With the Tabula Rasa servers shutting down in February 2009, the dev team isn't going to have the time to create or implement all of the updates they had planned for the game. For example, according to the newest Feedback Friday post, the team had wanted to create Epic versions of the best intances.

Well, the team had already begun work on the Epic version of "Caves of Donn," so they decided to implement it in the game after yesterday's patch to give players the opportunity to try it out.

Unfortunately, there is not as much polish as we would like on this instance, but we feel confident that it is complete and fun enough to share with everyone in its current state. We hope you enjoy the challenges contained within and make good use of the Series 3 weapons rewarded.

Keep reading here or below for more information on the instance, including where it's located and a list of rewards.

One of our long term plans for Tabula Rasa's group content was to create Epic versions of our best instances. These Epic Instances are intended for a full group of level 50 players, with numerous boss encounters and special, repeatable missions where players could obtain unique weapons, armor, prestige, and Mimeomech.

"Caves of Donn" is the first instance our team began retrofitting with Epic content. Since we recently made many updates to the regular version of this instance, we felt this would be a wonderful opportunity to re-introduce the instance to higher level players that may not have gone back to play it at a lower level.

This instance features the full host of Epic Bane, including Caretakers, Technicians, Soldiers, and the newly created Ravagers and Seekers that are also found on Earth. A special boss version of the Hunter also makes an appearance at the end of the instance, with powerful electric attacks that can bring down an unprepared party.

Players that want to adventure in the Epic Caves of Donn can find an entrance off of the CELLAR, right across from the entrance to Edmund Range. Just inside, you will be given two missions from Commander Harley. Completing these missions will give you a nice reward that includes Mimeomech, prestige, and your choice of a Series 3 Pistol, Shotgun, Chaingun, or Rocket Launcher. These missions are repeatable, so you can eventually earn all of these high powered items.

Unfortunately, there is not as much polish as we would like on this instance, but we feel confident that it is complete and fun enough to share with everyone in its current state. We hope you enjoy the challenges contained within and make good use of the Series 3 weapons rewarded.