Very important announcement

[unixmad]

This message is put there for your comments before releasing to all graal players.


Classic and Player Worlds
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* Classic server and Player Worlds servers will be free for all players that have registered Graal Classic. All limitations on player worlds and Classic servers will be cancelled - no more ghost mode!

* The registration of Graal Classic will be a lifetime registration - pay once and play as much as you want.

* There will be a special introductory price for the current player base that will be around $15.

* All players that have already paid once for graal2001 will be automatically registered.

Players that have not registered Graal will be in trial mode. This mode is made to test out the game before registering; it’s not done to play weeks without registering Graal.

Limitation in trial mode will be:
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*Trial mode character will not be saved on the server; this means that when you leave the server, you lose what you have done.

* Trial mode players will not be able to send messages from the player list but they will be able to answer messages from registered players, it will still be possible to speak from the game window. (No more newbie masses!)

*Trial mode players will not broadcast client side information’s to other players, meaning that cheating in trial mode will not be possible. Sorry guys, live with it. ^_~

We will experiment with a new way to register Graal by phone that will not require a credit card; Graal subscription will be billed directly on your phone bill.

For players that cannot afford $15, you will be able to buy a ticket to play a week as a registered player. The price will be around $1, details to follow.

Accounts not registered by June 1st, 2002 will be scrapped, so get that PayPal account opened now!

Future plans for Graal Classic include:
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* Space on our server to store your levels, Remote Control will be used to control files for players.
* A system of skins to customize your Graal tiles and Client graphics.
* A voice system that will allow peoples to communicate by voice


About Graal2001 and Graal2002:
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Graal2001 and Graal2002 will stay on a monthly subscription rate, probably at the same price.

Graal 2001 will be renamed. Your ideas on that will be welcome, we want something that will show new players that Graal 2001 is a big game Park - the first idea was to name it Graal Game Park, but I’m sure you can come up with something better!

About the features:
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* A new version of Graal2001 will be released soon with new features, new characters, new server side fighting that will make combat more realistic, a big underground maze with dungeons and monsters, and a betting system for mini games that will make competition more interesting.

About Graal2002
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We plan to find a new name for it - your ideas are welcome.

We heard that you want a more role-playing and realistic world – well this is it.

Our plans for Graal2002 are huge and are planned to be finished in 6 months, but the keys part of the game will be mostly ready for the alpha testing:

* The new landscape engine that looks more 3D
* We have redrawn all the graphics to look more realistic
* Completely new characters
* Role-playing system, including skills, complete fighting systems, armor and weapons
* Lot of new jobs that will be linked to skills for success or failure, and more involved than rapid button pushing.
* Complex dungeon system with monsters, traps, and treasures.
* Kingdom system with castle invasions, town ruling, and a shopkeeper system for player to rent shops and do jobs protected by castle and guards
* New pets that will follow players and help them
* And more…

The alpha testing is planed for May 1st, 2002. All actual Graal2001 subscribers will be able to play and follow the development of the game with daily information updates from us.