Colin is trying hard to avoid his predecessors most notable mistake. Releasing something without being fully tested.
AO Launch... /fail.
NW boost pack (now called an expansion)... /fail.
Almost every other expansions.... /fail.
Bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs and exploits here and there.
The amount of QC (Quality Control) done in AO these days under Colin's lead compared to before is dramatically different.
He would rather make us wait a whole year more than release something that we the community will be unhappy about. Yeah, it would cause trolling, uproar and more than a few people screaming bloody murder but he can handle that.
I knew the BETA was coming out this year, and if anyone else was dreaming of having a fully working engine just drop out of the sky then I gotta say, you sir/madam /failed to keep yourself informed about the engine. Your fault for not doing research.
Hopefully all the trolls and drama queens will keep silent for a few months since almost everything I stated in the previous FwM and FwoM has pretty much been confirmed.
Thank you for shopping at S-Mart.