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PD -> A Comparative Analysis of Weekly Releases Since 2012 to 2021 (11/11/2021 23:20:21)

PREFACE: I intend to incorporate this as part of a larger post that will be published towards the end of the year as I will have a better understanding of where AQ is at the end of 2021.

This post is a mere analysis of content of content availability since 2012. Why 2012? It's one year before 2013, and 2013 being especially important because that is the first full year in which the level cap was set to level 150, and the first year that we had several features that are now a standard part of the game like Golden Giftboxes and Void Takeovers. I have used in reference, this thread that is very handy in keeping track of all the events that have been released up until 2019 (all the later parts are missing due to the lack of Pedia updaters, but I have resolved to do this myself.) I have already done an analysis from the current year (2021 as of this post) to 2019. You can see the analysis in this thread.

Just as a reference, anything in BOLD i considered a permanent content update. Minor updates that aren't part of the weekly release cycle are not included as weekly content release. If this post is too long and involved, you can skip to the summary statistics here.

Year 2012

05 January: The Hacker
12 January: MogZards!
19 January: Flaming Undead!
26 January: Hunted!

02 February: Wyvern Rider War!
09 February: SnuggleFest 2012: Blackhawke's Black Heart
16 February: The Transporter, Deren: City of Enlightenment, Yon Ill Wind and Phantom of the Opera
24 February: The Legend of Lady Tomo

01 March: Artistic Ruins!
08 March: Looking for Leads: Ku Ku!
15 March: Blarney War 2012
22 March: An Eggcellent Adventure
29 March: Shock to the Heart

01 April: April Fools 2012
12 April: Grenwog Festival 2012: Bun Rangers Nitro!
19 April: The Breaking Point!
26 April: The Final Countdown!

03 May: The Father's Door
10 May: Star Blecch 2
17 May: Shards of MegSual!
24 May: Warlic's Haunted Shop!
31 May: ShadowSlayers & NightHunters

07 June: Dhows True Form Revealed
14 June: An Undiscovered Universe
21 June: The Journey Home! and Rise of the Loremasters!
28 June: Return to Paxia

05 July: Fred on Strike!
13 July: Return to Alnaphar: Quest for the Overlord and Twilight Sets!
19 July: Face of Silence
26 July: Building Truphma I

02 August: Building Truphma II
09 August: Building Truphma III
16 August: The Veil - Basecamp, Ultimon's Fortress!, Shadows Are Magic!
23 August: Failure to Communicant!
30 August: Ultimon's Fortress Part 2, ...Like a Fox!

06 September: Paxian Patrols
13 September: Taladosian Prequel, The Fallen Fisherman
20 September: Light in the Darkness!
27 September: Skill Menu added, Pets now do not take a turn to switch, new equipment added

05 October: Taladosian Relics!
12 October: Operation: Gameocide, revamp of Battleon town
19 October: AQ's 10th Anniversary! - Introduction, Main menu, Act 1 - Undead Assault, Act 2 - Akriloth & The Fire Orb, Act 3 - Drakonnan & The Great Fire War
28 October: AQ's 10th Anniversary! - Act 4 - Carnax Attacks!, Act 5 - The Devourer, Act 6 - The SeekRat, Conclusion - The Dragon of Time, BONUS
31 October: Mogloween 2012, Zombielands

08 November: Legends of Lore and Can Haz Vakayshon?
15 November: Legends of Lore: Gauntlet 1, Robina moves to her own shop!, Defensive/Offensive Armor Testing
22 November: Harvest Festival 2012, Battleon's Nightmare!

03 December: Custom Weapon Quest gets a revamp!
06 December: Rise of the Samurats!
13 December: Decorate the Battleon Tree!
20 December: Frostval 2012: The Freeze-gion of DOOM!
28 December: Frostval 2012: Gift Delivery!

