Design Notes

July 23, 2021

Summer 2021 Collection

Unlock 90+ holiday items in our NAME Collection

Our very own time-traveling sales moglin, Quibble Coinbiter, is BACK in Battleon with a shop full of super-hot gear from the past, present, and future. And for all you real-life rare hunters and holiday-loving heroes, our Summer 2021 Featured Collection chest is here! Unlock over 90 rare and seasonal summer items when you get the chest for 10,000 AdventureCoins (over 25,000 ACs worth of gear) or buy individual items from the shop in your game menu.

• Get the full collection for 10,000 ACs (that's 25,000 ACs worth of gear) or
• Check the Beachin' Rares shop in your game menu to buy individual items from the collection

The Collection Chest unlocks over 90 items, including the 2021 rare:

• Exclusive OtaCool Chest pet to unlock the full collection shop
• Marvel-ous Wetsuit set
• Sweet Summer Suit
• Midnight Beach Party Outfit
• Elegant, Chic, Sandy, and BattleReady AX Swimwear armors
• Otacool Beach Outfit (color-customizable)
• Blazing Hot Hero set
• Ice Cold Hero set
• OtaQuibble Bank pet
• Badge pet (with quest for exclusive character page badge)
• and more!

This year's chest also includes the following seasonal items:

• Enchanted Beach Party Outfit (color-customizable)
• Casual Tropical Outfit
• Sporty + Elite AX Swimwear armors
• Beachin' Chic Swimwear set
• Otacool Swimwear gear
• and more!

Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive quest pet, all of the gear contained inside the Beachin' Summer Collection shop will also be available to buy individually in the Beachin' Rares shop in your game menu.

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

NOW AVAILABLE! Get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any AdventureCoin or Membership package you buy during our Summer AdventureCoins bonus! With the release of our giant 90+ Summer Collection set, this is a great time to top up.

Gear up and get ready for Part 4 of the Shadows of War Saga, our Friday the 13th event in August, and more!

Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!

That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers (example: Summer, Back to School, and during the holidays). Bonus amounts and dates may change from year to year, so keep an eye on the Design Notes and social media for more news of future bonuses.

Get 60,000 ACs while our Summer Bonus is on!

During our Summer AC bonus, get 60,000 ACs for $99.95 (that's 20,000 ACs more than normal!) and unlock your choice of upgrade bonus pack, 15x Rep, Gold, Class Points, and XP server boosts, and the Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (IoDA). 

Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness?!

The Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (or MIoDA for short) is a miscellaneous item you will get by purchasing the 40k AdventureCoin pakage. Like the other IoDA items, it allows you to choose any item in the game when you redeem it through your Account Manager.

How to Claim your MIoDA Prize

Make sure you have a confirmed email address attached to your game account, and then follow these steps:

1. Decide on the item you want
2. Log into your Account Manager
3. Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
4. You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
5. Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards  
6. You'll be taken to a verification page to confirm your choice

July 17, 2021

Midnight Issue Updates

Facebook, LQS, and Daily Drop News

The middle of the night is not our usual Design Notes post time, but so much has been going on, not everything would fit into our earlier DN post. Read on for news!

AQW Facebook Login update 

We're in touch with Facebook's App Review/Appeal team. They have a few requests we need to address before the process can move forward. We'll resume working with them this week to get the issue addressed as quickly as possible.

LavaFlame, Abyssal, and ShadowEater Samurai Update

After receiving several requests this evening, Yoshino was able to add in "standard arm" versions of the LavaFlame and Abyssal Pyromancer armors from this weekend's Limited Quantity Set pack. These are available in your Book of Lore badge shop right now.

He's also set up a "standard arm" version of the ShadowEater Samurai armor from our 1,000,000 AC achievement tracker reward set. This update will release in the next few days (unless he sneakily rolls it while I am asleep).

Daily Drops Added to the IoDA Pool

Our daily login gifts are frequently scheduled in advance. To make sure players don't get those special drops in advance, we give them a special rarity. But that rarity also excludes them from being added into the pool of IoDA* gifts.

Later on this month, we'll update the rarity on a number of the items with the "Limited Time Drop" rarity to allow them to be added to the IoDA prize pool. Keep an eye out for more news on this in the near future.

* The Item of Digital Awesomeness allows you to choose a rare or hard-to-obtain item. Read more about them here. 

July 13, 2021

Issue Update: Facebook Login

FB Login is temporarily unavailable. A fix is in progress.

the Facebook Login for AdventureQuest Worlds is temporarily unavailable. We apologize for the inconvenience, and will have that back up for everyone as soon as possible. You can still log into AQW by entering your username + password normally.

July 13, 2021

More Free HeroPoints O_O

Fixing a bug by giving MORE GIFTS

Last week, we gave heroes logging in 3 free HeroPoints to celebrate the return of HeroMart. Due to a bug with the gift-giving, some accounts received 6 instead of 3. To keep things fair, we've gone ahead and given ALL heroes 6 HeroPoints.

So if you originally got 3 HeroPoints last week, 3 more were added to your account yesterday.* The last date to log in to claim your free HP is now July 31, 2021.

Note: The 6 HP gift will only be available for accounts created on or before July 12th, 2021.

*If you got 6 HeroPoints before the fix yesterday, you did not get 3 more (because that would give you 9 HeroPoints). The most anyone will get from our free HP giveaway is 6 HP. Enjoy!

