Recently, many players experienced connection problems such as mass kicks which were caused by heavy DDoS attacks. Because of this Cipsoft has reinstated a free-blessings season once again. In order to alleviate the negative impact these attacks obviously have on your gameplay experience, all temple NPCs will hand out all blessings which are available in Tibia for free and for all players. You can get the blessings repeatedly so just ask a temple NPC for "blessing" in order to get protected. This option will be kept ingame until further notice.

On the auditorium a discussion has started as some players seem to think this temporary solution to the DDoS attacks has a negative impact on pvp combat, while other players seem to simply adore the free blessings and see them as a true aid in keeping character levels up and costs at death down. Although Cipsoft employees are working hard to find a stabile solution, there is none in sight yet. For more information and to join in the discussing, visit the thread here!

For our twelfth and final day, of the giveaways, we are asking our players to tweet "merry Christmas" in their own language @TibiaNews. Only messages submitted directly to @tibianews will count. The winner will receive a golden newspaper + 90 days premium!

We implemented further content fixes with today's server save:

• The issue in the Blackmail mission of the Thieves Guild quest has been fixed. The compromising letter can now be found again.
• A ladder has been added to the hull of the half-finished ship in Venore's shipyard.
• We fixed an issue with Mamma Longlegs. She now spawns again as usual.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all tutors and players who report bugs, glitches, and issues so that we can fix them. We really appreciate your efforts!

Thank you!

TibiaVenezuela has started a new contest! This time you can help their mascot Khax by taking a picture. All information about the contest is available in Spanish only, so if you speak Spanish and are interested, head on over there to read it all!

For our eleventh day of giveaways we're asking players to post a parody Christmas-related and Tibia related song on our forum! We have posted an example on our forum for you to follow and see how to do it. Winner will win 5 gold ingots! Click here for more details!

For our tenth day of giveaways we've decided that this time we want you to share the Christmas spirit with your friends - so your goal today will be to post a Christmas message to your friends on the contest thread and have your friends come look at your Christmas message for them! The winner will be selected by the TibiaNews Staff and will receive a stuffed dragon. Click here for more details!

For our ninth day of giveaways, we are asking all our contestants to post a picture of their real life Christmas tree decoration! Don't have a tree decorated yet? Maybe throw some lights on a tree outside, then - or use the time that Tibia is down for the update to get that real Christmas tree up and decorated! Only posts in the designated thread will count. The winner will receive a Santa Hat!