There will be a patch that will be performed globally on all international servers on Wednesday, July 9th 2014, 3PM (+8GMT, Singapore Time) that will unite the servers under a single unified business model. This patch will also negate this weeks scheduled Maintenance, to reduce downtime. As such, a few changes will be made to accommodate a more global approach to how Wakfu will be run and maintained, most notably with a change to the Premium Access, now called “Booster Packs".
Firstly, players with a "30day Booster Pack” or more will have early access to new areas until the next content patch. Scheduled approximately once a month, the locked areas will be open to all once new content is released. To have a clearer view of what this entails: Srambad will be locked to non-premium(Boosted) players until August, where a new unannounced realm will be launched. Once the new realm is launched, Srambad will become accessible to all players.
Besides this, “Booster Pack” durations will be adjusted to the following:
7 Day Booster Pack with No Early Access – Retains current Premium Bonuses
30 Day Booster Pack – Current Premium Bonuses + Early Access
90 Day Booster Pack – Current Premium Bonuses + Early Access
For this patch, all accounts that have a character that is level 120 or above will get a free 30day Booster Pack as compensation for the sudden change. Since the Srambad content is meant for higher levels, all other players will be receiving a global EXP bonus weekend as detailed in this post.
I have a 7 day Booster Pack, will I get Early Access?
Unfortunately, no. You will however, retain your EXP bonus and all other bonuses associated to the previous premium model, with the exception of the Early Access.
What will happen to my current Premium?
Your current premium will be upgraded to the booster pack, so long as the duration still exists.
What will happen if my Booster runs out and I am still in the area?
You will no longer have access to the area. If your time runs out while you’re still in the area, you won’t be able use the area’s items. You are free to leave however, and upon logging out, will be moved out of the area to your Phoenix or Astrub.
What’s else can we expect?
There will be enhancements to both the Booster packs and to Wakfu in general, which includes some new features – including the long awaited MOUNTS (yes, the stuff you can sit on). This will be included in the next upcoming patch, scheduled July 22nd (subject to change) and will also include the VAULT feature which allows trading of items between characters of the same account.
More details will be released when its available, do stay tuned!