Yawn... top #3 downloads on CF is "popular" enough for you? No, I didn't had beta for Legion. As I've already said higher on the thread, don't just imagine how it works, go to authors forum and ask actual authors.
I said addons "aren't critical" for authors or even players - it's not like authors lose anything or players can't find other way to update them or simply bear without new version for a week. But they're pretty critical for OW+CF new business as they actually plan to make money from this. And missing opportunity to hook people at the time when players are most actively return to game and update addons is pretty critical. I think you're the only one in the thread who don't get it, because I'm not the first one who already noted above that it isn't the wisest move.
No, it is precisely because I know how it works. When you have half year advance notices, you set up zero DT migration months in advance so the only thing you need to do on day X is to flip final switch. This is exactly what you do so you don't need to worry about "changing things with contracts" or even meteorite falling on former service owner data center before they transferred data to you. "Multi-million dollar companies have downtime" with unplanned stuff or human error, not with something decided half-year in advance.It wasn't supposed to be this close to release. That is something you seem to overlook. Overwolf and Amazon decided on a date long ago. Changing things with contracts and stuff isn't always easy to do. Something you should know if you are as knowledgeable as you claim. The game was delayed. Should a better contingency have been in place? Sure.