As the dust settles and people get over the entire boot.ini scandal, the fact remains that due to a simple programming error, thousands of clients were affected, some to the point of them thinking that their PC has turned into a big metal brick.
Of course, the fix is easy, its just that you need to know a bit about how your PC works to fix it, which is a lot to ask for from the common PC user, who at most, rely on Windows in-built security to protect them (Vista is safer in this case though...).
Error of the century? More like the error that would kill careers. Rumormill points to a likelyhood that people were laid off because of this. Frankly its a good thing, and on the other hand, said rumormill points to a lot of people getting laid off, some who arent even close to software/QA.
One would ask the question: why?
Still, it was a huge mistake, a mistake that costed a lot of people a lot of money, and so close to Xmas too. Double whammy anyone?
Trinity is still buggy, as to be expected from huge content/upgrade/codefix patches like this. It certainly felt rushed, considering the timing, but hopefully it'll all get fixed well before the next big one comes along (which is likely to be the station-walking avatar upgrade "Ambulation").
As for me, I've taken time off the game for now (still skilling of course, too bad I missed my regular GTC buying due to seasonal shopping) to wait it out. The word on the forums and in-game is infectious, even if you dont play POS wars/logistics/war/piracy. Everyone in each of these lines of EVE play have their gripes, only renewed by Trinity's rather buggy (and boot.ini killing) entry.
In other news, hope everyone enjoys the Holiday times. Season's Greetings from the tropics! :D
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