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u There will be a Townhall on Friday August 16th at 15:00 EST (four hours after Server Save) about Dura's Second Server that will release soon. The foremost topic of this townhall will be how this Second Server will affect Dura's 1st Server, known as 'Dura', and then secondarily look to briefly cover the Second Server itself.
u The townhall will primarily be the Staff speaking and laying out all the relevant information. Accompanied with this, at the townhall's beginning, an agenda in text will be published, which can be used to both follow along, but also can be read on it's own without attending to get a snapshot of the subject matter and what you can expect. Chronologically the Staff will speak on the effects (essentially none but positive) the Second Server will have on 'Dura', then will speak briefly on the Second Server itself, and then for a time it will be opened for questions by the participants which the Staff will answer.
u The townhall will take place in Dura Townhall inside Dura Discord.


Specifics we want to tell you now, and which will be covered in more detail in the Townhall itself:

u 'Dura', the first server will never reset.
u 'Dura', the first server will never be merged with any possible server that has a different game set or rule set; therefore definitely not this server.
u 'Dura', the first server will always maintain essentially the rule set it has now.
u 'Dura', the first server will never become pay to win.
u We have every confidence that the Second Server will guarantee an increase for 'Dura', the first server's, health, activity, and player population.
u Dura's Second Server is in no way tied to other Goals and Systems we are working on. Ank II, our update, along with things like Item Mechanics and Sophisticated Ambush and the others are not delaying or controlling Dura's Second Server timeline while the Second Server is not delaying or controlling their timeline. Both are independent to each other, as they are worked on by different teams. For example it it is still unknown which will come out first: the Second Server or Ankrahmun II the Update.

u Dura's Second Server will be a Tournament Server.
u Tournament One's design has been to fundamentally allow a player to enjoy everything Dura has to offer in a timely manner. It prioritizes fun above all else.
u We have been designing this for some time, and words cannot convey our excitement and confidence for this design. We have spent a great deal working on the potential a tournament game can have and how best to design it from scratch to make the greatest experience possible.
u This server will have a different rule set compared to 'Dura'; it will be more relaxed.
u This server will have a different game set compared to 'Dura'.
u The Game Set, that is the settings, for the second server is fully designed and drafted. Stating the obvious it's not a typical 'Tournament' -- it's a Dura 'Tournament'. We've gone back to the drawing board about how we think a Tournament Styled Server can be done best. Fresh perspective with new spices, new ideas, new approaches -- all to make fun the priority while still having a game that has weight to it. Up until launch it is open to being changed as we realize improvements or adjustments we want to make. Player feedback will have impact on this.
u After the Townhall on August 16th is concluded the Game Set will be published in text so you can see it, likely on Dura's Tournament Website as well as in Dura Discord. It may not have every single detail, but will have most, along with every Core Game Setting.
u Not long after the Game Set is published a Feedback Thread, or entire Feedback Forum, will be present in Dura Discord so people may give opinion on the Second Server, Tournament One.
u We are nearing the completion of everything needed for launch. A release date will be announced soon so people can begin to prepare.


To Season One,
Dura Staff