News- August 23rd, 2011

Hello Again, Althanas

All this week, the big news has been about the Serenti Invitational, the renowned tournament and a who’s who of Althanas best and brightest. Just a reminder, those who have not re-submitted their profiles to comply with the standards of Althanas 3.1 will be disqualified from the tournament, so hurry up and get your profiles revamped, people!

Speaking of which, you may have notice a shift in the name of our little online community this past week. We are proud to announce that we have officially made the switch from Althanas 3.0 to Althanas 3.1! Among some of the newest features to the site is the option for ‘Tanthanas’ and ‘Bluethanas’ templates. These are sure to be a hit with the older members of our community. We have also installed a forum for these weekly news articles, making it easier for you to access the going-ons with the site. Even at the time of this article, our staff is working hard to clean up the forums a bit and make the place a little better for all of us.

Some of you may be familiar with the Boss Battles feature that we have been showcasing since the move to Althanas 3.0. In the coming weeks, we will be tweaking up that feature here and there to make it a more enjoyable experience for all those involved. Be sure to keep an eye out for the changes.

There is also a new type of battle league in the works. The Theatre of War and the Dajas Pagoda were both smashing successes back in their day, but now we wish to bring you a fresh new way to do your fighting. Currently, there is a poll running asking the community if they preferred the Dajas Pagoda (a ladder system that had big pay offs) or the Theatre of War (a league format in which the person who won the most battles was the overall winner). We are working diligently in order to give you the best version of a battle league possible, so please bear with the staff as they create something exceptional. Go here to express your opinion on this news.

At the conclusion of the Corone War, there will be a reformatted version of our training forums. Our Features staff is busy behind the scenes planning something spectacular for those new souls who enter Althanas, or even you oldbies with alts. Be sure to check back in with us closer to the end of the war.

Some of you may have been sneaking a few sneak peeks at our wiki, well we are proud to announce that next week, the Althanas Wiki is going live! You can edit a page for your character, quests, battles, or whatever else your heart desires, so long as it involves Althanas. Currently, most of the Althanas countries, as well as their histories are up, but we're always looking for talented writers willing to spend some time to improve our knowledge!

Finally, this is just a reminder that the Vignettes have returned, hosted by Jasmine every month. The current vignette is drawing to a close, but it is still not too late to get your entry in. Closing of this month’s vignette ends at Midnight Alaska Time on August 31st, so you need to hurry!

That’s it for this week, Althanas, and we’ll be back with some more exciting developments next week. See you then!

Amber Eyes

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