15 Years of Tibia: Post here!

[Thuddy]

Hello everyone!

Here, please post the final project and your final draft of the "15 Years of Tibia" contest!

Entries will be accepted until February 15th. Spanish versions of the article can be submitted to TibiaVenezuela, here. (link pending)

As a reminder, here is what's at stake:

1st Place - TibiaNews Golden newspaper + TibaiVenezuela Golden Goblet + royal medal + article featured on TibiaNews
2nd Place - heavy medal + Silver Warrior Trophy
3rd Place - hero's medal + Bronze Warrior Trophy

Good luck!
Thuddy

[Ulric Von Gerwulf]

<Reserved>

This may be the best contest idea yet guys. Now as far as to how Tibia got started..... is it ok for those of us who just don't know to be a lil creative on how we think it got started?

[Wamidanth]

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[Tobbysch]

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great idea

[therovanik]

Hello dear Tibians, I hope you like my Article/Story:

Everything started when I saw my friend playing tibia at his house, I tought "oh it must be like Pokémon from Gameboy" I should try it. Sometime later I downloaded Tibia at my house and created a char in Rubera, I got stuck in a rat hole and stayed there for about 2 hours trying to get out. I made a friend there that had also got stuck (it is easier to make friends when you are a kid :p).

September 2003:
Next week I started playing at Trimera (I knew I should not use sewers again). I was only a 13-14 years old boy and my parents only let me play for about 2 each day only on tuesdays and thursdays.

Some curious stuff that came with tibia during my first couple of years.

Tibia got hacked (I didn't have my so expensive fishing rod anymore when we were able to play again)

Giant spiders could be trapped with fire bombs, and as every other monster, they could be lured to anywhere in the continent.

First time I killed someone when I was level 20, I couldn't stop shaking in real life.

The only way to keep your items safe if you died, was using an AoL

For newcomers, it was hard to understand summoned creatures were not normal creatures. (I died because of that more than once)

Items such as bright sword and crown armor were very expensive

The next years:


Unfortunately I didn't know how to take screenshots at my frist years, those are the oldest screenshots I could find.

First time blocking a giant spider without diying.


First time doing Orc Fortress quest at level 45 (I felt I was high level)


Exploring Plains of Havoc on a noob char (I didn't dare to go on my level 45)


The way I used to get my levels; killing tons of beholders.



New cities:

It was more exciting than nowadays to wait for the new updates.

Tiquanda and Ankrahmun were some of the "new cities" in past years (Note that I was not here before 2003 so I cannot talk about the new updates of 2002 and so)


10th anniversary

During that season, I lived my golden years of tibia.

It was so much fun to kill monsters and get presents and piggy banks.

I'll countinue later, I'm feeling sick again in rl.

[asdfghjkl1]

The first time when you hear about the tibia game, you're probably thinking, "It's a horrible game, It's a boring game."
Then you said: Oh well, i'll play to see how bad it is. "
Probably, this has happened to 95% of people who play or ever have played Tibia.
But Tibia has changed a lot , over fifteen years ago.In this article, I will write some things that happened in Tibia in these 15 years of Tibia.Also I'll writing some of my Personal experiences For sure there will be a lot of images.
So take a cup of tea or coffee and read!



Happy reading!



1997:

So that was the year which the tibia was born.There was very few people were playing the game and take levels was very hard.It still contained many BUGS.But that game was going to grow very very quickly.

2002:

From 1998 to 2002, the tibia was slowly become famous.In the 2002 more than 10000 persons play tibia.In the 2002 the game start to give to the player a lot of more choices over what to do in the game.But why I stopped right in 2002 ?
Because it was in 2002 that the tibia had five years.The celebrations were'nt huge, the festivities rather the celebration of a royal was the Shield Of Honour premmiun to anyone who bought an account of seven months.
Perhaps , in this year the shield wasn't rare but after a couple of years, the Shield Of Honour become to cost millions of gp's!



2006:

From 2002 to 2006, the Tibia have got a lot of changes.Thousends of persons played tibia, were created new mountains, new sprites, new outfits, new creatures.
The Tibia became more popular and a famous online game known by many people.
But why do I stopped right in 2006?
Why is precisely in 2006 that I started to play Tibia.Now this article changes the face,I going to write some of my personal experiences, and I will post some rapresentative images.i would like that you will like that article!



