Notifying affected users of feature changes in a software application

A computing apparatus for notifying affected users of modifications made to features in a software application comprising:

• one or more computer readable storage media;
• a processing system operatively coupled to the one or more computer readable storage media;
• and
• an application stored on the one or more computer readable storage media and comprising program instructions that, when executed by the processing system, direct the processing system to at least:
• maintain a database comprising a list of the features in the software application and a list of users associated with each of the features, wherein at least one feature on the list of features includes a flag indicating that a modification to the feature in the software application qualifies as a major update that requires affected users to be notified;
• monitor a fighting system and detect that a modification was made in the fighting system to the feature in the software application that requires the affected users to be notified;
• query the database based at least on an identify of the feature associated with the modification to identify the affected users;
• and
• generate and communicate notifications to the affected users indicative of at least the modification to the feature in the software application.

One or more computer non-transitory readable storage media having program instructions stored thereon for notifying affected users of modifications made to features in a software application, wherein the program instructions, when executed by a processing system, direct the processing system to at least:

• maintain a database comprising a list of the features in the software application and a list of users associated with each of the features, wherein at least one feature on the list of features includes a flag indicating that a modification to the feature in the software application qualifies as a major update that requires affected users to be notified;
• monitor a fighting system and detect that a modification was made in the fighting system to the feature in the software application that requires the affected users to be notified;
• query the database based at least on an identify of the feature associated with the modification to identify the affected users;
• and
• generate and communicate notifications to the affected users indicative of at least the modification to the feature in the software application.