EpicDuel Home

EpicDuel PVP Game Design Notes

Behind the scenes information about EpicDuel's development and releases, a real-time PVP MMO that you can play online in your web browser.
Nightwraith

December 04, 2023

Gifting 2023 Is Now Live!

EpicDuel Gifting 2023 Begins

EpicDuel's 2023 Gifting Event has begun! Login now to give and receive inconceivable mountains of loot, earn achievements, and spread holiday cheer throughout Delta V! Let's send off 2023 on a high note!

If you haven't already, remember to select "Low Performance: Hide Other Characters"  from the Settings menu when Gifting heats up, or the main heat you feel will be from your CPU!

This Gifting Event will last from December 4th to January 8th, 2024.

To review the rules and regulations for the final prizes, please refer to this Design Notes post!

To view a preview of the Gold, Silver, and Bronze reward tier prizes, please gaze upon this Design Notes post!

 

Good Luck and Have Fun!

I don't know if it's even possible to top the previous Gifting events, but let's still try to make this the best Gifting season yet! Be safe, have fun, and Duel On!

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

November 30, 2023

Gifting Approaches 2023

Gifting Approaches 2023

Are you ready? Ready for Gifting? It's hard to believe the biggest EpicDuel event of 2023 is nearly here (I'm as surprised as some of you!), but on Monday December 4th the servers will shut down for an update to activate Gifting! This will happen as soon as possible, but it could be pushed later in the day if any last-minute problems emerge that need stamped out. When the Gifting update is live, the 50,000 Varium package along with the Legendary Epic Supporter 2023 achievement will leave the game. You still have a few more days to stock up, but once this unprecedented package is gone, it's gone!

UPDATE 12-1-2023

It was our intention to have the Gifting Bonus rewards (The Cyber Wolf Collection) ready to preview so everyone could make an informed choice before buying Varium to participate in Gifting, but I've sadly fallen behind my own deadlines. To allow more time to finish the previews and show off the potential rewards, the 50,000 Varium package along with the Legendary Epic Supporter 2023 achievement will remain in the game for another week, leaving the game on December 11th instead of December 4th. Gifting will still go online on December 4th as planned.

 

 

Gifting Rules Update

Since many have been asking about a particular aspect of this year's Gifting guidelines, I've decided to issue an amendment: If you are in the top 15 Gifters and you ask for the Physical (P) or Energy (E) version of a Legacy rare, you may also receive the corresponding version of the opposite damage type. For example, this means if you ask for the Bunnyzooka, you may also have the Energy Bunnyzooka.

An important restriction to this amendment is that if an opposite damage variant does not exist, another item will NOT be created to fulfill the request. If you request a Physical damage item with no corresponding Energy variant, you're limited to the Physical version. You also cannot request the Physical version of one item and the Energy version of a completely different item. Armors don't have P or E versions so if you ask for an armor, you only get one armor. You don't get an armor + and item.

It's also worth noting that these rares will not be customized as in previous years, aside from a name to distinguish it as your own such as Player X's Bunnyzooka. I was reluctant to make the above changes because of possible loopholes and confusion, but since the rares won't be customized, the workload shouldn't be increased substantially.

 

The Challenger Approaches

After being teased in a previous update many months ago, The Challenger is finally being added to EpicDuel. This new NPC will sell old Battlepass items about a year after the Battlepass was initially offered. When the game updates Monday, the NPC will be equipped with items from the Sanguine Showcase and the Frost Revenant Showcase. To maintain the exclusivity of the Battlepass items, the Enhanced Battlepass items will be Varium only, while the Basic items will be offered for Credits / Varium. Cores and Bots will be sold all year while the other Battlepass content will return around when the items were initially offered. Also, starting with the Frost Revenant Showcase items, cores will come pre-equipped with their corresponding items. Since we did not do this with the Sanguine Showcase, we will not pre-equip cores to items to be fair to those who already purchased cores with Varium.

Additionally, for those craving Battlepass styles, the hairs and helms of the Sanguine and Frost Revenant Showcases will be sold in the Style Change interface. As with the items, Basic Battlepass styles will be sold for Credits while Enhanced styles will be Varium only. Battlepass home items and achievements will remain rare.

This approach should be a fair way to acquire Battlepass items for players who were not able to play while the Battlepass was initially offered or discovered the game after the Battlepass expired. If this approach is unpopular, we can adjust our release strategy in future updates.

 

Seasonal Rares Return

As in past Gifting seasons, seasonal rares will return to shops until the conclusion of Gifting. If you've been away from the game for awhile, Gifting is a great time to stock up and boost your rarity score!

