Expansion Sneak peek!

This week the 'Sneak Peek' for the expansion beta started on IGN, Buffed, Multiplayer.it and Vandal.net. Players get the chance to check out the Rise of the Godslayer content in this open beta. So if you haven't already, check out Fileplanet, Buffed, Multiplayer.it and Vandal.net for details.


Character Slot Update

As announced today, we are offering veterans a free additional character slot. In addition, everyone can also purchase up to 10 additional character slots over the billing pages. For more details read this post here.


Launch Day Preparations

Finally, on the 11th of May the gates to Khitai will open. As we mentioned last week the launch day update will be around three gigabytes in size (probably a little over that in the final build, which is being prepared right now), and we have set up extra capacity with our hosting partners to try and ensure the download process is as smooth as possible for all users. Obviously there will most likely be a higher volume of traffic than we see with normal major updates but we are working to ensure there are no major issues for all of you. Since all users will be downloading the additional data (even those who haven't actually purchased the expansion still require the data so they can display other players etc) you should be aware of the download when planning your time for getting into Khitai first! Users who will update from the retail version should expect the update to be significantly smaller, probably between 500-900MB


Beta Clients

Also today an important note for those who have been part of the expansion beta tests. Some players who have been in the expansion beta asked if they could just copy the files from their beta installation over to the live game installation to save some time and bandwidth on the 11th of May. This should not be done! There are files and versions of data included in the beta installation that are not needed in the expansion update. Having these in the live client will for one add unnecessary MB to the installation and in some cases it might even add issues and bugs that have been fixed for the final expansion update. So the only way to ensure a working expansion update is to patch it through the launcher.


Only four days left ... we are looking forward to see you in Khitai!