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This is the release log for EpicDuel Gamma Evolution
June 3^rd

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.2.1c includes:
  • Player Suggestion Shop
    • Thank you to all the artists who submitted pieces to the Weapons/Items Suggestion thread in the BattleOn! Forums! We had a great time looking through all of your submitted artworks, and I want to remind you that we’ll be looking at Player Suggestions in the future as well. So, even if we didn’t pick your art this time around, don’t put those pencils down!
    • Again, the artists whose submissions were chosen receive the item in their inventories as well as the EpicArtist achievement. For everybody else, you’ll be able to purchase these awesome items from Naomi Page in Central Station!
  • Good-bye Gamma...
    • We’re almost ready to phase out this era of EpicDuel. We don’t have a date set, but it should be coming sometime in the early summer! What’s coming during Delta? For one thing, the Gamma Gear (ie the Gamma Bike and Gamma Bot) will be going permanently rare, as will the Gamma achievement- so grab that cheevo while you still can!

May 26^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.2.1b includes:
  • Website Improvements
    • You may notice something different about the website. Nightwraith and Charfade have been hard at work making everything more attractive and functional. This is still the same EpicDuel you know and love (new look, same great taste...)
  • Mission Log!
    • We promised it two weeks ago, but it proved to be a little more complex than initially anticipated. We’re implementing a new Mission Log. Now you’ll be able to see which NPC you should return to, check your progress, and track the missions you’ve already completed. You’ll also be able to abandon a mission if you’re having trouble or decided not to complete the mission after all. Valery doesn’t need those guns THAT badly...
  • Slash Commands
    • You may notice that the mission log button has replaced the Actions button. This button was fine for a time, but the interface has become very conjested with all of our features. To compromise, we made it possible to access the various actions with slash commands. We've found it's actually much easier than picking out a button and provides more opportunities for super-secret actions in the future! /mysterious
    • A list of all the current slash commands can be found here.
  • Juggernaut Improvements
    • Thank you for all of your concerns about the balancing for Juggernaut battles. While we’re holding off on adding a Juggernaut button to the bottom of the screen, we are changing up the balance to make it better for the Underdogs. We’re raising the Underdog range up 2 levels. Meaning that a level 33 Juggernaut will now be facing a team with the level range of 25-30. A quick way to know the levels your character could face in a Juggernaut battle is to take your level and subtract 3 and 8- that will give your Underdog level range!
  • Bug Smashing!
    • We’ve fixed the "CHECK POINT FAIL 6" bug that was related to skill warmups. What on Delta V does that mean? Have you ever been in a battle, clicked a skill, and nothing happened? Annoying, huh? That's CHECK POINT FAIL 6.
    • We've also fixed the daily leaderboard bug that incorrectly displays win %.

May 20^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.2.1a includes:
• Juggernaut 2.0
  • Jug Hugs!
    • Thank you so much for helping us test our new battle mode! We DO read your feedback, and we’re fixing up the mode. We really needed a large-scale test of the system (as fun as it was for the four of us, we don’t represent the game at large), so thank you! As a reward, all of the players who help test the feature by purchasing a Gold Skull Card during this week will receive the super-rare Battle Tested Achievement! Good news for rare hunters too: the Gold Skull Card is going to be marked as “RARE” and will increase your rarity score.
  • The Silver Skull Card
    • Since it’s not entirely fair to let Varium players have all the fun, we’re opening up Juggernaut mode to Credit players too, with the NEW Silver Skull Card. Now, for a number of Credits, ANYONE over level 20 will be able to play this unique battle mode... from the other side! MWAHAHAHA! *cough* Sorry about that.
  • Bug Smashing
    • As with ANYTHING new, there’s bound to be problems, and Titan’s been hard at work to fix them all for you! Starting with this update, you’ll be able to see your Juggernaut record on your stats page. Addtionally, many of the glitches with creating a Juggernaut battle have been fixed. We’ve also fixed the damage issue with low percentage hits. You may have noticed that sometimes moves like Cheap Shot, Berzerker, or Rage attacks were showing damage along the lines of 0-2-1 or other very low damage markers. Well, no longer will you hit for 0 damage!
  • Matching Sets
    • In addition, a lot of you have been complaining about the level range for Juggernaut battle. Originally, how we’d set it up was the Juggernaut’s level, subtract 9 and then add or subtract 2 to that, and that’s how you’d match other players. But, that didn’t present enough of a challenge for the Juggernaut, and serves to discourage lower-level players from playing team battles. We’re altering the matching system to increase the level of the Juggernaut underdog by 2 and increase the range by 1. So now, instead of a level 33 Juggernaut facing two players from 22-26 the Juggernaut will face two players in the 23-28 range, which should solve this problem.

May 13^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.2.1 includes:
• Friday the 13th is traditionally known as the most unlucky day of the year, but this year, it’s your lucky day! This week’s update is sure to please even the most finicky of Duelists, especially since many of our players are taking finals and getting ready for the summer!
  • Charles! No! Get out of my head, Charles!
    • You asked for it, we built it! Introducing the new Juggernaut battle mode. The word Juggernaut means a large, inexorable force that crushes everything in its path, the unique battle system allows players to pit themselves against opponents 2 versus 1 style! How this works is that two lower-level players will do battle against one higher-level player. If you survive, then you’re the Juggernaut, and may proclaim yourself as such. We’ll also be implementing a new leaderboard and win record along with the battle mode.
  • Other Stuff!
    • But that’s not all! For those of you who like missions and quests, we have more stuff for you to do on the way. In addition, players will now be able to receive Varium back from selling their promotional items. That bug and several others will be fixed in the coming update.

May 6^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.2.0b includes:
• A new NPC, more Missions, revamped BioDome and more!
  • Spring Cleaning
    • Here at Delta V, we’re hard at work making everything nice and shiny for Spring! Firstly, if there’s anything EpicDuelists hate, it’s laaaaag. Well, Titan’s been combatting the lag- I’m not exactly sure how, but I assume that it has something to do with feeding the server hamsters pure caffeine. The performance improvements will have the added bonus of stopping would-be hackers in their tracks. Meanwhile, the Biodome is getting a long-needed graphical facelift.
  • Welcome Cinderella!
    • Also improving the Biodome’s appearance is the new NPC Cinderella. A scientist studying the unique and precious remaining life on Delta V (for example, the Bio Hazards aren’t mean, they’re just hungry!), she spends most of her time in the Biological Preserve, collecting samples and conducting experiments on their brains. Best not get on her bad side, or you might be the subject of her next journal article...
  • Mission Drops!
    • Administrator 12 needs things, but he’s often too busy with bureaucratic work to get anything done. So, he’s begun farming out the work- to you! Hunt down Oz and “persuade” him to give you a key card...
    • Also, don’t throw away that red gem or golden bullets- they’ll be useful for future missions in which they can be exchanged for awesome rewards!
  • HeroMart Offer!
    • Coming very soon to HeroMart, it’s the brand new EpicDuel Poster designed by the talented Randor the Red! Give EpicDuel a special place in your heart (and on your wall) by purchasing it directly from HeroMart!
    • If that weren’t enough, everyone who buys an EpicDuel poster will get the Bionic Bear Bike! This is an exclusive rare which is ONLY available with purchase of the poster. But that's not all: we'll also be offering an in-game version on the poster for your Epic dwellings in addition to a nice fat credit bonus!

