Archive for August, 2013

It’s Time to Start Selling Stuff!

Posted on: August 3rd, 2013 by Orrick the Mighty

These are exciting times for the dev team. We are seeing alpha testers explore and discover the secrets of the first village of the Faire, ride the ziplines and maple leaves, jump on the giant mushrooms, and try out jumping/floating/bowing/waving/twirling. We had great fun meeting some of you in the Festivale, and look forward to more parties there.

It’s been intense since we’ve opened the alpha gates. We’ve been seeing more people in the Faire at a time, and that’s really helping us find bugs. That’s what alpha is all about! Thank you for helping us make Mage Faire a reality!

We’ve also been very busy getting ready for the next important step: announcing that the World-Building Magic Pack is now available for sale! You can purchase it HERE for $5.

What do you get with the World-Building Magic Pack?

You will get a number of things now, and a number of things later as they become available.

Right now, you’ll receive the core world-building spells and a set of spell sources, allowing you to fill the Faire with beautiful, but ephemeral, creations that vanish after you leave the area. It also includes a special World-Building version of the alpha game client.

In the near future, you will also receive your very own estate — a home to customize and fill up as you wish. There, you can create or conjure things that will last until you decide to Destructo them to redecorate. You will get access to any future World-Building spells and sources as they become available in-world from the Doni.

Why buy now, you ask?

Well, it’s a wonderful way to give us support and tell us that you care! A number of wonderful mages have asked on the Forums and in emails for a way to offer us financial support. This is it! We will be very grateful for your help. And did we mention that it will put the very first Mage Faire world-building magic into your creative hands right now? This magic is powerful and fun!

How does this affect our alpha test plans?

Alpha will continue as planned. We are SO grateful to the generous alpha testers that have tried out the Faire and given us invaluable feedback. We will continue to roll out new features for bug testing and attempt to stress our servers with ever larger groups of mages. The free alpha client for Windows is available HERE.

If you purchase the world-building magic pack, you’ll not only be an alpha tester, you’ll also be a magic-wielding mage. You’ll get your own estate soon, and be able to practice, play and create with magic in your estate and in the Faire.

We are excited to be taking this next step. Thank you all again for your support and good wishes!

Apprecio!
Orrick the Grateful