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 | December 06, 2019 Festive Coal Collection
The first week of gifting has been a wild ride as early gifters start strong to secure their places on the leaderboard. Whether you're giving or receiving the storm of generosity, this is probably the most amazing time to year to visit Delta V! Remember, the winner of each Daily Gifting contest receives a Secret Package, while the top 5 receive Silver Secret Packages. You can also receive a Silver Secret Package for giving more than 15,000 gifts in a day!
Festive Coal CollectionEdgar Boothe has increased his stock of Winter seasonal rares with a brand new collection from the talented Deuce! This beautiful assortment is perfect for completing your holiday look! Look for the armors in a future update!
Purchasing even one of the items listed above from the Festive Coal collection will earn you the Festive Coal Collector 2019
Festive TravelsEdgar Boothe is also stocking a new way to travel...a Festive Tree? Why stop at ugly sweaters and Santa hats to show your holiday spirit when you can dark around Delta V as a completely-decorated, color-changing tree?! Note: The Festive Tree is not a part of the Festive Coal Collection and doesn't contribute toward the achievement.
Daily GiftsHave you been logging in every day to claim your prize? Some of these are credit and Arcade Token prizes, but many are also unique house items and weapons never before offered in game! Plus, each claim goes towards the evolving Yeti for Winter 2019 achievement! Free stuff just for logging in? Why not? Of course, while you're around, you might as well stick around for the gift rain! Tags: Nightwraith |
| November 15, 2019 Balance Boost!
Call in an orbital strike or summon a bloody firestorm against your foes with two new ultimate skills in the latest update: Annihilation and Maestrom!
BalanceThis latest balance update is packed with updates, buffs, and 2 new skills for Blood Mages and Tactical Mercenaries!
Item Changes
World ChangesWorld 7 now available from the world map!
War Cooldown and GiftingYou may have noticed the the latest war cooldown is longer than usual. Much longer. For EpicDuel regulars, that means gifting is coming up! New achievements and seasonal UI systems are being setup to enable gifting, which means the latest Frystland War will be the last for 2019. Congratulations to the Exiles, though Legion did manage to score some wins this time around. Look for more formal announcements concerning the next gifting event soon! Tags: Nightwraith |
| November 13, 2019 Heroic Housing 2019 Winners!
First of all, I want to extend my appreciation and thanks to everyone who participated in the EpicDuel Heroic Housing Contest 2019! I also want to thank our judges who took their time to collect all the entries and tally the votes. We had a tremendous response to this contest with dozens of creative, beautiful entries to evaluate. It was very difficult to narrow down the list the 25 final winners. We considered many factors when selecting winners including interpretation of the theme, concept, color schemes, patterns, function, and overall creative effort put into the house design. Humor, though not required, didn't hurt.
Winners will receive 5,000 ArtixPoints, a rare Achievement, and a rare Home Item! 3 Grand Prize winners will get a rare Achievement and home item, plus 10,000 ArtixPoints! If you weren't among the winners, please be good sports to the winners and judges, even if you disagree strongly with our decisions. Contests should be a joyful, fun experience for the community to celebrate creativity and their love of the game. Spamming with hate won't change any decisions. After all, there will always be more contests to enter!
Without further ado, presented in no particular order, here are your winners!
The Three Grand Prize winners of the Heroic Housing 2019 Contest Are:
Congratulations! Again, judging was very tough as some entries were very close in quality, but ultimately we had to choose a cutoff for the entries somewhere! Thank you again for all who participated and helped judge! As with last year, we ask that winners of the contest please not change your house ( other than maybe adding your trophies ) for a few weeks, so that visitors may see your epic house creation! Also as a heads up, since we need to add prizes manually onto your characters, it may take a few hours or so before you receive your achievement, trophies, and Artix points. All prizes should be awarded by the end of the day! Once again we thank our EpicDuel community, and we hope to see your creativity shine again in the next contest! Tags: Nightwraith |
| November 07, 2019 Nightmare Nightwraith Returns!
The nefarious ne'er do well returns from the Nightmare Dimension to once again challenge Delta V's mightiest warriors for a chance to win his rare armor! Will you accept?
