Summer is a time where people often drift away from online games to other hobbies. That is unacceptable! We'd like to put a stop to that! :)
We have a number of major events going on right now that are designed to reward people for trying out the game (or even help older players try out new character concepts).
Threshold RPG - http://www.thresholdrpg.... - Threshold is the longest running, professional RP required game on the internet. If you want rich RP along with everything else an online fantasy RPG has to offer, Threshold RPG is the game for you.
New Character Milestones: As a special encouragement to new characters, we have the following bonus rewards for characters that reach any of the following milestones between now and August 31st, 2009. When you reach level 5 or 10 for the first time, you will receive the rewards listed below it:
Reach Level 5:
25,000 xp (enough xp to also gain guild level 5) 5,000 coin 5 ThreshCredits
Reach Level 10:
100,000 xp 10,000 coin 10 ThreshCredits
Challenge of New Blood: Almost every single game leadership position is currently up for grabs. Guildmasters, High Priests, Dueling Champion, Arcanus Champion, Chess Grandmaster, and more are all available for straight up competition or political wrangling - whatever works!
We also have some very interesting changes coming to the religion system in general that will open things up for all players (which makes things especially easier on new players to get involved).
Recommended Playing Times (RPTs): Recommended Playing Times are periods of a few hours, scheduled in advance, where we recommend that players try to get online. Something interesting, cool, or special will happen during that phase. Examples include special RP events, special combat events, games, double experience points, half price food, gifts from the King. RPTs are generally scheduled for multiple days in a row - for example, we are in the middle of one right now that runs from Thursday to Sunday, every night between 9pm and midnight. RPTs are a great time to login and do something really exciting and entertaining.
Registration Bonus for Recruiting: Anyone who recruits a player that eventually becomes a citizen, will receive a $25 registration credit of their own. Threshold is free to play, with optional extras you can purchase. This is a great way for people who do not want to pay anything to still obtain those "perks" for themselves.
New Content: We have quite a bit of new content ready for release this summer. This new content includes new guild abilities, a new religion/ethos system as noted above, a system for rewarding those who defend cities against invaders, new pet system content, a world drop system for interesting rare items, and more!
Just Play, Baby!: We have something fun that will release soon that simply rewards people for logging on and playing. There will be more information posted about that soon. Watch this thread!
=============================================================================== You have been deemed a nuisance by either an STEA member or a Justicar. This means you were spamming, repeatedly breaking the rules, harassing other people, or something similar. If you feel this judgement was an error, you should notify the administration of Threshold. Otherwise, you should grow up and learn to behave like a mature adult.
Please think about how silly it is to login to an internet game and devote your time to nothing more than ruining the fun of others. Surely you have better things to do than that. ===============================================================================
I think for the "you should grow up and learn to behave like a mature adult. " part. :)
If you feel you were treated unfairly, please PM or email me, and I'll investigate. Our staff are extremely cautious with the use of that command. So far this year, it has only been used a grand total of 3 times.
Just Play, Baby!: We have something fun that will release soon that simply rewards people for logging on and playing. There will be more information posted about that soon. Watch this thread!
Introducing: WHEEL OF PLENTY
Located in the Communication Nexus of Maelstrom's Fortress, the Wheel of Plenty is a simple but fun device. After being logged onto Threshold for at least one hour, you may go to the Wheel and give it a spin. The result will be a prize of some sort that may be totally awesome, imminently useful, or at least mildly amusing.
The concept is very simple:
Play Threshold.
Stay logged on for at least an hour.
Spin the wheel!
The more you play Threshold, the more you win!
Prizes include all sorts of items, stat and skill buffs, experience, ThreshCredits, coin, and more.
The Wheel of Plenty exists for two reasons:
To thank you for playing! :)
It is a way for us to get all sorts of new items into the game. There are a lot of interesting items that we would like to get into the game economy but do not currently have the right place to put the item(s) in game. This is a way to get those items out there for players to use, trade, sell, etc.
We have a number of major events going on right now that are designed to reward people for trying out the game (or even help older players try out new character concepts).
Threshold RPG - http://www.thresholdrpg.... - Threshold is the longest running, professional RP required game on the internet. If you want rich RP along with everything else an online fantasy RPG has to offer, Threshold RPG is the game for you.
Reach Level 5:
25,000 xp (enough xp to also gain guild level 5)
5,000 coin
5 ThreshCredits
Reach Level 10:
100,000 xp
10,000 coin
10 ThreshCredits
We also have some very interesting changes coming to the religion system in general that will open things up for all players (which makes things especially easier on new players to get involved).
See you online!