43 / 52 Permanent Content Releases, or 82.7%



Year 2013

03 January: Return of the Antiguardian
10 January: Revengers Part III - Lt. Lore
17 January: Rescue Lucretia updated
24 January: Lucretia's Apothecary now allows you to craft potions!
31 January: Necromancer vs. Paladin: The Edge of Extinction

01 February: Rare Item Hunts!
07 February: Ep-pig!
14 February: SnuggleFest 2013, The Matchmaker
20 February: Truphma Camps!
21 February: The Future Begins Now: AdventureQuest Preview Cutscene, SnuggleFest 2013: Elements of D'Awwww
28 February: Jr. Squires of Order!

07 March: Isles of Drudgery
14 March: Fortune Trans-PLANT-ed
21 March: UnZardly Terror!
28 March: Grenwog Festival 2013, Night of the Grenwog

01 April: April Fool's 2013 - Donovan's Reign
11 April: Absol-ution I
18 April: Kidnapped!
25 April: Absol-ution II

02 May: Absol-ution III
09 May: Absol-ution IV
16 May: N/A [Update of Elemental Fists]
23 May: Golems at Granemor!
31 May: Thunder Mountain (quest makeover)

06 June: N/A [Summertime item releases]
13 June: Engine Update 37.6
20 June: Knight Class revamp - First 5 Levels
27 June: Paxia In Peril!

19 July: Knight Class - Pria Knights (Levels 5 to 9)
25 July: Myth of Trigoras, Golden Giftboxes released

03 August: Knight Class - 'Emoran Knights (Levels 5 to 9)
08 August: Insult to Injury
22 August: Knight Class - Frogzard Knights (Levels 5 to 9)
27 August: Barry Jotter!

05 September: The Nyanited Way, Rescue The Sacrifice
12 September: Xov's Fire I
19 September: Ghost Rusters
26 September: Ultimon Fortress Part 3

04 October: Knight Class - Demon Knights (Levels 5 to 9)
10 October: Knight Class Level 10 quests - Pria / 'Emoran / Frogzard / Demon
17 October: Dragon War of Steel
24 October: Mogloween 2013, Children of the Measurer
31 October: Dangerous Parallels

07 November: The Past Unraveled - Prequel
17 November: Maze of the Mana Dragon
22 November: The Past Unraveled I
29 November: Harvest Festival 2013, Rising BURP Kingdom

05 December: Underneath the Battleon Tree
12 December: Frostval 2013 Part I
19 December: Frostval 2013 Part II
26 December: Frostval 2013 Delivery

37 / 51 Permanent Weekly Releases, or 72.5%




Year 2014

09 January: Ultimon's Fortress Part 4
16 January: The Past Unraveled II
23 January: Xov's Fire II
31 January: Ultimon's Fortress Finale

06 February: War of the Fangs: Evolution
14 February: Aftermath of Extinction, SnuggleFest 2014, What Does Igneox Say?
20 February: Chimeran Set update
27 February: Legends of Lore update: Four new monsters added

06 March: An Unusual Invitation
13 March: BlARRRney War!
20 March: Xov's Fire III
27 March: Void Takeover

01 April: April Fool's '14 - Babes of Battleon, Character Page artwork/layout update
10 April: Facing The Darkness
17 April: Grenwog Festival 2014, Missing Eggs!
24 April: Battle of Flowers

01 May: Robina's Monster Hunt update
08 May: The Past Unraveled III
15 May: Iz Mah Howse!
23 May: The Celestial Haven
30 May: Rare Item Level Upgrading!

05 June: Clash in the West!
12 June: Weapon of Change I: Apocrypha Dramatica
19 June: Weapon of Change: Interlude
26 June: Weapon of Change II: Harmonized Regrets

03 July: Transmorphers: Beast Hostilities
11 July: Fujin Set revamp
17 July: Void Takeover Part 2 - Chaos Knight
25 July: Can't Wait to be Undead!

