From March 13, 2013, until April 13, 2013, we ran the Lucky 13 Contest where we tried to get 1.3 Million New Players to join the ongoing adventures of AQWorlds.
If successful, every hero would receive a flurry of Lucky 13 rewards, including a complete Lucky 13 Armor Set, a Lucky 13 Achievement Badge, 13% higher monster drop rates, and a 13% boost in AdventureCoins when upgrading.
The Contest Results are in!
WOW! Over 1,000,000 new AQWorlds accounts were created… but not enough to meet the 1.3 Million goal.
HOWEVER! Combining all new Artix Entertainment game accounts together DID exceed the 1.3 Million goal! Now that’s what Team Work is all about!
And here at Artix Entertainment, we praise and value Team Work. Because each and every one of you worked together SO HARD, we still want to award you and your friends with Lucky 13 Contest items!
Sometime later this week, a special shop will open in Battleon that will award:
Diamond Dueler Armor
Staff of Spades
Cape of Clover
Helm of the Heart
Member-Only Lucky Suit Bank Pet
All for FREE--and all 0 ACs so that you can keep them forever =D
Anyone with an active AQWorlds account can receive these items! And anyone who creates an AQW account within 2 weeks of the Lucky 13 shop opening can also obtain these items.
Stay tuned throughout the week for Lucky 13 Contest updates on the Design Notes!
What About the Other Rewards?
Since we did not reach the Lucky 13 Contest goal, we will not release the Lucky 13 Achievement Badge, the 13% higher monster drop rates, nor the 13% bonus AdventureCoins. But because you tried SO HARD and we were SO CLOSE at achieving our goals, we still want to award you with some free spiffy items =D
Now that’s LUCKY!
Thank you for trying your absolute best! We could NOT have gotten this far without your help! You are truly a hero =D
Looking for another contest challenge?
AdventureQuest Worlds’ 1 Million Facebook Likes contest is underway!
If you and all your friends can help AQWorlds reach 1,000,000 Likes on Facebook, then you and everyone else who helps out will receive a free brand-new Class in AdventureQuest Worlds!
Hurry! The Lucky 13 Contest ends this Saturday, April 13th, 2013!
We are ALMOST there… but we still need YOUR help!
Invite your friends and family to make a new AQWorlds account and help us hit 1.3 Million New users by April 13th, 2013.
If we reach 1.3 Million new users by April 13, 2013, then every AQW hero will receive:
Lucky 13 Achievement Badge
Lucky 13 Armor Set:
Diamond Dueler Armor
Staff of Spades
Cape of Clover
Helm of the Heart
Member Only: Lucky Suit Pets (Bank Pet and Quest giving Pet)
13% higher Dage & Nulgath monster drops
13% higher monster drop rates on hard-to-get items (like Phoenix Blade)!
13% more bonus AdventureCoins when renewing your Membership within a week of expiring
We can do it boys and girls! I just know we can! You’ve got until April 13, 2013, to invite as many new players to join the ongoing adventures in AdventureQuest Worlds… and score the Lucky 13 loot!
Question: What hard-to-get items would YOU like to have a 13% higher drop rate? Phoenix Blade? Krom’s Conquest? And more?!?! Let us know on the Forums and on my Twitter, Alina’s Twitter, and Cysero’s Twitter!
AQWorlds already has over 700,000 Likes on our Facebook page. Do you think we can hit 1 Million Likes by July 7th, 2013?
If you and all your friends can help us reach 1,000,000 Likes, then you and everyone else who helps out will receive a free brand-new Class in AdventureQuest Worlds!
After your friends and family have Liked the AQWorlds Facebook, tell them to make an in-game AQWorlds account to help us hit 1.3 Million New users by April 13.
FINALLY! Your wait (and mine!) is over! The winners to the Dage the Evil Fan Art Contest have been announced. With over 850 entries, this was BY FAR the largest, most epic, and most EVIL contest to date!
