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Is it just me?
Beta will probably start within the next 2-4 weeks. Just my swing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coeprandua
> Is it just me?
Nope. Any information about the schedule is really overdue.
(And I mean official information by Turbine. Not some vage 'well, there will be the anniversary event in late april and then this and that some time later on ...'-guesswork from other forum users)
Better to have a vague idea than no idea at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Onno
Well, unfortunately, sometimes things don't always go as planned. I'm sure we'll get news very soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Coeprandua
Omg, please no! They said the update was coming in April. Since beta is usually 4 weeks, it should have started today.Quote:
Originally Posted by robbie1435
Probably a delay since they're still working on Music system... They want to get it out with U16 as well. (IDK how my other post was posted "before" yours, yet I quoted the one it came before... Odd)Quote:
Originally Posted by Coeprandua
Who said U16 was coming in April? The last I remember they said spring and I expect U16 in June, for the record; which technically is still spring by the calendar if launched before the 21st.
That said, betas vary, depending. If they start beta in April, which I'm not sure is going to happen (I'm thinking May) and do 4 weekly rounds, well good for them; for they'll get a May launch. I do think the beta will be longer than two weeks this time. There's a lot to test.
This is one of those things that can only be explained with time travel.Quote:
Originally Posted by robbie1435
Surely, you must be joking. Everyone said it, or I am mental.Quote:
Originally Posted by cdq1958
October 2014 Producer's Letter:Quote:
Originally Posted by cdq1958
Ofc leadership has changed since, so it might indeed be delayed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rowan
So what, are we on the bi-annual update cadence now?
Accordingly we're on the quarterly update cadenceQuote:
Originally Posted by Almagnus1
Ah, how quickly I forget, but given the layoffs and other changes and no mention of an April launch of U16 since January, well, I stand corrected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vulcwen
Update 16 was discussed in this post:Quote:
Originally Posted by cdq1958
https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthr...61#post7327061
on March 3, 2015.
Do not forget Turbine has suffered thru a miserable month of horrid winter weather which has resulted in a lot of lost worker bee hours.
Frelorn said during his livestream last week that they have some news to release about developer diaries and stuff, but Vyvyanne was out being sick after PAX East, so it delayed some things.
I would rather see U16 delayed for however long it takes to get it right, than to see it implemented before it's ready. I watch DDO be destroyed by that type of impatience. I dont want to see it here. Devs, you just keep pluggin along til it's finished and dont let anyone rush you. Dont break the game!
To put this thread back on topic, we are shooting for the end of April-ish for Update 16. We had scheduled it to be completed sooner, but thanks to the Snowpocalypse that was the month of February here, we pushed out the timeline a bit to ensure the team has enough time to get everything done they need to.
There may also be a smaller update before that as well, depending on a few things. More information will be passed along as we nail down the details. :)
I'm sure you're probably not allowed to tell us... ;) Buuut. Can you give any news regarding the possible new pvp map? IE: Will it come with U16/Is it coming at all?Quote:
Originally Posted by Frelorn
Alright. That's fair enough. Thanks for taking the time to update us. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Frelorn
:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Frelorn
/jealous of record breaking snowfall
*almost... but not really...* Last year was abominable for my area, and actually I'm a little thankful you kept it all and melted it in style this year. (Those Snowdragons™ were interesting to see at work. Never heard of such beast til this year. Yowzah!)
C'mon now... Nine feet of snow in a large metropolitan area in a month. Quit exaggerating! Snowpocalypse! Sheesh!Quote:
Originally Posted by Frelorn
You make it sound like people were walking in the street because they couldn't locate sidewalks. Or that people just left their cars buried under snow because they couldn't be dug out and, if they could, the streets were too narrow to drive on. Next you'll tell me that Boston Harbor, only recently showing signs of environmental clean-up efforts, was used to dump tons of snow - and whatever else was plowed up with it - risking years of cleaning effort. Or that thousands of tons of snow were put through a Snow Dragon which insta-poofed it all into water, straining the city's storm-water cleaning systems.
Go on with ya now! Pull the other leg!
Next thing you know he'll try to convince us all that today, all the beer in the city has turned green with envy over just how well the City of Boston handled a Snowpocalypse.
PS: Yes, just to be absolutely clear, all of the above is humor. :) Or at least an attempt at humor. YMMV.
I get blamed for everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frelorn
Now, that wasn't so hard, was it? Please don't hesitate to keep us informed :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Frelorn
I'm referring to integer updates, not the Update X.Y where Turbine is basically patching stuff that borked during the integer updates.Quote:
Originally Posted by robbie1435
There must be so many details that it can't be fathomed about how many details.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frelorn
April-ish?? Seeing you are even using this word means, most likely not in April. And its because of the snow? Pretty poor excuse.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frelorn
I really hope you are joking...Quote:
Originally Posted by hobbit1968
Thanks for the update Frelorn :)
I hope we are hearing about beta testing next week or indeed we arent going to see it in April.
From what I saw in the news, I think the reason for the delay is very valid.Quote:
Originally Posted by hobbit1968
Last year it was planned to have four - as you call it - integer updates. In the end we had 3, maybe because of the change of the Executive Producer. We had U13(Fangorn), U14(West-Gondor) and U15(East-Gondor). IIRC there are 2 Updates planned for this year. Osgiliath and Upper-Lebennin or what the region will be in East-Gondor/U16 in April/begin of May and Minas Tirith/U17 in October-ish/autumn. I also think that the Battle on the Pelennor will be a separate Update following Minas Tirith as U18, as far as I remember this from the HtoI/SHIELD runs and Q/As.Quote:
Originally Posted by Almagnus1
I suggest one thing to fix is the pathetic Beorning mounted combat. It's ridiculous - far worse than the previous red-headed stepchild, guardian - and means that getting a warsteed for bears is utterly pointless.
My preference would be for actual dates please. :D :DQuote:
Originally Posted by hobbit1968
e.g.
April 7 Minor update
April 28 Update 16.
While not ideal, end of April-ish is extremely better than all that soon, incredi-soon blah blah soon nonsense.