Can I ask how you decide when to do an update? This particular batch of changes doesn't, on the face of it, appear to warrant it (although I'm sure the people who are affected by these particular issues, you know, those who are unable to play because of the erroneous Te Kaha stellar forge data, will disagree). Sorry, love you guys really but I am genuinely curious, especially in this case.
My combat bonds haven't been having any affect on influence, so this is a nice update for me.
If Frontier is anything like our studio, there are scheduled tasks with teams devoted to each, ranked from fast/quick (relatively) fixes to more involved problems that require more time to problem solve. If any major bugs or problems arise, those tasks get bumped and rescheduled, and with bugs being constantly reported, someone has go through them; see which are legitimate, how they can be repeated in game, discussed with the team on solutions, and then passed through a pipeline to address each issue within the same single problem. The fact that Frontier can crank out as many updates as it does is a testament to their staff's ability and dedication. Many companies also work hard to address bugs and add content, but everything takes time - everything - so these guys really just are, inspiring, to say the least. They really set the bar. So to answer your question on "how" they decide which problems to tackle, well I can't speak for Frontier, but it seems to be about which bugs/issues they can resolve soonest, because the players and the community in particular are expecting it.
Hope this answers your question
-Rahn
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