Minor patch? Major patch? How to tell?

[FutanXIV]

Ah, actually if you look on the title screen, the version is "2013.9.11.0000.0000 (696475)" currently. Probably the 2.1 name is pretty much just for 'marketing' rather than an actual version number.

[Eekiki]

many times with software versions
X.YZ

X changes=major update (big update, adds many new things and many bug fix)
y changes=minor update (medium update, add small things and fixes bugs
z change=bug fixes (small update, fixes bugs)

is what i think

The goofy release cycles of web browsers has screwed with people's conceptions of point releases. Back in the day it was

(X.Ya)

X = new version...usually this meant having to purchase a new copy of the software (think of the difference between Windows XP and Windows Vista)
Y = point release...major update, new features (see MacOS X)
a = hotfix...bug fixes and security updates (generally denoted by a letter instead of a number, since the possibility exists for more than 10 point releases)

So what SE is doing falls somewhat in line with this. 3.0 will be the first expansion pack, which we will have to purchase. Everything else will be 2.1, 2.2, etc.

[Coldbrand]

I really wish you'd have at least something of a minor patch each month in between the major ones.

[Khalette]

Always excited to see communication! Thank you for taking the tome to do this

[hydralinsk]

Always excited to see communication! Thank you for taking the tome to do this

I see what you did there.

[ArkhamNative]

The rule for numbering software release versions is: there is no rule.

In FFXIV version 1, they used: 1.1, 1.2, ... 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, etc. Minor "fix-it" releases were marked with letters. So patch 1.19b meant fix #2 of update 19 of version 1. The order was 1.19, 1.19a, 1.19b. ARR may or may not continue with this.

[Jilse]

Ah, actually if you look on the title screen, the version is "2013.9.11.0000.0000 (696475)" currently. Probably the 2.1 name is pretty much just for 'marketing' rather than an actual version number.

This, if you look at it, is the date of the latest version update.

[Mortechai]

They can tell us about how they're naming their patches but they cant share any info on what they're doing to fix rampant connectivity issues and server instability? Get your priorities straight SE! FFS!

[Keyln]

The rule for numbering software release versions is: there is no rule.

I thought the rule for numbering software release version is that you don't talk about numbering software release versions.

They can tell us about how they're naming their patches but they cant share any info on what they're doing to fix rampant connectivity issues and server instability? Get your priorities straight SE! FFS!

Yes, because they definitely AREN'T working on this, because they can only do one thing at a time. *rolls eyes*

[Vagrant-0]

So where are the patches to fix the glaring issues that this game has had for the past month (and before):

- Bots able to teleport any distance away from their previous location, even underground and in instances.
- The ability for a single character to constantly spam messages to the same channel or send more than 1 directed tell a second.
- Session IDs that never expire, even after changing password (Really need to fix this)
- Difficulty involved with reporting players and lack of any response to players who are clearly exploiting and have been for weeks now.
- Apparent fault with crafting system to allow a computer controlled player to craft multiple items at once.


Not emergency enough?

It's nice that you have all this content lined up for 2.1, but at current the only people who will still be around to enjoy it are bots, people who already bought x months of subscription before realizing it, or people who are too jaded to care.