Friday the 13th & More!

Voltaire Comes Back to Lore!

This Friday is Friday the 13th, and Pirate Captain Voltaire and First Mate Deady are going to be sailing into Lore with a spooky new nautical adventure! Join them this Friday as they battle sea monsters and race to reach a priceless buried treasure before Captain Von Poach, the Vampirate, can get to it!

Artix is having so much fun he's even forgotten about the undead pirates!

If you're still craving more of Voltaire after Friday the 13th (and I know you will be), check out more of his music, books, toys, and general awesomeness on his website!

Friday the 13th Rares Shop!

The Friday the 13th Rares shop will be arriving with Voltaire this Friday. Despite the pirate theme we've got going on this week, this is NOT Quibble's Talk Like A Pirate Day shop, which will be coming next Thursday. More details on this shop when I've got 'em!

Mmm, barnacely goodness!

Wheel of Doom Merge Shop!

Got more Doom Strength Draughts than you can possibly use? Well, now you'll be able to use them to forge new gear (or create different potions) in our new Doom Merge Shop. Merge gear includes:

• Doom Epic Flail
• Doom Failed Epic Flail
• Doom Frozen Tentacles
• Cloak and Sword
• Shadowscythe Cannoneer
• Chaos Cannoneer
• Shadowscythe Cannoneer Helm
• Chaos Cannoneer Helm
• Doom Dodge
• Doom Haste
• Doom Endurance

Quibble Leaves Tonight!

It's time once again for Quibble Coinbiter to leave BattleOn in search of new and wonderful things to sell when next he returns. If there's something you wanted to get, do it now before he heads out!

DragonCon Pet Coming Soon!

DragonCon attendees, you have not been forgotten - this year's pet is in the works and looking great! Here's a preview of what this little guy is going to look like:

Striking fear into the hearts of players everywhere.

This pet is so cute it's making me feel like the flu gumbo I brought back from DragonCon has disappeared! Actually, no - that was probably all the Vitamin C I've been taking. That's taking my luck into my own hands! If Friday the 13th brings you guys any bad luck, Tweet at us to let us know what you did to turn it around and make it become good luck! We'd love to hear about it!

Friday the 13th Event!

This Friday is Friday the 13^th!

Friday the 13^th! The 13^th of Friday. Friday Friday Friday. Friday the 13^th is this Friday!

Friday the 13^th on the brain. Friday the 13^th on the game…design notes. Friday the 13^th, Friday the 13^th, OMG Friday the 13^th THIS FRIDAY!
That is all. Back to work.

BY MODERATOR: Heski12 (http://www.aq.com/aw-character.asp?id=heski12) 

RARE FEATURED ARTIST

We have seen AMAZING armors, weapons, helms, and more from Tyronius, Jemini, Dage, Memet, Vokun, and others. When Tyronius’ shop leaves later tonight, I will take the stage with my collection of Derp-a-licious and Pink-a-licious items! YIPPEE!

Beleen’s Goodies!

Ohhhh my goodness! There’s just soooo much PINK and soooo much DERP to make you /laugh, /cry, and /facepalm at the same time!
All these items were suggested by my wonderful Twitter friends! Thanks so much =D

	Bubblegum Scallywag - Rare! 1100 AdventureCoins
	Captain's Bubblegum Hat - Rare! 200 AdventureCoins
	Lassie's Bubblegum Hat - Rare! 200 AdventureCoins
	Blinding Pink of Destiny! - Rare! 2000 AdventureCoins
	Blade of Aww - Rare! 450 AdventureCoins
	Pink Unicorn Plushie 1337 Gold for Members Only
	Pink Reaper of Doom 10000 Gold
	Amaranth Arm Blades 25500 Gold for Members Only
	Pink Default Dagger 500 Gold
	Strawberry Frog Cookie 1337 Gold
	Derpy Daimyo 5000 Gold for Members Only
	Derp Fish extra Derp 5000 Gold for Members Only
	Derpy Pineapple 5000 Gold for Members Only
	Derpy Taco Rules! 5000 Gold for Members Only
	Derpy Twilly 5000 Gold for Members Only
	Derpy Zorbak 5000 Gold for Members Only
	Pink Default Staff 500 Gold
	Pink Default Sword 500 Gold
	Pink Phoenix Blade 50000 Gold for Members Only
	Derpy Kitty 5000 Gold for Members Only
	Derpy Pink Back Moglin 5000 Gold
	Pink in Paradise Wings 13250 Gold for Members Only

Before Artix sees what I have done (especially to his prized battleaxe), you should stock up on AdventureCoins now and get all those RARE pink items!

