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 SQS | February 18, 2011 Sek-Duat and LQSThe Limited Quantity Shop is LIVEDue to a few technical bugs the Sandsea release will be coming a little later tonight, along with a few player suggestion items and a fix to the Password Recovery Page. But NOW, the Limited Quantity Shop is LIVE in Battleon, and we've also added the Accessory colors to the base and Trim color selections for Armor/Weapons etc. Here's a little info about the Limited Quantity Items...  The Plague Scythe: There will only be 9000 of this weapon (with color custom trim). They are non-member but will cost 900 ACs each. Wings of the Pharaoh: 5000 of these bad boys. They are also non-member but will NOT sell for ACs. They will go for 11,000 Gold. (SOLD OUT!) Cursed Pharaoh's Blades: These Dual Swords are member ONLY weapons and will sell for 15,000 gold. There are also 9000 of these. Remember, once the numbers drop to 0, they are GONE. Close and re-open the shop to refresh the number of items left. Good Luck! UPDATE!WOW! You guys are ANIMALS! All 5000 non-member wings were gone within TWO MINUTES of the Limited Quantity Shop opening. Grats to the lucky 5000 players who were able to grab a pair. Let this be a lesson to us... Next time add at least 10,000 non-member items (so they can last a whole 4 minutes). As I write this, there are less than half of the member dual blades left and the AC Scythe is selling better than we expected. There are still a few left. If you miss out this time, be sure to keep your eyes on the Design Notes to see when the next shop will be released. We WILL announce it at least a few days in advance but remember... it could open at ANY HOUR so you might need to stay up late. The Search For Sek-Duat! In DragonFable, Zhoom helped heroes free The Sandsea from Sek-Duat's tyrannical rule, but his power is undeniable. In the centuries he has lived, his knowledge of The Sandsea and his understanding of its magics have grown very deep. If anyone knows how to fight Zahart and his Djinn, Tibicenas it's the immortal mummy, Sek-Duat... But he vanished when Zahart began to display his power. Zhoom suspects that the mummy-lord is still hiding within his dynasty pyramids.  Can you find him amongst the monsters roaming the halls? Additional Releases!We have also added three items to the Player Suggestion Shop in Yulgar's Inn, and Dage has added the much anticipated Blade Master armor to his Undead Legion shop! Have fun farming for that one! Additional Note:After the Limited Quantity Shop had opened we had a small issue with the bank, that has been fixed and the bank is usable once again. We have also fixed the broken password Recovery page. Sorry for any trouble this has caused any of you. Have a GREAT weekend! |
Limited Sock | February 17, 2011 Limited Quantity ShopsRare Collectors... Starts Your Engines!If you're a fan of EpicDuel then you already know what about Limited Quantity Shops. Some people love them, some people (the ones who forget to set their alarms) hate them but it has added an interesting new element to ED for Rare Hunters and it's about to come to AQW! If you have ever lined up to buy a limited edition of some video game, stood in line for concert tickets, tried to win a prize by calling into a radio station or tried to get into a popular movie on opening night then you know what to expect. What Is the LQS?The Limited Quantity Shop is just what is sounds like... it will have a certain number of items in it and once that number has sold out then that's it. The total number of items is the same across all servers so if you see 300 items left on the Galanothserver, everyone on all the other servers will see 300 left also. The LQS will look a bit like this (NOTE: The amounts of items are only sample quantities) ...  Will There Be Enough Items For Everyone?No, of course not. The number of items will vary depending on the item (the lowest quantity items being the most rare). The point of a Limited Quantity Shop is that the there is a limited number of them to sell. If we made enough for everyone it would defeat the purpose. However, we are looking into some of our other Limited Time Items, AC items and Seasonal Rares, seeing how many were purchased, balancing that against server traffic at the time and coming up with what we believe to be a reasonable quantity for the LQS items in most cases. How Will You Make It Fair For Everyone In Every Time Zone?After discussing this idea with a lot of you over Twitter you have helped us come with a way to make the LQS as fair as possible for everyone. 1) SOME LQS items will return. We might have a small number of items that will appear once a month so that only a few people each month can get the item but you know it will return next month. 