AdventureQuest 3D News

[h2]New Chess Map in AdventureQuest 3D![/h2]

Social and Monster Chess Maps are now available in AdventureQuest 3D!

Ok, so the story goes like this. Artix has been watching a TV series. Monday, he enthusiastically charges into the AdventureQuest 3D staff chat going on and on about how badly we need a chess board in game. "You know, like the one we built for AQWorlds!" It just so happens that some of the team needed an extra week to finish up the Darkovia release. Yergen said, "Sure, I can build it... but I want it to have the vibes of a certain wizard movie franchise." Then Dagger & Llussion start talking about how it would be cool to add monsters, but make them activate based on loose chess rules. We debated on whether it would be better to just have a social map with no monsters or a challenge... and then decided: "WHY NOT BOTH!?" Then Winnie made an entire set of Chess themed armors so you can use them in player-run Chess Matches. And this is why we are writing to beg you... STOP RECOMMENDING TV SHOWS AND ANIME TO ARTIX ON TWITTER!



[h2]We call it "BattleOn Chess"![/h2]
It's a huuuuuge Chess Board map. The game pieces are monsters. You can only attack pawns (the little ones in the front) on your opening move. Defeating this challenge without party wiping will take some strategy...



[h2]"Checkmate!"[/h2]
Each side has a King. Your goal is to defeat one of them. Once you do, all of the other pieces will return to their starting position and a treasure chest will drop.



[h2]Your Chess Set[/h2]
The reward treasure chest will drop a random armor featuring a Chess piece on it. Perfect for use in a live player vs player chess match!



[h2]Yup, we added a Chess Armor Trove for you![/h2]
You can build a trove (free collection) of all the black & white pieces. So you can switch to any chess piece if needed in a live match.



[h2]Thank you, and coming next....[/h2]
We are neck deep in Vampires and Werewolves! Prepare to enter the Werewolf Coliseum in the continuation of the Darkovia Saga... it is coming next. Also, the devs have chat bubbles, daily quests/tasks, and other features getting close to release. We hope you are enjoying our weekly releases. This week's is a small but interesting one. I love spontaneous releases like this... you can always see the heart in something that people are passionate about. Whether you know the rules to chess or not, hop in and make your first move!

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

Why wait for Friday? The Black Friday Sale, Shops, & Quests are live NOW!

Hop in-game and check out this year's new Black Friday quests and shops. New sets include Midnigthball, Battletron Defender, and Cyberwolf Vanguard. You will also get 50% bonus DragonCrystals when you buy ANY package. Talk to BattleTron on the bridge in town.

https://aq3d.com/news/black_friday_2020/


[h2]
Black Friday Shop[/h2]

The Midnight Ball gear is so dark, you might accidentally create a black hole in your closet. You can now get this dark and formal gear, the new devastatingly opaque Black Steel gear, and returning seasonal favorites! New items include...

• Black Steel Bow
  
• Black Steel Claws
  
• Black Steel Halberd
  
• Obsidian Star Staff
  
• Dual-Bladed Dynamo Sword
  
• Midnight Ball Tailored Suit
  
• Midnight Ball Oxford Shoes
  
• Midnight Ball Evening Gown
  
• Midnight Ball Slip-On Shoes
  
• Midnight Ball Evening Gloves
  

[h2]Cyber-Monday // BattleTron Defender[/h2]

We suspect that the BattleTron unit on the bridge is actually a time traveler from the distant future of... Monday. (Or possibly a very good cosplayer who has items from the future-- or his Mom's garage.) The Battletron Defender set was designed by Dage and new items include...

• Baby CyberDragon Pet & Travel Form
  
• Defender RoboWolf Pet & Travel Form
  
• Seeker Drone Pet
  
• BattleTron Defender Bow
  
• The BattleTron Armor Set
  

[h2]Quest to build your free CyberWolf Vanguard Trove![/h2]

Do you have what it takes to join the CyberWolf Vanguard? Take the quests and prove it. Doing these quests will build a Trove (a Free collection) that does not take up inventory space and you can access year round. This wicked set was created by Thyton.



