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5/22/2023 12:40:06   
Bu Kek Siansu
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The Summit - As Below, So Above:
AdventureQuest is sizzling with excitement as we kick off our 2023 Summer event! Cerin's investigation is coming to a close, and the signs point to a sinister plot that could unravel the Western Expanse. As chaos looms, the leaders of the knightly orders gather to face the threat head-on. But with time running out and a greater betrayal on the horizon, can they make amends for their past offenses? Join us in the battle against evil and let's save the Western Expanse together!


Memorial Holiday Boosts and House Guard Sale:
Battle your way to victory with a 25% Gold and XP boost from battles! And don't miss out on the epic 25% discount on House Guards. But that's not all -- make sure you stop by the Memorial Shop and grab your Memorial Shield and house painting. Filled with the fiery fighting spirit of all the brave heroes that have fallen throughout history.


20K Z-Token Package - Scourge of Entropy Arsenal:
This powerful arsenal features Melee/Ranged/Magic weapon types, plus a shield! When Erebus and the Cold split Drakath's mind, a new force was born on Lore. Given life and power, the wrath of a villain broke away to break the world. What great and terrible deeds would you work with such power, forging a hero's wrath into weapons that let you embody it? Let the world and its villains shudder as you transform into a dragon of legend!



Tag, you're it. ~Anim

< Message edited by AnimalKing -- 5/22/2023 14:48:13 >
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5/22/2023 16:44:17   
Corvid
Member

Very excited for the summer event to kick off. I’m also happy to see the entropy package has a bow. The addition of a shield is a nice/generous addition, and completes the set- it would be cool if this means we get a FSB.
AQ  Post #: 2
5/25/2023 15:23:09   
  The Hollow
AQ Lead


 The sizzling summer event in AdventureQuest is live! And don't forget to take advantage of scorching gold and XP boosts, along with a blazing 25% discount on house guards.

Beware the impending chaos as the Scourge of Entropy Z-Token package descends upon AQ this Friday! June 1st! The items are still in development, and with the next Z-Token bonus coming up shortly, the package and Z-Token bonus will release together.

< Message edited by The Hollow -- 5/26/2023 15:17:19 >
AQ  Post #: 3
5/26/2023 15:37:58   
Sphinx Jevoha
Member


Could we have a glimpse/hint of what the Entropy Dragon's armor skills might be?
Post #: 4
5/27/2023 4:09:52   
blex12345
Member
 

 Great to see rangers getting attention from this quest. Just wondering if there is any plan to change for example, Sacred Kusanagi Sword to allow toggle between auto-hit and not auto-hit just like these new Galeforce/Blazing Argent Point range weapons?
Post #: 5
5/28/2023 0:25:59   
Sphinx Jevoha
Member


@The Hollow

Could the upcoming Entropy Dragon Armor Form feature a Freeze effect on its ice breath skill? The MP ice nuke on Ice Necromancer Cavalry rider and the SP ice nuke on Galin's Frigid Hatred armor already provide high ice damage, whereas there aren't any Freeze skills.
Post #: 6
5/28/2023 0:28:25   
  Ianthe
 formerly In Media Res

 
quote:

Could we have a glimpse/hint of what the Entropy Dragon's armor skills might be?

Sure, that's reasonable. Here's one of its three skills:
  • Meteor Strike: Overcharged weapon-like skill (250% baseline), 2 Energy hits. If the monster is Cold, then the skill totals up the BTH and blocking penalties across all Colds and gains that% bonus damage. (So if there's just one Cold for -6 BTH and -6 blocking then it's +12% damage). If the monster isn't Cold, then the skill takes -10% damage.
    • AQ  Post #: 7
    5/28/2023 0:48:23   
    Sphinx Jevoha
    Member


    @Ianthe

    That sounds powerful! Energy nukes are always welcome. It sounds similar to the Galin's Frigid Hatred nuke skill. Maybe with the Entropy Dragon, the Ice Breath skill applies a potent Cold status and this Energy nuke detonates it?

    Btw, would it be possible to have a Passive toggle ON/OFF Status Condition for this armor? Those are really rare. Earth Necromancer Cavalry is the only one we have so far, where you can spend SP or MP to "weave in" Status conditions.

