Avast, ye' lilly livered land lubbers-- AdventureQuest 3D be celebrating its 4th Talk Like a Pirate Day. Raid a DragonCrystal shop full o' booty to be walk'n the plank in style, har har. Ye can speak to Gunpowder Mary in Battleon (or Lolosia) to unlock this year's collection and then talk to Faith on the bridge to learn our new fishing system!



Th' collection features four amazin' piratical sets crafted by all our AQ3D artists, plus a mechanical parrot pet, four extra weapons and three travel forms! Ye will also be obtainin' th' "TERROR'S FATE" rare title and badge with yer collection!

Click here to see the whole collection!



Mages... get ready for a completely different kind of casting!

https://aq3d.com/news/fishing_trade_skill/

Faith is on the Battleon Bridge waiting to teach you how to fish. The new fishing system will take you all over Lore with new quests and new fishing NPCs.



Start your quests with Faith, and meet new fishing NPCs in other maps throughout the fishing quest line. Just equip a stat rod to start fishing. You can also talk to Fischer in the Battleon Social District to complete your progress on Faith's original fishing quests.

Click here to learn more about our new fishing skill!



Later this week we have a little bonus quest com'n yer way to help all players get in the spirit. In the meantime... Go Fish! You can raise your fishing level all the way to 50 unlocking some rewards. And as new major sagas are added, new fishing spots, levels, and rewards will be added.

Battle on!
Artix, Glisel, & the AdventureQuest 3D Team

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https://aq3d.com/news/game_dev_secrets/

Do you want to know the #1 secret about being a video game creator?

Greetings and salutations friend,

Artix here.

Do you want to know the #1 secret about being a video game creator?

I have been building weekly-updated video games for millions of players for nearly 20 years...

At this point, I know lots of secrets.

And I am terrible at keeping them.

I literally put 0 stat points into secrecy.

(But my luck is maxed... which is why I am so lucky you are reading this)

If you have been getting emails or reading my posts for a while, then you already know the secret.

And it has nothing to do with undead pirates.



Although, these new armor sets and more are coming in next week's 2020 Talk Like a Pirate Day release.

Which will also include AdventureQuest 3D's big fishing release...

... which was supposed to go live this week.

But we are currently waiting for it to be approved across all of the platforms X_X



There are things you can control and things you cannot. And that is where the secret comes in.

You cannot always control what happens to you, but you can ALWAYS control how you respond to it.

And the correct response is to...

BATTLE ON!

Alternative translations...

Never give up!
Persist until you win
Stay the course.
Believe in yourself
Keep going!

It does not matter if you are making games, writing a book, chasing your life's dream, or just finishing that thing you are supposed to be working on-- but you hit "the wall".

Never give up.

And when you need a break to relax in between chasing your destiny, come hang out with us in AdventureQuest 3D.

And while this in no way fits inside this motivational letter, I would be silly not to remind you to take advantage of our get 50% more DragonCrystals sales this weekend... before the Pirate Collection drops next week ..



Hindsight being 2020, we should have put a Pirate there instead of the Moglin girl...

But I am neck deep in work on the Tower of Necromancy and the Dakovia Saga parts III & IV. which are coming next.



Oh.

This is your last chance to play the old fishing system before it goes poof.

See you in game.

Battle on!
Artix

P.S. Nobody knows what the "Bush Faction Gold Card" is that drops from that secret bush in the north part of town... highly recommend holding onto one before that bush goes poof too.

We are getting super close to releasing the new fishing system. It is far more fun and rewarding than the old system, and will span our world. Fishing will also be the very first trade skill. We are aiming to begin testing this week. Read on for more.



The new fishing is crazy fun. When it goes live, all you need to do is buy a fishing pole for a few gold. Then you will be able to click on fishing spots to start fishing. The mini-game challenges you to hook the fish. Catching fish can increase your fishing skill. Raising your skill higher will give you access to better poles, quests, rewards, and more challenging places to go fishing.



