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August 2006 News Archive

Friday August 11 2006
Community News ArchLord StraticsReturn to TopSubmit News!Visit Our Forums
Community News - 2:57 PM PDT. Posted By: BreeOge
 
Stratics.com proudly presents its newest portal: ArchLord Stratics! AL Stratics will bring you the latest news and information about Codemasters upcoming MMORPG which is about to enter beta. We've already started adding some interesting content for our readers. Be certain to check out our complete write-up on how to become an ArchLord, our Races and Classes pages and much, much more.Especially for our launch we have a new, exclusive interview with Tim "Mr.Ktat" Hodges online which covers many aspects of the game. Here's a sample:

Stratics: Now let's discuss some of the game's features. ArchLord is said to feature over 2500 quests in-game. What sort of quests can we expect? btw suggest: What sort of quests can we expect? (add: Can you give us an example?)

Tim: ArchLord contains 800 quest chains, whose steps add up to a grand total of 2,500 quests. There will be a real mixture of quests in the game as well. Players can look forward to delivery quests, so go and take this sapling tree to Xian in the other village. It will also feature search quests where you need to go and fine old abbeys and things like that. Players will also be asked to go and kill X number of creatures, or go and obtain X number of an item. An example of another quest type would be 'A wolf pack recently attacked the village and made off with the sacred chalice. We need this back, please go out and hunt those wolves, return to us our chalice.' That's just a small overview of the kind of quests that you can expect from ArchLord. It also doesn't really get across the lore and story that is weaved into the quest text.

Besides the we also have an exclusive contest up where you can win a custom ArchLord PC. If you're interested in that I'll refer you to our flashy header and the contest entry pageLast but not least, I'd like to call out to all ArchLord enthousiasts who'd like to volunteer to aid us bringing this new Stratics portal to greater hights. There are many positions open: we have a need for for a Portal Manager, Content Editors and News Reporters to keep the portal going. I'll happily refer those interested to our Staff Openings page.We hope see you all soon watching ArchLord Stratics!
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Saturday August 5 2006
General News Initial Horizons Game Management Team AnnouncedReturn to TopSubmit News!Visit Our Forums
General News - 6:05 AM PDT. Posted By: BreeOge
 
Dear Citizens of Istaria: No doubt, by now you’ve seen the press release announcing that EI Interactive has purchased Horizons. We’ve received many emails concerned about our future plans for Horizons and an equal number of great suggestions. We really appreciate all the communication from our players. Ideas make the game, and serious ideas from our players help us make a great game.

My name is Zack Horne (GM_DarkEnigmaa in game)*and I work as Executive Game Master at EI Interactive. I will be responsible for making your game play functional and fun. My duties include server operations and world master supervision. Jeff Gully (formerly of Tulga Games) and I will be working as the server operations and management team. We want you to know that, just like you, we are members of the Horizons community. This is something we are very excited about, and we truly care about the Empire of Istaria. We have had several informal town meetings in-game, and our team has had good communication with large groups of players, as well as on an individual basis. We are fully committed to making Horizons the best experience it can be, and we are busy growing our Horizons team to make this possible. Here are a few of the EI team members that I want you to be able to identify and chat with when they are in the game: Michael Gallegos (EI_Carpendun in game) – Michael drives our administrative, billing, and account management team.Josh Rowe (WM_Gizmo) – Josh will be a World Manager and a part of the development team focused on world editing and client development.Michael Hampden*(EI_Dyn in game, and on the forums) – Michael will be a Designer on the project, and will be part of the development team focused on Live Events. Michael has come from Tulga's Development team to assist us in the continuing construction of Horizons. Nick Dobbins (EI_Nagafen in game) - Nick is a creative fellow who will work on the storyline team, Horizons Community programs, and marketing. The Horizons Community has had its ups and its downs, but it’s hung in there, because Horizons is a truly great game with awesome potential. I want to say again that we plan to preserve game play as the players of each separate server have enjoyed it. We plan to re-energize the live events that you have enjoyed so much throughout the history of Horizons. Our content will include a strong storyline element, and we will listen to players as much as possible. We know there are important bugs to fix, as well as other content development needs. We are studying these and are developing a plan of action that we will start moving forward with soon. One of the best things about Horizons is its community. We believe supportive players make these worlds what they are. Now that we have had a first server maintenance without a crash, our next step is to take a little bit of time to get to know the citizens of Istaria better. We all want the same thing: A really great game. The EI Horizons team will do everything they can to achieve this.Sincerely,Zack HorneExecutive Game MasterEI InteractiveEI Horizons____________________________EI Interactive is a Butte, Montana division of EI Communications Corp., an established publisher of online content, including MMORPGames, casual games, web based game portals and information sites. EI Interactive combines an intense customer service culture, broad gaming experience and in-depth technology skills to provide a uniquely strong platform for a superior customer experience. For more information, visit: www.eiinteractive.com - www.mygamehaven.com or contact us today at info@eiinteractive.com.
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General News Phase 1 of New Integrated BillReturn to TopSubmit News!Visit Our Forums
General News - 6:03 AM PDT. Posted By: BreeOge
 
Your customer information will be maintained on the same secure server as it was before. As a result of this change, you now need to do nothing to have your account status maintained exactly as it was previously established.If since August 1st, you entered a new Pay Pal subscription, it is immediately being cancelled by us and refunded. If you sent credit card information directly to E I interactive, it has not been processed, nor will it be. Further, any personal information collected by these forms will be purged from our systems to protect your privacy. The second phase of our billing platform will be introduced in the near future, this enhancement will also allow for Pay Pal payments, for those customers who would like to use their Pay Pal account. Our customer service department will be responding to any alternative payment requests received, as always we will work to support your needs.As many of you know, there were numerous issues with previous Horizons billing including a lack of flexibility, subscribers being prematurely or double billed and a lack of confirming emails. This was a substantial enough issue for E I Interactive to take action on as an early priority. We assure you that your service will not be interrupted and we apologize for any concern this multi-step process may have caused.Your thoughtful understanding and patience is greatly appreciated. Sincerely,Account Support GroupEI Interactive
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