Dear Shaiya Community,

What a year it’s been! As 2024 comes to a close, we reflect on a year filled with challenges, triumphs, and immense growth. This rollercoaster ride had its fair share of ups and downs, but thanks to your unwavering support, we overcame every obstacle and continued to grow as a game and as a community.

This year, we committed ourselves to truly listening to your voices. Together, we tackled longstanding bugs and exploits, introduced exciting new features, and made strides to improve the game for everyone. The creation of the Bounty Hunter role was a standout success. These dedicated players helped us test, refine, and implement changes, and we’re so grateful for their contributions.

Transparency and communication were also key focuses for us this year. By responding to your forum posts and providing updates on what can or cannot be done, we aimed to keep you informed and involved. Your suggestions were invaluable, and many of them shaped the over 20 patches we rolled out in 2024.

Here’s a look at what we achieved together:

General Improvements

• Increased gold drops and adjusted item selling prices.
• Reduced potion prices and increased monster XP gains.
• Revamped quest scrolls to encourage leveling in diverse dungeons.
• Introduced new weapons, shields, and offhands.
• Added new PvP and PvE zones, including new bosses in all PvP maps.
• Brought back old starting maps to their former glory.
• Introduced Guild Realms for PvE boss access.
• Expanded crafting options for helmets and lapis.
• Seasonal content for Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, and Christmas.
• Fixed numerous bugged quests, items, and mounts.
• Added Kill Quests to all PvP maps.
• Moved robot content to the Infinite Core Dungeon, restoring the fantasy appeal of open maps.
• Extended war maps across all PvP zones for better strategy and communication.
• Created and improved event maps like the Labyrinth, Goddess Map, and more, which we will continue fixing and improving.
• A lot of Quality of life improvement and Bug fixes

Community-Driven Fixes

• Improved game client performance.
• Removed % absorption from enchants.
• Addressed and continue work on classes balance.
• Tackled exploits and hacks to ensure fair play.
• Made Eternal Jewelry crafting items tradeable.
• Adjusted crafting requirements on new items.
• Introduced raid chat dropdowns.
• Beta-test AFK removal in PvP maps.
• And much more…

We have ambitious plans for next year, and we’re excited to continue building the game alongside you:

• Expanding raid size.
• Improvement to the item transfer service.
• Add back Free-for-All (FFA) maps with new settings and maps.
• Improvements to the event system
• Continue revitalizing unused dungeons and maps, and upgrade their drops to fit current needs.

We aim to continue making more items tradeable in 2025, but we approach this process with caution and in carefully planned stages. Historically, the game has faced significant challenges with exploits that disrupted the economy, causing imbalances and unfair advantages. To prevent these issues from recurring, we implement tradeability changes incrementally.

This staged approach allows us to monitor item availability, track their impact on the in-game economy, and detect any unusual patterns or potential exploits before they become widespread. By taking these careful steps, we ensure that changes benefit the entire community while maintaining a stable and fair economic environment. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated as we work together to make Shaiya a better game for everyone.

And of course, there’s much more to come!

A Heartfelt Thank You

To the Game Sages, the incredible Bounty Hunters, and every member of our community: thank you. Your passion, feedback, and dedication are the heart of Shaiya. Together, we’ve made 2024 a year to remember, and we can’t wait to see what 2025 will bring.

May your holidays be bright, and may 2025 bring even more adventures, battles, and triumphs to the world of Shaiya. We can’t wait to continue this journey with you in the new year!

With warmest wishes,

Fawkes’ Team 🎅✨