MotMG is almost here! We are very excited for the biggest update in the history of RotMG and we hope you are too! We want YOU to be a part of it, so gather screws, nails and planks! Equip your helmets and get your tools! Be a part of RECONSTRUCTION!
As already announced, we have a new Campaign prepared for you for this year's Month of the Mad God. We would like to shed some light on the details. Let’s see what's coming ahead.
We want to start by saying that the new Campaign will be Free2Play, so all of you can bask in the MotMG madness that's about to unravel! The Campaign will roll out together with the release of MotMG: Reconstruction.
Campaign Details:
Start: September 23rd, 2020 End: October 26th, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC Grace Period: 2 days (till October 28th, 2020 at 11:00 AM UTC) Quests at the Tinkerer: till October 28th, 2020 at 11:00 AM UTC
How to progress:
As always, you must first unlock the Campaign in order to start progressing in it. You will then have to do your part in the Reconstruction by collecting all the mats needed for the work - Nail, Screw and Plank tokens.
Important: Purchases made in the shop or Nexus DO NOT COUNT towards your progress in the campaign! Only tokens and direct donations count towards it!
Tokens:
Starting Wednesday after release, the tokens we’ve already mentioned above will start dropping for you in various dungeons and in the Realm. Each token is worth a certain amount of points when consumed:
Nails are worth 5 points each and would stack up to 20;
Screws are worth 10 points each and would stack up to 15;
Planks are worth 15 points each and would stack up to 50.
What's more, we want to help you get under way faster, so the firstFree pack that we have in store for you during MotMG, will grant you 6 Nails, 5 Screws and 3 Planks, for a total of 125 points!
Token Drop Locations:
Check the following list in order to maximise your contribution to the Reconstruction, and maximise your rewards.
Quests
Those same tokens have an additional purpose! You may want to visit The Tinkerer and check what he has to offer in exchange for the right tokens.
When it comes to Reconstruction, safety is always first! Therefore, each worker will have their own hard hat, with these separated into three tiers. You will start with the Laborer's Hard Hat, working your way to the Operator's Hard Hat that the Tinkerer offers. The ultimate Campaign reward will be the Foreman's Hard Hat, reflecting your journey from a Beginner to a Pro Construction Worker.
Each Hard Hat can be worn with a Construction Weapon and a Construction Vest. The higher the hat's tier, the more powerful bonus you'll get from your Construction gear!
Last week we caught a glimpse of what you can expect from this year’s MotMG: Reconstruction. So let’s do a recap and give you more details on some of the upcoming content!
What’s to come in Month of the Mad God: Reconstruction?
This year, we will have two major MotMG updates.
Part I (September 23rd):
Exaltation
This brand new system of permanent progression will help you make the most of every endgame dungeon run! Many of you are probably already familiar with this from our public testing session, though there have been some changes since then based on the feedback we received.
We’re excited to release this and give even the most accomplished players more goals to seek! Perhaps the Keyper will lend you a hand in this perilous journey while showing off some changes of his own?
Dungeon Reconstructions
The time has come! We all know Realm of the Mad God goes way back (closing in on 10 years!), so a little bit of reconstruction was needed to freshen things up a bit, hence the 2020 theme.
Some of the known encounters faces in the Realm may also change in the upcoming days. So take a good look at them now and try to spot the difference when the time comes.
The Appetizer
This sloppy chef stole almost all the pet food in the realm and is trying to pick a quarrel with you, Realmers... We hope you’re ready for a food fight!
Vital Combat
There is no need for an introduction on this one. A lot of you already saw this feature in action and left your thoughts and feedback. Soon you will all experience the most updated version - September 23rd!
F in chat for Flash
We have plenty of memories with the Flash client (spaghetti code). With the release of MotMG, we will also say goodbye to our old friend - on the website, Steam, and Kongregate. We hope you already transitioned to the Unity client and, of course, enjoy it!
Part II (TBA):
Fame Rework
As promised in a previous producer’s letter, a major rework to fame bonuses and XP gain is coming! We are massively expanding the kinds of achievements you get rewarded through in normal gameplay, as well as ensuring XP gain properly matches the challenge level of the content you’re facing. You can even see a small peek at these new bonuses and statistics in the latest trailer!
