@player34354 - Though this news post isn't about the EoC, I'll briefly try to answer your question. The combat update is something that has been in development for some time and the reason it is in beta is not to get a consensus on whether or not to release it but rather to get feedback on how it can be tweaked and adjusted.
The feedback we've received has been mixed and while many express concerns for it, equally there are those who are giving feedback and suggestions on improvements to the system and how it can be tweaked to be more balanced. We're taking all different kinds of feedback on it and from all the different types of feedback we've had it's not true that "the community do not want it." Some people do, others don't.
@SARA BIRDS - They are still on the SoF but will not always show up as the listed prizes. I believe they were visible on the prize lists more often previously but since more has been added the probability of seeing them has changed slightly.
24-Aug-2012 01:25:36