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

	June 11, 2019 Epic Balance Update 1.7.25 Surprise! To get out ahead of the ongoing security updates to the servers, which did cause some downtime earlier today, we're rolling out some significant balance changes today! Currently, Mercenaries and Tactical Mercenaries are extremely power, partially due to passive shield bonuses like Hybrid Armor. Other classes that are underperforming due to lack of damage or limited build diversity will receive signifant buffs to make them more competative. Balance Changes General Field Medic: 3 turn cooldown Bount Hunter Venom strike: Reduce cost -20; Cooldown 2; Poison 4 turns. Cheap shot: +3 % per lvl Shadow Arts: Damage reduction added Stun Grenade: Reduce energy cost 20; Improves with every .45 Dex instead of .5 Mercenary Hybrid Armor: Reduced Defense/Resistance % to 6-15% Surgical Strike: Improves with every .35 Tech instead of .3 Tech Mage Supercharge: Reduce cost -30 per lvl Bludgeon : 20% Crit chance; Reduced cost -20 Plasma rain: Improves with every .35 Support instead of .4 Overload: Improves with every .4 Dex instead of .45 Malfunction: Improves with every 3.7 Dex instead of 2.4 Supp; Improves for every 2 levels over 20 Cyber Hunter Cheap Shot: +3 % per lvl Venom Strike: Reduce cost -20; cooldown 2; Poison 4 turns Malfunction: Improves with every 3.7 Dex instead of 2.8 Supp; Improves for every 2 levels over 20 Shadow Arts: Damage reduction added Multi-shot: Improves with Dex Tactical Mercenary Surgical Strike: Improves with every .35 Tech instead of .3 Poison grenade: Cooldown reduced to 2 turns; poison lasts for 4 turns Stun Grenade: Reduce energy cost 20; Improves with every .35 Dex instead of .4 Blood Mage Supercharge: Reduce cost -30 per lvl Fireball: Removed warm-up Plasma rain: Improves with every .35 Support instead of .4 Overload: Improves with every .4 Dex instead of .45 Bug Fix Hairstyles Male Bounty Hunter style 209 should now be purchaseable. Bug that prevents you from equipping a purchased style after a class change until you log out and back in again persists Tags: Nightwraith

	June 07, 2019 Infernal Buff and Preview This week in EpicDuel we're introducing a truckload of new styles, fixing bugs, and significantly buffing some of the new Infernal Gladiator skills! Infernal Buffs Tremor Blast: Removed warmup; increased reduction to 20% Infernal Surge: 25% increase in stats; 0 energy use Plasma Super Beam: 4 Turn cooldown; Unlimited Use Infernal Sting: 4 Turn cooldown Bug Fixes April Fools Founder Armor and Bike show up in Item Finder Molten Bullet: No longer blockable New Styles It seems like it's been ages since EpicDuel added some hairstyles that were just...hair and not some kind of weird alien helmet or grostesque mask. This week, we borrowed some styles from DragonFable and adapted them to EpicDuel's template for use on all classes and genders. Hopefully these 30+ new styles will allow for some unique new customization combinations! Coming Attractions Although we started June strong with 2 new promotional bundles, there's still plenty in the pipeline for EpicDuel's June releases! Charfade will be getting a new makeover, along with new gear to reflect her evolution over the nearly 10 years she's been stranded on Delta V. We've also enlisted the help of 2 new artists: Lae and Tyronius, who've already lent their talents to AQW. I think their style translates quite well to ED, and I can't wait to get their new WIPs in game! Tags: Nightwraith

	May 31, 2019 Infernal Gladiator Promo 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

	May 17, 2019 Infernal Gladiator Preview Very soon it will be time to say goodbye to the current Azrael Promo and hello to a new Infernal Promo set with new armor, weapons, and cores! This upcoming week will be your last chance to grab the Azrael Promo before it's gone for the season! Also, many out-of-stock weapons and cores have been restocked! Core Buffs To improve the viability of some existing cores, they've been given substantial buffs to increase their utility +8% Lucky Strike (core buyable from Naomi, equipped to Celtic Cleaver and Blazing Celtic Cleaver): Increased to +13% +4% Lucky Strike (seasonal weapons; buyable from Vendbot): Increased to +9% Deep plague: Field Medic doesn't remove; 3 turn cooldown Pacify: 70 energy instead of 100 Salvage: Deal 100% damage on initial strike Energy shot: 30% of the normal sidearm damage instead 25% Phase shift: 0 energy instead of 40 Hatchling Rush : 100 energy instead of 130 Hairstyles In preparation for the new Infernal Promo, we're introducing 54 new styles (9 new styles across all classes) Magma Golem Magma Golem CC Infernal Soldier Infernal Soldier CC Infernal Gladiator Infernal Gladiator CC Skull Shaman Steel Defender Open Steel Defender Closed Remember, this week will be your last chance to acquire the Azrael's Evolution promotional gear! It will be replaced with the new Infernal Gladiator package sometime on Friday ("when it's ready o-clock")! Tags: Nightwraith

