Bashiok — Phase two not starting until July?

[TheRabidDeer]

Typically,
Few = 2-3 (June 21 - 28) - I can understand holding hope for the later days of this estimate but when you get there, you might as well wait a few days to be in July
Couple = 3-4+ (July 5-12) These are the most likely to me since, otherwise, why even have phases? I don't see much getting done earlier than this to warrant shutting down the server.

I think you have those two backwards.

A couple is usually 2-3 (a boyfriend and a girlfriend might also be known as a COUPLE, there are lots of other common uses of the word as well that make it more likely to be 2-3)

Meanwhile, "a few" is some smallish number that is greater than one. It CAN be two, but since "couple" is generally used for that number then people usually say few when it is greater than 2.

Really though, they are pretty interchangeable these days despite the fact that couple is formally supposed to be just two (or a pair).

I was personally expecting late june, but it isnt a big deal.

[TheEconomist]

Hmmm, never thought of it that way. I live in Miami where there's tons of New Yorkers and that's the usage I've heard the most. Other minorities have their own slang for the ideas so they don't count.

I guess that explains a lot. Never thought something like that would be regional.

[TheRabidDeer]

Could be regional, since I have never heard of few used for anything less than 3 and couple has almost always been 2-3 and I live on the west coast

[n00bonicPlague]

I live southeastern US. I had always heard 2-3 for a couple, 3-4 for a few, 4-5 for some, 5-7 for a bunch, and 7-9 for many, and 10+ for lots.

Well, you said it yourself.

Minorities don't count.

MUAHAHAHAHAAA!!!

[protoswarrior]

In proper English (traditional British):
- "A couple' is 2.
- "Few" is 3-4.
- "Several" is 5-9.
- "Some" is usually associated with "a select few".
- "Many" is 10+

For "a bunch", I think you're right for it being an in-between number like 5-7.


Just to clear things up

[TheEconomist]

Well, on behalf of New Yorkers, I apologize for the incorrect usage

Carry on!

[Pick]

This topic has "many" useless replies and less than a "couple" posts of interesting information.

[flak4321]

I would expect 3 weeks minimum for proper testing. There are still some balance issues to iron out alongside the Bnet testing. This will most likely be stress testing the latter, as was said.

Off topic:

The approximate definitions of a couple (2), few(3-5), several(6-10ish) and many are in line with dictionary definitions, numbers not withstanding. Some is typically used regardless of number to simply state you have less than the entire amount.

Personally, I prefer a counting system I picked up from a college professor who I had for one class: 1, 2, much, and many, with much and many being open to arbitrary definitions. . That said, it will not be much time because we do not have that many days until release.

[Gifted]

I was thinking that they'd begin the second phase in June sometime . . .

. . . but I guess I'm all alone in that thought.

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Sorry man, it is in July and it has nothing to do with the features. They are still initiating the hardware world wide. I think you're under-estimating how large of an undertaking that task is alone.

[RedPineApple]

They have to install a metric f**k ton of new hardware and probably do some minor recoding. Also, I expect them to implement (even if minor tweaks) an updated UI, and balancing changes. The beta will come back online to stress test their new hardware and iron out any last minute bugs that may effect Bnet prior to launch.

Hopefully we won't have any profile resets after launch. lol

But yeah, July for sure IMO. And not just early July, I am expecting a mid July relaunch.