By now some of you have seen our upcoming changes for the next update. We have made some fundamental changes to the gameplay of Kingdoms at War. Detailed below are the changes we are making to our existing system war system. Spells Introduction: The following introductory spells will now be available via the altar: -Customize your world chat color -Hide your allies list -Boost your attack strength/defense and spy attack strength and defense -Chance to double your opponent's plunder loss from a successful attack or steal System War Changes: We are removing plunder wars by changing the way the mechanics of how system wars work -War tax will be increased to 40% from 20% -Mithril a new form of currency to purchase spells will be introduced -No war tax will be distributed in the form of plunder instead Mithril will be distributed at the end of the war War Rating Change: Clan ratings will now be displayed, in our next update ratings will have a positive affect applied to all members -New prestige ranking: Each clan will be seeded with an initial ranking by clan strength Changes to search rival clan feature will now search for clans with a similar ranking Rating increases upon win, and decreases upon loses Wars won leaderboard will be changed to reflect the upcoming ranking system Castle Upgrade: The castle upgrade is now made available and we can finally put this joke to rest. Free Swabia and long live the castle code! -You need land complete on lowlands to upgrade the castle -Castle upgrade will give you access to the altar where spells are made available for purchase -Upgrading the castle will also increase your stats Other Changes: -Repeat action button for epic battles -Health crystals limit increased from 3 to 6 for epic battles and system wars -Epic battle payout changes -View players blocked list At this time we would like to open up our forums for discussion about the changes we are making and how this affects the future of Kingdoms at War. As always, this wouldn’t be an announcement if we didn’t add that we love you all!