July 09, 2021

Calendar Class Update: Time for BUFFS

Class Enthusiasts, this post is for you!

With the return of all calendar classes comes balance updates for each one released between 2011 and 2016 with the purpose of bringing them up to modern standards! Although every calendar class revolves around the Temporal Rift mechanic, these changes were made with the intent of giving each class a unique role, so a specific calendar class may perform better than the others depending on the situation you’re in!

Chronomancer

Chronomancer has aged poorly over the years, poor enough to the point where two of its skills are effectively unusable. These changes aim to bring back use to these skills and push the class into a glass cannon like role.

Mana Regeneration: Mana Model changed to Warrior

Temporal Strike:

• Damage increased
• Mana Cost: 5 > 3
• Cooldown: 2 seconds > 1.5 seconds

Rift Inversion:

• Healing function changed, now heals the player based on the number of Temporal Rift stacks they have (does not consume stacks)
• No longer applies Inverted Matrix
• Now applies Time Warp, which increases Haste by 20% for 12 seconds.- Mana Cost: 20 > 10

Rift Collapse:

• Now has an 80% increased chance to crit
• Mana Cost: 30 > 20

Riftburn:

• DoT damage reduced
• DoT no longer consumes or does damage based on Temporal Rift stacks
• Now reduces enemy Dodge by 15% 
• Mana Cost: 50 > 15
• Cooldown: 16 seconds > 12 seconds

ChronoCorruptor

ChronoCorruptor’s aura blocks, lack of mana sustain, and extreme levels of RNG make it very frustrating to use. We’ve made changes to each of these aspects so that the class feels better to play while still keeping a highrolling nature.

Mana Regeneration: Mana Model changed to Warrior

Chaos Rift Strike:

• Damage increased
• Mana Cost: 5 > 4
• Skill icon updated

Split Causality:

• Skill has been remade!
• When used, now applies either Mend Time or Restore Time to the player. Mend Time is a large HoT that lasts 2 seconds, Restore Time is a small HoT that lasts 8 seconds 
• When used, now applies either Time Hemorrhage or Time Bleed to the target. Time Hemorrhage is a large DoT that lasts 2 seconds, Time Bleed is a small DoT that lasts 8 seconds 
• No longer applies Unstable Rift- Mana Cost: 20 > 10
• Skill icon updated

Time Collapse:

• No longer applies Unstable Rift
• Mana Cost: 30 > 20
• Skill icon updated

Don’t Blink Twice:* 

• Skill has been remade!
• Damage reduced, but now always does damage
• No longer stuns
• Now applies Distorted Time to the player, which increases Haste by 20% for 15 seconds.
• Now applies either Visceral Shift or Shiftburn to the player. Visceral Shift increases physical damage by 100% for 5 seconds, Shiftburn increases HoT and DoT power by 100% for 5 seconds.
• Mana Cost: 50 > 15- Skill icon updated

*renamed from Shiftburn

Chaotic Movement: Dodge Chance: 10% > 15% 

Timekiller

We’re addressing a strange issue regarding Timekiller in which it’s a calendar class, but is missing the Temporal Rift mechanic. We’ve also made various adjustments that improve its PvP (and PvE) performance.

General: Switched positions of the Relive The Past and Compress Time skills

Stat Model: Changed to Rogue

Rift Slash (renamed from Auto Attack): Now applies Temporal Rift to the player

Stretch Time:

• Damage type changed to Physical
• Now applies Temporal Rift to the player
• Now reduces target Haste by a flat 20% for 10 seconds
• Mana Cost: 15 > 8

Compress Time:

• Mana Cost: 30 > 10
• Cooldown: 20 seconds > 10 seconds

Relive the Past: Now does damage based on stacks of Temporal Rift- DoT Damage increased

Stop Time:

• Damage reduced
• Damage type changed to Physical 
• Now applies Temporal Rift to the player
• Stun duration: 4 seconds > 2 seconds 
• Mana Cost: 45 > 20
• Cooldown: 16 seconds > 12 seconds

Temporal Cataclysm: Now reduces DoT damage taken by 60%

ChronoCommander

Improving ChronoCommander’s role as a tank without compromising its ability to deal damage.

Mana Regeneration: Mana Model changed to Warrior

Time Rift: Now always applies Focus

Time Rift Inversion: Healing function changed, now heals the player based on the number of Temporal Rift stacks they have (does not consume stacks)

Severed Rift:

• DoT damage reduced
• DoT no longer consumes or does damage based on Temporal Rift stacks
• Now reduces enemy damage by 25% - Mana Cost: 50 > 10

Auxiliary Systems (renamed from Timeless): Now increases Endurance by 150% 

Temporal Power Suit (renamed from Endless): Now reduces physical damage taken by 10% 

Chrono DragonKnight

Reducing Time of the Dragon’s cooldown to address the changes to monster respawn times. 

Mana Regeneration: Mana Model changed to Warrior

Time of the Dragon: Cooldown: 35 seconds > 25 seconds

Infinity Knight

Improving Infinity Knight’s mana sustain.

Mana Regeneration: Mana Model changed to DeathKnight (regens mana for each DoT tick)

Strike of Dawn: Mana Cost: 5 > 0

July 08, 2021

This weekend: HeroMart's Grand Reopening

HeroMart, HeroPoints, and Calendar Classes O_O!!!

