Thread: Patch 1.20 Delay ?

Originally Posted by Ayamia

Here's a small hint for you peeps.

Yoshi-P is on record as saying he wants people to be able to try out 1.20 before billing starts.

So if Billing is drafted for December 15th, logically, patch 1.20 would need to be released about a week prior to that at the very latest.

They are currently rolling out info bit-by bit and these will likely continue till the all-worlds maintenance announcement a day or two before patch. The usual disclaimers of "subject to change" are there but that's normal for in-stone information, as it's simply covering last-minute panic-attacks at HQ. The only exception is that they haven't published ability cooldowns/recast timers, which means they are legitimally still working on it. => Ready in a week or two.

Ergo, I'd give it a refined window of 28th Nov to 8th Dec.

Originally Posted by OMEGA_HACK

Yeah its gonna come out on Thanksgiving when all the NA are busy, letting all the JP get a head start on everything! /rage /sarcasm

See this is why they need to adopt a change to patch release date information, instead of saying early/mid/late give us a freaking day time-frame window, IE: Nov 20 - Dec 10 (essentially mid Nov to early Dec, but its worded that gives us meaning instead of leaving the adjectives to our own interpretation. Also SE would be able to rob the blind to so speak by telling their development staff:

"Let's get this patch finished and live by Dec 1st!"

Then telling the PR staff:

"Tell them [the players] to expect the patch some time between Nov 21 and Dec 10!"

That way, it gives them room in case there is need for delay, but also if there is no delay we [the players] see the message reading that Nov 21 - Dec 10 and when a patch is released on the 1st it looks good for SE because its not on the last day and seems "earlier" that intended. Word-play I suppose is what I was sleepily getting around to.

Either way makes sense and leads for less confusion and angst in the forums.

Late November/Early December is not ambiguous. English is not my first language and it's still blatantly obvious. If people are too dumb to know what that means, it's on them, not SE. If they release the patch around December 10, it's fine in my eyes.

I don't mind if this patch is delayed so long as they properly played test and balance whats coming out (rofl). Having us pay for this game is a great idea, normally you have to pay people to play test your game. Getting people to test it and pay you is awesome! I'm going to have to apply this to RL and make my house pay me to live in it!

Originally Posted by OMEGA_HACK

Yeah its gonna come out on Thanksgiving when all the NA are busy, letting all the JP get a head start on everything! /rage /sarcasm

See this is why they need to adopt a change to patch release date information, instead of saying early/mid/late give us a freaking day time-frame window

So people can bitch when it does get delayed?

"WTF SE? YOU SAID IT WOULD BE OUT BETWEEN THE 21st OF NOVEMBER AND THE 10TH OF DECEMBER, WHY YOU LIE? FAIL VALVE KEEPS A TIMELY SCHEDULE COMPARED TO YOU RABBLE RABBLE"

There's nothing wrong with what they do now, it's the players who blow it out of proportion and get impatient.