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Hi, I'm the new Site Manager here at AO Vault. For the last three years, I've been the Assistant Site Manager for AC Vault and I've been hired to bring that experience to improve AO Vault. But I can't do that alone...
Anarchy Online Vault is seeking staff to join our team to bring this site up to a standard to make it the best it can be. If you feel you have something that you can contribute, you are encouraged to send an email to me via the online form at AO Vault, or you can reply directly to this thread.
We are looking for all sorts of people; News Authors, Fan Fiction Authors, Guide Writers, even Comic Artists. If you feel you have something unique to bring to the table (yes, even something I didn't think of!) let me know.
All staff are (subject to history checks) given VIP on the VN Boards, their own custom title, and free Insider on the boards for the duration of their stay.
Even if you don't think you have the time to fully contribute, you can still submit items of interest (fan fiction, news tidbits, comics, player editorials) by sending them in an email to me
"Kaltemar"
Site Manager, AO Vault
Assistant Site Manager, AC Vault
The Vault Network is once again very excited to announce the launching of our latest site, Tabula Rasa Vault. Please take a moment and drop by to see what is going on with this highly anticipated game crafted by MMO legend Richard Garriott.
It looks like the downtime scheduled for today has been moved to Wednesday instead. Reports indicate a "lengthy" downtime then.
The billing system changes that were announced for Monday have been moved to Wednesday (October 3rd).
On that day there will be a lengthy downtime on the billing system and during that time, you will be unable to register new accounts or reopen old accounts. We will provide more details on the specific time during the week.
The server maintenance on Monday will still proceed as planned.
Just rolled off the press, we'll be experiencing some downtime on Monday for the installation of an upgraded billing system and more hardware changes
On Monday, the billing system will be down starting at 9am Oslo time (for what that means in your local time zone, you can use a time zone converter) while we put in the new billing system. The billing system will be down for 6-8 hours and during that time, you will be unable to register new accounts or reopen old accounts. We would also ask that you make sure your account info is updated, current, Ts crossed and Is dotted, to make sure this transition is as smooth as possible and your service goes uninterrupted.
Also on Monday, we will be doing some work on the server hardware starting at 2pm Oslo time (for your local time, you can use a time zone converter), so the servers will be down. We estimate 4 hours of downtime.
And the current plan is for the 17.6 update to be deployed to the live servers on 9 October.
Just off the press, the community update for the 21st. We haven't seen one of these for a while,probably because the developers have been hard at work on the 17.6 patch. As a reward for our patience, we now have screenshots of the bikes ingame!
We can look forward to this update in early October.
The latest community update brings news on the upcoming vehicle pack and more.
Game Updates
The 17.6 update is now being put through its paces on our test dimension and things are going along nicely. The new vehicles are being tweaked and polished and supporting systems tested.
We are working towards launching the pack in early October and everything is coming together nicely. Part of this process involves a totally new billing system for the game that has been built up over the last year to support all our products and as such there is a bit of extra testing involved in this specific update to ensure that everyone�s details get carried over correctly and the transition is as smooth as possible.
Keep your eyes out for more details on this and how the new paid points system will work over the coming weeks.
Moving forward the production team is currently hard at work on the 17.7 update and a special Halloween update. That update will of course bring with it the annual treats that come with this very special date in the Anarchy Online calendar. This year will be no different with a totally new set of Halloween themed gifts and items!
New Screenshots
As an extra teaser going into the weekend we have updated the screenshots section of the site with four great new images showing the hoverboards and jet-bikes in game. Make sure you check them out!
Funcom reports that over this weekend, there will be some downtime to replace hardware found to be faulty during the last round of lag spikes
Over the weekend, we will be doing some maitenance to replace some of the faulty hardware that we discovered after the last set of lag spikes.
Over the weekend, we will be doing some maitenance to replace some of the faulty hardware that we discovered after the last set of lag spikes. As is always the case when we're replacing hardware, there may be some downtime and performance issues, but we will be monitoring things closely and will resolve things as quickly as possible.
