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8/29/2022 14:06:38   
CHAIML
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Labor Day Holiday Boosts
September 1st - 7th!
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Entropy I - Deren Asunder
COMING THIS WEEK!
The Season of Consequences enters its second half! Following the fall of the Chessmaster, the Dawnstone Path is short on defenders, and the civil war raging across Deren cuts off any reinforcements. Witness both sides of this unfolding mayhem as you prepare to finally end this clash of masterminds!


2022 Back To School Daily Prize Giveaway
September 1st - October 6th
Login daily for your chance to win 7 amazing rewards, 1 for every day of the week! Just by logging in and playing AQ you will qualify for 30 prizes being given away daily. The more characters you play with the better your chances of winning. As an added perk, all Guardians gain an extra 50% chance of winning! Here are the 7 prizes along with the day of the week they are being given away:

Sunday - Faces
Monday - Shield
Tuesday - "Schoolboy" Armor
Wednesday - "Schoolgirl" Armor
Thursday - Magic Weapon
Friday - Ranged Weapon
Saturday - Melee Weapon
Prizes will be automatically added to your inventory, shortly before midnight server time, if you have won!


Summer 2022 Season of Gifting - FINAL DAYS
Ends 11:59 PM EST September 1st
Tibbles the Merry Elf returns to spread Summer cheer with a new donation contest - this time you can unlock the mighty PaleSkull Champion Set. With 10 amazing prizes to win, including a special CC version of the armor for the top 10 gifters, this is one set sure to make everyone's Summer brighter! We are also giving away 10 Pearl of Power Misc prizes every day for players gifting that day! This daily giveaway will end with the contest on September 1st.

Every Z-Token donated is randomly gifted to another player, so now is a great time to be enjoying AQ - as you could receive gifts up to 5K Z-Tokens just for playing!


August 2022 Golden Giftboxes
Hexbound Knight Set and Runebreaker Armaments!
This month we have added 6 amazing prizes to the Golden Giftboxes! Unwrap your own Hexbound Knight Set, forged on the dying flames of a living star. Plus the powerful Runebreaker Armaments can attack either the HP or MP of your foes!


Shogun and Anatsu Guest Contract Update
7.5K Z-Token Package
Call forth the mercenary duo Hulk Shogun and Ansatsu to destroy your enemies! Just make sure you have the gold to pay them for their incredibly powerful Fire and Wind attacks!


Lazer Blazer Update
6K Z-Token Package
Fashion meets function in this little number from Lazer(TM) Clothiers! Not only does it offer excellent defences and a style that can't be matched, but it also lets you fire and control lasers! Pew pew!


Umbralwalker Set
20K Limited-Time Z-Token Package
What IS an UmbralWalker of Time, you ask? Good question! These intrepid, timely explorers can step into a shadow from one time-stream and emerge from a completely different shadow in another time stream. This powerful package includes:

Armor
Shield
3 Weapons
4 player faces
Title
As an added bonus, owners of the 2017 Shadowwalker calendar will be able to pick up the Umbralwalker armor, weapons, and shield from the Shadowwalker shop in Ballyhoo! These bonus items will only be available in the 20K package for a limited time! After September 30th Umbralwalker will be moved to the 50K Z-Token Package with the other bonus sets.

Tagged just to sneak up on Anim. -Lore.

< Message edited by Lorekeeper -- 8/29/2022 14:16:46 >
AQ MQ  Post #: 1
8/29/2022 14:16:57   
J9408
Member

Is that Entropy on the News letter art?
Post #: 2
8/29/2022 14:30:49   
  Lorekeeper
And Pun-isher

 

Whoever it is, it's clearly not Drakath.

Intriguing. Though I don't know how much we can trust this LoreKeeper guy, he just snuck up on me out of nowhere! =p ~Anim

< Message edited by AnimalKing -- 8/29/2022 15:10:50 >
Post #: 3
8/29/2022 14:34:25   
PD
Member
 

spoiler:


Judging from the Hair, it looks like Drakath is behind the mask? That same pointed spiked hair. We also saw Drakath being mutated by an Orb at the finale of the Chessmaster Saga.

