 Horizons bought BACK by former employees |
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 Sat, Aug 18 2007, 08:51
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 Fletcher  Posts: 1.651 Joined: 22-March 04 From: Vienna, Austria Member No.: 155  |
Hi Folks,
QUOTE Like the proverbial phoenix (dragon?) that continually rises from the ashes, Horizons: Empire of Istaria is poised to take flight once again. Purchased just over one year ago by EI Interactive, the game has languished with no updates, billing errors and poor community support until recently when Virtrium, LLC purchased Horizons and all remaining assets from Tulga Games. The players have been wondering, though: exactly who is Virtrium? http://gamersinfo.net/index.php?art/id:1837 http://www.virtrium.com/ best, Arcat -------------------- Arcat - (Cleric 100, Warrior 100) - Live Stats (v2.1) | Resources | Need Armor?
Carpenter 100, Enchanter 100, Weaver 78, Fitter 41, Mason 22 - Gatherer 86, Miner 51 Alchemist 100, Fletcher 100, Outfitter 100, Tinkerer 37, Rest at 20+ Critter of Arcat - (Adult Dragon 37) Dragon Crafter 53, Hoard ~5mio, Path of the Helian 8-Ball: Signs point to yes. |
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Sat, Aug 18 2007, 09:53
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 Board Member Posts: 515 Joined: 24-October 04 From: Nottingham, UK Member No.: 169 |
Hehe seems I found it the same time you did. That company page doesn't say much though.
Last night I was going through old Horizons screenies for an archive on my flickr account, and somehow ended up explaining what lairs were to a US Vanguard friend on MSN (he was seriously impressed). I told him it was a dead game. Life is strange sometimes! Sor --------------------  Telon: Ysora - Wood Elf Cartographer on Halgar Istaria: Soresha - Ancient Helian Dragoness, reawakened on Chaos Wiki Page: oor:soresha |
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Sat, Aug 18 2007, 17:17
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 Board Member Posts: 24 Joined: 6-January 04 Member No.: 112 |
QUOTE(Soresha @ Sat, Aug 18 2007, 08:53)  Hehe seems I found it the same time you did. That company page doesn't say much though. Last night I was going through old Horizons screenies for an archive on my flickr account, and somehow ended up explaining what lairs were to a US Vanguard friend on MSN (he was seriously impressed). I told him it was a dead game. Life is strange sometimes! Sor If atari hasent pused it out of beta so early i think it have been a good game with ppl in it If they have made the world dynamic like they wantet it to be but the mastermind behind the game engine left due to atari so the game was dead from the start of release... |
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Thu, Aug 23 2007, 16:55
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Board Member Posts: 13 Joined: 22-July 07 Member No.: 260 |
Hey Guys!
So I see you have gotten the news? They have brought back up the blight shard for testing, and Ive heard rumors that they will get EU server back on too later on. If so happends, care to join me in the real crafting world? =) everyone had a good summer btw? Ive started studying and im stuck at a university for atleast 3 years now, *sigh* hope you have better luck than me! Cya around guys! |
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Thu, Aug 23 2007, 17:24
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Board Member Posts: 24 Joined: 6-January 04 Member No.: 112 |
QUOTE(Mattrim @ Thu, Aug 23 2007, 15:55) Hey Guys! So I see you have gotten the news? They have brought back up the blight shard for testing, and Ive heard rumors that they will get EU server back on too later on. If so happends, care to join me in the real crafting world? =) everyone had a good summer btw? Ive started studying and im stuck at a university for atleast 3 years now, *sigh* hope you have better luck than me! Cya around guys! If they bring the eu servers back with all as it was i pay for it just to support them but if David Bowman get somthing to say i dont pay for enything. and hope they fix horizons more. And David Bowman needs bullit to his head This post has been edited by Mimmi: Thu, Aug 23 2007, 17:32 |
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Fri, Aug 24 2007, 09:05
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Board Member Posts: 13 Joined: 22-July 07 Member No.: 260 |
goodie =) Elspeth and Ariadne in DR have started playing again, on chaos shard nw but when euro shard get up we might see each other there.
And yes, David Bowman is a master at destroying games! |
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Fri, Aug 24 2007, 13:15
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 Tailor Posts: 706 Joined: 11-May 04 From: Frankfurt Member No.: 156 |
I wonder if the old database and char info is lost forever...
Bringing back a EU server is one thing. But having to start from scratch... no thanks. If they worked enough on the game client to make it run smooth, some graphical enhancements, enhancements to the system overall... it might even be a nice thing to look at again. But it would be no option for me, if I did not get back the stuff we worked so hard for... esp. Tavu... the plots.... everything... -------------------- I pop da shop
metagruen :: KNoC/ Tailor/ Weaver 81 / Mage 46 fume :: Adult Dragon Adv 34 / Dragon Crafter 31 / ~1.05 mil. hoard and Lunus 29 trees and counting..... |
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Sat, Aug 25 2007, 10:43
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Fletcher Posts: 1.651 Joined: 22-March 04 From: Vienna, Austria Member No.: 155 |
I think they got enough work on their hands.
Setting up a new shard might take some time, merging probably even more. Still, if Unity goes up after 1 year of downtime it would be nice. I doubt it tho. best, Arcat -------------------- Arcat - (Cleric 100, Warrior 100) - Live Stats (v2.1) | Resources | Need Armor?
Carpenter 100, Enchanter 100, Weaver 78, Fitter 41, Mason 22 - Gatherer 86, Miner 51 Alchemist 100, Fletcher 100, Outfitter 100, Tinkerer 37, Rest at 20+ Critter of Arcat - (Adult Dragon 37) Dragon Crafter 53, Hoard ~5mio, Path of the Helian 8-Ball: Signs point to yes. |
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Sat, Aug 25 2007, 15:11
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 Board Member Posts: 157 Joined: 1-September 05 Member No.: 188 |
Well, let's put it like this.... Where Unity formerly had absolutely zero chance of ever getting brought up again, it now has at least a snowball's chance in hell with this purchase.
-------------------- "I get to pick nuts and berries, and run through the forest like a good little squirrel!"
- Countless squirrels, since the start of the Age of the Gifted |
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