So when they released the last beta/alpha patch and said 3 days for this and 3 days for that, they then decided at that very moment to start developing the DX9 beta? hence the delay?

what ever your smoking...

Making comments on how long stuff is expected to take can be avoided however.

Do you see the qualifier? Apparently all was not well.

Just out of curiosity, how much do you think the constant complaining on this forum is helping to speed up the programming process?

Nobody including you know.

Estimate.

We all remember it but none of it was an announcement of a specific release date as you claim...

all it means is that things didn't go as well as thet liked and it's going to take yet more time........does nobody really see it's the constant baying for blood that has pushed the devs down the road of 'absolute perfection' before release....

Story so far:

COD released.....'some' problems for 'some' users, 'some' users complain like their life is over.

Patches released, doesn't work for 'some' users, 'some' users complain like their life is over.

Devs go a bit quiet while working on more fixes, 'some' users complain about lack of updates like their life is over.

Devs begin regular if a little vague communication for updates, 'some' users complain like their life is over.

Devs announce that there 'is' a future for the series in their plans with a sequel, 'some' people complain that they will never buy it because their life is over.

Devs decide screenies of the sequel obviously upset a few people so drop them, 'some' people complain that theres obviously no future for the series because they obviously abandoned it and their life is over.

devs resume the screenies because it upset 'some' people, 'some' people complain about the sequel because the lack of COD means their life is over.

The fix seems to be taking a long time so 'some' people complain like their life is about to end unless they get it.

Devs release an 'alpha' patch in order to apease them, they complain about it being an 'alpha' and their lives are over again.

Devs realise only 'perfection' will do so get on with the fix and tell us every week where they are at and what they are trying to achieve, 'some' people complain that they should be releasing a series of small regular 'alpha' patches like their lives depend on it and DX10 because DX9 users are a sub species and don't deserve attention.

Why say there is going to be a patch in a few days times when they already knew all was not well? They already knew they had problems with Directx 9 when making these statements, so why make them in the first place if they intended fixing Directx 9 first? I just cannot wait to see the Trees/Grass/Clouds all fixed in the next patch, so looking forward to all them been fixed.

check my sig, Luthier knows.

nice summary, bongodriver

Just out of curiosity, how much of this do you think would be getting fixed if people didn't complain any? If everyone was happy with it as it is?