Judging for the Dage the Evil Fan Art Contest is underway!
This contest was SO HUGE—over 800 epic entries OMG—that I needed help from our wonderful volunteers! When you see these guys and girls in-game, be sure to give them a great big THANK YOU for helping manage the Dage Contest with me =D
We can only wonder whom Dage the Evil will pick as the grand prize winner—and receiver of a specially crafted weapon from the Undead Legion Lord himself. Runner-ups will receive an exclusive Undead Legion back item/cape to show the world their undying devotion.
And, as always, additional AdventureCoin prizes will be awarded to those who went above and beyond! Woohoo!
The Importance of Writing your Name
There were sooooOOOO many awesome Dage Fan Art submissions that DID NOT have a player name on them. I’m talking AMAZING. Like 1st Place Winner material.
But, in the contest rules, in huge font and bolded:
“7. Include your AQW character name on yoursubmitted picture AND in your post so we know who to award the prizes to!”
Just like in school, if you don’t put your name on your paper, you can’t get credit for your hard work =( And it’s not fair to those who followed the contest rules and included their player name, you know?
So, here’s what we’re ganna do: If you DID have an amazing piece of art that made it to the finals, but DID NOT include your AQW player name on your submission, check your inventories after the winners have been announced for a Note from Dage the Evil. He might toss you some Undead Legion Tokens for your hard work. Maybe. He is Dage the Evil after all… but maybe he’ll become Dage the Understanding =p
Following directions is super important—not just in AQWorlds Contests, but in the real world, too. Hooray for learning lessons =D
ANYHOO! Stay tuned for more Dage the Evil Fan Art Contest updates! Don’t know when Dage the Evil will be finished judging all your wonderful submissions, but as soon as he’s done, we will announce the winners here on the Design Notes!
Duck and cover, because when the micro wrestlers of MCW invade AQWorlds this Friday, you're going to want to get out of the way... or get bodyslammed! The stars of Hulk Hogan's Micro Wrestling Championship took over the Lab today so we could record their lines for this Friday's Mega Micro Showdown in the Battle Coliseum!
The Bigger they are... the harder they fall!
There was a lot of laughter, a TON of screaming (wrestling yells and battlecries sound REALLY similar), and a lot of barking (Miko's dog did not expect an army of wrestlers this morning)!
Dwarven Warrior armors are sized for human heroes!
In addition to the TWO member-only, level 50 challenge fights (WITH exclusive animations and drops!), we'll have some of the biggest monsters dropping some of the most awesome rewards! Like these armors by Solrac and Memet:
Lucky Day Returns Tomorrow!
Do ya feel LUK-y, Hero? Gold, games, and green gear galore! Lucky Day MUST be coming soon, and that means the Shamrock Fair is back in town! Join Mog O'Rahilly, Ringo, and all the other Fair-folk TOMORROW in-game for all the LUK, leprechauns, and loot you can handle!
ShamROCK!
Once the Fair opens tomorrow, you'll be able to play any of our 7 minigames and earn loads of lucky seasonal items AND rare rewards! Talk to Mog O'Rahilly in the /luck map and he'll tell you what to do to unlock them all!
The Guardian o' Sláinte set will go perma-rare!
Coming tomorrow:
Evolved Leprechaun Class returns!
Guardian o' Sláinte Armor set (Rare!)
Galánta Tuar Ceatha Polearm (Rare!)
And so much more!
Things to Remember!
Through Friday, buy ANY Upgrade or AdventureCoin package to unlock the StormBringer set! This Friday, the DragonClaw set releases! Unlock by purchasing 900 ACs or more!
Also good to know:
Next week: the Lionfang Saga returns with... the Chaos Beast Battle!
Call down the Lightning with the electrifying (and color-customizable) StormBringer set before this Friday, when it goes rare forever! Purchase any Membership or AdventureCoin bundle, look in your Book of Lore in the Achievement Badges section, and use the Stormbringer Badge to access these epic items.
If you prefer to command mythical beasts over elemental powers, then read on!
DragonClaw Set Arrives Friday!
