On Topic:
Balance issues that have been oustanding since or before 1.20 (you know the one's I mean) will either make or break this patch, as will any bugs left untidied. Correctly done, the patch could breathe new life into the franchise. Else it's just back to Karkand for most people for the 98762349872345th round spent there...
Slightly Off Topic:
YF-19 = The coolest, most uber "Veritech" fighter ever to grace the screens in any of the Macross anime series. Though the YF-21 was stiff competition...
And, yes, my inner nerd runs deep enough that, on something like this, if EA/DICE were ever to incorporate it into their BFxxxx franchise, I'd instantly forgive them for all the pain they've caused and pre-order it on the spot.
Macross pwns all anime (for its day, in its time). Period. And Macross Plus ***pwned all its brothers.
BF: Macross would be the ***pwnbbq of the century, and would have me doing all of these.

(my current state)

(announced in developement)

(admitted to the closed beta)

(rush to purchase)

(played the game)