Grand Prize Winner
Holy Underworld! Check out the ABSOLUTLEY AMAZING work of Jultane_x! For your undying devotion to the Undead Legion, Dage the Evil has specially crafted a one-of-a-kind weapon for Jultane_x. Jultane_x, you totally earned the Jultane_X's Legion Blades—and all the bragging rights, too!
Jultane_x
Runner Ups
There could only be one grand prize winner… but these epic entries are second best in Dage the Evil’s eyes! Dage has specifically crafted an exclusive Undead Legion Cape for the following Runner Ups: the Looming Legion Paragon! Wear it in pride and feast off the jealous souls! Mwahahahah!
Kanshi
El_Rue
DarkonDrago
Kebiru
Mieteor
ONUgamaru24ooX
biohazard32
Luis Henrique LH
Quintenii
Graphic Dage Design
Woah! These Undead Legion followers sure know how to use Photo Editing software! For their hard work and impressive graphic design, Dage wants to give you 1,000 AdventureCoins. Great job!
Deliciously devious Dage desserts! These entries look good enough to eat… and there’s one you CAN! These entries take the cake and shall receive 600 AdventureCoins for cookin’ up their masterpiece.
Give these artists a hand for their amazing drawings created by hand! It took a lot of skill and a LOT of patience to create these drawings… just like farming for Legion Tokens! You get 600 AdventureCoins for your handiwork!
WOWZA! Dage the Evil was blown away by your real-life 3D skillz. Please accept 600 AdventureCoins as a token of his appreciation for your crafting abilities! (And can I get those shoes in pink, please?)
There were so many entries that DID NOT include their AQW Player Name! And not to mention… so many AWESOME ones that made it to the final round. But, in the contest rules, in huge font and bolded:
“7. Include your AQW character name on your submitted picture AND in your post so we know who to award the prizes to!”
Just like in school, if you don’t put your name on your paper, you can’t get credit for your hard work =( And it’s not fair to those who followed the contest rules and included their player name, you know?
If you DID have an amazing piece of art, but DID NOT include your AQW player name on your submission, check your Inventory Bag later today and see if there’s a Note from Dage the Evil. He might toss you some Undead Legion Tokens for your hard work. Maybe. If he can remember your name =p
You Rule!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this contest! We wish you all could have won—but then it wouldn’t be a contest! Keep up your amazing artistic endeavors and someday you too can be as skilled as Dage the Evil himself. Promise =D
And a super mega special THANK YOU to the volunteers for helping manage the Dage Contest with me =D
Gather your friends, neighbors, family members, school peers, Twitter followers, teachers, and that weird kid from down the street! Let’s get 1.3 Million new players to experience the hit MMORPG AdventureQuest Worlds!
Starting March 13, 2013, tell everyone you know to create a Free Account in AdventureQuest Worlds at www.AQ.com. Our mission: to get 1.3 Million new player accounts by April 13, 2013!
What a Lucky bunch of Heroes!
Such a huge goal deserves HUGE rewards. If successful in our real-life quest, EVERYONE who has helped AQWorlds reach 1.3 Million new accounts from March 13 to April 13 will receive:
Lucky 13 Achievement Badge
Lucky Armor Set:
Diamond Dueler Armor
Staff of Spades
Cape of Clover
Helm of the Heart
Member Only: Lucky Suit Pets (Bank Pet and Quest giving Pet)
13% higher Dage & Nulgath monster drops*
13% higher monster drop rates on hard-to-get items (like Phoenix Blade)!*
13% more bonus AdventureCoins when renewing your Membership within a week of expiring*
* Length of bonus announced tomorrow!
And that's in addition to all the OTHER rewards you get when you refer your friends! The more friends who start to play AQW with you, the more gold, exp, and maybe even AdventureCoins YOU get!
Are you up for the challenge? Do you have what it takes to help AQWorlds recruit 1.3 Million new Heroes in 31 days?