2006:

I remember when I started playing, my first character was a sorcerer, and I created He in Liberia, because some of my relatives and friends began playing their own in Libera.I taked 3 months to get out of Rookguard.Next , I go to Carlin , because it was the city that I liked more, for choices of hunting and for the nice sprite.
I dont knew the concept of Red Skull, so I thought I wanted to make as many frags without any penalty.
One day I wanted to use some of my SD's.



At this time I was level 21,with Magic level 38, so I started to use some sd's, and without noticing I found myself with a Red Skull.

Observation : (Some years ago , all who have magic level 15+ can use SD runes)

I went back in 30 minutes from level 21 to 10.
After that, I stopped playing tibia for about six months.



2007:

In the 2007 , the Tibia make 10 years!
Much was the commemorations ; like:

Bugs , Hackers,Primitives Raids
Surprice bags (Blue and red)
Party Items
Ned Nobel introduced in the game
Some free premmiun account to some lucky winners
Undead Minions, Bones, Fluffy and Minishabaal raids




2007:

In 2007, I restart to play tibia on my first character.
In a couple weeks I went from level 10 to level 20.
When i taken the twenty level , I was happy, because I could make the desert quest!



I found a team and went to do the quest, when I just arrived in this, I realized that I had forgotten the spellbook in the DP, so I had to return to the dp to take the object.
After getting the object and returned in the place of the quest, I opened the drawers of reward and returned to the city.
When I arriving at the bank, I found strange phrase:



"You dont have any gold coin to deposit."

Believing that it was a bug I opened my backpack and there were really no money.
Only after about an hour I realized that I did not have space in my backpack and then the money was stranded!


Angry, I take 2000 gold in the bank and went to PK in Carlin, I bought 5 SD's (each one cost 365 gold coins some years ago).



I put the option to attack people and threw a SD against a 8 level.

I seen that it didn't work and believing that it was a bug.For curiosity, I went to see the level of a boy who was near the 8 level.
Unluckly, my mouse did a wrong click and i taked a White Skull, two seconds later, the boy near the level 8 killed my character.
Then I went to the site to see what was the level of the boy and saw:
237!

2008:

In 2008, I made a new account and create a knight, a paladin and a main caracter sorcerer.
I loved to hunt in Ghostslands, and one day I had the desire to explore the ghostslands.
When,I fell into a hole where I had never gone, there were eight demon skeletons, I taked a combo and I have the caracter killed.
10 minutes later however, I went to a cave full of poison spiders, when at one point I saw a ladder.I remembered that someone had told me to not go down them stairs, but I gone down the stairs and...


GIANT SPIDER!

2 seconds later :



I do not give up, and went to visit Ghostslands again, but this time I went in a other cave.I gone down a ladder when a fire devil and 8 ghouls attack me and I took a combo.
Result: 3 levels lost in less than 30 minutes.

2009:

In 2009, I took a couple of levels in my Main Caracter.
One day I was walking in the deserts of Ankrahmun



When I saw a girl who was killing some energy elementals with the help of some parcels (up and down, up and down).



Then I make a plain, and when she got, I gave hur utan and took the parcel.
3 minutes later she picked up a combo and dead.So, laughing to myself, I complete cure, I put the parcel near the mountain and climb to take the girl's Loot.
Unfortunately the girl was using an AOL.
However, I did not have the aol, and as I was coming down the parcel, I took a combo and died.

Result: 100 Mana Potion, Golden Armor lost.

A few minutes later I received the message:

[.....]45 says: HAHAHAHAHAHAH

2010:

In 2010, I took so many levels with my main caracter. loved play in the test server, and mostly do the lurer and the pker.
It seemed fun while someone was mainly hunting.So one day, as was the test server, I went to do lurer.



I lured 7-8 hellspawns.And was running against where someone was hunting, when the light was fallen!
It took me 20 minutes to turn on the PC, I opened the test server and I noticed that I had forgotten to buy bless and unfortunately I had lost my SOV!
So I decided to make the superhero, and I went running in the cave of hellspawns for find the body of my caracter and take the Sov .Unluckly I forgot that I had brought hellspawns 8 near the body of my character. LOL!.
I was dead and I lost also my Mpa.
Angry, I went to take a sword in the city (I found a fire sword on the ground) and went to do the PK.
After a few minutes I took a red skull, and every time I left the temple,someone kill me.
Some minutes later there was an invasion of Juggernauts and also the juggernauts starts to kill me :p.
Unfortunately, I was killed a couple of times (I went from level 110 to 50 in 1 hour).
However, it was fun: p.

