News archive
June 2009
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30.06.2009Tomorrow, on 01 July 2009 the Runes of Magic server family is expecting their next members! The French and Spanish Closed Betas are due to launch! To prepare for the happy event we need to take the servers offline at 6.30am BST (GMT+1) / 07:30h CEST. We expect the downtime to last until 9am BST / 10:00h CEST. In the course of today's maintenance we ...
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30.06.2009A few weeks ago, when we introduced the new Night- and Wild Lion-Mounts to Taborea we started a creativity contest, asking our player to write, draw, compose or otherwise tell us about their best experiences with mounts. The prizes: 2 of each of the new Lion mounts! Plenty of our users participated, posting their entries in our forums. Now we have ...
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29.06.2009We are going to take down the Runes of Magic servers around 8am BST (GMT+1) / 9:00h CEST down tomorrow, 30. June 2009 for server maintenance and to apply patch 2.0.9.1844. We expect the process to take until 2pm BST / 15:00h CEST. The patchnotes will be available tomorrow before noon in our patch notes forum. Update: The patch notes are now ...
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29.06.2009- Every day with new hot offers - Summer time's not only there to spend some time on the beach, swimming, sunbathing but also to save properly! Between Monday, 29 June 2009 and Friday, 03 July 2009, every day we have new offers for you: Many convenient items from all categories are reduced this week by 30%! That's the coolest way to start the ...
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26.06.2009Be it a young adventurer, taking his first steps towards fame and fortune or a long-serving veteran who stood her ground on the battlefields, Taborea is a challenging world. With the newly assorted Starter and Premium Packs everyone will find the right items. We bundled the most popular items for you and now offer them permanently for 30% less. And ...
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25.06.2009Calling all you people, bustling with creative energy! We got something for you: From today (25 June 2009) we would like you to tell us about your adventures and heroic deeds! The deadline for the first entry in your diary is Tuesday, 7 July 2009. We'll be choosing the best three entries and the lucky winners will get First prize: Customised Runes ...
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25.06.2009*slap* "Stupid insects!", the aging warrior growled while trying to make his way through the swampy puddles, flailing his arms this way and that to repel the mosquitoes zeroing in on him. His helmet's visor didn't make things easier. "You should have listened to me," the mage said. "This potion of mine might not smell too ...
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24.06.2009Heat up you Transmutors! Here comes the deal of the month! Between Wednesday, 24 June 2009 4pm BST (GMT+1) / 17:00h CEST we offer you 8 Purified Fusion Stones tightly bundled up, saving you 30 percent! Until Monday, 29 June 2009, 11am BST / 12:00h CEST Arcane Transmutors all over Taborea will glow red-hot. Enjoy!
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24.06.2009IGN on the Elves English speaking players may rejoice! Last week JeuxVideo.com published an exclusive preview on the Elves from the upcoming "Chapter 2: The Elven Prophecy". Now IGN followed suite and published an article on the Elves as well! You'll find all the information on their site now. Makeuseof.com Review We knew that Runes of ...
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22.06.2009Tomorrow, Tuesday 23 June 2009, between 8am BST (GMT+1) / 9:00h CEST and app. 1pm BST / 14:00h CEST the Runes of Magic servers are offline for server maintenance.
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22.06.2009The summer's here and many brave heroes venture out to slay monsters and find rich treasures. Veterans and aspiring heroes who look to smoothening their path to fame and glory, this week we have reduced several magical items in price - for 30% less Diamonds you can level faster, pack more punch into your equipment and make your life much easier. ...
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22.06.2009And another proud winner for the fourth part of our "Speechless in Taborea" photo story contest! The winner is Calin M. from Romania! Congratulation on winning a set of SteelSeries Siberia In-Ear Headphones with crystal clear sound for MP3 players, handheld console gaming and much more. You can find his entry (and those of the ...
