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Our next update is nearly here! We plan to release early Saturday morning with crucial bug fixes, exploit patches, and new weapons!

Balance Improvements!
To follow up last week's balance update, we will be adjusting a number of skills to make them more useful at all levels. We will update you with the specifics soon...

Rixty Weapons!



Grab the first level 31 weapons by redeeming a Rixty upgrade code or by visiting Titan, Nightwraith, or Caden*
Remember, your chance to grab the complete set of the Rixty weapons using a Rixty code will expire Monday April 26th! Titan, Nightwraith, and Caden will keep them in their inventory for one more week. If you've still got a long way to go to level 31, try some XP Boost available from the many VendBots across Delta V!

New Weapons!



Visit Titan for a new batch of powerful high level weapons for varium and credit-only players!

Skill Balance Changes!

Surgical Strike
-1 Cost
New Dexterity requirement: 20 Dexterity base requirement / +2 Dexterity required per level
Increased damage starting at level 5. (+6 more damage if maxed out at level 10)

Maul
-2 Cost

Bunker Buster
New Dexterity requirement: 16 Dexterity base requirement / +2 Dexterity required per level
Increased damage starting at level 6. (+5 more damage if maxed out at level 10)

Super Charge
-1 Cost
Increased damage starting at level 5 (+6 more damage if maxed out at level 10)

Plasma Bolt
New Strength requirement: 14 Strength base requirement / +2 Strength required per level
Increased damage starting at level 5 (+6 more damage if maxed out at level 10)

Multishot
+1 Damage at all levels

Reflex Boost
+1 Dexterity at all levels


System Improvements

Faster, more secure, and more streamlined initial login

Fixed a bug where players would hang at the server selection screen after selecting a server to login to

The NEW Focus stat now goes up in real-time during the level up process to better reflect it's relationship to your other stats!

Addressed an exploit that allowed players to pull other players into battle without accepting a challenge

Addressed an exploit that allowed players to bypass the NPC battle restrictions and run restrictions

Reduced the frequency of encountering the Captcha

Automatically disconnect players that answer the Captcha wrong multiple times

Improvements during creation of new characters and new factions

Addressed the zero health bug reported in the forums

Updated the purchase Varium links to direct to the new Varium store (the new BattleOn Points system)

Fixed a bug where players would see, "Please wait before viewing this flag again" when they hadn't clicked on the faction flag multiple times

Addressed an exploit where players could join your faction without your faction's permission!

Addressed an exploit where players could add themselves to your Buddy list or send you PMs without your permission

Improved the Battle Captcha and randomized the position of your skill icons each turn to defeat bots

Addressed an exploit where players could bypass the skill requirements of a skill to use it anyway[/list]

New features in this update:

Balance Improvements! Several skills are being reworked to make them more useful.

Rixty Weapons are still available as a set with the Rixty code until April 26!

New weapons! Grab powerful new weapons from Titan!

Spring weapons carried by Titan go rare!

Improved Battle Captcha to thwart those pesky botters!

Numerous bug fixes and security patches.
*We wanted to have more NEW for this update, but the security and stability of EpicDuel must take priority before get to the really fun stuff. Most people won't notice the dramatic changes to the battle engine or the added security, but Titan has really been on a roll this week rewriting and updating nearly every feature in the game to make EpicDuel safe, fair, and fun for everyone!

Features coming over in the next several weeks:

Skill Perks! Equip these to add crucial stat boosts!

Customizable weapon enhancements

Social Network integration (Share your accomplishments on Facebook and Twitter!)

Completely customizable player housing

New Battle Modes including 2vs1 Boss Battles, and Survival mode!

Tournaments for rare prizes

And much, much more!