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Bu Kek Siansu -> =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 12:49:08)

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May 30, 2012
Summer of EpicDuel
Summer Fun

Hi there, EpicDuelists! As we wrap up Spring (is there a Pony song for that?) we have some pretty great things to keep you entertained while we’re preparing for the Infernal Infiltration War!


Gently Down the Livestream

Thank you to all of you who participated in the latest EpicDuel Developer Livestream. We want to publicly apologize to all of you for allowing Practel to sing- it’ll just be me singing from now on. The stream is still up, so you’ll be able to watch the creation of one of the NEW War NPCs!


New Missions!

Many players were upset by the fact that the latest round of missions were geared toward higher level players. Lower-level players will be able to play some permanent chains for some nice rewards this week!

While war is brewing deep in the mines, not everyone is focused on the conflict at hand. Brunson’s Mama is preparing a very special feast, and she needs help from players of all levels (including the very lowest level players) to prepare her scrumptious morsels.

Midlevel players will be able to start a chain from Mirv. Both of these chains give credit and battle token rewards, along with another special surprise for players.


CONTEST!

We are running a special contest for all EpicDuel players to raise awareness of account security. Nightwraith already wrote up a great description of the contest, so I’m just going to quote the whole thing:

    Greetings EpicDuelists!

    Summer is drawing closer and closer every day, and what could possibly be better than kicking off summer with a new contest? We want you guys to have tons of fun this summer, but we also want you to be safe. To help remind members of the EpicDuel community how keep their accounts secure, we are requesting your assistance to spread the word through artwork! The objective of this contest is to create a poster like this one based on “The EpicDuel Moderation Team and the importance of account safety.” To reward your creativity, we will be issuing the following prizes:


    • 1 Grand Prize Winner will receive the 10,000 Varium Package, an achievement, and a home item.

    • 3 Runner Ups will receive 1,500 Varium, an achievement, and a home item.

    • 5 Honorable Mentions will receive an achievement.


    The contest will run from Tuesday, May 29th till Sunday, July 1st.

    When submitting, please obey the following rules or your entry will be disqualified.

    • Design must be inspired by EpicDuel
    • Your entry must be entirely made from you, and must be original work.
    • You may use any form of media for your entry. (Pencil, Flash, etc)
    • Do not change your entry or edit your forum post until the winners are selected.
    • Only one entry can be submitted per person.
    • The poster must be made in the theme of “Importance of the Moderation Team and account security.”
    • Make sure that you provide a VALID URL to your photo. Try using a reliable photo uploader like Photobucket, TinyPic or Twitpic.
    • Entries without working links or entries requiring a login to access will not be considered.
    • You have until 11:59pm EST on Sunday, July 1st to submit your entry.


    The team is looking forward to seeing your entries in a soon!

    Stay safe and good luck to everyone!
    Nightwraith



    Contest Entry Format

    EpicDuel Name:
    Title of Entry:
    Image link:

You can submit entries on the ArtixEntertainment forum. Entries will ONLY be considered if posted here ( http://forums2.battleon.com/f/tm.asp?m=20353961). Entries that are tweeted at us or posted on the Facebook fan page or emailed to us without being posted in the forum will NOT be considered. Entries containing a link to a file on your harddrive will not be considered. Entries that we must be your friend on Facebook or that we have to sign up for a site or service to see will not be considered.

As I’m sure this will come up: my advice to everyone who is designing a poster is to be direct and to the point. We want these to be something that could be placed in-game as a warning poster. We are accepting entries until July, so take your time.


Admirable Admirals

Currently in my area of the United States (the midwestern US), we are experiencing an outbreak of Red Admiral butterflies, who are invading during their migration season. The Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta is a cosmopolitan and charismatic member of the family Nymphalidae, and is recognizable by the red-orange median bands on the forewings and marginal bands on the hindwings. This species has a winter and summer morph, with the winter morph being smaller and duller colored. The adult migrates to the northern part of its range during the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months (ranging from April to October), expanding into Canada. They overwinter in Texas to Florida, and are single-brooded in the northern part of their range and triple-brooded in the southern part of their range.


Interesting among butterflies, the males of the genus Vanessa, which includes species such as the American Lady, Painted Lady, and West Coast Lady, are highly territorial. Territories are typically located in the area between a ring of trees open to light on the west side, or on west-facing walls and will contain several resting spots. Males will defend their territories by chasing an intruder to outmaneuver and confuse the intruder, creating a wind tunnel, and ultimately forcing it away.


Tags: Infernal Infiltration War Cinderella Missions livestream contest Summer


Tagged! ~Ashari




Chosen 0ne -> RE: May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 13:13:49)

Missions should be fun!




