Here's a quick heads up for all the Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa players out there in MMO land: patch 1.7 is now live and waiting for you to download it. Hit the full article for more info.

In this week's edition of Feedback Friday, Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa lead designer Paul Sage gives us the lowdown on two new features that are currently being readied for launch: an improved "looking for squad" system and clan-owned control points. Sage also gives us a bit of an update on PAUs, flashpoints, and command opportunity. Hit the full article for all the info.

Starr Long, lead producer of Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, has taken some time to address some of the issues - most notably the state of the Austin dev team and the game's financial impact - currently revolving around the game. Check out snippets from Long's Dev Corner post in the full article.

Apparently, a zero-G flight isn't enough for Richard Garriott. The well-known game developer has just shelled out about US$ 30 million to become the sixth paying visitor to the International Space Station. Read more in the full article.

The repair cost and item health issues that cropped up after the latest patch for Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa was released are now being looked at. A fix for these issues will reportedly be rolled out soon. For more info on how these bugs affect the game, check the full article.

A status report on the latest Tabula Rasa patch has been posted on the official website for NCSoft's ambitious sci-fi MMORPG title, Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa. The bad news is that the patch's deployment has been delayed. The good news is that it's only been delayed a day. Learn more at the full article.

With Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa in full swing, players are finally getting into the whole Friday Night Fights weekly event. Tonight, the second Friday Night Fights Event will commence. Will reigning champion Skilled be able to defend his title, or will someone else pummel him to the ground and snatch it away? For details on how to join the Friday Night Fights event, click on the "read more" link below.

With the servers for Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa now open, NCSoft is currently letting those who availed of the Pre-Order headstart trickle in.

It appears there are still a few problems with the log in process, though, but it's nothing that a little patience can't overcome. community manager CuppaJo recently posted the following on IGN's Tabula Rasa Vault:

Everyone should be able to log in now (all the pre-order bonus headstart people). If you have issues, wait about 20 minutes and try again, if that doesn't work, go to support.plaync.com and go to the ask a question area to contact support.

Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa will officially go live on November 2.

After closing down in preparation for launch, the servers for NCSoft's Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa have once again gone online. The game's servers are now open for those gamers who took part in the Pre-Order headstart promo.

Only those who purchased a Pre-Order Bonus Pack of Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa will be able to access the servers. All you have to do is enter the code you got when you bought the Pre-Order Bonus Pack and you're in.

There are still a few server issues being worked on, however, so if you get any error messages even though you have the code, just try again. The issues are being worked on and should be resolved soon.

Gamers who did not purchase the Pre-Order Bonus Pack will be able to access the servers when Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa goes live on November 2.

Some top secret AFS intel has been intercepted by the Tabula Rasa Special Ops Team and they've decided to disseminate and share it with gamers around the world. These transmissions could help players in the fight against the Bane.

The first transmission is a report on Operation Darwin. According to the report from lead scientist Dr. Hanna E. Michum, the research team is getting closer to replicating some of the studies the Bane have been conducting thanks to the data acquired from Pravus Research Facility.

The second transmission is more intriguing. It concerns a possible security breach detected by SFC Sarah Morrison. Morrison was able to decrypt data from a downed Bane dropship that talked about multiple Hominus Machina placed within key AFS facilities.

Could these be the hybrids hinted at in our post on Tabula Rasa's Operations updates? We'll know when the game hits. Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa from NCSoft will begin commercial service on November 2. You can check out the full transmissions by clicking the Via link below.