[h2]Black Friday Sale! Bonus 50% DragonCrystals[/h2]

"Same Great Sale, New Great Name! (TM)" - Artix, 2020

Buy ANY package in-game and instantly get 50% more DragonCrystals. It is our best sale of the game... stock up before Frostval and get the warm and fuzzy feeling of supporting AdventureQuest 3D's non-stop weekly updates. Someone's gotta keep those server hamsters fed.
Legion Techno Knight



[h2]Bonus! Added to your Daily Treasure Chest Rewards[/h2]

As a bonus for the entire community, we also added the Legion TechnoKnight set and Legion RoboWolf pet & travel form to your daily Treasure Chests. Every day you login gives you a chance to score one of these undead legion items.



[h2]Black Friday 2020 in AdventureQuest 3D[/h2]

The Black Knight has been making Fridays Dark since before it was cool!

We hope that you and your loved-ones have a fun, safe, and adventure-filled weekend. Thank you for supporting AdventureQuest 3D and being a part of our online video game community. We hope you have been enjoying the release of guilds (phase 1) and are getting excited for the start of Darkovia IV: The Werewolf Coliseum.

May all of your Fridays be gloriously dark...


Battle on!
Artix, Baleerio, Aveleon & the AdventureQuest 3D Team

P.S. Baleerio and Aveleon are brand new members of the team! We posed for the screenshots and wrote this letter to you together in voice chat. They jumped in because Glisel is on a super awesome secret mission this week :D

[h2]Phase 1 of Guilds is now live![/h2]

Guardians currently have early access to create a new guild (Requires level 10 and 10,000 gold) before it opens to all players. Anyone can be invited to join a guild.



[h2]About Guilds[/h2]

The first phase of guilds introduces a foundation that we will continue to build on. Guilds choose both a full guild name, and also a 3 to 5 letter guild tag which will appear next to your name. Top features include cross-server guild chat and quick transportation to your guild members. You can read all of the details on....

[h2]Features[/h2]

• Create a Guild
  
• Join a Guild
  
• Cross-Server Chat
  
• Quick Teleport to Guild Members
  
• Invite
  
• Promote
  
• Demote
  
• Kick
  
• Disband
  
• Guild Chat Tab
  

[h2]Creating a Guild[/h2]

Ultimately, every player will be able to create a guild from the new Guild section of their main menu. For this initial release, we have granted early access to Guardians. Allowing Guardians to create guilds first solves a few issues-- it rewards them for keeping our servers online, allows them to secure their guild names, and also creates a smaller number of guilds so that we can better address bugs and problems.

[h2]Guild Creation Requirements[/h2]

• Guardian (Early access before it opens to all players)
  
• Level 10
  
• 10,000 Gold
  

[h2]Joining a Guild[/h2]

Any guild leader or officer can invite you to join their guild. Simply hit accept. Once you are a member of the guild, you will see the guild tag next to your name. You will also be able to access guild chat and talk to your guildmates... even if they are on different servers. We added a tab in your chat box just for guild talk. Also, of course, we added a toggle switch to ignore guild invites in case someone gets spammy.



[h2]Guild Size[/h2]

We are certainly going to be increasing the size of guilds in the future. You will need a larger guild to achieve some of the guild-wide tasks we have been planning. For this initial release, however, you will have a starting max guild size of 20 players.
Promote Guild



[h2]Guild Leaders Can Assign Ranks[/h2]

In this first release, Guild Leaders will be able to assign the roles of Members, Officers, and Leaders to members of the guild.

[h2]Leaving or Disbanding a Guild[/h2]

Yup. It is easy. Members of a guild can leave at any time. There is no penalty. The leader of a guild can disband their guild. If you are a guild leader it will ask you to give the leader position to someone before you can leave. If you want to disband the guild, remove all of the members first and then leave... which will make the guild go POOF!



[h2]Guilds are live now in AdventureQuest 3D![/h2]

The first priority is creating a strong foundation for Guilds. Once we have done that, we will be able to add any number of features. (Some ideas include acquiring land and building a castle with your guild, PvP war with other guilds, and guild levels that come from working together on guild quests.) Long before that, we will fix whatever issues are discovered and introduce some vital (and currently missing functionality) from being able to rename your guild, assign more ranks to guild members, and all of the other things you soon desire.

We hope guilds make it easier to play with your friends. This is the most important goal of this new system.

