![]() | 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.
Balance Changes
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 |
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![]() | August 16, 2024 Righteous GemstonesNew Evolving Gemstone AchievementsTo help players invest their excess Credits accumulated over the years, we've introduced 6 new evolving achievements, each upgradeable to level 20. This amounts to thousands of Rating Points. A fair trade for a few million Credits!
We may need some extra rating star levels after these are maxed out!
NPC-Only CoresWith this update we are introducing new NPC-only cores. These cores, while mostly identical to the correspondingly-named cores already in-game, can only be used in NPC-only battle modes. These modes include 1v1 NPC, 1v1 Boss, 2v1 Boss, and Simulation. Unlike their PvP counterparts, these cores are multi-use with 4-turn cooldowns:
If you struggled against EpicDuel's toughest bosses in the past, these new cores might be just what you need to take them down! Note: These cores will still be disabled in PvP battle modes even if your opponent is an NPC! For example, if you are matched with an NPC in 1v1 automatch mode, the cores will still be disabled.
New Bido CoreThis update also introduces a new core available at Bido!
This core could be useful for countering heavy poison builds. Note: This core will not block poison attacks from NPCs. Tags: Nightwraith |
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![]() | August 09, 2024 Bido's Birthday Showcase 2024Bido's Birthday GearWe've finally adding a long-awaited update to EpicDuel artist Bido's Birthday shop! We know we're later than usual, but better late than never! Pay Bido a visit in his Afterlife perch to browse his latest limited-quantity rares.
We've also re-added the Bido weapons to the PvP drop pool that are necessary for completing his collection missions.
New AchievementsThis update is also bringing several new NFTeaser Achievements. Remember NFTs? Such a time capsule of 2020-2021, which, to my mind, feels like it was simultaneously 5 months ago and 50 years ago. Anyway, these new themed achievements should provide a quick boost of the big Credit spenders out there. This isn't the last batch of Credit sink achievements so don't spend them all in one place!
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![]() | August 01, 2024 August Coming AttractionsThere's no update this week, but we do have a quick rundown of what is currently being worked on this month!
Kaiju Slayer Battlepass PreviewThe Nanotech Nightmare Showcase is barely a week old, but the next Battlepass is already underway. This new showcase developed by Acatriel is inspired by a particularly famous radioactive movie monster. This Battlepass is expected to go live by the end of September or early October, and we plan to add in-game text with an exact release date when the update is locked-in so nobody forgets to claim their prizes.
Bido's Birthday ShopAQW and EpicDuel artist Bido is currently working on a new birthday set to bolster his current shop. It's been lonely on his perch in the Afterlife and he'd love some more people to stop by to help him celebrate!
New Evolving AchievementsIn addition to the next Battlepass, we're also working on an assortment of new evolving achievements to allow those with massive Credit surpluses to boost their ratings while adding to their extensive achievement collections.
PvE-Only SkillsOne challenge with balancing skill cores is that a skill that's extremely effective against bosses might also be incredibly overpowered against human opponents. We're currently working on a way for skills to be flagged for PvE-only, meaning they would only be active against bosses and 1v1 NPC challenge battles. The PvE skills would still be disabled in regular PvP modes like 1v1/2v2 automatch and Juggernaut, even if the matched opponent(s) happens to be an NPC. This could theoretically be reversed to make certain skills PvP-only, but that's an addition to consider later when the PvE cores are finally integrated. Tags: Nightwraith |