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⚡ Quick Take • Launch and Rollback – Reason RSPS rolled out its long-awaited revision update on May 1, 2025, and swiftly addressed critical bugs by rolling back and patching within hours. • Transparent Updates – Throughout the process, lead developer Lexi provided frequent Discord updates, openly communicating every issue, fix, and restart to keep the community informed. • Rapid Response – The team worked around the clock, disabling non-essential features and even bringing on an extra developer to expedite hotfixes, ensuring stability was restored as quickly as possible. • Community Care – As thanks for players’ patience, the staff activated month-long double EXP, spawned bonus boss events, and offered in-game perks during the rollout, turning a challenging launch into a community celebration. • Successful Upgrade – Despite initial hurdles, the major revision upgrade is now live and stable, marking a significant achievement for Reason RSPS and paving the way for future growth. ──────────────────────────────────────── 🚀 A Bumpy Launch Weekend 🚧 After months of anticipation, Reason RSPS launched its major revision upgrade in the late hours of May 1, 2025. This update – essentially an overhaul integrating the latest game content and engine – was one of the most ambitious in the server’s history. The team expected some turbulence (there’s “a big difference between live and beta,” as owner Lexi noted), and indeed the early rollout had its hiccups. Within the first hour, unexpected issues emerged: players noticed certain account data (such as Ironman mode status and unlocked prayers like Augury and Rigour) hadn’t transferred correctly under the new system. In response, the developers made the tough call to roll back to the pre-update state around 3:00 AM on May 2 to prevent any lasting damage while they fixed the underlying problems. That pre-dawn rollback kicked off a long night of troubleshooting. After about thirty minutes of downtime, the server was brought back online, only to encounter another critical bug that forced a second temporary shutdown. By 4:00 AM, Lexi took the server offline again, vowing not to reopen until 100% of accounts were loading correctly. It was a sleepless night for the team. Ultimately, around 5:30 AM, an honest update was delivered to players: roughly 20% of accounts couldn’t be automatically repaired due to a glitch in a new saving system that had been implemented weeks prior. Rather than prolong downtime, the staff re-launched the server and pledged to manually assist affected individuals (for example, restoring lost Ironman status case-by-case). “We tried our best and there is no other option left,” Lexi wrote, apologizing sincerely to the community. Despite the rocky start, the revision update was officially live – and the real work of fine-tuning it had begun. 📢 Transparent Communication & Quick Fixes 💬 Throughout this turbulent rollout, Reason’s development team demonstrated remarkable transparency and responsiveness. Lexi and her team kept players constantly in the loop via Discord. Every major event – from the initial launch and subsequent rollbacks to minor patches – was communicated in real time through the server’s announcement channel. Instead of downplaying issues, the team addressed them head-on. When the new revision client first went up, Lexi candidly warned players that “some things might be broken” and promised that the next 24–72 hours would be spent fixing bugs and stabilizing the game. True to her word, the following days saw near-round-the-clock updates: multiple quick patches and restarts to squash bugs as they were found. The developers didn’t shy away from player questions or concerns either. Lexi herself was active in the general chat, acknowledging bugs and giving updates on what was being worked on. She openly discussed the challenges (at one point humorously remarking, “we tested like 100x” in response to surprise at a missed issue) and ensured players knew their feedback was heard. On May 3, after a day of nonstop fixes, Lexi informed everyone that a particularly troublesome feature – the Trading Post – would be temporarily disabled for 24–48 hours so the team could focus on more urgent stability fixes. This level of openness is rare in the RSPS scene, and it fostered a sense of trust: players didn’t have to guess what was happening behind the scenes because the team was telling them, minute by minute. Facing the flood of bug reports, the Reason RSPS team also expanded to meet the challenge. Less than two days into the update, they welcomed a new developer, Glabay, to help tackle the backlog of issues. With now three developers on deck, patches rolled out even faster. Lexi advised players to expect multiple server restarts as the fixes were deployed one after another – a sign of just how responsive the team was in addressing problems. By being transparent and communicative, the developers turned what could have been a frustrating wait for fixes into a collaborative effort, with the community rallying around each progress update. 🎁 Community Engagement & Celebration 🎉 The Reason team went above and beyond to keep their community engaged and positive during the upgrade turbulence. As a gesture of appreciation for everyone’s patience through the downtimes and fixes, the staff activated a month-long Double XP event, allowing players to boost their progress throughout May. On top of that, they scheduled an onslaught of donation boss spawns – special in-game boss events typically triggered by player donations – dropping dozens of extra bosses across the weekend and following week. These surprise encounters gave players exciting opportunities for loot and served as fun distractions from the technical issues. The team even threw in playful perks like free “camel” item refills, turning the rollout weekend into a bit of a celebration despite the challenges. Crucially, the community responded with an outpouring of support. While any major update comes with its share of player frustration, the overwhelming sentiment in Reason’s Discord was understanding and gratitude. Many players could see firsthand how hard the developers were working to fix things, and they appreciated the constant communication. It wasn’t uncommon to see gamers in the chat encouraging the team or thanking them for the swift updates. By the end of that first week, as most of the major bugs were stamped out, players were already noticing significant improvements. “I thought we were a bug-free RSPS,” Lexi joked wryly after one player praised the post-update server performance as “legit flawless.” The good vibes were palpable – what began as a stressful launch had evolved into a rallying point for the community. ✨ A Major Milestone Achieved ✅ In the end, Reason RSPS’s revision upgrade stands as a major milestone for the server and its community. Tackling a full revision update – essentially transplanting the game’s core to a new era of content – is notoriously complex, but the Reason team pulled it off through determination, transparency, and a deep commitment to their players. With the update now successfully stabilized, players are already enjoying the new content and features that prompted the upgrade in the first place. More importantly, the process has strengthened the bond between the server’s staff and its community. Lexi and her team have shown that even when things get hectic, keeping players informed and involved makes all the difference. Reason RSPS’s transparent rollout of this revision update not only earned the respect of its community, but also set a new example for how to handle big changes in an online server. By openly addressing problems, rapidly deploying fixes, and celebrating the community that stuck with them, Reason has turned a daunting technical challenge into a success story. The server heads into the future on a high note – revision upgraded, fully engaged with its players, and ready for whatever comes next.