As Open BETA dwindles to a close, we will be closing the server at 1am EST until later tonight night for the official launch at 6pm EST. For your local time for launch, check here:
http://www.timeandda…1210T18&p1=3705
We’re excited to get Sanctum online and allow you all to get started on a journey where your accomplishments will finally matter instead of having them wiped with BETA. We hope to have a reasonable turnout, but please be aware, advertising has come slowly and SEO has not been our best friend in recent weeks. You, the players, will be our biggest advertising asset. Alya and I will both be available for any immediate questions following the official launch at 6pm, here on the forums.
With that said, I wanted to share a few reminders and updates.
Future Development
Despite being officially “launched”, we will continue to push out future “publishes”, much like EA. I will likely open a new section on the forum specifically for publish logs. You can expect (at the least) monthly publishes, but we’re aiming for bi-weekly. This means there will be reboots for each publish, which will also allow us to ensure server/network stability by doing these reboots.
Sanctum is NOT bug-free
I loathe communities that attempt to claim they’re bug-free. It’s not possible. Somewhere, somehow, someone will encounter a bug or find new ways to break something. In no way is that intended to be disrespectful to our players; it’s simply a reality. What I am trying to convey, is that we will not promise you that you will not encounter any bugs post-launch, but what we can promise, is that we will work diligently to resolve the issue, no matter how big or small. Depending upon the severity of the bug and the impact it may or may not have on game-play, you may see publishes earlier than expected.
Future Donations
We will continue to run promotions for holidays and major milestones (such as one year online), and not every package will be the same. Some may be rare aesthetics for a low price, or value packages for enormous prices like our Platinum Package (now expired).
Contacting Staff post-Launch
Throughout Open BETA I’ve tried to make myself as available as possible. Post-launch, players will need to rely more on forum posts unless there is a dire emergency (such as the server being offline for any reason), in which case you can contact myself or Alya directly. We will be hiring a few Game Masters and Counselors to oversee page queues and other day-to-day duties. Not to say I don’t enjoy individual conversations, but I may not have the time to reply directly in which case I don’t want to offend anyone.
Anti-Rail System
Please be aware that the reprieves granted to players wanting to “test” the functionality of the system during Open BETA, are no longer available. With launch, if you are jailed as a result of failing the test, our No AFK-Gathering policy will be enforced as necessary. If you have a macro running and need to minimize, walk away, or anything of the sort.. turn the macro off.
See you all later this evening!
