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[p]Inquisitors - The next Community Challenge is upon you! Beginning October 24, the team behind HexWind has created a challenge that is truly unique and something that’s never been done in a VR game before. [/p][p]Mekarion is reborn! Stronger, more cunning and with vast amounts of health.[/p][p]To complete the HexWind Halloween Community Challenge, Inquisitors must defeat Mekarion. This will be no easy feat as he will not be taken down in a single battle, it will take many.[/p][p]Mekarion is so incredibly powerful that the community must come together, each battling the boss many times to chip away at their health. If the community is able to defeat Mekarion within the challenge period, they will earn a new exclusive wand - the Dreadmaw![/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]HOW DO I PARTICIPATE IN THE HALLOWEEN COMMUNITY CHALLENGE [/p][p]The goal of the challenge is to defeat Mekarion but this will not be achieved in a single battle! Starting October 24, players will have 10 days to fully deplete his health. This means that players will need to battle him multiple times. With the combined might of the Inquisitors, Mekarion will fall![/p][p]This challenge is essentially a brand new game mode we’ve added to HexWind. To battle Mekarion, also referred to as a “Challenge Encounter”, head over to the new statue of Mekarion in the Mausoleum. From there you’ll be able to enter a battle against Mekarion. Specifically, you will enter into the battle directly. No levels to grind through or shops to help, straight to battle. [/p][p]Each time you battle Mekarion you will deplete some of his health. Once enough Inquisitors battle him enough times that his health is fully depleted, Mekarion will be defeated. [/p][p]Important notes: [/p]

• [p]Players can battle Mekarion a maximum of three (3) times per day.[/p]
• [p]A day is considered 00:00 PT to 23:59 PT.[/p]
• [p]Upon completing a Challenge Encounter, the player will be returned to the Mausoleum where they will see a summary of their battle. [/p]

[p][/p][p]WHAT DO WE GET IF WE COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE
If the Community is able to defeat Mekarion and complete the Halloween Challenge, all those who participated will receive the newest exclusive wand - the Dreadmaw![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]In addition to the community prize, the top 10 players who dealt the most damage to Mekarion throughout the challenge will receive his head as a trophy![/p][p][/p][p]HOW WILL WE KNOW HOW MUCH HEALTH MEKARION HAS LEFT [/p][p]Each time you battle Mekarion, you will see how much health he has left. [/p][p][/p][p]WILL I SEE OTHER PLAYERS BATTLING MEKARION [/p][p]No, Inquisitors will each enter a challenge encounter on their own. You’ll be able to battle him a maximum of three (3) times per day.[/p][p][/p][p]HOW WILL WE KNOW WHEN MEKARION IS DEFEATED [/p][p]You’ll know when you deliver the final blow and finally kill him! That’s also when you will receive the Dreadmaw, the prize for the Halloween Community Challenge. [/p][p][/p][p]CAN I CHOOSE MY LOADOUT FOR THE BATTLE? [/p][p]No, you will enter each battle against Mekarion with a random spell loadout and no tarots or charms. [/p][p][/p][p]HOW CAN I COORDINATE WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY [/p][p]Join the Charm Games Discord server! On our Discord server you’ll be able to meet other HexWind players, discuss the game & the challenge and chat with the development team when they’re taking a quick break from working on the game.[/p][p][/p][p]WHAT IF I DON’T HAVE HEXWIND? [/p][p]This is an in-game event so if you want to participate, you’ll need to have HexWind. If you don’t, you can get it from Steam or Meta.[/p][p][/p][p]WILL THERE BE MORE EVENTS LIKE THIS [/p][p]This is HexWind’s second Community Challenge and we definitely want to do more in the future. That being said, not all the events we here at Charm Games we want to do will be Challenges. We would like to also do events where Inquisitors must battle each other in asynchronous competition. We’re also thinking about community events outside of the game where we can have better conversations and more fun with the HexWind community. [/p][p]But your feedback will really help shape the type of events we do in the future. If you want to join the conversation, we encourage you to join our Discord server where you can share your thoughts and opinions about HexWind, Community Events or anything else you want to talk about.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][p]COMMUNITY CHALLENGE RULES & REGULATIONS[/p]

