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TankMage -> =ED= Frysteland War Prelude - DNs December 9th, 2011 (12/9/2011 16:50:06)

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December 09, 2011
Frysteland War Prelude

Sorry EpicDuelist, but it looks like this ambitious Frysteland War has become a bit too ambitious for one week. The upshot of that is that next week you will be able to participate in the largest, most polished EpicDuel event ever! We're very excited about this feature, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we're enjoying building it!

In the meantime, I'd like to give you a brief rundown of the rules. The NPCs scattered throughout Frysteland will do their best to explain it, but its a very complex feature and it may not be clear what to do at first.

The Rules:

To participate you MUST be in a Faction. This is a Legion vs Exile conflict and will affect the rest of the story, so it's crucial to join or create a Faction to participate. We will be reducing the cost to create a Faction to help those who may be on the fence about getting involved in the war.

Once you enter Frysteland, which you can do by clicking the Map icon or visiting one of the NPCs that can take you there (Hank, Alydriah, or the Krampus Traders), you will meet a number of NPCs imploring you to choose a side to support in the war.

[image]http://cms.battleon.com/ed/images/FrystelandMain.jpg[/image]


Most prominently, you will see a new type of Faction Flag. This is a Faction War Flag, which will be used to indicate which side is currently winning the Frysteland War. The leader will be determined by points. But how does one earn points you might ask?

[image]http://cms.battleon.com/ed/images/FrystelandInterior.jpg[/image]


Once you have chosen a side, you can venture to the Legion (left) or Exile (right) bases, where you will meet Alydriah and her Yeti army or a host of Krampuses ready to defend their homeland.

[img]http://cms.battleon.com/ed/images/npc_krampus_warrior.png[/img]

[image]http://cms.battleon.com/ed/images/npc_yeti_hulk.png[/image]


If you are Legion, you will want to defeat as many Krampuses as you can to crush their puny resistance against your dominion, whereas the Exiles will want to unleash their fury against the army of corrupted Yetis and Arctic Guards to push the Legion out of Frysteland for good! You can challenge these NPCs as much as you want regardless of your level or rank. They will not count toward you battle record or earn you XP. More challenging NPCs will be worth more points.

Some of these NPCs will offer missions, which are worth even larger point bonuses!

However, that's not the only way to earn points. The other way is a jovial little game of sabotage! By purchasing bombs from a special VendBot located in Frysteland, players can strike at their enemy's home base on the opposite side of Frysteland.

[img]http://cms.battleon.com/ed/images/Bombs.png[/img]


Bombs can also be dropped by NPCs. This will give everyone an opportunity to inflict massive damage against their foes.

The vulnerable point in the enemy's base is this Dark Matter Generator hidden deep within each compound!

[image]http://cms.battleon.com/ed/images/Destruction_target.png[/image]


Click the core as you would an NPC and you will be presented with the option to plant a bomb. If you have a bomb, plant it on the core as see a cutscene of a volent explosion. Please note that you cannot plant bombs on your own core. As the war progresses and the core takes more damage it will become progressively more unstable. Enough bombs will knock it offline for an enormous point bonus!

Each day, we will keep track of all the points earned by each player. The top players in each alignment will be displayed on the War Hero Boards in each alignment's base.

[img]http://cms.battleon.com/ed/images/MostWantedBoards.png[/img]


At the end of each day, the point leader for the Legion and Exiles will each receive the Frysteland War Hero medal!

[image]http://cms.battleon.com/ed/images/AchFrysteWarHero.png[/image]

We still plan on releasing last years Frost Weapons along with some unexpected new arrivals. These weapons will give you a big damage bonus against the Frysteland NPCs and should make that War Hero medal much more attainable!

Tags: Nightwraith


Tagged! ~Ashari




Rayman -> RE: EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 16:52:15)

Looks Good




PD -> RE: EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 16:52:26)

EDIT: DN's formatted, coding erased.

BTW, that achievement at the end looks kinda funny. I think they re-sized it because it's so blurry pixelated.




.Nikzat. -> RE: EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:10:55)

delay WOHO!!!! i was expecting that....




edwardvulture -> RE: EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:12:19)

Hopefully its on time next Friday. I guess its another achievement non-variums can't obtain seeing that you can use varium to buy those bombs.




frogbones -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:13:01)

So the weapons will be released tonight? Or no ... ?

Also, will any BALANCE changes be released tonight?