01 August: Fern Bully
07 August: Seeking Silence
14 August: N/A - Weapon Updates
21 August: Moglin Forest quest update
28 August: N/A - Warlic's Spell Shop updates

04 September: Seed Spitter quest update
11 September: Dragon War: Platinum
18 September: Talk Like A Pirate Day '14
25 September: White-Washed Walls

06 October: Hunt For The 5 Treasures!
10 October: 12th Anniversary Event - Curse of the Phantom Pixel
18 October: Ode to Seasons
23 October: The Dollmaker I
30 October: Mogloween '14, The Dollmaker II

06 November: Void Takeover Part 3 - Nulgath
13 November: Aria's Pet Snack Shack
20 November: Harvest Festival 2014, Infestation! BURP War 2014
27 November: N/A - Item updates and Black Friday/Cyber Monday raffle

04 December: Decorate the Battleon Tree '14
11 December: Frostval 2014: It's a Wonderful Life of Crime
18 December: Frostval 2014: It's a Wonderful Life of Crime - Killing Spree Ending
25 December: Frostval 2014: Gift Delivery

37 / 51 Permanent weekly releases, or 72.5% again




Year 2015

02 January: 2015 Preview!
08 January: Barry Jotter and the Lively Hallows Pt. 1
15 January: Barry Jotter and the Lively Hallows Pt. 2
22 January: Twilly Kidnapped!
29 January: N/A - Item updates

07 February: Shapeshifter quest update
12 February: SnuggleFest 2015, Tweenie Nightmare
19 February: N/A - GGB updates
26 February: Dragons Gone Wild! '15

05 March: Void Takeover Part 4 - Death Returns
12 March: Blarney War 2015: Fight for Freedom
19 March: Hostage to Misfortune
26 March: Canyon of Lost Souls update

01 April: April Fools '15 - Mimes vs Clowns
08 April: Grenwog Festival 2015
16 April: N/A GGB Updates
17 April: Past Unraveled V
23 April: Big Trouble in Little Syna
30 April: Rare Item Hunt XV

07 May: Warp Wars
14 May: Warlics Shop update, GGB Updates
22 May: Minotaur Maze
29 May: Into the Darkness update

04 June: Liliana's request
11 June: N/A GGB Updates
12 June: Diamonds & Explosions
19 June: Arena of Enthusiasts
25 June: Chessmaster Saga: An Unexpected Development

02 July: N/A Titles released, Procly's Title Shop
09 July: Lupin II
17 July: Void Take Over Part 5 - Ancient Four-Eyed Menace
24 July: Chessmaster Saga: Burning Questions
31 July: Play the Harpies

07 August: Spell Scroll Quest update
13 August: Layard's Deception, GGB Updates
20 August: Introduction Quest revamp, Rare Item Hunt's XVI & XVII
28 August: Guardian Tower update

05 September: Guardian Arena update
12 September: Joust Training update, Arena Challenge update
18 September: Talk Like a Pirate Day '15
25 September: Corundum Corruption

02 October: 13th Anniversary - Rise of the Shadow Council
09 October: Osiris Set prequel: Riddle of the Sphinxes
17 October: Warlics Shop update
24 October: Osiris Set: Explore the Pyramid
30 October: Mogloween '15 - Ghosts 'n Moglins

05 November: Scarab Set release
13 November: Pirate vs Pirate?
19 November: Lolosia revamp
26 November: Harvest Festival '15

04 December: Decorate the Battleon Tree '15
11 December: Frostval '15 - A Chilly Request
18 December: Frostval '15 - Stollen Fruitcake
23 December: Frostval '15 - Fruitcake & Undead war
31 December: Frostval '15 - Delivery War

36 / 56 Permanent content releases, or 64.3%.




