It appears that Bizz is taking the "We can neither confirm nor deny that Patch 2.4 is going live tomorrow" approach. Sure would be nice to know either way since it is under 12 hours away from "expected" patch time. I feel certain that they know by now.
A blue post, a twitter, a banner across the sky... something ?
@ Ixx: Pretty unhelpful reply and makes a few assumptions. That i am new, and that i am not relaxed Neither are true.
But yeah i don't think 9 yrs playing blizz games would make me new per se. However, new, not new, whatever way, it is STILL a reasonable request for a blue post regarding the patch since nothing new has been posted by Blizz for a few days.
@ banish: Your link has to do with the end of Season 4, the beginning of Season 5. Nothing to do with patch 2.4 release date in any shape or form much less a confirm or deny that it will be tomorrow as "expected" as it was said that patches arrive between end of last season and start of new one (Jan 15) . Patches "usually" drop on a tuesday. Your link has nothing to do with the original post.
Let me think, the patch has come with seasons. The patch is tested with ptr and goes live WITH seasons. So if they say season 5 will start at 15th, at 15th new patch will come.
Let me think, the patch has come with seasons. The patch is tested with ptr and goes live WITH seasons. So if they say season 5 will start at 15th, at 15th new patch will come.
That isn't the case though... or is it? Sincerely asking. From my experience they normally release the patch prior to seasons opening up.
I'm in agreement with yuhanz. The ocean of vitriolic tears will drown us if they assign a date and misstep. And to my haphazard guess they would only not assign a date for reasons outside forgetting or maliciousness.
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"We", "Everyone" - Argumentum ad populum. "You people" - Argumentum ad hominem. "Your dumb" - Contractionem absum.
We have a philosophy of launching patches between Season transitions, and not while a Season is currently active. This leaves a window of possible patch dates; sometime between Season 4 ending and Season 5 beginning. We also, typically, deploy patches on Tuesdays (for North America). However, deployment dates can suddenly shift, including down to the last minute. Technology can be a fickle mistress, and unforeseen circumstances can arise.
This is why we don't provide firm patch release dates. However, we know a lot of players want to plan their time around new content or the start of the new Season. Announcing a more firm Season date is a way to meet in the middle.
Season 5 has a determined date of 15 Jan. Patch 2.4 has to be launched by then. That is all I care about. Nothing to worry about. 2.4 will be here tomorrow and Season 5 on Friday as planned.
@ Ixx: Pretty unhelpful reply and makes a few assumptions. That i am new, and that i am not relaxed Neither are true.
But yeah i don't think 9 yrs playing blizz games would make me new per se. However, new, not new, whatever way, it is STILL a reasonable request for a blue post regarding the patch since nothing new has been posted by Blizz for a few days.
Simple. No big deal. Just a simple update.
Reasonable, yes, but yeah after so many years of Blizzard you look at the signs, not announcements:
- The PTR is closing today.
- As someone else said, the patch has been prepped ready to be datamined.
- I can't remember a single patch of a Blizzard game in the past 10 years that wasn't on a Tuesday/Wed scheduled maintenance period (to introduce new content, not emergency fixes.)
- The patch has to come before the season can start (there is new content required to play the season.)
- The season start date is still there and each season traditionally starts 3 days after the patch.
As the Blue post suggested, patches come on Tuesdays and there are two Tuesdays between Season 4 and Season 5. Last week the PTR had no end date and there was no patch ready to be deployed to live. This week there is. There is no other remaining Tuesday. So even though they won't confirm, it would be a first for it not to turn up tonight.
It appears that Bizz is taking the "We can neither confirm nor deny that Patch 2.4 is going live tomorrow" approach. Sure would be nice to know either way since it is under 12 hours away from "expected" patch time. I feel certain that they know by now.
A blue post, a twitter, a banner across the sky... something ?
plz & ty
You must be new to Blizzard.
This is totally normal, relax.
@ Ixx: Pretty unhelpful reply and makes a few assumptions. That i am new, and that i am not relaxed Neither are true.
But yeah i don't think 9 yrs playing blizz games would make me new per se. However, new, not new, whatever way, it is STILL a reasonable request for a blue post regarding the patch since nothing new has been posted by Blizz for a few days.
Simple. No big deal. Just a simple update.
@ banish: Your link has to do with the end of Season 4, the beginning of Season 5. Nothing to do with patch 2.4 release date in any shape or form much less a confirm or deny that it will be tomorrow as "expected" as it was said that patches arrive between end of last season and start of new one (Jan 15) . Patches "usually" drop on a tuesday. Your link has nothing to do with the original post.
To quote you:
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Blizz decided it's better to not give an exact date for the patch as there might be unforeseen problems wherein players would whine even more.
How hard is this to grasp?
It's not like it's the first time they did it.
Problem with me hat ?
Let me think, the patch has come with seasons. The patch is tested with ptr and goes live WITH seasons. So if they say season 5 will start at 15th, at 15th new patch will come.
The patch is on the CDN, ready to be datamined, so I'd say tomorrow is a safe bet.
That isn't the case though... or is it? Sincerely asking. From my experience they normally release the patch prior to seasons opening up.
I'm in agreement with yuhanz. The ocean of vitriolic tears will drown us if they assign a date and misstep. And to my haphazard guess they would only not assign a date for reasons outside forgetting or maliciousness.
"We", "Everyone" - Argumentum ad populum. "You people" - Argumentum ad hominem. "Your dumb" - Contractionem absum.
http://www.diablofans.com/blizz-tracker/topic/61153-too-silent-on-patch-notice
The patch has NEVER been released at the start of the season, EVER.
That being said, they stated via twitter all we need to know, check it out.
Season 5 has a determined date of 15 Jan. Patch 2.4 has to be launched by then. That is all I care about. Nothing to worry about. 2.4 will be here tomorrow and Season 5 on Friday as planned.
Reasonable, yes, but yeah after so many years of Blizzard you look at the signs, not announcements:
- The PTR is closing today.
- As someone else said, the patch has been prepped ready to be datamined.
- I can't remember a single patch of a Blizzard game in the past 10 years that wasn't on a Tuesday/Wed scheduled maintenance period (to introduce new content, not emergency fixes.)
- The patch has to come before the season can start (there is new content required to play the season.)
- The season start date is still there and each season traditionally starts 3 days after the patch.
As the Blue post suggested, patches come on Tuesdays and there are two Tuesdays between Season 4 and Season 5. Last week the PTR had no end date and there was no patch ready to be deployed to live. This week there is. There is no other remaining Tuesday. So even though they won't confirm, it would be a first for it not to turn up tonight.