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

November 09, 2023

EpicDuel Gifting Prize Bonus Tiers

EpicDuel Gifting Bonus Tiers

In addition to the other prizes offered by this year's gifting event, we will be introducing a new batch of prizes for Gifters who manage to achieve certain thresholds for gifts given. The main theme for these prizes will be the Cyber Wolf Set, but there will be some other bonus prizes scattered throughout the tiers. This is designed to provide an opportunity for prizes for those who aren't necessarily aiming to land on the final leaderboard. The hope was that there would be a cool GUI in game to track the scores and automate prize claim, but in due to the heavy workload, we'll be awarding the prizes manually at the conclusion of gifting.

Unfortunately, we don't have many previews to show as the items are still in progress, but we can show you the tier levels as well as the names and types of items we plan to offer for each tier. We will post more previews as the items are completed!

 

10,000 Gifts (over 150 Gifters attained this level in 2021)

  • Cyber Wolf Dagger P
  • Cyber Wolf Dagger E
  • Festive Classic Armor

15,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Wolf Greatsword P
  • Cyber Wolf Greatsword E

20,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Wolf SMG P
  • Cyber Wolf SMG E

25,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Wolf Shotgun P
  • Cyber Wolf Shotgun E
  • Festive Omega Default Armor

50,000 Gifts

  • Jack Frost P (Robot)
  • Jack Frost E (Robot)

75,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Wolf Bow P
  • Cyber Wolf Bow E

100,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Wolf Arsenal P
  • Cyber Wolf Arsenal E
  • Frostbane CC
  • Ember Bane CC

125,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Wolf Bazooka P
  • Cyber Wolf Bazooka E

150,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Wolf Morph
  • Cyber Wolf Morph CC

175,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Dragon Morph
  • Morph CC

200,000 Gifts

  • Cyber Wolf Armor
  • Cyber Wolf Armor CC

225,000 Gifts

  • Savage Cyber Wolf Armor
  • Savage Cyber Wolf Armor CC

250,000 Gifts (28 Gifters attained this level in 2021)

  • NightBot 3000 P (Robot)
  • NightBot 3000 E (Robot)
  • NightBot 3000 Morph

 

That's all for now. We apologize for the delay in updates, but getting a new Battlepass ready in addition to preparing hundreds of new items for Gifting is stretching us to the limit. Next week, with luck and elbow grease, we should be back on track!

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

November 03, 2023

EpicDuel Gifting 2023 Preview

Gifting 2023 Preview

We're almost a month away from the return of biggest event: Gifting! This season is now planned to last from December 4, 2023 to January 8, 2024. Starting and ending the event on a Monday rather than a Friday works better logistically since it will be easier and quicker to address any problems on a weekday rather than a weekend.

For now, we are pleased to present a preview of the Gifting prizes for winners of each tier of the upcoming event! We wanted to present these rewards in advance so you'll know exactly what you're competing for and can plan accordingly.

 

Gifting Chest Prize Preview

Below is a comprehensive list of prizes that will be awarded to Gifting finalists. These prizes do not include the Legacy Item award that the top 15 Gifters will be eligible for or the Custom Item that the #1 Gifter will be eligible for. These rewards will be manually added at the end of the competition so please allow some time to receive all your rewards after Gifting concludes.

Bronze Prize Rewards

Bronze Chest Winners (26th - 50th place)

  • Shadow Shinobi Armor
  • Shinobi Magnum P/E
  • Shinobi Assault Rifle P/E
  • Shadow Shinobi Katana
  • Shadow Shinobi Bike

 

Silver Prize Rewards

Silver Chest (11th - 25th place)

  • Moon Shinobi Armor
  • Shinobi Armor CC
  • Bio-Ronin Armor A
  • Bio-Ronin Armor B
  • Bio-Ronin Armor A CC
  • Bio-Ronin Armor B CC
  • Shinobi Magnum P/E
  • Shinobi Assault Rifle P/E
  • Shadow Shinobi Katana P/E
  • Moon Shinobi Katana P/E
  • Shinobi Katana CC P/E
  • Shadow Shinobi Katana P/E
  • Shadow Shinobi Bike
  • Jack Frost Morph

 

Gold Prize Rewards

Gold Chest (1st - 10th place)

  • Sun Shinobi Armor
  • Moon Shinobi Armor
  • Shinobi Armor CC
  • Shadow Shinobi Armor
  • Bio-Ronin Armor A
  • Bio-Ronin Armor B
  • Bio-Ronin Armor A CC
  • Bio-Ronin Armor B CC
  • Apex Bio-Ronin Armor A
  • Apex Bio-Ronin Armor B
  • Apex Bio-Ronin Armor A CC
  • Apex Bio-Ronin Armor B CC
  • Shinobi Magnum P/E
  • Shinobi Assault Rifle P/E
  • Shadow Shinobi Katana P/E
  • Moon Shinobi Katana P/E
  • Sun Shinobi Katana P/E
  • Shinobi Katana CC P/E
  • Bio-Ronin Katana P/E
  • Shinobi Assault Rifle CC P/E
  • Shinobi Magnum CC P/E
  • Apex Bio-Ronin Bloodstar / Apex Bio-Ronin Soulstar
  • Shadow Shinobi Bike
  • Shadow Shinobi Bike CC
  • Jack Frost Morph
  • Jack Frost Morph CC

 

Secret Package Preview

Thanks to Acatriel's hard work, we have a preview of the Secret Package rewards well before the Gifting competition begins!  

