10th anniversary, content patch, pets to be added to game

Nadia

http://massively.joystiq.com/2013/10/16/istaria-preps-for-10-year-anniversary-big-content-patch/

in December the game will turn 10 years old!

Originally released under the name Horizons: Empires of Istaria, the game was groundbreaking at the time. And while the years haven't always been kind to Istaria, and it has changed hands a few times, the team is still very much focused on improving existing content and offering new content with each update. To celebrate the 10th anniversary, Istaria will be introducing something which players have asked for in the past... pets!

Initially the pets will be limited to social pets with no bonuses to crafting or adventuring, but over time, pets that do offer bonuses and other features will become available. The plan is to offer pets as part of the Loyalty Rewards program as well as a special pet for anyone with an active subscription when the anniversary event is released. As December comes closer, we'll release some screenshots of the new pets that will be available.