There is only one way to find out… tell everyone you know to join the ongoing adventures of AdventureQuest Worlds at www.AQ.com and reap the sweet rewards—if we are LUCKY enough!
Judging for the Dage the Evil Fan Art Contest is underway!
This contest was SO HUGE—over 800 epic entries OMG—that I needed help from our wonderful volunteers! When you see these guys and girls in-game, be sure to give them a great big THANK YOU for helping manage the Dage Contest with me =D
We can only wonder whom Dage the Evil will pick as the grand prize winner—and receiver of a specially crafted weapon from the Undead Legion Lord himself. Runner-ups will receive an exclusive Undead Legion back item/cape to show the world their undying devotion.
And, as always, additional AdventureCoin prizes will be awarded to those who went above and beyond! Woohoo!
The Importance of Writing your Name
There were sooooOOOO many awesome Dage Fan Art submissions that DID NOT have a player name on them. I’m talking AMAZING. Like 1st Place Winner material.
But, in the contest rules, in huge font and bolded:
“7. Include your AQW character name on your submitted picture AND in your post so we know who to award the prizes to!”
Just like in school, if you don’t put your name on your paper, you can’t get credit for your hard work =( And it’s not fair to those who followed the contest rules and included their player name, you know?
So, here’s what we’re ganna do: If you DID have an amazing piece of art that made it to the finals, but DID NOT include your AQW player name on your submission, check your inventories after the winners have been announced for a Note from Dage the Evil. He might toss you some Undead Legion Tokens for your hard work. Maybe. He is Dage the Evil after all… but maybe he’ll become Dage the Understanding =p
Following directions is super important—not just in AQWorlds Contests, but in the real world, too. Hooray for learning lessons =D
ANYHOO! Stay tuned for more Dage the Evil Fan Art Contest updates! Don’t know when Dage the Evil will be finished judging all your wonderful submissions, but as soon as he’s done, we will announce the winners here on the Design Notes!
What happens when thousands of Undead Legion followers flood the Soul Forge with millions of Solidified Souls, Obsidian Rocks, and Legion Tokens?
An explosion of brand-new Undead Legion items!
Dage never expected ANYTHING like this. His Soul Forge has generated so much power… so much darkness… so much EVIL… and now the Dark Lord surges with overwhelming strength to create even more Undead Legion items!
On this Friday evening, March 8 2013, Dage will allow you to harness his newest Undead Legion creations. No one knows for certain if these items will found within the Soul Forge or in Dage’s Rare Birthday Shop. We shall find out Friday night, then…
WOWZA! There are over 600 entries so far—and the numbers keep growing! Dage the Evil is incredibly impressed by your hard work and devotion to the Undead Legion. The Grand Prize winner will receive a custom-made Weapon by Dage, and runners-ups get a specially crafted Cape.
After all the Likes have been counted, we will announce the Pop Culture Contest winners on Tuesday, March 5th. Sostart Liking your favorite entriestoday—and tell your friends to Like your favorites, too (especially if your entry is in thePop Culture Contest Album)!
A new contest approaches! It’s time to pit your creative talent and amazing drawing skills against mainstream memes, cultural icons, ideas, jokes, perspectives, images, and media, all in Artix Entertainment style! Here’s your chance at winning an exclusive item based off your unique contest submission!
El_Rue, Pop Culture Winner from 2012 Art Contest
Your Quest
Make Artix Entertainment-themed Pop Culture artwork! Draw, paint, or illustrate your favorite Artix characters in popular scenes from pop culture. Take your favorite meme, movie poster, TV character, or whatever and transform it into a hilarious parody Artix style!
The Pop Culture Contest begins today, February 12, 2013. Submissions will be accepted until February 24, 2013, at 11:59pm EST. Judging will take place during this time, and whichever entry receives the most Likes will win!
