Design Notes

September 08, 2015

Answer Aranx's Call This Friday

Save the Celestial Realm before it's too late!

The three Celestial Avatars of Time, Death, and Life are missing. A portal to the Infernal Realm (two realms to the left of the Underworld) has been opened by Chamat, the Queen of Monsters’ talented Lieutenant. Infernal creatures are flooding into the Celestial Realm, and Aranx needs YOUR help to drive the dark beasts out and discover where the Avatars have gone -- if his world falls… Lore will be next!

War in the Celestial Realm

There are no certainties in war. There is a precipice on either side of you, Hero — a precipice of caution and a precipice of over-daring... but failure is not an option for Aranx, and he will make it worth your while! 

If you battle for him, he'll give you the opportunity to earn gear from his Celestial Realm merge shop and purchasegear from the Rares shop. 

Aranx levels up in Real Life - Birthday Shop!

This Sunday, Aranx-the-Artist levels up, and that means an in-game birthday shop! He's crafted some amazing gear for his once-a-year shop (including the galactically-gorgeous set you see in the image above!) If you love space-themed gear like I do, you are not going to want to miss the items in this shop!

Changes and Updates

Art Update: The art for the baby seal pet from the August Birthday Shop has been updated to avoid any potential copyright infringement claims. 

In this case, the team member had quickly created the seal pet art a long time ago to use while practicing animation, and didn't remember how much reference art had been left in. It is always better to do 100% original art. Make sure when using reference art that it's for inspiration only! 

If you purchased the AdventureCoin version of the Baby Seal pet and do not like the new version, you can contact Player Support to get a full refund.

Reward Update: If you see that you've been unexpectedly awarded the Ancient Grovebreaker Blade, give Captain Rhubarb a hearty Thanks! He's tweaked the AQW prize reward package system to award those for Paygarden purchases from August forward.

Bug Fix Update: The bugged Bard Class skill is still being investigated. Thanks to those who reported is last week! We'll get that fixed as soon as possible!

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!

xoxo Beleen

September 03, 2013

Monday in Disguise!

It’s Tuesday. Feels like Monday. Excited about Friday!

OH YAY! Thank goodness I found you here. I’ve got a bunch of stuff I want to share with you because this week—and the next few weeks actually—are going to FLY BY sooo fast because…well… just take a look at what’s going on this week aaaaaand I’ll fill you in with more details soon…ish.  

Wheel of Doom

Ladies and Gentleman! Berserkers and Guardians! Step right up and take a spin on the Wheel of Doom. Don’t be shy—every spin wins a prize!

When you /join doom, enter Swaggy’s friendly-looking tent and give the Wheel of Doom a spin. Want to find out more?  Click this link here and Alina will explain everything to you. For wheel =D 

Siege the Day

Despite your best efforts, Swordhaven continues to be consumed by Chaos! We cannot let Chaos win, Hero!

Looks like we need to take a different approach to defeating Chaos… so how about a minigame?! This Friday evening, defend the kingdom of Swordhaven in a ‘Castle-Defense’ style minigame. I just hope you can save the city from the Chaotic Siege!

Happy Birthday Aranx!

Everyone’s favorite Archangel Aranx is ascending into another year older! In order to celebrate, Aranx wishes to share with YOU his glorious Fallen Amadis Armor Set.

On Friday evening, you can become one of Aranx’s Fallen Amadis—who fights for Good or Evil, your choice!—and test your angelic aptitude against the forces of Chaos.

A Pirate’s Sneak Peak

Talk Like a Pirate Day only be a few short weeks away, but Solrac wants t’give all ye landlubbers ‘nd scallywags a sneak-peek at…

Galactic Naval Commander Armor Set!

Avast! This Naval Commander be out of this world, matey. Ye might be able to plunder s’more pirate spoilers on Solrac’s Twitter… if me doesn’t steal them for the Design Notes first!

Yarrharrharr!

xoxo (skulls and crossbones?) Beleen

July 19, 2013

MORE Swanky Gear from Aranx

Find His Featured Artist shop in Your Game Menu!

Fight for the Light when you join the ranks of the followers of Aranx! Our Featured Artist for the weekhas just released NEW items for his shop. Find it in your Game Menu this weekend; time is running out before the shop leaves, and no one knows when it will return!

Will you walk in the light or follow the darkness?

#YOLO, so Look Good While Doing It!

Find the White and Black Tailcoat armor sets in your Game Menu now! All of the new items will go rare, so you have until the countdown timer hits 0 Tuesday evening to get your hands on them!

The shop contains AC and Legend versions of:

• Black Tailcoat
• White Tailcoat
• Swanky White Tophat
• Swanky Black Tophat
• White Tophat 'n Tresses
• Black Tophat 'n Tresses
• White Horsehead Cane
• Black Horsehead Cane

And a free-player gold version of the Golden Horsehead Cane!

July 16, 2013

Aranx Ascends!

Today’s Featured Artist Shop

It’s Tuesday! And it’s time for another Featured Artist Showcase Shop!

You will find the brand-new Artist Shop in the Game Menu as soon as you log in. And this week we are featuring the amazing artwork of Aranx!