PD -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:13:58)

^^ Probably not from the looks of the DN's; They want to release everything at once because they want the players to experience it in full first. The War is a higher priority on their list. However, this delay *might* create space for some extra stuff.

I'll confer with my sources to see if there's any balance updates this week.




Laces -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:25:48)

Last years weapons and new weapons are still coming out today.

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We still plan on releasing last years Frost Weapons along with some unexpected new arrivals. These weapons will give you a big damage bonus against the Frysteland NPCs and should make that War Hero medal much more attainable!


There. As long as they give us something. I think the delay has been forgiven now.




.Nikzat. -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:28:13)

^yes a bit lol :p ''i hope the weps are going to be good''




Laces -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:31:06)

I like how the Devs are listening to us now. Before, they would release everything on one day if there was a delay and not some small things that could still be put in regardless of the delay. Now, with this release, eventhough there is a delay, there at least giving us the weapons to work with. Good job Devs. Good job Cindy :)




8x -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:38:20)

I hope that the bombs won't cost varium, because if they do, we will just have another leaderboard where you have to pay to win.




DestruRaGe -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:43:21)

If the weaps are going to be released tonight then its ok but if not then [&:]




Digital X -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:44:10)

If they do come back tonight, i'm not sure what to get, my alt really needs a phys gun though. Have to have a think.




goldslayer1 -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:48:19)

no comment on this.




Elf Priest JZaanu -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:49:53)

it would be great if they were battle token bombs. More players will be involved and this war will be more balanced since Varium players will have the advantage with more stat weapons.




Xx_W10F3_Xx -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 17:54:16)

Sorry guys the weapons arent being released this week Cindy just replied to my tweet



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@Cinderella_EDElla St. Alban Cindy will they at least be releasing the weapons tonight?
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@RAD1CAL_DR3AM3R no. We can't shut down the server.Cinderella_EDElla St. Alban




IsaiahtheMage -> RE: =ED= Frysteland War Prelude - DNs December 9th, 2011 (12/9/2011 18:09:26)

So was all these rules just a preview for the event next week? And no balance updates? And is anything going to be realeased tonight?




Hiddenblade -> RE: =ED= Frysteland War Prelude - DNs December 9th, 2011 (12/9/2011 18:16:32)

this clears up a lot THE BOMBS ALSO DROP FROM NPC'S so everyone can have explosive fun! Can't wait to see the new frost weapons!




AO24 -> RE: =ED= Frysteland War Prelude - DNs December 9th, 2011 (12/9/2011 18:26:14)

i can't wait either this my first year with epicduel so it will be neat to see what they do for each hoilday [:D]




Lord Nub -> RE: =ED= Frysteland War Prelude - DNs December 9th, 2011 (12/9/2011 18:27:27)

Awesome look forward to this event. Don't like the bomb idea but I guess those war kill guys can have this achievement to ensure the game keeps up its updates.

One thing that would be great is if they could add a feature to change faction names for a nice price also while they reduce the price to create one to begin with.




Hiddenblade -> RE: =ED= Frysteland War Prelude - DNs December 9th, 2011 (12/9/2011 18:45:29)

some holiday music would be nice...




rej -> RE: =ED= Frysteland War Prelude - DNs December 9th, 2011 (12/9/2011 18:48:27)

Great. so what IS scheduled for tonight's release?




frogbones -> RE: =ED= Frysteland War Prelude - DNs December 9th, 2011 (12/9/2011 18:51:04)

LMAO. The devs charge overtime prices for their part-time work.

Shame on us all for continuing to support these slackers!




Goony -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 18:57:40)

How much do these bombs cost?

So, the war will have a points system for individuals:

Kill easy NPC = x points
Kill hard NPC = x points
Use small bomb = x points
Use large bomb = x points
Complete quest A-Z = x points

1 player from Exile and 1 from Legion who accumulate the highest points for that day get achievement and over the duration of the event the alignment that destroys the other alignments Dark Matter Generator wins...

Anyone want to have a stab at the unknowns and costs?

If you contribute to your alignment, through your faction and they win is there any achievement for either the individual or the faction?

Do the bombs take inventory space :/




rej -> RE: =ED= EpicDuel DNs December 9th 2011 (12/9/2011 19:01:29)

^i would guess...
250 for the small bomb
500 for the large bomb (which does about 210% small bomb damage)
OF COURSE there had to be a pay to win option. the feature just wouldn't be complete without it.




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