Hello
everyone! The morning mist is here and winter comes
like a cold wintry thing. But is this to be the winter
of our discontent? No! Because the Dragon Empires
beta is going on! In our next phase we will add 3,200
more people to the test, a significant jump in numbers,
as well as a lot of great features like quests, monsters,
cities and the economy. We expect the next phase to
happen later on this winter and we're quite excited
by the prospect of seeing the game develop and grow
so much. We will mail you if you get invited so don't
worry about missing out. If you're getting this mail
you have a chance! Now would also be a good time to
get your friends onto the beta list before we are
swamped with even more applicants so forward this
on and let them know about us.
Feature
of the week: Lore
A
lot of people know that we have some great lore being
written but not everyone knows where it all comes
from. Back when Dragon Empires was first being worked
on we contacted Piers Anthony, a well known fantasy
author, to create a back story and world for Dragon
Empires. He came up with our five unique dragons and
their unusual pact with humanity (some of which has
been mentioned in published stories already). We've
always been strongly committed to creating a living
and breathing world with great stories and quests
which is why earlier this year we hired our writer
Rob Adams to continue developing the world Piers gave
us. We will continue to add to the background and
you should look for more stories later this year.
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Letter from Gadsolme
Greetings,
As promised I will this week bring you up to date
with the small exhibition that I have been holding
over the recent months more... |
Dev
Chats
There will be a Stratics House of Commons developer
chat on Monday the 27th of October at 8pm GMT and
8pm PST. To learn more about Stratics chats head to
http://chat.stratics.com. On the night
connect to irc.stratics.com #de-devchat to take part.
The chat will be moderated.
Hot
news
-
Custom avatars available on the forums. Read about
how to get yours on
here.
- New dev diary with new concept art
available.
- RPG Vault Q&A 35 was
posted.
- DE has had great coverage in PC Gameplay Belgium
and a mention in CGM US as well as monthly Dev Diaries
for PC Zone UK.
Forum
post of the week
If you want to talk on the Dragon Empires chat channel
then read this forum
post by Stonecraft which provides a thorough
guide to the mysteries of IRC chat. The channel regularly
has around 50 people in it and is frequented by developers
too.
Fan
site of the week
Ladies Empire - www.ladiesempire.com
Alia has created a fan site to promote interest in
MMORPGs and Dragon Empires amongst women gamers. The
site is still in development right now but promises
to be a useful resource for all gamers.
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