Thank Oryx It’s Friday! In a lovely conversation with our Testers and UGC members, we came up with a series of things that might indicate you have been playing a bit of RotMG. How many of these can you relate to?
You have a worn out R key;
You have a notable affinity for “keys”;
When you mention “PPE”, the first thing you think of isn’t personal protective equipment;
You always check the white bags that arrive from the grocery store. You never know;
You have a love – hate relationship with DECA. (We love you, tho.);
You have seen Niegil die once or twice;
Trying to max out characters and being extra careful with them in any other game, despite it not; being permadeath, nor meant for grinding;
You have a pet named Oryx;
You organize a night out with friends through Discord and call it a “run”;
You end up staying home because there’s still a pandemic going on…
Oh, and don’t forget. On the 2nd of June it will be the first time you’ll be able to purchase the Scientific Summoner ST. At that same day you’ll be able to claim the free “Be proud” pack.
Interview with the Staff: Meet Volvax
Helllo Realmers,
He’s one the guys behind the data based decisions we make here at DECA. And after the first answers you’ll soon realize that there’s something fishy with him… apart from playing Runescape for the last 15 years. Meet Volvax.
Who are you and what do you do at DECA?
My in-game name is Volvax I am from Romania and I am 30 years old. My job currently at Deca Games is a Data Analyst within the Business Intelligence team. My main job is to ensure data integrity, cleaning, and extraction. The idea behind this is to listen to the data in order to make informed decision for the game, its features, and new additions.
Any hidden talents or hobbies?
One of my hidden talents is that I enjoy fishing keeping and breeding. I have had several tanks in the past, so much so, that I had categories (...)
Find out the rest of this answer and the remaining interview on our blog post.
Public Testing this weekend!
Hello Realmers,
Today we are once more opening our Testing servers to you guys! During this weekend you will be able to run Oryx 3 and Lost Halls easily since we will spawn portals in Nexus for you. You will also have access to the usual gear to help you out. We hope you have a nice training session and defeat them all.
This is not the only good surprise of the day… We have another announcement on our blog!
Meet Cebmofroz
He’s a fellow partnered content creator that comes from the USA and he’s passionate about board games… but has over 6 thousand hours of RotMG on his hands. Meet Cebmofroz here!
It's your chance to get the new STs!
Hello Realmers,
To celebrate the newest Necromancer and Knight ST sets officially dropping from their respective dungeons, some 1.5x loot and XP events in said dungeons will follow!
The Ice Cave event will take place from May 20th, 12:00 PM UTC, until May 24th, 12:00 PM UTC. Meanwhile, The Third Dimension and Sprite World will host their 1.5x events from May 21st, 12:00 PM UTC until May 25th, 12:00 PM UTC.
Good luck getting those STs!
Update 1.6.0.0
Hello Realmers,
This update brings new drop locations for the Nordic Knight Set and Cuboid Necromancer Set. There are also many bug fixes, some of which you have been requesting, like the ability to hide projectiles from allies. We are also making some visual changes and refactoring some bullet animations, and even added a new splash screen.
Here are the latest changes to your favorite game:
Notification Log
You can now access the last notifications in your interface! Click the small arrow below your profile and a list of the last notifications will display.
Robe of the Mad Scientist
DEF +12
VIT +7
WIS +7
Discount 25% MP on ability use
Nordic Knight Set and Cuboid Necromancer Set
Check out where the STs are now dropping from by clicking here. Cuboid Necromancer and Nordic Knight ST items will now drop from the Mystery ST Chest, replacing the older set for each of the classes. They will be updated in their respective quest chest with the next release.
Bug fixes
Fixed a bug on Oryx 3 in which, in rare instances, it could not produce a portal.
Fixed a problem in Bottled Medusazoan that affected its fire rate.
Fixed a bug that caused players’ ability projectiles to be visible despite “Hide Projectiles/Hide All” being selected for the “Ally Shoot” option.
Fixed the issue with an item disappearing while present in the slot right next to the item which is being consumed in sorted lists of vault chest or gift chest
Corrected the bug that caused a visual duplicate potion to appear when dragging any potion from the Quick Slot to the inventory.
Fixed the bug that rendered the user unable to shoot at 45 degrees in some situations.
Other changes
Projectiles of Midnight Star had a sprite change to match the item.
Blueprints now all drop-in golden bags instead of cyan bags.
Slow immunity added to Crystallised Lizard and Crystallised Cyclops in Crystal Cave
We have temporarily disabled the Lock and Ignore functions, but rest assured, we’ll get them back as soon as possible. It is not permanent.
Added new Splash Screen
Lair of Shaitan now has a 25 player limit as all Court of Oryx dungeons.
Savage Trap and Ravenheart Sword now give 1% XP Bonus.
Marks requirements for crating in the Item Forge now display in the craft panel.
Friday News: What’s coming
Hello Realmers,
Next week we are releasing the 1.6 update. And we wanted to give you a sneak peak. There are plenty of bug fixes coming and “minor” changes as well. Find out what's changing at our blog post.
Public Testing this Weekend!
Hello Realmers, This weekend we would like to invite you to hop in to our testing environment to test the stability of the new build. To make your time worth it, we have left two portals permanently open on T1: Lost Halls and Oryx’ Sanctuary. It will be great for training, since you will have maxing Apples available for free, as well as other items to quickly make your testing chars look super-duper. The Public Testing will start as soon as we have the build ready. We’ll announce on Discord! Please remember that your production account will not work on Testing. If you have not done so already, you’ll need to create a new account for it. Check out the list of what you can try out at the blog.
Interview with the staff: Meet Dhayne
Hello Realmers, He’s the Costumer Support Lead for Realm, 25 years old… and for some reason… can’t seem to grow a beard. Meet Dhayne, the guy who’s not very good at bullet-hell games (in his own words) but knows the Realm like no other and is always there for support (pun intended).