Also was not expecting a Part II of this year's yearly quest saga. Thought Chessmaster was it. Jacques got his fitting end and Karuna is off tending to the hundreds of the'Galin's children.


Also the contest is fast approaching its end. I logged in this morning and I received 6000 Z-tokens (5000 + 1000)! Good luck to everyone else!

EDIT: Seems that there's already been a significant amount of movement on the top slots. I got pushed out from 22 to 28. Guess I can't get too conceited. Also as a final request - I know that the Z-token numbers are usually hidden for the contest, but can the real numbers be shown after the contest is over? I don't think it'll hurt anyone after it's all said and done.

EDIT2: One interesting thing to note as of right now that we're at 7,930,075 tokens with 4 days to go. Which last year the morning before the contest was over, we were at 8,958,450 Tokens. If the recent spike of activity means anything, we're actually ahead of last year's pace in terms of tokens donated. I don't think there's any good single explanation but I really do think the expansion of the top slots form 15 -> 25 actually has done a lot to encourage activity. Yes, the top players probably won't donate as much, but it's made up from the increased competitiveness for the bottom-half of the top slots. I'm not sure we'll surpass last year's record of 13.5 million but it's a good sign that we're actually ahead of last year's pace in terms of total receipts.

PS: Lorekeeper you're a clown :P

< Message edited by PD -- 8/29/2022 18:35:11 >
Post #: 4
8/29/2022 20:44:51   
kreem
Member

quote:

2022 Back To School Daily Prize Giveaway
September 1st - October 6th
Login daily for your chance to win 7 amazing rewards, 1 for every day of the week! Just by logging in and playing AQ you will qualify for 30 prizes being given away daily. The more characters you play with the better your chances of winning. As an added perk, all Guardians gain an extra 50% chance of winning! Here are the 7 prizes along with the day of the week they are being given away:


Can the items have token versions and the event be extended? The event is so short and the items are only available one day a week. Also the FMS stance is really popular so it would be nice if we can get more armors with it.
AQ DF MQ AQW  Post #: 5
8/29/2022 21:16:55   
Kaizoku
Member

Really not a fan of these login events... At least the gear tends to not be must haves.
AQ DF MQ  Post #: 6
8/29/2022 21:19:43   
PD
Member
 

I... just noticed that as well @broccoli. Why the reduction from 50 to 30? I'd understand if the event were longer, but it's the same duration as last year (roughly a month). Roughly speaking there's only 4 Tuesdays (5 inclusive Tuesdays) and 4 Wednesdays. That means only 240-270 characters have a chance to win either a SchoolBoy or SchoolGirl uniform. And we're very aware that players will be using as many characters as they have to have the highest chances to win. Some players may win multiple copies, others none at all.

This is a terrible contest giveaway scheme. At least with the Summer/Winter donations the same prize is given every day of the contest so you have a very strong chance if you participate every day, and donations run for 2 months versus 1 month for these BTS raffle. And also donations at least redistribute the receipts to other players (although also unfairly). This on the other hand is just terrible. There is no redistribution, and there are no minimum participation prizes. At least extend the event duration, increase the number of winners per day, and/or allow us to buy these via Z-tokens if possible as kreem suggested.

There's nothing good that will come out of this otherwise.

EDIT: 48 hours on the Summer contest to go. Just received another 1500 Tokens today.

< Message edited by PD -- 8/31/2022 1:26:04 >
Post #: 7
8/31/2022 13:09:04   
Bolter
Member

It would be good if we could actually switch the Back to School armors with each other as well the weapons also with each other via the upgrade system.

< Message edited by Bolter -- 8/31/2022 19:16:49 >
AQ  Post #: 8
9/1/2022 0:22:29   
PD
Member
 

^^ Seconded

In other news, it appears that the Labor Day EXP/Gold Boost is now live. As is the Back To School event. (Please, make it easier to win the prizes!)

Also any word the Lazer Blazer? It should still be good to go this release day right?
Post #: 9
9/1/2022 1:34:08   
Korriban Gaming
Banned


Token buying page isn't showing a 50% bonus. On the buy page, it said I will get 4k bonus tokens for a 20k package when it should be 10k. Unfortunately I didn't count how many tokens I had before so I'm not sure if it's just a display error.