	May 10, 2019 Infinity Titan Gear The MCU isn't the only place you can find a Mad Titan! Visit Titan's Peak to discover new cosmic cores, weapons, and a starship-load of home items fit for a galactic supervillain! New Weapons Wield the power of a Mad Titan with new Infinity Titan weapons created by Yo_Lae! These cosmic weapons come pre-loaded with the new Infinity Power Strike core! These are limited rares so you'd better hurry, or they'll be gone in a SNAP! Infinity Titan Sword P Infinity Titan Sword E Infinity Titan Axe P Infinity Titan Axe E Infinity Titan Daggers P Infinity Titan Daggers E Infinity Titan Maul P Infinity Titan Maul E Infinity Titan Staff P Infinity Titan Staff E Cores Visit Titan in Titan's Peak to try a new selection of powerful Infinity Titan cores! Infinity Power Strike (bound to weapon, not for sale) -- Spend 95 HP for 130% strike damage. Blockable. Infinity Power Strike x25 -- Spend 95 HP for 130% strike damage. Blockable. Infinity Mind Spears -- -- Summon a piercing barrage, ignoring 25% of a target's Defense. Infinity Mind Spears x25 -- Summon a piercing barrage, ignoring 25% of a target's Defense. Afterlife To make navigation a bit easier, the Afterlife region and the NPCs contained therein are now accessible from the main map interface to the southeast of Frysteland. Balance After the last update, we may have overcorrected the stat boosts from the passive cores. In this update, they've been set to provide +4 stat boost to find a sweet spot where they're useful, but not overpowered. Strength Boost: Increased to +4 stat boost Dexterity Boost: Increased to +4 stat boost Technology Boost: Increased to +4 stat boost Support Boost: Increased to +4 stat boost New Home Items Check out brand new Infinity Titan home items created by Yo_Lae! Collect all the gems for display and gaze upon your collection from your new hover-throne! Floating Throne Right Floating Throne Left Floating "Throne" Right Floating "Throne" Left Red Gem Display Yellow Gem Display Green Gem Display Blue Gem Display Orange Gem Display Purple Gem Display Crossed Infinity Spears Crossed Mind Spears Infinity Titan Sword Green Portal Right Green Portal Left Purple Portal Right Purple Portal Left Yellow Portal Right Yellow Portal Left Red Portal Right Red Portal Left Infinity Titan Guantlet Infinity Titan Helm Infinity Titan Axe Right Infinity Titan Axe Left Tags: Nightwraith

	May 03, 2019 Infernal Update EpicDuel is about to be updated with new war changes, restocked Pyro Fly, new achievements, and a new CC Pyro Fly travel form! War Currently, the war system functions on a mostly "winner take all" binary. We've changed the system to encourage participation regardless of Alignment by adding a new prize tier. This will allow all players who perform at a high level to earn the war prize, plus a larger amount of Credits and Arcade tokens. New tier at 15K influence: “Warlord” Warlord Tier prizes 20,000 Credits 20 Arcade Tokens You can claim prize regardless of winning alignment Balance After the last update, Tactical Mercenaries appeared to overperform in 1v1, mostly as a consequence of regaining passive armor and energy regeneration. Tactical Mercenary Frenzy: Reverted the skill back to work more like it did in Delta. With the return of Reroute, Frenzy's strong health and energy recovery were too strong. Added an energy cost Blockable Increased base HP gain Level 1 33% Level 2 36% Level 3 39% Level 4 42% Level 5 45% Level 6 48% Level 7 51% Level 8 54% Level 9 57% Level 10 60% Cores It seems that many are using the passive stat cores to the exclusion of all others. To encourage diverity in core use, we've adjusted pricing and potency of the cores Strength Boost 30x: Increased price 3000 Credits and 150 Varium Dexterity Boost 30x: Increased price 3000 Credits and 150 Varium Technology Boost 30x: Increased price 3000 Credits and 150 Varium Support Boost 30x: Increased price 3000 Credits and 150 Varium Strength Boost: Reduced price 6000 Credits and 275 Varium; Reduced to +3 stat boost Dexterity Boost: Reduced price 6000 Credits and 275 Varium; Reduced to +3 stat boost Technology Boost: Reduced price 6000 Credits and 275 Varium; Reduced to +3 stat boost Support Boost: Reduced price 6000 Credits and 275 Varium; Reduced to +3 stat boost Achievements To reward those who have gone above and beyond in the Gifting off-season to share codes with their fellow players, we've added new tiers to the Code Crafter achievement. If after launch your achievement is "stuck" at an old tier, you can either share a new code wait for an manual update to properly set your achievement. New tiers to the Code Crafter Achievement Great Leg. Code Crafter 20000 Code Redeems 6000 RP Grand Leg. Code Crafter 30000 Code Redeems 7000 RP Ultra Leg. Code Crafter 40000 Code Redeems 8000 RP Epic Leg. Code Crafter 50000 Code Redeems 9000 RP Ultimate Leg. Code Crafter 60000 Code Redeems 10000 RP Supreme Leg. Code Crafter 75000 Code Redeems 11500 RP New Items Visit Kraggor in the Mines for a restocked Pyro Fly and a new CC Pyro Fly travel form! New Game: DungeonBorne! JUST LAUNCHED! Get DungeonBorne, the story-based card game on the Apple and Android app stores. Grab a copy, and show it some love. Congratulations to Cysero, Oishii, Rabblefroth, and PanicPop on the release of this brand new game! It is free, with an optional one-time $1.99 expansion pack which unlocks more cards and adds variety! Tags: Nightwraith