Round 2 of the Tournament is underway. We're down from 38 teams to 16. All matches must be completed by 11:59 PM PST, Wednesday, August 18th. 

The early winter dominance has quickly been swayed to spring. Of the sixteen teams that remain, almost half (6), are spring-based. There are also four summers, and three fall and winters.

This round will see, and has actually already saw, two juggernauts face each other as Team 12 (hampster, Mangoes, Riful) took on Team 14 (unHOLYdoNUTS, Ellis_owns, Darktemplar). Team 12 were the slight favorites and they delivered, with a 2-0 sweep.

The best chance to stop them from making the finals may be Team 15 (XxBlade411, Rainfiresns, Thysiazo). But don't tell that to Team 19 (Zakkary, fishypoo, ilov3u777), as they look to stage a big upset against them this round in an all-spring face-off.

One of the best upsets of the first round was Team 4 (Orgy, Jabarkas, Tezkalowl) defeating Team 5 (agonija, Crazygirl998, DCRDCR) in what ended up being a 1 on 1 match. Orgy took on DCDCR, and gave up over 50 levels, but managed to pull off victory and keep his team in the tournament. With all the members now over Level 200, they are quickly starting to look like a force to be reckoned with.

In another upset, and one that again involved a 1 on 1 battle, Team 32 represented by haven32 dispatched ash84 of Team 31. Of the once dominant winter groups, the only real legitimate threat for the title now probably belongs to Team 32 (Crazyguy998, Griever514, haven23), where they continue to pile on the levels including Crazyguy998, who has cracked the 300 barrier and now sits at 318. 

Good luck to all!

The tournament is about to get underway. Due to some seasons not receiving the same attention as others (aka any season but winter), we decided to put all the seasons together in one big free-for-all tournament. Your team still must remain the same season, and there will be prizes for longest lasting in each season as well.

Here is some early predictions from reporters on the scene,

Tournament Favorite: Team 12 (hampster, Mangoes, Riful)

Tournament Bridesmaid: Team 32 (Crazyguy9, Griever514, haven23)

Sleeper Pick: Team 15 (XxBlade411xX, Rainfiresns, Thysiazo)

Most Underrated: Team 24 (Rizn, LunaBlue, hekm0nt)

Biggest Waste Early: The first round clash between Team 11 (Advanced, a888, Bobert3222) and Team 12 (hampster, Mangoes, Riful)

Upset in the Making: Team 31 (yerba, ash84, SinVampire) over Team 32 (Crazyguy998, Griever514, haven23)

Unluckiest Seeding (or luckiest depending on how you look at it): Team 11 (Advanced, a888, Bobert3222), Team 12 (hampster, Mangoes, Riful), or Team 14 (unHOLYdoNUTS, Ellis_owns, Darktemplar) -- Only one of those powerhouses will advance to the quarter-finals due to their seeding. 

Most looking forward to chalking the event down as experience: Team 7 (phishface, sirleon343, prototype00)

Most looking forward to their opponent not replying to their PMs: Team 22 (Yunakim, EM1NEM, hiufunny)

For more details visit the thread on the message board here, http://sacredseasons.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=9277&start=0

Here comes the cavalry. Pirates have been spotted sailing in from outside the Rainbow Islands. They're on their way to help protect Plimouth, and should arrive on land next week. Maybe even sooner with the right wind!

We will be launching our new PvP feature for Sacred Seasons 2 soon and to start it off with a bang, we will be hosting the Tournament of the Seasons. Sign up begins today.

There will be four tournaments going on simultaneously, one for each season, with no level brackets and prizes for the top three in each tourny. Your trio must all be of the same season in order to qualify, and we will crown four groups as the best of the best at the end of it all.

Limited spots, so check the message board for more details on how to sign up.

http://sacredseasons.com/forums/

The Shamans are set to be introduced this week. They will bring a new option for magic users, and are the first chance for males to wield magic. 

While the Shamans don't quite pack the punch in battle that witches do, they bring with them a better defense, much quicker attack rate and a library full of cool skills. 

Emerald City Games has announced a re-release of their hit flash MMORPG, Sacred Seasons. While a sequel has long been rumoured, it is only now that we get official details. 

“It is through the amazing support of our community that we were able to build the game we always dreamt of, and we’re proud to announce the next step for the Sacred Seasons franchise.

The main reason for a new version was we wanted to build the game properly from the ground up. The original Sacred Seasons was built in four months, and was our team’s first endeavour into flash and the MMO market. The engine as we had it just couldn’t handle the number of features we wanted to add. Now we have a great foundation set up and this game is just going to keep getting bigger and better. 

The Sacred Seasons that launches in April is going to be an amazing experience. On top of that, the community can also expect new content and features released on a monthly basis. We have a lot of great stuff in store for everyone.” 

It was also stated that the original Sacred Seasons will not be going anywhere, and will be re-labelled with the banner Sacred Seasons Classic. New content can also be expected to continue to roll out for it as well. 

“We understand there will always be supporters for the original Sacred Seasons, and for that we will keep the game online for as long as people want to play it and continue releasing updates as well. Unfortunately, the new Sacred Seasons represents such a huge overhaul there will be no character transfers. This is a new game, a new experience, and while we do have some goodies in store for some of the Sacred Season faithful, we hope everyone looks at this new game with pride and enjoys what this new world has to offer.” 

Here are some of the new features to look forward to, 

- Art overhaul. The areas are breathtaking, the characters, monsters, everything has seen an upgrade in the art department to provide an amazing looking game. 
- Seamless environments. Players will no longer need to click to change every screen, and instead will be able to freely run around an area as it was intended while the screen scrolls. 
- Fully animated monsters in battle 
- Improved combat. Bonuses and weaknesses will play a huge part of battles now. Season bonuses, weapon bonuses, monster strengths and weaknesses, classes with a unique feel and much more. 
- Twenty status skills. Sleep, charm, KO, poison, conceal, focus, and over a dozen more statuses have been added to the combat. 
- Improved enemies that will be able to use all the statuses the player can in battle. They fully animate as well as something long requested, drop loot. 
- 24 classes in total, 4 unique versions per season for a total of 96 classes, each with their own male and female version.
- An amazing story set up for the long term. The game is launching with 1% of the planned content, and there is enough lore here to write a novel series. 
- Fun and interesting quests. Imagine quests that require thought, involvement with the story and are fun to play through. We are looking forward to letting players trying what we are talking about here. 

In the months following the launch, here is a taste of features we expect to roll out, 

- Professions. Fishing, mining, farming and more. 
- Crafting. Weapons will provide further skills and bonuses in battle with the right ingredients. 
- Pets. Raise your own pets and have them by your side in battle. 
- Housing. Own your home in the heartlands, or own a building for your guild. 
- Tons more areas to explore and story to unfold. 

The new Sacred Seasons is currently scheduled to launch in early-April.