Quest Requirements
Design must be inspired by a popular Pop Culture reference AND any Artix Entertainment Game (AdventureQuest, MechQuest, DragonFable, AQW, EpicDuel, HeroSmash, OverSoul, BladeHaven, Fat Panda, or Pony vs Pony)
You may use any form of media for your design (Pencil, Flash, cake mix, etc)
All artwork must be original and use Artix Entertainment characters. You can include other Pop Culture characters too, but the more AE-focused it is, the better your chance at winning!
Only ONE Pop Culture artwork submission will be judged per AQW Character.
Your entry MUST include your AQW Character Name. How else are we ganna award you if you win?
You will be automatically disqualified if you do not follow all the rules.
We have the right to remove any entry that is unacceptable or inappropriate—so keep your entry safe for everyone to enjoy!
And, most importantly, have FUN!
Quest Rewards
Here’s your chance at wining something EPIC! The Pop Culture Contest prize will be based on the wining entry. An exclusive item JUST FOR YOU will be crafted based around the Pop Culture universe that you use. The prize will be just as unique as your entry! Additional AdventureCoin prizes will be awarded to the runner-ups.
Good luck everyone, and may the most Popular Pop Culture entry win!
It's that spooky time of year again and in my first ever Design Notes post (muahahaha!) I am super duper excited to announce the 3rd Annual AE Pumpkin Carving Contest! BoooOOOooOoo!
Something wicked this way comes... Mogloween fast approaches! We're calling out to you, Heroes, for some wicked cool AE-themed pumpkin carvings!
The past two years have shown that you guys are INCREDIBLE carvers. Check them out for inspiration; 2009 Pumpkins & 2010 Pumpkins!
Starting RIGHT NOW, we'll be taking submissions over at the forums. This contest ends Monday, October 31st. Winners will be announced on the Design Notes and the Forums on Friday, November 4th!
Like the previous years, the Grand Prize winner(s) will receive 5,000 AdventureCoins and additional prizes may be awarded to other groovy gourds! This includes a custom Mogloweeny weapon!
How does one enter, Samba? WELL, first you take a step to the left, and then a jump to the right...
Wait-wait that's not it! These rules and guidelines are simple but MUST be followed accordingly for your entry to be considered eligible:
• Your pumpkin MUST be carved BY YOU!
• Only ONE photo submitted per person, please.
• Your pumpkin MUST be your own ORIGINAL WORK! Any work that is copied via Internet and/or Stencils or simply Copy-Pasted of some supreme pumpkin-carving legend will lead to an automatic DISQUALIFICATION.
• Your pumpkin MUST be carved in an AE theme. Check out pumpkins from 2009 and 2010!!
• Include an index card or a piece of paper with the year (2011) and your (and only your) AQW Character Name--this way we really know it's made by you, and so we can award you with AC prizes if you win! Make sure your AQW name is readable and legible!
• Your pumpkin carving can relate to anything from AdventureQuest Worlds or any other Artix Entertainment game!
• Your canvas must be a pumpkin or another form of squash and/or gourd.
• The photo of your carved pumpkin must be of the Highest Quality—the bigger and more clear the picture, the better! Make sure that you provide a VALID URL to your photo. Try using a reliable photo uploader like Photobucket, TinyPic or Twitpic.
• You have until 11:59pm EST on Monday, October 31st to submit a photo of your carved pumpkin!
Earlier today Ai No Miko updated the Screenshots page with the new screenshots! Excellent job, heroes! We had a really hard time selecting winners, and we want to thank everyone who entered! For a list of winners, please click the picture below or click THIS LINK.
Winners will receive their prizes today! There are also four winners in the Humor category who will receive a small reward, as well! Thanks to everyone who entered!
THIS WEEKEND: Member Only Skyguard Storyline Continues!
Treachery and subterfuge are the order of the day! We left not knowing whether the SkyGuard High Command was safe after being attacked in the Land of Dreams and Nightmares. This week you find out what happened to them, and what is in store for Lore! (Hint: Lots and lots of explosions!)