Silver Secret Package Prizes

Silver Secret Package

For those that need a refresher, Silver Secret Packages are given to the first five places of Daily Gifting leaderboard at the end of each day and to anyone who gives out more than 15000 gifts in a day. If you place among the top 15 Gifters at the end of the competition, you may distribute any additional Silver Secret Packages you receive throughout the competition. This means if you win 4 Silver Secret Packages, you may distribute 3 to friends.

  • Frostborn Archdemon A
  • Frostborn Archdemon B
  • Frostborn Archdemon A CC
  • Frostborn Archdemon B CC
  • Frostborn Slayer Sword P/E
  • Frostborn Hand Cannon P/E
  • Frostborn Archdemon Bike

 

Secret Package Prizes

Secret Package

For those that need a refresher, Secret Packages are given to the Top Daily Gifting leaderboard at the end of each day. Those who place in the top 15 Gifter but somehow did not receive a Secret Package will receive one at the end of the competition. If you place among the top 15 Gifters at the end of the competition, you may distribute any additional Secret Packages you receive throughout the competition. This means if you win 4 Secret Packages, you may distribute 3 to friends.

  • Frostborn Archdemon A
  • Frostborn Archdemon B
  • Frostborn Archdemon A CC
  • Frostborn Archdemon B CC
  • Ascended Frostborn Archdemon A
  • Ascended Frostborn Archdemon B
  • Ascended Frostborn Archdemon A CC
  • Ascended Frostborn Archdemon B CC
  • Frostborn Slayer Scythe P/E
  • Frostborn Slayer Sword P/E
  • Frostborn Hand Cannon P/E
  • Frostborn Destroyer / Frostborn Dominator
  • Frostborn Archdemon Bike
  • Frostborn Archdemon Bike CC

 

Olympus' Wrath Battlepass Coming Soon

Olympus' Wrath Battlepass Preview

The Draconic Warlord Battlepass is leaving in a couple weeks to make way for the final battlepass of 2023: Olympus' Wrath. It might just be one of the best-looking yet! This battlepass will run concurrently with Gifting to provide another incentive to keep dueling between major giving sessions.

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

October 27, 2023

Gothic Vampire Styles

EpicDuel Gothic Vampire Styles

Celebrate Halloween early with new Gothic Vampire armors, weapons, and styles while you experiment with new balance changes!

 

Gothic Vampire Styles

Visit Snork to check out his stock of returning Halloween seasonal rares plus an all-new stock of Gothic Vampire weapons and armors crafted by artists Bido and Acatriel!

  • Gothic Vampiric Sword P
  • Gothic Vampiric Sword E
  • Gothic Vampiric Blades P
  • Gothic Vampiric Blades E
  • Gothic Vampiric Axe P
  • Gothic Vampiric Axe E
  • Gothic Vampiric Staff P
  • Gothic Vampiric Staff E
  • Gothic Vampire Armor A
  • Gothic Vampire Armor B
  • Gothic Vampire Armor C
  • Gothic Vampire Armor A CC
  • Gothic Vampire Armor B CC
  • Gothic Vampire Armor C CC

In addition to new weapons and armor, over a dozen new vampiric styles have been added!

 

Balance

Along with new content, this update brings new balance changes to class skills and numerous cores with a major skill cooldown duration overhaul.

  • Cyber Hunter
    • Nanotech Shield: Support requirement, starting at 16 and increasing by 2
    • Cyber Edge: Dexterity requirement, starting at 16 and increasing by 2
  • Tactical Mercenary
    • Force Field: removed Support scaling
  • Mercenary
    • Intimidate: Support debuff removed
  • Gamma Bot and all variants: Increased damage from 108% to 111% damage
  • Chronopact: Removed Rage gain, 4 turn Cooldown.
  • Incensory: Removed heal debuff
  • Necrosis/Magma Grenade P and E: Scaling changed from 4 to 3.5 defense/resistance removed per target's level.
  • Growth Serum: Support boost increased from 50 to 100 points; cost reduced from 120 to 110.
  • Minor Growth Serum: Support boost increased from 40 to 60 points; cost reduced from 120 to 110.