Please note that due to the popularity of this item, there is a chance that you will not be able to download it immediately. If you have trouble downloading, simply disconnect and try again later.
Not even a month after the 17.5 update, we already have word on what we can expect in 17.6, expected to arrive sometime soon. Don't these people ever rest?!?
Anyway, this set of notes is HUUUUUGE! Of particular interest is the jetbikes and boards in this update, many many miscellaneous fixes, and of course no update is complete without an absolute ton of item changes.
Now that Dragoncon is over, a news posting on the official site lets those of us who weren't fortunate enough to attend in on what we've missed. Included is a reminder that, while Age of Conan is getting some serious marketing muscle, there is no intention to drop Anarchy Online in the near future.
Also at the event, there was another custom AO laptop and a few free accounts given out, so a gentle reminder from Funcom: that new person you haven't met might actually be a new player - be nice!
You might remember the contest a short while back to pick the names of the new Jetbikes to be released in the upcoming paid content update. Funcom has just released rendered screenshots of the bikes you will soon be able to purchase!
In the first of the paid content updates for 2007, Funcom has just announced the impending release of the Vehicle Pack. Points are bought for real money (presumably with a credit card) and can be traded in for the vehicles.
17.6 - Vehicle Pack
The first of our paid content packs to be launched this year will contain a series of great new vehicles that players will be able to purchase individually or as an entire pack.
Boards and Bikes!
Featuring fantastic new jet bike and hoverboard designs these new creations will mean you never need to worry about not travelling in style again! The Phasefront corporation has been busily manufactoring these new vehicles and is looking to release them to the Rubi-Ka market very soon!
The hoverboards will come in a variety of designs, colours and skins and even allow you to pull off some awesome tricks! The boards will even be able to be used in Shadowlands!
The bikes will also come in a series of great designs and skins and will allow you to fly around Rubi-Ka in style!
How do they work?
They will be items that give you a new nano formula, the nano can then be used to summon the bike / board. We did it this way to avoid people having to have dozens of different items in their inventory with all the different bikes and boards that will be available.
The items will be purchasable from a special vendor that will use the 'paid points' as its valid currency. You will be able to transfer points into the game from your account page.
The raw points will go to each character on an account (like veteran points, and like veteran rewards the items aren't tradeable) and the bikes will then be able to be purchased from the vendor even individually or as 'packs' (the packs will be items that when activated spawn their contents into your inventory in a similar way to the veteran items that come in packs.)
Video Previews
You can also check out this footage of the boards and bikes in action!(right click and select save target as to download)
This week's Anarchy Online community update is mostly about the new, updated, AO website at http://www.anarchy-online.com. Also, there's mention of a small hotfix being scheduled in to fix some issues introduced in 17.5
The previously mentioned 17.6 update has been pushed back and relabeled, and will now be 17.7. 17.6 will now be the vehicle update pack (post to come!)
Today's community news welcomes you to the new look Anarchy Online website and brings news of the latest game updates.
New Website
Welcome to the new Anarchy Online website, we have been working on this quietly behind the scenes for a while now and are very pleased to be able to release it to you all today! We hope the new layout and sections will make everything a little easier to find, be more dynamic and enable us to keep bringing you the latest news from Rubi-Ka!
Game Updates
We are currently building and testing a 17.5.2 update to resolve a few of the issues that cropped up in the 17.5 series that we have been slightly delayed in addressing due to the server issues since the migration.
We hope to be able to deploy the update on Thursday, but it might be next week depending on the status of the servers.
We are also actually in the process of moving things around a little internally, the vehicle pack is now going to be labelled as the 17.6 update, with what was the 17.6 content to come in 17.7. It wont effect the timings though, the vehicle pack will be coming very soon, hopefully within the next four weeks or so (the server issues have obviously pushed us back a little in terms of update schedule). You will find updated previews for both in the 'Coming Soon' section of the site!