HeroMart is Artix Entertainment's one and only real-world loot store. Stryche and his army of shipping sneevils offer gear you can /equip offline: t-shirts, calendars, posters, and more.

Heromart is once again ramping up production, with many new posters, shirts, and other gear coming in the near future. That's why we've worked with the HeroMart crew to get the in-game map ready to re-open... and this weekend, you can /join Heromart to find all the returning rewards for HeroPoints... and a few shiny new options.

As we continue to add more items for HeroPoints over the coming months and years, we'll also be making them available for AdventureCoins. That way, players who cannot get those digital in-game rewards (for example, because of high shipping costs) will still have a way to obtain them.

What are HeroPoint Rewards, and what are they for?

HeroPoints are a special currency you get as a bonus when you buy select merchandise (like T-shirts, prints, posters, etc) from our online store, HeroMart. 

 Spend them on digital reward items in AdventureQuest Worlds and several of our other online video games.

How do you earn HeroPoints?

The only way to earn HeroPoints is to buy select merchandise directly from HeroMart.  You will receive the HeroPoints redemption code on the packing slip when your package arrives at your door.

• 1 HeroPoint is roughly equal to $5 USD
• For every $5 dollars you spend on select merchandise, you'll get 1 HP (select items may have additional HP added on as a special bonus)

Check out what merchandise comes with HeroPoints rewards on this page.

What if I just want to buy the digital item rewards?

Good news! Starting this month, we will offer the ability to buy select digital item rewards directly in-game using AdventureCoins OR HeroPoints.

The AC price will be equal to the value of the item in HeroPoints. For example, if a sword costs 2 HeroPoints, it will cost around 2,000 AdventureCoins. (1 HP = about $5 USD =  around 1,000 ACs) This way, we keep the price fair for all players, no matter how they buy the item.

• This option will only be available for in-game items released starting this month.
• Items in the original HeroPoints Merge shop return this weekend but will not be available for AdventureCoins.
  
• Buying items for HeroPoints or AdventureCoins will not unlock the exclusive character page badge that comes with the physical merchandise
• These items are not available as selections in the Item of Donated Awesomeness pool

What if I want to give my friend HeroPoints?

We've gotten many requests over the years for a way to gift your friends HeroPoints. Now that we will be selling the digital in-game item rewards, you'll be able to give your friend an Artix Points gift certificate. They can redeem that for AdventureCoins to buy the item/s they'd like.

Will I be able to buy exclusive rewards with HeroPoints or ACs?

Some merchandise will come with exclusive in-game rewards that will not be available for HeroPoints or AdventureCoins. (For example -- a hypothetical future 2nd generation of moglin plushies)

The product details page on HeroMart.com will specify what rewards it comes with, and how it will be available, so you will know in advance.

Can I exchange ACs for HP, or vice versa?

Good question (and great way to think outside the box). No, you won't be able to exchange one currency for the other. 

Didn't HeroPoints go rare?

The HeroPoints map, quests, and merge shop were removed temporarily from the game a few years ago due to an exploit in the game. The HeroPoints reward items themselves were never intended to go rare, and now we’re excited to bring them back for you!

New Variants of Calendar Classes Arrive 

That’s right! Over the last few years, we have been returning rare class skills paired with different art so that we aren’t locking new players out of core gameplay mechanics. And now, after many years and thousands of player requests… we’re doing the same with the Calendar Classes! (Plus, the 2011 - 2016 calendar classes have all been buffed to better fit our modern class balance standards.)* 

Starting this weekend, you’ll be able to buy Timelock Keys with AdventureCoins to unlock new variants of the Calendar Class sets** for AdventureCoins. Or you can buy the class and individual set items for HeroPoints.

• Chronomancer Prime: 2011 Chronomancer Class variant
• ChronoChaorruptor: 2012 ChronoCorruptor Class variant
• TimeKeeper: 2013 TimeKiller Class variant
• ChronoCommandant: 2014 ChronoCommander Class variant
• Chrono DataKnight: 2015 Chrono DragonKnight Class variant
• Interstellar Knight: 2016 Infinity Knight Class variant
• ShadowWeaver of Time: 2017 ShadowWalker of Time Class variant
• Empyrean Chronomancer: 2018 Eternal Chronomancer Class variant

And in the near future, we'll also be adding the:

• Timeless Chronomancer: 2019 Corrupted Chronomancer Class variant
• Overworld Chronomancer: 2020 Underworld Chronomancer Class variant
• Necrotic Chronomancer: 2021 Nechronomancer Class variant

How to buy the AC version:

1. Talk to Stryche in the /HeroMart map
2. Buy the Timelock Key for the Class for 6,000 ACs*** 
3. The Timelock Key opens up a shop with the 0 AC class, armor, and accessories (Talk to Stryche to find your new gear shop)

How to buy the HeroPoints version:

1. Buy merchandise from HeroMart. 
2. Once your merch arrives, find the HeroPoints code printed on your packing slip.
3. Redeem your code on the Portal site and apply the HeroPoints to your AQWorlds account.
4. Login to your AQWorlds account and /join Heromart
5. Talk to Stryche to open the HeroPoints merge shop for the Calendar Class you want
6. Buy the Class or any of the set items using your HeroPoints

Note: Currently, the /curio map has the original 2017 Timelock Key. This will remain available until the 2017 calendar sells out on Heromart.com. The 2018 Calendar sold out, and so the Immortality Key, which unlocks the 2018 class, will be removed with this weekend's release.