Year 2016

08 January: Frogzard Hunter moves to his own shop!, Frogzard Challenge revamp
15 January: Void Takeover Part 6 - Tooty FruitcakeZard
23 January: X Marks the Spot revamp
28 January: War of the Seas, BioBeasts Shop

04 February: Blades of Victory
12 February: Snugglefest 2016, Date Night
19 February: N/A - GGB updates
25 February: Janitors on Strike

06 March: Void Takeover Part 7 - Keyote the Heartcrusher
10 March: Chessmaster Saga - Xanatos Speed Chess
17 March: Blarney War '16 - LepreZards
25 March: Grenwog Festival '16

01 April: April Fools '16 - The Frogzard Hunter
07 April: N/A Yulgar's shops updated
15 April: Terror Set revamp, GGB updates
22 April: Quest for the Terror Set revamp, Zardhunter: Part 1 revamp, Zardhunter: Part 2 revamp
29 April: Season of Choices - The Dedication

05 May: Void Takeover Part 8 - May the Cinco de Mother's Day
12 May: Thursday the 12th and GGB updates
21 May: Spells added to the Spell Scroll Quest
27 May: Cancel the Apocalypse War of the Giants: Part 1

02 June: N/A - Item updates
10 June: War of the Giants: Part 2
16 June: Void Takeover Part 9 - Gemini Twins
24 June: War of the Giants: Part 3

01 July: N/A Independence Day release
07 July: War of the Giants: Part 4
14 July: Tibbles donation contest, GGB update
21 July: Ally Assist released and attack menu graphics updated
30 July: How to Train Your Zard

06 August: N/A Content Update
12 August: N/A GGB update
13 August: Void Takeover Part 10 - Caecus
18 August: N/A Content update
26 August: Confectionary Calamity

03 September: Confectionary Calamity - Part 2 + Raffle
09 September: Confectionary Calamity Part 3 (High-level item release)
16 September: Talk Like a Pirate Day 2016, Save the Red Betty!, GGB update
22 September: Frazzledop added to The Void
27 September: Shared Vault!

06 October: N/A Item updates
14 October: 14th Anniversary Event - Pounding the Poachers
20 October: Mogloween '16 - Mysterious Artifact
27 October: Mogloween '16 - The Grand Pumpkin

03 November: Player Suggestions
10 November: The Underbeast added to The Void, GGB update
17 November: N/A Item updates
25 November: Harvest Fest - Defend the BURP's!

02 December: Decorate the Battleon Tree '16
08 December: Frostval '16 - Save the Sweaters!
15 December: GGB updates
16 December: Frostval '16: Attack of the Sweater Zombies!
22 December: Frostval '16: Gift Delivery!
30 December: N/A Item updates

27 / 54 Permanent content releases, or exactly 50%.




Year 2017

05 January: Nowhere Quest update
12 January: Thursday the 12th - The Return of Artix
19 January: N/A Item Updates, GGB update
27 January: Frogzard Hunter Part 3 update

03 February: Truphma Saga - When Powers Collide
09 February: Snugglefest '17 - More Troofles, more troubles
17 February: GGB updates
23 February: Rare Item Hunt XVIII, N/A Engine update

02 March: Necragon Incursion
10 March: Warlic Shop art update
16 March: Blarney War '17 - Battle at Sea
23 March: GGB Update
25 March: Lucretia's Apothecary update
31 March: Lazy Quest

06 April: Death's Domain - Hour Glass Hunting update
14 April: GGB Update
15 April: Grenwog Festival '17, Double O' Dozen
21 April: N/A Lore Day Celebration Sale, Engine Update v40
27 April: N/A Player Suggestion items

05 May: N/A Cinco de Mayo/May the 4th be with you, Chupacabras From Outer Space
11 May: N/A Item updates
12 May: N/A GGB updates, Mothers Day
18 May: N/A Battleon - Main Town updated
26 May: Underworld Part 1: The Hunt for Hollow

01 June: Rare Item Hunt XVIIII
08 June: The Moglin Maniac
15 June: N/A Vault update, Z-Token prices swept, GGB update
23 June: Underworld Part 2
30 June: N/A Independence Day/Canada Day

