As I have said in the past, we will not release an unfinished game.  KFR recently posted a thread on the official RV boards:

http://www.roma-victor.com/community/bb/viewtopic.php?t=8575

"As you all know, launch was scheduled for the Ides of March, available exclusively to Preorder customers, with everyone else being let in two weeks later on the Kalends of April.

I've recently been going through all the outstanding technical, content and administrative issues that we still face and I've had to make a difficult decision. 

The launch will be postponed.  I can not offer a finalised new launch date as of yet since we still have to discuss the matter with some of our partners, but my own personal expectation is that the launch will be postponed by no more than three months.  As soon as I have those precise dates I'll post back here and have all the various web pages updated.

With that in mind testers and existing Preorder customers should begin to see the last of the significant feature sets to be implemented on the Gamma server during the next two or three weeks.

I know many of you will receive this news with mixed emotions since, like me, you're keen to see RV finished, but at the same time you want to make sure that the RV experience is richly featured, well balanced and rewarding for both its players and its developers! ;-)

Be assured that I haven't taken the decision lightly and that I've factored in as many perspectives as possible.  As I'm sure you can imagine, developing something like Roma Victor is an expensive proposition and every additional month we drag it out, comes with a painful cost.  Frankly, a small, independent developer like us has a hard time coping with these kinds of challenges but given our history, and the support of this community, we simply must rise to the challenge.

So thanks again for the support.  I'll let you know some more final dates as soon as I have them."

-KFR

I'm glad. These devs are alot better than most. Not trying to rush out an unfinished game. :P

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Originally posted by Jorev
Preorder customer = sucker

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Still here trying to do whatever you can to piss on this particular campire, eh Jorev? Get a life.

I'm very glad they are going to wait to release it when they deem it ready. Much rather have a finished game than a nearly finished one.

Finally a Dev who comes here to say whats really going on...I am amazed...I have played SWG for over 2 years and have not seen a dev devoted enough to give it to us straight with the exception of the Spacetime guys who no longer work with SOE I might add...

Have not been following RV too much but was thinking about getting into it due to some friends touting it as the next big thing...I am a patient person so I am happy to hear they want to have a finished product to come out with instead of a SOE Product...

I thank you for that...even if RV does not become my next favorite MMO I do Respect this company for its devotion to the players...

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Originally posted by Edmonde
Finally a Dev who comes here to say whats really going on...I am amazed...I have played SWG for over 2 years and have not seen a dev devoted enough to give it to us straight with the exception of the Spacetime guys who no longer work with SOE I might add...
Have not been following RV too much but was thinking about getting into it due to some friends touting it as the next big thing...I am a patient person so I am happy to hear they want to have a finished product to come out with instead of a SOE Product...
I thank you for that...even if RV does not become my next favorite MMO I do Respect this company for its devotion to the players...

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As I said in my preview for RV on this website, These are the best devs I've ever had the pleasure of working with. They have nothing to hide and are always honest with the testers. I know it sounds annoyingly fanboish, however It comes from the experience of 30 beta tests over the past 10 years.

The main game I have always followed, was Darkfall... and they treat the community like we dont exist, compared to that the RV devs are on the opposite side of the scale.

as for the pre order issue. I think people expect that since they pre order they will have the full game all nice and pre tested so they dont have to do anything. No one is forcing you to pre order, infact, i've donated close to twice the amount atleast that these people bought the pre order for.

The game needed more time, and how much more time it will end up being , I dont even think the Dev's can truely know. There is always a monkey wrench hidden in the code somewhere hehe. This is why I think most devs tend not to give many dates, as it has come back to bite some devs(ahem shadowbane) in the past.

The new release date is finalized.

"The new launch date has been finalised. Roma Victor is now scheduled for full launch on the 1st July 2006 with the exclusive Preorder access period beginning two weeks earlier in mid-June.

Once again, thanks for the support and understanding!

-KFR"

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Originally posted by Kanoth
The new release date is finalized.

"The new launch date has been finalised. Roma Victor is now scheduled for full launch on the 1st July 2006 with the exclusive Preorder access period beginning two weeks earlier in mid-June. Once again, thanks for the support and understanding! -KFR"

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Thanks.

I think any fan/player who is worth anything for Roma Victor is happy with your decision of releasing the game later.

We all hate unfinished games. We want devs to develope the game with not only an eye for making money, but also for creating a great game. You seem to be following that.

The preorders will start playing right about when my school year ends, maybe a few days before :) So I'll have loads of time to play the game, and we all know the beginning is especially important, even more in RV. I'll just have to skip the final school day because I'll be hammered. Now I regret not getting hammered the final day last year :(

Sucker!  *rolls around in his pile of money*

There are very few pre-orders left so if anyone else wants to take advantage and get into the 2 week pre-release you've still got the chance.