Realm of the Mad God Exalt News

Realmers,

Today we premiered the 3rd generation of STs and the new Bleeding mechanic. Check out the presentation by our designer Tony Wilson:
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[h2]The 3rd Generation STs
[/h2]The 3rd generation of STs will not be obtainable as past sets or any other item in-game. The only way to obtain new items will be to forge them at Blacksmith. Formulas to craft new ST items will be a combination of Mythical Material that will come from all STs and tokens specific for each class that will drop in various dungeons. The rarer the item, the more Mythical Material it will require and provide. An additional requirement will be that one of the items you are dismantling will need to be the same type as the item you are trying to forge.

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In June we will be releasing the first two 3rd generation STs - the Warrior and Huntress, with the theme of horror and blood. And since we are talking about blood…

[h2]The new Bleeding System
[/h2]With the new Bleeding System, you’ll have another game mechanic which inflicts Damage Over Time (DOT) to enemies. This was previously possible with poison, but it had many limitations that will now be solved. While Poison is used quite a lot in AOE attacks and abilities, Bleeding was not used by players to attack enemies directly. As such, Bleeding will be expanded to cover basic projectile attacks from the player. Enemy behavior and the effect of bleeding on your chars will not be changed.

[h3]How will it work?
[/h3]For the defined duration of the Bleeding Effect, the enemy will lose 20 Health per second, although this can be higher on special weapons. It will not damage an invulnerable enemy and it will stack additively. For example, when a player strikes an enemy with Bleeding - they gain a stack of 20 damage. If the player hits them again within the duration, they will lose 40 health at the next tick. This continues until the stacks begin to wear off.
Some enemies will have a cap as to how much Bleeding they will take per second, to prevent bosses from being swarmed with Bleeding effects.

Realmers,
In this open testing you’ll be able to train for your O3s - there will be an O3 event on production soon - and Shatters runs. We will have portals spawning in the Nexus and all the gear that you’ll ever need - for free - in the shop. To access it, all you need to do is to select “Testing” on the upper right corner of your screen and hit Play. Please note that, if you don’t have a testing account, you’ll need to create one. Your regular production account will not work here.

Check out all the changes on the blog.

Realmers,

Welcome to this testing session! This week we are inviting you to test the Realms directly! We have made some fairly simple, but hopefully effective changes to speed up the pacing of Realms!
Please note that:
You need to select “Testing” from the upper right launcher menu in order to enter this testing session. If you don’t have a Testing account you’ll need to create one. Your regular production account will not be of any use there.

Please check the blog entry to find out all the features that are up for testing.

Hello Realmers,

The newest update to Realm is coming today! New exciting things are coming to Realm. Two dungeons long in need of a touch-up -- the Mountain Temple and Lair of Draconis -- are finally hitting the live game with many great gameplay changes, we hope you enjoy the experience these refreshed dungeons will now bring! Another long-awaited change is a rework to Bows, try them out in-game and let us know what you think of them in the blog comments. Let's not forget about the two new campaigns we are bringing into the game. Elemental Easter is coming with a big event schedule, make sure to check out the overview down below.

Water, Air, Fire, Earth. The Masters followed a strict routine that trained the mind and body in conjunction with the Elements. This training method, never completely forgotten but lost to the waves of time, is now resurfacing again thanks to the inspiration provided by the Masters who have reunited after centuries of adventures.
The carefree friend of Flames. The voice who calls the Storms. The guardian and nurturer of the Earth. The sword that bends the Ocean waves.
Together, the four masters have brought ancient knowledge back to the Nexus heroes, and taught them to use their weapons, and more importantly their minds, in a focused, enhanced manner.
While the Four had a common cause in helping the Heroes improve their prowess, they took a peculiar interest in the Kensei, Summoner, and Bard, bestowing them with ancient artifacts and the knowledge to use them. Those artifacts had long-awaited for the Heroes worthy of using them to appear and now, they shine as bright as the motivation of those who will take them into battle


Campaigns:

We prepared two campaigns for all of you to enjoy! The first one, Nature's Upheaval, starts today and will get the festive mood going. Nature's Upheaval will end on April 11, 12 PM UTC but will have a Grace period until April 13, 12 PM UTC during which you can claim rewards, but not points.

The second campaign is called Elemental Equinox and starts on April 13, 12PM UTC and lasts until April 26, 12 PM UTC. The Grace period lasts until April 28, 12 PM UTC.

Find out more about how to receive campaign points and what kind of rewards we have in place for you, on the blogpost!

Nature's Upheaval
https://imgur.com/a/S8tja5T

Elemental Equinox
https://imgur.com/a/GFXKgcq


Free Packs
“Nature's Upheaval Free Pack” will be available for free from today until the 3rd of April 8 AM UTC.

The pack will include:
“Vault Chest Unlocker“ x1
“Air Catalyst x20“ x1
“Water Catalyst x20“ x1
“Fire Catalyst x20“ x1
“Earth Catalyst x20“ x1
“Candy of Extreme Mana“ x1
“Candy of Extreme Speed“ x1
“Candy of Extreme Vitality“ x1
“Candy of Extreme Wisdom“ x1
“Mystery Stat Pot“ x15
“Roast Biff“ x1

“Elemental Equinox Free Pack” will be available for free from the 13th of April 8 AM UTC until the 18th of April 8 AM UTC

The pack will include:
“Vault Chest Unlocker“ x1
“Air Catalyst x20“ x1
“Water Catalyst x20“ x1
“Fire Catalyst x20“ x1
“Earth Catalyst x20“ x1
“Candy of Extreme Attack“ x1
“Candy of Extreme Defense“ x1
“Candy of Extreme Dexterity“ x1
“Candy of Extreme Life“ x1
“Mystery Stat Pot“ x20
“Hot Cross Buns“ x1

For a full list of changes and upcoming things, please have a look at our detailed blogpost!

Realmers!

The Saint Patrick’s Day Event is in full swing! Grab your weapons and go hunt the Leprechaun. May the Four Leaf Clover be on your side.
While you are busy with hunting said foe, we have news about what comes next.
Elemental Catalyst Event

As the unstoppable rise of Spring progresses, as the Realm thaws and hibernating beasts awaken, the Elemental forces that imbue our Realm surge with more power than ever before. The places most defined by these forces will soon be redefined, and adventurers will be able to tap into the raw power of nature. On March 29, 2022, the Elemental Equinox event begins!

But even from next week, the first signs of the motions underway will begin to show.
Visit some places touched by the essence of the Elements, and prepare for what comes next.
Starting on the 24th of March at 12PM until the 28th of March at 12PM, the following locations will spawn with modifiers and multipliers:
Deadwater Docks: Crab Rave I, 1.5x loot and XP
Abyss of Demons: Found Treasure I, 1.5x loot and XP
Sprite World: Souvenir II, 1.5x loot and XP
Toxic Sewers: Found Treasure I, 1.5x loot and XP
In addition, you can keep your Marks from these dungeons to do a few quests

Prepare for the Equinox!