April 29^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.2.0a includes:
• New Missions, Varium Sellback, graphic updates and more!
  • Mission Drops!
    • With the success of the recent update introducing NPC drops, we’re adding drops to completed missions! Following this update, completion of certain missions will result in a reward for completing said mission! Naomi Page needs rare flowers from Xraal over in the BioDome and Valery needs your help in supplementing her gun stash. We have a LOT more missions in development as well, to give players a more important role in the evolving EpicDuel storyline (we might even release some of these super-secret missions on Friday- time permitting).
    • Missions releases this week:
      • Flower Power!: Naomi needs your help in gathering precious Bio Orchids from Xraal in the BioDome.
      • Restock!: Valery’s decided that the bike business just isn’t enough anymore, and is branching out into the weapons business. She needs you to get her some Imperial Blasters for a unique reward.
    • This is truly an exciting time for EpicDuel, as we move forward from being simply a repetitive PvP game to a fully fleshed-out MMORPG. In the coming weeks and months we’ll be fleshing out the storyline more fully- Baby Steps!
  • Founder Appreciation
    • There’s been some concern lately that we’ve been ignoring a small but significant portion of our player base- our Founders. We are eternally grateful for everything the Founders have done for us, without them there would BE no EpicDuel, so we thank you from the bottoms of our hearts. In recognition of the valuable contribution you have made to the community at large, every Founder member (that includes Elites and Founders without the armor) will receive a gift of 1,000 Varium. Which will come in handy since we’re also introducing...
  • Varium Sellback
    • Yes, the long requested feature is finally here! The vendors all around Delta V have upgraded their outdated returns system and have agreed to give all players selling back premium items 15% of the item’s varium price across the board. That means that, if an item originally cost you 1,000 Varium, you will recieve 150 varium back from the sale of that item. For enhanced items, 15% of the Varium enhancement price will be factored into the sellback. For those who enhanced with credits before the update, those purchased slots WILL receive a Varium sellback. However, going forward, credit ehancements will not receive sellback.
  • Graphical Update
    • More convenient travel options have been implemented throughout Delta V! Look for increased Teleportation Pads that will take you to the furthest reaches of the planet!

April 22^nd

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.2.0 includes:
• New Central Station, Bunny Borg Armor, Enhancements, and More!
  • Revamped Central Station!
    • It's time for spring cleaning on Delta V, and that means a major overhaul of a major zone: Central Station. The decor has changed and the ambigious train platforms have been replaced with the more efficient teleporter pads. Expect to see more pads scattered across Delta V for easy travel. Caution: We are not responsible for accidental disintegrations!
  • Meet Naomi!
    • A new visitor to Central Station is Naomi Page. Like most Delta V civilians, she longs for a day that the conflict on Delta V will end. However, she also realizes that in the planet's current state of affairs, dueling is survival!
    • For this reason, she's brough some unique, limited-quantity armors for sale: The Bunny Borg!
    • This fearsome armor is sure to intimidate opponents, while looking pretty snazzy with the other Bunny-esque gear!
    • We have also expanded on the concept of Encumberance to include armors. What does this mean? It means you will now be able to equip armors with level requirements up to 4 levels greater than your current level. For example, as a level 21, you can equip the level 25 armors. However you will take a penalty of -1 damage per level different (25-21=4). Recogning that some armors give small bonuses, an armor's defense or resistance can never drop below 1!
  • More Enhancements! More Power!
  • Got some dusty old bazookas and guns you've been keeping for a special occasion? Want to take the latest and greatest weapons to the next level? Power them up with sidearm and bazooka enhancements! Plus, to be fair to our non-varium players, credit enhancement prices have been slashed 30-40%!
  • NPC Item Drops!
    • To test NPC drops before we go all out and build missions that hinge on them, we have introduced drops on some popular NPCs. The following NPCs have the chance to drop a free health or energy booster/pack!
    • Gamma Guard
    • Valery
    • Oz
    • Selina
  • Skill Diminishing Returns
    • The diminishing returns we applied to stats over the last few releases will now be applied to skills. This means that the rate at which skills with improve with a given stat has been reduced, so as more points are point into a stat, the associate skills will improve more slowly.

April 15^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.4e includes:
• New Central Station preview, balance changes, inventory overhaul, and more!
• Hey there, EpicDuelists. We've got a lot of major changes coming to Delta V this week, but most of them are not quite as flashy as last week. When we go crazy with too many content releases in a row, we tend to let the bugs pile up and move forward, so this week was necessary for some much needed cleanup and improvements.
  • Balance Changes
    • Last week saw a MAJOR overhaul to EpicDuel balance, and that was bound to cause some upheaval. After reviewing the heated forum discussions, we've made the following balance modifications.
    • Since defensive skills were not depowered by the last release, Field Medic, Hybrid Armor, Energy Shield, and Defense Matrix received 1 point reductions
    • Agility reduces Defense / Resistance by 1 extra points for extreme Health builds
    • Added diminishing returns to Technology's impact on Robot damage
    • Diminishing returns on Strength, Dexterity, Technology, and Support begins 5 points later (after 55 stat points)
    • Introduced a second tier of diminishing returns on stats (after 85 stat points)
    • Boss NPCs nerfed slightly
  • Epic Power Hour: TAKE TWO!
    • Starting at 10:00PM ET and 10:00AM ET (for real this time!), players will receive DOUBLE XP from all victories for an hour! This also means that players using XP Boost will receive QUADRUPLE XP! This puts level 33 easily within reach.
  • Bug Fixes
  • Here is a list of the major bugs fixed for this release:
    • Power Hour bug fixed!
    • George Lowe repowered!
    • Banana Suit load error while enhancing
    • Weapon encumberance display error
  • New Mods
    • We would like to welcome two new members to the EpicDuel in-game moderator team: Dorumon and IcyGlacier. If you see them, be sure to say "hi"...or they'll ban you!*

