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Here is the latest UStream from me!

In case you have not seen them yet. Here is the latest thing we have been doing to keep everyone abreast of the latest changes with Iron Realms games.

You can check out all the previous UStream updates via our UStream channel located here: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-iron-realms-show

As most have noticed, Iron Realms has begun to use new formats to enhance your experience with our games. For example, we are using UStream.tv to let you meet and chat live with our producers, Facebook and Twitter to communicate with players, and we have improved our newsletter to deliver concise information. Not to mention we also started this wicked cool blog! Continue reading

On February the 13th at Midnight, GMT time, Tears of Polaris opened its doors to allow anyone to come in and take a look at the newly redesigned novice introductions and explore a tiny bit of the world as well as take a look at some of the archetypes in the game.  Over 300 people decided to take a look in the twenty-four hour period; from the blazingly fast Whitney to the multiple run through people like Saran and Kirraxus, just to name a few, and we learned a lot, fixed a lot, and are reinvigorated a lot from all the responses, comments, and suggestions we received!

As a continuation of my previous post, we have begun to implement MXP (Mud Extension Protocol) across the IRE games. MXP allows us to do several things, including placing HTML-like links right into the game text. For example, when the game asks you to GREET MATHYUS, we can link that command and allow the player to click on the text in order to progress.

Imperian, has integrated MXP throughout its introductory tour. Players can use MXP links to advance through the entire tour. As the tour begins to wind down, players slowly have to begin entering commands via the keyboard more often. Continue reading

Referrals, friends, and word of mouth have always been the biggest way IRE has thrived over the years. It is a good sign when people tell friends about a game, business, or product. As such, we are releasing several new ways to reward you for telling people about us over the next few months.

Today, we are starting with a basic referral program. IRE has created a way for you to link to our games. These links will flag any new characters finding our games, as a referral from you.

So what does this do for you?

Free credits of course! Continue reading

All games produced by Iron Realms are supported and fortified by the strength and dedication of our players and volunteers. Within Imperian, we truly appreciate the time and attention of all of those people who work to make Imperian the entertainment of choice for so many. I wanted to take this time to formally thank all of them as a group for the sacrifices, creative works and sheer amount of perseverance each volunteer puts into their separate areas of Imperian growth. Without this varied and talented team, Imperian would cease to function as a unique gaming experience within Iron Realms. Continue reading

The MUD experience does not start when a player creates a character. It does not start when they complete the introductory tour, and especially not when they kill their first monster.

The experience begins the instant the website appears on the screen.

In that moment a new user decides if they are wasting their time. Continue reading

Welcome to the new Iron Realms Entertainment blog!

The purpose of this blog is to provide a variety of interesting information about the IRE virtual worlds to our players. Additionally we will provide information to users about other software or techniques that will make exploring our virtual worlds more entertaining.

Look forward to articles from myself and all the IRE producers. We are also looking for players who would like to post their game experiences, playing advice, client tips, and more. If that sound like something you are interested in shoot me an email at jeremy@ironrealms.com.