We didnt even know there was going to be a maintenance until 5 hrs before the site went down.... Nowhere on the forums or in the news section was there anything about it.
What does that have to do with them giving us a heads up a week before the put the patch out? They knew last Thursday that they were going to do this, so why would they not tell us then? How hard is that to do?
They knew what they were going to put in the patch as well, so why not let us know alittle bit about it? It could cause a buzz in the community and maybe bring back some of the players who have been inactive. I would imagine their ultimate goal is to make money, but keeping everyone in the dark until they actually do anything is not going to do that.