why blizz makes these mini-patches???

Thumbs up!!! I try and do that as well .

 

I' actually surprised they don't do more patches. Most software companies are moving to a more agile style, micro-release standard. So, just be thankful that's not completely happening.... yet

 

It's easy if you have access to all the source code. Does your job involve carefully scanning and reverse engineering another company's huge, overbloated, 10+ years old patchwork code for hidden booby traps? Yeah, didn't think so.

 

to fix things

 

the reverse engineering part is long done and over with. and they dont have to review code they already reviewed.. they have to review the new code which was a micro patch at best. One which is extremely extremely unlikely to have any new detection since the detection they have is already sufficient.

the much more likely scenario is they have 1 dev due to the mass bannings and closure of arena and greed and said dev is on vacation. He lost his pina colada time once, at that point he probably turned off his phone

sometime before tuesday we should see a drop, but tuesday they'll likely patch again since the world is still rife with issues. Get used to no HB for awhile.

 

I wouldn't go so far to say the reverse engineering part is over. They have to closely inspect any changed elements, and if kne of them is the main dll or exe which I'm sure it always is, they have to rework everything that touches it and do whatever they do to make sure there's no new counter measures. I would agree that MOST of the reverse engineering is done, but all of it DEFINITELY isn't. Unless they were to never bother checking for new counter measures.

On the note about expecting more patches because the world is rife with issues. I agree with that 100% because I've never had this many connection and stability issues EVER playing wow. I don't know if they're getting lazt, changing the way they're doing things, worse devs or their counter measures are causing issues. Something definitely is, so I'll be expecting a couple patches a week for probably the next month or so, if they're even able to find all their issues.

 

Actually I am surprised that the people here aren't using a DIFF program reviewing files and keeping two. One off line as a previous, and new patch, to instantly find the changes and adjust it at the machine level code.