Ive addedd a few more comments from players from the same source as above.


Darkscribe responded to Japanese concerns and mentioned Open Beta beginning next month; that's where I'm getting my intial timeline from. The following 8 - 12 weeks is a PURE guesstimate based on previous experience with Beta programs.

Jeremy seems to think the 2nd part of the timeline will be much shorter. I have my doubts, but many discrepencies in projected timelines can be chalked up to differing levels of expectation.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


Just out of curiousity... being in the Northern hemisphere and considering different ways of measuring seasons summer starts in June, with the latest timeframe being the time of the Solstice... which this year is June 21st. Can we except KR before the 21st of June? Because anytime after that is no longer "pushing" the definition of spring. It is then summer.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Very good point there

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The first day of Summer is June 21st.

Most people don't think of June = Spring, so therefore probably the plan is the first or second week of June.


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Thanks for correcting the OP and updating us Tabbitha

Vepl

Ah. Makes more sense then. Back to not having any answer at all?

In this industry we're usually strongly discouraged (warned, threatened, newspapers brandished at us, whatever) from posting any hard dates unless managment/marketing has posted and pimped a date to the point if we say it, its already redundant.. And with good reason. Dates change a lot in the game biz.

Most Games are worked on up until minutes before they're locked and shipped and then worked on afterwards, updates in patches. We're trying to not lock ourselves down with too solid of a date where we're forced to ship before its time.

If a Dev posts a timeline it makes some people happy, but it turns out to be off, or if big bosses change said timeline dramatically - People in the public accuse you of 'decieving' them, and big bosses make the trip down to your cube to beat you up. :grin: Not good for the poor dev messenger.

Jeremey - She does and says all she can.

:grin: :grin: :grin:

Cathat

Very wise

I could not agree more,and thank you for taking time out to post a response here Cathat

BUT ....... BUT .................. Cathat didn't tell us who got to pull the plug that blew up Haven

Vepl

CatHat beat me to the punch.

Seriously, how dissappointed would yuo be if they said "April 10th" back in October and then it turned out that you were reading the new Harry Potter book while downloading the new client? Id rather have it up in the air with a "soon" than have a hard date that keeps getting pushed back.

I doubt there can be a timeline. It's about fixing things on the go while they make it so both KR and 2d work together. I think it an unfortunate part of this upgrade. Besides any and every timeline we've seen in the history of UO has been bent, broken and basically useless.

Also, minor note, Jeremy is a she, not a he. Besides what company (any company) community rep didn't have to do a Texas 2 -step? Nature of the beast IMHO

I'm sure they can't give us a 'firm' date. But since they took my 3D away from me I sure hope they get their UO:KR act together very soon!!

I still need a beta code...I'd love to play UO again.