2011:

In 2011 I did a little bit the merchant.But when i did the merchant, I had a bad experience.



One day, I was selling 3 soft boots.I was happy because finally I could buy my Full Set.



The offers that I received weren't good, until an offer came from a caracter level 80.
So I trade, I accept , thanked him and went to the bank to deposit money, when I saw this post:
Do you really Would like to deposit 1 gold coin?
Believing that it was a bug, I looked my backpack.
Only later a couple of minutes I seen that I have been screwed! Hah ..

2011:

When I was level 115, I wanted to do the Tome of Knowledge quest.



Later I have take two books easy, I decided to go to get another book, but since the creatures were too strong for me ,I decided to go running.
So I done a utani hut.But at the half of the way I noticed that the character did not move XD.
Then I looked at my internet connection and realized that the connection was dropped.
Result: lost 110k.

2011:

A few hours later, I was wanting to make the Isle Of Strife Arena (Arena Zao). A level 180, offered he to help me.



We gone.For the first 4 Boss, had gone smoothly.However, later the fifth boss, I saw that the druid's Life Points go down but didn't go up.
After a few seconds, the druid taked a combo and dead.
Then there was me in the arena, which ran from 7 bosses.
My potions were as follows:

Using one of 180 Great Health Potions
Using one of 350 Mana Potions
Using one of 141 Great Health Potions
Using One Of Mana potions 320
Using The Last Great Health Potion
Using one of the 280 Mana Potions



Result: lost 50k, 500000 Exp lost.

2011:

A couple of months later, I decided to do the same arena with my level 101 sorcerer.
A Paladin level 115 offered to block this.It seemed a little difficult, however, I accept.
Upon arriving in this, (a moment). I was coming up the stairs to go into this when I fell internet and I died.
Nevertheless, I went back and managed to get into this (I could not understand what creature had killed me until I was coming into this.).
I pulled the Avalanche and started to kill the creatures, when at one point, the paladin said:
"Run xD"
I did not understand what he meant but I knew when I seen that a lot of bosses started to born so I understand what were happened.
He had just bought 50 Great Spirit Potions and 60 Strong Mana Potions for the arena , LOL!
Then I was running and using the SD's, when at one point I saw:
Using the last great mana potion ...
At that point, I started running around the whole arena (I only had 150 mana).
When I was only 30 mana, the computer froze for a second and then I saw:
You have earned the achievement Strifer.
What a luck !!!!!
A few hours later I went to hunt Hydras, I took a combo, died and lost 400000 exp .



2011:

Another fun experience was that of the Pits Of Inferno Quest.



My debut was forgetting the rope in the DP (I do not know how).
At one point in the maze, accidentally fell into a hole and I was Blocked.Later I being helped, I finally came in the seal of the conundrum.
After an hour I found a site with the right words and managed to finish the seal.
I looked at my quest log and I saw that there was only one seal that was missing to complete the quest.
When I arriving near the teleport (which I thought was the right one), a level dropped 300 teleporting in and after a few seconds Back.So He told to me, to follow He in the teleport.He went and come back in 5 seconds.I went and go to the temple in some seconds.
When my caracter died i seen this :


"Congratulations you have gained a free passage to the temple of thais."
The level 300 was scammed me!!

2011:

Even the Inquisition quest for my caracter did not finish well.
I was following the group, when I lost the team for a moment.
I was not using the dwarven ring, then I went to get near a staircase, waiting for the continuation of this, but I saw that I was drunk.When I moved, I believe that luck was not on my side, why not do it on purpose Stair.Up the stair, there was 8 dark torturer , unfortunately,I taken a combo and died.



2012:

In 2012, the tibia did 15 years! Many were the festivities.
Celebrations that I still led a bad experience.
I saw some people who took the Teddy Bear by Red Surprice Bags.So I put on the market 15 offers of 16k each, to buy bags of red surprice.
I Spent 240000 coins and obtained:

2 party wall snake
3 anniversary cake
9 firework
1 demon shield

Money lost: 170000 coins!

