Travian and Portalarium don't work together anymore - officially confirmed by Starr Long

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  1. Trinityismyname

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    https://massivelyop.com/2018/11/28/...-taken-over-european-publishing-from-travian/

     
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    Wait! Port has taken sales and support back from Travian??? Does that mean that they are also going to take it back from Black Sun? Please Please Please! and how is it that MO reported this before Port did? @DarkStarr can you please update us on this?
     
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    Seems like this should have been mentioned in a Livestream or forum post.
     
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    Sad to see the Travian Community managers gone, they ran some great events!
     
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    Hum. Can't say I like that much tbh.
     
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    Completely agree with you. That last event run by Cerus from Travian was the most fun I have had since I joined SOTA in May 2016.
     
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    So, a third party news agency had to report and confirm something that has been asked and implied here by this community for some time now, only to receive radio silence?

    How does that nugget of reality jive with this tried and true statement:

    "This is truly the most amazing community we have ever worked with, and we are proud to be on this journey with you.

    Sincerely,
    Starr Long"

    Transparency once again takes it in the nuts.
     
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    My guesses:
    Bandwidth or maybe New Years somewhere ?
     
  9. Trinityismyname

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    I am sure there will be an official statement soon.
     
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    Well, proactive communication doesn’t work this way. Why are these things always communicated after the fact and after third party sites inquire.
     
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    Well, the reliability and responsiveness of Travian Games was not perfect, but at a good level from what I have seen in the localization project.
    Will miss that attitude.
     
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    That's too bad
     
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    What was their role here, exactly. Because yeah, they were great in our forum here, but weren't they also supposed to be a part of a marketing thing?
     
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    They paid $1M for a license, restarted localization efforts, created a new stand-alone website and shop for their publishing SotA had community managers and mods, did at least one survey prior to launch and if I recall right also paid for the official launch party. I am not certain how much of a marketing campaign they did in their region. If we will see a new financial statement of Port we might learn more about the implications
     
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    SOTA - Trying to 'fit it in the box' since 2013.
     
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    Alleine: I wish I could tell you their role yet the series of events culminating with the Battle of Aerie was as close to an end game as I have seen yet. It united many players on both the good and evil side with a common purpose and gave some meaning to the endless hours of grinding to get to the next level. I hope Port and specifically @Lord British, @DarkStarr and @Chris have something in mind to continue what was left as a continuing drama between Obsidians and Novians. R/Boris/El Pirata/Black Sails Forever.
     
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    Yeah, that event is one of the best events that has ever happened in this game.
     
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    "Battle of Aerie" isn't turning up anything. Did anyone do a writeup or talk about the events? Must have been during one of my inactive phases =(
     
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    I hear ya. Since the players are the investors in this project, the investors should be informed in a timely manner and should not have to find out via a third party. Very unfortunate handling of this situation.
     
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