I'd argue that any mod content update, whether we have the mod in hand or not, counts as news to the modding world, however I do agree with you that this thread quickly gets bogged down as you say.As stated on the elo thread. Both conversations belong on the Eloraam thread. This thread does not need bogged down in discussions about RP3/Elo tweets until there is an actual mod available for play.
So that's fair~.