To improve consistency and increase the utility of buff and debuff removing skills, the Cooldown of some skills and cores have been increased to match their durations. Skills with Cooldowns that were already longer than the duration were unchanged. The following skills and cores have had adjustments to their Cooldowns:

  • Reflex Boost: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Defense Matrix: Cooldown increased to 3
  • Smokescreen: Cooldown increased to 3
  • Energy Shield: Cooldown increased to 3
  • Field Commander: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Intimidate: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Technician: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Malfunction: Cooldown increased to 3
  • Force Field: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Blood Commander: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Blood Instinct: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Adaptive Armor: Cooldown increased to 3
  • Blood Shield: Cooldown increased to 5
  • Kernel Panic: Cooldown increased to 3
  • Terrify: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Thorns: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Deep Plague: Cooldown increased to 5
  • Pacify: Cooldown increased to 5
  • Molten Bullet: Cooldown increased to 5
  • Molten Shrapnel: Cooldown increased to 5
  • Sea King's Corruption: Cooldown increased to 4
  • Hunter's Retribution: Cooldown increased to 5
  • Botanical Infection: Cooldown increased to 5

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

October 20, 2023

Cosmic Carnage 2 Ends

Cosmic Carnage 2 Ends

The Cosmic Carnage 2 Tournament has officially ended! Visit The Endless or the Tyrant Totem to view the final leaderboard and the final winners of this latest test of endurance and skill! Over 377 Cosmic Carnage 2 Tickets were sold making this the tournament the largest EpicDuel has had since the Golden Yeti Tournament.

Cosmic Carnage 2 Winners

 All prizes, including the prizes for all participants have been distributed. If you do not see a prize item you should have based on your tier, you may need to log out then back in again.

The tournament leaderboard, like all other leaderboards in EpicDuel, updates at regular intervals (usually about a minute) so the numbers you see during the tournament aren't the absolute latest real-time scores. Because this was an extremely close tournament for some placement tiers so you may have noticed some rankings shift by the time of the final update of the leaderboard. This is normal, but rarely results shifting ranks. In this case, it resulted in at least one participant moving to a higher tier in the final update.

 

Naval Yard War Bonus

If you were able to claim the Kartherax Larva Cannon P in the West Naval Yard War, you will be awarded a complementary Kartherax Larva Cannon E! You may need to relog if you don't see the new weapon in your inventory.

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

October 13, 2023

Friday the 13th (the Second)

Friday the 13th the Second

Friday the 13th (the Second One)

It's Friday the 13th on EpicDuel which means it's time to collect seasonal rares visit Snork and Caden to view returning seasonal rares! This also means we've added a new 2nd Friday The 13th 2023 achievement available from the achievement shop.

 

Changes/Fixes

  • Nightwraith (40): Added Venom Strike, increased sidearm damage to 350
  • Titan (40): Added Bareknuckle Breaker E auxiliary, auxiliary damage 380, increased sidearm damage to 350
  • Charfade (40): Primary damage increased to 350, sidearm damage increased to 350, auxiliary damage increased to 380, defense increased to 75, resistance changed to 75, Charfade's Launcher E added as auxiliary weapon
  • Rabblefroth (40): Added Bareknuckle Breaker E auxiliary, Sidearm damage increased to 340, auxiliary damage increased to 380
  • Added/restored simulation versions of NPCs who were defeated during their storylines.
  • Iron Husk: New Husk Buster Sim. achievement
  • Nightmare Husk: New Nightmare Husk Buster Sim. achievement
  • Alexis: Achievement is now a tiered achievement
  • Anti-Iron Husk cores added to Nightmare Vendbot in the Afterlife (requires Nightmare Titan quest completion to view)
  • Chained Blood: No longer conflicts with passive Bloodlust skills.

 

Cosmic Carnage 2 Reminder

A new tournament is nearly upon us! Visit The Endless in Frysteland or the Tyrant Totem in Fortune City to purchase a Cosmic Carnage 2 Ticket to guarantee participation in Delta V's latest test of might and endurance! This final tournament in our tourney trilogy will have a similar duration to the previous tournament, lasting from Tuesday October 17 at 4:00 PM (EST) to Friday October 20 at 4:00 PM (EST). The scoring per victory will be as follows:

  • 1v1: 10 points
  • 2v2: 15 points
  • Juggernaut: 4 points

2v2 points are lower than they have been in past tournaments due to the increased likelihood of encountering NPCs in 2v2. However, we didn't want to make the points too low because 2v2s take longer to queue and play on average.

It should go without saying, but please play fairly and honorably during this tournament or risk losing your tournament standing and chance at the rewards.

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

October 07, 2023

Prepare for Cosmic Carnage 2

Cosmic Carnage 2 Tournament

A new tournament is nearly upon us! Visit The Endless in Frysteland or the Tyrant Totem in Fortune City to purchase a Cosmic Carnage 2 Ticket to guarantee participation in Delta V's latest test of might and endurance! This final tournament in our tourney trilogy will have a similar duration to the previous tournament, lasting from Tuesday October 17 at 4:00 PM (EST) to Friday October 20 at 4:00 PM (EST). The scoring per victory will be as follows:

  • 1v1: 10 points
  • 2v2: 15 points
  • Juggernaut: 4 points

For a complete list of prizes, read on:


ALL participants will receive the following items at the end of the tournament:

  • Voidborn Bike
  • Voidborn Star Saber P (sword)
  • Voidborn Star Saber E (sword)

BRONZE

Those who finish the tournament with the Bronze tier achievement will receive:

  • Voidborn Armor B (streamlined variant)
  • Voidborn Armor B CC (streamlined variant)
  • Voidborn Bane P (sword)
  • Voidborn Bane E (sword)

Bronze tier finalists will also receive the participation rewards.

