Sorry, gang - no more tips and tricks permanently! :-(

Hi readers. I really wish that, for Christmas, I could have told you that the current communications issues with Winch Gate have been straightened out, and that I'd have a gift bag chock full of information new and restored alike for you under the tree today.

Instead, it gives me absolutely no joy to report that the "tips and tricks" aspect of this blog will be no more - forever. :-(

What happened to all the tips?!

Oren pyr, readers! You're probably noticing a few things have gone missing. I'm sorry, but there's very little I can do about that thanks to - of all people - Winch Gate itself.

Happy birth, Dai!

In-game, Dainan celebrated his 24th birthday today. So I figured I'd do a short story on what that might be like. Enjoy! Or don't. I'm not here to tell ya what to do! (Credit to Altamira for the snappy title.)

Let's Go! Zora

Oren pyr, folks! Today, we head south from the Burning Dunes to the jungle continent of the Witherings, drawn toward the city of magnetism - Zora, capital of the Zorai and largest of the Cities of Intuition.

A portal from the southwestern regions of the Dunes of Exile, near Marmot Farm, takes us to the Great Outback of the Witherings continent. It's some of the least overgrown - and most dangerous - territory of the continent and is not exactly a safe road to travel. Feeling brave, I decided to try making the run down the Outback's legendary Ramp at the height of kitin feeding season.

Festival of the Lakes entertains, educates fairgoers

FAIRHAVEN (Atysian Press) - Jublas towered overhead for the first time just outside of Fairhaven in recent memory without a single resident batting an eye.

Royal Market reopens in Avalae

AVALAE (Atysian Press) - With typical Matis flourish in the form of a small fireworks show, the Royal Market of Avalae marked its recovery from the Second Great Swarming with its first public sale.

GAME NEWS: Devs explain New Horizons details

Oren pyr, folks! Due to popular demand of the New Horizons dapper grind method, it seems one of the game devs has taken time out to explain (somewhat vaguely, but hey, some explanation is better than none at all!) a few of the new parameters and restrictions on the transporter missions.

You can find the original announcement over here at the official forum, or skip through the page break for a reprint with clarification notes in italics.