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Exhibit · The Korean origins (2002-2005) · 2003-03-08
MetinII0_0_1.exe / MetinII0_0_3.exe
The name of the first Metin2 client. The earliest versions of the 2003 Korean closed beta, of which we know the name, server and date but not a single byte.
Lost no copy reachable in any archive| Possession | File names in plain text on the Ymir page selecting beta testers for the second closed beta, fully re-copied on Ruliweb on 8/3/2003; on 4/4/2003 the official page carries version 0.0.3. |
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| Preservation | Lost: no known copy. |
What it is
The first closed beta had begun on 19/12/2002 (3,000 testers, «many graphics card issues»); the second, in March 2003, sent this page to those selected. On 13/6/2003 distribution switches from numeric addresses to a named one: metin2.co.kr was operating eight months before the site's official opening.
The evidence
- F Ruliweb page dated 8/3/2003 with the full HTML of the Ymir page.
- F The period official page, in the versions of 21/12/2002 (links still empty), 4/4/2003 and 13/6/2003 (active links).