Original article: http://issuu.com/develop/docs/dev97_web (Pages 6-7)
Posted on my website here: http://forums.mechhelp.net/topic/2109918/1/
Posted on MechScape World here: http://www.mechscapeworld.com/forums/index...?showtopic=8591
It's not on MechTopia and MechSociety is way out of date now. I think they gave up on their site or something...

Note that these were the same words Mark Gerhard used in the recent live Q&A to describe the name change system. Is it just a common phrase or coincidence, or are they coming out at nearly the same time? I personally think the former is true, but it makes for good speculation. Jagex has dropped stranger hits in the past, but it's tough to control exactly what a reporter will write.




On the other hand, "so close it hurts" may not be as close as it seems. Jagex is hosting a Q&A for MechScape related questions on August 27th^[*], which means MechScape probably won't come out until at least then.

are you saying like the beta out or the full game?

If the Q&A isn't til August 27th, I doubt we'll get the game before October/late September at the earliest. But it's good news that they're finally nearing completion

The beta. The actual release won't exist until the bugs are worked out from the beta, and not even Jagex has any idea how long that will take.

I must say Yippee, you're doing a very good job with all these updates

Thanks. I know where to look. Actually, it's not that hard, I just watch the Jagex twitter, all the MechScape fansites I know of, and a couple general gaming sites. I post everything on my MechScape fansite anyway, so I just copy/paste the posts over here.

Basically there are two definitions of soon.

Gaming developpers definition of soon.
Vs.
The real definition of soon.

I wonder when exactly it will be released.

Hmm, not that much of a news. Really what they've been saying for the past few months now. The Q&A is on 27 August, which makes me think they'll release it about a month later.

No, it's not really, but it's fun trying to find how many places Jagex says "It's coming soon!"

I'm gonna have a flaming torch ready for the Jagex Q&A, just in case they mention the word 'soon'.

Yes! Let's all destroy our computers if they so much as think the word soon! Then we can boycott Jagex! Then we can get a trademark on the word "soon" so no one can ever say "soon" again! Then we can pool our resources to hire Corpy to destroy Jagex Castle! Then we'll apologize and ask nicely for Jagex to finish the game quickly so we can play it. After all, why destroy Jagex Castle? Then we'll never get to play MechScape.

And we'll do all this "soon" after the interview.

More seriously, this waiting is torturous, and now that MechScape is going to be released after school, it's going to make it tough for some fansites to make a good start. Then there's the issue of not knowing what the name will be...

Wait... *lightbulb* Let's all ask in that Q&A what the name is going to be. If they get 300 people or so asking (and threatening to destroy their own computers and whatever else was stated above), they'll have to tell us!