I'm so sorry everyone, but we will have to delay the release a few days :( The new date will be *September 5th 12pm UDT*
To cut a long story short, a few days ago Matthew and I started setting up extra servers to handle even more players. We then load tested those machines and found that somehow, that even with the extra machines, our setup was much slower than when we previously tested it. Both of us have been frantically working around the clock for the last few days to solve this issue. Thankfully we are now finally starting to make some progress and it looks like we still be able to handle some decent player numbers.
But unfortunately too much time has been lost. I really needed these last few days for fixing the last few bugs, and to make all the final launch preparations. Whilst I think doing all of this before the 31st is *possible* I'll be rushing like a mad man.
I'm not in a good state at the moment; I've barely slept and haven't even been stopping to eat meals for the past 3 days. I'm totally exhausted. If I continue like this I'm bound to make too many mistakes and introduce even more bugs. These extra 5 days will make the world of difference, and allow me to at least partially recharge my batteries before release (which no doubt will be even more hectic).
I really am so, so sorry :( Believe me, I'm totally heartbroken that I've failed to keep my promise to you. I'm aware that I've messed up big time here. But I do think this is only realistic option available. Releasing on the 31st will probably mean super slow servers, tons of bugs and that could lead to lots negative reviews. It's just not worth risking it.