I agree with Ledge. A simple 'we are working on the next version, we have no idea when it will be ready' is definately the best way to go about this. Then when it is ready simply wack it on the website and whoop-de-do everyone.
Whats the point giving a statement if they just dont know? People will bitch either way... 'ooo you said it would be ready and its not now oooo' or if they say its been put back for whatever reason and will be out by another date which is also missed (similar to the release of the TI) people will go fucking awol.
The nature of this kind of patching is you can never be sure when something will be ready until its ready. Saying something will be ready by a certain date while its still in progress is plain lunancy (especially seeing how petty, whiney and non-understanding punters can be.) They might be just at the end of testing and find a major show stopper that puts them back weeks again.
I dont see what difference is if you knew when its going to be out or not? You have the choice of using your TI as it is right now or not, its that simple. Knowing when the next patch will be out isnt going to change that choice, and planning anything around a 'suggested' patch release date is just plain stupid.
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