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20.06.2009The Runes of Magic servers will be taken down at 10.30pm BST (GMT+1) / 23:30h CEST to investigate issues some of our users are experiencing during log-in. We do not have a time when the servers are back up, so we would like to ask you for your patience if this might take a few minutes or more. Our technicians are working as fast as they can ...
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19.06.2009The mega-event "That's YOUR game!" has ended on 19 June 2009! Many of our players have participated and voted for their "Hero / Heroine of Taborea". A big "Thank You!" for your votes! Now we can announce the proud winners of the exclusive forum titles "Hero of Taborea" and "Heroine of Taborea". ...
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18.06.2009It's not a particularly special day, but that never kept us from doing you something good! While you read these words, a little surprise is already on its way to your email-inbox. Diamonds for everyone! We give away 20 Diamonds for every Runes of Magic account and server, on which you have at least one level 10 character. Check your emails and you ...
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18.06.2009From Thursday, 18th June 2009 on, the brand-new Ruby Shop with all its exclusive offers will be at your hand at full extent. It couldn’t be easier: Step by step we are going to add the so-called Rubies as a bonus to all Item Shop items. Every time you exchange Diamonds for items in the Item Shop you automatically receive Rubies, too. These ...
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18.06.2009Proud and majestically the king of all the animals prowls the lands. Wearing his mane like a crown made by the rays of the sun, his claws can tear his enemies apart and his can maul his prey. A king among mounts - a mount fit for a king! From Friday, 19 June 2009, 4pm BST (GMT+1) / 17:00h CEST to Monday, 22 June 2009, 11am BST / 12:00h CEST the ...
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17.06.2009Here's another quick overview on the latest news from around the world: JeuxVideo.com - exclusive article on the Elves Our friends at JeuxVideo.com have posted a huge number of artworks from Chapter II: The Elven Prophecies on their site. To take a first look on what's coming in September, check out their page Du nouveau pour Runes of Magic. ...
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16.06.2009A few weeks ago we launched the huge Armour Set Competition Event! Together with 5 english, french and german speaking websites we will give away 40.000 equipment pieces! The english speaking websites started with the "Muse Set". Afterwards German speaking sites followed with the "Vermillion Warrior's Set". Now it's time for the ...
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15.06.2009Tomorrow, Tuesday 16 June 2009, between 8am BST (GMT+1) / 9:00h CEST and app. 1pm BST / 14:00h CEST the Runes of Magic servers are offline for server maintenance. [Update] We applied a small patch to the server during todays maintenace. This was necessary to prepare the upcoming mounts in the Item Shop for coming friday 19. June 2009. There will be ...
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15.06.2009Taborea is a world full of danger and peril. Monsters, rough terrain and many other challenges await the brave adventurers on their way to fame. To make life in Taborea less hazardous for all the heroes and heroines out there, we put our favorite items back on offer. For 30% less, these items can help everyone to better prepare for the ventures ...
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12.06.2009A young adventurer, taking his first steps towards fame and fortune or a long-serving veteran who stood her ground on the battlefields. With the new Starter and Premium Packs everyone will find the right items. We bundled the most popular items for you and now offer them permanently for 30% less. And this weekend we're adding another 20% rebate on ...
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12.06.2009In September "Chapter II – The Elven Prophecy" will lead players into new game regions characterized by elfish lore like an elven island at the shore of Ravenfell. After having lived in secrecy for ages, the elves are surrounded by an aura of mystery and aloofness. Nevertheless they are considered as one of Taborea’s oldest ...
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10.06.2009"What was that?!", a screeching voice angrily echoed through the underground cavern, "you want what? A break?! Where did you get an idea like this?!" A huge leg with razor sharp blades attached stomped the ground sending out a small earthquake. "And who, by the hunger of my children, will tend to guarding my doorstep?" ...
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10.06.2009Last week Los Angeles was host to the world's most important gaming show again. Right in the middle of all the excitement Frogster presented the up- and coming Runes of Magic features and content to the international press. During the show we announced Runes of Magic's "Chapter 2: The Elven Prophecy" and allowed the press a glimpse at the ...