Head to the Department of Strategization to help plan the Skyguard's next move. But beware, because the SkyPirates have teamed up with other SkyPirate flights (if a group of butterflies is a flutter and a group of camels is a flock (?!), then a group of SkyPirates is a flight.) and they are pressing forward with their attack!
We will also be opening our next LIMITED TIME SHOP for Members this weekend. You will be able to see the time ticking down until this special Member Only Armor goes rare!
On a smaller front we also hope to add items to both the Player Suggestion shop and the Treasure Chests this weekend. LOTS of items coming your way either way as we head into October and start to celebrate AdventureQuest Worlds' 3rd Birthday!
Speaking Of Birthdays
It's almost 3rd Upholder time again!
October is AQWorlds' anniversary month! And THAT means that anyone who upgrades (as long as your upgrade exxpires ON or AFTER November 4th, 2011) will become a 3rd Upholder! That'll get you a sweet character page achievement and the EPIC Platinum Star Sword! (The Star Sword will not be released until November 4th.)
Last Chance for TLPD Items.
Just a little reminder that Quibble will be leaving THIS FRIDAY and talking all of this year's Talk Like A Pirate Day rares with him.
If there's something in there that you want and haven't gotten yet, this is your last chance. THESE ITEMS WILL NEVER RETURN!
Oh my. I see that there is a massive lack of PINK on this page. So I’m here to fix it!
True story: I have missed you guys and gals soooooo much! I’ve been AFK for two weeks now (getting college stuff in order, yanno) and I can’t WAIT to start playing my favorite MMO again with all of my lovely friends =D
Sorry Artix… but Beleen is back so you had better equip those anti-pink protective eyeglasses! MWAHA!
So what have I missed? …a Spring AE Art Contest, huh? A W E S O M E—I looovve art contests!
The Mission
Make AE-themed spring holiday original artwork! You can draw, sculpt, paint, bake a giant Grenwog cake, or even create a balloon Blinding Light of Destiny, as long as everything is made by you! The contest thread will close Friday May 6th, 2011 at 5:00 pm EST (server time), with the winner being announced during the following week.
The Rules
Design must be inspired by any of the AE Games. (AQ, MQ, DF, AQW, ED, HS) and must be Spring holiday themed.
You may use any form of media for your design. (Pencil, Flash, brownie mix, etc)
All artwork must be original. This means no screenshots from the games can be used.
Tracing is strictly FORBIDDEN. Absolutely NO TRACING.
Only two entries per person and please include them both in the same post, make sure to convert to .jpg format and within the preferred size range of 800x600.
You mayNOT EDIT or DELETE your post after you have posted your entry. So make sure it's right before you post it. This isn't a race, you don't need to be the first to post. All submissions WILL be looked at!
You will be automatically disqualified if you do not follow all the rules.
Don't forget your Game Character Name, which game your character is in, and a VALID link to your masterpiece!
And have FUN!
The Sweet Prizes
The Grand Prize Winner(s?) will receive 4,000 Artix Points! 2,000 will be awarded for second place, third AND fourth places and, as always, we reserve the right to award people who go above and beyond!
EEEEEP! I cannot wait to see what you little artists have in store. It’s always a joy to see what other creative abilities our fellow adventurers have… besides soloing a Chaos Lord! Heheh!
The ENTIRE AE Team is taking a one week break from making games... TO MAKE GAMES!
Yes my friend, you read that right! Next week, starting on Monday we are having the 1st ever one-week-long AE Game Making Challenge!
WHAT!? You are making 7+ new games next week? The entire staff (everyone from AdventureQuest, DragonFable, EpicDuel, MechQuest, AdventureQuest worlds) will be forming into small teams of 2 to 3 people. Each team's goal is to create a new game in only 5 days. The rules are: Anything goes & make anything you want! So far there are 7 teams. The competition starts on Monday and ends Friday night... at which time we all get to play everyting that they make!
