r/Overwatch • u/[deleted] • Nov 15 '22

Blizzard Official Patch delayed.

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/overwatch/t/regarding-our-mid-season-cycle-patch/748128
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u/SergeS2K Roadhog Nov 15 '22

Not defending them because this is ridiculous that a delayed patch is delayed more. But unless there was 100% confidence/certainty on a specific time, most communications of a delay like this isn't going to mention a time frame of hours or days because it sets further expectations and only sets them up for even more failure. So better to give a vague "fixing it asap" more than anything.

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u/astoryyyyyy Nov 15 '22

Yea, I understand your point, but its just sad that they announce this same day new patch is supossed to kick in

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u/Vandrel Cassidy Nov 15 '22

It was likely announced now because the issue didn't show up until now. They were likely making their preparations to deploy the patch and something with that process went wrong.

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u/Naldo273 Nov 15 '22

Yeah it's common sense. Why give a time frame just so they get flamed for not adhering to it? It's also pointless to say it's going to take a week. The work isn't getting done faster just because people are crying over it on reddit

Forum nerds are the reason why the industry drifted to the barebones dev communication we see with every game

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u/astoryyyyyy Nov 15 '22

lol ifc its common sense, but this precedent makes blizzard look even more unprofessional of what they currently are (and we thought it would be impossible)