06 July: Underworld Part 3
13 July: N/A GGB update, Tibbles Summer Donation
20 July: War for the Fangs
27 July: Void Takeover Part 11 - Sea Titan

03 August: N/A Engine Update v41
12 August: Underworld Finale
18 August: Hollow's Garage update, GGB update
25 August: N/A Item update, Wicked King Challenge fight

01 September: Mecha Knight Mastercraft Set
09 September: The Cure Revamped
14 September: Talk Like a Pirate Day '17, GGB update
21 September: Grakma MC set released
28 September: Werewolf subrace Part 1

05 October: Werewolf subrace Part 2
12 October: 15th Anniversary, GGB update
20 October Vampire subrace Part 1
28 October: Vampire subrace Part 2
31 October: War of the Fangs - Revival

11 November: N/A Vampire variant armours released
16 November: N/A Werewolf variant armours released, GGB update
24 November: Harvest Fest '17

01 December: Crossroads updated
08 December: Decorate the Battleon Tree '17
14 December: Frostval '17 - Missing Gifts?
15 December: GGB update
21 December: Frostval '17 - The Island of Misfit Ornaments
28 December: Frostval '17 - Delivery War

35 / 56 Permanent Content Releases, or 62.5%




Year 2018

04 January: Engine Update 41.1
11 January: Fate of the Uncreated - Forgotten Memories
18 January: N/A GGB update
19 January: N/A Faces update
25 January: Fate of the Uncreated - In The Land That Never Was

01 February: N/A Faces update
08 February: Snugglefest '18 - Season of Shipping
16 February: N/A GGB update
28 February: Housing update

02 March: N/A misc release
10 March: Neko house release
15 March: Blarney War - The Ninja-chauns
23 March: Robina's Monster Hunt update
30 March: April Fools/Grenwog '18

06 April: Paladin Saga - Return to Order
12 April: Paladin Saga - Out of Order
21 April: N/A Neko items released
27 April: Neko Subrace Part 1

03 May: May 4th/Cinco de Mayo, Rare Item Hunts XX & XXI
12 May: N/A Contest House Guard released
17 May: Neko Subrace Part 2
25 May: Neko Subrace finale

02 June: Morningstar set update
07 June: Dragons Gone Wild '18
14 June: Chessmaster Saga - Dark Tidings, GGB update
22 June: N/A Bug fixes
28 June: Void Takeover Part 12 - Shinyaro

07 July: Kindred set Update
12 July: Chessmaster Saga - A Cavernous Chronicle, GGB update
19 July: Robina's Monster Hunt Update
27 July: Chessmaster Saga - Going Kukoo

03 August: Void Takeover Part 13 - Mogdin
10 August: N/A No-Drop update
17 August: Awe!!! update, GGB update
23 August: Dinozard Island Rescue

01 September: N/A Back to school update
07 September: Void Takeover Part 14 - RhubZard
14 September: N/A GGB Update
21 September: War of the Seas - Soothing the Sarkanians
28 September: Talk Like a Pirate Day '18

06 October: Werepyre subrace Part 1
11 October: Rare Item Hunt XXII
19 October: Werepyre Subrace Part 2, GGB update
26 October: Mogloween '18, Candy Caverns

02 November: Werepyre subrace finale
09 November: Geocastellum Set Part 1
17 November: Geocastellum Set Part 2
23 November: Harvest Fest - Teeming Mutant Vegetables
29 November: Geocastellum Set Part 3

06 December: Decorate the Battleon Tree '18
13 December: N/A GGB update
14 December: Frostval '18 - Nightmare Upon Frostval
21 December: Frostval '18 - A Sham!
27 December: Frostval '18 - Delivery War

33 / 54 Permanent Content Releases, or 61%




PD -> RE: A Comparative Analysis of Weekly Releases Since 2012 to 2018 (11/11/2021 23:35:29)

