11 hours ago, (PS4)Maunstre said:
I have a question regarding this, why are we being made to wait until a Mainline update to get these changes? You pushed out a hotfix just this morning for the vaulted relics without the need for cert, why can't these changes also be hotfixed for us on console in like they were for PC? Judging by the extensive feedback from the update threads for PC, we're getting an inferior experience without hotfix 0.7 with the inability to trade Liches and getting to deal with repeating Kuva weapons. Please, please explain why we can't have these hotfixed in / why we're being made to wait for hotfixes, especially ones that drastically improve the game (like the Arbies changes, which were also a hotfix).
Happy to explain! PC and Consoles operate quite differently when it comes to updating/hotfixing - When it comes to launching to the public build on consoles there are different kinds of code that require different treatment. In the case of the changes that came with 26.0.7, those include native code which is required to go through the certification process and be approved before launch. Since PC deploys do not require cert (as we are at the helm of that ship), we are able to hotfix those kinds of changes/fixes. In the case of the Vaulted Relics fix, we were able to hotfix on the fly as it did not include changes that required cert approval before hand.
There is also the release timeline of that Hotfix to keep in mind. PC Hotfix 26.0.7 released Thursday, November 14th, which was exactly two days after The Old Blood was sent to cert to meet the certification submission deadline.
All that to say that we know that those changes are important and hit on a lot of quality markers to improve Kuva Liches and more. Which is why the team has been hard at work to review, test, and sort out the release of .7's goods for the next cert window.
As a console player myself, I understand the wait may sting. But I also see the benefits of getting familiar with the new systems now that they are live. So that when .7 does come out you'll have a nice inventory of Converted Liches for trading and even more experience with the plethora of changes that came to the Melee system so that you can take full advantage of the Crit buffs and Stance changes.