Welcome to this testing session! This week we are inviting you to test the Realms directly! We have made some fairly simple, but hopefully effective changes to speed up the pacing of Realms! Please note that: You need to select “Testing” from the upper right launcher menu in order to enter this testing session. If you don’t have a Testing account you’ll need to create one. Your regular production account will not be of any use there.
Hello Realmers, As Elemental force surges with nature’s spring upheaval on March 29th, the whole Realm seeks alignments with Earth, Air, Water, or FIRE. When the Kensei arrived, one would never imagine he would bring both water and fire with him. Air and Earth were already there. They have chosen the Bard and Summoner latest ST sets to show their true forms. But trust us, that was only a mere glimpse of what’s to come. Some say that even some old dungeons might be affected by this surge of old, primal energies... You are now invited to enter the STory of War Bonus Program and claim the Fiery ST Set for yourself. The STory of War Bonus Program is a time-limited event that can be accessed in the Shop. It allows players to collect Bonus Points with gold they spend in the Shop (or by directly boosting it via the Boost button) and claim Bonus Rewards. You can collect BP by purchasing Mystery Boxes, Packages, and Items in the Nexus and Grand Bazaar areas with Realm gold. Please note that slot unlockers and name changing do not count for the bonus program. Fame purchases do not count, either. Get all the details on the blog post!
The Leprechaun arrives!
Realmers!
The Alien Event is still in full swing! But something is creeping up in the distance. The Leprechaun is preparing for his time to shine. So prepare your backpack and get ready to jump into another week full of events. Events
Starting on the 15th of March at 12 PM UTC the Leprechaun finds his way into Realm! The Saint Patrick's Day Event starts! The Event ends on the 20th of March at 12 PM UTC.
The Leprechaun is going to spawn two times per realm in the midlands. First, after the Red Demons are dispatched and a second time after the Ghost Kings are defeated. The Leprechaun drops 4 Patty coins while the coins can drop 1!
The Leprechaun’s Lucky Hat will grant you one piece of St. Patrick’s equipment upon consumption. Dungeon Events
At the same time we have some Dungeon Events running.
The Mountain Temple is going to have the Bonus Consumables Mod active! Boss enemies will drop additional restorative consumables! Additionally a chest event will be active with St. Patrick Themed Items and Patty Tokens. Start: 15/03/2022 at 12PM UTC End: 19/03/2022 at 12PM UTC
Quickly following after the start of the Temple Event, the Woodland Labyrinth will be active with the Nildrops Dungeon Mod. Boss has a 20% chance of dropping a minor Nildrop. Additionally a chest event will be active with St. Patrick Themed Items and Patty Tokens. Start: 16/03/2022 at 12PM UTC End: 20/03/2022 at 12PM UTC
Open Testing: LOADED
Hello Realmers,
This week the open testing is LOADED with new stuff that you can try out for the first time. Not sure what we mean by LOADED? This is what you can expect:
Fix for the Kensei disconnections
The Shatters speedup
Mountain Temple Rework
Lair of Draconis Rework
Fiery Kensei Set
Bow Rework
Katana Rework
Item rebalance
Favorite pet functionality added
Please note that you’ll need to download the Testing Launcher so that you can join this session. Also, as usual, your regular production account won't work here. If you don’t have one already, you’ll need to create a Testing one. And don’t forget to remove it when you are finished testing. Doing so will avoid issues with the actual production launcher when we update the game.
It's that time of the week again! Time to have a look at our upcoming events and what you can expect. We also have a small update for you regarding the ongoing problem with animations of skins. There are also going to be changes to the Shattered King Necromancer Skin. So let's get started!
During the week of Valentine’s, the atmosphere of love pervading the Realm (with your help!) has led to the ultimate reunification of a King and a Queen. Not alone anymore, the Shattered King will forever court his lost lady in his idle animation from next update on.
With that update, the speed and frame skipping issues that were plaguing longer idle animations will be fixed, and they will play much slower and in the right order. Events
Starting on the 18th of February at 12PM UTC, a chest event is going to start in the Ocean Trench! Additionally we also activated the Alexander’s Legacy Mod! The event ends on the 21th of February at 12PM UTC.
At the same time on the 18th of February, a tasty chest event is going to start in the Candyland! It also ends on the 21th of February at 12PM UTC.