April 8^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.4d includes:
  • Egg-celent, Egg-ceptional, Egg-puns, etc...
  • Eggzooka Egg-stacy!
    • To celebrate the beginning of the Spring season, we are introducing the Eggzookas. These ferocious, wabbit-face auxiliaries are capable of dealing intense damage and feature amazing stat bonuses. But how will you acquire these beauties? Both the energy and physical Eggzookas will be available with purchase of the 10,000 Varium package or in-game from Titan and Nightwraith. Get them before they're gone!
  • Level Up! Again!
    • Numbers will once again go up as we raise the level cap to 33! It may seem far away, but all the level 32 have been clamoring for this for ages. It's not an easy journey, but once you get there, it's totally worth it! To make life easier for those eager to reach the level cap and get the most out of the new Eggzookas, we've introduced a few features to make the leveling process less of a grind.
  • Epic Power Hour!
    • Starting at 10:00PM ET and 10:00AM ET, players will receive DOUBLE XP from all victories for an hour! This also means that players using XP Boost will receive QUADRUPLE XP! This puts level 33 easily within reach.
  • Level Ranges and Encumberance:
    • To keep the latest and greatest weapons from being out of the range of hardworking players, we have introduced a level range requirement to weapons. You will now be able to equip a weapon as early as 4 levels prior to the highest requirement, as long as you meet the stat requirements. However, there is a catch, we have introduced a restriction to this feature called Encumberance. You may equip a weapon before you meet the highest level requirement, BUT you will take one point of damage reduction for each level you are below the highest requirement. This new feature applies to Primary, Sidearm, and Auxiliary weapon types. Armors, Robots, Bikes, and Boosters are unaffected.
  • Focus Change
    • Since raising the level cap makes it easier to pour more and more points into one attribute, throwing off balance, we have removed the Focus damage bonus and rewrote the calculations for increasing stat effectiveness. This means after a certain point, it becomes increasingly difficult to gain more damage and defense. This will prevent one-sided builds that favor loading up on one stat for an almost guaranteed victory. This change is largely experimental and it can be adjusted as it's been through some more thorough battle testing. Please note that while the player damage bonus from Focus is removed, Focus will still directly affect Bot damage.

April 1^st

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.4c includes:
  • Celebrate EpicFool's Day with a Banana and a Giant Spoon.
  • Where's Titan?!
    • There's Titan! Waiting in the newly-opened Bazaar to celebrate April Fool's Day with the return of the April Fool's/Spring rares! He's added a curious new item to his weird, wild inventory, the Banana Suit classless armor. This limited-quantity rare is sure to split your sides, while superbly defending them.
  • Meanwhile...
    • The Exiles need YOU! That's right, the new Exile Soldier in Central Station needs your help to fight back against Legion aggression.
  • New Missions!
    • We also introduced 4 new missions available in Central Station from the Level 3 City Guard and the Exile Soldier. They're worth a ton of Battle Tokens, so if you're in a Faction, need achievements, want to battle in the Arcade, or just like having a lot of things, you'll definitely want to complete them!
  • Be a Rockstar!
    • We've continued to build on the fame system implemented last week by adding a daily leaderboard, with an achievement, plus 3 more achievements that unlock at different levels!
    • Famous: 100 Fame
    • Celebrity: 1000 Fame
    • Rockstar: 10,000 Fame
  • Starter Kit!
    • You may have also noticed a new payment interface in game. This is to make it easier for players to know what and where they can buy the super-rare and super-powerful items. I see a lot of players who get to level 10 with the default gear! To address this issue, we've taken some popular low-level items and put together a Starter Kit Varium package to help low level players on their climb to the top! At level 1, level 32 may SEEM unattainable, but like all things, with persistence and patience you can achieve anything!

March 25^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.4b includes:
  • Be Famous!
    • This week we decided to give everyone their 15kb of fame. With our new and improved character pages, you can search, view win records, and increase the fame of different players. You can vote for as many characters as you like, once per day. We've even added an in-game leaderboard to list the most famous, and infamous, players!
  • Grab Your Popcorn!
    • To make EpicDuel more cinematic and create a more immersive experience for new players, we have implemented a short intro cutscene leading up to your first confrontation with a new and improved City Guard!
    • The new and improved City Guard would like to assert that his lawn is not an acceptible venue.
    • You can also click on Oz in Central Station to view the EpicDuel Trailer. It's pertinent to the story, and it's been off the site for awhile, so we decided it was time to bring it back in-game.
  • New Missions!
    • While you're at Oz, you might want to try his latest missions, including our very first PvP mission! You'll need to win 12 challenge matches to prevail and win Oz's respect. Can you do it? We plan to add a new mission type each update until EpicDuel has a mission system to rival any other AE RPG!
  • Server Lock!
    • Anyone's who's played in the wee hours of the night may have seen very low player numbers on Doom or Legion. Few players means few matches, making EpicDuel especially frustrating for new players who don't know to log into more populated servers. Low population servers will now automatically lock if the number drops below a certain point, encouraging dense servers with quick matches. As an added bonus, it will make practices like dummying and piloting much more difficult.
  • Where's Titan?!
    • Titan and Nightwraith have been relocated to other parts of Delta V. We're starting a big renovation of Central Station to make it more streamlined and accessible. Also prettier. Much prettier.

March 17^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.4a includes:
  • Happy St. Patrick's Day, EpicDuelists! Did you bring your green hat? To celebrate, we've got a piping hot batch of new content for you, including new holiday rares, new Faction flags, and our very first EpicDuel quest!
  • New Holiday Rares!
    • Out with the old, in with the new. The Heartbreaker rares are going into storage for another year and for the first time in EpicDuel's history, we are introducing a whole batch of high level St. Patrick's Day rares to vanquish your foes and impress your friends.
    • Let's not forget about the centerpiece of the new rare set: the Celtic Cleaver. This weapon will replace Azrael's Bane as our new promo weapon, which will come free with the 10,000 varium package, in addition to being sold by Zedmyr in-game. This soon-to-be legendary sword will offer a +7% bonus chance to connect on regular strikes. For clarification, this means that you will be more likely to hit your opponents, and, conversely, they will be less likely to block you. It does not effect your personal block rate.
  • Quests:
    • After much sweat and feverish coding, quests are now a part of EpicDuel. Of course, we want to make sure it doesn't break first! That's why we are offering an achievement for completing this proto-quest and helping us test the engine: Mission Possible. This should be a gimme if you're lucky enough to talk to Oz while the quest is offered. Hopefully, it's only the start of bigger and better things for the quest engine!
  • Ongoing Engine Progress:
    • Titan is still gradually shifting the Engine over to 2.0 standards. Again, it's a tedious, exhaustive process that goes largely unnoticed until it's finished. We don't want to do it all at once and risk not knowing what we broke, so it will continue in phases as planned and should be finished sometime next month. As usual, report any bugs in the EpicDuel forums.
    • We are also experimenting with a new graphical change that could allow EpicDuel to perform much faster on slower computers and mobile devices. If it works, we could significantly reduce animation lag (which is based on your computer's CPU, not to be confused with server lag, which is based on connection speed and stability).