* Owners of the original versions of past Calendar Classes will unlock the new variants for free in their badge shop in the Book of Lore.

** Classes were named intentionally so the acronyms would remain the same. That way, players will still know which classes other heroes are referring to. 

*** With the 2017 Calendar, we had two ways to obtain the Calendar Class. Players could unlock it for free by purchasing the physical calendar from HeroMart or could buy a Timelock Key for 6,000 AdventureCoins to unlock the class and set items. This new model follows our 2017 plan.

July 16, 2021

Fire & Ice Limited Quantity Sets

Our Fire & Ice Armor Sets go on sale this Friday at 6 PM EST!

Summer is heating up, and this week, we're bringing back our Frostval in July event to help you chill out. It's time to cool off with an all-new series of Limited Quantity sets. Starting this Friday, July 16th, at 6 PM EST, find all-new limited quantity packs, plus returning gear that hasn't sold out yet. 

To get the gear, open the AQW Account Manage site and find the Limited Quantity Shop section. When the items are available, grab yours before they're gone! (Each package also comes with a unique badge in your Book of Lore and on your character page.) 

This weekend's new limited quantity sets are:

• Set 1: Cryomancer Knight (AC set)
• Set 2: Celestial Pyromancer (for current and past members)
• Set 3: LavaFlame + Abyssal Pyromancer Swimgear (AC set)
• Set 4: Frozenflame pet + weapons (free player gold set)

* These are the final quantities of these sets. They will not re-stock. Once the sets are sold out, they will never return.

Restock Schedule

• 6:00 PM EST Friday night, 7/16 (initial stock)
• 6:00 AM Saturday, 7/17
• 12:00 PM Saturday, 7/17
• 6:00 PM Saturday, 7/17
• 12:00 AM EST Sunday, 7/18 (final restock)

Cryomancer Knight

Price: 1500 AdventureCoins
Total # of sets: 10,000
Initial stock quantity: 3000
Restock: 1750

• 1 armor
• 6 helms, 1 cape, and 3 weapons
• Character page badge

Celestial Pyromancer

Price: 100,000 gold (for current and past members)
Total # of sets: 15,000
Initial stock quantity: 5000
Restock: 2500

• 1 armor
• 2 helms, 2 capes, and 3 weapons
• Character page badge

Lavaflame + Abyssal Pyromancer Swimgear

Price: 1000 AdventureCoins
Total # of sets: 10,000
Initial stock quantity: 3000
Restock: 1750

• 2 armors
• 8 helms and 2 capes
• Character page badge

FrozenFlame Battle Gear

Price: 30,000 gold
Total # of sets: 50,000
Initial stock quantity: 15,000
Restock: 8750

• 1 pet
• 5 weapons
• Character page badge

What is a Limited Quantity Set?

The Limited Quantity Sets are just what they sounds like... each set has a certain quantity and once that number has sold out then that's it. The total number of sets is the same for everyone, everwhere, so if you see 300 items left on the web page, that's what we've got left in stock.

How Do Limited Quantity Sets Work?

1. Log into your account manager on AQ.com (not into the game!) 
2. Purchase the set using either ACs or gold
3. Log into AQW and find your set badge in the Book of Lore 
4. Get all the items in the badge shop for 0 ACs (yay free storage!)

July 23, 2021

Victory is Elementary

Our main story continues this weekend

The Shadows of War Saga continues now with Elemental Forces! Log in and battle alongside elemental minions sent by the Avatars to help you, Galanoth, Artix, Gravelyn, and Abel defend Lore from the ShadowFlame army!

In the last chapter update, The Flame & The Fury, you fought alongside Galanoth to survive the ShadowFlame Onslaught and keep the deposed Avatar of Fire safe.

Shadows of War: ShadowFlame Onslaught

• Chapter 3: battle our newest update in /fireinvasion
• Chapter 2: play through the next chapter in /shadowfireplane
• Chapter 1: begin the adventure in /fireplanewar

The Shadows of War saga so far...

• The First Encounter: /join shadowwar
• Teja the Pirate Queen: /join granitecove
• Jinx the Cat Burglar: /join junkhoard
• Attack on Arcangrove: /join shadowgrove
• Mahou the Spirit Mage: /join aozorahills
• Attack on Mythsong: /join shadowsong
• Alliance of Evil: /join darkally
• The Chaos Twins: /join chaosamulet
• Chaos & Shadows: /join lagunabeach
• Attack on the Mirror Realm: /join shadowoff
• Shadows of Chaos: The Queen's Past - /join forestreach
• Happening now: ShadowFlame Onslaught

And don't miss the rest of this month's update. See the full release lineup here: AdventureQuest Worlds calendar.

Hot New Armor Sets

Talk to Galanoth this weekend in /fireinvasion and complete this weekend's story release to begin farming for all-new item rewards! Monster drops include the EmberFlame DragonKin set + merge shop gear features the Sapphire and Ruby SpellBlade sets!

