Mohenna
Caldari
Knights of the Dark
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Posted - 2010.07.20 10:07:00 -
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 Originally by: CCP Explorer
Originally by: Liang Nuren
Originally by: CCP Explorer
To answer your question, we would work on a defect even if there is a re-factoring task in the backlog. There are a couple of exceptions: (*) Defects should be issues where the code/content is not in accordance with the design. A defect that is essentially asking for a changed design or a new feature will be resolved as "By Design" or "Feature Request". (*) When we know that the re-factoring task is imminent then we will close the defects that we know will be resolved by the re-factoring (as an example, once we knew that we would implement IGB2 then we stopped working on IGB defects).
So this means that:
- A defect must be something that differs from the design.
- A defect may be closed as "superseded by another feature" - and no action was taken.
- A defect may be closed as "by design" - and no action was taken.
- A defect may be closed as "feature request" - and the item was put into the back log.
- A defect may be closed as "complete" - and the bug got squished.
Thus rockets not dealing appropriate damage to frigates and faction warfare timers being extended/incorrect are defects (or could be argued as such - and I would :P), but Tier 1 BCs being basically obsolete next to Tier 2 ("dropping the tier system") and AFs "missing a bonus" are both "by design" and will be closed as "feature request" and potentially moved into the back log. I assume exploits fall into the defect category?
Rockets - by design, fw timers - defect, Tier1/Tier2 - by design, AFs "missing a bonus" - good question, don't know, it depends on what bonus it is "missing" and why. Exploit - defect.
CCP Explorer, please, answer a 1.5y old issue! Are rockets really a 'by design' flaw? They must be a bug - an error in the explosion speed, like somebody typing 85 instead of 285.*
If this is correct, then the problem is a defect; could you reclassify it and type 2 in front of 85 expl. spd. instead of a coffee break? I'll send you the best beer in the world from Belgium! Totally worth a coffee :-)
If my argument is wrong, could you please say why in the thread that I started asking this, and is now 30 pages and 18 months long: http://www.eveonline.com/ingameboard.asp?a=topic&threadID=1005679
That would really cheer us up!
* numbers deducted by
- noting that a less-than-light drone-sized explosion radius and battleship explosion speed don't make any sense together;
- comparing the heavies/heavy assaults and cruise/torps differences
- more data and proof in the thread above, especially in the first 3-4 pages.
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