March 11^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.4 includes:
  • Probably the most glaring feature missing from EpicDuel since it's launch has been quests. Players are told through forum posts and bits of NPC chat that they're in some kind of war on some planet called Delta V or something like that. Well, soon that will all change as we work toward dynamic quest system that allows players to have fun within EpicDuel's PvP gameplay while driving the storyline forward.
  • Quests:
    • Launching quests today proved impossible as there simple was not enough time to complete the system and properly test it. We're still pushing hard to get this feature in-game soon, and hopefully we'll have it 100% ready for a St. Patrick's Day release!
  • New Weapons:
    • While the quest system is still up in the air, one thing we can be sure of is this week will see the delivery of a nice fat pile 'o weapons! Many of these credit-only beauties will be available from the merchant just outside of the Bazaar!
    • Charfade has produced some wild new weapons for this release with a focus on mid-ranged weapons to help out our newer players. Leveling up is a daunting task that's made even more difficult by a simple lack of knowledge about the locations of the best weapons. Some players may even become frustrated and quit just because they don't know where to find a better weapon, a weapon that could literally be a few clicks away. Our goal was the create a new shop that caters to leveling players as they advance through the ranks.
  • Security Improvements!
    • We're continuing our effort to secure EpicDuel from hackers and exploiters by rewriting and patching a ton of code! Titan is working very hard to make the game same and secure, but in the meantime we ask you to do your part by reporting hackers to the Lawman!
  • Bugs:
    • Fixed a bug that awarded 2 daily badges for a Faction in certain conditions.
    • Fixed a Faction page bug that could hang the browser.
    • Added security to block name-spoofing.

February 23/25^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.3f/g includes:
  • Character Pages
    • After much anticipation, we are happy to introduce character pages to EpicDuel. Players can now show off their most beastly EpicDuel characters and even share them with friends through Facebook. We kept it basic for this release, but look for more improvements to this feature in future updates! Please be civil when using the comment tool. It was easy to add and it's even easier to remove it if it gets out of control.
  • Junker Armor
    • This awesome credit only armor is available at select Junker robots throught Delta V. If you can't find them, check the Train Hub! What makes these armors unique, is that they fit all classes and genders like the Space Warrior Armor, and they actually change your entire head! That's right! Nightwraith-bot is still sporting Christmas colors. I don't think he knows what day it is. Look to see many more armors like this available throughout Delta V as soon as Friday, with an enhanced varium version of the Junker Armor: The Warbot Armor.
  • Road to the Bazaar
    • The path to the Bazaar is now complete, but there's still one remaining obstactle in your path. The Bazaar's citizens don't take kindly to outsiders so they've sealed the door leading to their reclusive community. How much farther is it?Finally! Once opened, the Bazaar will be a hub for many new features in the game, including a much needed marketplace for exotic non-varium items!
• 1.1.3g Improvements!
  • WarBot Armor!
    • The awesome WarBot armor is our latest limit-quantity armor. Grab one from the Junkers in the Trainhub now before they're gone!
  • Easier Access to Character Pages!
    • View your character page or your friends' character pages from their stats page via a handy-dandy "Character Webpage" button.
  • New Hair Styles!
    • Need a haircut? We just added 12 new hairstyles (2 for each gender and class) designed by Charfade!
  • Security Improvements!
    • We continue the ongoing battle against hackers by adding enhanced security measures!

February 4^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.3e includes:
  • After a few major releases, we're finally ready to start something we've been promising players for a long, long time. What's that? Quests! Yeah, you heard me. Unfortunately, this is not a feature that we can introduce in one update. I've said in the past that EpicDuel was built backwards from AQW: they always intended to focus on questing, while EpicDuel was founded on PvP. For this reason, we needed to start from scratch to build the features necessary to support a robust questing system that doesn't detract from the main battle engine. You can expect this system to be built upon and expanded in the next few releases!
  • Quest Item Inventory
  • "You've just collected an ammo clip!"
    • Actually, you may not see that this release, but it will be built in the background to support our next EpicDuel quest update! After all, if you're gathering items from opponents and the environment, you'll need a good place to put them. This opens up TONS of possibilities for future releases and gives real purpose to exploring the world! I didn't draw all of those screens for nothing!
  • Bazaar Pathway!
    • You know that big floaty ship in the Barrens? The one outside of Mirv's? Well the pathway is finally complete, and in future updates players will have access to this last bastion of Exile control on the planet. What new NPCs will you meet? What new items will you find? Personally, I've been waiting to tackle the Bazaar since Alpha, so I'm really excited for the opportunity to render it fully!
  • SuperBowl XLV
    • Oh that's right, the BIG GAME is coming up this weekend isn't it? I most watch for the commercials, but that doesn't mean we forgot about last year's Superbowl achievement! We'll be introducing an updated version for those who missed last year's, and for those who already have last year's and want to boost their rating points!
  • Home Items
    • It's been awhile since we added non-rare home items to the game, so this release, you're getting 10-20 brand new items designed by Charfade! Watch the game from the comfort of your Fortune City loft surrounded by your luxurious new furnishings!

January 28^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.3d includes:
  • EpicDuel is finally defrosting today as the powerful winter-themed weapons disappear for another year. However, those looking for rares to collect need to look no further than the Slayer, who will be carrying the brutal Heartbreaker weapons! Rumor has it that something big and lethal is coming to Delta V in the next few weeks, and you'll need the best gear you can find to survive what's on the horizon!
  • You can still grab the last of the frost gear until we go live with the new update. However, to make room for the new gear, we are removing ALL of our current seasonal items including:
    • Seasonal rare weapons including Frostbane and the Frostbane promotion
    • Seasonal rare home items
    • Frost Warrior Achievement
    • Year of the Dragon Achievement
  • With the reintroduction of Heartbreaker gear, we are pleased to introduce a newcomer to the set: the nightmarish Azrael's Bane!
  • Developed by the most demented weapon smiths from across Delta V, this devastating sword will prepare all duelists who possess it for the terrors ahead with an added 5% chance to inflict critical hits! Azrael's Bane with be available from Slayer at the Barren's Outpost, or free with the purchase of the 10,000 Varium package! As an added bonus, I will share with you the creation of this beastly blade in a time-lapsed YouTube video. Look for it to be posted later tonight or early tomorrow (possibly in HD)!
  • Charfade, the limited rare vendor, is also preparing for this exciting new event restocking with new offerings: Charfade's Launcher, an ingenious bazooka/catapult and Charfade's Blaster, a copy of her personal sidearm! Will any or **her previous rares be returning? That's up to her!