Ocean Trench drops:
Adventurer's Belt Backpack Beryl Nildrop Candy Apple Chocolate Bonbon x1 Coral Bow Coral Ring Coral Silk Armor Coral Venom Trap Grapes of Wrath Hazel Nildrop Hearticles Loot Drop Potion Loot Tier Potion Lovey Teddy Pet Skin Lucky Clover Mini Thessal Skin Mystery Cloth (Large) Mystery Cloth (Small) Mystery Dye (Accessory) Mystery Dye (Clothing) Mystery Stat Pot Ocean Trench Key Oceanic Apparel Potion of Mana (SB) Potion of Max Level Potion of Speed (SB) Queen Of Hearts Sorcerer Skin Sea Slurp Skin Unlocker Seraphim's Guard Shard of the Intern x1 Staff of Adoration Tideturner Trident Wand of Budding Romance Wine Cellar Incantation
Candyland drops:
Adventurer's Belt Backpack Beryl Nildrop Candy Apple Candy Ring Candy-Coated Armor Chocolate Bonbon x1 Diamond-Bladed Katana Fairy Plate Grapes of Wrath Hazel Nildrop Hearticles Loot Drop Potion Loot Tier Potion Lucky Clover Mini Rototo Pet Skin Mystery Cloth (Large) Mystery Cloth (Small) Mystery Dye (Accessory) Mystery Dye (Clothing) Mystery Stat Pot Candy Key Pixie-Enchanted Sword Potion of Attack (SB) Potion of Max Level Potion of Wisdom (SB) Ring of Pure Wishes Seal of the Enchanted Forest Shard of the Intern x1 Sweet Chocolatier Assassin Skin The Flamingo Wizard Skin Valentine Cupcake Pet Skin Vinesword Wine Cellar Incantation
Open testing session: let’s race!
Realmers,
Yey! This is not a classic testing weekend. Apart from the Speedrun, we are testing two things that will have a big impact on your game: a fix for the Kensei and a Captcha system designed to keep the pesky bots away. Shoo!
Please note that you’ll need to download the Testing Launcher so that you can join this session. Also, as usual, your regular production account won't work here. If you don’t have one already, you’ll need to create a Testing one. And don’t forget to remove it when you are finished testing or speedrunning. Doing so will avoid issues with the actual production launcher when we update the game.
Now for the speedrun competition: we already mentioned in this blog post but it’s never too much to remind you that the competition will take place on the Testing servers over two weekends: from Friday, the 11th at 17:00 UTC, until Monday, the 14th, at 08:00 UTC, and from Friday, the 18th, 17:00 UTC until Monday the 21st, 08:00 UTC. You can submit your entries until Wednesday the 23rd, 12:00 UTC.
2.2.2.0 Update: New shop and stability improvements
Hello Realmers,
This update brings you the (almost complete) new shop experience. While we will still add new features to it, this is pretty much the new UI we wanted to present you with. Please let us know in the comments what are your thoughts on it. You may be pleased to know that the bugs that affected the Kensei should be fixed. You can swoosh and slash at ease again. Also the new STs for the Bard, Summoner, and Kensei have started dropping. Check out the locations down below.
Here are the changes you can expect with this update:
Story of Love Campaign
This Valentine’s Day, we dream of the untold story of the King and Queen of the Shattered Kingdom. Their unfortunate fates are known today, but is anything recorded of their courtly life at the height of the Kingdom before Oryx the gladiator made his grab for power? The historians who unearthed the scrolls that told the tale of the Kingdom’s descent claim to have reason to speculate that life in the Court of the doomed Kingdom was a happy one and that the love the King and Queen had for each other may linger still… somewhere, in what remains untainted of their psyches. And, around this Festival of Love, the more romantic of these historians, mainly Knights and Paladins by trade, compose wistful poems and songs of what could’ve been. And of what remains. The Story of Love Campaign is an early experiment towards an actual Battlepass, where the real thing will of course be longer, more varied, and have free and purchased progression. Read more about it in our blog post.
Shop and Wardrobe Improvements
We continued our improvements in the UI/UX of RotMG and we are moving all purchasable items, either with Gold or with Fame, to the Shop menu, so they are easy to access and all in one place. For now, we will keep the items exposed in the Nexus and Bazaar but this might change in the future. The tabs should be very self explanatory and you can easily distinguish Mystery Boxes from Packages via the chest icon on the top-right.
To find out more about the full changes, have a look at our blog.
