October 04, 2024 EpicDuel Kaiju Slayer Battlepass NOW LIVEThe Kaiju Slayer Showcase Battlepass is NOW LIVE! Login now to earn the latest collection of kaiju-themed weapons, armors, morphs, bots, and more crafted with care by Acatriel! For this season, we're giving those who can only complete the basic Battlepass more opportunities to collect items previously reserved for the Enhanced Battlepass such as robots and color custom items. The Enhanced Battlepass will offer these items sooner, but those dedicated enough can claim them through the Basic Battlepass eventually. Good luck and happy dueling to reach level 60 of EpicDuel's latest Battlepass season! So you all know what you're getting into with the new bots available in this season, the skill descriptions are listed below:
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September 20, 2024 Progress and Balance UpdateProgress ReportThis week has been a busy one keeping up with requests to distribute Gifting items while working on the new Battlepass, but we're finally ready to announce the launch date for the next BP: The Kaiju Slayer Battlepass will launch Friday, October 4th. If you're still grinding through it or haven't started yet, you still have time to complete the current Nanotech Nightmare showcase!
Balance ChangesWith this update, EpicDuel has ungone a massive update to item stats. We are essentially reverting the change made years ago that allows someone to allocate all points into one stat when upgrading and item. Previously, the limit was 40% of the stats available stats for an update. While this update was certainly interesting and changed balance dynamics, it led to out-of-control stat stacking. To revert this change, we will have to do a few major changes to roll back to the old system. Please pay attention, because this will probably affect you! 1. All upgraded items will be reset to 0 stats. This is inconvenient, especially if you've upgraded 100s of items, but it is the only way to do this change. 2. All items will be unlocked to the current level of their owner. This will allow all affected items to be upgraded for 100 Credits. 3. Everyone level 15 and over will be given 25,000 Credits to allow them to upgrade their items with minimal additional cost. We apologize for this inconvenience, but this update will allow us to limit the impact of stat stacking going forward. After logging in after this update, remember to update your equipped items so you can redistribute their stats before you battle! Other core changes that have been implemented:
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September 13, 2024 Epic Friday the 13thEpicDuel's latest update contains core/robot balance changes, war item influence changes, and new achievements, but it's only a appetizer for the main course: the Kaiju Slayer Battlepass which will be releasing at the end of September/early October.
War Item Influence BoostWar Bomb influence has been increased to a 50 point base (42-57 range) for regular drops. This should make using war items more impactful on influence scores while making super war items much more powerful.
Friday the 13th ReturnsFriday the 13th seasonal rares are back! Visit Snork, Caden, and Dage to complete your collection!
AchievementsThe following achievements have been added to the achievement shop:
These new achievements will appear in the Seasonal section of the achievement shop for a limited time.
Balance ChangesPhantasm Blast: 25% Energy damage, increasing by 5% per turn, max 50% Pyro Fly: Take any random active skill instead of just top 3 infernal Offering: 2 --> 1 turn duration (initial MP gain on use + 1 additional turn), increase mana from 150 to 180 infernal Prism: 3 --> 2 turn duration
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September 06, 2024 Jaguar Warrior ArcadeEpicDuel is back with a new addition to its ArcadeBots: Jaguar Warrior! Will you be the first to claim all the new gear and reach the top of the Arcade's leaderboard?
NEW Jaguar Warrior Arcade Seek out your nearest ArcadeBot (many are concentrated in Valestra's shop in Fortune City) to play the latest Arcade game: Jaguar Warrior! Use your Arcade Tokens to win the 20 new prizes!
Since this is a new Arcade game, it also comes with a new evolving achievement. Spend those Tokens to max out the new achievement to level 20! As you accumulate more rating points, you'll creep ever closer to the 10 new rating tiers!
Jaguar Warrior StylesTo complement the new Jaguar Warrior gear, we've added styles 805 - 810 to the style shop! Check them out to complete your look! Tags: Nightwraith | |
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August 28, 2024 Epic JusticeThis post is a blunt reminder of the new consequences of cheating, plus an important message about the 2023 Gifting perks and account security.
Updated Consequences of CheatingAwhile ago, EpicDuel implemented a policy of resetting wins as a punishment for repeat offenders who attempt to cheat to boost their wins. Apparently, that policy was not nearly severe enough because we still saw repeat offenders who continue to cheat even after a reset. To escalate the penalty for multiple infractions of cheating, effective immediately, in addition to having wins reset in the battle mode in which the cheating occurred, there will be 3 additional punishments.
This may seem severe, but that is precisely the intention! Hopefully these additional consequences will give pause to anyone considering cheating in the future. Again, these new punishments are in effect immediately.
Gifting Perk CutoffOne of the perks of this past year's Gifting event was awarding prizes to a select group of friends. Generously, or perhaps foolishly, I did not establish a limit on either the number of friends or how long this offer would remain open. I have noticed an uptick in reports about people attempting to scam Gifters by abusing this offer so I feel it is now necessary for a hard deadline. Friday, September 20th will be the final day for awarding Gifting prizes to friends for this past Gifting season. If you don't read or care about Design Notes posts, but still ask about sharing items after the cutoff, your request will be politely denied.
Scam AlertAs the holidays approach, this is also a good space to remind you all about account safety and protecting yourself from scams. If you don't remember when you last changed your password, now is a great time to do so. Also, make sure you are the sole owner of your account. A common way to lose control of your account is account sharing. Not only is it against the Terms of Service, but it also puts your account at great risk of being stolen and eventually disabled. If you use a public or shared computer to play EpicDuel, always fully close the launcher or browser window the game is being played on, and avoid using the "save login info" feature. Protecting your account can be as simple as following a few rules: DO NOT share your password. DO NOT share your account. DO NOT try to sell accounts or items outside the game. The classic advice still applies: If someone offers you something that seems too good to be true, it probably is! Tags: Nightwraith | |
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August 23, 2024 Righteous Gemstones Part 2Extra Achievement UpdateThis latest update features new tiers for some existing achievements, plus a new evolving achievement to complement the new gem achievements added last week. Those who already meet or exceed the new tiers will be updated manually. To update your Archivist achievement, you will simply need to have your gear re-appraised by an NPC that offers this service such as Charfade.
New Legendary Rank LeaderboardBy popular request, we have added a new Leaderboard to track All-Time Legendary Ranks.
Character Page ChangesThe Character Pages have been updated to correct an error that was causing some items to not load correctly on the character. This bug mainly affected players with extremely large inventories. This is because the query that loads the items on the character was written back when the inventory cap was much, much smaller than it is today. To help clean up the Character Page and accommodate the added items, Home Items and Missions Completed have been removed from the page.
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Jaguar Warrior Arcade PreviewAcatriel is cooking up some awesome new art for an upcoming Jaguar Warrior Arcade game that will be available within the next few weeks! Tags: Nightwraith | |