, and
  live-ops owners have signed the event.
- Use `planned` for scheduled work that still carries normal certification,
  licensor, or partner risk.
- Use `exploratory` for events that need partner approval, family or estate
  consent, certification capture approval, or design review.
- Every calendar shift requires a community announcement, the reason for the
  shift, and an in-game roadmap update.

## Seasonal Themes

The seasonal rotation covers every month:

- January-February: Lunar New Year
- February: Valentine's
- March: International Women's Day
- April: Easter / Cherry Blossom
- May: Star Wars Day, with licensor approval or a generic space-opera fallback
- June: Pride Month
- July: Summer Festival
- August: Anniversary
- September: Back-to-Training preseason
- October: Halloween / Dia de Muertos
- October-November: Diwali
- November: Thanksgiving
- December: Winter Holiday / Hanukkah / Christmas / Kwanzaa

Every seasonal event must include themed cosmetics, localized messaging, and a
per-region disablement option for themes that are culturally inappropriate in a
given territory.

## Anniversary And Retrospective

Year-1, Year-2, and Year-N anniversaries include one free fighter, one free
stage, one free cosmetic bundle, launch throwback events, an anniversary
livestream with roadmap reveal, and an active-player commemorative profile
flair.

The year-end retrospective publishes hours played, fighter pick rates,
tournament highlights, charity totals, and shipped content drops.