2) We will announce the release times of most Limited Quantity Shops at least a few days in advance of the shops arrival in-game so everyone who reads the DNs will know exactly when to line up. 3) We will randomize each LQS's release time. For example: The first one might open at 7:00 PM Server time, the second one might be released at 5:00 AM Server time, the third at 1:00 PM Server time and so on. This last step will ensure that, at some point, EVERY rare hunter has to set their alarm for some unreasonable hour to make sure they get one of the items. Will The Items Be Member, Non-Member or AC?Generally most of the LQS items will be sold for AdventureCoins, but there will be some Member items and a few Non-Member items from time to time. For the FIRST LQS we plan on having one of each. Will I See Quantities Dropping Before My Eyes?No, however every time you purchase an item from the shop or re-open the shop you will see the updated amounts of remaining items. If you see only a few left, click quickly... the LQS might already be sold out! When Will The First LQS Be Launched?This Friday at 6:30 PM Server Time (Eastern Standard Time or GMT-5) Khuddar Khamundi, the Black Market Vendor, will return to Battleon with the first Limited Quantity Shop. This week's Sandsea release might arrive before or after that. |
 In Your Face...book | February 16, 2011 Show off ‘dem Badges!Facebook integration & a sneak peek at this week’s release!Have you heard about this “Facebook” thing? Apparently it’s a social network site that has taken over the world. And now it’s inside AQWorlds!  Thanks to Minimal’s super fancy pants coding skillz, you can NOW show off all your shiny badges on your Facebook page! It’s simple, it’s free, and it’s available for everyone who loves this MMO. And who has a nice collection of achievement badges inside their Book of Lore. All you gatta do is click the Settings button on your toolbar. Looks like 3 gray gears. You can’t miss it.  And theeeen you check that red bubble next to the “Facebook” option.  And theeeeeeeeen you open your Book of Lore, click on the Badges section, and begin making your family and friends jealous over your shiny sparkly awesomesauce badges by clicking the Share button!  After you log into your Facebook account (a prompt will appear asking you to do so), that’s all there is to it and it’s time to show off those hard-earned badges! Now, we don’t encourage bragging… but… well… yeaaaah, these badges are wicked cool and everyone deserves to see them =D This is only our first step into Facebook integration. What other updates would you like to see posted on Facebook? Leveling up? Maxing out a Class? I just Upgraded? Let us hear about your ideas on the forums! Sandsea Saga Expanding: Spoilers Ahead Below!After your latest encounter with Zahart and his Djinn, Zhoom thinks that the only one who can help is the god-king of the Sandsea, Sek-Duat. Accompany Zhoom as the two of you head to the Sek-Duat Dynasty Pyramids to track down the immortal mummy on Friday! New fiends, a new minigame, bunches of Sandsea gear, and a cutscene await your arrival inside these ancient pyramids. Lodarazs, the Team’s newest artist and animator, has a sneak peak of an Anubis Guard monster that is dying to meet your acquaintance!  Hey… that guy looks pretty sketchy…  HEY! Now that’s what I’m talking about! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks and we’re as excited as you are to get back to the Sandsea action. With the return of the Sandsea… I wonder if the Black Market dealer will come back as well? Will he have new items in his shop? Will any of his old loot return? There is only one way to find out… and Friday can’t possibly come any sooner! |
Daddy sock again | February 14, 2011 Love Is In The Air!Babies and Weddings for everyone!Happy Heroes Heart Day, guys! It's really good to be back. If you weren't aware I've been gone for the last 2 weeks. On February 2nd at 7:50 AM server time, my second (and final) son was born. We named him Jetson.  Jack and Jetson. Since Jet's birth I've been at home helping my wonderful wife as much as I can and helping Jack get used to having a new family member, and generally being a very attentive husband and father. My first son, Jack is now a big brother. He's got a 13 month head start but i'm sure that he'll teach Jet everything he needs to know about being my kid like: Which buttons to never press, Where daddy keeps his secret stash of socks, Which of his parents knees are the tastiest to chew on, How to sense when Mom and Dad have just drifted off to sleep so he can wake up and start fussing, How to eat, drink, spit-up, burp, fart, poop, pee and cry all at the same time, and many other fun talents. For those of you following me on Twitter, Nursey and I were completely blown away by the number of very nice messages flooding in washing over my happy family, blanketing us all in good vibes. You're all far too kind, but I humbly accept those kind wishes and pass them on to my family. Thank you. But Wait... There's More!Nythera is getting MARRIED!  