Games-Masters.com has announced that the next major expansion for the European version of CABAL Online will be available this January. Along with new regions, new quests, and an increased level cap, Episode 2: The War Begins will also add the new War System, which will allow up to 200 players from each faction to face off against each other on a war map.

Sheffield, UK – 10th January 2008 - Games-Masters.com today announced that the second major expansion to the European version of CABAL Online, the widely acclaimed free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG), will be available for free download this January. Episode 2 – The War Begins, signals the beginning of the next chapter in CABAL’s development, unveiling a host of new features and content updates, which are set to re-affirm CABAL Online’s position as one of the best free-to-play games on the market.

Based in the turbulent world of Nevareth, a land devastated by the effects of war and mythical evil forces, Episode 2 sees the continuation of the CABAL Online story, as players find themselves at the centre of an epic battle for political supremacy. With the discovery of Tierra Gloriosa, a land vital in the struggle for the dominance of Nevareth, the battle between the Capella and Proycon forces enters a new and decisive stage, with the history of the realm firmly in players hands. Through a daily two hour battle, in the region of Tierra Gloriosa, players from each nation will need to display the skills of courage, leadership, organisation and determination, in order to defeat their fellow players and win the national war. With only one nation able to leave the battlefield victorious, the rivalry is set to reach fever pitch, as the winning faction claims not only supremacy, but also those all important rewards which follow it.

“These developments have long been sought after by the CABAL community, with Tierra Gloriosa finally providing a war system which makes player versus player combat not only fun and rewarding, but also meaningful,” said Thorsten Schauer, Director of Games-Masters.com. “This expansion promises to offer our best free update to-date, providing not only new features but also many new and exciting challenges.”

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Bah, the UK. I really find it annoying when games are IP blocked. And it looks to be fun to boot. The NA version can't come soon enough. I'm all for keeping things local and stuff, but you can't depend on just EU IPs to make your money. Oi veh.

very unfair to poeplein north america~

Originally posted by gaidanz

very unfair to poeplein north america~

It is and it is not fair i guess its something that the devolper of the game insists on, there reason for this is they want to have a local version of the game in each regeon to offer the best performance (IE they can sell it to more publishers and get money) So yeah its not fair that people keep making diggs at Games-Masters for IP blocking other regeons as they dont have a say in it. So until a US pubisher picks up Cabal people will just have to live with it. Its coming soon http://www.ogplanet.com/cabal/cabal_teaser.html

Ok, so you have an EU version only, that's kewl, I can be patient for the NA release, but then you go an release an EU expansion for the game BEFORE releasing NA version? Now that is the pits, that just turned me off from playing this game anytime soon even if it was in the NA right now. I am pointing my focus on WoKF where I have been since CB1 and now in CB2 and I am excited about the upcoming release Warrior Epic which will definately beat Cabal anyway, thanks for nothing Cabal.