An hour remained before the update timer's end. Most players had finished their undone quests, and any untied loose end had been dealt with.
The guilds had recalled all their players to their headquarters, so everyone restarted in one spot. The fighting around the top ten guilds had died down completely.
Very few players could be seen wandering around the cities and villages, which felt weird to the natives. They had gotten used to the abnormals' presence over time, and suddenly losing sight of them was unnerving.
Across the three continents of New Eden, and even on the many islands spread across its seas, players everywhere were getting ready to log out. Some would wait until the last minute, but most logged out preemptively.
Among all the population of players, very few would get logged out forcefully by the system. But amongst all these, one player was still unaware of the update that was about to happen.
