One of the developers here has been working on an updated landing page for Istaria. We're getting close to thinking we have a final product. Before we release this live, we'd like to get your feedback before making it the new official www.istaria.com web page.

http://www.istaria.com/new/

Concepts behind page design / things to keep in mind:
1. This page is intended for new players only, or a long ago player returning - it's not for existing players.
2. While the video gets into Istaria's retention features (crafting and community), the page itself focuses only on attractor features (dragons burning the undead, character selection and some choice screen shots).
3. Screen shots link goes to the gallery, but we'll have a dedicated screen shots page shortly.
4. Download and Free to Play are the same link - we wanted to keep the "click action" of free to play or download separate, since some people think, "I want some of that free play action", while other people think, "I want some of that download action" - but in the end, they both need to download the game first and then create an account.
5. If you have a really wide monitor, you can see more of the background picture, but the minimum width should work okay for most devices.
6. The video is located on an edge server (geographically optimized from where you are accessing from), however the rest of the site is still located in North America. Final release will have all graphics on edge servers - so download speed should improve a bit. (You're still limited by your internet connection)

If you see something in dire need of change or have something to say, please comment at the thread below. Please note that we're looking to keep the scope of replies focused on the new site's content - so please make an effort not to get too far off topic.

http://community.istaria.com/forum/s...d.php?p=259842

Thank you,

Amarie