The artists went all out on the fishing rods! Some are themed after the zones where you are likely to get them. Each rod has a "fishing power." This will give you an edge as you fish in more challenging areas. Rods with high stats are essential to becoming a expert fisher-hero.



The upcoming release is not just for fishing... it is a new system which will allow us to add mining, lumber-jacking, cooking, and countless other trade skills to the game. Each trade skill will allow you to harvest or create things (like fish) which can then be used to build other new things (like consumables, armor, houses, guild castles, etc). Items that you harvest with a tradeskill go into a separate tab, so they will not eat up any of your previous inventory space.

In our upcoming first release, you will be able to take your Fishing level up to 50. Then we will likely increase the cap by 5-ish each time we add a major new area with water and new fish.

Note: I left mining on the screenshot for you, but you will not see that until the NEXT trade skill release XD



In the upcoming first release, you will find fishing spots appearing across the game. Higher level areas will have higher level fish. So you should train up your skill in the earlier areas. The lowest level fishing will be right when you enter town. This is also where you will meet our fishing trainer, Faith.

Note: In order to add the water and fishing spots, Dagger had to surgically redo the geometry of a lot of maps. As a bonus, when this goes live, you may be able to walk to some places that you could not before. More maps will be updated to include fishing as we have time to add them.



This story-line just went full circle! In our very first ever Artix Entertainment calendar, Faith made her debut as the fishing NPC. Then, in AQworlds she shifted towards being a beast master. All of the animals at the secret underground lab know Faith is the best. Then... in AdventureQuest 3D, she was originally the multi-class trainer. But with the upcoming fishing release, Faith returns to her original passion of taking us all fishing. On a personal note, I have never actually gone on one of Faith & Dage's legendary fishing adventures in real-life... maybe if they could create some poles like the ones we will be using in game? XD

Fishing is getting ready for testing on the PTR testing server as I write this. It should be up by Friday night.... making the live release as soon as we fix all of the issues found in testing.


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Talk Like a Pirate Day is September 19th. The new 2020 collection is coming soon... but until then, you can pick up returning pieces from the previous years from "Crabby" Patty in town or Gunpowder Mary in Lolosia.



Is this your first Talk Like a Pirate Day? Missing some pieces from a previous collection?

No problem! You can buy any of the items from past collections individually from "Crabby" Paddy and Gunpowder Mary. You won't get the collection badge but you will get the item you want. The 2020 collection will be available soon. Check back next week for the 2020 collection preview.

• Visit Lolosia - Open up your Adventure Menu and work on completing the Lolosia story quests.
  
• Pirate Siege - Talk to "Crabby" Paddy in Battleon to join a Team vs Team pirate siege at sea!
  
• Stock up on Dragon Crystals. The 50% boost is still going!
  
• Werk on yer pirate talk, matey.

See you in game!

Artix, Glisel, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

World famous treasure hunter, Valencia, wants you to explore a hidden tomb with her. She says she'll split the treasure with you 50/50. Who knows what's in there...
https://www.aq3d.com/news/hidden_tomb





Hop in game and talk to Valencia in town, or simply click on your Adventure Menu, to travel to the hidden tomb! This special preview area of the Sandsea Desert is an extended version of our daily bosses. It has a short story, treasures, and a few interesting secrets for players level 15 to 30.





Seems you're not the only one to discover this tomb. A group of Sobekian Tomb Raiders are already trying to fight their way inside the tomb. These half-croc warriors are not exactly known for "sharing." They do have a chance of dropping their weapons.




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Created by Llusion, this tomb map is small, but... you should be careful to explore it thoroughly.




This is one tomb you do not want to leave empty handed. In fact, you should leave with giant golden fang fists.




In certain places within the Sandsea desert, this staff has more uses than just clobbering monsters.

The weapon art for this release created by Dage, Thyton, Darkon, and Winnie... modeled by Xero.




