AdventureQuest 3D News

[h2]It's time for the Legion Soul Harvest![/h2]
Dage has been hard at work in the Soulforge. This year's collection introduces full sets of Legion Ranger, Legion Priest, and couture armors. Also, dark weaponry, a giant spider travel form, pet, bow, fishing pole, and... well, see the full list of 2021 Dage Items.


As Legion forces advance to harvest Paladin souls for Dage.... Lionfang's Golden Order of Paladins is fighting back! Choose a side and fight for glorious victory and epic gear.



[h2]Legion VS Paladin Event[/h2]
Head to your home town of Battleon and talk to the Legion or Paladin Emissary to join the fight! They are at the base of the bridge in town. Select your repeatable quests to earn crafting tokens before traveling to this intense new 5 vs 5 map.



[h2]Fight for your side...[/h2]
The Golden Order and the Legion start on opposite sides of a map under siege by the other. Protect your allies as you fight through and advance to the opposing side. Golden Order Paladins fight alongside ethereal Apparitions and a Pala-Tron while the Legion has monster allies.
Battle for either the Legion or the Paladins. Both sides have unique rewards. Currently, the story does not lock you to picking one faction... so you are able to earn the rewards from both. (.)



[h2]The Battlefield awaits![/h2]
The battle between the Legion and the Paladins is happening now... hop in and join the action. Just head to town.

See you on the Battlefield....



[h2]Brocas the Dreadstrider (Travel Form)[/h2]
Watch your foes flee in arachnophobic terror as you ride this glorious 8-legged travel form across the battlefield. Extra horrifying when you see it running at 160% speed.



[h2]Long Un-Live the Undead Legion![/h2]
Dage's Underworld and his Arena of Souls
If you want to officially join the Legion, travel to Dage's Underworld using the portal or the travel button in your adventure menu. Once there you can battle through his saga and face the survival challenges. The Arena of Souls is the hardest challenge so far. Fight your way through an onslaught of terrifying minions and horrifying boss monsters to prove yourself worthy of being one of Dage's Legion. There are alternating waves of different types of monsters to fight through... skeletons, spiders, skeletal dragons... but it will be worth it for those loyal to the Legion. Dage will allow those who are victorious to craft Epic level Legion Heretic gear from his personal collection.
 
P.S. Last Chance for Frostval stuff. We'll be removing the Frost Labyrinth maps, Gift'thulu and its shop, and the Frost Siege until the snow returns in December. Revisit these maps for the last time until next Frostval.

Battle on!
- Artix, Glisel, and the AdventureQuest3D Dev Team

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The level cap has been raised to 35! Just in time to visit Sekt’s Temple. At last! Board the sandskiff with Skiffmaster Squint into the Valley of the Undying King!



[h2]Squint’s Skiff Adventure[/h2]
Man the harpoons! If you want to get to the pyramids in one piece, Squint and Gil will need your help to protect the skiff from the Sandsea desert’s most fearsome monster yet… the Sharken! Dagger has created an exciting first-person shooter-type experience. Fight creatures on the boat and gather supplies in between Sharken sightings where you will man a harpoon. Clicking a harpoon allows you to fire at the Sharken in a first person perspective. Performing a non-attack action will let you resume control of your character.



[h2]Sekt, the Undying Pharaoh[/h2]
No spoilers, but Sekt is not a pharaoh to mess with. Stand your ground against his personal guards and he will consider your request for help in finding the magic lamp. Of course, being granted a favor by Lord Sekt comes with strings. He wants you to deal with his Zhoomer problem first.



[h2]Level Cap Raised to 35![/h2]
After completing the story, you’re going to need some new armor to go with all of that new XP! Simmi-Tar has you covered with new level 35 Mastercraft armor and weapons. If you’re not ready to head back to Bastion yet, Fahad can make you a full level 34 set of armor and a weapon made from… Cacti???
Level 35 is also our new endgame, so check out our posts on Item Infusion and Capstones to learn about all of the cool new endgame content available with this release.