SILVER

Those who finish the tournament with the Silver tier achievement will receive:

  • Voidborn Star Saber CC P (sword)
  • Voidborn Star Saber CC E (sword)
  • Voidborn Magnum P (sidearm)
  • Voidborn Magnum E (sidearm)

Silver tier finalists will also receive the rewards from lower tiers.

GOLD

Those who finish the tournament with the Gold tier achievement will receive:

  • Voidborn Armor A (animated variant)
  • Voidborn Armor A CC (animated variant)
  • Voidborn Voidreaper P (mutating weapon)
  • Voidborn Voidreaper E (mutating weapon)
  • Voidborn Bunnyzooka P (auxiliary)
  • Voidborn Bunnyzooka E (auxiliary)
  • Hairstyle 666
  • Hairstyle 667

Gold tier finalists will also receive the rewards from lower tiers.

PLATINUM

The hardcore duelist who finishes the tournament with the Platinum tier achievement will receive:

  • Voidborn Bane CC P (sword)
  • Voidborn Bane CC E (sword)
  • Voidborn Armor C (caped variant)
  • Voidborn Armor C CC (caped variant)
  • Voidborn Bike CC
  • Hairstyle 668
  • Hairstyle 669
  • Home Item - Cosmic Carnage 2 Badge

The Platinum tier finalist will also receive the rewards from lower tiers.

Cosmic Carnage 2 Prizes

 

New Rating Star Tiers

Since we've introduced so many new achievement and because we plan to add many new gifting-related achievement, we're adding five new rating star tiers to accommodate the super collectors of EpicDuel. The new tiers are as follows:

  • Void Stars
  • Amethyst Stars
  • Ruby Stars
  • Radiant Silver Stars
  • Radiant Gold Stars

 

Bug Fixes / Changes

  • Big Show 2023 achievement added.
  • War Commander cores on auxiliary and sidearms now decrease charge count correctly on victory.
  • Cleanse and similar skills that reduce debuffs: Instead of reducing debuffs by a %, they now clear most debuffs. This is a change intended to improve the consistency of the how the skill functions. For example, previously Cleanse would to affect defense debuffs, causing the skill to appear bugged or misleading. Cleanse skills will also now cure poison some poisons, but previously they would reduce some poison damage by 90% so it's not that significant of a change.
  • Azrael's Torment and similar skills that diminish buffs: Instead of reducing buffs by a %, they now clear most buffs. This is a change intended to improve the consistency of the how the skill functions. For example, previously these skills would to affect defense buffs, causing the skill to appear bugged or misleading.

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

September 29, 2023

NPC Bounty Boost

NPC Bounty Boost

NPC Bounty Boost

It's been almost a year since we added tiers to certain NPCs, but there were still many left without additional tiers. We've updated the list of tiered NPC achievements to include many more characters for your PvE and rating point needs.

  • Anya
  • Bido
  • Big Tuna
  • Brachylagus
  • Caden
  • Charfade
  • Conductor
  • Deuce
  • Galatea
  • Hank
  • Mirv
  • Mort
  • Murdoc
  • Naomi
  • Nightwraith
  • Overlord Guard
  • Rabblefroth
  • Rabblefroth
  • Raymus
  • Slayer
  • Steve 2.0
  • Titan
  • Valestra

 

Matchmaking Update

Last update we changed the matchmaking to allow level 39 and 40 NPCs into 2v2 battles to fill matches and expedite the duel queue. This resulted in level 39 and 40 NPCs being added to 1v1 automatches as well. This was expected, but we found a solution to create separate rules for NPCs in 1v1 and 2v2 automatches. The max level for NPCs in 1v1 is 39 and the time for NPC autofill has been extended. Level 40 and above should encounter NPCs rarely if at all in 1v1 automatch.

 

Cosmic Style Preview

As the Cosmic Carnage 2 Tournament approaches (official date TBA), we're offering a preview in the form of 12 new styles. Though some can be purchased now, the last four will be prizes exclusive for the top competitors in the tournament!

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

September 22, 2023

Draconic Warlord Battlepass Is NOW LIVE

Draconic Warlord Battlepass is now live!

The Draconic Warlord Battlepass is NOW LIVE! Login now to earn the latest collection of dragon/knight-themed weapons, armors, vehicles, morphs, bots, cores, and more crafted with care by Acatriel!