• [p]The challenge period is October 24 @ 09:00 PT to November 2 @ 23:59 PT [/p]
• [p]The following requirements must be met in order for a player to be considered as “Participated” in the Community Challenge and are therefore eligible to receive the event prize: Successfully completed a minimum of one (1) battle, in that they removed enough health from the boss to complete the battle. [/p]
• [p]Players will enter each battle against Mekarion with a random spell loadout and no tarots or charms. [/p]
• [p]Players who are found to be exploiting any in-game bugs to complete battles may be disqualified from the challenge.[/p]
• [p]Charm Games reserves the right to disqualify players from the challenge for actions considered to be unsportsmanlike conduct, both within HexWind or on Charm Games social media.[/p]

[p]We here at Charm Games know that we have an amazing & dedicated community. We’re constantly looking for new ways to engage with you and bring new adventures & experiences in HexWind. [/p][p]To celebrate the start of the the Inaugural HexWind Community Challenge, we're hosting a live stream![/p][p]Starting at 5pm PT, we'll be sharing our plans for the HexWind community, future events and more.[/p][p][/p]

[p]We here at Charm Games know that we have an amazing & dedicated community. We’re constantly looking for new ways to engage with you and bring new adventures & experiences in HexWind. [/p][p]This is why we are very excited to announce the Inaugural HexWind Community Challenge! [/p][p][/p][h2]WHAT IS A COMMUNITY CHALLENGE[/h2][p]A challenge is when the community, as a whole, must band together to achieve a goal set by the HexWind Development team within a set period of time.[/p][p]For the Inaugural HexWind Community Challenge, we are challenging the community to kill a total of 2,000 enemies and you’ll have three days to do it starting October 3. [/p][p]Every player has the chance to participate and work with the rest of the community to complete the challenge because every kill counts towards the overall total number of kills from all players. [/p][p][/p][h2]WHEN DOES THE COMMUNITY CHALLENGE BEGIN[/h2][p]The Challenge begins on October 3 @ 09:00 PT and ends October 5 @ 23:59 PT.[/p][p][/p][h2]WHAT DO WE GET IF WE COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE[/h2][p]If the community is able to kill 2,000 enemies and successfully complete the challenge, all players who participated will receive a new exclusive wand! [/p][p][/p][p]But there’s more! The top 10 players who contributed the most kills during the challenge will also receive an exclusive badge to honor their contribution.[/p][p][/p][h2]WILL WE BE ABLE TO SEE HOW MANY KILLS WE HAVE[/h2][p]Yes! Last week we added a new Event area to the Mausoleum. This is where you’ll be able to see the community’s overall progress towards completing the goal. * Important: The progress meter and kill count does not update in real time. It will update every hour.[/p][p][/p][h2]HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE IN THE CHALLENGE[/h2][p]Participation in the Inaugural HexWind Community Challenge is super easy. All you need to do is play the game and kill enemies. All enemies kills from both the Daily Run and Campaign modes are counted towards completing the Community Challenge. The more you play, the greater your contribution to the challenge. If you don’t have HexWind, you can get it from Steam or Meta.[/p][p][/p][h2]HOW CAN I COORDINATE WITH THE REST OF THE COMMUNITY[/h2][p]Join the Charm Games Discord server! On our Discord server you’ll be able to meet other HexWind players, discuss the game & the challenge and chat with the development team when they’re taking a quick break from working on the game.[/p][p][/p][h2]WILL THERE BE MORE EVENTS LIKE THIS[/h2][p]Like we said, we are always looking for new ways to engage with you and bring new adventures & experiences in HexWind. We have more Community Events planned. We’re looking to get back to doing developer live streams, connecting with creators and more in-game events like the Community Challenge. [/p][p]But your feedback will really help shape the type of events we do in the future. With that in mind, we really encourage you to join our Discord server and share your thoughts and opinions about HexWind, Community Events or anything else you want to talk about.[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p][/p][h2]COMMUNITY CHALLENGE RULES & REGULATIONS[/h2]