However, there were beautiful celebrations!

Here ends this article, I really hope that you enjoyed this!



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Bye!

[Thuddy]

Do I post my history and screenshots here?

Yep!

[Pilux]

Also reserving

Edit: Aw I fail at life. Been too busy at college to write anything, please delete this post! I'm ashamed of myself!

[Dondabomb]

Greetings Tibians! Let me start off and introduce myself. My name is Donnie. I have played many worlds throughout my rather long history on this game. They include(in order) Amera, Danubia, and Secura.


My family just got a computer for the first time and my brother got introduced by a school friend to this game. Although me and my brother weren't close growing up, I grew very curious about this game he was playing(Tibia). I would sit behind him for hours at a time watching him slay dragons.



After my mom finally let me make an account, I soon discovered Rookgaard!



Thus, my adventure had begun. After countless hours of messing with controls I finally fell down some stairs and met some rats. Well, the rats were victorious once again.


A few months later I was ready to leave the lands of Rookgaard behind(At level 12 because my brother was a jerk and didn't want me to catch up, so he told me I needed that level to leave).

I had chose Carlin as my city and soon learned what truly PvP was. I later regretted my character name (Master of all pks) After countless deaths, I grew tired of being pk'd by higher levels.

Danubia was created.


On the first day of it's creation, My brother, his friends(Lizzles), and I landed on this world. In Rookgaard I met a wonderful player named Xuradaj. We went to main and had a great friendship. Hunted amazon camp together and when looted our first plate armor we went wild! We felt like we were on top of the world. Our friendship grew and I was introduced to his family who all played the game too. Kunasi was his brother and a great friend too. We would have fun fishing, making runes, and just hanging out. I had just got my first premium account, for mowing the lawn for 3 months, and seen how beautiful Edron was.



I took a break from tibia a bit and this was possibly because I was a notorious pk with a trap!

Being hunted for most of your Danubian life can get frustrating after a while. I returned to Tibia in late 2007 and I was sick of PvP worlds. I started a character named Hiddey Soul on Secura and was on track to having fun again.
I met a few cool players such as Logan the rogue, Lady Paige, Tuhoon Ungawa, Kailianna, Jeanibi, Mazujem, .. etc.



The game has made huge changes I noticed such as new places, monsters, items, addons, everything!



New monsters such as..












Although I have quit many times, whether banned, hacked, or taking a break, I have always returned. Tibia will always be a part of me.

Thanks for hearing my story,
Hiddey Soul

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The screenshots used a random that I made due to I lost my old pc in a thunderstorm (It had like 1200 SS of me throughout many years). I tried to be created and made my own so fill in the blanks.

[Scrholl]

reserved too ;p

[jakobmiller]

Will we ever feel like we did?

Tibia. The first MMORPG ever released and still going. 15 years already? That is incredible. 15 years of joy, sweat and tears for all Tibians. It all began in 1995 when three young students from Germany got an idea to create something new, a game which everyone could be part of. Where everyone could take part of others cultures and do play like it was your own backyard. This was something brand new that had never happened before. Their work began in the Spring 1996 where they released the first alpha version of the game and thereafter, a new world was created.

My journey began in 2001, just before the Summer update 6.2. For all you newer players, this was the summer where Ab’Dendriel was created and also the Ice Islands. But who cannot remember the implementation of Fields of Glory? Tibia players who have never visited the Amazon Camp in Fields of Glory should do that right now! I am getting goose bumps when thinking about it! This was also the year where players could own their private houses. I took my bag and baggage in Carlin and moved to the new city, Edron. At the update November the same year, houses where implemented and I got my first house in February 2002. Still remember how my shiny Dragon shield was in that house! This was during the time when Dragons were among the hardest creature in Tibia and feared by many. Who can say that these days? But I enjoyed the period when you could summon more than 2 monsters as a mage, which was changed in October the same year. I remember the winter update making me mad. Mad because all the highest leveled guys got the houses in Venore. You may think that Venore existed as one of the first cities? Then you are wrong. It came after Edron even.

December 2003. Skull system. As a heavy pvper like me, did not like this update. Why limit my kills? Well, when Inferna appeared, I just moved my butt there instead! But the implementation of Tutors in the same update made up for it! A lot of people became very helpful to the beginners, which later on disappeared more and more.