Hopefully not too confusing, its mainly so we can keep the version names consistent and the vehicle pack doesn't end up as anonymous 17.5.x update.
The fixes slated for 17.6 (and there are quite a lot of them again, another round of old bugs will be squashed with that update) will still be there though as they are prepped and ready.
Upcoming Previews
Keep your eyes peeled over the coming days and weeks as we reveal more of the skins that will be available for the new jet-bikes!
Pharamond sends us an email to draw our attention to the winners of the Jetbike naming contest. The top winner, as you will recall, can look forward to an awesome new Anarchy Online themed gaming rig, and a lifetime free subscription
From the Anarchy Online official forumsThe corporation is pleased to report that customers have succeeded where the Board has failed. The final name for the production jetbike and hoverboard will be Phasefront. We are indebted to Olak of the Atlantean dimension for the suggestion, and the gratuity will be sent in a few days.
We would also like to thank Mireiawen of the Rimor dimension and Calpurnianna of the Atlantean dimension for their suggestions. While the corporation regrets it could not use their submissions on the final production models, we will also be granting them a small measure of our thanks for their fine suggestions.
We would like to thank all of the participants for helping us clear through this red tape and we look forward to bringing you the Phasefront Jetbike and Hoverboard once the construction on the initial batch finishes production and testing.
With the recent release of the 17.5 update, Funcom have gone on to post the preliminary release notes for the 17.6 update.
Highlights are, of course, new quests. With this we'll also be seeing some small changes including new items on the vendors, new items on the loot tables, better scaling on engineer pets (higher over-equip levels), and an increased lockout timer on orbital strikes and air raids.
The 17.5 Patch mentioned earlier has been deployed to live, and the live dimensions are available again. As always, there are a couple of small issues which can be resolved by downloading a clean copy of the Default UI.
Click "Read More" for a summary of what has gone in this patch.
Anarchy Online Vault's newest feature, the Guild Database, is now live! You can now list your guild at AO Vault for everyone to see, exposing your guild to many thousands of viewers.
If you experience issues with this feature or have suggestions, please e-mail me.
We've just been alerted to a forum post by Pharamond about an upcoming concert next weekend.
The event will be live on all dimensions, but unfortunately it appears that only North America based players will be able to enjoy this special treat.
In a special event next weekend, we have teamed up with our partners at Massive and Verizon Wireless to provide a great in-game concert event.
Preparations have been completed for the grand concert in the ICC area in Andromeda and we invite all North America-based citizens of Rubi-Ka to attend this unique musical event.
The concert features The All-American Rejects and the event kicks off at 7PM Eastern Time on August 12, 2007 (To figure out what that means in your local time check here ).
Keep your eyes peeled for teasers and more information during the coming week for this exciting event!
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Shannon 'Pharamond' Drake
Community Manager � Funcom
In case you haven't noticed the launcher message yet, there will be a downtime of approximately 48 hours next Tuesday 7th August for major system maintenance. Sillirion states that the plan is for the 17.5 patch to be implemented into live at this time, but there are no guarantees.
Funcom's community update for the week has just gone up! This week, we're saying Happy Birthday to Gridstream Productions, who provide entertainment and parties to the communities of the dimensions.
Also, a reminder that you could win a pretty awesome gaming rig and a lifetime free subscription to Anarchy Online in the "Name the Jetbikes" competition!
As well, we have an estimated ETA on the 17.5 update to live. This is currently scheduled to start on the 7th of August and may involve up to a 48 hour downtime.
As usual, click on the "Read More" link for the full details.
The Vault Network is very excited to announce the launching of our latest site, Two Worlds Vault! Please take a moment and drop by to see what is going on with this highly anticipated game from TopWare Interactive. The game is set in an epic open-ended world for immersive gameplay that will appeal to a wide range of players. Two Worlds is also slated for both the PC & Xbox 360. Stop by and see what's going on...
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