While all these new bonuses and calculations will make fame more naturally rewarding overall, we also know that some people still have living characters created specifically to maximize the current set of restrictive bonuses. Since death fame will be handled in a totally different way after this rework, we wanted to give a heads up that these players may want to kill off their characters before the release. We will give an exact date soon, but be prepared! From now on, fame bonuses will reward action over inaction.
New Vault/UI
Make some space for the new Vault, bringing you new ways to store your potions and straighten your stash! The classic vault will also get a new modern look! We hope you'll like it once you get to play with it. We wanted to make it super shiny and convenient.
New Dungeon: High Tech Terror
A brand new boss dungeon is on its way! Manipulate the iconic transformation vats of the Mad Lab to your advantage when facing off against the F.E.R.A.L., Oryx’s latest court member. This devious and fast paced fight is sure to keep you on your toes.
After more than a month of craziness, MotMG Reconstruction will come to an end on October 28th to make way for other exciting features and improvements!
In the meantime, check out what other events are to come during MotMG with this year’s edition of the MotMG Event Calendar!
Bonus Program Updates
End of the War STory IV Bonus Program
Now that this one has ended, both the new Treasure Hunter Archer and Vampire Rogue ST sets will start dropping in-game with the next release. Happy hunting!
A MotMG F2P Campaign?
We just had an ST one, why not have a more special F2P Campaign for MotMG? More on that soon, so stay tuned!
FREE PACKAGES INCOMING!
For the duration of this special time of year, you will get not 1 but 4 FREE packages! The first 3 will drop with the release this Wednesday and the 4th one with the release after that, so don't forget to check your in-game Mystery Shop! More on what they contain soon!
Flash-connected Services Update
Since the Flash client will be removed, we wanted to give you a heads up that some of the services that are currently using it might experience some issues (like RealmEye). We are in the process of creating an API, so those said services can soon continue providing the information about the game that we are all used to! If you do have such a service, you can get in touch with us at aimzer@decagames.com to apply!
Help us with the reconstruction of the Realm of the Mad God! Join us on September 23rd and bring your protective helmets and working pants… rebuilding a game takes hard work!
We are preparing for another QnA session later today! Join CussingCanadian as he asks your questions to Menichko, Kiddforce, Mrunibro, Toast today (September 17th) at 5:30 PM GMT +2.
Also, don't forget that you have 3 more days (till September 20th) to submit to the Dungeon Art Contest!
Welcome to the MotMG Countdown edition of Make a Wish!
The countdown to the start of this year’s MotMG is now on! To commemorate this, let’s have another Make a Wish event, we know y’all love those!
What is a Make a Wish?
It’s a community’s raffle in which you can win an in-game item of your choice (with some limitations, see Notes below)! It will involve {LINK REMOVED}this Reddit post and in-game logins.
How do I participate in this raffle?
Super easy! Starting today, September 14th, until September 23rd at 11:00 AM UTC you have to do 2 things:
Reddit part
All you have to do is write your in-game name here in the comments below, pick 1 (one) in-game item of choice you’d like to receive as a FREE gift.
In-game part
Each of the days you log in (during the event) is an “entry ticket”. So, if you log in on all days of the event, you will have x10 tickets which gives you more chances of winning the raffle! If you can’t log in every day, you can still be in the running with as little as 1 log in during the event!
Recap
Write your in-game name and 1 item of choice here in this thread as a comment!
Try to log in as many times as you can during this event! The more logins, the better your chances are!
Enjoy the event and the upcoming MotMG. Good luck!
Update 09/15:
A lot of Realmers showed up for the Make a Wish event! After the 6.5k (!!!) awesomeness we saw the last time we reviewed the thread, we decided... to QUINTUPLE (you read right!) the rewards! 100 Realmers will get their wish come true! Let's go!
THE WINNERS!
