[cod] The importance of simultaneous releases

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Could not agree with you more. You should post this on 
http://www.iwnation.com/Forums/index.php as well.

Steven Hartland wrote:
> For those that still don't get it, even though this has been gone over
> time and time again. I'll spell if out for you in simple terms.
>
> Delaying the release of a patch for a few days so that ALL versions
> are ready has NO impact on the community. Releasing it before this
> time pisses off:
> * Clans who cant play on their clanservers
> * The public who cant play on public's
> * GSP's who have to explain why they cant upgrade their servers when
> the patch is "out".
>
> Its a loose loose situation, where as a small delay to get ALL versions
> ready is a WIN WIN situation.
>
> So for those that made the mistake AGAIN, please consider your actions
> next time before you piss off a 75% of the community. YES that's 75% of
> your servers run on Linux the last time I checked so doing a win32 only
> release has massive implications.
>
>    Steve