Issue 21 and Freedom's release date
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Posted on: 2011-09-07 18:05 in CoH and CoV General Discussions
That would suggest VIP head start is this weekend and I'm not sure they're ready for that.
We were told we'd get ample advance notice of the release of I21. If it were happening that soon I'm not sure that'd qualify.
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Originally Posted by Supernumiphone
We were told we'd get ample advance notice of the release of I21. If it were happening that soon I'm not sure that'd qualify.
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I would agree but then I could see them saying that 2-3 days notice is "ample time"...
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Maybe he meant the VIP head start?
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Originally Posted by Rubberlad
That would suggest VIP head start is this weekend and I'm not sure they're ready for that.
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We had ample time for Going Rogue.
I think any launch date they have in mind is hanging on the bet that the latest Beta patch works and fixes everything that needs to be fixed to make it a live candidate. Although the current issues with the Beta server PROBABLY aren't because of the patch, since we can't get on and test it out yet, things are still balancing on a needle's edge.
I wouldn't be surprised if this is their current plan for a release date (I think we've already passed when they originally wanted to get it out, so they're probably just as anxious to get it live as we are)... but since there's still some testing to be done, don't be surprised if that day comes and goes with nothing done.
Unless they mean October 12th instead. Which would give them ample time to promote it.
I would assume the original launch date was mean to be September 1st based on the clues they left in the new EULA on beta and the accidental "Freedom is now live" status update on the 1st made by the CoH Facebook page.
I think, outside of the Mac store issues, issue 21 and Freedom are about ready for prime time. How close they are to resolving that issue remains to be seen.
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The 12th is a Monday. They never launch anything on Mondays.
The full moon is more than one night, you know. So the 13th is also a possibility.
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Originally Posted by Inazuma
So the 13th is also a possibility.
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It's not going to be released until August 2012 because that month as 2 Full Moons in it. This gives them plenty of time to promote it and if the miss August 1st date because it still buggy, they can push back to August 31st and still keep the August Full Moon 2012 release date.
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I think he meant this:
okay, so expect a release on a day that there's supposed to be a full moon 
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Not Tuesday the Thirteenth! The fools!
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Originally Posted by Inazuma
The 12th is a Monday. They never launch anything on Mondays.
The full moon is more than one night, you know. So the 13th is also a possibility. |
Issue 16 made me feel like this.
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It ain't coming out next week.
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Originally Posted by Inazuma
The 12th is a Monday. They never launch anything on Mondays.
The full moon is more than one night, you know. So the 13th is also a possibility. |
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GR launched on monday for those that had already pre-payed........|
Originally Posted by Inazuma
The 12th is a Monday. They never launch anything on Mondays.
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EDIT : i should reloaded the page before i quoted... sorry for saying the same thing as the previous poster
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Originally Posted by Pyro_Superior
The hint was given in another language and was carefully deduced to mean "Full Moon"
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Originally Posted by Supernumiphone
We were told we'd get ample advance notice of the release of I21. If it were happening that soon I'm not sure that'd qualify.
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24 hours notice is ample notice for myself 
I mean, if we get a weeks notice what are you all going to do to prepare yourself that you need that week notice?
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Obviously the adjective "ample" is a perfect one for the Devs to use in their standard Devspeak™ because the definition of that word can really be whatever they need it to be. Ample in this context can be a week or 6 hours, as needed by the circumstances.|
Originally Posted by EU_Damz
24 hours notice is ample notice for myself
I mean, if we get a weeks notice what are you all going to do to prepare yourself that you need that week notice? |
As far as when Issue 21 launches I doubt it'll be September 12th. The Devs don't usually launch things on Mondays so I figure September 13th will be the earliest date at this point. Not sure it'll actually be ready by then but hopefully it'll happen ASAP.
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Originally Posted by Zombie Man
It ain't coming out next week.
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I can see them making their announcement about the headstart for freedom on the 12th, but not a release. Have they even put I21 on the training room yet? They usually do that for *at least* two weeks before release. That way they can see all the bugs that pop up when you put it on an already populated server.
I'd rather they did this right than rush things. Believe me, I have seen what happens when they rush things.
At this point, I'll be surprised if i21 goes live before mid-October.
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I'd rather they tell us it's not coming out this week or next so I can schedule time off. Still debating if I want tommorow off or Monday.
Well, after some careful words with a certain community rep whom came online to Freedom today, he gave us a little insight or hint as to when Issue 21 was to be released.
The hint was given in another language and was carefully deduced to mean "Full Moon"
The next full moon lands on September 12th 2011.
So, make your decision, to take or not to take a day off?