As Valencia says, "The world's full of treasure, and it's our duty to find all of it!"

We hope this short adventure gets you some awesome loot, and excitement for the Sandsea Saga. We will be encountering (and working with?) higher ranking Sobekians and their Pharoah as we raid our way through the forbidden Pyramids. But first, the new Fishing and trade skill system is getting ready for testing this week! Also, there is still time to take advantage of our extended 50% bonus sale. Be sure to keep an eye on the official www.AQ3D.com posts for the latest.

Battle on!
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The village of DragonWatch is under attack! Creatures from the Void... known as the Voidrakar... are obliterating everything in their path. This gives you, a hero returning from the land of the dead, an opportunity for payback against Vane, the Void King. I mean, that guy did throw you half way across the continent. Be careful though, this was no random attack... the Voidrakar are there for a reason!

https://aq3d.com/news/dragonwatch/




The village of DragonWatch is guarding a secret... the fact that this town is literally named "DRAGON WATCH" might be a clue. The Guardians are holding off the monsters to give the villagers time to escape. But they need your help.





If you are just joining us now, and were not here for the world events when the Void King burned our town to the ground, this release is for you. It tells the missing story between the game's intro and when you finally arrive in our home town. This main storyline release will introduce the creatures of the void, and the one responsible for creating Vane's minions. Also, DragonWatch is an extended tutorial for new players. Which makes sense, because this is where new players will land after Vane throws them.




Empire? Legion? Horde? No... the best way to define the horrifying creatures of the Voidrakar, is with the word "Host". These creatures do not kill you, they hollow you. It is the only fate worse than death. The negative space that you leave behind becomes filled with the will of the void. And they will not stop. Not until everything that you know, love, and treasure... becomes nothing.




Some would argue that alchemy requires equivalent exchange. Heh. Skarn says, "Hold my philsopher's stone". He is the Void King's alchemist and a true believer in his cause. He creates his monsters using the power of the void. You may be scratching your head, "Isn't the Void... nothing?" Yes, Skarn literally creates these monsters... from NOTHING.




Use your Adventure Menu to go the village of DragonWatch. Want to help us improve the game? When you play it, imagine seeing it for the first time through the eyes of a new player. Comment in the post below with what you liked and what we could do to make it even better.

Artix, Glisel, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

P.S. There are some side quests in Heroes Bend, the area that connects Dragonwatch to the Town of Battleon. I get the feeling Cysero had pasta for dinner when he was writing those... O_O

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What's your favorite class? Paladin, Ninja, Ranger, Necromancer, Dragonslayer, Berserker, or one of the others? You can now collect and rank every class all the way up to 100! Along the way you will unlock new Legendary armor pieces, items, and the Legendary Class title & badge.
https://aq3d.com/news/100_class_ranks/




AdventureQuest 3D allows you to collect classes and switch between them at any time. Are you raiding a dungeon and need heals? Switch to Paladin or Guardian. This gives you the power to change how you and your group play on the fly. And just playing as a class automatically earns experience for it.... which will rank it up! In fact, you will unlock skills, passive abilities, an ULTIMATE, and even a cross skill just by reaching rank 10! Now you can continue ranking up to 100 unlocking new rewards...




You can become legendary in your class by ranking it all the way up to 100! It happens passively as you battle, the longer you play a class. It is not meant to be done in a single burst of play. It is intended to reward you over a long period of time as you play your favorite class. Along the way, you will unlock pieces of the new legendary class armors and weapons, and unlock the "Legendary" badge for that class once you hit rank 100!




Our artists created a legendary version of EVERY class armor in the game. If you see someone with these items equipped... they are the real deal. You can see which items you unlocked in your class menu, and you can pick up the items on your class trainer.




These ranks are the solution to the common request of wanting some progression in between releases and level cap raises. There is no more wasting experience when you have reached the current level cap. If you are a long time player at the current level cap too, it feels really good to progression like this again.

