Horizons Hands-On Preview

ActionTrip has posted a hands-on preview of Artifact Entertainment's upcoming MMORPG, Horizons: Empire of Istaria. An excerpt to follow:
David next took us through a glowing portal to a floating island. Soaring far above us were two more islands. David explained that some areas in the game are only accessible to the player by flight. Dragons are able to engage in limited flight after they have achieved Adulthood. Other races have the ability to travel to these areas with powerful spells. The in-game engine supports six kilometers of space, four above and two below. This allows for sweeping vistas and the ability to go seamlessly from one place to another without having to wait as an area loads. To demonstrate this we transported to a Dwarven town. We were able to see how the game was able to go from an outside environment into an underground setting without having to wait for a new area to load.