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Tabula Rasa has posted its Final Transmission marking the official sunset of the game. This comes after a few last invasions from the opposing forces of Earth in the game. This game originally had great potential, but they were unable to attract enough fans to justify the expense of keeping it going; you will be missed...you will be missed!
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NCsoft announces the shut down date for the Tabula Rasa service.
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In today's Feedback Friday we get to find out more about Series 2 and Series 3 progressive weapons as the developers of Tabula Rasa share information and insight about this new system.
Progressive Weapons Series 2 and 3
We’ve added several Progressive Weapons into the game, and we thought you might like to have some insight on our overall goal...
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In the very latest Feedback Friday from the Tabula Rasa team we get to find out information about what they've been working on and what's in store for the future.
We’ve finished the planning for the Deployment 13 build and while we don’t want to spoil the surprise, we can say that for D13 we would like to finish a new map, complete some new v2...
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The Producer of Tabula Rasa, Starr Long at NCsoft North America, talks about the very latest changes to TR that went live with Deployment 11. He also speaks about the impact which Operation Immortality has had.
With all these new players coming into the game, we knew we had to look at our new user experience and make sure it was the best we...
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A couple of questions are answered in today's Feedback Friday, also the Adrenaline changes that went into Deployment 11 is being mentioned and you can read the details below by following the link. Finally (but absolutely not least) the development of the Deployment 12 build is going well and it might make it to the PTS next week – likely a bit...
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There's been a couple of fairly big news for Tabula Rasa lately. First out is the big news about Operation Immortality, which you most likely already have heard about – if you haven’t, fear not and read all about it below.
Secondly, Deployment 11 is on the Public Test Servers and the main changes are focused on "New User Experience" which in a...
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This Feedback Friday of Tabula Rasa contains a lot of different teaser screenshots. You can find the revamped version of the Thrax soldiers which should be populating the Wilderness and different other newbie areas of the game. Furthermore, there are several upcoming special weapons which the Weapons Development is showing off.
There’s certain...
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Brian Hudson, a Tabula Rasa developer, goes into details about a new instance which will go live in a couple of weeks. The name of the instance is Velon Hollow and it is on the public test server right now.
Imagine that an evil alien race has developed a serum capable of suppressing your personality and trapping you in your own mind.
The...
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Several things happened the last weekend, as everyone knows, Friday was July 4th and in Tabula Rasa they celebrated it with fireworks. On Pegasus Friday Night Fights was happening, the field was slightly smaller than usual due to the holiday, but the competition was quite fierce regardless.
CuppaJo (the previous Associate Producer) got his very...
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The new Assistant Producer of Tabula Rasa introduced himself today. His name is Dane Caruthers and he's been working on TR since 2007 as the Quality Assurance Lead.
A bit of background on me – After spending the previous decade in supervisory roles in retail and with the regional MHMR children’s program, I jumped at the chance in 2000 to work...
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Jason Ford, Mission Designer of Tabula Rasa have made a developer diary about his views on the changes made to Magma Caverns, mission-wise, that is.
Design Changes to Magma Caverns in Tabula Rasa -- May 2008
We’re working hard to add brand new maps and missions to Tabula Rasa, but we are also taking the time to polish and add exciting new...
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Michael Hutchison, Lead World Designer of Tabula Rasa share with us about the changes done to Magma Caverns in their latest update. Michael's perspective is mainly about POI (point of interest) to redesigning the area.
Design Changes to Magma Caverns in Tabula Rasa -- May 2008
The rework of Magma Caverns was undertaken as part of our team’s...
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Eight new Tabula Rasa screenshots can be viewed below, courtesy of NCsoft.
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Many concerns have been raised about the Sniper class in Tabula Rasa by players. Ncsoft have replied to said concerns and also published a guide.
I actively read the forums and often find great information there. I have seen the posts over and over about how ineffective Snipers have become… But then I log in to my live Sniper (I play the game...
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Tabula Rasa Reactivation Referral Program
What’s it all about?
Here’s another great reason to get your friends back into the game! Invite a friend to come back* to Richard Garriott’s Tabula Rasa and split a FREE 30 days of credit** to your Tabula Rasa accounts! Read on for all of the details.
Step-by-Step Instructions
1. Go to the PlayNC...
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Enjoy double exp if you're in squads while playing Tabula Rasa until Monday the 12th May.
To encourage teamwork with fellow AFS soldiers, General British has authorized Double XP to be awarded to those soldiers who play as part of squads between Monday, May 5, 2008 10AM CDT and Monday, May 12, 2008 at 4pm CDT. All soldiers fighting in squads...
