Worried, only 4 months left 2010

[Elderban]

The store is still loaded with issues... I would greatly prefer to see the implementation later rather than sooner if it helps get these issues resolved.

Generally what will happen is that it will be released and then there will be a patch very shortly thereafter to clean up any major issues. That's basically what happened with Moria...it was released with tons of bugs and they patched it like two weeks after it came out or something like that. Moria was NO where near ready for release when they released it...IMHO, anyway.

I was, however, quite surprised that they lifted the NDA so early into this beta. I am guessing that's because so much information had been leaked out already. In the past they generally lifted the NDA just a week or two before release, if that.

But, that being said, I am going to go with Grampaz on this one and say early September, if not sooner.

[hex2323]

Generally what will happen is that it will be released and then there will be a patch very shortly thereafter to clean up any major issues. That's basically what happened with Moria...it was released with tons of bugs and they patched it like two weeks after it came out or something like that. Moria was NO where near ready for release when they released it...IMHO, anyway.

I was, however, quite surprised that they lifted the NDA so early into this beta. I am guessing that's because so much information had been leaked out already. In the past they generally lifted the NDA just a week or two before release, if that.

But, that being said, I am going to go with Grampaz on this one and say early September, if not sooner.

Bugged is the industry standard for all game launches and has become acceptable to most. But oh, the crying that will ensue on that day!

[Adlerson]

Generally what will happen is that it will be released and then there will be a patch very shortly thereafter to clean up any major issues.

Trust me, with the bugs the store has this approach would be catastrophic. As it is right now it's a **** shoot (Especially on a busy day) whether your purchase will go through or not. And here's the kicker; If it doesn't go through you stand a good chance of still being charged the points for the item, with no item showing up, and there is no record of it. People have reported losing 2000-3000 points from this bug. Can you imagine how this would go down with the users on opening night?

[Nymphonic]

This thread title reminds me of how much I would love to have a brick and mortor honest to god big, boxed expansion like Moria was. I know this is off topic from the thread but that's what I would love more than anything else in game.