How will the contest be judged? You and the staff will both judge. We are going to post several polls on the forums which will rate the completed games in different categories (Overall, Fun, Graphics, Sound/Music.)
Is this a good idea? 100% YES. After doing the weekly releases every week, for so many years, the team needs to mix things up and get their creative juices flowing. That is something that all of the big games will benefit from in the following weeks. Also, it will be really interesting to watch and see what happens!
What will the games be like? Everyone is making whatever they want... so your guess is as good as mine, LOL! But there is only one week to make the finished game so they will likely be mini-game sized or prototypes/alphas for larger game concepts. Teams can create their own artwork, sound, and engine from scratch or are free to use things thay have already made. The goal is to be as creative as possible and have fun, there are no rules... just games!
Can I watch? We would love for you to watch and help us with ideas while we are working on the games! We are going to post a special design notes for all teams and we are going to periodically stream live video in AdventureQuest Worlds. (A sneak peek into the secret underground lab... about to be 3.14159% less secret.)
What about the normal Big Game releases? This Friday (just like every week) we have exciting releases coming out for you. Next weekend the games will all be running their special Valentine's Day events. So this really was the perfect time to do this. The best part is... if all team are successful, you could get 7 new games to play next Friday too! Maybe we can add achievements for beating all of them to the Master Account?
AWESOME! I cannot wait! Enjoy the releases this weekend. Starting Monday... we are making some games! (I cannot believe how much I am looking forward to this. It feels like Christmas.)
The Kookie, Monster Cookie Hork returns with a song about this years player-made AQWorlds cookies! (Note: This was totally unplanned... we got so inspired by your cookies we fired up the amps and even made the extremely deep, sophisticated, and intellectually challenging lyrics on the fly as we recorded it live!) The pictures are in random order (Sorted by Chaos!) My apologies for any missing pictures -- crazy editing may have eaten a few. Everyone did a great job -- I am so impressed with all of the entries! WARNING: Video will make you HUNGRY for COOKIES!
YouTube Challenge: Can you sing cookie more times in 15 seconds than the Cookie Hork? Make a video and link me on Twitter.
Contest Winners
The contest has been judged... it was the hardest thing we ever had to do. Honestly, everyone who entered in this contest deserves to win. One of the most interesting was Beowolve's Cookie sword. At first glance it may look like a poorly made sword cookie with some sprinkles... but next to it is the actual in-game sword Cysero drew last year. That is right -- Beowolve perfectly re-created it placing each and every dot with the right color in the exact same spot. The other entires had simliar level of incredible detail -- study each one closely! ... and congratulations everyone, GREAT JOB! Contest Winners Page
This weekend we encountered one of our most frustrating bugs to date. For you guys AND for us.
Blizzy was limiting non-members from completing his quests in the Toy Factory, and Major Moglin was directing you to speak to someone who hasn't arrived yet. It was a total mess.
We've fixed it. Non-members now have access to the "Shadow Figure" quest, and the "Frost" map to do battle against Dragonmaster Frostscythe! From there you will be able to continue with last year's quests.
Sorry!
This Year's Frostval!
Now that everyone can actually COMPLETE the previous year's quests, we are free to move forward with THIS year's adventure, which will require you to make some choices.
One of my Tweeps asked "What happens if we are neutral?". All I can asy to that is follow your heart and pick the answer that best represents your true feelings during your adventure. Actually, do that all the time.
This will allow you to decide the tone of your own tale. Are you the noble, kind and incorruptable hero, or the dark, greedy and dangerous hero? Are you someone to be respected or someone to be feared?
Don't stress about it, though. You can go back through the adventure and play it the opposite way, or even mix and match your responses. You might go about it a different way and learn different things, but you're all after the same goal... to SAVE FROSTVAL!
We will also be adding a bunch of new holiday treats to this adventure AND 2 brand new items will be added to Quibble as well!
