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TheHistorian Site Admin     Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 3976 Location: Jacksonville, FL	Mirage talks about 2008 and what is ahead for 2009 Coming straight from the TCoS website: Mirage wrote: Hello Spellborn Players and Community Members! Before starting this Project Update, I would like to wish all you a very happy New Year on behalf of the whole Spellborn development team! Best wishes of health and success in both your own and your Spellborn lives! So here we are; another year passed, but this time, Spellborn has been released. What a year 2008 has been, dare I say! From the massive crunch times before the various launches to the excitement and even sheer joy of the first players connecting to the live servers; the year 2008 will stay in our hearts as the first steps of this little game of ours called The Chronicles of Spellborn. But that is all behind us already and we are now focusing on many things that you, the players, will be delighted to see when they make it into the game. The year 2009 for The Chronicles of Spellborn can be summed up in a few words in fact: more fun, more content, and… more content! The main goal is to provide content and features that will support the best replayability of The Chronicles of Spellborn while making sure that everything can be enjoyed to its fullest. Over the past weeks and month, we have been closely monitoring the feedback from the community of players and have already been taking actions to make sure that the game experience is as perfect as possible. A month after release, the first December content patch was shipped with bug fixes and content implementation, with hot-fixes in-between to take care of the urgent issues. One thing is already sure: we will keep on updating the game as often and regularly as needed. With regards to short term planning, a new content patch is going to be rolled out soon (we expect it for end of January), which, among many quests and bug fixes, will also introduce new unique outdoor monsters (called Menaces, from which you might already know the cuddly “Tiny Tyke”). In the coming week, we’ll reveal some of these new Menaces on our website. But the biggest chunk of this patch is undoubtedly the upcoming “Tutorial”. After reading the various comments from the community, and also from the various press reviews about Spellborn, we decided it was needed to implement a tutorial explaining basic movements, camera control, NPC interactions and combat controls in a dedicated area of the game, before players set foot on Hawksmouth Square. With this new system, we aim to provide all the tools to newcomers to have a great first-time experience which will motivate them and allow them to play the game further with greater enjoyment. Also, we will invite you, the players, to experience the new instance in the Deadspell Storm called Exarchyon. This massive dungeon will take the players inside the raftyard-based headquarters of the Brotherhood of the Glaive, a hostile faction where many encounters and challenges await. The instance is aimed at players of Fame Level 20 to 25. Concerning the mid-term planning for 2009: we will be working on two main features that you have been waiting quite some time for, and by two features, I mean, the Market, where you can trade your goods and items with other players, and, for PvP-aficionados, the possibility to sign up for Unranked 2v2 or 4v4 Arena matches. Ranked matches will eventually also find their way to the game, but will be introduced at a later date. After rankings have been added we’ll continue to add more Arena features depending on how you, the players, experience it. Of course, many other additions besides these two features will find their way into the game mid-term wise, but these are simply the focus-point for now. As for the long-term planning of 2009, we would like to implement elements that would strengthen the feeling of belonging to the Spellborn world by, for example, allowing Guild Alliances. We are still finalizing the concepts for some elements of the feature which we want to implement at some future point in the year, so for now, hold your horses. Talking about horses, or rather, any potential mounts, they are also a feature that we will be working on. You know how much we want our world to be coherent in terms of immersion so who knows what mounts will be like… To conclude this Project Update, rest assured that even more content will be implemented to the game over the course of the year, parallel to the features I just explained, ranging from new quests and new instances to new zones and even more. Yes, there is a lot coming up, guys! So stay tuned and logged in! And that is a wrap for this update. We hope you will like the aforementioned details and features we plan to implement in the game over the course of 2009. We are already very excited about this New Year, and count on you players to join us for the ride! Take care, and again, happy New Year! _________________ Want sneak peeks on things I'm working on? Follow me on Twitter http://twitter.com/Historian or hit my blog http://thehistorian.org
Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:23 am
Gremrod     Joined: 17 Nov 2006 Posts: 514	Not sure if you can answer this question. Is Acclaim waiting for the below features to be in game before they launch? ----------------------------------------------- Concerning the mid-term planning for 2009: we will be working on two main features that you have been waiting quite some time for, and by two features, I mean, the Market, where you can trade your goods and items with other players, and, for PvP-aficionados, the possibility to sign up for Unranked 2v2 or 4v4 Arena matches. Ranked matches will eventually also find their way to the game, but will be introduced at a later date. After rankings have been added we’ll continue to add more Arena features depending on how you, the players, experience it. Of course, many other additions besides these two features will find their way into the game mid-term wise, but these are simply the focus-point for now. _________________ Spellborn Wiki <-- Read it, Breath it....... Under Standing the Classes
Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:34 am
jpo     Joined: 09 Aug 2006 Posts: 83	Ummm....no mention of Acclaim? Or the US release? Do we still exist?
Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:35 am
aganazer     Joined: 16 Jan 2009 Posts: 24	Lots of good info. IMO the Market should have been a feature that they have on release.
Fri Jan 09, 2009 8:41 am
unbeatable20     Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Posts: 73	More updates to the game that isnt out yet great the torture continues
Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:05 am
scaredycrowe     Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 2	They continue to talk about updates and short/mid/long term plans but still fail to even come close to mentioning a US release date. Fascinating.