Good luck and happy dueling to reach level 60 of EpicDuel's latest Battlepass season!

So more of you know what you're getting into with the new bots and cores available in this season, the skill descriptions are listed below:

  • Dragonblade Familiar P
    • Dragonblade Familiar Slash P: Attack with a sentient sword, dealing physical damage.
    • Dragonblade Familiar Drill P: Drill through target, converting 25% dmg. to Energy and HP.
  • Dragonblade Familiar E:
    • Dragonblade Familiar Slash E: Attack with a sentient sword, dealing energy damage.
    • Dragonblade Familiar Drill E: Drill through target, converting 25% dmg. to Energy and HP.
  • Cores
    • Saevussax Annihilation: Remove target's armor (1 turn), sidearm (2 turns), and auxiliary (3 turns).
    • Saevussax Evisceration: Reduce Crit, Block, and Deflection for 4 turns. 15% stun chance.
    • Saevussax Slash: Sacrifice 95 HP for 125% blockable strike damage.
    • Saevussax Heart: Use the Saevussax's heart to reduce debuff effects 75% and gain 100 HP.

 

Other Changes 

  • Battlepass XP price decreased to 325.
  • Classic Armor is now available from Steve 2.0 in Fortune City.
  • To expedite match times, level 40 and 39 NPCs can join automatches.
  • Acatriel's NPC (regular battle) level increased to 41.
  • Necronaut Clemek and Necronaut Paz HP reduced to 2200 from 5200.
  • Juggernaut victories count towards 2v2 missions.

 

Gifting Clarification

Last week we posted about the return of Gifting. Though we try to be as thorough as possible with the rules and covering all scenarios, there are sometimes omitted. In this case, we forgot to mention the 1,000,000 Gifting score Founder rule from last year is still in play. This means that if you place in the top 15 with a score of 1,000,000 or higher, your Legacy item reward may be Founder Armor. As last time, this only applies to the top 15 places. If hypothetically, your score is greater than 1,000,000 but you're still in 16th place, you will unfortunately not be eligible for the Founder Armor. Additionally, though this is a rare scenario, if you place in the top 15, and have the original Founder Achievement, but not the armor, you may request Founder Armor as your Legacy item.

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

September 15, 2023

Gifting Returns 2023

EpicDuel Gifting Returns

As some of you guessed from last week's cryptic but not too cryptic post, Gifting is returning to EpicDuel December 2023. We had been discussing the possibility of it's return for awhile, but we were waiting until my condition had stabilized before committing. There's so much to prepare for this massive event that we had to plan ahead to make sure we could still provide some updates while creating Gifting content without burning out. 

To help mitigate the scope creep of our rewards in previous years, we are updating the prize structure of the event this year with new tiers and modified rewards. These will allow more people to qualify for big rewards while making sure we're not still working on fulfilling prize requests years after the event concludes. Please please PLEASE read these changes carefully if you're thinking of participating in Gifting! We don't want anyone to feel disappointed or mislead at the end of the event. We also don't want to negotiate with winners for different prizes, additional bonuses, or rule-bending changes after the fact. To prevent the issue of reselling custom item codes (even if you super-duper-pinky-promise you wont), there will be not prize codes provided for the top prize.

  • 1st Place: Custom item + Legacy item* (can be Founder) + Golden Gifting Chest
  • 2nd-10th: Legacy item* (non-Founder) + Golden Gifting Chest
  • 11th-15th Legacy item* (non-Founder) + Silver Gifting Chest
  • 16th-25th: Silver Gifting Chest
  • 26th-50th: Bronze Gifting Chest

The reward chests will contain sets or parts of sets of items in a similar manner to the Secret and Silver Secret Chests from previous years.

*A Legacy item is any EpicDuel item aside from Founder Armor that is no longer available in-game. It could be something from a phase like the Gamma Bot or a permanent rare like the Bunnyzookas. Participants in the top-15 at the end of the event may choose 1 Legacy item. These items will not be personalized like in previous years. A class-changing weapon counts as 1 item.

The custom item grand prize can be an item from any existing category. If it's a category of item that has P and E variants, the opposite variant can be created as a recolor. Customization requests can be refused if they're deemed unreasonable or illegal (copy-written material, offensive, etc...) or if they exceed the limitation of the game (creating excessive lag, too large, too complex). Cores attached the custom item or robot attacks can be customized, but their effects in-battle must have in-game equivalents.

