A powerful tremor shook the Kingdoms as a great chasm suddenly tore through the lands. At the core of the fissure stood an ominous skull-shaped portal. And so, for the first time in millennia, the gathered Lords beheld... In order to seize control of these new underwater lands, they sought the wisdom of the Mage, who informed them of a great artifact, a remnant of ages past when men lived freely below the waves, known as The Lodestar. The Mage taught them how to find and collect Vigor Wisps to activate the artifact, whose light would allow safe passage into the pressurized depths. Now, Kings across the land dispatch their armies to collect Wisps, to light the Mage's Lodestar, and to claim the Abyss as their own! [title2]Gaining Safe Passage[/title2] (January 8th - January 20th @ 12PM PST) In order to gain safe passage you'll first need to send your armies into battle to collect Vigor Wisps from both Wars and Epic Battles. Not only will you be working towards the release of the new lands on January 21st but you'll also receive valuable rewards along the way. [title2]Individual Rewards[/title2] Based on the number of Vigor Wisps you collect during the event you'll earn the following rewards. (Rewards DO NOT stack) Top 10 5 Seal of the Damned 20 Health Crystals 150 Aqua 150 Inferno 3 Frontier Spyglass 25% Plunder Spell (7 Days) Top 100 3 Seal of the Damned 10 Health Crystals 100 Aqua 100 Inferno 2 Frontier Spyglass 20% Plunder Spell (7 Days) Top 500 1 Seal of the Damned 6 Health Crystals 50 Aqua 50 Inferno 2 Frontier Spyglass 15% Plunder Spell (7 Days) Top 1000 2 Horn of Calydor 4 Health Crystals 25 Aqua 25 Inferno 2 Frontier Spyglass 12% Plunder Spell (7 Days) 500 Wisps 1 Horn of Calydor 2 Health Crystals 15 Aqua 15 Inferno 1 Frontier Spyglass 10% Plunder Spell (7 Days) 250 Wisps 1 Health Crystal 10 Aqua 10 Inferno 1 Frontier Spyglass 8% Plunder Spell (7 Days) 100 Wisps 5 Aqua 5 Inferno 1 Frontier Spyglass 5% Plunder Spell (7 Days) [title2]Global Rewards[/title2] As Kingdoms collect Vigor Wisps they'll work towards a special set of Global Rewards. These rewards will be based on the total number of Vigor Wisps collected across the world. Once each tier of Global Rewards is reached players will receive the rewards the within 24 hours through a startup message. Current global counts will be posted as a World Announcement every hour during the event. 500,000 Wisps 1 Health Crystal 1,000,000 Wisps 1 Health Crystal 2,000,000 Wisps 1 Crux Chest Global Achievement (Level 1) 3,000,000 Wisps 2 Crux Chests Global Achievement (Level 2) 4,000,000 Wisps 1 Golden Crux Chest Global Achievement (Level 3) 5,000,000 Wisps 2 Golden Crux Chest Global Achievement (Level 4) 6,000,000 Wisps 1 Frontier Spyglass Global Achievement (Level 5) [title2]Frontier Spyglass[/title2] Discovered amongst the wreckage found at the bottom of The Abyss this item allows for those who possess it to uncover new land free of charge. When you have this item in your inventory the next land you uncover will be free of charge. Don't wait too long though, as the Frontier Spyglass will be removed from player inventories on February 2nd, 2015 Note: When uncovering land using a Frontier Spyglass it will still display the regular upgrade cost, however this is not actually removed from your account. [title2]New User Bonus[/title2] Check out the special limited time starter package available to new users and see how you can get your hands on an extra Frontier Spyglass and Golden Crux Crate here.
As I read, it sounds like you can get the new lands without the wisps. So what will it take to unlock them?
What desperation? You aren't required to spend money. It was only a matter of time for new lands anyway