Login for this weekend's release and you'll see our NEW special item set! Buy any AdentureCoin package worth $4.95 USD or more to unlock the DragonClaw badge and item set!
Set comes with:
DragonClaw Guard Armor
DragonHorn Helm
DragonTooth Shield Cape
DragonFang Staff
and badges in the Character Page and Book of Lore!
AQW Ambassador Applications Closing!
Last week, we aopened applications for the AQW Ambassadors, a new group of mods/players who will help each other in-game! See the Design Notes about this new group for more details, and if you're interested, apply before Wednesday at 6PM server time (EST)!
Special Spring Break Boss Challenge!
Take on the Red Dragon all week long to see if YOU receive the SUPER-ULTRA-MEGA Rare Red Dragon Destroyer Armor set! Each piece of the gear has an incredibly low drop rate! Good luck, Dragon hunters and destroyers!
Head to the /lair map all this week and face down the Red Dragon to collect our challenge boss rewards!
The stars of Hulk Hogan's Micro Championship Wrestling will be coming to AQWorlds this Friday in a special crossover event!
Sampson, Jersey Jess, Blixx, Meatball, Huggy Cub and Johnny "G" Greene will star in a special event as the dwarven mercenary group the Dwarven Champions Guild who are finally going to settle a long-standing rivalry with a group of giants in the new Battleon Battle Coliseum!
We first met the "Superstars of Midget Wrestling" when they put on a command performance for Rolith's bachelor party as detailed by Artix. Not only did they put on the show of a lifetime but they were kind enough to invite us into the ring and gave a few pointers on how to take a bump and make it look pro.
We were totally blown away by the amount of energy and heart these men and women displayed in the ring and how fun and friendly they were outside of it. After the show, while we helped them break down the ring, we began making plans to join forces.
THIS FRIDAY in AQW you will get to fight beside these warriors of the wrestling world while they attend MegaConin Orlando this weekend and put on daily shows for crowds of thousands attending the convention. If you happen to be going to the convention you might also run into Artix, Galanoth, Alina, Memet, Rolith, Nythera, Diozz, Syra, Stryche and Roam! The much despised Chairman Platinum of EbilCorp should also be attending and causing trouble.
This event will feature a rare shop full of theme items but the event will be a permanent addition to the Battle Coliseum!
Explore the newly-redesigned hometown of Battleon! With over 30 quests in the new Pet Shop, your endless adventures have only just begun. Speaking of endless adventures… Dage the Evil has released even more Undead Legion birthday gifts.
Welcome to Battleon!
2013: Year of Evolution Continues!
We've been making a lot of little changes, but THIS week we went all out! There is NEW map art in Battleon, Battleontown, and more! Run around town to see all the new NPCs who've moved in... and check back next week to see what quests they'll have for you!
Cleric Joy from 2008 to 2013
New Buildings in Battleon Tonight:
Aria's Pet Shop 30 NEW quests, 9 NEW pets, FUTURE: Pet Tamer Class!
Yulgar's Inn Meet Serenity and Hans
Cysero's Forge and Bakery WHY is his ceiling like that?!
Apothecary Alina and the Healer Trainer welcome you!
Librarium Maya wants to read YOUR writing someday!
Barbershop Get ALL your hairs cut!
Where did the Trainers Go?
Battleon's Warrior, Mage, Healer, and Rogue trainers spread throughout the town this week to encounter more Heroes! Next week they will move into the Coliseum, where all good Heroes go to train!
Find them all to train your Enhancements!
New Gear in Battleon!
Go on Aria's Pet Quests to make ALL the pets appear throughout her shop, then take them along with you on your adventures!
Complete Aria's quests to make pets appear!
New items in Battleon tonight:
Gladiator of Consequence set
Gladiator of Circumstance set
Slime
Green Rat
Mini Skeleton
Red Shell Turtle
Chaos Wolf
Gargoyle
Albino Wolf
Zard
Fairy
Dark Bloodtear
NEW Dage Gear In-Game and at HeroMart!