She is the half-dragon who recently lead us into the void (and head of AE Player Support) and she's finally tying the knot with her long-time fiance'. We're happy to let you take part in her wedding in a special ONE-TIME ONLY wedding event on Friday March 4th. (Not this weekend, I'm just leading with this because it's exciting news and because Heroes Heart Day is a day to celebrate Love) We'll have more details on that special event as we get closer to it, but for now please join me in saying a big GRATS to our favorite snarky half-dragon! But Wait... There's STILL More!We just found out today that AQW/HS super coder Llussion just asked his long-time girlfriend to marry him and she said YES! No date has been set and we may or may not have an in-game event but we're all VERY happy for those two crazy kids. Llussion has saved my bacon more times than I can count so I'm going to have to build him a truly excellent wedding present. CardCaster Is Now CardClasher!Very soon we will be releasing our Artix Entertainment Battle Cards card game, which comes with the exclusive in-game CLASS, CardClasher!  We had to change the name from CardCaster toCardClasher due to an unforseen copyright issue with another game. The Class will be for everyone who purchases the card game, but we also plan on releasing a Member-Only CardClahser area to give you some backstory on what a CardClasher is and provide the AQW Members with some additional content to really trick out their Class. There is still no set release date for the card game but we WILL be selling them on HeroMart, which currently delivers to 57 countries and we are adding more ALL THE TIME! Is your country on the list? As soon as we have a fixed release date for the card game and Class, I will let you guys know. This Week: Back To The SandseaThis Friday we will be continuing the Sandsea Saga we you and Zhoom head to the Sek-Duat Dynasty Pyramids to track down the immortal mummy, Sek-Duat. It will also feature a brand new mini-game and lots of new Sandsea gear, both in the release AND in the Sandsea Rep Shop. Don't forget that the Chinese New year event will be leaving this Friday, as well as most of the Heroes Heart Day content and rares. The Heroes Heart Day Limited Time shop will be closing tomorrow at NOON, server time.  I've also heard a rumor that Black Market vendor will be returning on Friday. GAMETASTICThe GAMETASTIC challenge is over and we have a handful of great new mini-games which you can find HERE. A winner will be decided soon and Artix will announce the winner here on the Design Notes. As I was out, and on none of the design teams I will be a fair and impartial judge who doesn't want to get fired by his Boss who i'm told has an EXCELLENT mini-game. HeroSmash Heroes Heart Day ItemsDumoose literally just PMd me to let me know that he will be releasing a number of new Heroes Heart Day items inHeroSmash in just a little while. Remember, right now you can only Alpha test HeroSmash and get these items if you are an AQW Member. |
<3 | February 14, 2011 Happy Valentine's Day!Limited-Time Shop is leaving tomorrow!Here is your last chance to get those Valentine Limited Rares in the Limited Time Shop in Battleon! The clock is ticking…even though you cannot see the timer in game due to some strange bug that we haven’t been able to squash! Lol! We were going to take out those items today, but since they ARE Valentine’s Day themed… and today IS Valentine’s Day… these items will be available until Noon EST tomorrow, February 15th. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! =D Tags: Beleen |
 Game-adin | February 11, 2011 PLAY 9 NEW GAMES!GAME-TASTIC! Happy Heroes Heart DayWhich game will you love the most? Today is day 5/5 of our one week game making challenge and the games are ready for you to play! As you may already know, this week the entire company split up into small teams of 2-3 with the goal of creating new games. You can say we took a break from building games... to build games! It was challenging, exciting and everyone had a good time unleashing their creativity. The entires include an organism music game, 3D mecha game, a live action game, a fat panda, an isometric scroller with Thyton making wierd noises for the music and more! Play them all and vote by clicking the face book like button and by voting on the forums. We cannot wait to see what you think! P.S. Also.. the AQWorlds BattleOn Battle Cards went to the printers!!! We are going to have a card game soon!!!!! |
| February 11, 2011 It’s the Final Countdown!Limited Time Shop, Heroes Hearts Day Event, Seasonal Rares, and the Game-Tastic Game Challenge are all a part of Tonight’s Release(s)!So I wanted to post these Design Notes earlier… likewaaaaay earlier… but for the past couple of hours… I haven’t been able to pull myself away from the Fat Panda minigame! OMG it is just sooooo addicting!  My high score! Can you beat it? Wahhaha >:DThis past week, the entire Artix Entertainment team (from all of the games) broke into 10 small Teams and produced 10 never-before-seen games from scratch! Each Team only had 5 days to create a game… and starting at 6pm EST TONIGHT…or something close to that... YOU get to play them AND judge to see which game is the best! I’m rooting for Fat Pandas ^___________^ Now on to Tonight’s Release in AQWorlds! Limited Time Shop: Valentine’s Day Limited Rares!Valentine’s Day is this Monday… but tonight begins Heroes Hearts Day! In Battleon, you can get your hands on 5 Limited Rare weapons that will ONLY BE AVALIABLE until Monday, February 14th!