	Plate of Hope Armor Rare! 600 AdventureCoins
	Spear of Ardor Rare! 200 AdventureCoins
	Wings of Faith Rare! 120 AdventureCoins
	Divinity Bow 17,160 Gold for Members or 175 AdventureCoins
	Good Omen Warhammer 25,160 Gold for Members or 200 AdventureCoins
	Fierce Blessing Cape 13,337 Gold for Members or 125 AdventureCoins
	Wings of Infinity 50,000 Gold for Members or 200 AdventureCoins
	Celestial Warrior 25,500 Gold for Members or 435 AdventureCoins
	Celestial Warrior Cape 2,000 Gold
	Celestial Warrior Helmet 17,160 Gold for Members or 65 AdventureCoins
	Emerald Maripose Wings 13,337 Gold for Members or 100 AdventureCoins
	Twilight Monarch Wings 13,337 Gold for Members or 100 AdventureCoins
	Sunrise Heliconius Wings 13,337 Gold for Members or 100 AdventureCoins
	"No Particular Style" Hairstyle 500 Gold
	Fake Glasses Female 1,500 Gold
	Fake Glasses Male 1,500 Gold
	Windswept Hairstyle 500 Gold
	Hipster Sweatervest 19950 Gold for Members or 425 AdventureCoins
	Galaxy Outfit 19,950 Gold for Members or 250 AdventureCoins
	Wings of Hope 25,550 Gold for Members or 50 AdventureCoins

Who is Aranx?

The Archangel Aranx is shrouded in mystery. Not much is known about this Archangel… and he wants to keep it that way! His angelic attributes are expressed through his work and perhaps one day we will discover the past behind Aranx!

Aranx was born and raised in Denmark, and his artistic inspiration came from the beauty of art, cartoons, and the ocean. He is a huge fan Brenton Thwaites and loves to watch Vampire Diaries, Pretty Little Liars, and Nikita. Aranx started playing AdventureQuest a long, long time ago, and has worked with AQWorlds as an Assistant Artist for a year and a half now. Aranx’s favorite thing about AE is the art…and with his help, we are able to bestow unsurpassed beauty upon AQWorlds!

Discover your own artistic inspiration with Aranx’s Featured Artist Shop Items arriving later today!

xoxo Beleen

July 15, 2013

Monday Memorandum

and Member Mania!

Happy Monday! Did you have a fantastic weekend? Just wait and see what fun we have in store for you this week to make things even more fantastic!

Tuesday’s Featured Artist Shop

The Featured Artist Showcase Shop launches tomorrow afternoon! And this week we are showcasing the AMAZING art of Aranx!

Aranx is hailed for his beautiful art style, and come Tuesday afternoon, his creations will take flight into the fight!

Check back tomorrow for everything you need to know about Aranx and all his items with breakdowns of names and prices.

Members have ALL the Fun!

You love AdventureQuest Worlds. And AdventureQuest Worlds loves you too! Show your favorite MMO lots of love by becoming a Member today!

When you become a Member, you unlock amazing perks like:

• Create your own Guild and invite your friends
• 3,000+ items are Member-Only!
• Master more than 20 special Classes
• Wield powerful & rare Weapons
• Don yourself in amazing Armors
• Explore exclusive Member-Only Areas
• Dual-wield Swords & Shields
• Increase your Weapon damage
• Adopt hundreds of Pets
• Receive 2 free Treasure Chest Keys from Twilly at the first of every month
• Earn 50 ACs for each Treasure Chest Key you sell back
• And so much more!

And this week, our awesome Members are receiving:

• Special email with FREE gifts from Artix himself
• Game Testing for Guilds Phase II: Guild Cities
• Legendary Hero Class—brand new Skills!
• Legendary Hero Armor Set
• Name change from “AQW Member” to “Legend”

It is because of our wonderful Members who make AdventureQuest Worlds possible for everyone to enjoy! Without our Members...and coffee… your favorite fantasy game could have never accomplished everything bestowed before you... past, present, and future!

When you upgrade to a Member, not only are you scoring tons of Membership perks listed above, but you are also supporting and fueling the AQWorlds team so that we can continue pumping out new, exciting, and totally epic releases every week of the year. Thank you for making all of this possible =D

If you haven’t already done so…

xoxo Beleen

September 17, 2012

Rare Gear and New Info to Know

3rd Birthday Event Goes Rare in October!

For AQWorlds' 3rd birthday, our musical guests really were gigantic stars, literally! They Might Be Giants battled with you on a trip through time, space, and a giant hamster cage... but the time has come for them to go back to that little birdhouse in their soul, and their gear leaves with them on October 10th, 2012!

The following content goes PERMANENTLY RARE October 10th:

• Tokens of Vindication Merge Shop!
• The first pieces of the Vindicators of They set!
• Super-Fan Swag Merge Shop!
• It Might Be A House Item Shop!
• A 1 Hour EXP Boost!
• 10 storyline quests!
• Many side quests and hidden quests!
• 5 member-only bonus quests in the Member-only Lab map!
• Member and non-member daily quests!
• Faction quests which will reward you with 5,000 Rep each!

AQWorlds in the Google Chrome Store...

And we need your reviews to get our rank up! (Usually you play to rank up your character. This time you're /ranking up AQW!) Head here to review AQWorlds and here to share your thoughts on Bladehaven!

Note: You'll need the Google Chrome browser installed to view most apps.

Battleon Shops Leaving Today!

Though the gear was great, all good shops must close their doors. Aranx's birthday shop, the Obrigado shop, and the Cave art shop are leaving Battleon this evening. This is your last chance to get their epic equips before they're gone!

Derp Horse goes "Derp derp derp"