patch-cadence git:20260912.5f6e976A

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name: patch-cadence
description: How often rules may change. Ask frozen-slice vs weekly-live vs season-flip. A patch that shrinks input windows is a feel change, not a silent live-ops tweak.
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# Patch cadence

Ask the column:

| Column | What may move |
|---|---|
| frozen-slice | content only, clock stays |
| weekly-live | offers, cosmetics, sinks |
| season-flip | track + published rule card |

## Rules

1. Combat columns (hitstop, cancel, boxes) need a patch note. Silent nerfs fail accept.
2. Prices and passes end on the published date. See live-ops and season-track.
3. Save-integrity: a patch may not rewrite slot 0 flags to fake a clear.
4. Telemetry windows reset or they stay comparable. Pick one and write it.
5. Clients that cannot read the new grant table must fail closed, not grant all.

## Accept

Player can name what changed this week vs what the verbs still are.