    The NPC Krenos boss also has something like this, where he spends a lot of MP passively, paid each turn, to attempt a Paralysis on the player.

    Perhaps the Entropy Dragon armor could have a Passive toggle too, where you can spend SP or MP each turn passively, to attempt a Freeze on the enemy? Would add to the flavor!
    Post #: 8
    5/28/2023 2:39:32   
    Korriban Gaming
    Banned


    		 The quest was short and sweet. I think dialogues can be more finely polished to not take up the entire text box and cap it at max of 2-3 lines. I'm super excited to see more Primordials in the future!

    Also, does this mean we can finally get to that revamp of the Devoured Earth Shield with most of the more notable fixes already done? :D

    quote:

    Sure, that's reasonable. Here's one of its three skills:
    Meteor Strike: Overcharged weapon-like skill (250% baseline), 2 Energy hits. If the monster is Cold, then the skill totals up the BTH and blocking penalties across all Colds and gains that% bonus damage. (So if there's just one Cold for -6 BTH and -6 blocking then it's +12% damage). If the monster isn't Cold, then the skill takes -10% damage.

    Dang, that sounds really good! I'm excited to see what else it can do!
    AQ DF AQW  Post #: 9
    5/28/2023 10:06:26   
      Lorekeeper
    And Pun-isher

     

    		 Cutting story content down to 2-3 lines that don't take up much dialogue space would leave no room for any satisfying storytelling. However, Devoured Earth is indeed the priority tweak to look at when Kam next catches a lighter week.
    Post #: 10
    5/28/2023 10:24:18   
    Sapphire
    Member

    		The shield just needed the turns cut down. But it would be sweeter if the poison side of it healed SP. But I don't think it needs a huge tweak
    Post #: 11
    6/1/2023 0:40:08   
    Sphinx Jevoha
    Member


    The new Entropy Dragon armor is impressive!


    FO Energy Armor, 3 Skills:



    1. Energy weapon-based skill that inflicts a weak Cold Status (-6 BTH, -6 MRM), but compensates for this by dealing Void (yes, actual Void and not Harm) after the enemy reaches -30 BTH, -30 MRM. So if you inflict it 5 times, it's exotic Void damage time.

    2. Energy weapon-based nuke that deals high damage based on the number of Cold the enemy has. Unlike the Galin's Frigid Devourer armor, which consumes the Cold Status to deal mega damage, this one deals increased damage without consuming the Cold Status. So lower damage numbers, but enemy is left with -BTH and -MRM, and you can still do the Void damage.

    3. Berserker mode, with in-built Dodge backlash. You take -BTH, but deal +21% bonus damage and you deal Harm Backlash every time you dodge (which should be easy if the enemy has Cold).



    The shield is okay, gives Energy resistance and simple Cold penalty, I think we already have something like this.



    Overall, very nice armor, with Cold, Void and Harm working simultaneously. An actual Dragon of legend!



    P.S: I just hope the Staff don't nerf it to change it, in the name of balance or something lol!
    Post #: 12
    6/1/2023 1:10:41   
    J9408
    Member

    		^ It sounds like it lives up to the name.

    How does it compare to the Frigid Galin in terms of damage?
    Post #: 13
    6/1/2023 1:20:10   
    battlesiege15
    Member

    		Wish we had some more sources of the Cold in the game! I know it's a powerful status so it's not readily accessible, but the only other source I know of aside from The'Galin package is the MP Summon Ryussei guest
    AQ AQW  Post #: 14
    6/1/2023 1:28:14   
    Sphinx Jevoha
    Member




    The only flaw with the Entropy Dragon armor is that all of its skills are efficiency-based. 1st skill only costs about 100 SP, the 2nd skill is just over 200 SP (at max level). So the skill SP costs are very low, but damage numbers are also lower. It's a bit like the reworked Akriloth Dragon armor, it used to be a beast but the rework weakened it a lot.

    If they made one of the 2 skills Overcharged, like charging 400 - 600 SP, and buffing the damage to double or even triple of its current numbers, then it would reach the Galin's Frigid levels.

    Right now, the Galin Frigid armor is just on another level. The new Entropy is more versatile, but in terms of sheer power, no contest at all.