A Bold Bounty Returns!After a year, players will once again have a chance to earn Nightwraith's armor! If you're already among the elite duelists who've completed this challenge, you can help your fellow Delta V citizens overcome this challenge by partnering with them in battle and sharing strategies for overcoming one of the toughest challenges in the game! For completionists, the mission chains Party Business and OneX6 Retrieval have also returned to grant easier access to Nightwraith's trusty ArmoryBot!
Nightwraith's New StockNightwraith has refreshed his shop with new rares to celebrate the anniversary of AQW and AQ Classic! This exquisite equipment crafted by Lae will only be available for a limited time and vanish permanently after they're gone!
BalanceSome balance changes have been introduced to bolster some bots while mitigating the overpowered strength of others. Cyber Hunters should also see a buff to the new skill Memory Leak to make it more competitive with Venom Strike.
Contest CompletionThe Heroic Housing Contest of 2019 is over and the turnout was incredible, with even more entries than last year! Judging is currently underway and the winners will be announced and rewarded next Wednesday, November 13th! Tags: Nightwraith |
| October 31, 2019 Harvest Havoc Surprise!
Surprise! EpicDuel just dropped a spooky new release with new weapons, cores, and styles for those last-minute Halloween shoppers!
New Styles10 new styles are available for each class, letting you complete that last-minute Halloween look!
WeaponsNew seasonal weapons and cores are available now at Snork!
CoresIn addition to new spooky seasonal rares, Snork is introducing 4 new primary, active cores! Few skills give you an edge in battle like a giant, summonable saw blade!
Some changes have been made to existing cores to either ease their power in increase their usefulness in battle.
Heroic Housing 2019Remember, EpicDuel's Heroic Housing 2019 contest is nearly over! The theme is "holiday harvest" so it's the perfect time to get into the spirit of the season and show off your best decor for the chance to win Epic prizes! Tags: Nightwraith |
| October 11, 2019 2019 Ghoulzookas!
The Harvest continues on Delta V with the highly anticipated 2019 Ghoulzookas! Visit Snork to get these awesome auxiliaries preloaded with the (unlocked) Soul Siphon core!
WeaponsVisit Snork in the Minetower basement for 2 new 2019 edition weapons. These weapons will become new permanent rares when the rest of the Harvest rares leave!
You may be wondering, "Why only 2 weapons?" Well, I decided to put some extra time and effort into these two weapons to really make them stand out amidst dozens of other seasonal rares that typically pour through Delta V's merchants. There's still much, much more to come including new styles, arcade games, armor, and more before the Harvest ends!
BalanceAs mentioned, there are still differentiated skills planned, but were not quire ready to be implemented this week, so only a small adjustment was made to the previously introduced Fire Rain.
Heroic Housing 2019Remember, EpicDuel's Heroic Housing 2019 contest is still underway with plenty of time to enter! The theme is "holiday harvest" so it's the perfect time to get into the spirit of the season and show off your best decor for the chance to win Epic prizes! Tags: Nightwraith |
| October 04, 2019 Harrowing Harvest
Let the harvest begin! Bido has unveiled his latest haunting seasonal rares in the Afterlife, and the shops of Snork and Xraal are once again stocked with returning harvest gear!
BalanceThis update features some much-needed balance adjustments, including a replacement for the little-used Blood Mage Plasma Rain. We're eager to replace several other duplicate skills in the near future!
Bido's HarvestEpic artists Bido has outdone himself and created some hauntingly beautiful weapons of war for our harvest season! Visit Bido in the Afterlife to check out his spooky new stock! Harrowing Harvest Slayer P Also, all returning Halloween rares should be available at Snork and Xraal!
