Soul of the Ultimate Nation starts beta, blink and you'll miss it
by Eliot Lefebvre 
Oct 15th 2009 at 7:30PM
Filed under: Betas, Events, in-game, Launches, New titles, Free-to-play, Soul of the Ultimate Nation
Have you ever felt like a game or expansion is languishing forever in beta? Soul of the Ultimate Nation, the upcoming free-to-play MMORPG from developer WEBZEN, has an interesting approach to this particular problem -- they're running a short beta. A very short beta. A beta so short that it's easy to miss it until it's almost over. A three-day beta, specifically.
That might sound like a recipe for disaster, but it might not be. According to the official press release, the game has already been running for quite some time in Asia, and the beta is primarily for the global version of the game which is going live at the end of the month. In order to appeal to more players, the developers are giving away free items to players who take part in the beta test, including those which are normally part of the game's microtransaction system. If you're interested in checking out Soul of the Ultimate Nation and want to get your hands on these items, of course, you'd better hurry -- the beta is ending October 16th, with the global version officially launching at the end of October.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Scuffles said on 1:09AM 10-16-2009
I'm sorry three days isn't a beta, its a stress test .....
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Graill said on 5:57AM 10-16-2009
Report from a friend of mine the client doesnt work.
Currently there are two types for dl none of which work in the usa. Once dl'd and one tries to start it simply tells you your region is incorrect. Looks like a cheap attempt at getting the word out and they failed. In addition the stress/peak/beta started the 14th and they were having problems then too.
My suggestion as i told my friend was to terminate the new login webzen made him create. Not worth the trouble if they cant even get a sneak peak working properly.
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chadmango said on 8:00AM 10-16-2009
Was puzzled by this post as I've been playing the open beta for a few weeks now... then I realised that version in the ijii one... not sure what the difference is though.
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John said on 9:24AM 10-16-2009
Is this ANOTHER MMO where all the creatures stand around and only attack when you attack them? I get so tired of those...never thought I'd love Aggro so much...
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maj.havok said on 1:17PM 10-16-2009
For everyone in the US, Canada, Mexico, and The United Kingdom our version of the game is distributed by ijji. It still is the Webzen game but through ijji.
http://sun.ijji.com/
It went live on Oct 9th not sure why no one reported about that.
Still a really good game IMO especially being free...
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Graill said on 7:35PM 10-16-2009
Really strange they dont want to get owrd of mouth out there, after reading your post maj.havok, i asked a couple folks if they received any emails from webzen, here is one:
"Thank you for your inquiry,
Players from the US, Canada, Mexico, and UK cannot play at our server and this is on our news and announcements section on our forum.
We truly apologize for the inconvenience the maintenance extension has caused you.
Thank you,
GM Alice
I decided to check this out and nothing points to ijji or anything else, simply put, the mentioned countries cant play or arent being given the proper links or instruction. I blame this on the devs. (grin)
maj.havok said on 2:40PM 10-17-2009
I agree with you on this. That has puzzled me from the start. If you are on ijji forums it mentions Webzen's site, but you have to look for it. You would think for a company trying to get players it would be more apparent, plus I never see adverts for the game. They have a facebook site that, in the case of ijji, has no real information whatsoever. It is sad cause the game, for being free, is pretty good...With the president that BF Heroes has made with micro-transactions, on a free game you would think they would try harder...
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