Don't forget that HeroMart is now fully stocked with EpicDuel shirts! Each shirt comes with a code that unlocks the EpicThreads achievement in EpicDuel and the Cyber Hunter armor in AdventureQuest Worlds! While wearing the shirt you may feel an increased urge to duel and battle indigenous wildlife, but be advised: health packs do not exist IRL!

• • New features in this update:
    • New promotional sword: Azrael's Bane, featuring a %5 critical strike chance!
    • Heartbreaker rares reintroduced! Visit the Slayer to grab them!
    • Charfade's Launcher and Blaster introduced as limited-time rares!
    • Improved account creation process!
    • Guest conversion! Easily convert guest accounts to a REAL account to save progress!
    • Interface improvements including a Logout button and in-game Server Select!

January 21^st

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.3c includes:
  • Enter: Charfade Part Duex
    • Last week we introduced you to the space-faring engineer Charfade and her limited quantity shop. In a very short amount of time, she sold out of her entire inventory, much to the surprise of all of use. This week her shop will be restocked with new limited quantity weapons and a sweet new ride, the Charfade Cruiser!
  • Small But Tough!
    • Although she's still new to Delta V, Charfade has learned quickly that it is essential to always be prepared for battle. Over the past week, she has enhanced her armor to withstand combat and enhance her own fighting skills. She may be small, but she sure packs a punch! Knock her out and receive her helmet as a prize!
  • Yarrrr! Thar Be Treasure!
    • One thing EpicDuel has always been lacking compared to other RPGs is a way to designate an item's rarity. Some people play to socialize, some play win, and others play to collect the shinies! Last week we introduced a rarity scale, and this week we have expanded it to include ULTRA-RARE items. Do you have one?
    • If you're curious as to the value of your rares, talk to Charfade in Fortune City, who can now tell you your inventory's Rarity Score. This score makes you eligible for a new Treasure Hunter achievement, and potentially a place on our new Rare Hunter Leaderboard!
    • We know that staff accounts tend to have some crazy rare weapons as a reward for helping us moderate and build the game, so to be fair, we have restricted the leaderboard to exclude staff accounts, Titan and myself included. Staff can still receive their Rarity Score, but will not be posted on the leaderboard.
  • In-game Master Account Creation!
    • Wow! More Master Account stuff! I know this may not seem exciting to some, but the process of simply registering a Master Account is something we have worked tirelessly to improve since we first merged with AE. Now, thanks to some epic sorcery from Titan and Captain Rhubarb, players can finally create a Master Account without leaving EpicDuel! Convenient ++
  • Legendary Duelist!!!
    • I would like to take a moment here to congratulate our hardest-fight duelist, and first and second EpicDuel players to achieve the rank of LEGEND!
    • Congratulation to Fay Beee (1st) and BLUEBIRD NO 1 (2nd) for climbing their way to over 100,000 victories! This status is so rare, that it won't even be visible until we go live which is why I want to congratulate them here and wish them many more successful duels!
  • HeroMart Update!
    • EpicDuel shirts are on their way! Soon you will be able to order a shirt featuring the logo of your favorite browser-based PvP Flash MMO (it's not a big list, but we'll take it!). In addition to receiving an awesome shirt to give yourself a major coolness buff, you'll also receive the EpicThreads achievement in EpicDuel and unlock the Cyber Hunter armor in AQW.
    • We were thinking about doing a t-shirt armor in EpicDuel, but we concluded that it might not offer the best stats for climbing the leaderboards! As the disclaimer says:
    • IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: While wearing the EpicDuel shirt you may feel a sudden urge for battle. Please note the EpicDuel t-shirt will not withstand bullets, knifes, bazookas, robots, plasma, aliens, space lasers, or artillery rounds.
• Please stay tuned to the DNs and HeroMart's Twitter for further updates!

January 14^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.3b includes:
  • Enter: Charfade
    • EpicDuel is proud to welcome the mysterious, talented, space-faring engineer from a distant world (also the newest member of the team), Charfade! Stranded on Delta V, she has decided to spend most of her time tinkering with the planet's unusual technology. She will be appearing in the heart of Fortune City offering her latest creations to lucky players who manage to grab them before they're gone.
• George Lowe's Space Warrior Armor!
  • Even with her limited supplies, Charfade was still able to create a limited number of copies of George Lowe's Space Warrior Armor! She even fixed the vulnerability to frost weapons! This unique armor is "one size fits all", meaning it can be equipped to any gender or class! Act fast, because once they're gone, only Charfade knows whether or not more will be created.
• Legion Arena!
  • Another change you'll notice is that George Lowe has moved to his rightful place in Legion Arena, now completely constructed in the middle of Fortune City. George Lowe is still challenging players to take him down, but who knows what other powerful characters will enter the arena to give players an even greater challenge?
• Guest Login!
  • One of our focuses for the new year is making it easier for new players to get into EpicDuel. One major step towards that is a new Guest Login feature. Players can now instantly create a character and join the fray without creating an account! However, no progress (experience, wins, credits, items, etc...) will be saved on Guest accounts, so to take advantage of all of EpicDuels features, we still encourage players to create a real Master Account once they decide EpicDuel is sufficiently awesome.

January 5^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.3a includes:
  • Did everyone have a pleasant holiday? I went back up to the Frozen Northrealm, my homeland, and brought back a lovely cold. Just what I wanted! Now, you're probably wondering when the next update will be...well...Surprise! Update! Today EpicDuel just went live with it's latest, highly requested feature: Multiple Characters!
  • Players can now add up to SIX characters to a Master Account! At the moment, this only works with creating new characters, but in the next phase we will add the ability to merge characters created on other Master Accounts into one Master Account, fulfilling it's role as "ONE LOGIN TO RULE THEM ALL."
  • Players with multiple characters on a Master Account who purchase Varium will notice that they now have the option to select which character will receive the Varium.
  • This is one of those "Big Scary Features" that could break the game wide open and leave a lot of angry players with broken characters, so please please please, if you find any bugs, report them immediately in the BattleOn Forums!
  • Since we introduced new skills a few weeks ago, we've seen some powerful new builds emerge, many taking advantage of the new skills. As often happens, the balance got a bit wonky, so we have also made the following balance adjustments:
  • Shadow Arts: Removed effect on Deflections.
  • Blood Shield: Extended duration to 5 turns.
  • Finally, you may notice that the NPCs have become a bit...chatty? Over the past few days we have been adding clever and intimidating NPC chat. Some pulled right from player suggestions!
  • I think this gives the various characters in the EpicDuel universe a bit more personality, don't you agree? Stay tuned for news on EpicDuel Gamma 1.1.3b!