[h2]Update: You guys are so creative! XD[/h2]

We have been watching players creating the guilds in real-time, and have been cracking up at the clever names. You have also been coming up with a lot of great suggestions for guild features you would like to see next. We have been fixing bugs and issues as they are reported and are currently working on a patch to resolve some of the bigger ones. We are off to a great start-- thank you for being a part of this.

Battle on!
Artix & the AdventureQuest 3D Team

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[h2]New this week in AdventureQuest 3D[/h2]

Hop on AdventureQuest 3D and see if you got a piece of gear from our new sets in your daily treasure chest. We will be releasing Guilds in the next major release... be sure to read the post on what to expect. Also, there is a new 75+ player map for live events (and for player run PvP tournaments like the ones GoldRaven runs). Oh, and I created a few trailers... check out the links below. The Shrade-O one is horrifying O_O



[h2]Guilds! Coming next week[/h2]

Everything you wanted to know about phase 1 of guilds but were afraid to ask....

Read about Guilds

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[h2]Lich Boss Trailer[/h2]

Made you a 30 second trailer of the AQ3D's best boss fight! What do you think?

In the latest hot patch, the Lich's lasers were fixed along with the 3rd set of exploits... (how are you guys so good at finding these tricks!)

Watch the Lich Boss Trailer


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[h2]What happens on the dev server?[/h2]

Did you see that tweet Glisel made yesterday? Here is the video it came from...

Watch the Video of Artix and 2 new Devs

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[h2]Shrade-O[/h2]

Breaking news! Evil clown sightings are still being reported at Camp Gonnagetcha. Heroes seen with his armor pieces and pet.

Watch the... wait, is that One-Eyed Doll music!?




[h2]New 75+ Player Map[/h2]

New map for live events & player-run fun called "Hero Hangout" has been added to the Travel Crystal. We created this map after seeing Gold Raven's player-run PvP tournament. Figured you guys would like to have a big open area with some arenas in it. Also, the devs snuck a few new "toys" into this release for live events.





[h2]3 NEW sets in your Daily Treasure Chests![/h2]

All three sets were created by Winnie the Tailor.

1. Grand Niore
   
2. Night Raider
   
3. Classy Cavalier
   

[h2]Black Friday sale starts now![/h2]

... actually, it sorta never ended. Stock up and be ready.

Our darkest gear ever is dropping on Black Friday & Cyber Monday including...



[h2]Thank you![/h2]

We hope you have been enjoying our latest releases and are looking forward to Guilds next week, and then Darkovia Part IV! Random side note... the character in the Dragon Crystal promo pic is Azella. She is Void King Vane's priestess. We snuck her into the game's early dialogs this week. You will be seeing a lot of her in the main storyline.


See you in game.

Battle on!
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[h2]"Shrade's not clowning around this Friday the 13th!"[/h2]

A new Shrade has appeared every Friday the 13th... but this one is the most terrifying of all! Do you dare step foot in Camp Gonnagetcha this weekend knowing he is on the loose? (He is dropping his entire set though...)



[h2]Shrade-O the Clown[/h2]

Shrade-O is just as deadly as his previous incarnations at Camp Gonnagetcha. He has a more powerful alter ego too, named Shrade-O Extreme-O. Both of these clowns have a chance to drop items for their armor sets, but Extreme-O can also drop a Clown Face Kite pet and a Clown Stripe Kite Pet. If you aren't too scared, go find Dottie on the Battleon Bridge and she'll help you find your way to camp. I can't guarantee that you'll make it back out...




[h2]The secret story behind Shrade-O[/h2]

This is a real childhood story of one of our developers. It is about Yergen. He is the lead of the content team here at AdventureQuest 3D. When he was a little boy, there was a clown that would come to his school. The clown was named Bake-O. And yes, oh yes, Bake-O peddled bacon. For real. Everytime he said the phrase "Bacon Bits" he would honk a horn for a Pavlovian response. He performed magic tricks and told jokes. He would stop in the middle of his performance and say, "Do you know what I really like? ...Bacon bits!" At the end of his show at the school he would give every child a little vial of Bacon Bits. We are not sure what psychological effects Bake-O the Clown had on Yergen... but if you catch a wiff a little bacon scent coming from Shrade-O, then... well, you are now one of the few people with the insider story.

See you at camp...

Also, be sure to read up on the level 31+ Lich Boss Challenge which is now live... featuring the most powerful gear in the game.

Battle on!
Artix & the AdventureQuest 3D Team

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