Also no idea why the daily gifts got reduced to 30 down from 50. +1 to increasing it back to 50
AQ DF AQW  Post #: 10
9/1/2022 3:38:38   
Paladin_Hero
Member
 

Can confirm, 50% bonus is working as intended. Number on the buy page shows 30% but bonus tokens received is 50%.
AQ MQ  Post #: 11
9/1/2022 8:23:14   
Macho Man
Member

Wow I never expected to see the 50% token deal ever again, guess this means I can get that loyalty package that I've held on to for years! I'm also looking at umbralwalker of time as that is currently in the 20k package range, is that a good set to get? I couldn't find the info subs for it but iirc it is just a clone of an older set?
AQ DF MQ AQW Epic  Post #: 12
9/1/2022 12:44:59   
  The Hollow
AQ Lead


The correct bonus amounts of Z-Tokens are now displaying on the purchase page. This is going to be another Friday Saturday Friday release folks! We have a neat temp armor for this week's quest and armors take the longest to develop. Imr is still working on the Lazer Blazer and testing some new ideas. After initial testing she thought the armor was going to be boring and generic, so she had to scrap a good chunk of her work.

< Message edited by The Hollow -- 9/2/2022 14:40:04 >
AQ  Post #: 13
9/1/2022 15:54:41   
EternalDragonX
Member

+50% tokens from packages? Let's gooooooooo. Now's the time to buy, deals don't get better than this. Although IMO token sales never shoulda have dropped below +50% but I digress..
Post #: 14
9/2/2022 14:50:52   
  The Hollow
AQ Lead


Finishing testing the release and it should be ready this afternoon.
AQ  Post #: 15
9/2/2022 15:12:22   
Dreiko Shadrack
Member

let us not forget the gauntlet miscs LTS later this month I need several more copies of those.
AQ DF MQ AQW Epic  Post #: 16
9/2/2022 17:58:15   
  The Hollow
AQ Lead


The Season of Consequences enters its second half with the Entropy Saga!
AQ  Post #: 17
9/2/2022 18:21:32   
PD
Member
 

spoiler:


I'm gonna need a recap on everyone such as Falerin and Drakath. The Lore is terribly organized and the only good resources for them have been outdated for years.

I thought that Falerin as a character would start to be used less frequently given everything that has transpired. But it sounds like Falerin is directly intervening now that the threat of someone using Uncreation and Project Elipson is much more palpable. Some day I'm gonna have to go replay everything from Bizzare Flecks to Far West and War Between Shadows but it would be really nice if we had up-to-date summaries for everything and everyone involved. It's getting to a point where quest lines are starting to reference each other with no clear separation of concerns.

Also is AQ's Drakath anything similar to the Drakath in DF? Something something prince of the Slugwrath Line and his desire to see himself as King drives his quest for revenge and ultimately becoming the Dragon of Darkness through his sheer hatred and his lust for power.

Also I know stats aren't lore but it's interesting how Drakath's player-character has stats for everything except luck.


Also will the quest hub be added to ChessMaster or Warlic's quest hub? It is currently in neither right now.

@IMR: Thanks!

< Message edited by PD -- 9/2/2022 18:39:39 >
Post #: 18
9/2/2022 18:39:26   
  Ianthe
 formerly In Media Res

 

As of a few seconds ago, the Season of Consequences hub is now available through the Chessmaster Saga and the Hall of Memories.
AQ  Post #: 19
9/2/2022 19:42:42   
  Lorekeeper
And Pun-isher

 

spoiler:

Falerin had planned to retire his NPC. This is being done narratively rather than just quietly phasing him out.
Post #: 20
9/3/2022 2:23:48   
  Grixus Faldor



Yes, I regret my business. I don't even know where to start to try and catch up on the lore. The guide I ran for years is regrettably woefully out of date. And given the refresh of content being undertaken now, I'm unsure if there will be any major changes.

