Whew! We are getting close to launch and the environment here at Destination Games is one of last minute butterflies and great excitement. We are killing more bugs than an industrial bug-zapper in a swamp and we hope to have another big round of fixes out to the players sometime next week.
The End of Beta event has finally been announced. Sand = Grit. Toughness. Expect more about the event each day next week. Speaking of EoB...
From: General British
To: Rainz
Subject: Rematch
You may have killed me at the UO End of Beta event, however this was not a proper duel. You took me out when I wasn't expecting it... I handed that to you. Now that I'm ready, I would like to see you try to bring me down again, Rainz. Come and get me.
**End of Line**
Answering a few questions from our Feedback Form:
For the pre-order folks. What time will the servers be available on the 30th of October?
US Servers: The 30th at 12:01 am Central (5:01 am GMT)(6:01 am CET)
EU Server: The 30th at 2:01 am Central (7:01am GMT)(8:01 am CET)
Will my beta character be wiped before launch?
Yes.
Are there any weapons you can use with Hand to Hand combat?
Yes, you can pistol-whip or rifle-butt if you melee with a weapon in your hand. We also have swords for spies and staffs for Guardians.
With pvp will there be a way for people to turn off wargame? Right now its set so that when a leader starts a war you are forced to pvp if you like it or not.
You can join a non-pvp clan. Then you will never be forced into PvP without your consent. When a clan is formed the leader has to choose PvP or non-PvP. Before you join a clan, ask!
With RP will there be more emotes?
Yes. We are working on more all the time. I am also happy to report that we are working on getting /sit and /liedown in the game.
Caves of Donn is too hard!
Yes, it is. We are toning it down.
That's it for today. Next week - Paul Sage, Lead Developer gets us ready for release.
CuppaJo