#0 - Jan. 22, 2009, 8:28 p.m.
Let's talk about hotfixes.
Warlock Pet Health - Wow, within hours of the patch, you were able to 1) see feedback from warlock on the damage forums, 2) respond that the issue should have been addressed in the patch, 3) see from responses that it wasn't, and 4) push a hotfix within 4 hours of initially responding to feedback. Masterful, and that is not sarcasm.
Majestic Figurine - you've told us you plan on hotfixing it at somepoint, thanks, at least its information.
Glyph of Holy Light - OK, glad you were able to do this immediately without any coding problems or technical limitations.
Misery dmg bug - Yes, this was a game breaking bug because it was pushing dps to almost twice what should be expected from shadow priests. It was hotfixed shortly after being identified.
But what about....
Rapture - Broken since 3.0 was pushed. Worked on the most recent PTR, so obviously there are no technical limitations involved and programmers knew the coding to fix it, so why is there no hotfix, yet?
PW:Shield on Druids - Still broken, despite it also working on the PTR. So again, there are no technical limitations, no coding problems, why wasn't it in the patch and why is there no hotfix for something you already have done?
So what is the difference between damage issues being hotfixed within hours but issues concerning healers (OK, just priests since those are the ones I am most familiar with) are left by the wayside, yet again? Is it because we've managed to make do so far and fixing it might only make things easier for us? Nah, couldn't be that, but come on, it worked on the PTR, you hotfix issues for DPS within hours, but we cannot get a working talent or spell?
Edit for poor grammar and being in a rush to catch the bus
