Guild Wars 2

this is still an issue, 1 year later?

Actually they just add the notes to the thread from the last major update. Usually the Tuesday one.

What do you mean? Patch notes can be found here.

Last one was updated 19 hours ago.

First Birthday Gift

• Fixed a bug that prevented some player characters from receiving their First Birthday Gift. This update should ensure that all characters receive a gift through the in-game mail system when they turn one year old. If a player is in the game when a specific character turns one year old, the player may need to change maps or log out and back in to receive the First Birthday Gift. Some players may receive a second gift as a result of this fix. For more information about the First Birthday Gift, please see this FAQ.
• Changed the amount of PvP glory gained when using the Birthday Booster to match the booster’s description.

General

• The /age command now returns the number of days since your current character’s creation instead of the number of months.
• Fixed a server crash.

wait.. they addendum it to the august 20th note? that makes sense, considering it’s 8/28. NOT

It makes sense since it is the additional update to the Aug 20th patch, its been this way for almost a year now.

Regular updates are every 2 weeks. It keeps tracking hotfixes inbetween them easier and reduces clutter on the Release Notes sub-forum.

Personally I don’t wanna see a new thread every time there’s a hotfix for random server crashes and whatnot.