Version 1 will be out...

Day 299, 09:08 • Published in Iran Iran • by Aryamehr

Using some information from different places, I will help to give an idea about when version 1 will come out approximately.

1- WIKI CONTEST
http://www.erepublik.com/forum-topic-72711.html
"The Citizens that will be chosen on 18th of September will receive wild cards for V1 testing phase, V1 bonuses (these are secret, but we are sure that it will be a pleasant surprise) and free invitations."

Basically that above tells us that Version 1 will not be out before 18th September because people will be able to receive wild cards for V1 testing phase. So atleast a week testing?

2- SITES & PRESS RELEASES
http://feature.mmosite.com/content/2008-08-19/20080819224616865.shtml
"2. The second phase, EREPUBLIK V1, which will launch in September 2008, will provide more content for citizens and will continue to require an invitation to join the game, though on a much bigger scale. In addition, the game will serve as a platform for implementing citizens' ideas and recommendations about the game's features, allowing them to improve their experience in this virtual World and advance their development as citizens."

http://www.erepublik.com/parts/EN/presskit-erepublik-en.pdf
"2. The second phase, EREPUBLIK V1, which will launch in October 2008, will
provide more content for citizens and will no longer require an
invitation to join the game. "

Here we see two different things, perhaps the second one is more updated because it's more official. But it says that V1 will launch in October 2008.

3- OCTOBER ELECTIONS
It can't possible be October 1, or maybe it can. But it's a very low chance that they will release it around elections date because it would be a huge mess monitoring the elections and making sure V1 is running smoothly.

Therefore, I doubt these days: 29 September, 30 September, 1 October, 2 October it won't be released (if you ask me) and even 3 October, why? Because they release it on Friday and they don't work on Saturday and Sunday as far as I know, so they won't be able to monitor something they have just released.

Chances are they will release it 6th October or 22th September, but the 6th October is more reliable as their own official press release says in October.