This post is reserved for some of the summary statistics. Granted, there are probably a few errors here and there in my analysis. This is due to the fact that a lot of these quests are missing and the AQ does not have a good archive that documents releases well that far into the past. The Newsletters are the best way to keep track, but I have only been subscribed since mid 2018 so this is also difficult to track, alongside the fact that the Pedia is now functionally dead outside of the info subs. Nonetheless, some cursory statistics that I feel while maybe flawed in some areas, do shed light on what should be accurate enough statistics to tell a real story about what has been happening in AQ:

Year-end statistics:

2012: 82.7% Permanent Content Releases
2013: 72.5%
2014: 72.5%
2015: 64.3%
2016: 50%
2017: 62.5%
2018: 61%
2019: 44%
2020: 46%
2021: 20 / 45, or currently 44.4%

Major findings include:

1. Much of the void that had been in the past been dedicated to updates, fixes, and adding misc side quests has now been filled by Golden Giftboxes, Void Takeovers, Package Sales, and general discount/sales events.

2. What used to not take as much time, seasonal content now takes multiple releases to be fully hashed out. This is not a flaw of the team, but rather indicative of how the workload has remained constant, yet the staff has been reduced in size drastically since 2012, forcing them to dedicate more time towards these fillers and thus push timelines out further. All the more, the choice to invest more into fillers actually is as I alluded to in another thread, a Faustian bargain because what is now filled with unobtainable fillers was previously more or less dedicated to permanent and substantive content releases. In the past, there were many updates dedicated towards QoL and updates, but currently this has not been the case.

3. Regardless of the year, December is always the full month dedicated towards Frostval.

4. Should we get that update to the Void and its Takeovers / Bosses, the scores on each of the years past 2014 should markedly improve. I don't score Void Takeovers as permanent content because they functionally work the same way as other seasonal releases. In fact, their waits are now even longer than the typical seasonal due to the myriad of reasons that includes rotation interruptions, the ever expanding rotation pool, and its even smaller availability window (1 week / (pool size + interruption)) versus seasonals (4 weeks / 52 weeks)

5. Due to the current allocation of events, we have not had a Dragon Saga, Devourer, ChessMaster or Hall of Memories updates in 1 year or more.




Also as a special request - Would it be possible to get the complete catalogue of newsletters that have been made from the Mailchimp Archive? OR could someone supply the newsletters that have been published since before 2019? I have only been subscribed to that newsletter service since August of 2018. This would be especially helpful to help track the history of AQ and for substantially correcting these statistics.




ruleandrew -> RE: A Comparative Analysis of Weekly Releases Since 2012 to 2018 (11/12/2021 2:09:18)

I do hold records of Adventure Quest newsletters from 2007. I may miss a couple of newsletters over the years.




PD -> RE: A Comparative Analysis of Weekly Releases Since 2012 to 2018 (11/12/2021 3:05:18)

That would be very helpful yes. Ever since the Homepage has been updated, all the announcement and DN archives have been lost. This is a very great setback so any filling in of the gaps would be greatly appreciated.

Some corrections that I will see are probably revisions around the various "N/A: Item Updates" that appear. Doing some basic evaluation, I have determined that some of these are package updates, rather than what I previously thought to be specific in-game item updates. Also, there seems to be updates that are soley revolved around package items. I'm not sure how I ought to honestly "score" these kinds of releases. Yes, they are permanent, but they still betray the very spirit of "permanence" because very few people play this game for the sake of paying for the items to play in game for. But for the sake of a simple qualification, I for now would still place it as "permanent" as long as it's still available now. Though this weakness does expose some error, that I still believe that enough of the analysis is correct that people ought to be convinced of a wider trend that has defined AQ for the last decade and this one.




ruleandrew -> RE: A Comparative Analysis of Weekly Releases Since 2012 to 2018 (11/12/2021 7:22:01)

The earliest record I have is 10/5/2007 newsletter which is:
=AQ= The Exodus Attacks!





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