RARE BY MODERATOR: Heski12 (http://www.aq.com/aw-character.asp?id=heski12)

Quibble's Final Swordhaven Update

As the AE team rides into Dragon*Con tomorrow, YOU can ride into battle against Chaos this Friday atop a Raptor or a Yokai Battle-dragon! Talk to Quibble in Battleon to get your own Raptor Rider, DragonKhan Rider, and (if Nulgath can harness the dark power to stop time) ArchFiend Dragon Rider!

• Raptor Rider
• Raptor Skull Helm
• Flaming Raptor Helm
• Horned Raptor Helm
• Raptor Rider Hood
• Raptor Commander Lance
• Raptor Commander Blade

• DragonKhan Rider
• DragonKhan Band

Quibble's Swordhaven shop and all its rare gear will be leaving Battleon in two weeks on Friday, September 13th!

Dark Dragon of Doom?!

Memet scrawled a note on the Whiteboard of Scrying. She's seen something doomtastic coming to the Wheel of Doom this weekend: the Dark Dragon Morph! Watch the Design Notes for more previews!

BY MODERATOR: Heski12 (http://www.aq.com/aw-character.asp?id=heski12)

September 04, 2013

Aranx’s Birthday on Friday!

Angels know how to celebrate!

I bet you’re wondering what Beleen does on a daily basis. Besides tormenting poor Artix with an endless onslaught of pink shenanigans, I help write quests, storylines, cutscene scripts, item descriptions, the weekly newsletter, design notes, Facebook updates, random Twitter tweets, the Artix weekly write-up, and item uploads (setting them up, uploading, testing, re-uploading, testing some more, finding bugs...trying to squash bugs...having Alina squash the bugs for me...and getting the files ready for Friday night).
And today I had the pleasure of uploading Aranx’s birthday items into our database (and of COURSE I had to share them with you)!

I uploaded, tested, named, and described 9 of Aranx’s Birthday Items ascending from the heavens this Friday night for his special day. Above you will see the Descended Amadis Armor, equipped with color custom Descended Amadis Wings and the Tousled Archangel Hair (helm).

If you wish to follow a darker route, check out the above armor. He’s wearing the Fallen Amadis Armor, the Scar of the Fallen Amadis helm, and the massive Fallen Amadis Annex wings.
And here’s a few more birthday presents Aranx has for you.

…oh how I wish Aranx would have a birthday every week!
But this weekend we can all enjoy Aranx’s birthday. Yippie!

BY MODERATOR: Heski12 (http://www.aq.com/aw-character.asp?id=heski12)

September 07, 2013

Obrigado for Playing

Feliz dia da Independência, Brasil!

Thanks for your battling alongside us as we fight Chaos in AQWorlds, and congratulations on the anniversary of your Brasilian Independence Day! To make sure ALL our players can share the holiday excitement, we've made the Brasilian Independence Day items available to everyone!

Obrigado Brasil!

There are some awesome Brasil-themed items as well as all of the items from last year!

This year the shop has:

• Chaos Warrior Macaw +3 pet (does more damage to Chaos monsters!)*
• Arara Caos Capa pet 
• Dragao de Independencia 2013 armor
• Azul Macaw 2013 pet
• Ouro Macaw 2013 pet
• Verde Macaw 2013 pet
• Amarelo Macaw 2013 pet
• Jubilo Macaw 2013 pet
• Soldados Brasileiros 2013 armor
• Punhais Brasileiros 2013 dagger
• Espada Brasileira 2013 blade
• Capacete Brasileiro 2013 helm
• Defesa Brasileira 2013 helm
• Runas de Ataque 2013 dagger
• Runas de Protecao 2013 cape

* Bold items will go rare.