The best years in the gaming history have to be during 2002-2006 when Tibia shined the most. A lot of new wonderful implementations were introduced and Tibia continued growing as the Internet exploded through the world, from 1 server till todays 77 servers. But we are facing a problem these days. A problem where the game has become a game of bots instead of enjoying the game manually playing. Why you may ask?

Well, Tibia is the first what I would call, a sandbox game. People may do whatever they want and the servers is 100% ruled by the players themselves. The idea is among the greatest there is, but when games gets in the players hands, much can go wrong. Some people even faced that back in the days.



In Tibia, people have the freedom to do whatever they want and wherever they want. The problem comes when people only think about advancements instead of the wonderful game, which Tibia really is, where you can do a little of everything and is not forced to advance like the rest of the none-sandbox games all over the gaming industry. What is the point in watching a game playing automatically when there is no roof on the house? For instance, take World of Warcraft. There is a certain max level which people strive to get. But in Tibia, there is no max level. There is no one forcing you to be level 300 to be able to do this or do that, but still people striving to get highest with the use of this:



When a game comes world-wide, the importance of being able to communicate is huge. Tibia have been facing this problem for several years now. There are 3 countries that takes up the majority of players, Brazil, Poland and Sweden. When about 40% Brazils, 35% Polacks and 20% Swedes are together, there will be communication difficulties. Sweden, as a well developed country which have been learning English for many years in school, knows basic English at young age, where Brazils and Polish people may not. It is not many years since Poland began with English lessons in every school and Brazil, as a well-growing country, is also able to learn English from a young age. But for some reason, the majority of players from Brazil and Poland still are not able to write commonly used English. I have asked a Polish why it is like this and the reply is:

"They do not want to"

Probably not the reason why many does not learn the language, but that might be one reason at least.

I often look back in hopes to see the bright days of 2002-2006~ again, but as long as there are bots doing the job for people, there is no chance. Today, a lot of people want to fill their nostalgic feelings they get when looking back by create new, fresh servers where no one can transfer too. But the problems that maintain are the bots. As long as bots exists, there will not be any nostalgic times fulfilled and servers where English-speaking players can gather would probably bring a lot of players back!

Tibia is a GREAT game and will always be. It is the player that makes the game. That is the consequences of a sandbox game!
I have never had this fun in Tibia as I have now for many years. The ability to log in, check the market for some rare items or maybe get some profit out of djinn items and just relax. Farm pharaohs in hopes of getting rares. Run around helping people with what they are facing. My last mission in Tibia is to get a well-decorated house on my server, which is a mission I adore!




Please, bring the old client background back!

Credit tohttp://www.tibia-alumni-society.net/cobalt-tower/Screenshots/div.html for the pictures.

[Vollias]

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@Thuddy...


If I'm correct, I can write this in a newspaper themed report? As well... the article doesn't have to true? I can make it up as I write?

[Thuddy]

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@Thuddy...


If I'm correct, I can write this in a newspaper themed report? As well... the article doesn't have to true? I can make it up as I write?

The article can be a newspaper themed report, sure ... but when writing, make sure most of your reporting on it is actually true; that which cannot be found can be made up, yes, but make it believable. For instance, don't say "Thuddy created Tibia" since that's clearly false...

[Zappy Zorcerer]

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[Beowalf]

Beowalf
Tibia and me

15 years of Tibia, 6 years in my life.

The beginning

My history in Tibia starts when I was a 15 years old boy in 2006. I have moved to a big town in Brazil and was something complicated because I left all my friends back and everybody knows how boring can be go away from a place you love. So I was in a great town, with my slow internet and without friends (usually, people don't like to talk with strangers in big towns)...

I was taking a look in online stuff (don't remember exactly what) and suddenly I found a different multiplayer game called Tibia. And best of all, worked fine on my prehistoric computer.

So I look to the download pages in official website, watching the 7.6 version avaiable and I think with myself: "Why not?"

Then I found a set of simple graphics and catchy that motivated me to move on...




That's how everything starts...

Legends, stories and events

But as I ventured through the lands of Tibia I tried to find out about the history of the game and found things will always be the most notable highlights preceding my entry into the game. First of all...

