Since the other thread is full of unnecessary chest beating, flaming and group hugging, I just wanted to restate my main problem with these new version rollouts and to propose a solution.
Despite all the cool stuff HTC puts into each new version, there are typically bugs or issues which crop up which make the first couple of weeks of gameplay miserable for a large percentage of the AH population at least until HiTech can patch the glaring problems.
It would be great if those who want the newest version ASAP had their own server to play on while those of us who want stability can remain on a different server with the older version. When the new version is tested sufficiently, THEN roll it out to the masses.
The advantages of such a scenario are numerous. First, this is the closest you are ever going to come to keeping everyone happy. Those who enjoy constant improvement and change have their own arena while those who enjoy stable gameplay have theirs. Secondly, HiTech and crew won't be as hardpressed to bust their tulips coding patches when they deploy a new server since as a "Testing Server" players play on it knowing full well that its a work in progress.
As a paying customer, I think my $30 entitles me to a month long of mostly problem free gaming (and for 10 months of the year it does). Its these periods when major software changes are rolled out to masses that I gnash my teeth and devolve into the mad poster. I've proposed a viable alternative...how bout it
-Ding
[This message has been edited by Dingy (edited 12-27-2000).]