Calendar Class Updates + Bug Fixes for July 23, 2021

Earlier this month, we released new variants of the 2011 - 2018 Chronomancer-themed Calendar Class variants, available for AdventureCoins or HeroPoints in the /HeroMart map. After Reens + the Class team reviewed the changes necessary (and with some "sanity check" input from the Bugs and Player Support teams), the new expected launch date of the 2019, 2020, and 2021 calendar class variants is August 20th!

Corrupted/Underworld Chronomancer Class bug fixes

• Fixed a bug on Underworld Chronomancer that caused Hourglass of Paradise to not work properly
• Fixed a bug on Hourglass of Power that caused Dodge to be lowered instead of increased
• Removed an aura block on Foresee Corruption, increased cooldown to 60 seconds
• Updated several consumable descriptions*

*Some numbers were incorrect on certain consumable's descriptions, they have been updated to the correct values. No balance changes were made to these consumables.

Leaving Soon: mark your calendars

Don't miss out on your favorite limited time events, stories, and gear! 

July 31:

• Remaining quantities of our Fire & Ice LQS Sets leave* 
• July Seasonal Set: Flameborn Summoner
• Daily gift drops released between July 1 - 24
• July Seasonal Featured Gear Shop items

*The remaining sets will be available again in the future, until they sell out.

Daily Gift Schedule

Log in each day for a new server-wide reward item, boost, or drop rate increase. Bookmark the Daily Gift page to keep up to date with all of daily gifts! And don't miss the rest of this month's update. See the full release lineup here: AdventureQuest Worlds calendar.

Flash is Dead. AQWorlds lives on with the Artix Games Launcher!

Adobe, the maker of the Flash Player plug-in, stopped supporting Flash. But never fear! We built the Artix Games Launcher so you can continue playing AdventureQuest Worlds and your other favorite Artix Entertainment games.

Download the Launcher at artix.com/launcher, then log in and get back to battling right from your computer. No Flash Player or web browser needed.

July 16, 2021

Frostval in July Returns

It's always a good time to /party

Frostval in July returns as countries around Lore /party this summer! This year, we're bringing you an all-new festival in the Northlands, plus the celebrations (and reward gear!) in the Etherstorm Waste and Akiba return.

Help Adak gather the resources necessary to light up the night. After enjoying the fireworks finale, talk to Adak and Tinsel; complete their quests for all-new reward gear!

• Enchanted Mountaineer set (color-customizable)
• Festive Party Outfit set (color-customizable)
• FlameHeart Warrior set

* While you and your fellow heroes are battling through the festivities around Lore, our team of game developers are hard at work building the next chapters in Malgor's Fire Realm Invasion saga. Look for part 3 to arrive next week!

Celebrate Frostval in July... in Yokai!

Empress Miko has called for a mid-Summer festival in Akiba to celebrate life, love, friends, and family in the midst of war. 

Complete her quests to unlock our Frostval seasonal gear...

• Chibi moglin helms
• the Frost BladeMaster set

Attend the Dragon King's Festival in Etherstorm

Once again, the dragon clans of the Etherstorm Wastes have invited humans and moglins to celebrate the Festival of the Dragon King. But not all humans are eager to share in the event... the Dragon Hunters have been spotted nearby. Help keep the peace (and the baby dragons safe) this weekend!

After you complete this weekend's event, battle the boss for a chance to get the items in our Frosted Assassin weapon series:

• Frosted Shuriken
• Frosted Katana
• Frosted Kunai
• Frosted Ninjato
• Frosted Katana + Ninjato

Battle the monsters in this weekend's map to get Burnt Bows and Dragon Scales. Save these up to create the pieces of the Winter Assassin armor set!

HeroMart Calendar Class Update

Last week, the in-game version of HeroMart returned, along with new variants of our 2011 - 2018 calendar classes. I had hoped we could release 2019 - 2021 this week.

Because of a few unexpected timing issues and high-priority backend fixes and changes (like Facebook Login breaking, the HeroPoints query, and setting up one of the future challenge boss fights, and more), the team wasn't able to work on adding in those classes.

Currently, they are on the schedule to arrive in early August. We will keep you posted if that changes!

Server Patch Notes

New Changes (July 15, 2021)

• Collecting Item Drops too fast will not disconnect you.
• When session is kicked from multi-login, the client will show a more helpful message.
• When trying to join a map that has a broken room instance, there is a better chance now of getting assigned to a working instance of the map, instead of nothing happening.
• Using class skills immediately after Class Rank up will no longer kick you.
• Killing your own character in PVP will not award a score for either team.

July 09, 2021

Explore the Edge of Time

This weekend: Chronomancers, HeroMart, Classes and more!

This weekend, log in and /join chronohub to explore the Archipelago of Time! Discover the history of the Chronomancers as you farm for new gear, unlock lore scrolls, and more.

Lore fans, don't miss the scrolls in /chronohub. /join chronohub and head into the building, then click on the scrolls to learn more about the history of Chronomancy. There are about 10 stories covering the founding of the different Orders of Chronomancy.

Talk to all of the Chronomancers at /chronohub to learn their stories, then complete quests to unlock Timepieces to use in the Chronohub Merge shop!

HeroMart is back!

The in-game version of HeroMart, Artix Entertainment's online merch store, is open once again in AQWorlds! The HeroPoints Merge Shop is back, along with all of the gen 1 HeroPoints gear (including the Great Thief Class)!

