The history of Tabula Rasa’s “Kill General British” end of beta event explained
Richard Garriott‘s Tabula Rasa end of beta event had players find and kill General British. But why? How? Who the hell is General British anyways? (Hint: Richard Garriott = General British) Well, April Burba (AKA CuppaJo) discussed about the end of beta event and how it came about. Veteran MMORPG players will know this bit of gaming lore for sure.
For those who aren’t aware, this event has some historical roots from all the way back in Ultima Online. When the game launched back then, Richard Garriott (the game’s creator) he addressed the crowd in-game and… well, died. Apparently, upon giving the other players the challenge to kill him, he had forgotten to make his character invincible. So, right as he jumped into the fray of battle… well, you can probably figure out the rest.
Now in Tabula Rasa, they’ve recreated the event from ten years ago, with a few tweaks though. For one, Garriott wasn’t invulnerable. What made him seem so were the clones of himself causing chaos in the battlefield. As CuppaJo explained before the event:
A lot of the developers will be in the game, dressed in the General British armor, and although they will look identical, they will have names like General Br1t1sh or General Irish. Only Richard Garriott himself will have the correct name, General British. As the players encounter these clones, they will have to eliminate them so that they can find the right one and take him down.
Richard Garriott‘s Tabula Rasa end of beta event had players find and kill General British. But why? How? Who the hell is General British anyways? (Hint: Richard Garriott = General British) Well, April Burba (AKA CuppaJo) discussed about the end of beta event and how it came about. Veteran MMORPG players will know this bit of gaming lore for sure.
For those who aren’t aware, this event has some historical roots from all the way back in Ultima Online. When the game launched back then, Richard Garriott (the game’s creator) he addressed the crowd in-game and… well, died. Apparently, upon giving the other players the challenge to kill him, he had forgotten to make his character invincible. So, right as he jumped into the fray of battle… well, you can probably figure out the rest.
Now in Tabula Rasa, they’ve recreated the event from ten years ago, with a few tweaks though. For one, Garriott wasn’t invulnerable. What made him seem so were the clones of himself causing chaos in the battlefield. As CuppaJo explained before the event:
A lot of the developers will be in the game, dressed in the General British armor, and although they will look identical, they will have names like General Br1t1sh or General Irish. Only Richard Garriott himself will have the correct name, General British. As the players encounter these clones, they will have to eliminate them so that they can find the right one and take him down.
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