Heroic Housing 2019Remember, today is the first day to submit entries to EpicDuel's Heroic Housing 2019 contest! The theme is "holiday harvest" so it's the perfect time to get into the spirit of the season and show off your best decor for the chance to win Epic prizes! Tags: Nightwraith |
| October 02, 2019 Heroic Housing Contest 2019
Greetings, EpicDuelists! It's been ages since our last EpicDuel contest (about a year) and with the holiday season barreling towards us at an alarming speed, it's the perfect time for a new contest! Show off your creativity and get festive (for the potential to win big prizes!) with our 2019 Heroic Housing Contest! Contest Time FrameThe contest will run from Friday, October 4th to Sunday, November 3rd at 11:59 PM EST. The winners will be announced via Twitter and Design Notes posts after judging concludes. How to EnterAll you have to do is submit one screenshot of the best looking room of your best house to us at the AE_Contests Twitter account. If you have multiple rooms in your house, please choose the best one to submit. The theme is "Holiday Harvest" which can represent the spirit of Holidays from Halloween to Christmas! Please use #EpicDuelContest2019 when Tweeting us! Don't forget your character name! Prize DetailsWinners will get 5,000 ArtixPoints, a rare Achievement, and a rare Home Item! 3 Grand Prize winners will get a rare Achievement and home item, plus 10,000 ArtixPoints! Contest RulesTo make sure your hard work gets judged: Read all of the rules before submitting your entry!
RemindersPlease don’t spam your entry or you will be disqualified! You can only enter once per person! Good Luck!On behalf of the entire AE team, we are really looking forward to seeing your entries! Tags: Nightwraith |
| September 21, 2019 Talk Like a Pirate 2019
The radioactive seas of Delta V boil and churn with an eerie glow, but that doesn't stop shipments of new weapon from arriving to be sold by the crafty shark hunter Ishmael!
Talk Like a Pirate Day 2019Visit Ishmael, the irradiated shark hunter in the West Naval Yard to peruse his stock of over 50 new weapons!
Balalance / Fixes
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| September 18, 2019 TLaPD Bug Fixes and Changes
After evaluating some bug reports and feedback from the recent Omega Pirate release, we've updated EpicDuel with a few fixes and changes:
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| September 13, 2019 Omega Pirate Captain Promo
It's finally time to say goodbye to the Infernal Gladiator items and offer a big hearty "YAAAAR!" to the new Pirate-themed gear, arriving just in time for Talk Like a Pirate Day! Be sure to take a look at the other seasonal pirate items available throughout the West Naval Yard while they last!
Omega Pirate Captain PromoPower up with with a hearty bounty of 12 items courtesy of the artistry of Deuce! This package also includes a revamped armor designed way back by guest artist Vorzy and revamped for 2019 with a new active core and new accents!
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Friday the 13thCaden is stocked with his seasonal Friday the 13th gear. It won't be around long this time, so get it while you can! Rumor has it that he's also conjuring new weapons to bolster his stock which should arrive in next week's update! Remember to pick up the Friday the 13th Achievement if you didn't already get it! Also, Dage's seasonal birthday items which were restocked in honor of his wedding will be leaving next Saturday!
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| September 06, 2019 Dage's Deals
Surprise Update Alert! In celebration of Dage and Faith's recent union, we've restocked Dage's awesome inventory of items (along with a handsome new armor and new styles). Plus, as an added challenge, Legendary Dage the Evil has been temporarily replaced with Nightmare Dage the Evil (the button is the same). This NPC will drop a new achievement along with a rare new armor! You'll have to sort your strategies for tackling this new tyrant fast, because he'll only be in game two weeks -- along with all Dage's sensational seasonal gear!
Titan Slayers So far only 7 players have completed the arduous Titan's Tyranny mission chain! Congratulations your persistence, skill, strategy in completing possibly the greatest PvE challenge EpicDuel has ever offered.
5 others have bested Nightmare Titan in combat but have not yet completed the missions. You've proven yourselves to be formidable warriors and good allies by helping your fellow duelists bring down the tyrant. Can you cross that final threshold to claim the last elusive mission achievement for yourself?
If you're still struggling with this epic challenge, these players are your best resources for strategies to claim victory end the Nightmare!
Next Week! Talk Like a Pirate Day weapons and armors have been available in EpicDuel for a bit, but the real treasure has yet to come! Deuce is hard at work on the latest and greatest gear that's poised to finally replace the Infernal Gladiator Gear!