December 17^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.3 includes:
  • Prepare for the Lowe-Down Throw-Down!
    • This Friday, prepare for one of the biggest EpicDuel events yet! George Lowe is descending upon Delta V to challenge its best warriors and increase his collection of fallen souls. Also, to increase his collection of tiny ceramic kittens. Hey, it's a hobby. Join us for this amazing event bursting at the seams with new content!
  • Battle George Lowe: Space Warrior!
    • George Lowe feeds on fear...and it's dinner time! Meet him in the newly constructed Legion Arena (located just inside Fortune City), and try taking on the fearsome mercenary in his sweet space armor! Think you've got what it takes? You'd better bring your fighting pants because George Lowe fights dirty!
  • ...Or Hire Him!
    • George Lowe is also a registered mercenary for hire. For a price, he will launch a devastating (and hilarious) attack on the opposing alignment!
  • New Skills!
    • The classes are evolving. For the first time in a loooooong time, we are introducing three new skills! Will you try them all?

Assimilation: Maintaining a steady flow of energy is essential for a Tech Mage to power his or her powerful spells. In time of great distress, powerful Tech Mages can strike an opponent and drain their energy, converting a portion of it for their own. Fully leveled Assimilation can drain up to 10 energy points from an enemy while addition 5 points to your own energy reserve.

Shadow Arts: A truly skilled Bounty Hunter's reflexes are so finely honed, that time appears to slow, making incoming attacks easier to avoid. This skill passively increases block rate, deflection rate, and stun rate by 1% per level of investment.

Blood Shield: Using intense concentration and a portion of their own life-force, Mercenaries can now bestow protection from energy attacks on themselves or an ally. Blood Shield levels the same way as Hybrid Armor, except it eventually dissipates after 4 turns.

• • Balance Improvements!
    • Field Medic - new Tech requirement base 15 step 3
    • Double Strike - new Dex requirement base 13 step 2
    • Bunker Buster - reduced Dex requirement by 2 per level
    • Berzerker - new Dex requirement base 20 step 2
    • Atom Smasher - increase % by 2% per level
    • Bludgeon - new Dex requirement base 15 step 2
    • Overload - new Tech requirement base 18 step 2
    • Reflex Boost - increase dex by 2 at all levels
    • Massacre - new Supp requirement 20 base step 3
    • Venom Strike - new Tech requirement 20 base step 2
    • Lowered the Rage impact from 65% defense ignore to 45% defense ignore
    • Underdog players have a much higher chance of First Strike against higher level opponents
  • New Weapons!
    • While you're visiting George Lowe be sure to browse his inventory of devastating, class-specific frost gear. If you ask nicely, he just might let you have some...for a price!

December 3^rd

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.2a includes:
  • Frostbane Returns!!!
    • The devastating, legendary sword Frostbane is returning to EpicDuel and it's better than ever! Immediately after the release goes live, those who purchase the 10,000 varium package will receive the coveted blade for a limited time!
  • New Holiday Rares!!!
    • New weapons have joined the party! Deck the halls with explosive alien penguins and packages of doom!
  • New Home Items!!!
    • Homeowners rejoice! Get into the season with a plethora of seasonal house items!
  • Credit Option for Item Enhancements!
    • Non-Varium users, we have heard your pleas! Thanks to new breakthroughs in item enhancement technology, all items can now be enhanced with Varium OR credits! Yes, you can also enhance partially with Varium and credits in any order. Be advised, the new technology used to enhance weapons without Varium is costly!
  • Become a Frost Warrior!
    • The mightiest warriors of the season may receive the Frost Warrior achievement, worth a mighty 2500 rating points!
  • One Year Anniversary!
    • A year ago at this time, Titan and I were in the underground lab working on the merger with Artix Entertainment, and it's been a wild ride ever since! Without them, the game you see today would not have been possible, so to celebrate, we're offering a "Year of the Dragon" achievement for purchasing ANY varium package after the update goes live. This achievement will be available for a limited time to commemorate the anniversary, so grab it while you can!
  • New Features!
    • New level 32 weapons available from Marauder Hulk, Nightwraith, and Titan!
    • Holiday rares return from last year!
    • New holiday home items!
    • New faction flag emblems!
    • Credit option for all item enhancements!
    • Consolidated War event log groups attacks by user and type!
    • Notifier toggle!
    • Frost Warrior achievement for 2500 rating points!
  • Bug Fixes!
    • Fixed error that caused NPCs to change into Light City Guard
    • Fixed intro battle bug
    • Fixed error that would prevent Warlord achievement from awarding

November 24^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.2 includes:
  • The holidays are almost upon us and to celebrate, we are gradually reintroducing our holiday rares from last year, starting with, you guessed it -- FROSTBANE!
  • Frostbane Returns!!!
    • The devastating, legendary sword Frostbane is returning to EpicDuel and it's better than ever! Immediately after the release goes live, those who purchase the 10,000 varium package will receive the coveted blade for a limited time! Let us know if you purchased the package today before the update and we'll award you the sword as soon as possible!
  • Armor Enhancements!
    • Finally bring back those dusty old armors from storage and give them a much-needed boost with armor enhancements! Founders will be rewarded by receiving 10 enhancement slots for their legendary armor. More than any in the game! Enhancing armors works just like weapons, so be sure to stop by one of the available Item Enhancing NPCs (Titan, Nightwraith, Mirv, Valery, Ulysses) to buff your weapons and armors!
  • Become a Warlord!
    • As a follow up to last weeks release, we have introduced a Daily War Kill leaderboard! We were honestly quite surprised that the Faction HQ weapons became so popular, so we felt it was only right to reward those who contributed so heavily to their chosen alignments with an achievement for the daily winners! We will also be awarding the Warlord achievement (1625 points) to those on the All-time board at the time of the release to reward those who made this such a successful feature!
  • One Year Anniversary!
    • A year ago at this time, Titan and I were in the underground lab working on the merger with Artix Entertainment, and it's been a wild ride ever since! Without them, the game you see today would not have been possible, so to celebrate, we're offering a "Year of the Dragon" achievement for purchasing ANY varium package after the update goes live. This achievement will be available for a limited time to commemorate the anniversary, so grab it while you can!
  • New Features!
    • Frostbane returns! Free with purchase of the 10k varium package or from Titan and Nightwraith in Central Station.
    • Increased enhancement slots on Frostbane!
    • Armor enhancements! Add stat points to your armor! Founder armor receives 10 slots!
    • All primary weapons receive an additional 2 available enhancement slots!
    • New Daily War Kill leaderboard tracks emplacement kills for each player!
    • New Warlord achievement for winners of the Daily War Kills leaderboard!
  • Bug Fixes!
    • Fixed errors generated by NPC chat
    • Fixed Lawman Suite entrance bug
  • Not bad for a half-week release, eh? Join us again next week for yet another supercharged update! To those of you in the States, Happy Thanksgiving! To those of you everywhere else, eat a lot and spend quality time with your friends and loved ones!

