The Chronicles of Spellborn

Its only like a week away and we can pre-order. If havnt seen any advertisement. The devs are saying anything, and I'm getting the feeling they seem to forget about us........

It is launching on November 27th for NA also right?

I was wondering the same thing. Any of you beta testers know if the game is still on track?

I would be shocked out of my boots if his game launched on the 27th in a reasonable state.

I hope I'm wrong, but I'm not.

It will be launched in an unfinished state just like 90% of all MMO's.

RIP TCoS......

I would bank on the game being complete and pretty polished for an indie developed game. (judgeing by what ive seen and heard) However the way they have handeled their NDA and how much information they have released would leave me to belive they really dont want anyone to hype or play their game.

Acclaim the US/UK publisher doesn't even have a website up for the game.

I hope its going to be a very good game and have honestly not seen anything that would lead me to belive otherwise. Realisticly there is no way the launch is going to be anything but an underpopulated train wreck (arguably the best kind of train wreck)

On the brightside I belive the unlimited free trial and no upfront box purchase will help them succeed in the long run. Nothing to the degree of wow but  possibly to the eve level.

It seems to be releasing in time, I am not in the beta but follows the official forum:

Waiting is almost over, the release date is getting nearer and nearer. So now we can inform you about the details concerning this release. The Gold status has been reached for some time now and two different Box versions are in production at the moment.

As of now it is possible to pre order one of these box versions at amazon.de and other retailers. You can either choose the Standard or Premium Edition. You can read about the details of the content in these versions below.
The same goes for details about subscription(fee), system requirements and payment methods.

We are looking forward to seeing you ingame.!

---------------------------------
Read More - Part:
---------------------------------

The Chronicles of Spellborn – Premium Edition:

Faltschachtel mit Flap: no idea what this means...
Full Access Client
3 months of gametime
gameguide (84 pages)
artwork (152 pages)
World map on A3 size (i guess this it meant by: Weltkarte DIN A3)
Special Ingame Item
UVP: 39,95 €

The Chronicles of Spellborn – Standard Edition:

DVD-Box
Full Access Client
1 Month of gametime
Game Guide on DVD
World map on A3 size
UVP: 14,95 €

So now you know the content and the prizes of both versions. Later on the full client will be available by download. So all interested players can try out the game in the starter zone befor getting a subscription to this game.

The subscription fees will be:

1 month: 12,99 €
3 months: 11.99 € per month
6 months: 10,99 per month

Payment will be available via well known payment methods and a 60 days game time card will be available for 25,95 €

System requirements:

Windows XP / Vista
Pentium 4 2,0 GHz
1 GB-Ram
12 GB Free HD space
Graphics 128 mb ram and direct x 9.0 c (Shader Model 2.0)

Recommended:

Windows XP/Vista
Pentium 4 2,6 GHz
2 GB RAM
12 GB Free HD Space
DirectX 9.0c (Shader Model 2.0) Graphics card with 256 MB ram

I think the testers deserve a round of applause for not Squealing and spewing all the goodies.

Whoa that is one sexy cover box.

While I personally do not like the closed mouth style of  TCoS or Darkfall, from a business standpoint I really like it. Having been in BETA for AoC and WAR, I think they ar playing it smart; both AoC and WAR made huge promises about what they would have in game and to some extent they did not deliver. Look at the player base for both of these games and I believe they are both substantially lower than anticipated due to the way they ran BETA. So while I wish they were more open, think about the buzz that we all have when discussing these 2 games. Heck, even the trolls can't stop talking about them

Playing - WAR

Anticipating - TCoS & Darkfall

Played  - EQ1, EQ2, WoW, CoH/CoV, PotBS, Vanguard, LoTRO

Confirmed MMO junkie

If you are in the mood to do some translating, the following press release has the info you seek (there is still the question of NA release):

tcos.com/de/news,id82,goldmeldung_zwei_box_varianten_abo_details_pre_order_gestartet.html

For those interested in the short, English, version:

The game has gone gold, you can pre-order now, and max level free to play is 7.

Even Amazon - the master of pre-orders well in advance of release - don't have TCoS listed. Weird.