Markus wrote:
Every update is tested extensively in advance. We fixed countless bugs before releasing this update - but as with every other software out there it's possible for bugs to slip through and get released to the public. In this case it was a pretty bad bug, but we had contingency plans and checklists which lead to us identifying the root cause and taking the appropriate measures within 30 minutes of realizing something went wrong.

[quote="Markus" post=1373434]What happened to the "extensive bug testing" that was meant to occur[/quote] Every update is tested extensively in advance. We fixed countless bugs before releasing this update - but as with every other software out there it's possible for bugs to slip through and get released to the public. In this case it was a pretty bad bug, but we had contingency plans and checklists which lead to us identifying the root cause and taking the appropriate measures within 30 minutes of realizing something went wrong.