Additional rules from previous years apply (UPDATED 11-30-2023):

  • No custom styles/helms this year.
  • No Replica prizes to be sold in-game will be offered this year.
  • No prize codes will be offered to the winner this year.
  • Choose carefully! Winners will be restricted to 1 item as a prize. Mutating items and mutating armors count as one item. 
  • If you request a Physical variant of an item you may also receive an Energy variant and vice versa. For example, if you request the Bunnyzooka, you may also have the Energy Bunnyzooka.
  • If you request a Physical variant of an item and the Energy version does not exist, a new Energy version will NOT be created.
  • If you request a Physical variant of an item you may not request the Energy variant of a completely different weapon.
  • Armors do not have P or E variants, but you may NOT request an armor + an item.
  • The prize item can be any sword, sidearm, auxiliary, home item, armor, vehicle, mutation, bot, or class-specific item that has ever been available in-game except Founder Armor unless otherwise specified.
  • The item must have been available in EpicDuel at some time. Items from other AE games are not permitted.
  • You may NOT request the custom reward of a Gifting winner from a previous year or this year.
  • If your requested item originally included an achievement (i.e. Infernal Slayer), you will NOT also receive the achievement if you request the same item.
  • The item(s) must be awarded to the same character that made the top 15 gifting list. No item transfers will be honored.
  • The item may have any core available in-game equipped to it as long as it's of the proper category (i.e. no auxiliary cores on primary weapons, etc...).
  • Core graphics and animations for Legacy items will NOT be customized.
  • For balance reasons, skills cannot be modified (i.e. additional damage, % effectiveness, cooldown, damage type, cost, etc...).
  • Please consider your prize carefully because once the item is in-game, there will be no revisions permitted except for bug fixes. 

In addition to those changes, we also want to add a bonus condition for prizes to reward power Gifters. The player with the most Top Daily Gifter wins by the end of Gifting will receive the option for a Legacy item (non-Founder). We would also like to implement an additional reward structure to add incentive for people to participate in giving without the need to climb to the top of the leaderboard. This structure would provide new rewards for Gifting at different thresholds, similar to a Battlepass, from 10K to 200K. More details will be listed as content is completed. We want to have more prize content visible earlier than previous years so Gifters will know what they're trying to win!

We hope these changes will make Gifting rewarding to a larger number of players while also transitioning Gifting into a more sustainable event!

 

Gifting Clarification (Updated 9-22-2023)

Last week we posted about the return of Gifting. Though we try to be as thorough as possible with the rules and covering all scenarios, there are sometimes omitted. In this case, we forgot to mention the 1,000,000 Gifting score Founder rule from last year is still in play. This means that if you place in the top 15 with a score of 1,000,000 or higher, your Legacy item reward may be Founder Armor. As last time, this only applies to the top 15 places. If hypothetically, your score is greater than 1,000,000 but you're still in 16th place, you will unfortunately not be eligible for the Founder Armor. Additionally, though this is a rare scenario, if you place in the top 15, and have the original Founder Achievement, but not the armor, you may request Founder Armor as your Legacy item.

 

Draconic Warlord Battlepass

The Battlepass development is still underway and expected to release next week. If you still have a few levels of rewards to grind out in the Cathedral Knight Battlepass, there's still time! It will also be your last chance for awhile to obtain many seasonal rares and PvP drops!

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

September 08, 2023

EpicDuel Coming Attractions 2023

Draconic Warlord Battlepass

The Cathedral Knight Battlepass is nearing its end, ready to make room for the Draconic Warlord Battlepass! The tentative plan is to remove the Cathedral Knight Battlepass next Friday and update it with the Draconic Warlord Battlepass. That should allow enough time to earn the last few levels of prizes in the normal and enhanced tiers.

Although there is not update today, we wanted to outline the plan for the next few months, which will include new Battlepasses, a tournament, balance changes, and more!

 

Leaving Soon

When the Draconic Warlord Battlepass goes live, there will be some changes to the availability of seasonal items and PvP drops. Seasonable rares will be reset to their regular release times. Many PvP drops, including the Dage drops will be removed from the drop pools.

 

Cosmic Carnage 2 Tournament

Cosmic Carnage Preview

Enough time has passed since our last barrage of tournaments that we're finally ready to announce a new Cosmic Carnage 2 tournament coming in October! As in the past, Players will buy tickets to compete with each other to earn PvP victories, climb the leaderboard, and win exclusive rewards!

 

Olympus' Wrath Battlepass

Olympus' Wrath

The Draconic Warlord Battlepass hasn't yet launched, and we already have the next Battlepass in-progress! This Greek Pantheon-themed showcase will feature some mind-blowing animations that push Flash to its limit!

 

Maybe More?

Though EpicDuel ended 2022 with a new Battlepass, there was definitely something missing compared to the usual excitement and festivities that punctuate the Winter holidays on Delta V. This year, we hope to celebrate the close of another year of EpicDuel with the return of an old favorite...

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

August 25, 2023

Free Varium Bonus

EpicDuel Free Varium Bonus

Balance changes, a Battlepass preview, and free bonus Varium for all in this latest EpicDuel update!


Free Varium

Starting with today's update, all new characters will start with 500 FREE Varium and an additional 5,000 Credits. Existing characters will also receive 500 Varium and 5,000 Credits. Unlike previous Varium giveaways, there is no activity requirement to receive this. Even if your character has collected years of dust, you should still see this bonus in your inventory.

