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dwindimir
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The news under the sun !
[2003-13-06]
This week news : Servers, patch 1.62, events, the coming /level command and, the long awaited polling booth.
Servers
Regarding the upgrades of the servers not yet using the new Bi-Xéon, we are still keeping a close watch on the stability of the servers and will regularly invest in the technical resources required so you can play in the best possible conditions.
Rejoice for Excalibur is still on our list. We had a little "unforeseen" problem in the preparation of the new & upgraded server but no worry, it's still coming. Orcanie, one of the French servers, will most likely be the next one. Finally, we are seriously considering the opening of a 4th French platform. If the numbers keep on growing, we should add a 4th French server this summer.
Patch 1.62
We received the 1.62 files to translate today and it's a biggy (the old wise men here are talking about more than 130.000 words to translate in both French & German. The translation teams just finished the translation of the patch 1.61 and are now back into their chains, with intravenous C vitamins.
More seriously, it's a big patch (1.61 had "only" 70.000 words.). The current estimations are aiming for a 1.62 patch in test in July.
Just a note that will reassure some of you, we received the "fixed" version of the patch, the one currently used by Mythic in the US servers.
Events
As announced previously this week, 3 new brand new (& GOA, European servers only) quests have been added this week. Of course the goal is not to have such quests replacing the dynamic events (scripted or not, with volunteers or not, supported player events, etc) but to give more permanent content. For more information about these quests, check this news. On a side note, remember that there are no events on Camlann the PvP server and that the new quests are not (and will not be) active on this servers.
Also, if you are planning to go and see the birds this weekend, to train your "lizard disguise" skill while laying on some rock and getting a good sunbath, then I advise you to print some of the background texts we have in stock, especially the 2 new ones published today. They are quite a good read, and I'm sure you will like them.
Here are the links :
The lost colour of Bifrost
I hate snow !
The /level command
With the patch 1.62, you will be able to create level 20 characters (or level 30 in some special cases) on any server as long as you have a level 50 character somewhere on your account (any server/language).
By default, all realms on all servers will have the /level 20 command activated. We should also have the possibility to flag some realms, on some servers, to allow players to level to 30 instead of 20.
Let's take a step back and see why Mythic introduced this new option in the game. First, it allows players with level 50 characters to skip the "beginner" part and directly get to level 20, easing the class testing and promoting the "fun" by skipping the already known learning step. Also, the plan was to help some realms with low population, by allowing an easier migration for players with the /level 30 command.
"The list" of the realms & servers (European ones) that will get the /level 30 flag activated is not yet known and will not be till the day of the release of the patch on the European servers.
Polling Booth !
We did many changes to the polling booth this week and the first poll is currently being written. If no "unforeseen" delays come its way, you should see the opening of the Polling Booth within 15 days.
That's it for today, have a good hunting, enjoy the sun and know that there is nothing better than getting a tan on some deckchair while defending a keep and throwing those big heavy stones from your trebuchet on sweating enemies !
Well, the USA version of 1.62 is not fixed, it still has alot of crappy bugs (soloing is hell, with all the resists, misses and added manadrain. Relic keep guards are still Uber, they can kill over 80 lv50 without any help from PC defenders)
[2003-13-06]
This week news : Servers, patch 1.62, events, the coming /level command and, the long awaited polling booth.
Servers
Regarding the upgrades of the servers not yet using the new Bi-Xéon, we are still keeping a close watch on the stability of the servers and will regularly invest in the technical resources required so you can play in the best possible conditions.
Rejoice for Excalibur is still on our list. We had a little "unforeseen" problem in the preparation of the new & upgraded server but no worry, it's still coming. Orcanie, one of the French servers, will most likely be the next one. Finally, we are seriously considering the opening of a 4th French platform. If the numbers keep on growing, we should add a 4th French server this summer.
Patch 1.62
We received the 1.62 files to translate today and it's a biggy (the old wise men here are talking about more than 130.000 words to translate in both French & German. The translation teams just finished the translation of the patch 1.61 and are now back into their chains, with intravenous C vitamins.
More seriously, it's a big patch (1.61 had "only" 70.000 words.). The current estimations are aiming for a 1.62 patch in test in July.
Just a note that will reassure some of you, we received the "fixed" version of the patch, the one currently used by Mythic in the US servers.
Events
As announced previously this week, 3 new brand new (& GOA, European servers only) quests have been added this week. Of course the goal is not to have such quests replacing the dynamic events (scripted or not, with volunteers or not, supported player events, etc) but to give more permanent content. For more information about these quests, check this news. On a side note, remember that there are no events on Camlann the PvP server and that the new quests are not (and will not be) active on this servers.
Also, if you are planning to go and see the birds this weekend, to train your "lizard disguise" skill while laying on some rock and getting a good sunbath, then I advise you to print some of the background texts we have in stock, especially the 2 new ones published today. They are quite a good read, and I'm sure you will like them.
Here are the links :
The lost colour of Bifrost
I hate snow !
The /level command
With the patch 1.62, you will be able to create level 20 characters (or level 30 in some special cases) on any server as long as you have a level 50 character somewhere on your account (any server/language).
By default, all realms on all servers will have the /level 20 command activated. We should also have the possibility to flag some realms, on some servers, to allow players to level to 30 instead of 20.
Let's take a step back and see why Mythic introduced this new option in the game. First, it allows players with level 50 characters to skip the "beginner" part and directly get to level 20, easing the class testing and promoting the "fun" by skipping the already known learning step. Also, the plan was to help some realms with low population, by allowing an easier migration for players with the /level 30 command.
"The list" of the realms & servers (European ones) that will get the /level 30 flag activated is not yet known and will not be till the day of the release of the patch on the European servers.
Polling Booth !
We did many changes to the polling booth this week and the first poll is currently being written. If no "unforeseen" delays come its way, you should see the opening of the Polling Booth within 15 days.
That's it for today, have a good hunting, enjoy the sun and know that there is nothing better than getting a tan on some deckchair while defending a keep and throwing those big heavy stones from your trebuchet on sweating enemies !
Well, the USA version of 1.62 is not fixed, it still has alot of crappy bugs (soloing is hell, with all the resists, misses and added manadrain. Relic keep guards are still Uber, they can kill over 80 lv50 without any help from PC defenders)