08-04-2006, 05:13 PM
Quote:On top of this -- Blizzard's systems are too large for them to just decide one day to 'hey, we finally made mad lootz, let's upgrade!'. They have Change Management, they have QA testing to make sure configurations are stable, they have to get costing approved, they have to get hardware vendors in line.. This is an extensive endeavor for them, more than likely, because they have to do enough to make sure their customer base right now is happy, but not too much that they actually end up costing more than the hardware 'transplant' of the new platform will cost.
This has more than likely been on the board for far longer than even transfers were.
Yeah, like any business, you have to satisfy the beancounters 20 times before you can do anything that costs money.
--Mav