Most likely it won't launch this weekend no, server itself will be up. But there are tons of important details when it comes to all different subjects.
And as I've mentioned before, we cannot risk a failure again.
Dennis promised that it would not happen again, he has been working a lot, but even he has time restrictions. He works mon-friday. He can't sit up 24/7 like many others can.
And we will not make the same mistake by rushing the launch, for example if he gets finished this friday/saturday. It'd be a stress launch again.
We already made that mistake once. And learned from it. We'll rather give it an extra week if it's required (which we believe it is as it looks today).
And make sure the launch goes well!
I personally totally understand those who gets mad over this. Unfortunately there's nothing else we can do.
Most of the work had to be done from scratch for those who wonder. Without Dennis this re-launch would probably need a months work before we could launch it again.
But thanks to him, letting us hire him to finish the job well. We'll most likely succeed this time! But no stress, we kind of fell for the pressure from the community last time, won't let that happen again.
If some of you decides that it takes to long, i understand and you must move on.
But deep down inside, I'm sure that you who really wish to play this server in a long term, can accept that it takes a extra week for example.
Just to be on the safe side.
If you ask yourself this question:
"Would I want them to rush and maybe fail again, or would I want them to give it 1~ more week to make sure launch goes well?"
Ask yourself that guys, then you can post your comments.
We're doing the best we can! And thank the Tibian Gods for Dennis offering his help all the way to the end, unlike last time he could not do that due to work.
It'll be worth it guys!
I'll post updates as time goes by.
For you who wonder about the rates.
We will higher the gold drop yes, same with spawn rate.
Loot rate itself will be somewhere around 1.2-1.4x i'd say. To keep rares rare, but gold rate will compensate that.
This is after all an OT, it's not meant to be more or less impossible to have money for wars, exping or what ever you wish to spend it on.
Or to have it fully based on your luck with rares. So gold rate increase is a really good decision in our opinion.
New navigation bar on the website!
A little sample
http://4.ii.gl/NUgLWD.png
Take care you all!
//Robert