Open Beta Delayed Until May 10th
We are deeply sorry to say, but open beta for Spirit Tales has been postponed to May 10, 2012. It was a hard decision to make, but problems have occurred that have made it difficult to incorporate certain features that are vital to the release of the game. However, we are optimistic that this short, but necessary delay, will produce a much more complete and polished game.
We understand how this could create some frustrations and disappointment with Spirit Tales. We assure you that Spirit Tales will be moving forward stronger than ever and we will ensure the best quality game possible for you the users.
While we have delayed the release of Open Beta nothing else has changed and we will provide you with the best content we have to offer as well a slew of Events that will make you want to keep coming back to Spirit Tales.
At this time, I'd like to open up the thread to questions. Please feel free to post questions regarding the delay, the game itself, or any other constructive comments.
I'll be trying to keep up with this thread as best I can, but I will also be gathering questions to be answered on Wednesday and a massive Q & A thread where I discuss in detail all the questions you have.
Remember, this delay is to improve the game, and incorporate all features possible for Open Beta, not a cancellation.
Acknowledged Questions/Comments:
Why not release it how it is and then gradually add the content as weekly patches or something?
Short Answer, we need to make sure all features we are implementing are working properly. There are features at lower levels that are still having kinks worked out that you didn't see in CBT. With the features we needed to implement, it would not be possible to ensure a stable release by April 25th. It's very frustrating, but our only choice at this point. I'm as disappointed as anyone, however even I can't deny that I'd rather have a stable game with no issues than an unstable game.
We are not delaying because of bugs, but because of feature implementation. The content we were unable to apply by launch is very important and requires this delay.
So much for the Facebook event..
This is one of the reasons I am so upset as well. I worked hard to make sure that X-Legend and KoramGame worked together to get Spirit Tales out early. However a few snags along the way have caused this delay.
We were originally slated for April 30th, so had we not pushed up the launch with Facebook we would have been pushed back even farther.
I hope there will be no more delays.
I can assure you that there will not be any more.
Can you just have the download link posted in advance?
Yes The client will be available for download well before the Open Beta Launch.
I am concerned about the bad form of doing this 2 days before release.
I understand your point, and I agree. We had to wait until the last minute to announce the delay because it wasn't finalized yet. We have fought against this delay for some time and sadly we weren't victorious. We can say for certain though that this will be our only delay for launch.
