This update was authored by Mod Gabriel and was released on 17 October 2011.
To all our Closed Beta testers,
You've all been a massive help to us here in the 8Realms team, whether it's been in load-testing our servers, providing figures to help balance the game, or even - gulp - finding out where it breaks.
A big part of Napoleon, our final Closed Beta server, is the updated First Play Experience. We've already put a large amount of effort into getting it right, and we plan to spend the next few weeks putting in a lot more effort to polish it for launch.
But to further improve the First Play Experience, what we need most is your feedback. Whether you're a new or seasoned 8Realms tester, we need as much feedback as possible about your experience of8Realms from the first time you log in to the end of the Classical Age. What works? What doesn't? And crucially - why?
We want as much feedback - good and bad - as you're happy to give us, and as a team we'll closely consider every word. This is hugely important to us, so please make your voice heard now. Help us make 8Realms the best it can be: join us on the forums today.
Gabriel
8Realms Wordsmith
We'll be running some maintenance from 5 AM to 11 AM GMT on Tuesday 18 October. You'll be able to play 8Realms as normal, but you won't be able to create a new game account during this time.