November 24, 2023

Black Friday 2023: OMG UPDATE

Dark New Rewards, Hollowborn Boss, & Very Ebil Boss Battles

It's the darkest time of the year, and that means new Black Friday rewards are here! All heroes can battle monsters in /blackfridaywar for new rewards. For heroes eager to test their might... we've got new boss battles ready for you: Hollowborn ShadowSlayer D's Vampire + Lycan bosses PLUS Chairman Platinum's Very Ebil Mech Dragon. Read on for more details or charge into battle now!

New game release

• Reward drops from monsters in /blackfridaywar 
• Vampire + Lycan bosses in /hbchallenge (level 65+ recommended)
• Very Ebil Mech Dragon Boss in /ebilroof (level 75+ recommended)
• Black Friday 2023 Collection update: 60+ new items

Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts

• Server Boost: double Rep, Class Points, Gold, XP
• Resource Boost: Legion Tokens + Binky Rib
• Saturday: Hollowborn Gween from Turdrakolich in /eventhub
• Sunday: Dark Moglin Cape from Executive Vordred in /blackfridaywar

Events + Gear Leaving

• December 1: November daily gifts from November 4th - 19th
• December 8: Harvest Fest 2023 + Black Friday 2023 rares

Hollowborn Rewards

New trials await, born from blood and darkness. The Hollowborn Shadowslayer D guards a Vampire and a Lycan cursed with the Shadow Fiend's gift, waiting for you to test your might against them in /hbchallenge.

ShadowSlayer D's Merge Shop:

• Hollowborn Vampire Knight set
• Hollowborn Lycan set
• Hollowborn Vampire Lord
• Hollowborn ShadowSlayer set

These rewards are permanently available, so if you need to level up to take these evil opponents down, never fear... you've got time!

Hollowdeep update: traditionally, we also update the Hollowdeep map at this time of year. Lae did a lot of the work needed for that, but I delayed the Hollowdeep addition to make sure the team had enough time and focus for each of the sections of the update.

The next Hollowdeep update is planned for March 2024, during our Month of Darkness and Evil. The Hollowborn Paragon set will return to Quibble's Shop + in the Hollowborn Merge Shop next March. After that, it will go permanently rare.

New Black Friday Reward Gear

Over 40 new rewards are now available for you to grab this weekend! Gear up and get ready to unlock the darkest gear of the year, then return on Monday for our Cyber Monday reward items!

Very Ebil Mech Dragon in /ebilmech:

• NeoBattleon Armor + accessories
• Even more drops coming on Cyber Monday

Executive Assistant Vordred in /blackfridaywar:

• Black Skull Cane
• Formal Grenwog Garb
• and more

Deal Bot 2.0 in /blackfridaywar:

• Lovely Celtic Warrior
• Dark Wraps Mummy armor + helm
• Lady Sora's Midnight Gown armor + helms
• Dark Celestial Priest set

Hypnotized Shopper in /blackfridaywar:

• Dark Valkyrie Helm (male + female)

The following Black Friday farming items were added on Wednesday!

2023 Achievement Tracker Rewards Next Week

Every time you log into AQWorlds, you've got some goal: meeting up with friends, ranking your newest class, or farming for the Blinding Light of Destiny. The sense of satisfaction when you accomplish that goal is one of the best things about playing AQW! But we want to give you even MORE rewards for playing... and that's where the Achievement Tracker comes in. 

Every achievement pack is a full item set; when you log in with this gear equipped, you'll have an immediate WOW factor. For now, read on to get a small teaser.

Achievement Tracker Rewards for 2023

1,250,000 AdventureCoins

• Exclusive armor set
• Platinum Trophy Zorbak pet with quest for the Golden Item of Donated Awesomeness
• Character page badge

15 Years Played

• Exclusive armor set
• Platinum Trophy Twilly pet with quest for the Golden Item of Donated Awesomeness*
• Character page badge

14 Years Membership 

• Exclusive armor set
• Platinum Trophy Twig pet with quest for the Golden Item of Donated Awesomeness
• Character page badge

This is the FINAL TIER of the Achievement Tracker; once you've reached any (or all) of these tiers, you've done it. You've WON the tracker!

* The 15 Years Played IoDA quest will require a confirmed email address, 15 years played, and a selection of in-game sagas completed. Details announced next week.

Dark Holiday AdventureCoin Bonus

If you're gearing up for the holidays, this is the best time to check out our Holiday AC bonus so you don't miss a thing. Get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any AC or Membership pack.