DestruRaGe -> RE: May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 13:26:52)

Iam upset that therres still no war weaps! [:@]




Wootz -> RE: May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 13:58:42)

Might even try to draw something for this contest. Missions...YAAAAAAAAAY :D




ScarletReaper -> RE: May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 14:07:15)

Top prize is a free 10k varium pakage? Challenge accepted. [8D]




Stabilis -> RE: May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 14:17:42)

If you look for content this week you will only find new missions and maybe behind the scenes bug fixes. [8D]




Khannibal -> RE: May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 16:00:12)

None of this appeals to me personally to be honest, i'd love to enter the contest but I don't have the time or artistic skill ;]

Quite dissappointed to see no balance issues addressed, regarding Tech abuse, and a lack of use for Support, it seems like classes without passive shields lose out entirely, and then those without bloodlust too. Okay yeah I mean Mage, since they're the only class to lack either.




ansh0 -> RE: May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 16:13:10)

Still no war :/

Getting a bit impatient here[:@]




King FrostLich -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 16:43:01)

No war, then I demand ask nicely that the Memorial Day achievement should stay for another week and please remove the Bionic Battalion Gear already.




kingpowerlord -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 16:57:42)

brunsons mama?
me hungry for missions

jokes but i want missions for easy credits and something else, a cheevo maybe?

also im entering the competition - artist class on (OP in drawing oh yeah) 10k varium here i come!




liy010 -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 17:06:36)

I have a question for the Devs (Mods are okay if they know this)

For the contest, is the theme to Not give out your Password or to not scam others?




Stabilis -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 17:30:08)

^

Both, in general however, it means to be safe or be wise.




liy010 -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 17:33:01)

Thanks, Depressed.

I'm starting to brainstorm ideas...Lawman seems Cool...Or maybe NW...

If anyone has a certain, 100% answer, please PM me or post here :)




Whirlwindstorm2 -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 18:49:19)

I love how the information about the contest takes up half the design notes.




nico0las -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 19:31:27)

Alright let's do this.




Shadronica -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 20:48:01)

Firstly in regard to the Livestream ... if I wanted to watch The Voice I would watch it on tv. If I go to a livestream for a game I really don't think it is appropriate to listen to any person singing no matter how good they think they might be.

Onto the real topic of the Design notes ... its nice to see that a competition has been made available again.
HOWEVER .... will the competition achievement be handed out to any and every moderator that requests it? I certainly hope not. It takes the gloss off the whole idea of the achievement for the winners if a moderator can sport it too without even making any contribution at all.

Sorry guys if I sound like such a grump but I am mostly expressing the views of 80% of the ED population in regards to certain updates.




SMGS -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 20:51:13)

@above: Actually, the players were the one requesting them to sing.

Great idea for a contest, looking forward to seeing the entries! =)
Still as always, looking forward to the war!!




Shadronica -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 20:53:26)

@above. Yes I did say I represent only 80% of the ED population. ;)




One Winged Angel1357 -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 20:55:48)

I have a brilliant idea for the contest i just hope my hand stops shaking long enough for me to draw it and that i can actually draw it. I feel i may be competing against the artistic minds of Deathguard and possibly ORDER which if that is the case I am sunk in terms of pure technical skill




Shadronica -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 20:59:08)

Yikes ... will this competition be open to the mods too? I think we should get this straightened out here and now. I really don't think it would be fair for a moderator to win the competition considering they don't even need the 10k varium prize.

@OWA. Good luck. [:)]




Jekyll -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 21:11:12)

Just fix the crit and first strike system.




Stabilis -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 21:18:54)

By the way EDGD, important news:

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It shames me to see that 15 out of 16 players who have submitted to the contest have not followed by the rules.

Screenshots are not permitted in the entry, any entries that include a screenshot will be disqualified.

I understand many of you have already entered a screenshot, and for that we have cleaned up the thread and deleted the posts containing Screenshots. You have one last chance at submitting an entry.

Thank you for understanding




One Winged Angel1357 -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 21:22:16)

@Shad I do keep forgetting ORDER is a mod I just remember he is a boss artist




kodix101 -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 21:47:10)

I hope the mission Brunson provides us for his Mom is awesome. I also hope that the new quest chain starting at Mirv is goign to be for Levels 20 and up thsi time and not Level 25 or 30 and up. This Friday is going to be awesome!




Goony -> RE: =ED= May 30, 2012 Design Notes - Summer of EpicDuel (5/30/2012 22:10:23)

@Shadronica, while I can't speak for the other moderators, I will say that I will not be entering the contest or requesting an achievement that I didn't earn!

I had a good idea for a theme, here is the image But instead of Homer put The Lawman holding the gun ;)


Have fun with the contest and good luck to all the entrants :)




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