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We've updated our Tabula Rasa gallery with eleven more screenshots.
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Yet another week have passed by and it's Friday and time for Tabula Rasa's Feedback Friday feature.
1.7 – When can we see it?
We’re finishing up some testing with the 1.7 build and fixing a few issues before we make it public. We hope to have a fresh build ready for PTS some time next week. What else can you expect in 1.7? Here’s one more...
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Patch 1.6 went live recently and there's now information out about the upcoming v.1.7 Tabula Rasa patch! One of the major things you can expect to see with v1.7 is revamps of many classes.
Class Revamps/1.7
Last Feedback Friday we mentioned that we would be revamping certain abilities to help create a more well-rounded Ranger and Spy class....
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The mission designer of Patches to Ashes (Tabula Rasa), Jason Ford, explains the area and how to get around there. He also showcase some of the monsters and enemies you will encounter. That is not all, suggestions are also given on how to defeat Patch, the AI that has become dangerously self-aware. View the video below!
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Tabula Rasa version 1.6.5 should be out on the live servers very soon!
We are excited about releasing the patch as it has a good list of new or improved features. You can see the full list in the Patch Notes in the morning or check out the Test Server Patch Notes as a preview. We wanted to take a moment to thank our community for helping us...
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This friday NcSoft informs us about some upcoming changes to the Spy and Rangers classes in v1.7 of Tabula Rasa. Obviously it's work in progress -- so they are subject of being changed/revamped/removed etc.
You may question why Spy and Sniper are being addressed in 1.6 and 1.7. The Classes and Combat Team felt the Spy and Sniper classes were...
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NCSoft have published version 1.6.3 patch notes of Tabula Rasa on the Test Server. They are subject to change. it seems like many annoying bugs have been fixed. There's a long list of User Interface fixes, many abilities have been adjusted (see: nerfed).
Creatures
The area of effect of the Necromite corpse explosion has been reduced.
The...
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We've yet again passed another weekend -- for Tabula Rasa this means time to wrap up any interesting happenings.
Happy St. Patty's Day!
Don't get pinched today! Some of the Developer and GM Staff** just may be hopping on YOUR SERVER to hand out some green dye to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. No special time, no special server, just keep an eye...
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Summarized news about your favorite sci-fi MMO, Tabula Rasa.
The first official TabulaCast contest starts tomorrow. Whether you are new to the game or a veteran you can take part.
Live Fire Sports League's Kings of the Hill
Do you remember playing King on the Hill as a kid back on Earth? Well this is the same thing. Sure, you're now in the...
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The patch notes for build 1.6 hit the Tabula Rasa test server recently. They are subject to change, but, should give you an idea of what's in store. See below!
Please note: In an effort to get patches to the players sooner so that we have time to fix bugs and make changes before sending a patch to live, the patch may have bugs or changes that...
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It's Friday, time for feedback Friday for Tabula Rasa! This time you can preview a few of the changes that are planned for patch 1.6, facts about the revamped kill streak multiplier, experience boosters are being added and/or changed. Group experience bonus is explained as well.
Sneak peek at version 1.6:
With 1.6 in the works right now, we...
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Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Dev Corner: Tabula Rasa - State of the Game
Starr Long, the Producer of Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, updates us on the state of the game, as well as moving forward to the exciting things to come.
In the last few weeks there's been talk about the future of Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, the financial impact of the...
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The creative writers over at the official Tabula Rasa website have published a guide for operating the AFS standard issue crafting station.
The first step to crafting in Tabula Rasa is to make your way to a Crafting Station. These stations are located in most every major AFS camp. Schematics require specific abilities located in the Recruit...
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This friday the development team behind Tabula Rasa explain their ongoing development plans.
How we are dividing our current development efforts:
1/3 of the effort is being spent on fixing bugs. We hate them, you hate them, and we’ll spend a good portion of our time getting rid of them.
1/3 of the effort is being spent on new features. New...
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They recently applied a hotfix to the live servers of Tabula Rasa. Main reason for this being issues with video resolution settings.
We have applied the following hotfix to the live servers:
Added respec for Spy characters.
After changing the game resolution to a specific resolution (ex: 1280x768 (Wide)), exiting the client, and restarting...
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Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa World Builder, Tom Potter, discusses creation of the Sanctus Grotto instance.
Thursday 28th February/Brighton, UK... Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa World Builder, Tom Potter, looks back over the development of the Sanctus Grotto Instance.
Sanctus Grotto was an instance that was in development for some time before I...