Dage continues his birthday celebration with a new poster atHeroMart AND all new items in-game! With the massive influx of souls to fuel Dage The Evil's SoulForge, he has forged several impressive new weapons, and after your feedback on his birthday items, we've released a limited-edition Legion Poster!
What Comes Next?!
We wanted to open the Museum tonight, as well, but there was just not enough time to do it right! Next week, we'll have more quests in Battleon and the trainers will move to their new permanent home.
And don't miss the main event in next week's Coliseum update! With half the size and twice the violence, the Dwarves vs Giant event will be one of the biggest micro-battles you've ever fought!
Dage continues his birthday celebration with all new items! With the massive influx of souls to fuel Dage The Evil's SoulForge, he has forged several impressive new weapons.
You can find the Unholy Scythe Of Despair amd the Legion Soul Vessel staff in Dage's Birthday Rares shop. As the name suggests, these will be going rare with the rest of the shop when it leaves. Three new weapons have also been added to the SoulForge itself for members of the Undead Legion.
While the Legion Spine Shanks and the Legion Horrid Cleaver are permanent additions to the SoulForge, theLegion Skull Collector battle-axe will be going rare.
All of these items have been released early, but stick around for the full release of NEW BATTLEON: PHASE 1 with new quests, new NPCs and a LOT of new stuff to do and see!
Undead Legion Signed Print
HeroMart has also unleashed a limited-time Dage The Evil poster which come with the Caladbolg Sword Bank Pet and Legion Poster Character Page Achievement Badge.
The poster sized print comes either unsigned or hand-signed by Dage The Evil himself! prove your worth, legionnaire.
What happens when thousands of Undead Legion followers flood the Soul Forge with millions of Solidified Souls, Obsidian Rocks, and Legion Tokens?
An explosion of brand-new Undead Legion items!
Dage never expected ANYTHING like this. His Soul Forge has generated so much power… so much darkness… so much EVIL… and now the Dark Lord surges with overwhelming strength to create even more Undead Legion items!
On this Friday evening, March 8 2013, Dage will allow you to harness his newest Undead Legion creations. No one knows for certain if these items will found within the Soul Forge or in Dage’s Rare Birthday Shop. We shall find out Friday night, then…
WOWZA! There are over 600 entries so far—and the numbers keep growing! Dage the Evil is incredibly impressed by your hard work and devotion to the Undead Legion. The Grand Prize winner will receive a custom-made Weapon by Dage, and runners-ups get a specially crafted Cape.
Last week, we announced the formation of a new group within the AQWorlds player community: the AQWorlds Ambassador Guild. These heroes will help other players who have questions on how to play the game, where to get items, or need help beating bosses.
We have been overwhelmed by how many of you want to help your fellow heroes! You guys truly are the BEST gamers on the internet! So... how do you become an AQWorlds Ambassador? You apply!
Requirements to Apply
If you can say "hey, that describes me!" to the list below, send an email to AQWAmbassadors@aq.com!
Be helpful
Be friendly
Be an experienced AQW player (to answer questions)
Have a clean AQWorlds account
Be 15 years old or older
We need to Know Your:
1. AQW Game account name and email 2. Artix Entertainment Master Account name and email (AE Portal Site) 3. Forum account name and email (not required to have one) 4. Languages you speak 5. A cover letter describing yourself, what your favorite thing about AQW is and what you think is required of an AQW Ambassador.
One application per person. Lothalis, the Head Ambassador, will read all the applications. If you are chosen to go through a further interview, we will contact you. Unfortunately, he cannot reply to everyone.
Want to Know More About Being an Ambassador?Read the FAQ!
Battle your way to the SoulForge, where Dage the Evil waits! Last Friday, we celebrated his birthday with the release of a new map, many quests, and a ton of the darkest, most impressive gear yet!
But so MANY souls have been pouring into the UnderWorld to ally with him, that Dage's power has increased. And this Friday, he will craft deadly new RARE weapons using the SoulForge and offer them... to YOU!
Join the Legion and know victory!
