There are several issues with the OP.

First off - he has never even seen code at the complexity level of WoW (or any other current MMOs) - so his 'personal experiences' in software development is not grounds for crying rollback.

Secondly - if you did have the right kind of development experience you would know that a roll back is not always possible - yes I repeat, not always possible. I've done E10K/E15K system engineering for one of the worlds largest logistics companies. You can test all you want but you will never have a 100% bugfree situation in a rollout of this magnitude. And it's not like you just buy new servers to roll out the patch on and then switch over when it's applied (or switch back if there is problems). Take my job as an example - in each server center our oracle servers alone cost 2x 15 million USD, and we have 9 locations. That's just the DB side, then there is frontend etc.

There is always a lot of questions and problems to be adressed during the rollout - and with 11 million people who just changed their client and have to change back? (yes you have to roll back the clients as well) You have no clue what you are saying tbh.

It might be fine for a small software project like a mail client or heck even Firefox, but for a seriously big project, it's a whole other world.

Can anyone make a point without shouting "ME LEET PROGRAMMER!" to justify their arguments.

Originally posted by Clixgamer

Down time in a MMORPG is just a nature of the business. No one game is immune to it. Even though I no longer play WoW, I know that Blizzard is out to make money. Down time means money lost, which equates to them pouring all their resourses (which they have more than any other game) into getting the game back up. If you want to leave WoW (which is fine by me) leave it for a reason that actually involves the game, because you will suddenly find yourself in another MMORPG facing the exact same issues.

Actually, Guildwars is...

*chuckles*

Good luck getting better quality from EA games.

Played UO for 9 years and uhm .. well .. good luck

To the OP, you are applying business software development practices to gaming software development practices.

The standards are not the same. And hence gaming devs get a way with much more than software being developed for business.

Dear god, look at these spoiled brats saying all this crap and QQ'ing to no end, you truly have forgotten how mmorpgs were in the past haven't you? Or are you just a spoiled brat IRL (young little one too)?

Blizzard are obviously doing this remorse right? Luaghable at the least, they are actually doing their best, things happen that no one can foresee and blizzard happened to get unlucky on unexpected issues.

Now sit back and relax awright? Just because you skipped school or work doesn't mean blizzard should work even harder, they are already working as hard they can.

And if you really wanted to make sure your vacation time set off just for wotlk, then do it a few days AFTER the release, jesus... Or be prepared that bad things can happen, because they do and mostly will!!!

You bratz, get a bloody clue!

That is all.

P.S.  Getting my copy today, if it ain't working, too bad, then i will wait, simple as that, you will get the time refunded anyway, so the only thing that will be hurt is your ego.

Originally posted by UltraPure

You truly don't understand regression testing and rolling back.

When any update fails, it should be rolled back until it is fixed.  End of Story 

Please tell me how you are gonna roll back the launch of the biggest expansion in the history of gaming?  What, just say "sorry, we know you all bought the game, but you can't play till we have time to test it some more".  LOL
 

Yeah, that would be MUCH better.

Originally posted by UltraPure

I might  come from a differn't world. I write Casino software and Slot machines.  If we put out a bug, we could be held for all issues realated to that bug.  So we don't have them.  

ROFLMAO!!!!  You honestly think comparing a slot machine to WoW is a good comparision.  For a minute I thought you worked for NASA.  Slot machines?  Slot machines?  I think I copied about a 100 hundred line basic program for a slot machine game into my Vic-20 back in the 80's. LOL
 

I know why the OP wants this roll back so bad....

Because he plays a lock and now that 3.0 is out he has to mash more than 2 buttons!

His cast rotation is all screwed up poor guy. He doesn't get to pew pew anymore and has to turn into illidan.

I feel his pain I really do, but I don't think that warrents a rollback to pre 3.0