ETA on when Treasure is going to be starting out?

As yet we don't have the tools for building the instances, so it looks like Calypso will have them out before any other planets. In saying that it wouldn't change much if we did have the tools as the team is working flat out developing a major overhaul to the new player experience. Elements of which have been going in with previous updates and with the update this month. January should see it all come together so that new players will have quite a number of missions to follow and move around the map visiting lots of important locations. Elements you see already are the caves at Resolute Firebase Academy, improvements to Celeste Harbour and an overhaul of Celeste Quarry (more for the quarry in this months update too).

 

Following the update next week all new players will arrive at Resolute Firebase Academy. For now the other academies will stay in place, however the new player experience we are building will begin from Resolute.

 

Yep that's the plan. The design of the new player experience ensures new players move off that server to make room for others. We still have some way to go with the marketing so that server load becomes a problem though - but of course we have to plan for the future not today.

 

We haven't finalised the exact mix of marketing as yet, however it will be mostly online - likely a few more events with Asiasoft throughout next year though. We have another very large marketing partner signed off, just working through details before we make an official announcement. Once the new player experience is completed our marketing with Asiasoft will also get a boost.
We are also working with Alienware on ways to further develop the relationship. We are also working alongside a new ISP in Singapore who are due to launch before the end of the year in which Planet Arkadia will headline much of their advertising for their gamer internet plans.

So marketing has definitely not been forgotten. We've been taking on board the valuable feedback from you guys and from our marketing partners to ensure the planet is in good shape to make the most of the new players when they arrive. We won't be waiting for the finder tool based Treasure Hunting system to launch before we begin marketing, just waiting til we have the new player experience in. So expect things to really up a gear come late January and into February.

Happy to keep you guys up to date, I've actually been feeling my level of communication slacken of late so for that I apologise. Lots of exciting things coming over the next few months starting with the update next week. I'd highly recommend tuning into Zume's show on Atlas Haven Radio this Friday at 1300 Arkadia time where I'll be sharing more of what's coming in next weeks update and in the months ahead.

Dave