The new Paragon Pet had TWO Legion Token quests added to it earlier today, but you MUST have the Undead Warrior Armor AND the Ascended Paragon Pet in order complete them!
As Dage's birthday gift to you, the Coliseum Combatantsquest has a 100% chance to drop 30 Legion Tokens! TheBeginning the Final quest has a 100% chance to drop 50 Legion Tokens!
StormBringer Set Still Available!
Upgrade with any membership or purchase any AdventureCoins for a limited-time to unlock the color-custom StormBringer Set! We're celebrating the release of our new in-game payment system by making this incredible set by Tyronius available to any Hero who supports AQWorlds!
If you haven't checked out the new in-game payment feature, it's just a button-click away! It took a large chunk of the AQW team a number of weeks to get this functionality live, but we think it's worth it! (A lot of you are saying it's a much easier, cleaner interface to use, and making that was our goal!)
The "Just For You!" tab appears if you're eligible for a special upgrade offer!
Click any "Get Membership or "Get ACs" button to open this window straight from the game. You'll be auto-logged into the payment site and, if your account is linked and you have Artix Points, you'll automatically be able to use them to pay!
Coming Tomorrow!
We send out the email to the "Shut Up and Take My Rares" contest winner!
Applications to become an AQW Ambassador open! (Due to an AWESOME meeting with next week's guest event, the Design Notes were delayed. More news on the guest tomorrow, too!)
What fun! The Artix Pop Culture Contest drew inhundreds of entries, but there can be only one grand-prize winner.
Lord Rafael, Pop Culture Contest Winner
Hilarious! Genius! And this was EXACTLY what we were looking for! Lord Rafael, your Pop Culture Contestsubmission was the most popular by far, and for that, you get an exclusive one-of-a-kind prize: the Meme Award Daimyo pet.
The time for Adventure is now… AdventureQuest Worlds Time!
Pop Ups: Popular Runner Ups
These popular Pop Culture runner ups received a bunch of Likes on Facebook—and received the most in-real-life Likes by the Artix team! For your hard (and humorous!) work, enjoy 2,000 free AdventureCoins!
Kanshi
Bruextian06
Lil Kenichi
Blood Predator
Knight of the Dragon
Darkblade2334
Wolfblade Raven
1glazeddonut
Facebook Favorites
You guys and gals Liked your favorites… and here they are! Each “Facebook Favorite” winner will receive 1,000 AdventureCoins for his or her submission!
Andrew_Punk
Rathalos_king
Lao Zi
ArTtle
Luderish
Abdilo
Kojuro Teguh
Ginamage
Dragonic49
Astig_AE
Quintenii
Ronalverde
AvengerQuest Worlds
Well something sure is popular right now… AvengerQuest Worlds! Here’s 500 AdventureCoins for saving the world(wideweb).
FlyandFall
Desertpunk_12345
Moronsnail
artgamer123456789
DogareFat
Hancok
Femmefatalle
lyton 1999
TearUApart
The Pink Picks
What’s the best part about being given Ultimate Contest Power? The ability to give out prizes for MY favorite entries! Here you go folks: 700 AdventureCoins because I say so and because I loveloveLOVE your work!
Trainer Spyro
Soulander
Tenzan
Soulknight
We love ya!
Thank you to everyone who entered the Artix Pop Culture Contest! Even if you didn’t win a prize, you won a special place in our hearts (and on our Facebook!) for your hard work. We hope you enter future contests—because that is the only way you can win!
The Bigger they are... the harder they fall!
Dwarven Warrior armors are sized for human heroes!
ShamROCK!
The Guardian o' Sláinte set will go perma-rare!
Welcome to Battleon!
Cleric Joy from 2008 to 2013
Complete Aria's quests to make pets appear!
You can find the Unholy Scythe Of Despair amd the Legion Soul Vessel staff in Dage's Birthday Rares shop. As the name suggests, these will be going rare with the rest of the shop when it leaves. Three new weapons have also been added to the SoulForge itself for members of the Undead Legion. 
Join the Legion and know victory!
The "Just For You!" tab appears if you're eligible for a special upgrade offer!
