Quote Originally Posted by Sanctus View Post
this is the one issue im scratching my head at myself, if they are really 8 weeks behind schedule why are they taking 1.0 down now
This is very likely a data scrubbing issue. They are going to have ALOT of data to sort through and run ETL process on in order to translate it to the new database structure. With all the talk of how different the game is, it is very likely that much of the previous databases were scrapped entirely. They are going to have to have time to translate the data over, then test it to make sure there isnt any issues.

They also told people you would be able to change race, so if you have any of the race specific starting gear on, there would have to be triggers written to go though and change the equipment you have equipped if you choose to change. This has to be done on the fly because they don't know who you will change to in the end.

Lastly, there is data wherehousing to talk about. They are going to want to have a standard set of initial parameters to work from and the more people keep using it, the longer they have to wait to have a final data-set. If they pic a date and work with it, then if something goes wrong, they will always have that specific copy.

I would have thought you would need to freeze accoungs 2-3 months out bare minimum if you want to go through this process with the tiny team they have at SE.