TH came through for the community and released this information: Hey folks. There certainly is a lot to talk about today, so I'll get right to it. The announcement about the delays of the combat balance and the GCW had a strong impact and a large portion of the community was unhappy to hear about these delays. It is understandable how disappointing the announced delays are to much of the community. The entire team apologizes for not being able to deliver these key systems when we had hoped to do so. In the time between now and JtL, we will be focusing on fixing some of the key issues we have not addressed in anticipation of the combat balance in every two week mini-publish between now and Publish 10. This work will continue between Publish 10 and the Jump to Lightspeed. Watch for these issues to be posted on the In-Development and In-Testing sections of the website for each upcoming publish. These issues are being prioritized based on your input and our ability to fix them in the near term. Some of this work is beyond a quick fix, but we will fix as much as possible between now and the JTL launch to improve everyone’s play experience. We are also committed to refining combat as much as we can before the major revamp. The design documents for the combat revamp will start appearing in the In-Concept and In-Development sections of the website within two weeks, so we can get your feedback during the front end of the design process. We are committed to not rushing our publishes to ensure they are high quality and to continued discussions with you for feedback on what is being worked on to improve the game. Kurt "Thunderheart" Stangl Community Relations Manager