The server merge last week was successful and went through quite smoothly and without any major issues. The feedback from players about the population and activity after the merge have been very positive.

The teams are still working hard on the next update which will bring many new additions and improvements (as mentioned in the past Community Updates as well as the Monthly Development Letters). One of those new additions will be the new PvP server with the 'Blood and Glory' ruleset. We have started a poll today where players can choose from a list of possible names for that new server. The name with the most votes will be given to that new server when it launches. Please check out this thread for all the details on how to vote for your preferred server name.

There were also some hints in interviews and articles about an upcoming new feature: the appearance slots for armor and clothing. Most of the tech work is done and that feature will be coming relatively soon in one of the updates scheduled for the summer or early fall. We should also have some more details and information about this new feature in the coming weeks so stay tuned.

And the date of the release of the new Conan the Barbarian movie is drawing nearer. There is now also a brand new TV commercial trailer that was shown on US TV. You can check that one out on Facebook. http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1760220768881