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10.06.2009What's a true adventurer or hero without his trusted familiar accompanying him or her through Taborea? Who else could you trust to quickly take you from one place to another, for charging right into the fray or get away from a place you don't want to be in a hurry? Well, mounts are not only favoured because of their looks and versatility - they are ...
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09.06.2009It was late in the evening when Armand the postman got back into the office after carrying hundreds of letters, parcels and packages. The van with the latest mail from Germany had just arrived and dropped off five strangely looking parcels in the yard of his little post-office. Whistling happily he put down his bag and approached the newly arrived ...
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09.06.2009Wednesday 10 June 2009, between 8am BST (GMT+1) / 9:00h CEST and app. 9am BST / 10:00h CEST the Runes of Magic servers will be taken down for a quick server update. This server-side patch will fix a recurring respawn-issue with Kal'Turstan and Kal'Turssi in the Kal Turok Hive. [UPDATE] The maintenance will be postponed until further notice. ...
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09.06.2009Welcome to the second phase of the mega event "That's your GAME!". Until the 19. June 2009 each Runes of Magic player may vote for their favorite male & female participants in this event. You will have to be logged into the Runes of Magic website to be able to vote. Once you're on the "voting page" you will see each ...
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09.06.2009Today, Tuesday 09 June 2009, between 8am BST (GMT+1) / 9:00h CEST and app. 1pm BST / 14:00h CEST the Runes of Magic servers are offline for server maintenance. We will apply a patch during this server maintenance to fix some gameplay issues. The patch notes will be available later today.
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08.06.2009Great bundles and new items available! This week we have prepared something special for you: beside a 30% discount on bundles full of useful items, we have also added some brand new items to the shop. The following new items are now permanently available: Weaponry Scroll – Expert Level Armory Scroll – Expert Level Accessory Scroll ...
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05.06.2009As a guild member you are part of a bigger fellowship, which experiences a lot of adventures together. The planning of upcoming events and exchange of tales of the good old days happen on a nearly daily base. To further improve the strength of the group, we have created a special sub page for guild castles. On this page you can get a first ...
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05.06.2009Don't just go for half measures. Starting today you can go big when enhancing your character because we got new big packs with many of our bestselling items! Until Monday, 08th June 2009 12:00h (CEST) / 11am BST (GMT+1), many different items from our bestselling range are now reduced in price! This is the chance for all adventurers who never had ...
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04.06.2009We are proud to announce Chapter II of Runes of Magic – The Elven Prophecy. During the currently running Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles Frogster already showed parts of the new content, like the new region “Weeping Coast”. As the name already suggests, one of the main elements of “Chapter II – The ...
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03.06.2009The mega event "That's your GAME!" is currently in phase 1. Players of Runes of Magic may register through a form to be voted to become "Hero/ine of Taborea" in phase 2. Phase 1 has been extendet! You may now enter your details until Sunday, 07 June 2009. Phase 2 will start tuesday, 09 Juni & ends friday, 19 June 2009. Of ...
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03.06.2009We will bring down the Runes of Magic servers around 9:00h GMT+1 down today (03. June 2009) for server maintenance and to apply the big patch 1.7. We expect the maintenance to be done until 14:00 GMT+1. The patchnotes should be available to you later today. We'd like to ask your for your patience and understanding. The servers will be back around ...
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02.06.2009For all those on the road to level 50, we got a way to save a bit of time, because this week (02 - 05 June 2009) we have an offer that's hard to refuse: With our new potions players can gain more experience and talent points from fights. For one hour characters can gain 70% more points - and be even quicker to reach the maximum level. And because ...
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01.06.2009Another month, another part of our photo-story contest "Speechless in Taborea". Previousely: PLayers made fun of Kerensky's hair, something you should never do - at least according to Silberfuchs. After a long, hard day at work our two Community Manager heroes drag their almost dead bodies to the elevator. What could they possibly mumble ...