Cookie Contest Results!
The Holiday Creative Cookie Contest is OVER! You guys REALLY stepped up your game this year. Some of the entries really blew us away. Beleen and Ai No Miko are about a meter away from me, going over the entries and I'm going to jump in and help as soon as I've posted this Design Notes.
To everyone who entered... AMAZING job. I wish I could shake every one of your talented hands, claws, tentacles and flippers. Picking winners out of this group will be the hardest thing we have to do this season.
Beleen will post the winners on THURSDAY (when we release the rest of this week's update!)
This past weekend I entered a competition where the goal was to make a game in 48 hours, by yourself, from scratch. Rolith talked me into it. He created a game for it too! The theme of the game competition, "Discovery", was announced on Friday at 9pm when the competition started. You might be wondering why on earth I would go home after a intense 5-game release week and immediately jump into 48 more straight hours of game making? (Well, probably not -- you guys love games just as much as I do) Truth be told, most of what I do now is leadership... not hands-on production. Zhoom, Minimal, Captain Rhubarb, Rolith and the other programmers are all so much better than me that I do not get to code any more. J6, Thyton, Ghost, Miltonius, Cysero, Tomix, Oishii are all such incredible artist/animators that I do not get to draw any more either. So when Rolith told me about this contest something sparked in my heart. I WANTED TO MAKE A GAME! So I streamed my screen so people could watch and used a program to take pictures of my screen every minute. I created a game called... DOOM CAULDRON
The most difficult part was that I was running a fever of about 100F Friday and Saturday. Honestly, I would have announced where I was streaming my screen so you could watch me work to everyone except I did not want you to see me fail if I became more sick and had to stop. (I think Beleen's ultra pink Birthday infected me) I created everything in the game during the 48 hours... the Art (mostly photos... my house has an usually high weapon/armor to room ratio... and some pictures I even took of myself using the cameras timer! Note: It is amazing how quickly a Bathrobe and a little creativity can create the "Necromancer" look!), Sound FX (mostly of my toilet), Music (I only had 15 minutes and had to play something on the guitar FAST.. better than nothing!), and of course the code (Any real programmer would cringe in horror... horror!) I feel the games hits the theme of "Discovery" dead on. You drag and drop items into the cauldron and hit create to see what it makes. The ultimate goal is to create... THE DOOM KNIGHT. If you are wondering... why would Artix make a game about a an evil undead conjuring cauldron? The answer is: You know Daimyo and I love battling the evil forces of the undead. I am training Necromancers on how to create undead armies so you can send lots and lots of undead for me to battle on Frostval! (Santa always says no.) Well, are you ready to play... DOOM CAULDRON
It’s the moment you have all been waiting for—and the same goes for us here at the Secret Underground Lab! If you were around last Frostval, then you probably remember the sweetest contest we have ever done. Ever.
Seriously, what contest could possibly be better than one overstuffed with cookies, cakes, pie, brownies, and various holiday confectionary deliciousness?
Arm thy spatulas and equip thy cooking apron in preparation for the
Tehehe, my tummy is already growling in anticipation!
Along with an endless amount of internet fame, the Grand Prize Winner(s) will receive 5,000 AdventureCoins AND a one-of-a-kind weapon created by Dage the Evil!
Additional AC prizes will be awarded for other super sweet desserts!
Fun fact: last year, the 6 grand prize winners received the ultra-rare Confectioner’s Slayer sword. When taken into consideration that there are over 20 Million registered users in AdventureQuest Worlds, being one of the verrrrrrry few to have such a one-of-a-kind weapon is truly remarkable.
Will you be a Grand Prize winner this year? One way to find out!
How the Cookie Crumbles: The Rules
This contest will range from NOW until 11:59pm EST on Sunday, December 19th. The winner(s) will be announced on the Design Notes Thursday, December 23rd!