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A respec was not given out with version 1.5, but we are still discussing if we're able to give one out to Spies (as they were affected most with the last patch). We are investigating what it will entail to do this, so please stay tuned for updates.
In our next publish (version 1.6), we are making some exciting changes that will allow players to...
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The Tabula Rasa team recently created a video walkthrough of some creature AI enhancements going to the game. Check it out below!
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Attention All Personnel: The Base Announcement Contest has begun! For your chance to win some truly Tabula Rasa-esque prizes, be sure to check our latest contest that has only just started today, Monday, February 25th!The Base Announcement Contest will allow you to pick your brain and use your wits in order to devise an announcement that...
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Many many improvements will be made to the PVP in Tabula Rasa.
The PvP Development Team has come across a lot of good feedback from players on the community forums regarding PvP and improvements they’d like to see. I just wanted to give a quick update to let players know that we are listening and we’re currently hard at work on a number of...
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Tabula Rasa has been on the short end of the stick in recent history. The Korea Times has claimed that the title is a financial disaster and that NCSoft will be pulling support for the title at some point in the near future.
The Korea Times, a newspaper well known to NCSoft for creating erroneous speculation about the company, claims that around...
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Another weekend wrapup was posted on the official Tabula Rasa website. Facebook, signature generator and some other goodies are covered.
Facebook Fan Anyone?
Get your networking on and become a fan of the Tabula Rasa Facebook page. Support your Tabula Rasa Facebook today!
Tabula Rasa Signature Generator
We salute Capt. Alejandro Hernandez from...
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It's friday, time for another Feedback Friday over at the official Tabula Rasa website!
What are you guys working on at the moment?
As of now we’re working hard to get 1.5 out the door and on to the Public Test Server and ready for public consumption. Along with fixing any issues found by our QA Team in 1.5, the Developers are on their second...
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The weekend wrapup over at the official Tabula Rasa website covers a couple of events that was going on and some more information about upcoming changes to the game.
1.5 Update
As many of you have noticed, we've been handing out small patch note previews in our Feedback Friday and Weekend Wrapup articles. Unfortunately, with this advanced sneak...
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Over at the official Tabula Rasa website, they have published their well known Feedback Friday, this time including a preview of version 1.5's patch notes, changes to speed of combat and several community related contributions.
Speed of Combat
We've noticed your concerns with the speed of combat and soloability since 1.4. These issues stem from...
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A little later than usual, the guys over at the Tabula Rasa site have posted last weeks Feedback Friday... today.
1.4 is live and kicking! We hope you’re enjoying the new content and sending us your feedback on all the changes we’ve made in this build. We will be working out any new found issues with 1.4 in the upcoming week as well as focusing...
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This week's Feedback Friday is now available over on the Tabula Rasa website. The update this week includes news about a new TR build that just hit the Public Test Server this Thursday -- version 1.4.2.
Along with the news comes a preview of some of the content in the update:
Patch Note Preview
Added new Operation: Sanctus Grotto (Level 50) Will...
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Another Friday and yet more feedback from the guys over at RGTR. There are some new features, some bug fixes and some clarifications on what may or may not be happening in the future for Tabula Rasa.
Living on Foreas or Arieki is a battle for survival at the best of times, but with the new year, the AFS High Commandment wishes all of you...
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The AFS are ready for the holidays in Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa. For two weeks beginning on December 17th, there will be a slew of special events going on within the game. Initially players will have access to festive holiday items, such as Holiday hats, Holiday Trees and an exclusive holiday emote.
Then, between December 21st and January...
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Today marks the first major patch for Tabula Rasa. Included in the patch is the long-awaited Military Surplus system that allows auction-like sales of items, a new operation for level 50 players called Fault Lever, special Holiday content, new consumables and lots more. All players have had their skill points reset as well due to some class...
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Paul Sage recently posted an update with some information about Biotech and Medic changes that are coming. This is the beginning of a review of all classes that will take place over the next few patches.
Paul Sage wrote:
For the next several updates, we will be looking closely at each of our classes to make sure they:
Are fun to play
Have no...
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Richard Garriot aka Lord British aka General British has been talking at this years Game Conference about the pros and cons in the way Tabula Rasa was developed and delivered and whilst, for the most part, he dishes out praise, he does reserve some criticism for the development team.
I actually think the biggest mistake was made not by the...
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Here we go, the patch 1.2.2.0 war rolled to server today.
Quick note:
There is no mention of the Military Surplus in the patch note.
There is no mention of the rage skill change in the patch note.
Server are still down, thus I wasen't able to validate by myself.
Official patch note
Server and Client Updates
Audio stops/restarts on...
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