Do you remember...?

[Chrismas]

APRIL NINETEENTH 2000.
April 19, 2000 (11:58)



Important Information

All accounts have been deleted. Please click HERE to register for a new one. The real reasoning behind the mass wipe lies deeper than you think. There are two major reasons and then several less obvious that I will layout on the table now.

The first and foremost action that prompted us to erase the account occurred several weeks ago when a system bug allowed some curious onlookers the ability to view and record all the account passwords. Within this compromised environment we felt it necessary to reinstate the security of player accounts. Since then, we have taken steps to provide for one-way account password encryption.

The second reason for the wipe was the prospect for a new generation of account record keeping. In an effort to bring better support to our players we needed to link the given email addresses with the accounts themselves, thus creating a dynamic bond between customer support and player satisfaction.

The lesser known problems that impelled up for a player wipe were the masses of extra life containers & un-regulated NPC weapons that long time players still used since they obtained them over last summer. Since then, these unbalanced items were removed but newer players could never reach the same level as the older accounts.

I do so hope this, now balanced environment, will just as enjoyable as it was before. As more improvements come to Graal in the future such as the New World Project and more driven standards in level composition and NPC scripting, we can not promise that there will never be player wipes again. Although I do not see any of these in the near future, they will come when needed.

The Graal Team
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this was the last account deletion, it sucked. the passwords we used to have made much more sense unlike the new ones. I remember mine it was like abbot32oven, it was quite awesome. Anyone else remember the deletion. No more bottles *