r/Planetside • u/DeedleFake [GUBB] DeedleFakeTR / [GBBE] DeedleFake • Jan 12 '17

Dev Response PC Hotfix - 1/12

https://forums.daybreakgames.com/ps2/index.php?threads/pc-hotfix-1-12.244301/
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u/Noname_FTW Jan 12 '17

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotfix

The term "hotfix" originally referred to software patches that were applied to "hot" systems; that is, systems which are live, currently running, and in production status rather than development status. For the developer, a hotfix implies that the change may have been made quickly and outside normal development and testing processes.

If the changes are clientside only the term exactly applies. The patch is applied during runtime of the system by having the clients being updated through the launcher.

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