Fri Jan 09, 2009 9:30 am
rellron     Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 82	scaredycrowe wrote: They continue to talk about updates and short/mid/long term plans but still fail to even come close to mentioning a US release date. Fascinating. It makes sense to me. The thing that doesn't make sense is why Acclaim thinks by posting this news it means something to those of us who can't play it.
Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:12 am
rellron     Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 82	unbeatable20 wrote: More updates to the game that isnt out yet great the torture continues The game is out just not for North America, UK, etc... Why Acclaim thinks this kind of post is positive without any mention to US release is beyond me.
Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:13 am
tcosbanshee Frogster Community Manager     Joined: 09 Jan 2009 Posts: 6	scaredycrowe wrote: They continue to talk about updates and short/mid/long term plans but still fail to even come close to mentioning a US release date. Fascinating. Normally when we write newsbit about upcoming project content updates, it contains just that - content updates. Different releases in different regions are in the plans for 2009 of course, but it is a subject for a separate newsbit, which we will write when we are ready to announce it. _________________ Banshee EU Community Manager The Chronicles of Spellborn
Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:45 am
tylis     Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 2	tcosbanshee wrote: scaredycrowe wrote: They continue to talk about updates and short/mid/long term plans but still fail to even come close to mentioning a US release date. Fascinating. Normally when we write newsbit about upcoming project content updates, it contains just that - content updates. Different releases in different regions are in the plans for 2009 of course, but it is a subject for a separate newsbit, which we will write when we are ready to announce it. Actually, any communication would be nice right now. I just found this game a couple of days ago and I'm as confused as heck about what's going on.
Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:23 am
cerebyss     Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 114 Location: Canada	A lot of interesting and exciting things are planned for Spellbound in 09; it's nice to see some more information even if there's still no word on the Acclaim release. There seems to be a general sense of entitlement from a large majority of ppl eagerly awaiting the Acclaim release... I realize a lot of fans have been anticipating this game for years now -myself included- and while I fully agree that it's frustrating beyond belief having to wait this long, I don't understand why so many ppl seem to think that complaining to the devs/mods will make the game launch any faster, or why they seem to think they know better and have the right to tell the devs what to do and how they should do it... There's obviously a reason for the silence; they're aware a lot of fans are frustrated and I'm sure they don't want to add to the disappointment by giving dates they can't commit to. As many have already stated, there are likely some circumstances beyond their control and if you genuinely care about this game, at least have the courtesy and respect to trust that the devs know what they're doing and are working hard for the Acclaim launch. If you've given up hope, please stop trolling the boards unless you have something constructive to add and find another game to play. I'm probably just repeating what's been said numerous times before but I feel it needs to be said again. I'd rather the devs spend their time ironing out the last issues for a solid North America/UK/etc. launch than attempting to respond to the infinite number of negative comments polluting these forums. Sorry for the rant, but I've waited this long and I'm certainly not going to give up now... My sympathies go to those who've given up waiting for this game, but I'm going to keep my optimism and have a little faith that the devs will deliver a great and unique experience -fingers crossed- in early 09! We're almost there...
Fri Jan 09, 2009 11:42 am
bluest1     Joined: 19 Dec 2008 Posts: 7	Thats nice for the european version of spellborn but most would like "information" something tangible about the north american acclaim release for spellborn.
Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:11 pm
cerebyss     Joined: 22 Jan 2009 Posts: 114 Location: Canada	bluest1 wrote: Thats nice for the european version of spellborn but most would like "information" something tangible about the north american acclaim release for spellborn. Fail.
Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:12 pm
xenageo     Joined: 05 Dec 2008 Posts: 326 Location: Breastiary, Nippopolis	well to be fair to the acclaim community, what did anyone expect to be said in response to a post regarding a game we cannot play? I am all for fixing and patching and developing, but if anyone can't see how the biggest, most demanding market wouldn't feel snubbed when they don't get a game launch, when some countries I've never even heard of do! Then to boot, we get a content update rubbed in our faces. I am glad to see SIL developing and working tirelessly, but at some point we do have the right as the playerbase to make suggestions like "get your priorities straight" and "any day now before i stop caring plz" its really sad to have the pleas of the fanboys, the most dedicated and excited of the incoming community base, fall on deaf ears. we are happy to play the buggy game in acclaim beta, renegotiate the contracts, set new beta terms, do whatever it takes, but stop torturing the loyal members of this community. _________________ Quote: Do you want the mustache on or off?
Fri Jan 09, 2009 12:42 pm
scaredycrowe     Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 2	tcosbanshee wrote: scaredycrowe wrote: They continue to talk about updates and short/mid/long term plans but still fail to even come close to mentioning a US release date. Fascinating. Normally when we write newsbit about upcoming project content updates, it contains just that - content updates. Different releases in different regions are in the plans for 2009 of course, but it is a subject for a separate newsbit, which we will write when we are ready to announce it. Ah. I didn't realize this was a "project content update." I thought it was just a "project update" like the TCOS news page article subject said. Maybe you guys should hook up with them and get that re-worded as it is pretty misleading. It also would help us new folks out a bit if there was any explanation there that mentioned that there were (at least) two different types of updates so we wouldn't build any expectations for this sort of information. Just a thought. edit: poor speeeling
Fri Jan 09, 2009 1:58 pm
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