Read the complete design notes!



[h2]Item Infusion! The Breakdown from Blaze[/h2]

Item Infusion is our newest and most exciting feature in AdventureQuest 3D. It’s also a little complex... So Blaze, the dev behind it, shared the details with me in an interview. Read on to learn about Item Infusion.

Glisel: Today we are going to talk specifically about Item Infusion… or item fusion…?
Blaze: It’s Item Infusion.

Glisel: I don’t know if you know this, but item fusion was what we originally had in mind in the AQ3D Kickstarter where you can combine a cosmetic with a stat item or a lower stat item with a higher stat item to keep the better stats, but that became our current build where you can just equip a cosmetic over a stat item instead.
Blaze: I actually didn’t know about item fusion. It’s kind of funny that I came up with it totally independent of that.

Glisel: So… What was, or is, your goal with this feature?
Blaze: The goal is to… give players something to do at endgame and reward them for logging in every day and really staying dedicated to the game. This is for the hardcore players who want better stats. Now they are able to do that with Item Infusion.

Glisel: Now let’s go into details. In PTR there was a level requirement of 35 to access this feature from Cysero’s shop. Is the level requirement staying? Can you see the option to infuse your weapon at Cysero’s shop if you are below that level?
Blaze: It is not staying. It was doing that so we can test. It is a system that you can infuse at any level you want. So if you’re level 10 and you want better stats, you can do that. This system is an upgrade to the power offset system that I created a while ago.
Some people were confused by the plus on an item. It increases the power of items when they drop from NPCs. So, like, a level 15 item would have a certain power of like 100, let’s just say. If you were almost level 16 and killed a monster at level 15, it would drop an item at the power of almost 16. So it would level with you. So that’s what the pluses were. Those are staying but you can now use the infusion system to top it off.

Read the complete interview!



[h2]Healer Class Released![/h2]

Finally! Get Healer class now in AdventureQuest 3D!
We’re really proud of Healer. The goal was to have more heals compared to other supports and really strong buffs. Focused almost completely on empowering the party. It was always about healing those players and buffing them. We wanted one skill to feel super strong, a massive attack that feels really good.
Because it is limited to buffing your party, we were able to make it more powerful. It should feel really good in a group, but also solo-friendly. We defined what we wanted beforehand and designed with those aspects in mind, so newer classes, including Healer, have been smoother in bringing them from concept to release.



In the official Healer Class post, AdventureQuest 3D Dev, Rabblefroth, gave us the details on what’s new to these support classes and what it took to create the Healer class.

Read more about the Support Class updates and Healer



This week's release is a huge one! Good luck being on of the first to achieve level 35, obtaining the new healing class, trying weapon infusion, and exploring the newly unlocked story areas of the Sandsea!


[h2]Coming Next Week[/h2]
We can see the finish line for Dage's big birthday release. Keep an eye out for another incredible update!

See you in game!

Battle on!
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[h2]Find 2 new armor sets in your Daily Treasure Chests[/h2]
Login to AdventureQuest 3D and check the treasure chest to see if you score a piece of our newest armors, the Wasteland Exile and the Bygone Zealot King sets. We think the artist Thyton outdone himself with these. Don't want to wait to sport these new looks? Cash in those Treasure Shards at the Chest Shop to get the full sets today!

Oh, hey mobile players! We added the ability to create a bridge that you can use to go over the parkour challenge in the Sandsea Aquifier. Finish up this adventure before the Sandsea Saga continues next week!



