Beta testing is done prior to release. This year it was longer than usual. I doubt seriously they are discounting so all users are bug finders. However as we all know this program is deep and wide. Each new feature affects all the ones prior in some way. The way the program looks back to "call" functions from the BBW folders is remarkable, but very complex. In beta some of the features were still being added. It seemed as it does every year to be very close. Then release introduces a ton of issues because every system out there is configured differently, every user has different levels of ability and knowledge, and we all have very different needs and connected hardware.

Remember a lot is asked/demanded/requested for each new release. PG tries to add what they deem reasonable, to meet the needs of their customers. Sometimes those asks are increasingly difficult. When you look back on just the last 4 years this program has undertaken a very complex and demanding alteration. Quite frankly a remarkable amount of upgrades.

I encourage all to be patient, BiaB gets the most love here as it is the flagship product. It also get patched and fixed pretty fast, as since release there has been 6 updates including one in the wings we should see before long, and i am sure another is hard on that ones heals. They will get it right no doubt. Someone mentioned above "the perfect version" in software i don't think that exist.

In all reality when you look down the page at the long list of posts you realize well over half get resolved immediately as they are many times pilot error.

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