by Santa // 08/01/2012
We'd like to thank everyone here for the continued support towards the server and we want you to know that the support really helps to keep us going. With that said, we'd like to shed some light upon a few topics that have been brought to our attention lately.
As most of you would know, we have had the beta period for the server, which was incredibly useful to us in many ways. Foremost, we were able to get a feel of how hard the content needs to be for it to be challenging, since for many players the word 'challenging' hasn't really been used in the way it should have for a long time. We intend to do something about that.
Right now there is a lot of coding going on, as can be seen in some of our update videos on our Media page and in the Universal Updates thread. Keep in mind that there are more changes being made almost all the time, and not all are posted. (But most are!) We have soon finished scripting and tuning all of the dungeons and we will then move on to the remaining aspects of PvP, Battlegrounds, and important matters in general.
As for vote and donation rewards -- vote rewards would be very basic, a small kindness for supporting this server, such as Health Potions - definitely no weapons or gear. Donation rewards will not give you any advantage towards the actual progression on the server, they're merely to encourage support towards this server.
As for the release, we can not give you anything but soon, for now. We're working hard to prepare the server for launch, so that we will not have to look back at things that are not finished. This way, when we launch, we can truly focus on the well-being of the server - including rapid bug fixes and much more.
Kind regards,
- Quality Gaming staff
by Santa // 25/11/2011
We'd like to thank you guys for playing and testing out the beta server. The beta will now be put offline for a while so we can truly focus on all the bugs you guys have reported. After that we can focus on the big release.
We will keep you guys fully updated with new videos and information about the full release in the meanwhile.
-- Much love from the Quality Gaming staff
by Santa // 21/11/2011
As a closure of the beta, we've decided to give everyone the .additem, .additemset, .lookup item and .lookup itemset commands so you can test any item you like for the last few days of the beta.
We've gone ahead and deleted some overpowered items that would easily ruin the game for other players. There could still be a couple of overpowered items that we may have missed. If you happen to find such items, please report them to the staff or on the forums.
by Santa // 18/11/2011
There will be a hosted raid to Molten Core and Onyxia this Sunday at 18:00 PM GMT (London Time)
This raid will be for Alliance characters only, so have one ready in Stormwind 15 minutes before the raid. A couple of Game Masters will be waiting there to invite you.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask.
by Santa // 13/11/2011
We appreciate all the testing that you guys have done so far. The feedback we have gotten from this is incredibly helpful. As the beta is coming to an end, we are planning to have a raid to Onyxia and Molten Core. After that we may or may not give you guys the additem command so you can test whatever you want to test for the last few days of the beta.
After the beta, all characters will be wiped from your account and the server will go offline for a while, so we can truly focus on those last few bugs and prepare the server for it's full release. We will calculate the total amount of played from your characters and make sure you get the proper reward for playing on the beta. When the server goes live, you'll be able to pick the rewards from our site and send them to one of your characters.
We will release a couple of videos of the server before the release and keep you guys fully updated with new information as time passes. More information about the upcoming test raids will be available on the forums later.
by Sey // 01/11/2011
Hello everybody!
We appreciate the testing you all have done so far! We've decided what the rewards will be for beta testers.
Beta-testers with a minimum of 48 hours(2days) /play time will receive 4 pieces of the Dungeon 1 set: Bracers, Belt, Gloves and Boots. On top of that they will receive 100 gold.
Beta-testers with a minimum of 96 hours(4days) /play time will receive the same rewards as above, plus 2 items of choice from any 5-man dungeon(Blue's only). On top of that they will receive a total of 200 gold.
We've also increased the profession rate to x5, hoping to improve the testing of professions.
Don't forget to sign up for the Molten Core test raid in our forums. The raid will be hosted next Thursday!
Happy testing everyone, it really helps us improve our full release!
by Santa // 22/10/2011
The beta will be opened this Thursday or Friday. We'll have an open beta, meaning everyone can join at any given time. You'll be able to log in with your current account.
We plan to test Molten Core, parts of Zul'Gurub, some dungeons (Stratholme, UBRS and Scholomance), the battlegrounds, the PvP system and quests/classes/spells/talents in general.
The characters created in the beta will be given dungeon 1 gear for testing purposes.
If you participate in the beta, you'll be given a small reward. We're not 100% sure what that reward is just yet. After the beta, all characters and guilds will be wiped clean.
The beta is not even close to the end product. This is purely a beta and is only for testing. The results of the beta will decide how we will continue with the full release.
If you have any questions regarding the beta, leave a reply here or in the comment section.
by Haze // 14/09/2011
Theoretically, we COULD open the beta today and let you guys go wild, but what would the point of that be? First of all, we will probably get some bug reports, we then need to fix those bugs. We probably won't be able to keep up with the amount of bugs that will inevitably be posted. It takes time to fix bugs, depending on how severe they are.
So in essence, it would get to a point where you aren't actually doing anything constructive, you'll end up just running about probably not doing all that much since you wouldn't keep your characters at the end of the beta. Making work put into the characters, if you do so. Obsolete.
That's why we try to time this as good as we can, so that we can provide a minimum wait between the end of beta and the actual release. While also making the most of what players will be able to test for us.
So please, it will start soon, we can not give an exact date beyond soon just yet.
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