Adventure Quest Hero

Covering the Cover Art of my Novel's Cover

2010-03-27T17:03:00.004+08:00

I'm excited for the whole Komikon on April 17. My ebook will be debuting. :)

I'm going to go all sentimental a bit, because writing and editing it (just ask my editor) has been one hell of a journey; but this post has nothing to do with writing, and instead we'll take on the "Dragon Wars" cover.

First, I thought a drawing of the Adventure Quest Worlds newbie area would be nice; and I also thought that putting in tendrils that popped out of the ground, which was symbolic of the inequitous system in-game, would be great, too. Notice that the title is still Quest Adventure.

But then I just thought it didn't fit the storyline, so I ultimately scrapped it.

Next, I tried to be more in-depth with my protagonist with regards to the cover art, as I did write the whole novel in the first person; so I came up with this:

And then I made one for a CD cover because I'd be selling it in ebook form, too:

But then it was all too plain now--the fonts weren't edgy, the colors were to monotonous, and it just didn't fit the novel. Plus the title was too close to the game's title and it made it seem like fanfiction and not fiction inspired by the game.

So, my editor and I came up with this:

And it's pretty kick-ass if I do say so myself.

Update and Plot Research

2010-03-21T21:06:00.003+08:00

So my editor and I have been playing around with the idea of the book. I've change the title as it was too closely related to the name of the game. I changed the cover design, too. I'm selling previews of the completed book at the summer Komikon in the Philippines (at UP Diliman, Bahay ng Alumni, if you're an AQH reader from the Philippines and interested).

I was doing plot research and I thought to post this picture on the blog:

I haven't finished the Yokai quests just yet, so if you wanna help me and rendezvous somewhere during the weekend (I'm available anytime!) just give me a post here. :) This constitutes playing the game, which therefore nullifies my storm-out the other year because of the Bag Space thing, but I haven't made a comeback just yet. ;)

Adventure World: The Dragon Slayer's Heart Excerpts

2010-01-03T23:52:00.002+08:00

Okay, so the e-novel I promised would be out by January is coming a bit late with the edits, as I am busy with other projects -- that's the bad news. The good news is that I've got excerpts ready for reading! In this copyrighted document, you will find the prologue and two chapters.

Before reading, please note three things: 1) I and this creative work are not associated with Artix Entertainment in any way whatsoever; 2) said work is under the sub-genre fan fiction, and might relate to the game in some ways; and 3) it is protected under MyFreeCopyright, and any infringements thereof shall be dealt with.

P.S. I changed the cover art. I figured since the story changed throughout the course of being written, I might as well change it as well!

P.P.S. Happy reading!

P.P.P.S. Remember: COPYRIGHT. If you're too stupid to understand what it is, then you're a grade below the readability level of this e-novel.

Adventure Worlds: The Dragon Slayer's Heart Excerpts

And before I forget, don't hesitate to tell your friends about this; maybe I can help out with the bagspace petition again. :)

AQW-inspired e-Novel

2009-11-05T20:20:00.005+08:00

I knew this day would come...

AQW has been an important part of my life, and though I've really been hating what's been happening recently. (And yes, I'm well aware of another player's attempt at a more bagspace petition.) What are the chances they'd make it available for non-paying members, eh? Ah. But more importantly, what are the chances they won't make it available for non-paying members? You see, non-paying members are the reason AQW is what it is today; the game began for free. I'm not saying it should be, again; but what I'm getting at is that it should be enjoyable to all the players.

When I thought I wasn't enjoying the limited fantasy of the game, I opted to make my own fiction--and what better way to do it than through writing, right? I hated the lags. I hated the upgrade screen. And most of all, I hated the inventory space. The dragon just wasn't slay-able in a game like this.

But I'll tell you what I did like. Although, I am a writer, I fear the best way to describe it is through another's words (I hate plagiarism--all bloggers do): "Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." —G. K. Chesterton. From the epigram of Neil Gaiman's Coraline.

And so, it is with great pleasure that I announce the launching of my upcoming e-novel which will be downloadable (the first three chapters) for free by January next year. As of now, it is my WIP on NaNoWriMo, if you're all familiar with that. It is satiric at some parts. And I have used some of the people who have been--or still are--in my Friends List on AQW, and even those whom I have met elsewhere online. But you are all characters in my story. So, I'll give the creators of AQW this: they have inspired this masterpiece.