A Story of Love cannot be rushed
Romantic Realmers, This Valentine’s Day, we dream of the untold story of the King and Queen of the Shattered Kingdom. Their unfortunate fates are known today, but is anything recorded of their courtly life at the height of the Kingdom, before Oryx the gladiator made his grab for power? The historians who unearthed the scrolls that told the tale of the Kingdom’s descent claim to have reason to speculate that life in the Court of the doomed Kingdom was a happy one and that the love the King and Queen had for each other may linger still… somewhere, in what remains untainted of their psyches. And, around this Festival of Love, the more romantic of these historians, mainly Knights and Paladins by trade, compose wistful poems and songs of what could’ve been. And of what remains.
We wish you a most excellent Year of the Water Tiger. May it be a happy one. In honor of the Tiger, let’s go slay some Dragons.
As mentioned on Wednesday, today starts the next Community Campaign! While you might already know some of the details, here is a full rundown of everything you need to know!
Your goal during this event, which will last from January 28th until February 3rd (12 PM UTC), will be to slay 2000 Ivory Wyverns! Or the same Ivory Wyvern 2000 times, based on your perception of realmity… Depending on your prowess as a community in dragon-slaying, everyone will get a free Lunar New Year present at the end of the event. Should you manage to beat a total of 2000 Ivory Wyverins, your reward pack will contain:
Here is a breakdown of all of the tiers of rewards:
Tier 1: Community killed 400 Wyverns: Backpack, Adventurer's Belt, Lucky Clover Tier 2: Community killed 800 Wyverns: Backpack, Adventurer's Belt, 2 Lucky Clovers, 5 Mystery Stat Pots Tier 3: Community killed 1200 Wyverns: Backpack, Adventurer's Belt, 2 Lucky Clovers, 5 Mystery Stat Pots, Mystery Pet Skin, Mighty Quest Chest Tier 4: Community killed 1600 Wyverns: 2 Backpacks, 2 Adventurer's Belts, 3 Lucky Clovers, 10 Mystery Stat Pots, Mystery Pet Skin, 2 Mighty Quest Chests Tier 5: Community killed 2000 Wyverns: 2 Backpacks, 2 Adventurer's Belts, 3 Lucky Clovers, 10 Mystery Stat Pots, Zodiac Tiger Kensei Skin, Mystery Pet Skin, 3 Mighty Quest Chests
Go get 'em, tiger!
Lunar New Year Events?
Realmers!
As always on Wednesdays, we are here to present to you our upcoming events and competitions. There is no better time than now to start celebrating the Year of the Water Tiger! On Friday we are going to reveal our small upcoming Community Campaign. The goal? Slay enough Ivory Wyverns as a community to receive a reward pack. This pack is going to contain the following items:
But keep in mind. You only receive those items when beating enough flying chickens. In case you don't, we still have other rewards ready for you all. More on that on friday!
Events
Something we can already tell you in detail is our upcoming event in the Lair of Draconis. (Which might also be related to the campaign… FRIDAY!)
Starting Friday, 28th of January at 12PM UTC, you have a chance for some festive items in the Lair of Draconis! The Dungeon will also spawn with the Weak Boss II and XP Boost (Boss) III modifiers. The Event ends on the 3rd of February at 12PM UTC.
Lair of Draconis Drops:
Amulet of Drakefyre Backpack Celestial Blade Chinese Dress Trickster Skin Draconis Key Fire Dragon Battle Armor Grapes of Wrath Helm of Draconic Dominance Indomptable Large Green Dragon Scale Cloth Large Ivory Dragon Scale Cloth Large Midnight Dragon Scale Cloth Large Red Dragon Scale Cloth Leaf Dragon Hide Armor Loot Drop Potion Loot Tier Potion Lucky Clover Midnight Star Mini Nikao Pet Skin Mystery Stat Pot Potion of Max Level Power Pizza Shard of the Doorwarden Small Green Dragon Scale Cloth Small Ivory Dragon Scale Cloth Small Midnight Dragon Scale Cloth Small Red Dragon Scale Cloth Superburger Water Dragon Silk Robe Wicked Dragon Wizard Skin Wine Cellar Incantation Zaarvox's Heart Zodiac Dog Pet Skin Zodiac Ox Pet Skin Zodiac Pig Pet Skin Zodiac Rat Pet Skin
During the same time, Rock Dragon will have the chance to drop:
Amulet of Drakefyre Chinese Princess Warrior Skin Helm of Draconic Dominance Indomptable Mini Chinese Dragon Pet Skin Mini Paper Lantern Pet Skin Zaarvox's Heart
Hello Realmers,
