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Where has it been stated that Amnesty will be given out on the 30th of April?
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http://www.ea-land.ea.com/blog/?p=891
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For a short period of time (now until April 30, 2008), the algorithm used for skill locks will be adjusted to consider entitlement age as an alternative means of calculating skill locks.
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Over a period of N days (probably 2-3 weeks long), the skill lock system will use a different algorithm. The lock amnesty will end April 30, 2008 (just like the deadline for founders and explorers).
The skill lock calculation during amnesty will be the maximum of the three following numbers:
1. Age of the avatar divided by 21 plus 20.Or
2. Entitled age of the account (same as anniversary gifts) divided by 21 plus 20.Or
3. Current number of skill locks.
This calculation will be once per day during the amnesty period encompassing all avatars created during the amnesty period.
So when is all this going to happen?!
We will be doing various pieces of the gifting and amnesty over the next 2-3 weeks. And if all goes as planned you should receive city-from gifts this week. When we are sure an aspect is working we will let you know via the blog.
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Of course, they wrote this about a month ago yet here we sit.
I for one am basically not playing much until I get my amnesty.. It was promised, and if it isn't delivered, I will be leaving again.
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It doesn't say Amnesty will be any specific date - that is referring to the new algorithm and the end of the skill lock amnesty period.
It says that "various pieces of the gifting and amnesty" will take place over the next 2 or 3 weeks (from the date of the blog entry).
That tells me that we were to receive (undetermined) aspects of amnesty, possibly (but not definitely) including locks, sometime within a 2 - 3 week time frame after this blog entry, but *before* April 30th. (Three weeks *after* the blog entry - March 25th - would be April 15th.)