Heromart is once again ramping up production, with many new posters, shirts, and other gear coming in the near future. That's why we've worked with the HeroMart crew to get the in-game map ready to re-open... and this weekend, you can /join Heromart to find all the returning rewards for HeroPoints... and a few shiny new options.

Helpful HeroMart Links

There is a LOT that goes into Heromart and its in-game rewards. That's why you should check out the links below if you have any questions.

• Read more about HeroPoints and what you can do with them in yesterday's Design Notes post.
• See what merchandise comes with HeroPoints rewards
• Contact Artix Support if you have any issues with your HeroMart purchase or reward redemption

Variants of Calendar Classes are now available

Calendar Class variants are here! We've paired buffed versions of the original class skills with new art. The class sets are available for ACs or HeroPoints in the /heromart merge shop.

Starting this weekend, you’ll be able to buy Timelock Keys with AdventureCoins to unlock new variants of the Calendar Class sets** for AdventureCoins. Or you can buy the class and individual set items for HeroPoints.

• Chronomancer Prime: 2011 Chronomancer Class variant
• ChronoChaorruptor: 2012 ChronoCorruptor Class variant
• TimeKeeper: 2013 TimeKiller Class variant
• ChronoCommandant: 2014 ChronoCommander Class variant
• Chrono DataKnight: 2015 Chrono DragonKnight Class variant
• Interstellar Knight: 2016 Infinity Knight Class variant
• ShadowWeaver of Time: 2017 ShadowWalker of Time Class variant
• Empyrean Chronomancer: 2018 Eternal Chronomancer Class variant

And in the near future, we'll also be adding the:

• Timeless Chronomancer: 2019 Corrupted Chronomancer Class variant
• Overworld Chronomancer: 2020 Underworld Chronomancer Class variant
• Necrotic Chronomancer: 2021 Nechronomancer Class variant

How to buy the AC version:

1. Talk to Stryche in the /HeroMart map
2. Buy the Timelock Key for the Class for 6,000 ACs*** 
3. The Timelock Key opens up a shop with the 0 AC class, armor, and accessories (Talk to Stryche to find your new gear shop)

How to buy the HeroPoints version:

1. Buy merchandise from HeroMart. 
2. Once your merch arrives, find the HeroPoints code printed on your packing slip.
3. Redeem your code on the Portal site and apply the HeroPoints to your AQWorlds account.
4. Login to your AQWorlds account and /join Heromart
5. Talk to Stryche to open the HeroPoints merge shop for the Calendar Class you want
6. Buy the Class or any of the set items using your HeroPoints

Note: Currently, the /curio map has the original 2017 Timelock Key. This will remain available until the 2017 calendar sells out on Heromart.com. The 2018 Calendar sold out, and so the Immortality Key, which unlocks the 2018 class, will be removed with this weekend's release.

* Owners of the original versions of past Calendar Classes will unlock the new variants for free in their badge shop in the Book of Lore.

** Classes were named intentionally so the acronyms would remain the same. That way, players will still know which classes other heroes are referring to. 

*** With the 2017 Calendar, we had two ways to obtain the Calendar Class. Players could unlock it for free by purchasing the physical calendar from HeroMart or could buy a Timelock Key for 6,000 AdventureCoins to unlock the class and set items. This new model follows our 2017 plan.

New from HeroMart: Game Logo T-Shirts!

NEW game logo t-shirts are now available from HeroMart! Display your love of Lore, dragons, and looking AWESOME, and get more rewards than just looking like a Hero. Each comes with HeroPoints rewards to spend inside our games.

Plus we've restocked even more t-shirts. And check out which merch comes with HeroPoints here: http://heromart.com/collections/heropoints-rewards…

July 02, 2021

Exaltia Tower Challenge Bosses

Journey to the Inn at the Edge of Time

This weekend in AdventureQuest Worlds, journey to the Inn at the Edge of Time. There are many like it -- spread across the multiple dimensions -- but this one is yours! Here we have the Arena of Time, where you can fight some of the strongest creatures in the multiverse!

Tonight, grab your guildmates or a group of friends and battle through a gauntlet of monsters and ultra challenge bosses drawn from the DragonFable dimension's Exaltia Tower!

This weekend, /join timeinn and fight to defeat:

• Ezrajal 
• The Warden 
• The Engineer and their drones 
• Ultra versions of Ezrajal, The Warden, and The Engineer

Exaltia Tower Rewards

The Exaltia Merge Shop contains a number of items imported from the DragonFable timeline. As they passed through the timestream, our loremasters noted the appearance of some of these items had... shifted slightly, almost as if they gained an additional 3/4 perspective. Timestream shenigans!

The merge shop contains armor sets and gear inspired by the Atealan storyline and classes from DragonFable:

• Cryptic armor set
• RiftWalker armor set
• Ascedant armor set
• Thaumaturgus Alpha, Omega, Ultima weapons
• Apostate Alpha, Omega, Ultima weapons

Our challenge bosses can be defeated once per day for their boss insignia. Collect these to trade for enchanted legendary weapons and gear that cannot be obtained any other way, making them a unique way to show off your accomplishments in AQW!

• Exalted Unity: requires level 95. Weapon damage is static and does 35% more to all monsters when equipped.
• Exalted Penultima: requires level 95. Weapon damage is static and does 40% more to all monsters when equipped.
• Exalted Apotheosis: requires level 95. Weapon damage is static and does 50% more to all monsters when equipped.