Our FIRST Donation Hero: Moato!

To continue the thanks-giving theme, we'd just like to say OBRIGADO, MOATO!** Because of you, one of our Ultimate Item of Donated Awesomeness winners from the Wheel of Doom has a shiny-but-slightly-used Dark Caster armor!
Who IS this generous Donation Hero?
Her name is Moato, and she is AWESOME! To let another player experience the fun of battling through Lore as a Dark Caster, she donated her armor to the Wheel of Doom!

 Moato: you are OUR hero!

When her donation email was randomly selected from those who had donated the Dark Caster armor, we contacted her directly to confirm she still wanted to donate the gear. After she replied back, we removed it directly from HER inventory and gave it to another player. That is true generosity!
** Let's all sing now, "obrigado moato, mr. roboto"
We asked Moato over email how she found out about AQWorlds:
A friend of our played a game call Adventure Quest(first time hearing it on fact), and I went to the website and made an account and loved it. Then I saw MechQuest, DragonFable, and soon made accounts of those, and soon upgraded with them. But anyway, I saw WarpForce on the side and tried that out, and also saw this game. Again made an account in 2009 and haven't really stopped playing it(except when I'm playing EpicDuel, or other games). And THEN I saw the Design Notes about the wheel and donating stuff.

What is a Donation Hero?

We've got a LOT of people who want to donate rares to the Wheel of Doom. You guys are CRAZY-generous! To do that, please send an email to DonationHero@battleon.com with your account name and the list of item/s you'd like to donate.

One Hero's Treasure can be another Hero's Treasure... but only in the Wheel of Doom!

We will only contact prospective donators before removing items, so be sure to send the email from an address you check regularly. 

Talk Like a Pirate Day/Friday the 13th Crossover!

This Friday, Voltaire returns with a ship full of booty and a hunger for MORE LOOT in our Friday the 13th/Talk Like a Pirate Day crossover event! Flashback to the 1st Voltaire event from 2009 as we head back onto a pirate ship to explore parts unknown!

Shiver me timbers... it's Friday the 13th soon!

With creepy undead sailors, a ship that will take you from sunny shores to the depths of the ocean (or despair), and an undead sea-beast that just wants a HUG (that's all, we promise!), you'll want to make sure you've brushed up on your pirate lingo and have your biggest undead-slaying blade on hand!

Quibble's Swordhaven Shop leaves Monday!

Quibble Coinbiter's Swordhaven shop has been around for a while, and if Quib's going to have enough time to gather his Talk Like a Pirate Day gear from his time-travel fairy connection, he's going to need to leave soon!

Galactic Naval Commander: Yarrrr for the stars!

This Monday night, September 9th, he'll leave for parts and times unknown, but he WILL be back on Thursday, September 19th, with a shop full of piratey gear to make you /cheer!

BY MODERATOR: Heski12 (http://www.aq.com/aw-character.asp?id=heski12)

The Wheel of Doom Speaks

Find Out When the Wheel Gives Rewards!

Each time you spin the Wheel of Doom and get a bonus item, you'll get a new message in your chat window telling you exactly what you got! You will not see a message if you get the regular Wheel drops (the 100% 1hr XP Boost and Doom Draught rewards).

And if anyone else on your server has received one of our rare 1% Wheel of Doom drops, you'll also see a message about that! (You will NOT see messages about other hero's rewards unless it is a 1% Treasure drop.)

We will be keeping an eye on the servers this weekend to see how often those messages appear. Can you help us keep count of how many times you saw Heroes get Treasure items from the Wheel?

Doom for Bugs!

Over the course of the past week, Yorumi has been working on fixing display bugs in the Wheel of Doom. You should no longer see pop-ups for Wheel drops you did not really get!

Please let us know if this visual glitch (caused by lag) is still happening! If you have any doubts about what you DID get from the Wheel, just check the message the Wheel says in your chat window. That will always tell you the correct reward you got!                                                                                              

BY MODERATOR: Heski12 (http://www.aq.com/aw-character.asp?id=heski12)