The legend of Ferumbras



I can remember like it was yesterday, my search for some info about the game and my astonishment to know the history of this wizard controlled by a CipSoft member. Level 145, equipped with edited runes and personification of chaos, this was Ferumbras. In the time Tibia had only one server (later called Antica), the brave warriors come together to fight this evil that plagued mainland. When I saw the image of Ferumbras with the appearance of a demon, I thought: "Someday I want to kill one of these Demons". Six years later I finally killed my first Demon... too late? It turns out that during my historical research, I came across something that has shaped my way of playing and set the place where I remained for a long time in Tibia...

Rookgaard way of life



Yeah, I was caught by rookgaardmania. The responsible for this, was a fellow named Sunrise. The first time I saw his profile at the official site I was awestruck. How someone was able to be so patient to develop a character in a place with few hunting places and living with newbies? Well, I found the reason and the fact is I stayed playing in Rookgaard for 5 years! 2006-2001, comings and goings (more details in the text) and a lot of fun.

The greatest legends

From the moment I met the legend of Sunrise I tried to learn more about the notable players who put thier names in the highest place in the history. Mediota Del'Toro, Arieswar, Taifun Devilry, Eternal Oblivion, Bubble, Pepelu and Beowulf were some of the great legends I have found. To honor some of these great players and remember the stories to the younger people, I even write some material ( written in Portuguese):

[Lendas do Tibia] Mediota Del'Toro - O eterno líder
[Lendas do Tibia] Taifun Devilry - Rush sem limites
[Lendas do Tibia] Arieswar - O elo perdido

Just a tribute for them.

Cip, Cip, Cip



While playing and participating in forums where the players noticed the phrases: "Cip did it...", "Cip will do that..." ... I thought to myself: "What is Cip?"

I was looking for something about it and I discovered they were the developers of Tibia. After this, my reaction was something like:



So, I take a good looking in all stuff involving CipSoft and all their history. The company only became official in 2001, but their activities relate to 1995, when four young men decided to provide an online game in the big network. Since then the game born, series of changes happen and this story is not told in the books (unfortunately). We all thank Stephan Börzsönyi, Guido Lübke, Ulrich Schlott and Stephan Vogler, because they have developed this little game that gives us so much pleasure.

Let's play

You must be wondering: "But you don't play, man?". Yes, I play man! And now I'll write something about my adventures in-game. Let's check?

Newbie days


7.6 version, good memories

I've created my account and my first character in Empera...

The first contact with the in-game life was very funny... I'll never forget the first days in Rookgaard. Some guys trying to "clone" itens or giving me some strange green potion to drunk... Well, after 6 days (and talking with helpful and gentle people) I reach level 8. What a emotion fellows!

Finally, I was able to live in Mainland! I talked with the Oracle and I've decided to be a knight. But getting there I faced a dangerous place and I've died several times (enough to get back to Rookgaard).

For me, didn't matter because Rookgaard was a good place. I always had a lot of fun in there talking with newbies and watching the movement of guys who used to work hard to get level 8 quicker.

But in a day I was walking in the little island looking for "trouble" (or something like that) and I gave a look in a lonely guy fishing: You see Somebody you don't remember the name (Level 33). He has no vocation.

I decide to talk with him and he said something i just can't forget: "Rook is fun". I knew that, but it was like a message: "Stay here, be happy".

And in the rest of the year of 2006, I played few times, always in Rookgaard. I had to take a break with Tibia (studying a lot) and just returned to play in late 2008.

RL and Tibia


Powergaming, roleplaying or just for fun. All together in Tibia.

Like a guy once said to me: "Tibia player don't get retired forever. Just give a break...".

During that time out of the game, I used to take a look in fansites and forums about Tibia. People like Sunrise, Sporro and Rookguardian de'Bove fighting to be top in Rookgaard and maybe the first level 100 in the newbie island. Eternal Oblivion was the global top. Taifun Devilry begun to be a legend. The graphics have changed a lot. Sword of Fury was the target of several controversies and speculations in Rookgaard. My first account was deleted due inactivity...

Well, I begun to make plans to return to play... Wanting to be part of it again.

In November 5, 2008 I registered my account in TibiaBR Forums in order to help the community and return to follow the news.

