EpicDuel PVP Game Design Notes

May 31, 2019

It's finally time to say goodbye to the Azrael promos and hello to the Infernal Gladiator Gear! Celebrate summer with new weapons and armors literally crackling with molten energy! Also, for a limited time the new promotions will come with 5,000 bonus Varium! It doesn't get much hotter than that!

Infernal Gladiator Promo

After a long wait and lots of sleepless nights, we're proud to finally bring you not one, but two new promotional packages with an Infernal theme! The Infernal weapons are some of the most stylish weapons in the game and Bido and Deuce brought their A (or S+ if you're an arcade game) games to EpicDuel for their contributions to these outstanding new bundles.

Also, for a limited time, these promotional packages will include a bonus 5,000 Varium for a total of 15,000 Varium in addition to all the weapons contained therein! 

Package 1

• Infernal Gladiator
• Infernal Gladiator CC
  • Master's Strike: Crits ignore extra 5% of your target's defense; +7% Crit chance; Passive.
  • Infernal Surge: Summon infernal spirits to increase Strength, Dexterity, Technology, and Support by 20% for 4 turns.
• Infernal Gladiator Sword P
• Infernal Gladiator Sword E
• Infernal Gladiator Gear P
• Infernal Gladiator Gear E
  • Infernal Fury: Do a mini rage using remaining rage.

Package 2

• Plasma Fly: The counterpart to the Pyro fly, this advanced model is the first bot to have 2 special skills!
  • Pyro Super Beam: Deal 90% base damage, increasing by 3% each round in battle (111% max).
  • Infernal Sting: Powerful sting that does 75% damage and places one random skill into cooldown.
• Infernal Blaster P
• Infernal Blaster E
  • Molten Bullet: Fire a super-heated bullet that embeds in target. Strike target to detonate, adding 8% damage per turn the target was hit (max 3 turns).
• Infernal Artillery P
• Infernal Artillery E
  • Tremor Blast: Powerful blast that confuses target, lowering Crit, Block, and Deflection chance for 4 turns.

Varium Upgrade

For a limited time, the 12,000 Varium package is receiving a bonus of 5,000 extra Varium for a total of 18,000! If you're in a situation where you don't care about the new gear, but really want to stockpile Varium, this is the best value available!

Armor

Not all new items are available in the promotional packages. Kraggor has restocked with an amazing new armor designed by Bido, the Infernal Golem. This new armor is available in CC and non-CC flavors and both come with a new Infernal Fortitude core!

• Infernal Golem
• Infernal Golem CC
  • Infernal Fortitude: Harden your skin to increase physical defense by 65% for 3 turns. Unable to use melee attacks.

Balance 

• Lifeline: Energy cost increased to 120

Missions

Deuce's missions to construct his unique vehicle, the Tyrant Tank, are finally rare forever! Congratulations if you were able to complete the exhaustive tasks to complete this awesome prize!

• Removed “A Box of Scraps” part 1-3

Security

This past week we've dealt with some substantial outages in EpicDuel, along with the rest of the AE network. Titan has been working with Captain Rhubarb to help improve security for the EpicDuel servers. I don't quite understand all they've been doing, but the updates made throughout the week should improve server stability and keep the DDoS attackers at bay. Since security is an ongoing concern and constant arms race between attackers and our countermeasures, there may be more updates and downtime in the near future as much-needed long-term improvements are implemented.

Tags: Titan