November 19^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.1e includes:
  • For our next super-size release, we will be adding some much needed improvements to the Daily Faction Battle, bringing life to NPCs with NPC chat, a tutorial battle mode, and more!
  • New Features!
    • Faction HQ Battlements! Earn weapon emplacements for your Faction HQ to turn the tide of the War!
    • New Legion or Exile logos appear next to character names to identify alignment
    • NPC Chat for several popular NPCs
    • Tutorial mode introduces all new players to the battle engine immediately
    • New War Events display shows the major events of the Daily War, including emplacement attacks!
    • War Kill leaderboard tracks emplacement kills for each player
    • New Artillery Master achievement for those who achieve 1000 War Kills!
  • Balance Adjustments
    • Reinforcements are slowly reduced as the underdog alignment wins instead of dispersing all at once.
    • Reduce block rate base by 5% and block rate max by 5%
    • Increased Alignment reinforcements to from 33% to 50% of previous day's victory difference
  • Bug Fixes!
    • Empty inventory prevents players from logging in
    • Fixed flag logic ... now awards influence, then applies tax
    • Increase the size of the name field in my vitals

November 6^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.1d includes:
  • Last week we introduced the Daily Faction War to enhance the Faction War. This week we will be adding a few measures to balance the War along with some fun.
  • New Features!
    • 2 New Fightable NPCs: Slayer and Selina!
    • New house items!
    • Faction creation through Daily War Bar!
    • Faction Founder step-down!
  • Faction War Adjustments!
    • Daily War balance! The losing alignment will receive a % in the difference between Exile and Legion victories for the next day as reinforcements!
    • A small base tax will be applied at all Factions on the losing side. This will be done to eventually negate the influence of inactive Factions.
    • Keep the ideas coming. The Daily War is an exciting concept, but we want it to be fun and fair for both sides.
  • Balance Adjustments
    • Defense reduction on Artillery Strike changed to 10%
    • Reduction in Rage rate
  • Bug Fixes!
    • -1 days active error in Faction manager

October 29^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.1c includes:
  • As part 3 of our 3 part Hallow-Moglo-Spookyween release, we are excited to introduce a killer new feature we hope will add some intensity to the EpicDuel: Daily Faction Wars! Players will see a running count of the total victories for both alignments at the top of the game window. All factions participating in the war for the winning alignment will receive a victory for the day. Victories will be associated with new Faction ranks, allowing active Factions to "level up".
  • New Features!
    • New armors based on in-game NPCs!
    • New Daily Faction War!
    • New Faction Ranks!
  • Faction War Adjustments!
    • 500 Battle Token donation button
    • World Domination Achievements are only awarded to members of the highest influence faction
    • Daily Faction Influence tax now based on outcome of Daily Faction War
    • Change the flag tax to 50 Battle Tokens for the top spot only!
  • Faction Improvements!
    • Activity tracking now tells members when others last logged in
    • Inactive founders can be demoted by highest token contributor in the faction
    • Active founders may "step down" buy promoting an officer to founder status
    • If a player leaves on their own, the faction is no longer penalized for the departure
    • 50% discount in penalty if booting an inactive player
  • Bug Fixes!
    • Credits now update correctly when purchasing through the in-game payment module.

October 22^nd

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.1b includes:
  • Around this time every year, the citizens of Delta V celebrate a time a year on the old Earth when vegetables were carved into faces, and children dressed like goblins and ghouls. Candy was also involved. Since Delta V is a tough planet facing tough times, the current traditional celebration involves the creation of brutally devastating weapons and an escalation of the ongoing war between the fearsome Legion and the noble Exiles. Join us as we work toward building the excitement and reward to the Faction Wars with what is essentially part 2 of our 3 part Hallow-Moglo-Spookytimeween celebration!
  • New Features!
    • 3 New spooky styles for each class
    • 3 New guns
    • 4 New Faction Leaderboards: All-time 1v1, 2v2, World Domination and Flag Captures
    • Bug fixes
    • If a player wins an Arcade jackpot, but already owns the item, they receive 10k credits!
    • Hoverbike sellback
    • Basic weapon sell back starting at level 15! Get rid of those pesky starter weapons after a Class Change
    • More arcade pods will be distributed around the map
  • Balance Adjustments!
    • BASE crit % reduced from 4% to 2% chance
    • Crit Max % reduced from 15% to 13%
    • Each increased Crit % requires 1 additional point of Support (increased to 7 up from 6)
  • Bug Fixes!
    • Fixing an issue that can cause players to match into unfair battles
    • Improvements to home items, making items easier to click and move, possibly allow for horizontal flipping of home items

October 15^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.1a includes:
  • Gamma Evolution 1.1.1 is still fresh and we're already working hard on this week's release for (hopefully) Friday.
  • New Features!
    • Support for wall mounted home items
    • 25 new home items for sale
    • NEW Battle Boost gives 3X Battle Tokens!!!!
    • New home-based transportation system (use the map jump to a specific area if you own a home in the region)
    • Adding a Bot to be won in the Arcade!
    • Adding a new house to be won in the Arcade
    • More arcade pods will be distributed around the map
    • New Player suggested Halloween Seasonal Rares will be released (10-15 new weapons)
    • New time-limited Halloween Achievement
    • Bug fixes
    • Adding some new faction flag symbols!
  • Further details to be announced soon.

