EpicDuel PVP Game Design Notes

May 30, 2012

Summer Fun

Hi there, EpicDuelists! As we wrap up Spring (is there a Pony song for that?) we have some pretty great things to keep you entertained while we’re preparing for the Infernal Infiltration War!

Gently Down the Livestream

Thank you to all of you who participated in the latest EpicDuel Developer Livestream. We want to publicly apologize to all of you for allowing Practel to sing- it’ll just be me singing from now on. The stream is still up, so you’ll be able to watch the creation of one of the NEW War NPCs!

New Missions!

Many players were upset by the fact that the latest round of missions were geared toward higher level players. Lower-level players will be able to play some permanent chains for some nice rewards this week!

While war is brewing deep in the mines, not everyone is focused on the conflict at hand. Brunson’s Mama is preparing a very special feast, and she needs help from players of all levels (including the very lowest level players) to prepare her scrumptious morsels.

Midlevel players will be able to start a chain from Mirv. Both of these chains give credit and battle token rewards, along with another special surprise for players.

CONTEST!

We are running a special contest for all EpicDuel players to raise awareness of account security. Nightwraith already wrote up a great description of the contest, so I’m just going to quote the whole thing:

Greetings EpicDuelists! 

Summer is drawing closer and closer every day, and what could possibly be better than kicking off summer with a new contest? We want you guys to have tons of fun this summer, but we also want you to be safe. To help remind members of the EpicDuel community how keep their accounts secure, we are requesting your assistance to spread the word through artwork! The objective of this contest is to create a poster like this one based on “The EpicDuel Moderation Team and the importance of account safety.” To reward your creativity, we will be issuing the following prizes: 

• 1 Grand Prize Winner will receive the 10,000 Varium Package, an achievement, and a home item. 
  
  
• 3 Runner Ups will receive 1,500 Varium, an achievement, and a home item. 
  
  
• 5 Honorable Mentions will receive an achievement. 

The contest will run from Tuesday, May 29th till Sunday, July 1st. 

When submitting, please obey the following rules or your entry will be disqualified. 

• Design must be inspired by EpicDuel 
• Your entry must be entirely made from you, and must be original work. 
• You may use any form of media for your entry. (Pencil, Flash, etc) 
• Do not change your entry or edit your forum post until the winners are selected. 
• Only one entry can be submitted per person. 
• The poster must be made in the theme of “Importance of the Moderation Team and account security.” 
• Make sure that you provide a VALID URL to your photo. Try using a reliable photo uploader like Photobucket, TinyPic or Twitpic.
• Entries without working links or entries requiring a login to access will not be considered. 
• You have until 11:59pm EST on Sunday, July 1st to submit your entry. 

The team is looking forward to seeing your entries in a soon! 

Stay safe and good luck to everyone! 
Nightwraith 

Contest Entry Format 

EpicDuel Name: 
Title of Entry: 
Image link

You can submit entries on the ArtixEntertainment forum. Entries will ONLY be considered if posted here (http://forums2.battleon.com/f/tm.asp?m=20353961). Entries that are tweeted at us or posted on the Facebook fan page or emailed to us without being posted in the forum will NOT be considered. Entries containing a link to a file on your harddrive will not be considered. Entries that we must be your friend on Facebook or that we have to sign up for a site or service to see will not be considered.

As I’m sure this will come up: my advice to everyone who is designing a poster is to be direct and to the point. We want these to be something that could be placed in-game as a warning poster. We are accepting entries until July, so take your time.

Admirable Admirals

Currently in my area of the United States (the midwestern US), we are experiencing an outbreak of Red Admiral butterflies, who are invading during their migration season. The Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta is a cosmopolitan and charismatic member of the family Nymphalidae, and is recognizable by the red-orange median bands on the forewings and marginal bands on the hindwings. This species has a winter and summer morph, with the winter morph being smaller and duller colored. The adult migrates to the northern part of its range during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months (ranging from April to October), expanding into Canada. They overwinter in Texas to Florida, and are single-brooded in the northern part of their range and triple-brooded in the southern part of their range.

Interesting among butterflies, the males of the genus Vanessa, which includes species such as the American Lady, Painted Lady, and West Coast Lady, are highly territorial. Territories are typically located in the area between a ring of trees open to light on the west side, or on west-facing walls and will contain several resting spots. Males will defend their territories by chasing an intruder to outmaneuver and confuse the intruder, creating a wind tunnel, and ultimately forcing it away. 

Tags: Infernal Infiltration War Cinderella Missions Livestream Contest Summer