Quote Originally Posted by Generals_Bodyguard
Hi this is my first post. I just like to get rid of some misconceptions:

1) There is no good and bad patch. All the patches are the same.

2) All patches are the same size the confusion is between bytes and Megabytes coz ppl to think there are some of different size.

3)because of 2. the patch is NOT leaked.the problem is not caused of a leaked hotseat version patch.As i said all versions are the same and SEGA was the one that uploaded them to the sites.Hence technically it is not leaked (unlike the Half Life 2 saga).

4)The patch out now can only be installed unto M2TW 1.0.It will not work with M2TW 1.1.

Due to all this coming to the fore at the last minute. I would like to state that i am a little dissapointed that SEGA refused to tell us the real problem with the patch and blamed it on possibly bad upload...corrupted they say..I ask you if it is corrupted how can the patch be installed in the first place...It is completely fine on M2TW1.0.

This is clearly a big boo boo they made and are not admitting. They overlooked update from 1.1 which is unthinkable. ALtough someone has officially said it was their mistake.However he was not really forthcoming on exactly why and what was their mistake.Then they went on to say they were pressured by the fans to realease it fast.WHatever it is i believe the fans deserve to know the truth. The truth that someone in the technical side or QA overlooked a huge thing and not corruption during upload. I am pretty sure they knew what the exact problem is when they made the official statement which was like very long after the patch came out.

Inspite of this, i think SEGA was just being careful when they said they were not gonna support anyone using this patch. Firstly the oficial posts were made from their non technical staff. So he couldnt guarentee those using this version will not have problem if say u update it to 1.3 or for the expansion later. Even if the official patch will essentially be the same thing, i think to avoid compatibility issues in the future, everyone should reinstall the new official patch when it cones out.

PS This is not a rant..this is possibly the truth that are are not admitting because they dont want u guys to use the patch out now.
4)The patch out now can only be installed unto M2TW 1.0.It will not work with M2TW 1.1.

the point above cannot be confirmed yet as there has been reports of 1.2 wroking with M2TW1.1.However if u do have problem with the patch, then u should install it on a clean copy.

The actual reason for the problem of 1.2 cannot be speculated yet. I offer my apology for my hasty conclusion to this debacle. However i still think SEGA has to tell us the truth once the reason for the problem is known.