• [p]The challenge period is October 3 @ 09:00 PT to October 5 @ 23:59 PT [/p]
• [p]The following requirements must be met in order for a player to be considered as “Participated” in the Community Challenge and are therefore eligible to receive the event prize:[/p]
  • [p]The player played HexWind during the challenge period.[/p]
  • [p]The player killed a minimum of one (1) enemy during the challenge period.[/p]
• [p]Enemies kills from both the Daily Run and Campaign modes are counted towards completing the Community Challenge. [/p]
• [p]Players are permitted to use any Charms and/or Tarot Cards they have access to during the challenge period. [/p]
• [p]Players who are found to be exploiting any in-game bugs to increase their enemy kills may be disqualified from the challenge.[/p]
• [p]Charm Games reserves the right to disqualify players from the challenge for actions considered to be unsportsmanlike conduct, both within HexWind or on Charm Games social media.[/p]

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Hey VR die-hards. We're back with Update 40, a new enemy, an updated world and some help to keep you at the top of your Chaos battling game. Let's get into it.
[/p][hr][/hr][h2]New Chaos Recruits[/h2][p]The forces of Chaos picked up a new recruit this week. He's lean (well he's a skeleton), he's mean and he carries a massive shield. Lookout for new skeleton baddies carrying large shields that are unbreakable with weapons or spells. The only way through is with the force of your powerful dash attack. Drive your magical punch through one of these shields to break it into pieces. Then dispatch the enemy left behind with maximum prejudice. Careful, though, as these guys know how to use their shield for both offense and defense.[/p][p]
[/p][p][/p][h2]The Inquisitor Goes Back To School[/h2][p]What's that? You don't remember how to dash you say? No problem. Now you can go ahead and replay the tutorial anytime by starting it from the pause menu so you can refresh yourself on all the deadly moves you learned in Inquisitor school. We've also given the tutorial a major redesign to help the Inquisitor learn his trade in a more natural way. Seems like even the Inquisitor goes back to school in September.
[/p][p][/p][h2]Hell Froze Over. Again.[/h2][p]Our mad scientist of an environment artist, Will, is running amok causing beautiful updates all over the Chaos realm. This week it was the Ice world that received a facelift. He says he isn't done yet but from what we see already we will never look at another ice sculpture the same way again.
[/p][p][/p][hr][/hr][p] Grab your headset and take a look at how HexWind continues to evolve based on your feedback. Come on over to our Discord server at discord.gg/charmgames to let us know what you think!

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[h3]Score Multipliers[/h3][p]
[/p][p]We took a look at our scoring mechanic and wanted to reward you not only for how many minions of Chaos you can cut down but also how you do it. We are embarking on a few changes to scoring that will hopefully make it more fun and rewarding to battle in different ways. The first update this week rewards players for accuracy and consistency. For each consecutive attack you land without getting hit, your multiplier builds, granting you bigger and bigger score rewards for each successful attack. Miss your mark and your multiplier gets knocked down a small amount. Take damage and you are reset back to 1.  [/p][p]
[/p][h3]Progression Balance Part II[/h3][p]
[/p][p]In Update 38 we began some changes to mission progression for a smoother ramp up in difficulty. In Update 39 we have adjusted the length of some missions in earlier acts to help with this. Now you will hopefully have a surprise for Lochmog when you show up at his citadel with enough power to teach him a lesson.[/p][p]
[/p][h3]HexWind Economics[/h3][p]
[/p][p]The financial board of the order of HexWind also came together this week and cut tariffs on a number of magical items. The end result is a number of changes to costs across many stores in the realm. Use your new spending power wisely![/p][p]

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[/p][p]Grab your headset and take a look at how HexWind continues to evolve based on your feedback. Come on over to our Discord server at [/p][p]discord.gg/charmgames[/p][p] to let us know what you think![/p][p]
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• [p]The Charm Games Team[/p]