Almost 10k comments! Thank you for participating in the MotMG: Reconstruction edition of Make a Wish! And now, let's see who are the winners:
Nivus -> Omnipotence Ring
Notfound -> Shield of Ogmur
XTwisted -> Shield of Ogmur
ImAntonT -> Omnipotence Ring
HKGFail -> Cloaked Ascendant Rogue Skin
Michealman -> Divinity
Mechanguis -> Shield of Ogmur
Deadseas -> Soulful Affection
IwannasNPE -> Char Slot Unlocker
Valsith -> Exalted God's Horn
Tubajumi -> Cloaked Ascendant Rogue Skin
TheMalgus -> Gladiator Guard
Togto -> Divinity
Darthsas -> Divinity
Bloople -> Divinity
Coolmanchu -> Divinity
MlodyBono -> Divinity
ItsZapp -> Divinity
Gleff -> Omnipotence Ring
GUSTAUTAS -> Tablet of the King's Avatar
Sollyvehn -> The Forgotten Crown
NiceBalls -> Lazy Skeleton Assassin Skin
BlahBlehHi -> Dirk of Cronus
Anthonymei -> Resplendent Bow
MrFatccoon -> Omnipotence Ring
Bailsaucee -> Exalted God's Horn
Juniorr -> Solar Energy Drink
PBagThug -> Divinity
SpotnickDo -> Genesis Spell
Oberoncat -> Divinity
UgLyiNceL -> Shield of Ogmur
Vorkath -> Gladiator Guard
SamStark -> Divinity
WubbleBall -> Cloak of Bloody Surprises
Blackpicar -> Char Slot Unlocker
Tomasboett -> Exalted God's Horn
Mrsmartie -> Dirk of Cronus
Puckpyak -> Bow of the Void
SnowSans -> Enforcer
Imdaman -> Vesture of Duality
Probik -> Bow of the Void
IRINEEU -> Parasol Maiden Ninja Skin
PhoTai -> Exalted God’s Horn
Pbee -> Tablet of the King's Avatar
AustinUSMC -> Omnipotence Ring
Kiepe -> Shield of Ogmur
PemosDICC -> Helm of the Juggernaut
Charmeur -> Shield of Ogmur
Tryaldar -> Phantom Tea Set Pet Stone
Luunn -> Red Panda Pet Stone
Paparez -> Skull of Endless Torment
Lilstun -> Helm of the Jack-o'-naut
Kemilis -> Lumiaire
VWindd -> Helm of the Jack-o'-naut
Vatheran -> Orb of Conflict
Chakaii -> Seal of Blasphemous Prayer
Flomotionn -> Tablet of the King's Avatar
Drakdragon -> Cleaner Maid Paladin
AmOtOrrrrX -> Dirk of Cronus
Berkenen -> Ferret Pet Stone
Davizola -> Apprentice Wizard Skin
Magycyan -> Battalion Banner
Luppiy -> Abyss Adventurer Necromancer Skin
Ahhmonster -> Divinity
FlinkepsRU -> Demon Spawn Skin
LordOrbos -> Tezcacoatl's Tail
Boltom -> Superior
Koolcarcad -> Oceanic Apparel
Nookies -> Fire Battlemaiden Wizard Skin
Nayeemz -> Cronus Entity Assassin Skin
Dragonsik -> Genesis Spell
Michealman -> Divinity
LychoX -> Little Fox Pet Skin
Qwertyuzx -> Vicious Phantom Pet Skin
XSnerdles -> Divinity
Tudorandu -> Staff of Unholy Sacrifice
Ivandosan -> Grail Warden Knight Skin
Goatly -> Lodestar Warrior Skin
TriFus -> Ambrosia
Samus -> Mini Akuma Samurai Skin
TiredEgg -> Shield of Orcish Regalia
WackRabbit -> Tablet of the King's Avatar
Razguard -> Divinity
Asukitoh -> Shield of Ogmur
ItzVinly -> Dagger of the Amethyst Prism
JJdatJP -> Hirejou Tenne
Lockon -> Divinity
LGlitchedl -> Genesis Spell
AlexSerbon -> Chaotic Scripture
MexicoH -> Orb of Conflict
DaNarnian -> Shield of Ogmur
CSFort -> Bow of the Void
Zthrain -> Wicked Dragon Wizard Skin
NotRedluma -> Exalted God's Horn
Bladeless -> Sword of the Colossus
Nyankittyk -> Spooky Boi Pet Stone
Misticforc -> Little Evil Doer Wizard Skin
NameTief -> Dirk of Cronus
Dudewalrus -> Superior
MDoomsday -> B.B. Wolf Skin
Congratz!
Notes:
Any item that is a “real” item (no container) will work. That means no chests, no mystery items, no gold, boxes or packages. Admin items and unreleased or exclusive content is also off limits - an item has to be either an in-game drop or is/had been for sale at some point.
