Horizons: Empire of Istaria Interview

GamersInfo has posted an interview with Virtrium owner Rick Simmons about the company's previously unannounced acquisition of Horizons: Empire of Istaria. In case you're unfamiliar with the fantasy MMORPG's long, turbulent history, Blue's News sums it up really well. At least this latest owner seems to be doing something positive with the game:
The exciting part about the new system is the multiple account and redemption code functionality. A single account can hold multiple subscriptions, allowing players to stack subscriptions or services to their account, such as multiple plots, concurrent logins, consignment slots or character slots. And, if you want to pay for a friend's account, you can purchase a redemption code for any number of months and give that code to a friend to pay for their account. Their account is then paid without the issues of who "owns" the account.

Having the Blight server back is a commitment to the players that changes will occur. There is an internal test server, but Blight has always been the external test server. Early next week, a new terrain client will be pushed out for testing. This means an updated client. A very small group of people have been working with the game for only a few weeks yet they've prepared client improvements - now to get the players to help test them! Gaining the trust and help of the players is a hurdle that Rick admits they're going to have to overcome.