Comeback

Finally, I was playing again. It was magical and I finally learned that even when far away for some time I had developed my knowledge about the game. Mainland wasn't a problem anymore and I was really having fun playing in Antica with my brand new sorcerer named Adagioh. I learned alot about the history of the game too... so I decided to look for some legends and a beautiful moment happening when i saw the name of Arieswar online in my Vip list. I was waiting for that and I decided to give a hello to him. To be honest, I did not expect an answer. I had done the same with Bubble, Eternal Oblivion and Setzer Gambler without success ...

But he answered and that moment will be in my memory forever. We talked for a long time, enough to know that he lived in Canada and his opinion about some changes in Tibia. So I had realized, perhaps for the first time, I was part of Tibia. Finally, I had a contact with someone who has made history! Never went back to talk to him again, but it was unforgettable.

But after a few weeks (and picking up a modest level in 23 Mainland) I found interesting playing again in Rookgaard and moved to Zanera. Now the time had come to test my limits. Was 2009 and the moment when I decided to record my life in the game through photos stored in a safe place. My character named Caprici bring me some good memories about this time.


My Rook rares in 2009 Test server

I not only wanted to play in Rookgaard but also do something important with my character. During a search of the highscores in Zanera, I found that top of fishing of the server did not have a high skill, so I decided it would be the top. Some people did not believed in my project, but that was when I met one of my greatest friends in Tibia: Ethereal Spirit.

Me and Ethereal Spirit. I was level 18 with 45 in skill of fishing in this moment.

Day after day, I had been fishing more and more. Ethereal Spirit used to hunt and help me to get the worms. After much dedication, I was the first player to reach the skill 80 of fishing in Zanera.


The roof of this place changed after some updates =,)

My goal had been reached and I was now a top. I was very happy and satisfied for a long time. However, once again had to get away for a while. RL stuff...

Changes

I went back to play again in 2011, gradually. I was thoughtful about many things in this period. When I returned, Ethereal Spirit no longer existed, the world transfer brings a player from another server to occupy my old top of fishing and Tibia had changed a lot. Lord'Paulistinha, the first player to get level 400 was deleted after admitting use illegal softwares in an interview to promoted fansite TibiaBR. Players were able to change their names. Eternal Oblivion and Mateusz Dragon Wielki were retired.

In a childish attitude, I decided to delete all my characters and now the only reminder I have of Caprici are the screenshots and some statistics that continue to be lost on some sites specialize in it.

But little by little I was recovering from RL things that had happened and I realize some decisions taken by me were wrong. Especially when I delete my characters.

So I decided to create a new account wanting to return to the game.

And so, I made the right choice...

I'm back!

Sometime after create my new account, came my Master Sorcerer, Beowalf. I had been called to join the TibiaBR team as a journalist. One of the first things I did was an interview to the top of the game: Maurolkit (you can read the interview in portuguese here!).



At level 33 I've killed my first Dragon... It was really memorable because soon after I ended up dying when three of them joined to avenge the death of his friend... was January 1, 2012, 6 years after start to play.


"I'll never forget my first dragon"

January 16, 2012 was very important too. For the first time i reach level 50. In the exact moment of writing this text, Beowalf is at level 93.


Gogogo 100!

I was leveling and repairing the incredible changes that have occurred in Tibia. Great in my humble opinion, in several aspects.


...here to stay!

My dear friends helped me to evolve and move on with my character. So do not take long to face a Demon for the first time. That dreaded creature who I dreamed to face since started my journey.


"I'll never forget my first demon too"

Tibia 15 years


We wish all the best and many years of life!

Tibia survived so many comings and goings and always will have a place in my heart. Today I'm very proud of my story in the game and plan to continue to dedicate myself to play and help the community for a long time. This all happened because one day I decided to download this game on my computer and now this is part of my life.

Tibia is a different game and original along these 15 years. Part of my life and always will be. I'm celebrating 15 years of Tibia playing and that's all about.


Tibia and me


I hope you enjoyed my story as I liked to tell it to you.

Screenshots

• "Old sprites of Tibia: Troll, Wolf, Smuggler and Wild Warrior" taken from official fansite tibiawikia
• "CipSoft Logo" taken from CipSoft official site.
• "Ferumbras Image" taken from tibia-alumni-society
• "Sunrise Image" taken from Portal Tibia forums
• "Image of Tibia Client 7.6" taken from an old Tibia version by CipSoft
• "Image of old summoner outfit and Dragon" taken from teaser II of summer update 2006 by CipSoft

Yours,
Beowalf