The first update in the 2.1 series is now almost ready for the live servers and we should be able to announce the date and time for this update shortly. Very shortly after the update is live on the servers, the Winter Seasonal Event "A Bloody Solstice" will also be activated and provide two brand new solo quests as well as a group quest with many social item rewards such as the "Aesir Snowcatcher" social headwear or the "Pillaged Mercenary Plate" social chest armor. Among other items there will also be a number of consumables that fit right into the Winter time and should provide some fun times. So prepare to crack some Vanir skull!

In the meantime the work on the Dreamworld System integration and the new content additions mentioned in the last Monthly Development Update are ongoing and good progress has been made. With a little luck on the testing side we hope to be able to deploy the next stage of the 2.1 series to the test servers relatively soon, so that people can start to help with the testing.