• All Classes now rank up to 100
  
• You now get bonus rewards for playing your favorite class over a long period of time (this happens passively as you battle, no quests needed)
  
• Class tokens are awarded at each rank
  
• Legendary Armor Pieces unlock every 5 ranks (from ranks 15 to 50)
  
• Legendary Class Title unlocks at 100 (Super long time to get!)
  
• Legendary Badge unlocks at 100 (Did we mention this takes a super long time to get?)
  
• To keep it fair for casual players, all rewards after rank 10 are cosmetic or for status, not power.
  
• Each rank requires more Class experience than the last. (99 to 100 is BRUTAL)
  
• This is NOT a single sitting quest! Class rank rewards above 10 are designed to reward you as a dedicated player.

This release is live on all devices along with the newest version of AdventureQuest 3D. Your quest toward becoming a Legendary Ranger, Berserker, Rogue, Mage, Dragonslayer... everything... has begun!

Battle on!
Artix, Glisel & the AdventureQuest 3D Team

Reminder: This is not meant to be a burst grind. This release was created to reward you passively as you battle over time. No matter how you do it, be sure to have fun!

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Everyone's favorite black market vendor rode to town square with dragons. Lots and lots of Dragons. His cart is right at the entrance to town-- can't miss him. Also in the news, terrible footwear, the dreamer is now actually a bow, the Voidrakar will soon begin their obliteration of our world, and also something about a secret order of people who worship shrubbery?
https://aq3d.com/news/dragontravelforms/




One of our awesome custom weapon tier Kickstarter backer, created a bow before long before we had real bows in the game XD A lot of people have been asking if it could be turned into a bow. Just so happened that last week, while hanging out in game I ran into the backer on Pointeless Isle. We talked about it and got permission to add a bow version. We are not changing the original version, because many people who possess that weapon wanted to keep it as is so they can equip it with any armor (not just Ranger.) Currently, the new version is available in the treasure chests.




The Voidrakar have one goal... to wipe everything you know and love from ever existing. As they prepare their assault on our world, finding the correct words to describe them is challenging. They are not a legion, horde, nor an army. They are best described as a Host. The assault on Dragonwatch is currently in production. It is the missing chapter between your first encounter with Vane and the town of Battleon.




A Mythical Derpricon has been spotted in the social district. It appears randomly in between the Megalodons. This creature has a chance to drop some really.. uh.. stylish footwear. The pretty pink pony shoes were a constant recommendation to me on social media by a player eager to complete a full pony/brutralcorn set. When Winnie said in the artist chat on Monday, "I am open, need anything?" I immediately responded, "How do you feel about pony shoes?" When talking about game devs listening to their players... did anyone ever stop to ask, "should they?" XD




Thanks for all of the bugs and issues you reported during testing of the new Class Rank system. We made all of the fixes and are currently testing newest version on the PTR. The new system allows all classes to continue ranking up all the way to 100... unlocking Legendary armors, items, and a title along the way. It is not meant to be a one sitting task. It is meant to passively reward you as you battle monsters with your favorite class. Our next release window is Tuesday. Keep your fingers crossed! Also, the new Fishing system is going up for testing this weekend on the PTR too! Combined with the Tower of Necromancy and the Pyramids of the Sandsea desert, we have some great stuff coming your way.

Finally... because I am so bad at keeping secrets. If Gaz is in town square. What is in that spot where he used to be?

Battle on!
Artix, Glisel, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

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We are so grateful to the band for allowing us to extend our best battle concert yet! The event officially ends this Friday, August 7th, 3030. This is your LAST CHANCE to experience the event and get the badge and loot!




This musical event is 100% free for all players. You can battle through the concert, earn loot, get the title, get a selfie with the band at the Inn, and even do a quest chain to add all of your items (including 2 amazing travel forms) to a permanent collection (free storage). Hop in AdventureQuest 3D and play this event before it ends.



