Here's more from Ray on RtK's status:
As best we can tell, and the system killers and game crashers have been found and eliminated.
We're working hard right now on play balance, and resource allocation.I'd say we're 90% there as of beta .95 and I just got .96 ten minutes ago and am now loading it on my other machine. Build .97 was just finished this morning in Cincy, and with any kind of luck, we'll go golden in a few more days.
Also, the new PC Gamer magazine features a two-page RtK advertisement. The lefthand page is Bear stabbing a map (take that, paper!) And the other has several screenshots and this text: 'Return to a land of intrigue and adventure. Lead your band of five characters on a quest to recover the Tear of the Gods, a mystical relic coveted by a madman bent on spreading darkness across the land of Midkemia. From the dizzying heights of Krondor's Palace, to the haunted depths of a temple dedicated to an evil as ancient as the gods themselves, never before has any RPG given you so much of what you need.' The logo is shown, with 'The offical sequel to the best selling RPG' under it. That's on page 310-311 for those of you who want to take a peek at your local bookstore.
