2K Greg said:
Hey guys,
So, I just wanted to give you an update about the status of the February patch. It won't be releasing today, which means it'll be released on the very last day of Febru-- Wait, it's not a leap year? Crap!
In all seriousness: You guys all know how reluctant I am to give any sort of ETA until it's set in stone. Well, when we released the patch notes two weeks ago I really wanted to give you guys some sort of rough timeframe, and all signs pointed to a February release, so that's what I said. As recently as last Friday morning, we were all expecting to release the patch today (Feb 28.) Unfortunately, we identified an issue with the patch on Friday afternoon, and despite our best efforts, we weren't able to get the fix in and test it all in time for a release today.
As of right this second, we're doing everything in our power to have it out tomorrow, but we haven't received the final sign-off yet. With luck, I’ll have another update later this afternoon that will confirm if we’re good to release the patch tomorrow.
guess my random conspiracy theory was closer to the truth than they may have liked
Random Conspiracy Theory (to keep the trolls busy)
SO here's what happened:
Firaxis dev. start working on a patch. Get franken group to check it out, test it etc.
Greg gets told that it's ok to post a patch thread and that the patch will be ready by the end of February.
Greg goes forth and makes the thread. Puts in some nice info, but no ETA and also states that it's a 'non-final' list
2K/maybe Firaxis management say "let's keep this DLC/Patch combo going"
Dev: ok, but who/where are the people to work on it? And which civ?
Said Management: Looking at you! Go see what the fans wanted, then pick a random one.
Dev: But we won't get the patch done in time. The customers are expecting it by the end of Feb.
SM: So? Don't care, we need more money coming in and the patches don't pay for themselves!
.. Nearing end of February..
Greg: Er, I can't change the title of the thread and I've personally stated it's February.
SM: So? DLC is coming. Don't care about the date of the patch.
Random person: Isn't that bad? the fans might get upset.
SM: So? 'leak' some info about the DLC. That'll keep them busy and talking and they'll forget about the patch.
RP: errr? They aren't forgetting the patch.
SM: Menh, release the DLC on Friday! And Greg can't post on the forums today to ensure we are 'secret' about it.
Greg: I've already said that we don't release patches on Fridays..
SM: So?
/end Random Conspiracy Theory
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