News archive
October 2008
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31.10.2008Good news for all beta-testers: We have just turned the Runes of Magic server on again. The servers will be available for normal beta testing throughout the night. Just before tomorrow's stress test we will take the server offline for a short maintanance (at about 10:30am GMT / 11:30 CET) and will commence the stress test as planned. The server ...
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31.10.2008Since the birth of the english forums, we always wanted to make sure you get the attention you need. While CM Bilanx was doing a good job and will never be very far, we needed some extra support due to the strong activity of the international community. CM Silberfuchs therefore introduces you to Jörg "Kerensky" Koonen, who will from now ...
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30.10.2008Last saturday the German Community had the chance to ask Community Manager Silberfuchs question in an IRC channel, sponsored by RoM-Welten.de. They took the liberty to translate the logfile into english, which you can read here. For the coming week we have already a plan to present you english speaking folks your own Dev-Chat! Stay tuned!
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30.10.2008The servers have been taken down recently and will be once more available for the starting of the stresstest at 20:00 GMT+1. For the duration of the test we have enabled a special forum sektion. The remaining Beta Forums will be deactivated so that every participant may concentrate entirely on the stresstest.
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28.10.2008The servers are running and the preparation for the coming stresstest next thursday are as good as done. We want to remind everyone that this is still the Closed Beta: Phase 2. So players can play as much as they want! We will need YOUR help at thursday, the 10.30.2008 and saturday, the 11.01.2008 Please try to be there when we begin ...
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27.10.2008If you've been one of the lucky winners of a Beta Key at one of the many websites participating in contests and giveaways, you will have to discern between two options to access your account. But so you don't get lost in the dark without a leading light, we'll take your hand from here. 1. Account activation: In the eMail that you've gotten from the ...
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26.10.2008With the start of the Closed Beta Phase 3 we reach another checkpoint which cannot be forgotten to make sure we have a smooth Open Beta and later on release launch: The STRESSTESTs! To test the server structures to their very core we will try to "burden" the servers as hard as possible. What this means you can read here in detail (all ...
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24.10.2008Ladies and Gentlemen! Hear ye, hear ye! 30.000 Beta-Keys wait to be won by YOU! Simply take a look at the links below, which will lead you to Webportals & Fansites to get you the chance to grab one of the highly sought after Closed Beta Keys for Runes of Magic! mmorpg.com mmosite.com gamer-network.com tentonhammer.com onrpg.com betaseeker.de ...
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24.10.2008Now also available in french: The MMORPG website "univers-virtuels.net" offers you new material about Runes of Magic in form of an Interview with Daniel "Danatros" Ullrich, the Director of Product Management. If your're french and eager for more insight into Runes of Magic, you shouldn't miss this opportunity! Here is a ...
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23.10.2008With the revealing of the "Sascilien Steppes" we arrive at the 6th zone of Runes of Magic that players may explore in the near future. Those steppes are dotted by wide meadows, dangerous swamps and sees, but also with an old mystic, which surrounds the so called folk of the "Goatpeople". By the use of caravans those creatures ...
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23.10.2008Due to the intensive work on Runes of Magic and the preparation for the Closed Beta: Phase 3, the Community & Forum Spotlights have been pushed into a smaller corner. Time enough to get back on track and present you with some neat things coming from our Community. New Wallpapers & Fan Art! 2 brand new and official Runes of Magic backgrounds ...
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22.10.2008Starting on page 19, thirteen1.com has featured Runes of Magic on 2 pages in their 7th issue. Read about their first steps and revelations in the world of Taborea: [...]"It's obvious that a lot of effort has gone into making sure the details are right. In fact the first thing you notice upon entering the game is how polished the overall ...
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21.10.2008Further news about the upcoming Closed Beta: Phase 3. Starting with the 27.10 we will begin to enable access to the Closed Beta Phase 3 from the 30.000 accounts -which are being given away by the use of competitions and by pure random- using waves every day. Keep a finger on that refresh button of you email program, so you won't miss the message ...
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20.10.2008The MMORPG website "MMOsite.com" offers you new material about Runes of Magic in form of an Interview with Daniel "Danatros" Ullrich, the Director of Product Management. If your're eager for more insight into Runes of Magic you shouldn't miss this opportunity! Here is a small snippet of the 3 pages long Interview: ...
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17.10.2008For every player, who is longingly awaiting their chance to get part of the running closed beta, we finally have good news for you. The closed Beta: Phase 3 is ready to launch on the 2nd November and the count of participating players will be raised to 30.000! Right before that we will run two stress tests on the game severs, this will be happening ...
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10.10.2008It's once more another friday, only one small step to the next weekend. Since we're all still being quite baffled about the Closed Beta Phase 2 start, the todays Forum Spotlight is being kept shorter than usual. But not less impressive! Weapon Fan-Artwork from SimonSaysBaka You won't regret a small visit to this part of the forums, where Simon ...
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09.10.2008Runes of Magic would not be a real MMORPG without an abundance of adjustment possibilities. Interface Design The wheel does not need to be reinvented when it already works perfectly. In this regard, those coming from other MMORPG's should feel right at home in Runes of Magic. Minimap, large map, avatar with life points, quest objectives, action ...
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09.10.2008We are proud to inform you that phase 2 of the Runes of Magic closed beta has begun today! A new patch will be available tomorrow to the current beta testers. The countdown to the open beta, which will start on 12.09.2008, has now begun! In order to celebrate this step with our community, we will be inviting more players to the closed beta! Follow ...
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03.10.2008So you have had no luck getting an invitation to the closed beta so far? Lady luck did not smile upon you with any of the many contests? And the weekend specials have also not helped you get into the Runes of Magic closed beta? No worries! We will invite 300 further players in this week's invitation wave, starting today! Those who are lucky can ...
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02.10.2008Groups, religions, orginizations, guilds... there are many different ways to describe the different factions of Taborea. The fact of the matter is that civilizations without communities who work together for the interest of all don't work, or at least they don't profit. In the "Faction" section of the Runes of Magic website you can read ...
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02.10.2008*Drum roll* Hear Yee Hear Yee! The OPEN BETA is coming! The success we have already had, with over 95,000 registered players paves the way to the open beta. This is reason enough for us, to start the second phase of the closed beta, (CBII) on October 9th, 2008! In the course of the following phases we will allow a further 30,000 players into the ...