Plus, complete the quest to create the Exalted Apotheosis blade to unlock an exclusive character page badge.

The Return of Challenge Bosses

Over the past week, our developers have made a significant update to the servers that have brought back old boss skills. You can read more about these changes here. This also means existing skills can be combined in new and exciting ways. Meet our newest challenge bosses from the Exaltia Tower in DragonFable!

For each boss in this release, there will be “story” and “challenge” difficulty modes. For players who wish to experience the event and its lore, “story” versions of the bosses are straightforward fights with no special abilities. For those who wish for a challenge (and their exalted, exquisite, exclusive rewards!), you can pit yourselves against ultra versions of Ezrajal, The Warden, and The Engineer.

Going forward, we’d like to start things slowly, and introduce challenge bosses with skills throughout new releases. These special challenge bosses will follow a similar structure- these bosses are created with the intention to be fought by coordinated teams of 4 heroes. While their intended levels may vary, they pose a significant challenge at their respective levels.

The ultra Exaltia Tower bosses are endgame-level bosses intended to be fought with a full party of experienced players. These are NOT easy fights, and will have appropriately powerful rewards.

Exaltia Tower Boss Identification Guide

The first of the three challenge bosses is Ezrajal, a Celestial noble of the Tower of Exaltia. Ezrajal is a powerful ward of the Exaltia Tower who has the ability to lock your skills, reflect your attacks, and drain your health.

Ezrajal battle tips:

• None of his attacks are avoidable, but none of them can crit. Plan accordingly! 
• His lifesteal attack will occur frequently and hit hard for true damage, which cannot be reduced. 
• His reflect is infrequent, and has a warning- keep an eye out for it.

The Warden is the second of the challenge bosses, a creation of the Tower. The Warden is a powerful foe that can heal, petrify players, knock players down to 1hp, and will go berserk when its HP is low.

The Warden battle tips:

• Have healing on standby, or constant HoT, otherwise the shockwave attack will leave you for dead. 
• At certain health increments, the boss will perform the shockwave attack and heal a large portion of its health. 
• Below 30% HP, the boss will go berserk, raising its hit chance, dodge chance, crit chance, and attack speed greatly.

The Engineer is the third and final boss of this week, and the most difficult. The Engineer is accompanied by its two drones, an Offense Drone and a Defense Drone. The two drones shield their controller: the boss can only be damaged while BOTH drones are dead! In addition to that, the Offense Drone’s attacks cannot be avoided, but cannot crit, the Defense Drone has a damage reflection shield, and the Engineer will continuously attack all members of the party with unavoidable true damage, and will charge up a devastating attack once in a while.

The Engineer battle tips:

• Both drones must be killed in order to damage the boss - they have long respawn timers, so time your drone kills together to take advantage of the window. 
• The Offense Drone is susceptible to crowd control and stunning abilities! Keep it under control to prevent it from picking off your team members 
• The Defense Drone has a reflection shield that will charge up every so often- try to keep this timer in mind while you’re fighting it. 
• The Engineer has a powerful laser attack which divides its damage by the number of people in the room. Try to find a full party before challenging this boss

DragonFable: Magic. Dragons. Elements at WAR!

This week's game update released originally in DragonFable. DF is one of our most-loved games. With a rich story, incredible art, and the ability to TRAIN YOUR OWN DRAGON (!!!), this is one of my personal favorites out of all of the games I've ever played. (All biases aside.) 

If you haven't gotten a chance to try it out, make your DragonFable hero now, and begin an all-new adventure!

It's TIME for Bido's Birthday Bash!

Long-time hero and guest artist, Bido, levels up in the real world this week. He's crafted all-new, extra special celebratory gear to help you /party. 

/join djinnguard to find Bido and his merge shop with the Toxic Wanderer set this weekend.

Daily Login Gift Update

For all you heroes hoping to redeem your IoDA for an unavailable daily login gift item... we'll soon be adding those into the IoDA pool. A full list of items will be added to the Design Notes once the adjustments have been made.

June 27, 2021

Talk Like a Pirate Day Polls

Septemb-ARRRR is coming soon, and so is our Pirate event

Our Talk Like a Pirate Day holiday event arrives in September, but our artists are starting to brainstorm rewards now. Help choose one of the Naval Commander sets coming in this year's event by voting for one of the designs below in this Twitter poll!

• Option A: Bonebreaker
• Option B: Duality
• Option C: Infernal
• Option D: Vindicator

Time for another Pirate Set Design Contest?

Talk Like a Pirate Day poll #2! It's been a few years since our last Naval Commander and Pirate Captain design contest. Each category's winning design would be created and added in-game.

Would you participate? Tell us by replying to this poll post on Twitter.

July 01, 2021

Claim your two free Treasure Chest Keys

Upgrade to unlock this member-only perk!

Lore's getting HOT HOT HOT! Cool off with new summer gear in the Treasure Chest! Members, log in and talk to Twilly in Battleon to get your two free Treasure Chest keys on the first of every month, then turn them in to get free gear!

Want to get in on this?

If you are not already a member in AdventureQuest Worlds, please consider supporting the game by becoming one, or by purchasing AdventureCoins.

You make our games possible, and for that Artix,the AE team, and I /salute you!

