Player trading was limited, until now, to direct trading between two online players. With the introduction of trade orders, players can now place orders for buying or selling goods, which can be filled by others in time.
The market interface itself was changed a bit, with new buttons related to player to player trading being added.
Players can place (or fulfill) buy or sell orders from the new market order interface.
Trading of modified weapons is also possible, by using the special weapons trading interface.
Trading can happen remotely, for example items can be requested in a player castle and supplied by another player in another castle, making the trade completely safe for both parties, but severe taxes must be paid. Alternatively, the trade can happen on PVP open maps, for much lower taxes with higher risk.
This should give more advanced players a way to dispose of their items while at the same time allowing newer players access to better gear.
For more information, please read the marketplace wiki page.
Changes related to crystal (premium currency)
It is now possible to trade crystal with other players. Direct trades are not allowed (and not possible) since crystal cannot be moved to an inventory. However, players can place buy/sell orders for crystal and can also sell/buy to/from such orders.
The amount of bonus free crystal has been decreased and will be given in 3 steps.
900 crystal (9$ worth) will be given when the first account is created. This account will also receive an extra 2500 crystal when the Desert Storm castle is conquered and 4000 when the Proof of Valor : Knight quest is completed.
Players that have already created multiple accounts will retain their large crystal stores and will be able to sell to others (for gold). They will also be eligible to receive bonus crystal on the first new account they create (as if it would be their first).
Subsequent accounts will not receive bonuses.
Minor changes
Troops can now be visibly selected in the barracks, blacksmith, inventory and transfer windows. Using the right mouse button instead of the left one on a troop, while another one is selected, will have similar effects as if a drag and drop happened. This is useful for lords with large armies and many groups of soldiers.
Some graphics improvements were made for the fog of war, for lower graphic settings.
Minimap icon display order is now set to allow important things to be always visible (like lords and quest markers).
The battle report window has been rearranged to be easier to use and understand.