Excitement turning into anger now.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUU ANET!
"Later this year" sounds like September - December to me, tbh.
"Loss of blood... My only weakness!"
~ Warlord Khan, Magicka
Anyway, if you don't already see where I'm going with this, allow me to spell it out: the only meaningful MMORPG "endgame" -- i.e., something novel to do after the progression process is over -- is that of the sandbox.
Doesn't even sound like open beta for March and April. He said many of you not all of you.
But yeah unfortunately that sounds like we won't see release until like late summer...maybe. Meh...
Man, I dont want it to be September! Gah. I am going to get my hopes up and say that "Later this year" means potentially any time after this Blog is released :P Including May-ish.
"Later this year" isn't the same as "Late this year".
It just means after April.
May through December is the only time frame we have, though i doubt they will end beta after the April phase and then wait seven months to release it.
[quote author=ðεrfεℓ † καðαrηε link=topic=158876.msg2123362#msg2123362 date=1265649724]
And who are you?
 A two-feet-tall midget dual wielding 5ft long two-handed swords?
 Or a blue-skinned half-squid-half-goat uncorrupted demon of light from outer space who is a wild shaman?
 Or are you a killed, then raised, then liberated, then killed, then raised, then liberated again human whose eyes used to glow not, then glow yellow, and now glow blue (I'm not even talking of your spine portruding through your skin, your armor and your cloak)(and the ability to speak without lower jaw)?
 Or are you an elf who can turn into a cat, bear, seal, cheetah, eagle and tree, but still has to use ground mounts which you magically conjure from thin air? [/quote]
Oh god dont say September/Dec... Noooooooo way, no no no no no... pooey! I'm with the positive people , APRIL (May if they must) DAMN YOU!! LOL
For all intents and purposes March/April is going to be their open beta and May/June is the likely release timeframe. "Later this year" doesn't automatically mean the end of the year or something, it's just a point in time after April.
I'll go with the midsummer release june or july
Wee, so happy right now!
After I got over the initial excitement, this news really depressed me. I was hoping for february open beta and march or april release.
I dont care when it comes out, we will be able to play it for years, damit ill wait as long as it takes to finish this game, next month we will see footage, of the game and then a bit latrer we can play it!!. I dont care its still a while away, i am happy to wait
"Loss of blood... My only weakness!"
~ Warlord Khan, Magicka
Anyway, if you don't already see where I'm going with this, allow me to spell it out: the only meaningful MMORPG "endgame" -- i.e., something novel to do after the progression process is over -- is that of the sandbox.