I always make my own patches, but I assume everyone isn't as persistent as myself. Most people won't bother with an unfinished product when the other game is plug and play, even if PES is slightly better in the gameplay department.
You seem to assume that "quality" was the important word that may offend people while I meant it as NO quality patches (because there are usually several) which you rightfully highlighted. I guess a negative person will always serach for the most negative way of understanding the world around him?
The patches section is nearly empty:
http://forums.evo-web.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=269
I would say dont worry about the other "most people" then, if people dont have the staying power and move to fifa etc then so be it.
Well so far I have a quality patch, but it is one of which I cannot mention here

Also how full was that area 3 months into pes2013 or previous? (genuine question not flippant, as Im not familiar prior to pes2014).
I guess a negative person will always search for the most negative way of understanding the world around him?
I dont know mate, but you were the first to say about quality ("quantity" you mean I guess?) so me thinks I wasn't first on the negative button, maybe the world gives back what one gives out?

Judging it all from your own standards wont magic anything new, but I do see your point, surely 3 months and still patch updates means its slow burning.
As regards the new patch, I had micro stutter on broadcast cam but that seems to have gone now with 1.06, 1.01/1.04 I got some "jumps" on panning so thats a bonus, it only ever happened in broadcast cam, other cams were always fine which puzzled me.
Comments on gameplay I dont see much different from 1.04 but will still keep a look out, certainly plays better since 1.04 though. Changelog seems to mainly feature online issues.
Beside that almost every second tackle by the AI would be a foul because they just run into your players non stop. They push you, they kick you in the legs, you stumble and loose the ball and you will never get the foul call. Maybe one out a million. Refs are incredible bad in this game.
I wonder if they had to ease off the refs due to new engine and collisions? Maybe they had it as previous but due to new anims and tackles etc it was difficult to balance.
I have to say I have seen a decent enough balance of standard fouls in a game, yellow cards are just enough (I play 30 min halves & fair few Ai v Ai test too) and have had a few penalties. Man, fifa13 was a penalty shirt tug fest, and then this year refs completely went to sleep

So all in all and looking a real games I think its balanced as it can be given the collisions. Otherwise every other tackle WOULD be a cards and you could never play a game