The best part about this shop: all of these weapons were suggested by your fellow players (or given as a gift to yours truly)! Get your hands on these Limited Rares before they disappear and are never offered again <3 The Power of Love… and ChocolateIt’s that lovely time of year again! Big Daddy, the CEO of Big Daddy Chocolates & Cards LLC, is bringing Heroes Heart Day to Lore and bringing back last year's Valentines Seasonal Rares… as long as you can help him on some very important—and very pink!—missions throughout the Forest of Infinite Terror.  Complete all of the quests Big Daddy and Prince Jim have to unlock their shops loaded with 2011 Heroes Hearts Day Seasonal Rares! Game-Tastic Game Challenge In-Game Items!Dage the Evil started it all with his ridiculous Triple Rainbow Cheetah helm. And then Fat Pandas came around and made an in-game armor and two fat panda helms. And then J6 from Robot Unicorn saw what we were doing and snuck 11 Pets in the shop from their game! !!!!! I SEE WAT YOU DID THUR, J6. So… Lodarazs and I made 6 Derp Food pets last minute! Wahahah! Insane competitiveness brings out the best in us all =D  And YOU get to reap the rewards! So… in the Game Challenge shop in Battleon… you can get 21 Game-Tastic Inspired Items! Some are for everyone… some are for Members… and some of the Pets are JUST ACs! All of the items are selling for extremely low prices so that everyone can have a fair chance at getting this totally awesome loot. In addition to all of this… the Chinese New Year celebration will be staying put for another week. I know it’s a challenge to get all those Emblems, but I know YOU can do it! Get a group of friends together and farm those quests over and over again to get all those Emblems for the merge shop! Also… I heard that Princess Ai no Miko upped the drop percentage for the Emblems in the Freeing the Animal Spirit quests… hint hint wink wink nudge nudge =D The AQWorlds release is live! Happy Valentine's Day and Battle on! |
| February 09, 2011 Game Challenge Competition Heats UpKeep up-to-date on the Game-Tastic progress!This competition is fierce! It is day 3 already… and only 2 days are left before each team releases their very own game crafted from scratch… and lots of caffeine. Tags: Beleen |
| February 09, 2011 An Early Valentine’s Gift!Your fellow player SUBMEOBI made my day weekmonth!After class yesterday, I headed to the Underground Lab and found a package on my desk from our fellow player SUBMEOBI. O_Ooohh? What could this be? I carefully ripped the packaging apart and found:  OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! Hooooowwww cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute! SUBMEOBI, how did you know I loved the color pink?! =D I am glad you understand that PINK is the new evil. You said that I could use the hedgehog plush as a grenade against Artix in real life… and also IN GAME!  SUBMEOBI, I made this Pink Hedgehog Plushie of Doom with you in mind. You went out of your way to make my day, so please accept this plushie weapon as a token of my gratitude ^___^ And this Friday night during the Heroes Hearts Day release, everyone who wants this adorable loveable plushie can get one of their own!  But don’t let the Huggy Bears take it! Thanks again, SUBMEOBI! |
Game-adin | February 07, 2011 Gametastic! Day 1 of 5Let Mortal Game Making Combat... BEGIN!This week, the entire Artix Entertainment team (from all games) are making game! Read the original Game-tastic design notes post for full details. We just had our kick-off meeting and 9 teams have entered the competition. With only 5 days to for each game to create a game, the pressure is on! (We have a funny idea of what it mans to "take a break".) Ai No Miko is creating a special page where you can see the... bizzarly named teams... and the list of games they are making this week. In addition to the 9 new minigames we are making for you this week -- look forward to the Valentine's Day releases in all games this week! Man, this is so EXCITING! Which will go live here (Work in progress!) AQWorlds the CARD GAMEWe are preparing to send the official AQWorlds Anything-Goes BattleOn Battle Card game off to be produced. It is 110 cards of crazy battle mayhem for 2 or 4 players. It is simple to play, but there are so many exploitable rules that you can use your Armors, Pets, Weapons, Traps, Blocks, Specials, and Counters to do unthinkable creative and sneaky moves. Unlike most card games, everything you need for 2 or 4 to play comes in a single box. It has been a hit with people who play AQWorlds and fans of card games who have not heard of us... yet. It comes with a code to unlock a special color customizable Card Caster Class (Name picked by players following me on Twitter!) For the past week, Mido and I have been working on the final card art and the wierd Mayan pyramid shaped box & art layout. In about two months it will appear on shelves in Toys-R-Us stores in the US. About 2 weeks after that it will be available at HeroMart so that everyone, anywhere can get it. Needless to say we have been in crunch mode which is why you have not heard from me.. in fact, before my team can start on the competition we have to finish the rule sheet and make sure everything for the card game is ready! LAST CHANCE: CTRL+ALT+DEL RARES!Today at 5pm EST, the rares shop from the special event will be closing. Forever! This is your very last chance to get items from the CTRL+AL+DEL Shop. |
Monday, 21 February 2011
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