See you in AdventureQuest 3D...

Battle on!

Artix



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The world has been filled with new bows! Explore the world and craft unique bows with stats. Each one is themed from the land you create it in. The AdventureQuest 3D artists have spent the past few weeks working on these... they are beautiful, inspired, and available for you to earn in game now.
https://aq3d.com/news/bow_crafting/

• Necrotic Bow - Doomwood - Stygis Crafting
  
• Plunder Seeker - Lolosia - Lolosia Blacksmith
  
• Arcane Recurve Bow - ArcanGrove - Arcangrove Sentinel
  
• Winter's Arc - Frostval - Frostvale Village Crafting
  
• Bloodsworn Bow - Darkovia Castle - Monster Stalker Crafting
  
• Lycan Nightstalker - Darkovia Castle - Monster Stalker Crafting
  
• Ironwood Bow - Darkovia Forest - Darkovia Forest Crafting
  
• Shaman's Balanced Bow - World Tree - Soothsayer Crafts
  
• Ninja Hankyu - Yokai Isle - Ninja Weapon Crafting
  
• Living Branch Bow - Heartwood - Heartwood Ranger Gear
  
• Guardian Bow - Guardian Tower - Fortes' Guardian Crafting

Talk to Stygis in Doomwood to craft this horrifying double stringed skull bow. Created by Thyton, the intention was for the arrow to shoot through the mouth of the skull. +100 bonus points for bow creativity.



You are able to craft this pirate bow in the port town of Lolosia. Talk to the Black Smith there. Using the pirate ship style ropes to hold the bow together, and a skull and cross bones hand guard comes from the creative mind of Dage the Evil.



Head to the mystical forest of ArcanGrove and find the Arcangrove Sentinel. They will teach you how to craft this magical bow. The hand guard is a magical shell like spell and the string is pure energy. Also created by Dage.



Travel to Frostval in the frozen north.... and find your way to the Frostvale Village. There you can craft this bow made of wood and enchanted ice. Created by Winnie!



Is it true that Vampire's suck at archery? I would not recommend finding out. The bat themed Bloodsworn bow can be found in Darkovia Castle. Look for the character that lets you do Monster Stalker Crafting. By Dage.


The bow of choice for werewolves can also be crafted in Darkovia Castle. This feral bow is tough... and by the looks of it, requires Lycan strength just to pull. (Art by Dage)


Not a Vampire nor Werewolf (yet?) ... than you should seek out the Ironwood Bow. You can craft it in Darkovia Forest. Now, you just need some silver arrows. (Art by Thyton.)


If you are a Ranger who is walking the path of peace and balance, head to the World Tree to find the Shaman Bow. You can create it using Soothsayer Crafts.


By far the nicest smelling of the bows in this release. Probably because this bow is living, covered with nature and flowers. Travel to Heartwood forest to craft the Living Branch Bow.


Craft this infamous ninja bow on Yokai Isle through Ninja Weapon Crafting! (Art by Darkon)


Guardians should report to the Fortes in the Guardian Tower to create their bow. It forced from the same metal used to create the Guardian Blades. (Art by Dage)


Nah, you have the freedom and control to be anything you want in AdventureQuest 3D. Nearly every player in this picture is a ranger! You control how your character looks and plays. Collect classes, items, and cross-skills, switch between them at any time.


The Ranger Class release has been getting rave reviews and we are hard at work making it even better. The artists have a second wave of bows coming including the Ashfall bow, the Death's Lair bow, and more. We are also working on the new fishing & trade-skill system, guilds, the Tower of Necromancy, the Sand Sea Desert, raising the max rank of classes with new rewards and titles, and the main storyline featuring the creatures of the Void. Keep your eyes on on the news at http://aq3d.com for the latest official news!

Battle on!

Artix, Glisel, and the AdventureQuest 3D Team

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