2007-12-20, 10:06:32
As much as I like having maps frequently updated to squash bugs, It's also helpful to not release new versions too often.
If updates to a map are released frequently, it can be difficult to keep track of which version is the latest. If someone were to not go on battle.net for a while, and multiple new versions could have come and gone in that time. Also, as with all maps, people out there screw with it creating modified versions. It can get confusing when theres multiple "official" versions, and other not so official versions being created frequently.
Now consider a system of releasing new versions at time intervals. One release every week? two weeks? month?
This way, you know when the next release will come, and can download the map from a reputable source at that time. This cuts down on the version clutter and gives some regularity to the update cycle. The only down side to this is that if a major bug that affected game play is found, it could take quite a while waiting for the next planned update.
If updates to a map are released frequently, it can be difficult to keep track of which version is the latest. If someone were to not go on battle.net for a while, and multiple new versions could have come and gone in that time. Also, as with all maps, people out there screw with it creating modified versions. It can get confusing when theres multiple "official" versions, and other not so official versions being created frequently.
Now consider a system of releasing new versions at time intervals. One release every week? two weeks? month?
This way, you know when the next release will come, and can download the map from a reputable source at that time. This cuts down on the version clutter and gives some regularity to the update cycle. The only down side to this is that if a major bug that affected game play is found, it could take quite a while waiting for the next planned update.