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| 2/28/2002 | Basic Subscription Price Change | ||||||
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Simutronics will increase the price of its Basic subscription plan by $3 to $12.95 beginning in April,
the first increase in this plan since opening for business on the web in July, 1997, almost five years ago.
Over the past five years, Simutronics has invested millions of dollars to become even easier to use, more fun to play, and more reliable, while adding valuable new technologies like eScape and a complete revision of the web sites. During this time, we expanded each game and continued to add to the game systems and game staff. Simutronics will continue to deliver popular new features to you. With this modest increase, the Simutronics games at play.net will remain the best game play value on the Internet and continue to deliver new features, services, and benefits that are unique to our games. The new pricing plan will take effect at the start of your April billing cycle. A breakdown of the new schedule of fees for GemStone III follows:
If you have questions or concerns about this upcoming change, please see the topic in our forums under Simutronics Message Board » Simutronics Discussions » Pricing. We thank you for your support and for being a member of the world's leading cyberspace gaming community. |
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| 2/25/2002 | Rift Updates | ||||||
| Some updates to the high level hunting area, The Rift, were released. We invite Rift-level players to discover (and enjoy!) the new changes. | |||||||
| 2/23/2002 | The Trali | ||||||
| New creatures (level 58-62), called Forest Trali and Forest Trali Shaman, were released in Gyldemar Forest. | |||||||
| 2/22/2002 | Second Year Premium Plus Benefits! | ||||||
| You can now get your premium plus 2nd-year alteration benefit in Frostacres. The 2nd year type-ahead line and generic scripts are not ready yet. Please read the sign in Sadie's Den for more information. | |||||||
| 2/21/2002 | Elanthian Chronicles | ||||||
| Curious about the recent events of the realm? Catch up on all the mystery, intrigue and scary monsters haunting the continent with the Elanthian Chronicles at http://www.play.net/gs3/news/events/. | |||||||
| 2/19/2002 | March Festivals | ||||||
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GemStone III is happy to present two festivals filled with shops, festivals, games and more in March!
THE ALE FESTIVAL: Located in Zul Logoth, the Ale Festival begins March 29th and is open to all Elanthian citizens. Celebrate the favorite pastime of bards and warriors alike: ale drinking! Enjoy wonderful contests, fabulous shops, merchant services and more! THE ILYAN CLOUD: Docking in Ta'Illistim, the Ilyan Cloud will open on March 29th for Four Winds Hall (Premium) users. Only Premium players who have been members for a minimum of 30 days will be given access to the vessel. The Ilyan Cloud will offer a variety of merchant services and shops, old favorites as well as new. |
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| 2/15/2002 | Fure Feeding | ||||||
| Characters may now feed fires with wands, shields, weapons and other items made from wood. Fires can be found in various locations throughout the lands. However, additional abilities were added to allow GM NPCs to create fires on the fly during events. | |||||||
| 2/6/2002 | Solhaven Temple Expansion | ||||||
| The Solhaven Temple was expanded to over 40 rooms and the ability to earn deeds within was added. | |||||||
| 2/5/2002 | Gamemaster Interactions | ||||||
| We are running a survey to gauge the reactions to GM Interactions with players. We ask that in the next week (2/5 - 2/12) you fill out a survey any time you have an interaction of any sort (IC or OOC) with a GameMaster. The survey form can be found at https://www.play.net/gs3/gmsurvey.asp. We appreciate your assistance in the improvement of your experience in GemStone III. | |||||||
| 2/4/2002 | Sign up for Vegascon Before it's Too Late! | ||||||
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Join your GemStone III friends in Las Vegas for a long weekend of fun, excitement
and laughter. VegasCon is the largest annual player organized GemStone III gathering
in the world! Come and meet the faces behind all those characters you love and love to hate.
This year's VegasCon gathering is scheduled for March 14 - March 17th, 2002! For details of what's planned, see our website: www.vegascon.com Sign up today, at https://www.play.net/gs3/quests/list_slots.asp?questID=36 |
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| 2/3/2002 | Mistydeep Manor's Tour of Ta'Vaalor | ||||||
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Join the members of Mistydeep Manor for a walking tour of Ta'Vaalor, with topics
including Vaalor History, sights to see, and introductions to the Merchants and
Services provided within the city. While primarily aimed at the New Adventurer,
this tour is also intended to be useful to those who have recently moved to the city.
The tours will be run weekly and start on February 4th at 9:30 EST. |
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| 2/1/2002 | Speak of the Vishmiir ... | ||||||
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The strange energies first sensed weeks ago have manifested themselves in hordes of
undead beings! Scrambling for answers, high clerics worldwide have come to an agreement
on the origins of these strange new undead that plague us -- the passing of the recent
Lornon's Eve has caused a disturbance across all the continent of Elanith. The powers of
darkness rose to untold heights during that night, and have awakened the Vishmiir, an ancient
type of undead that leeches off the thoughts of the living.
This is not all, the Vishmiir have called their many undead thralls to them as they appear and spread havoc. They appear anywhere that civilization is, and people of all towns are advised to take cover from these monstrosities. Clergymen worldwide are searching for an answer to banish these foul beasts, and have found a temporary solution -- the Vishmiir's power wanes within the heart of the DragonSpine, and the settlement of Zul Logoth seems to be safe from their physical threat. They can touch the minds of people there, but their hordes cannot come through the dense rock, and neither can they. For more details see http://www.play.net/gs3/news/vishmiir.asp or read the "ARE YOU AFRAID OF THE DARK?" Topic in the Events Category of the GemStone III Forums. |
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