Letter from the Producer, XXXVI (10/05/2012)

[bobbygunz]

If it's going to take them 2 months to transfer over the character data, then they should commence the savepoint 2 months before release. Don't do it before you've even started Alpha, SE.

Alpha was supposed to be in September. Along with a "flood" of information. They should postpone the savepoint, since they've obviously postponed everything else.

[Felis]

Don't do it before you've even started Alpha, SE.

Alpha start end of october. it is earlier than 11/1

[bobbygunz]

Alpha start end of october. it is earlier than 11/1

We've heard that one before.

[Sephrick]

Alpha start end of october. it is earlier than 11/1

Technically speaking, 11/1 is around the end of October.

I wouldn't get my hopes up that "get things moving around the end if October" translates to it starting in October. They've yet to hit a target time frame.

[Efrye]

If it's going to take them 2 months to transfer over the character data, then they should commence the savepoint 2 months before release. Don't do it before you've even started Alpha, SE.

Now that's a great idea!
They should transfer the character data right before the release so they have no time to test it and no time to fix any problems. I can totally see that working out perfectly for everyone!

Game development is so simple anyway, what's taking them so long?!

[bobbygunz]

Now that's a great idea!
They should transfer the character data right before the release so they have no time to test it and no time to fix any problems. I can totally see that working out perfectly for everyone!

Game development is so simple anyway, what's taking them so long?!

It's pretty unreasonable for them to take 1/3rd of a year to transfer the data to their new server (i.e. 4 months).

The November 1st date made sense in light of the fact that open Beta was originaly slated for this time, but now even alpha for western players will not be available at tihs time. So since they postponed everything else, they also need to postpone the close date. Or at least they should.

Fact is, November 1st savepoint was devised under the assumption we would have beta at this time. They obviously don't lack the capacity to keep the server up beyond this date, so they should just pospone the savepoint.

Pretty sure nobody's going to see 2.0 release until march. So unless release is in January, it's pretty premature to do the savepoint now.

[Abriael]

It's pretty unreasonable for them to take 1/3rd of a year to transfer the data to their new server (i.e. 4 months).

The November 1st date made sense in light of the fact that open Beta was originaly slated for this time, but now even alpha for western players will not be available at tihs time. So since they postponed everything else, they also need to postpone the close date. Or at least they should.

Fact is, November 1st savepoint was devised under the assumption we would have beta at this time. They obviously don't lack the capacity to keep the server up beyond this date, so they should just pospone the savepoint.

Pretty sure nobody's going to see 2.0 release until march. So unless release is in January, it's pretty premature to do the savepoint now.

Because you obviously know how much time it'll take for them to convert the data and test that everything is working correctly, right?

[sharazisspecial]

Because you obviously know how much time it'll take for them to convert the data and test that everything is working correctly, right?

Likewise you dont know anything about how long or fast it will take them. If they have delayed release for 4 months or more then logically it means they can transfer data a bit later then what they originally were planning.

[bobbygunz]

Because you obviously know how much time it'll take for them to convert the data and test that everything is working correctly, right?

Look who's back....

Anyway, the november 1st date was created for a different deadline (one where JP alpha was well underway) and beta was occuring right after server shutdown.

[moriandrio]

Because you obviously know how much time it'll take for them to convert the data and test that everything is working correctly, right?

Yeah cause Yoshi allready said that it will take about 1 month to transfer the data...