Well, if it is anything like the other on-line gaming communities i've been
in lately. You will have to purchase the expansion set (usually 10-20$) to
continue to play the game. I certainally hope that they fix the obvious bugs
in the game before devoting the time and effort to a new expansion set.

Meridian had upgrades every 4 months or so. This way they get an additional
boost in their cashflow to continue developing. I seriously doubt they will
have seperate servers, that would be too much of a hassle for them...[hears
them] Fixed bug A on server 1-10, but the fix didnt work on sever 11-20?
Nope, they will require us all to upgrade. That way their devel. team keeps
going in a straight line.