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<b>Message ID:</b> 375 <br/>
<b>Date:</b> Fri Apr 30 18:37:41 BST 1999 <br/>
<b>Author:</b> Randy Varnell <br/>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Expansion <br/>
<br/><br/>
<div id="ygrps-yiv-1486735803">Yeah, this makes sense. Plus, let&#39;s think about it this way..<br/>
<br/>
The upgrade is likely going to add many new zones, even continents, along<br/>
with a couple of races, maybe a class or two. Now, who&#39;s going to really<br/>
WANT the expansion badly? Probably those who have invested days of time<br/>
into their characters and want something new to do! Imagine the outcry if<br/>
Verant said &quot;OK, we&#39;re going to upgrade Xegony but not Fennin Ro, and<br/>
Bristlebane but not Tarew Marr?&quot; <br/>
<br/>
Or, if they created an entirely new server with the upgrade, then what?<br/>
We&#39;ve wasted several months developing characters that are suddenly<br/>
obsolete, as far as new things are concerned?<br/>
<br/>
Nah, I have to agree here that Verant certainly has to find a way to slip<br/>
the new features right into the existing servers. I&#39;ll have no problem<br/>
paying $20  for a couple of new continents, and horsies! Wheee!<br/>
<br/>
-- Randy<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> &gt;Meridian had upgrades every 4 months or so. This way they get an additional<br/>
&gt;boost in their cashflow to continue developing. I seriously doubt they will<br/>
&gt;have seperate servers, that would be too much of a hassle for them...[hears<br/>
&gt;them] Fixed bug A on server 1-10, but the fix didnt work on sever 11-20?<br/>
&gt;Nope, they will require us all to upgrade. That way their devel. team keeps<br/>
&gt;going in a straight line. </span></blockquote></div>