News/2011

2011

March

• March 29th - Suspicious Activity Detected on Unholy Nation

During a routine scan this evening, Graal Police on Unholy Nation intercepted a conversation between several unknown Graalians. Although they were breaking no rules, the content of their conversation implied that they may be "executing" a plan on March 31st at 8 PM.

We urge all members of Graal--those who play Unholy Nation as well as those who do not--to remain vigilant at 8 PM EST on Thursday, March 31st. We do not know what will happen at that time, but we assure you that the staff of Unholy Nation will do everything in their power to keep players safe.

• March 24th - Zodiac 1v1 ZTT Tournament

The tournament has been postponed until this weekend. It will be held at 5PM EST on Saturday, March 26, 2011. The host of the tournament will be Pat (BigBear3). Calling will go out one hour before the start of the event.

Prizes:

• First Place: 25 ZTTs.
• Second Place: 15 ZTTs.
• Third Place: 5 ZTTs.

Disallowed classes include: Druid, Freelance, Battlechanter, Priest and Paladin so prepare accordingly.

Good luck to all who enter.

• March 20th - GraalOnline - Free to play on Facebook and V6 release announced

Graal Classic and Era (iPhone) are now moving to Facebook which will be fully available using Flash Player 10. The version is currently going through beta testing.

To find out more click here.

In addition the native V6 Graal Client is due to be released for Windows, Mac, and Linux in the first weeks of April with further news for an Android version later in the same month.

• March 8th - Zone - Capture the Flag Update

The Capture the Flag planet on Zone has been updated with a new map! The updates include the downsizing of the map to provide faster and more intense matches with bases closer together. In addition the tiles have been changed to snow to match the popular Irica planet.

• March 4th - Zone: Chat System

A new chat system has been released on Zone! The new system will enhance communication allowing players to hang out in the Zone Plaza room or create their own room to chat with friends and teammates during battles. The system is currently in version 1.1 and further updates are expected so stay tuned.

To enter the new chat system press Tab and Ctrl + C.

For more information click here.

February

• February 15th - Era iPhone - Valentines Day

Valentines Day has started on Era iPhone with the release of special items!

• Two new hats
• Two new furniture items
• A love bus
• Love Grenade
• Love Skateboard

January

• January 30th - Maloria goes Classic

Maloria has passed the Classic Inspection and is now available on the Playerworlds list. Start your Malorian Adventure today!

Join the Maloria community @ www.maloria.com.

• January 23rd - Atlantis - A sneak peak

I caught up with talented developing duo of Crow and Nitron from Atlantis to find more about what is going on behind the scenes to restore Atlantis to it's former glory. For the full Q&A click here. More information on Atlantis as well as any current and future updates can be found here.

• January 16th - GraalOnline Era Skateboards

Sally's Skate shop is open for business with a range of board designs to choose from. Visit Sally's Skateboard shop east of the Mercy East Hospital to get your own board and hit the skatepark! Tear it up with a combination of grinds, kickflips and jumps to prove you can nail it with the best one them!

Related Article: Era iPhone is holding a picture contest giving you the chance to win a hat of your choice, click here for more information.

From Era iPhone Staff and the Global News Team, good luck!

• January 14th - GraalOnline Era Free iPhone Version

The free version of GraalOnline Era on iPhone has just been released! Download

• January 11th - Maloria

We have recently applied for a Classic Inspection, which we are hoping will end well. Before that though, we could *REALLY* use as much feedback and bug testing as possible. All suggestions will be considered by the staff team, and all bugs will be looked into and hopefully be fixed.

Both suggestions and bug reports should be posted at www.maloria.com.

-The Maloria Staff Team

• January 9th - Zone - Updates

Planet Points

Planet Points are a new feature for the Iricia planet that awards players with points for participating in matches which can be used to obtain prizes. 10 for winning and 3 points for loosing a match.

Prize List

• 50 points for 50 pipe bombs
• 150 points for a Silencer (1 month)
• 200 for 100 cakes
• 300 for 100 gas grenades
• 700 for Bluepistoles (2 weeks)
• 1200 for Reapers (1 month)
• 1750 for a Scifi Pistol (1 month)
• 3000 for a BFG11 (permanent)
• 3500 for redpistoles (3 months)

Profile Changes

Zone player profiles now lists the amount of remaining experience points to gain a rank.

Rolling

The speed of rolling has been reduced by 65% to improve the balance of battles and make it easier to fight other players.

For more information on updates and changes please click here.