What Thunder said. This isn't an exact science (well it kinda is, but that's beside the point) it will take time to program all of this stuff, and sometimes it takes longer than they first thought it would. The only way to be 100% sure is to tell us just before the update happens, which isn't really all that helpful.

And they have to do it in phases, otherwise we would be waiting somewhere around 2-3 years for one large game changing update that may or may not be positively received by the community. With phases, players can try things out that are changing slowly and developers can adjust future updates based on player feedback.

The thing about programming is that the only way to figure out how long it takes to do something is to actually do it.

Mushy, so you would be ok with never knowing we will even HAVE new content until a week before it's released? Think about it, since the last update if they never told us about the gunner update, that would be a large gap of time with no announcements at all; players would think the devs have stopped developing and just left the game as-is. Impatient players would quit due to the stagnant community. I personally would at least like to KNOW if we are going to have an update so i have something to look forward to.

Their less-than-perfect punctuality on updates is a separate story, and is due to the fact that they are probably understaffed. It isn't something that can just be fixed over night or by the players with suggestions, unless you intend to go working for OOO.

So much illwill this way blows. If onlt three rings has the sense to give a reason to their actions then this acidity may be neutralized somewhat. But no. They throw a statement in our face and expect us to accept is as the word of god, even if we scream at them "Why?"