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| August 31, 2019 Titan's Tyranny
EpicDuel's latest release is now LIVE! Check out the new 3-part sage, Titan's Tyranny, with new weapons, cores, bosses, achievements and more!
Titan's TyrannyNew supernatural discharges of energy are erupting all over Fortune City. Visit Talia to start a new three-part mission chain that will test your skills of observation as well as battle as you scour Delta V to unravel this mystery to confront the source of this dangerous new anomaly. Only the toughest, most clever Epic Duelists can hope to reach the end of this chain and put an end to this new Nightmare before it covers Delta V in eternal darkness!
Tyrant Titan GearTitan's birthday rares are already available, but he'll soon be stocked with a new batch of weapons guaranteed to complement your collection.
New AchievementsA new boss and new missions mean three new achievements to chase the highest tiers of stars!
Balance
Unluckiest TLaPDAfter completing this latest Nightmare Titan challenge, expect new and returning Pirate-themed gear in addition to the rare Friday the 13th gear and achievement! If you haven't picked up the Kartherax or the Dark Omen Battlegear, you'll soon have an opportunity to add to your collection! Tags: Nightwraith |
| August 22, 2019 Nightmare Titan Preview
Greetings and good evening! This is a status report of the latest progress on the upcoming update. Due to a personal emergency beyond my control, the update will need to be delayed until next week. I attempted to cut the intended update to accomodate a smaller mid-week update, but it wasn't possible with the sudden upset in my schedule. This upcoming update is heavy with missions which require the most time to write, implement, and test. I hate to delay again, but a partial update wouldn't be feasible due to the unexpected disruption.
Nightmare Titan Up to this point, you've had a chance to fight many Nightmare variants of challenging EpicDuel boss NPCs, but you've not yet challenged anyone or anything on the level of Nightmare Titan. This twisted version of Titan will be available to challenge after completing a new mission chain to explore the nature of these Nightmare bosses and earn incredible rewards.
Tyrant Titan Titan's birthday rares are already available, but he'll soon be stocked with a new batch of weapons guaranteed to complement your collection.
New Achievements A new boss and new missions mean new achievements to chase the highest tiers of stars!
Unluckiest TLaPD After completing this latest Nightmare Titan challenge, expect new and returning Pirate-themed gear in addition to the rare Friday the 13th gear and achievement! If you haven't picked up the Kartherax or the Dark Omen Battlegear, you'll soon have an opportunity to add to your collection!
Sorry again for this unexpected delay. I know this is disappointing news, but I'll do my best to make the extra wait worth it! Tags: Nightwraith |
| August 09, 2019 Infernal Slayer 2
Featuring new, powerful weapons, styles, balance tweaks, and boosted PvP rewards, EpicDuel's latest release is now live!
Infernal Slayer 2.0Many years ago we introduced an amazing, rare item to precede the Infernal War. This weapon, the Infernal Slayer, was a limited rare that was never offered again. There are only 630 in circulation out of the players in EpicDuel's history. Keep in mind, this was sold during EpicDuel's peak population so its stock ran out in a matter of days. A new, updated Infernal Slayer 2 is now available at Kraggor in the Mines. This sword comes in Physical and Energy variants, is a limited item, and comes with an Achievement for purchasing either.
The weapon is equipped with 2 unlocked core slots with Massive Strike and Infernal Fury. Much like the original Infernal Slayer released all those years ago, after the quantity is depleted, it will never be restocked again.
PvP Reward BoostTo incentivize PvP battles, we've boosted credit and XP rewards for 1v1 and 2v2 automatch battles. All PvP battles have multipliers that govern reward amounts, and the new multipliers are:
NPC battles should be unaffected. Juggernaut rewards were reduced due to the speed of most Juggernaut battles. 2v2 received the largest boost to compensate for the increased time involved in completing 2v2 battles.
BalanceThis week we're introducing several new major balance changes to Mages and Mercenaries. Also, some changes were made to the battle formulas to mitigate block and deflect, reducing the role of chance in the outcome of battle.
FixesUsing Pyro Fly's Infernal Swarm no longer breaks Legendary and regular Dragonoid Brain Tags: Nightwraith |
