According to a letter sent to the closed beta testers, Wish - the massively multiplayer online title from Mutable Realms - will delay both the launch of beta 1.5 and 2.0.

The letter stated: "We would like to inform you that Wish Beta 2.0 will start on December 1, 2004, and not, as originally planned, in fall 2004. The beta test will last until December 31, 2004. We apologize for the delay.

"The reason for the delay is that we want Beta 2.0 to be a truly mind-blowing experience. We are therefore reworking many parts of our game client, server, and content, based on the feedback that we received from our E3 version and from community message boards. These changes will take longer to finish than anticipated, but we are sure they will be worth the wait!

"We are also moving the release date of Wish from the first to the second quarter of 2005. Too many games have suffered from a premature release, and we do not want to be one of them."

The closed beta test, 1.5, will also be delayed according to a post on the game's forums. While version 2.0 has a definite date, the date for the 1.5 test has just been listed as November.