The winners will receive rewards within 48h after the event ends.
We will pick 20 random players from the participants in this thread!
Some of you actually got the hint when we announced that submitting art to the Dungeon Specification Contest will get you kinda, sorta, maybe definitely disqualified. The reason why we came up with that rule: This dungeon art contest!
We all know how Realm was born, having art first and then developed into the full bullet-hell experience we all know and love. Even though the art part was not first in this case, we still wanted to do something similar. And so, the dungeon creation saga began.
As we already announced some time ago, here are the winners of Part I of this awesome contest so many of you already took part in. Now it’s time to make sprites for the winning dungeons!
Dungeon Art Contest
I. You have more than 2 weeks to submit your dungeon art sprites. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 09/20 at 12 AM UTC // 17 PM PST (the previous day). All entries submitted after the deadline will not be reviewed!
II. One submission per person/team >>>SUBMIT HERE<<<, containing your dungeon's sprite sheet.
III. Art details:
All art for the dungeon must be in one sprite sheet, no matter if it's boss, mobs, environment, projectiles, portal, key etc.
Art must be done for one of the dungeon specifications that won the previous round (The Necropolis,The Chophouse, The Workshop, Salty Shoals or the Cretaceous Canyon), so make sure to read a bit on the dungeon you want to create some art for before submitting your sprites.
You can do as much art as you can, but doing more will give you more points.
Do not plagiarize/no copyrighted content!
A maximum of 3 people can work on the dungeon's sprites. Only one of those people should submit the sprite and list the other 1 or 2 people that worked on it as well.
You're allowed to use a dungeon’s sprites that you had already worked on in the past, as long as it's never been used anywhere else and are linked to the dungeon’s theme/s.
What it means is that you can't copy/recreate a sprite that had been posted by someone else on this or any other subreddit. If you have a sprite that you had already posted on the subreddit, you're allowed to use it for the contest as long as you are the creator and it did not win in any other similar contest (hosted by Deca or the RotMG official Discord).
Submitting multiple entries will disqualify you.
Deca reserves the right to disqualify a submission if it doesn't fit the criteria above or contains inappropriate content.
IV. Rewards
Rank 1: 15 dungeon keys of choice (can be different but only for already existing dungeons), 5000 gold and Mystery ST Chest x5!
Rank 2: 10 dungeon keys of choice (can be different but only for already existing dungeons, 3000 gold and Mystery ST Chest x4!
Rank 3: 8 dungeon keys of choice (can be different but only for already existing dungeons), 2000 gold and Mystery ST Chest x3!
Rank 4: 5 dungeon keys of choice (can be different but only for already existing dungeons), 1000 gold and a Mystery ST Chest x2!
Rank 5: 3 dungeon keys of choice (can be different but only for already existing dungeons), 1000 gold and a Mystery ST Chest x1!
V. The winner/s will not automatically gain admission to the UGC group. Deca may offer certain outstanding artists access to the contributors group at its own discretion.
Deca Games reserves the right to use any content submitted into this contest, according to the ToS.
New bonus of the Phantom Archer ST set on equip: +6 ATT
The drop rates of the Phantom Archer and Skuld Rogue ST sets have been significantly raised.
Increased the drop rates of runes. Redistributed the runes that Encounters drop in the following way:
Shield Rune - Cube God, Pentaract, Skull Shrine, Grand Sphinx, Hermit God, Jade and Garnet Statues, Lord of the Lost Lands, Rock Dragon, Ghost Ship
Sword Rune - Crystal Worm Father, Avatar of the Forgotten King, Beehemoths
Helmet Rune - Lost Sentry
War STory IV - An Archer and a Rogue...
Lord Ruthven’s immortal masses are nothing if not cunning. The forbidden arts they practice are rejected by most righteous adventurers, but some fall to the temptation. To entice heroes to dabble in these wicked practices, a wicked set of items was created for rogues. Its users will no doubt find benefit in their vampiric powers and unorthodox weaponry, but this impressive might is to be wielded with caution.
Those who resist Ruthven’s scheme may find greater appeal in the gear of a capable (and fashionable) treasure hunter! Dug up from the Ancient Ruins and other places of luxury, the brand new archer set is fitted for exploration and eager to lead its owner to greater riches!
