Quote Originally Posted by Retrograde View Post
But you can't pass on what the community is expecting. The community expected the cap was to be raised with no real reason, simply because they had said it so many times it became a chamber of echoes. You can only pass on what you know to be there, asking SE to comment on what factions of the community thinks will be unsatisfying for everyone involved.

It would be great if we had a close relationship with the SE reps and they could comment on rumor, but they're generally too aloof and uninvolved. We just aren't great friends with SE. It's a shame; business, resources, dunno, but it isn't really satisfying for anyone.
It wasn't passed off - They said Eventually the cap would be raised and they would tell us when it is expected to be, so in the end, the community decided this hotfix = cap raise despite SE saying otherwise.