July 01, 2021

Unlock the Flameborn Summoners

Available every year from July 1st - 31st

With Summer's heat blazing, the smartest heroes channel those flames into weapons! Our July Seasonal Set is the Flameborn + Underworld Summoner sets. Unlock the full set and character page badge when you buy the full pack, or talk to Garek in Battleon to get individual set pieces.

The Flameborn Summoner was forged in the heat of creativity by Darkon, with inspiration and input from the incredibly talented LHGart, Photoshop artist extraordinaire.

July Set: Flameborn + Underworld Summoner Sets

Starting Saturday, June 1st at 12:01 AM EST (that's server time), unlock the ShadowZard Mount and Rider set.

There are two ways to get the gear:

1) Total package: Buy the entire set directly through the website for $9.99 USD 

2) Individually: Buy each of the individual pieces from Garek the Traveling Gear Merchant in Battleon.

The total cost to buy all of the gear individually is 5,050 ACs, so getting all the gear from the pack is a pretty sweet deal. 

The set includes:

• Flameborn Summoner armor
• Underworld Summoner armor
• 4 helms
• 4 capes
• 2 weapons
• 2 pets
• an exclusive character page badge

Seasonal Set Details

Each month, we'll feature a new set, available only during that month every year. 

Seasonal Sets
January: ArchFiend OverLord
February: Obsidian Samurai
March: Legion Warseeker
April: Bio-War Cultist
May: Lord of the J-Sixth + Lightning Lich Lord
June: ShadowZard Mount + Rider
July: Flameborn + Underworld Summoner
August: Urban Assassins
September: Celestial Naval Commander
October: ChronoStriker
November: Harvest Hunters
December: Northern Wanderer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the same as an upgrade bonus? 

Upgrade bonus gear is an extra reward for buying AdventureCoin or Membership packages; new bonus gear comes out roughly every month. Seasonal set packs are bought separately. Just like the Flame Dragon Warrior pack, you can buy the entire set directly, for one price, on our site. You can ALSO buy the individual pieces in-game.

This set will return EVERY June, so if you can't get it now, you'll have another chance in upcoming years.

What if I just want ONE of the items?

You're in luck! Talk to Garek in Battleon. He'll be selling the individual pieces of the set through May 31st.

Where do I get my gear if I buy the full set through the website?

You'll find it in your Book of Lore.

July 02, 2021

Become a Galactic Chronomancer

Upgrade to unlock the exclusive armor sets

Galactic Chronomancers wield power blended from the essence of space and time, their power flowing in rivers between universes. Get the Galactic Chronomancer upgrade bonus pack when you buy any AdventureCoin or Membership package of $10 USD or more and unlock all 20 items and a character page badge.

After you purchase an account upgrade, select a bonus set of your choice from a list of options in your Account Manager. 

Pack Details

 Choose the Galactic Chronomancer to unlock the full armor set. 

• Galactic Chronomancer + color-customizable Enchanted Galactic Chronomancer armors
• 6 helms (3 regular, 3 color-custom)
• 6 capes (3 regular, 3 color-custom)
• 6 weapons 
• and a character page badge

Once you've chosen the Galactic Chronomancer on the Account Manager page, log in and find the set's shop in the Other Achievements tab in your Book of Lore. 

40000 AC package rewards:

• ALL the Galactic Chronomancer gear
• Mythic Item of Donated Awesomeness (redeem for almost any rare item in the game!)
• 15 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts 
• 10 Wheel of Doom Tickets (worth 2,000 ACs!)
• and a character page badge

Boosts and Doom Tickets will be added directly to your inventory.

12000 AC or 12 month membership package rewards:

• ALL the Galactic Chronomancer gear
• 7 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts 
• 10 Wheel of Doom Tickets (worth 2,000 ACs!)
• and a character page badge

Boosts and Doom Tickets will be added directly to your inventory.

2k and 5k AC or 1, 3, or 6 month membership package rewards:

• ALL the Galactic Chronomancer gear
• 5 Rep/XP/Gold/Class Points boosts 
• and a character page badge

Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack

NOW AVAILABLE! Get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any AdventureCoin or Membership package you buy during our Summer AdventureCoins bonus! Our Summer event lineup is on FIRE, so this is a great time to gear up and top up your ACs.

Gear up and get ready for... the next Shadows of War chapter in the Elemental Plane of FIRE, our seasonal Summer gear, and coming soon, a DragonFable x Chronomancer challenge boss and questing area! We've got a ton of things planned, so this is the best time to stock up!

Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!

That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers (example: Summer, Back to School, and during the holidays). Bonus amounts and dates may change from year to year, so keep an eye on the Design Notes and social media for more news of future bonuses.

Get 60,000 ACs while our Summer Bonus is on!

During our Summer AC bonus, get 60,000 ACs for $99.95 (that's 20,000 ACs more than normal!) and unlock your choice of upgrade bonus pack, 15x Rep, Gold, Class Points, and XP server boosts, and the Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (IoDA). 

Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness?!

The Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (or MIoDA for short) is a miscellaneous item you will get by purchasing the 40k AdventureCoin pakage. Like the other IoDA items, it allows you to choose any item in the game when you redeem it through your Account Manager.

How to Claim your MIoDA Prize

Make sure you have a confirmed email address attached to your game account, and then follow these steps:

1. Decide on the item you want
2. Log into your Account Manager
3. Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
4. You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
5. Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards  
6. You'll be taken to a verification page to confirm your choice