Note: The Deathless Crossbow now drops from the Corruption Phantom instead of Avalon the Archivist.
The new ST Bonus Program - A STory of War IV: An Archer and a Rogue… is now live in the Mystery Shop.
The new Bonus Program will be running for a little less than 3 weeks. In it, you will have a chance to gather all the new ST sets’ items. The Bonus Program starts now and will end on September 18th @12:00 PM UTC. More details below:
Start: September 2nd, 2020
End: September 18th, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC
Grace Period: 2 days (till September 20th, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC)
Quest at the Tinkerer: till September 22nd, 2020 at 12:00 PM UTC
Each of those Mystery Crates contains their respective ST parts, their mini skin and:
Char Slot Unlocker
Ambrosia
Vault Chest Unlocker
Mystery ST Shard x5
Golden Lucky Clover
We have the Avarice Medallion again! Let's remind you what it was and how you can use it. It is a token that can be found on some of the ranks of the Bonus Program. Once obtained, visit the Tinkerer’s and pick 1 (one) of the new ST sets’ items!
…is coming at you with a new dungeon pool! To give you an extra chance at getting your hands on the now-increased old Archer and Rogue ST sets, the Keyper will now drop: Cursed Library, Haunted Cemetery, Davy Jones' Locker!
The Event will run from 09/03 - 12:00 PM UTC until 09/16 - 12:00 PM UTC.
The Haunted Cemetery Challenge
The Event will run from 09/03 - 12:00 PM UTC until 09/07 - 12:00 PM UTC.
Defeat Ghost of Skuld to spawn the Event Chest.
The Event Chest will remain invincible for 15 seconds after spawning.
Davy Jones' Locker Challenge
The Event will run from 09/09 - 12:00 PM UTC until 09/13 - 12:00 PM UTC.
Defeat Davy Jones to spawn the Event Chest.
The Event Chest will remain invincible for 15 seconds after spawning.
Cursed Library Challenge
The Event will run from 09/11 - 12:00 PM UTC until 09/15 - 12:00 PM UTC.
Defeat Avalon the Archivist to spawn the Event Chest.
The Event Chest will remain invincible for 15 seconds after spawning.
Many thanks for participating in the public testing session this weekend! Trying out the new features and balance changes and communicating your feedback to us is very valuable to the team. We have been reading the ongoing discussions (yes, all of them) on different platforms. In addition to that, in order to give the PT feedback some organization, we ask you to fill this form and provide us with a summary of your PT experience. Your voice is being heard, so please be civil and try to give us your objective and unbiased opinion in the best structure possible!
Ban Wave
As we mentioned in the last Discord Q&A session, we never have and never will tolerate cheating. With the upgrade of Realm of the Mad God to Realm Exalt, our ways of tracking cheaters also advanced.
That being said, we want to give you a little more detail on what’s happened in the past few weeks. We now have ways to track which accounts have been using a hacked client to play the newly released Oryx 3 on Flash instead of on Realm Exalt. After an in-depth investigation, we found more than 2000 who took advantage of an external party/hacked client to get access to the Mad God 3.
Each of those accounts was banned, and approximately 150 of those bans were permanent. The difference in our actions depends on a thorough investigation for each of the accounts individually! The results were based, as they have always been, on an account’s history (if you have been banned and for what in the past). That also determines the duration of the ban. Since the amount of accounts is pretty big, it took some time to review each of the said accounts and take the appropriate action.
On the subject of permanent bans, we want to again emphasize that our tracking for cheat detection on Exalt is superior to that of Flash. While we want to continue taking a very firm stance on cheating, we would also like to stress that non-permanent bans do not mean the cheaters are essentially scott-free. Should these accounts have a second violation (which will be noticed very quickly now), more extreme action will be taken since they have already received their warning.
Cheating is a violation of our ToS and we won’t tolerate it. Breaking those terms will get you banned!
SO much is coming up in the next few weeks that we definitely need a long update this time! So long, in fact, that we are going to split it in two parts.
In {LINK REMOVED}this post, we want to present you two of the most important systems that are going to spice up Month of the Mad God and will change the game permanently, from the very core: Vital Combat and Exaltations!
What are you waiting for? Click the link above to find out more! Please leave your thoughts and feedback in the RE thread!