User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 08-02-'13 — Next game will be all new, plus DLC promotional material/@comment-66.189.28.181-20130210162407/@comment-72.67.159.172-20130210215155

Because travel that far during that period is beyond dangerous becuase of storms, starvation. Just look at the ship Haythem is on at the begining. Everyone is at least enjoying it but after a few weeks it becomes miserable and just horrid. Trust me no one liked making those trips lol