Announcement: Era iPhone

[SKJF91]

Originally Posted by cbk1994

... all the bs...

Originally Posted by salesman

... all the bs...

Just admit that you wanted to make an iPhone server simply because you seen the success in graal classic's iPhone server and realized you were way over your head.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by xnervNATx

so basically you intend to make era iphone have every guns sell in stores so everyone has a chance at getting it.

Yes. There might eventually be some that come from events or so, but there won't be an actual trade economy like on Era.

[MontyPython]

Originally Posted by SKJF91

Just admit that you wanted to make an iPhone server simply because you seen the success in graal classic's iPhone server and realized you were way over your head.

Just admit that you're basing your conclusion off of no substantial evidence and merely your own personal bias.

[CharlieM]

Originally Posted by MontyPython

Just admit that you're basing your conclusion off of no substantial evidence and merely your own personal bias.

iPhone Classic - 501 Players
Graal Era - 60 Players

[Tim_Rocks]

Originally Posted by CharlieM

iPhone Classic - 501 Players
Graal Era - 60 Players

Era will have way more people playing than on classic when it gets released =P

[xnervNATx]

so basically you intend to make era iphone have every guns sell in stores so everyone has a chance at getting it.

[12171217]

I don't see why this would take long at all. Considering you're recycling art resources from Era, it shouldn't have taken longer than a week to be very nearly finished. There's no reason why it can't be released before the new Era overhaul, becausw that's certainly not coming any time in the near future.

[CharlieM]

Originally Posted by SKJF91

Just admit that you wanted to make an iPhone server simply because you seen the success in graal classic's iPhone server and realized you were way over your head.

This is probably right, It wouldn't be a thought if they were actually working ont he dev server, usually you dont stop a project and start a new one you lose the thought process. I hate to say it but, They need to show progress other then saying things like they have.

Originally Posted by 12171217

I don't see why this would take long at all. Considering you're recycling art resources from Era, it shouldn't have taken longer than a week to be very nearly finished. There's no reason why it can't be released before the new Era overhaul, becausw that's certainly not coming any time in the near future.

The graphics artists they hired have decided they want to redo things

[SKJF91]

Originally Posted by CharlieM

The graphics artists they hired have decided they want to redo things

Graphics can be changed at any time, they could make the server with black squares and circles etc..

[salesman]

Originally Posted by SKJF91

Just admit that you wanted to make an iPhone server simply because you seen the success in graal classic's iPhone server and realized you were way over your head.

It was my idea to let everyone know what we were doing because you have the right to know why things are taking so long. The original post in this thread even states our intention for announcing this so early:

Originally Posted by cbk1994

We are announcing this early because this will place the development project on a temporary hold. We understand that the project has already been delayed many times, and that this is inconvenient for many people, but we believe that the benefits of this project, especially the rapid development of content to be used on both servers, outweigh the delays caused by it.

Originally Posted by 12171217

I don't see why this would take long at all. Considering you're recycling art resources from Era, it shouldn't have taken longer than a week to be very nearly finished. There's no reason why it can't be released before the new Era overhaul, becausw that's certainly not coming any time in the near future.

It was only supposed to take a few weeks to complete. The majority of the work was supposed to be just creating an overworld and dumbing down things like the gang system and events, but our tile artist bailed on us before even finishing the basic tiles. We're not going to create an iphone server that will be in the app store using the current tileset -- it's hideous.

By pushing it off until the dev server is complete (or nearly completed), we will be able to include much more than just the basic systems (such as achievements, more events, quests, etc). Also, if iPhone gamers decide to try the PC version, they won't run into an older and completely different version of what they've been enjoying on their iPhone. Who knows...they might actually stick around.

[SKJF91]

Originally Posted by salesman

It was my idea to let everyone know what we were doing because you have the right to know why things are taking so long. The original post in this thread even states our intention for announcing this so early:

Reread my post

Originally Posted by SKJF91

Just admit that you wanted to make an iPhone server simply because you seen the success in graal classic's iPhone server and realized you were way over your head.