The rules and guidelines are short ‘n sweet but MUST be followed accordingly for your edible entry to be eligible. I repeat, in boldface and in red font, ‘cuz a lot of people miss this: YOU must follow EACH rule if you want your entry to be considered eligible.
The easiest way to make sure your hard work gets judged: Read all of the rules before submitting your entry!
• Your dessert MUST be created by YOU. Do not copy someone else’s hard work. That my friend is called cheating, and you will be disqualified for it.
• Include an index card/piece of paper/ icing signature that says your AQW Character Name alongside your tasty treat. This way we really know it’s made by you! And NO, photoshopping your name onto your picture DOES NOT COUNT, and you will be disqualified if you do.
• Your dessert MUST be created in some sort of Artix Entertainment theme. Create anything you want from AQW, EpicDuel, BladeHaven, DragonFable, MechQuest, AdventureQuest, and WarpForce! If we cannot tell what it is from our games, you will not be qualified.
• Your canvas must be a cookie, cake, pie, or any other form of holiday dessert. Mmmm, get creative!
• The photo of your dessert should be of the Highest Quality. The more clear the picture, the better and tastier it will look, upping your chance at the Grand Prize! • Remember to post a VALID link to your dessert photo! Uploading your photo to your Facebook does not allow us to see the photos via the Forums. Also, if you upload your photo to your LOCKED photobucket account, we cannot see it either. So make sure your link is valid and isn’t locked to the public!
Preheating The Oven: Enter the Contest!
Now that you are ready for the 2010 Creative Cookie Contest, it’s probably a good idea to know WHERE to post your delectable desserts!
The BattleOn Games Team is really looking forward to seeing all of your wonderful ideas and delicious cookie creations! There is only one way to win—and it starts by entering this contest!
Best of luck to you all =D Eeeeeeeep I cannot wait! (but I have to.)
Do you have what it takes to carve the best AE-themed pumpkin in all of Lore? How skilled are you in the fine arts of the pumpkin-carving blade? Are you able to duel-wield a camera at the same time?
Last year, there were sooo many AMAZING carved pumpkins that we just HAD to do another contest. Check out last year’s winners!
There will be ONE Grand Prize winner (probably… maybe more…?). The contest starts now and ends on Sunday, October 31st. The winners will be announced on the Design Notes and the Forums on the following Friday, November 5th!
The Grand Prize winner(s) will receive 5,000 AdventureCoins!
Additional prizes will be awarded for spectacular squashes too ^_____^
Now that I have your attention, you’re probably wondering how to enter. The rules and guidelines are simple but MUST be followed accordingly for your entry to be considered eligible:
• Your pumpkin MUST be carved BY YOU!
• Your pumpkin MUST be your own ORIGINAL WORK! Any work that is copied via Internet and/or Stencils or simply Copy-Pasted of some supreme pumpkin-carving legend will lead to an automatic DISQUALIFICATION. We’re serious—it’s in CAPS!
• Include an index card or a piece of paper with ONLY your AQW Character Name--this way we really know it's made by you, and so we can award you with AC prizes if you win! Make sure your AQW name is readable and legible!
• Your pumpkin carving can relate to anything from AdventureQuest Worlds or any other Artix Entertainment game =D
• Your canvas must be a pumpkin or another form of squash and/or gourd.
• The photo of your carved pumpkin must be of the Highest Quality—the bigger and more clear the picture, the better! Make sure that you provide a VALID URL to your photo. Try using a reliable photo uploader like Photobucket, TinyPic or Twitpic.
• You have until 11:59pm EST on Sunday, October 31st to submit a photo of your carved pumpkin!
What a Lucky bunch of Heroes!
True story: I have missed you guys and gals soooooo much! I’ve been AFK for two weeks now (getting college stuff in order, yanno) and I can’t WAIT to start playing my favorite MMO again with all of my lovely friends =D
Tehehe, my tummy is already growling in anticipation!