October 8^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.1 includes:
  • Housing Items Are Here!
    • If you didn't have enough reason to purchase a house before, you do now! Players now have access to an awesome assortment of items to customize the look of their personal dwellings! All items in this release will be credit-only! Plus, we have been discussing a home decorating contest after more items are released, with the winners receiving amazing prizes (that we haven't decided on yet!). Wall items will be introduced time-permitting
  • Balance Improvements
    • Due to popular player demand, we've modified the Agility table to take effect at a higher Health tiers than before.
  • New Features!
    • Customizable housing items! If you don't have a house, you're missing out!
    • Dragon items go RARE until the next DragonCon!
  • Fixes
    • Admin Kick Errors 100, 101 and 115 now fixed!
    • Skill rollovers now support three digit numbers
    • Fix for unusual matches (lvl 20 vs 32)
    • Revamped house screens
    • Most recently added armors adjusted to be more proportional

September 16^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.0d includes:
  • Become a Landlord!
    • As more and more Exiles flood to Delta V, property is in ever-increasing demand. In preparation for exciting new housing items, we are adding 2 awesome new homes! To reward enterprising real estate tycoons, we are offering the Landlord achievement to anyone who purchases 4 or more homes!
  • New Payment Interface!
    • This may or may not be exciting to you, but it will allow players to refill Varium with Battleon points in-game! Buying Varium has never been easier!
  • Balance Improvements
    • It has been clear for some time now that EpicDuel was in dire need of a balance update. Thus after scouring the forums and discussing amongst our devvie selve, we have introduced a new balance stat, Agility, which is in many ways the "yin" to Focus' "yang". Agility will specifically address high health builds, penalizing players who invest too heavily in health points. Low agility will result in overall decreased defenses. The reasoning behind this is that as you add health points, your character becomes "clunkier" and less able to defend against attacks. The numbers we are using to determine Agility are mostly experimental, so if you feel they can be readjusted to accomplish the same ends, please let us know. The ongoing quest to find perfect balance in EpicDuel's three classes never over!
  • New Features!
    • Dragon Weapons still available from Titan!
    • Two new homes ready for purchase! Anyone purchasing four houses will receive the Landlord achievement (2000 Rating Points!) *Housing items coming soon!
    • New balance stat: Agility! Efficient allocation of health points means better defense!
    • New in-game payment interface allows you to purchase Varium without leaving the game!
  • Gameplay Adjustments
    • One additional round of cooldown to Field Medic

September 8^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.0c includes:
  • DragonCon and Back-to-School!
  • It's that time of year again--Time for many students to return to their institutions of learning, and also time for that mythical event known as DragonCon. As our first DragonCon, Titan and I were completely blown away by the scale of the convention. Interacting with players IRL, meeting celebrities and artists, and generally having fun time at the con inspired us to create a set of elite Dragon Weapons to commemorate the experience. This set of powerful weapons also comes with a Dragon Master achievement, attainable by purchasing any of the Dragon Weapons. We have also introduced a few school supply-themed items: The Graphite Gun, Backpackzooka, and Experiment 2B. Why bash someone over the head with a giant pencil? Because you can! All of these exciting, powerful rares will be available from Titan in Central Station. His existing supply of weapons has be relocated to Workerbot X9, just outside of Fortune City. Remember, the Gamma Bot and Gamma Bike are still available, so grab them while you can!
  • New Features!
    • New powerful dragon-inspired weapons!
    • New Dragon Master achievement available for purchasing any Dragon weapon!
    • New school supply-themed weapons!
    • The "What's New" section automatically opens with each new release to keep you informed of the latest features and updates.
  • Gameplay Improvements!
    • To combat dummying, you may only challenge a specific character 10 times per day
    • Bot base damaged increased, while scale factor with focus decreased by one point per point of focus
  • Bugs Fixed!
    • FIXED - Gamma Bot bug that could cause HP to display incorrectly
    • FIXED - Multiple causes of unexpected disconnects
    • FIXED - Mutliple causes of 0 health and "zombie" bugs
    • FIXED - Duplicate PM bug
    • FIXED - Many more battle exploits fixed!

August 26^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.0b includes:
  • Greetings EpicDuelists and welcome to the West Naval Yard. This hulking shipyard once housed the pride of Baelius' navy, but years of war have left it barren and, thanks to constantly leaking ship reactors, extremely dangerous. Only a brave and crazy few choose to reside here: one such resident is someone you may already be familiar with, Isla Grier aka "Big Tuna". Anticipating the arrival of many battle-hungry warriors, she has set up shop with a few armors of her own design, along with some speedy, maritime hoverbikes to make travel a bit easier. She's even offering her custom hoverbike, "Tuna Express" for a limited time! If you're feeling lucky, you can challenge Tuna to the duel of your life for a special Achievement!
  • If that weren't enough, a new Faction War Flag will be available in the middle of the Naval Yard. Watch out! It's defended by the fierce Gamma Guard. Do you think you have what it takes to defeat him?
  • Meanwhile, in Fortune City, Valery is now available to challenge as a level 29 NPC!
  • You can find the Naval Yard by visiting the now available Gate 5 from Central Station. You may know it as the screen with Oz. If you see the gate still closed, please clear your cache and refresh your browser, the magic solution to all your Flash problems.
  • Gameplay Improvements
    • West Naval Yard opened with a new Naval Yard battle screen!
    • 6 Powerful new armors!
    • 4 Slick new hoverbikes, including Big Tuna's personal transport!
    • Challenge and defeat Big Tuna for a rare achievement
    • New level 32 NPC: Gamma Guard!
    • Valery is now a challengeable NPC
  • Bug Fixes!
    • FIXED - At least three causes of skipped turns!
    • FIXED - Another stun bug fixed!
    • FIXED - "Failed to Create Battle" bug fixed!
    • FIXED - Many exploits fixed!

August 13^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.0a includes:
  • Gameplay Improvements
    • Max rating point stars increased from 5 to 6.
    • Beta Blaster and Beta Bazooka improved +1 damage and +2 stats.
    • Negative stats removed! It was an interesting idea at the time, but not really that effective.
    • NPC AI streamlined
    • Item code streamlined (there are over 700 items in EpicDuel, so it was about time!)
    • Performance slider improved (even faster battles!)
  • Bug Fixes!
    • FIXED - Autoban bug that was banning people for no reason!
    • FIXED - Stun bug fixed!
    • FIXED - At least one cause of the turn-skip bug

August 4^th

• EpicDuel Gamma Evolution 1.1.0 includes:
  • Here's an abbreviated feature list for Gamma:
    • New Gamma Achievement added to achievement shops
    • Level Cap raises to 32
    • Beta Weapon auto-converter (if you changed class prior to the Beta Weapons converting)
    • Item enhancements (customizable weapons)
    • Introduce new Gamma Bot and Gamma Bike
    • Beta Achievement goes rare!
    • New FaceBook and Twitter integrated viral features!
    • Independence Day Achievement goes rare!
    • World Cup Achievement goes rare!
    • 3 New Hair Styles for all classes / genders (18 new styles)
    • Several new Armor sets
      • Seraph Armor
      • Predator Armor
      • Power Armor
    • Musical weapons will go live
      • Exile War Axe
      • Imperial Battle Axe
    • Increased overall server response time
    • Loads of bug fixes
  • Plus, everyone has something else to look forward to in this release:
    • Elites and Founders > Achievement ratings will improve by 500 points each
    • Beta Participants > Beta Weapons will improve dramatically
    • Free Players > New Armor sets