    Post #: 15
    6/1/2023 1:46:15   
    Cupquake
    Member

    		The second skill, meteor strike feels very weak. 30+ Wrath, nut misc, poe and 3 stacks of berserk and only around 4.7k in damage.



    Sidenote: other sources of the cold i.e frigid galin, mark of wrath etc do not stack with the entropy wrath status.
    Post #: 16
    6/1/2023 3:48:27   
    Sphinx Jevoha
    Member

    		I agree with the above guy. At least one of the 2 skills need to be heavy hitting, like the Akriloth Dragon armor before it got reworked.

    Right now, on average, the 1st skill costs 111 SP and deals around 300 damage, while second skill costs 230 SP and deals 1000 damage.


    The ideal Solution:

    Make the 1st skill SP heavy, maybe costing 588 SP (Overcharged Melee/Ranged), and increase the damage output accordingly. That would mean the 2nd skill can function as a low cost nuke.



    < Message edited by Sphinx Jevoha -- 6/1/2023 6:00:31 >
    Post #: 17
    6/1/2023 6:25:35   
    Dreiko Shadrack
    Member

    		^Staff have already said they aren't going to be making Overcharged weapon-type skills that get elecomp to damage, that's part of precisely why akriloth and company were reworked.
    AQ DF MQ AQW Epic  Post #: 18
    6/1/2023 11:41:46   
    Dardiel
    Member

    		Absolutely fantastic armaments, efficient skill for permanent Cold is a dream and the way the other skills interact with it is incredibly cool.
    Post #: 19
    6/1/2023 15:49:38   
      Ianthe
     formerly In Media Res

     

    		 Adjustments I'm working on:
    - Ranged weapon now works like Morningstar bows, in that if you're in the Entropy Scourge Form then it gets your armour lean.
    - Ranged weapon changed from 80% bow attack / 20% special attack to 80% bow @ 90% power / 20% bow @ 140% power, so that it more benefits from the above.
    - Armour skills no longer get overridden by the Ranged weapon's special.
    - Meteor Strike upped from 250% to 300%.


    < Message edited by Ianthe -- 6/1/2023 16:05:16 >
    AQ  Post #: 20
    6/1/2023 16:38:35   
    Dreiko Shadrack
    Member

    		Pretty good changes, I would've liked a regular ranged weapon as well but it not having the graphics for it kinda makes that not really possible on short notice.
    AQ DF MQ AQW Epic  Post #: 21
    6/1/2023 19:44:58   
    Sphinx Jevoha
    Member



    @Ianthe, could the Entropy Dragon's breath attack also get a little buff? Maybe double the SP cost and increase the damage? It would remain an efficient skill but a more powerful one.
    Post #: 22
    6/1/2023 20:00:05   
    Lv 1000
    Member


    		 For weapon based skills, SP cost doesn't scale linearly with increased damage. If the *base* SP cost of the skill was doubled (because this is how it would be done), with EleComp applied, the skill cost would be 362 for Melee/Ranged and 460 for Magic. This is hardly "efficient".
    Post #: 23
    6/3/2023 22:16:20   
      Ianthe
     formerly In Media Res

     
    quote:

    Adjustments I'm working on:
    - Ranged weapon now works like Morningstar bows, in that if you're in the Entropy Scourge Form then it gets your armour lean.
    - Ranged weapon changed from 80% bow attack / 20% special attack to 80% bow @ 90% power / 20% bow @ 140% power, so that it more benefits from the above.
    - Armour skills no longer get overridden by the Ranged weapon's special.
    - Meteor Strike upped from 250% to 300%.
    Updated all these plus:
    - "Count up all cold" effects now cap at +100
    - Fixed a bug that would inappropriately unlock Breath Weapon's Void damage
    - Breath Weapon now only inflicts The Cold on monsters with >0 resistance
    - Void damage now properly deals double damage
    - Increased the Empowerment modifier from 1+(50+mod)/140 to 1+(50+mod)/100
    - Clicking on the weapon's top while in Entropy Scourge Form will now directly cast its skill (bc the Transform option does nothing)
    AQ  Post #: 24
    6/4/2023 0:14:54   
    Lv 1000
    Member


    		 Thanks Ianthe!
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