Big updates! They’re big (yeah, yeah, yeah)! They’re not small (no, no, no)! They mean things are going to be changing in your MMO of choice! Sometimes we’re talking about big expansions that you have to purchase ahead of time, sometimes we’re talking about just major patches, and on the rare occasion we’re talking about patches that just alter some balance issues that in and of themselves cause a massive upheaval to how the game plays. It’s like a rainbow of changes.
But the big question today is about how you get ready for these things. Do you try to make yourself a shopping list of important items before the update arrives? Do you plan out time off and days away from work? Do you avoid playing the game for a bit before it arrives just so you have more excitement? Do you engage in frenzied last-minute hoarding of vital currencies? How do you prepare for major MMO updates?