[h2]Bygone King Zealot (Epic)[/h2]

• Bygone King Zealot Armor
  
• Bygone King Zealot Helm
  
• Bygone King Zealot Cape
  
• Bygone King Zealot Boots
  
• Bygone King Zealot Belt
  
• Bygone King Zealot Gloves
  
• Bygone King Zealot Shoulders
  
• Bygone King Zealot Dagger
  
• Bygone King Zealot Sword
  
• Bygone King Zealot Sword and Dagger
  

[h2]Wasteland Exile (Rare)[/h2]

• Wasteland Exile Armor
  
• Wasteland Exile Scarf
  
• Wasteland Exile Boots
  
• Wasteland Exile Belt
  
• Wasteland Exile Shoulders
  
• Wasteland Exile Gloves
  
• Wasteland Exile Hood
  

[h2]Coming next week: Healer Class, Level 35, Sandsea Adventure, & Item Infusion![/h2]
Hope you are excited for next week's big release! It needed a little extra time to cook in the oven before we served it.... so everything will be releasing all at once next week. The level cap will increase to level 35. All players will be able to obtain the new class, Healer. It is a super fun support class.

And the new healer class will be handy as you take the sandskiff out to the pyramids to finally come face to face with the Pharaoh Sekt. There will be new monsters, and new battle mechanics as you search for the Sandsea's most wanted rebel leader, Zhoom! Additionally, Item Infusion will be added to Cysero's forge. Item infusion will allow you to power up your statted items by infusing them with runes.

If you want a sneak peak of item infusion now, you can try it out now on our PTR testing server.



Also next week... we are getting a shiny new icon!

See you in game.

Battle On!
Glisel, Artix, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

P.S. Here is a sneak peek of Sekt's 3D art.



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A Heatwave Hot-fix! Along with the 5 new craftable items, and environmental damage in the Sandsea Desert, we also added a few bugs. This patch fixes them!

* Daily Quest UI now works properly after all tasks are complete
* Dev embarrassment reduced by 13.5%

Hunt for 5 new weapons... but beware, the Sandsea desert is under a heat wave warning. Stand in that blazing sun, and you will start taking damage. If I were you, I would fill up with water bottles before going out into the desert. The desert heat will make you faint. You should also consider activating a checkpoint -- a blue stone floating atop a pedestal. You'll see them in safe areas across the desert.



Activating a Check Point will enable you to return to its location on the chance that you do faint in the desert.



[h2]Beat the Heat with Water Bottles and Moglinade[/h2]
Bobby B knows you shouldn't stay out in the sun too long without a refreshing drink, so he's got some Water Bottles for sale that will temporarily help you beat the heat. Fahad and Dahlia have stocked up on water bottles too so you can get refills on your quests. If you're up for a challenge, Bobby could also use your help in creating Moglinade, a potion that keeps you hydrated for longer than a regular water bottle. Finish the quest to make sure Fahad and Dahlia are stocked up on Moglinade too!



[h2]Revisit Simmi-Tar's shop to craft five new weapons.[/h2]

• Sand Doom Staff
  
• Sandsea Skewer
  
• Sand Shark Reaper
  
• Sand Doom Staff
  
• Scarab Pincer Claws
  

Note: Mastercraft versions of these items will be released for crafting in a future release!



[h2]Weapon Crafting Materials[/h2]
Sandestine Alloy - You already learned how to create this powerful alloy from helping Craig the Intern at Nigel's Office. Return to complete his daily quest "More Sandestine Alloy" to craft more.

Bastion Bucks - Yup! "Keeping the Aquifer Clean" for Paul DeRonn is the best way to earn a quick 100 bucks. Simmi-Tar also will also pay you 80 bucks for "Scouting Some Weapon Parts".

Monster Materials - Each weapon's design is inspired by a different desert creature so they each need materials from that creature. Head back out to the desert... or perhaps you've been saving them up from previous quests.



[h2]Sandsea Saga Part 2: Just Deserts[/h2]
You need to compete last week's release of the Sandsea Saga Part 2 to see these great new side quests and level up to the new max of 33! Read up on the story and new NPC side quests released in Part 2 in our design notes.

See you in Sandsea!
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