 

Balance Changes

  • Maximum critical strike rate increased to 50%. Though Crits are never guaranteed, the previous max rate of 20% may have been throttling skills/cores that increased Crit rate beyond that maximum rate %.
  • Field Commander: Removed restriction preventing it from being used with Blood Commander or Chronopact.
  • Fixed stacking issue with +Highest Stat % cores like Flagellation and Feast of Flesh. This means powerful synergies are unlocked with cores such as Feast of Flesh and Flagellation.
  • Chained Blood: Multi use.
  • Feast of Flesh: Reverted to single use due to increased power potential after bug fix.
  • Necrotek Siphon P/E: Re-added use limit. Unlimited heal potential with Rage drain was too powerful.
  • Incensory: Removed Rage gain aspect.
  • Ultra Corsair Crusher P/E: Updated skill functionality to do a mini-Rage of 75% dmg on target's HP and Energy; 15% Stun. Damage type corresponds with Bot's damage type.

 

Draconic Warlord Battlepass Preview

EpicDuel Draconic Warlord Battlepass

The Cathedral Knight Battlepass is still online, but that doesn't mean we're not preparing the next Battlepass -- this time with a draconic theme! When the current Battlepass ends there will be a brief cooldown before the next goes online, but the goal is to have little delay between the passes to make sure there are still strong incentives for battles and daily logins.

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

August 18, 2023

Arcade Token Exchange

Arcade Token Exchange

Arcade Tokens burning a hole in your pocket, but you're burned out on ArcadeBots? Now, you can undertake easy missions to quickly exchange your Tokens for mountains of Credits!

 

Arcade Token Exchange

After years of Gifting events, PvP drops, and mission rewards, many players have an absolutely shocking amount of Arcade Tokens. Many have requested the ability to sell Arcade Tokens, however, in testing we found that because there were so many different sources for acquiring Tokens (drops, gifts, Varium, etc...) it wasn't possible to allow direct sellback for a consistent Credit price. To work around that limitation, we're offering 5 new mission chains (1 permanent, 4 daily) to allow players to cleanly exchange their Tokens. 

  • Permanent Missions
    • Arcade Token Buyback (Valestra) - Awards Arcade Token Redeemer Achievement.
  • Daily Missions
    • Arcade Amnesty (Valestra)
    • Token Transaction (Valery)
    • Dead Token Redemption (The Lawman)
    • Coins for Charon (Snork)

While not as clean and concise as direct sellback, these missions should allow many players to efficiently reduce their Token surplus. If we can find a solution to the sellback problem in the future, we'll make the adjustment accordingly.

 

Bank Space Buff

Running out of space to store the latest Battlepass weapons? The Bank space cap has been increased from 2020 to 10,020, which should last quite a long time for even the most hardcore collectors!

Tags: Nightwraith


Nightwraith

August 14, 2023

Cathedral Knight Battlepass Bug Fixes

Cathedral Knight Battlepass Now Live

The Battlepass has been live for over a week so it's time for some much-needed balance adjustments and fixes.

 

Bug Fixes and Changes:

  • Removed first cooldowns. It seems generally people see it as too much of a nerf to first strike and Support.
  • My items including Battlepass, tournament prizes, and war prizes tagged as sellable.
  • Incensory: Removed use limit. 4 turn cooldown.
  • Feast of Flesh: Removed use limit. 4 turn cooldown.
  • Flagellation: Removed use limit. 4 turn cooldown.
  • Necrotek Siphon P: Removed use limit. 4 turn cooldown.
  • Necrotek Siphon E: Removed use limit. 4 turn cooldown.
  • Frostbite: Can be cured by Field Medic.
  • Frost Shards: Can be cured by Field Medic.
  • Cold Ignition: Can be cured by Field Medic.
  • Draconic Frost King's Might: Can be cured by Field Medic.
  • Acorn Annihilator P/E: Drain 35% Robot Damage As Energy Poison For 4 Turns. Can be cured by Field Medic.
  • Energy Storm: Energy drain reduced to 20% strike damage from 40%. Reusable with 5 turn cooldown.
  • Sea King's Spirit: Gain 100 Energy. Conversion % increased to 100% from 50%. Duration reduced to 2 from 3. 6 turn cooldown.

Bug Fixes: 

  • Ultra Corsair Achievement not awarding with purchase of 4,000 AP package.
  • Botanical Wrath: It's still possible to stack poisons on a target while skill is active, but all poisons will be cured by Field Medic, even if poisons are stacked.
  • Necrotek Siphon P/E: Can be used when target has 0 energy. Adjusted damage which was closer to 100% than 50% because the skill was incorrectly bypassing defense.

Tags: Nightwraith

 

 EpicDuel Game Design Notes Archive