This isn’t the first time that Camelot Unchained, which was Kickstarted to the tune of $2.2 million in 2013, has run into a snag: The alpha test was originally slated to run in August of 2014, but was eventually pushed into early 2015. “On the other hand, things are moving along nicely for the team size we have, and we are pretty confident that we can get an awful lot done before the end of the year.” “When you are working with a small team, the loss of a couple of people can make a huge difference, so it would be foolish for me to say that nothing bad Camelot Unchained Gold could possibly happen over the next few months,” he said. Jacobs told Massively Overpowered that at this point, it’s possible the beta won’t begin until sometime next year. “We thought with somebody as talented as he is, that we’d have a much better shot at it… Right now, frankly, I can’t say with a straight face that we have any shot at making beta at the end of August.” “We knew that it was going to be tight with the beta,” he continued. To his credit, Jacobs appears about as magnanimous about the situation as anyone could reasonably expect, but the surprise loss left the studio with no choice but to push the beta. two games in development - Camelot Unchained, a niche RvR old-school MMORPG (currently in Beta) and Final Stand: Ragnarok. “As you can imagine, I was a bit perturbed. One of those offers that come along once in a lifetime,” he continued. “I received an email from the programmer, Kevin, that said that he had received an offer that he just couldn’t turn down. The next day, Jacobs’ wife underwent surgery, and so he was disconnected from what was happening at the studio. Monday evening, after the update, I spoke to him. Everything Cheap Camelot Unchained Gold was great. On Monday when I did the update, I spoke to him. CSE decided to put december 2015 as estimated release date when they asked people to fund a portion of the game development. “After many months of not only searching for the right guy, but negotiations, we thought we had the right guy. If no one knew about Camelot Unchained till last month and all of a sudden they announced beta within 6 months, no one would say anything about the time it took. In a pre-recorded message that aired on Twitch late last week, City State Entertainment founder Mark Jacobs blamed the delay on the loss of a senior programmer, who resigned from the studio almost immediately after his lengthy hiring process had been completed.
The first beta test for the crowdfunded MMO Camelot Unchained, which was originally supposed to take place in August, may not actually happen until sometime next year.