Ambardia now has a new starting area where new players and characters will find themselves. Characters now start on a small island where they are greeted by Chandos.

This small island gives a great new impression of the game and is set up for a quick smooth transition right into the game. There is a fur trader who will buy rabbit furs and sell starter equipment. You can even greet your friends there now if you wish.

Another great change is the Ambardian Embassy. Once the players take the ship off the island they find themselves at the Ambardian Embassy. This embassy has an npc that explains to the character how they may choose to start exploring Ambardia or that they may choose to start the Ambardian Trials (the original tutorial) by going into the portal. Characters may even re-board the ship back to the start island if they wish.

The embassy also has three shops (armor, weapons and food) which offer everything a new player needs to start the game.

The idea behind the new start area is to get new players quickly immersed into the game. We were seeing a lot of log offs in the old tutorial once players got to areas where they had to train a skill. I have already noticed that new players are staying on longer and playing the game now.
I hope these improvements will eventually start to attract more players.
Long live Ambardia