One-Man Raid on Flagship Studios

Chakl, a long-time member of Hellgate Guru, is currently in San Francisco, visiting Flagship Studios !
Amidst the screams of agony and the fire lit by a traitor -who did not know he was caught on tape - we received this drool-inducing picture:

Hellgate:London: Implementation of Patch0

Gamers,
Thank you for your patience while we worked to upload Patch0 onto our local servers.

For the past two weeks, IAHGames and our partners have worked overnight almost everyday as they attempted to implement Patch0 onto our existing servers.

In the end, it has been determined that there is no way to implement Patch0 onto our Hellgate: London servers without also discarding relevant player data.

Because of this, when Patch0 is installed on Tuesday, there will be a complete character wipe.
We understand this event is frustrating for you, and we are sorry for the problems in implementing Patch0. As compensation, we are providing all gamers who purchased both the Standard and Collector's Edition Box Sets 4 weeks of free subscription benefits.

Each box already includes 30 days of free subscription benefits, meaning all of you will be entitled to 60 days of free subscription when the service becomes active around the end of the year.

IAHGames and our partners have taken this event very seriously, and yesterday our CEO and Deputy CEO flew to Seoul to discuss the issue with the CEO of HanbitSoft. As a result of the meeting, HanbitSoft has graciously agreed support IAH Games' decision to provide free subscription time as compensation. HanbitSoft and Flagship Studios have also agreed to provide all further patches on par with US patching time lines, to ensure the SEA version of Hellgate: London stays up-to-date.

The implementation of Patch0 and subsequent character wipe will occur at 1200hrs(GMT+8) on Monday, November 12. After the Patch is implemented, a comprehensive test will be run to ensure there are no further problems. The process will take about 8 hours.

We would like to repeat we are sorry for the delay and the frustration it may have caused you. Please accept the game time as compensation, and thank you for your support until this point.

Sincerely,
Team HGL

Gamespot Reviews Hellgate: London

Well, Hellgate: London has already been reviewed many times, and it is not over yet. Gamespot has published its own analysis of the game, which is not a big surprise if you read any other review. Nonetheless, it is interesting to note that Gamespot awarded Hellgate two disctinctions: “Better than the sum of its parts” and “Sucks you in”.

If you love hoarding stuff and don’t mind repetition, Hellgate: London is a
really neat but often uneven game that will probably keep you busy for at
least
a month or two, even if you don’t subscribe. But, for many, the game’s
issues
will be a real deal breaker. If you’re on the fence, you might want
to watch the
game’s patch notes to see how many technical glitches, as
well.
[…]

The Good

• Gameplay can be supremely addictive because of the way it lets you
  collect tons of items and upgrade your gear
• Good-looking graphics,
  especially on DirectX 10 machines.

The Bad

• Most ranged weapons really
  lack “oomph”
• Plenty of technical glitches can get in the way
  Story is
• clumsy and not written or conveyed very well.