To Our European Horizons Players, Past and Present:
The previous year, in particular the previous six months, have seen phenomenal changes and growth for Horizons: Empire of Istaria. Our conversion rate (players who subscribe after the free trial) has seen unheard of rates, as high as 50%! Our retention of players is increasing each month. In May alone, we saw growth of 7%. We are very proud of what the game has become and look forward to where it is going.
Long-term goals including the Ancient Rite of Passage, Dragon Lairs, a fantastic and robust new player experience and continual client improvements have occurred. In the coming weeks the new Confectioner changes will be placed, new members of the development team have begun work and a complete Loot System redesign begins. We've also announced our first expansion: The Settlements.
All of this would not have been possible were it not for the hard work and dedication of the team here at Tulga and the loyalty of each and every player across all shards.
But to you, our European players, we'd like to present an additional option - the ability to now play on the North American shards. Beginning immediately, you will be able to open an account in North American - allowing you to play Chaos, Order or Blight. This will give you options you've not had in the past.
Chaos is our most populated shard and is busy both day and night. On Order, our role-play shard, you can experience a "truer" RPG experience. Blight, our testing shard, allows you the chance to try out new content before it reaches the Live servers and to submit your own feedback regarding the game's development.
The support team for the North American shards has also grown recently. Support tickets average a 24-hour turnaround. We've recently contracted for full community support and now have an Online Community Manager, Community Site Administrator and Content Tester. All three, as well as the entire Development team are accessible through our recently redesigned and very robust forum system.
There are many features available through the web login for the North American shards you may not be aware of:
  • A Listing of Current Plots for Sale
  • Plot Reclamation
  • Stand-Alone Launcher
Other support features available are:
  • Community News Site
  • GamersInfo.net Data Site
  • IRC channel
These are just a few of the many features available. So, please, consider the option of joining us on the North American shards. You can sign up using the 14-day trial at http://www.istaria.com or, for a limited time, find a 21-day key at http://www.fileplanet.com/promotions/horizons/.

Sincerely,
Tulga Games, LLC


Do you want to let Unity die? If thats what you want so just please say it! I am becoming angry slowly. Would PRETTY PRETTY PLEASE somebody tell us European Players what are your the Plans with Unity?
Oh, bye the way. I dont think i would start again with a new char on another server.