I am open to suggestions as to where to play through first to try and get my head around everything, though!
AQ DF MQ AQW Epic  Post #: 21
9/3/2022 9:47:18   
  Lorekeeper
And Pun-isher

 

The story has been focused on finishing incomplete stories and loose threads since my addition to the team, making references to the characters of those stories inevitable. This is because of, and in order to solve, the very reason why organizing the story content in-game is problematic at the moment.

As is public knowledge, he team kept shrinking before central story organization could be implemented, and several stories were left hanging without their writers. Unfortunately, those stories were:

- Concurrent.
- Interconnected without having common chronological points of reference.
- World altering in scope.

That alone made arranging them in a timeline implausible, but the fact that more story content necessarily had to come out while this was the case made it impossible instead. The amount of contradictions in these stories, ranging from conflicting lore about the state of the West (Tackled by Dragonlorn Keep) and the back-and-forth retcons about Erebus (Tackled by War Between Shadows & Season of Consequences) did the same to the lore itself. This is why I've been focusing on wrapping up loose ends and finishing these stories -- So that we can have a breaking point from which the story can be organized better.

Once the Season of Consequences is complete, we'll have dealt with all unfinished main storylines and be able to make a future project out of an in-game content guide. In the mean time, here's a rough summary of how to catch up if exclusively focusing on the innermost story:

quote:

Story Catch-Up Summary (As of September 3, 2022)
It helps to think of a few sagas as core story while individual quests and other sagas build on the world around it. To retread the primary story before the current generation of content, you'll want to play the Devourer Saga (Yulgar's Inn), Bizarre Flecks (Main map), Hall of Memories (Darkovia - Dracopyre Legacy).

That will provide 90% of the context referenced by recent content, with Dragonspine's Dragon King and The Destroyer sagas helping as well. Other content will fill in the world for you, though there will be some early installment weirdness from periodic writer changes. No Man's Land stands out as important post-Devourer world building, with a character arc that is still relevant.

For modern content: My writing begins as of Harvest 2018. As of that point, while most seasonal content remains comedic or lighthearted, I've shifted gears somewhat. The main story progresses in the summer events and smaller series, while the seasonal quests reflect how the world is changing.

The current leg of the main story begins with Burning Solstice (Yulgar's Inn - go right -> Sage Uldor). The Frostgale set MC quest (Warlic's Mastercraft set quests) follows it as an intermission. Then there's Dragonlorn Keep (Warlic's quests) and its corresponding MC set quest, followed by War Between Shadows (Also Warlic's quests). The Lost Talon MC set (Also Warlic's MC quests) provides some helpful lore.

The Chessmaster Saga (Main map) and Entropy (The late part of Darkovia - Dracopyre Legacy - Hall of Memories) are also part of the main story, but are out of sync due to being unfinished for some time. The Season of Consequences (Chessmaster Saga & Hall of Memories hubs) is in progress to address that: The Chessmaster saga is now complete, and the Entropy finale is in progress.
Post #: 22
9/3/2022 16:19:51   
PD
Member
 

Thanks LoreKeeper. Your efforts don't go unnoticed to patch up holes and tie up loose ends. When I have the time I'll make sure to go through the mentioned questlines and get a refresher on everyone involved.

Though that said ideally what I really want is something like a Wiki that has the full summary of a character's canon like this. It's understandably way harder to compile but things like this make it incredibly easy to understand everything from start to finish for a character.
Post #: 23
9/4/2022 5:39:08   
  Grixus Faldor



That is indeed valuable information. It is wonderful to see that even after all this time, the updates aren’t just cosmetic or slight mechanical touch-ups but about harmonisation of the storyline and its arcs.

Perhaps, absent the completion of the aforementioned project of harmonisation, it may suffice for me to quote that summary.
AQ DF MQ AQW Epic  Post #: 24
9/8/2022 10:54:51   
Uskius
Creative!


I managed to get the Elegance version of the armor! The info subs are out, and after some testing it appears that that the Celerity effect is only once per battle, and doesn't activate again if you heal up. But the skill is nice and the armor looks great! Hopefully I'll get lucky and get more of the items.
AQ Epic  Post #: 25
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