I dedicate it to all who play--and used to play--Adventure Quest Worlds. To all who have once been young of heart. To all who have once been trampled on by reality. To everyone who once read my blog. To the ones who have touched my heart. You will all be able to slay that dragon of yours.

-- Quest Adventure: The Dragon Slayer's Heart

AQW is Epic

2009-09-28T05:21:00.002+08:00

Have any of you ever read Epic by Conor Kostick? If you haven't you should definitely read it; it resembles AQW and so many games of its like.

In the story, Epic is a computer game ... but it is also the center of society, such that it affected the way you lived, that if you lost, you lost everything; there was no 'respawn.' You couldn't play it just for fun; it wasn't just a game.

The protagonists eventually take down the game in the end, anyway; everything is back to the way it should be. The game ends.

What I'm getting at is that I have opted to throw in the towel for AQW. It's not that I haven't enjoyed it (I'm not saying that I recently have); it's just that it hasn't been much of a game for me; it has become more of a battle.

In the story, if you wanted some sort of resource, you had to battle Central Allocations, basically, the rulers of the world; If you lost to them, you lost everything.

I loved AQ; everyone does (and for most like myself, 'did'). It's the best game that I've ever played, but there hasn't been much space for it in my heart as it had for me in its, recently.

I'm leaving my inventory the way it is (full of memoirs from every pitstop in my journey), this blog at its peak, the petition open, and this journey abruptly unfinished. If I could give out gold and rares to everyone, I would; it's a waste to delete them, so they're staying put.

Adventure Quest Hero has been a quest, one to see if I could changed the world of gaming. I couldn't. Mission failed? No. I did -- in some ways. But fought as I might have, no rare in my inventory could stand the painful ice shards... Thanks to everyone who became part of my friends list -- and even to those whom I had no space for to add to said list. Thanks to everyone whom I joined in on trying to get the Broom of Doom or grinding up on XP or Rep, or farming for gold... Thanks to the AE staff.

So for the last time (unless Voltaire has a come-back and I'm his special guest)...

Battle on!

Petition continues!

2009-08-08T22:27:00.002+08:00

The petition continues! If you click the above image, you'll be taken to a page where you can equip your twitter pic with a Twibbon for the cause of the petition. Also, I've taken the liberty of creating the Official AQH Twitter account, so you won't be inundated with writer posts from my original twitter account: AQH Twitter.

Petition working?

2009-08-08T19:23:00.002+08:00

I've been busy alright, but that's not to say I haven't the time to check out the game every once in a while. If you've been paying close attention, the items that they've been releasing are either crappy for non-members or can only be bought via AC's. So what does that connote, dear readers? The petition might be working! And why is that? Rich players will now be buying more AC's, and the money that'll be pouring in at AE might just be used for more bagspace--or new servers, which we do not need at the moment.

I haven't sent any staff member the petition list, but that isn't to say that they haven't noticed our struggles. I will be adding more options for you guys to promote the petition. And that includes Twitter, finally.

Checking in--Again!

2009-08-05T04:16:00.002+08:00

Okay, so I've been neglecting gaming for a while now. I see most of the fledgling blogs I've come to love have now bloomed into ones of notable proportions. You guys must be happy. That was how I felt when my blog reached its first 1000, and I'm happy with the near 25,000 I have; it's 1/4 of 100,000. Either it was the fact that I used to update frequently, the fact that I had great advertisement, or that I had many a witty quips that marked the growth of this blog. I'm just happy to have great readership now than I have months ago.

I will be back by vacation; don't worry. It's just that I can't juggle writing and gaming AND studies. By that time, all of you would already be stronger than I am, and I wold have to catch up. Let's hope they don't raise the level cap just yet. Wait for me!

There will be an update per month to assure everyone I am still alive and that I am not totally succumbed by the many projects that I am thrown. Keep on battling!

-AQH, Kuyerjudd

Checking in!

2009-07-12T15:17:00.003+08:00

I've been gone a long time now. Well, it's because I've been busy with school and writing, as I am a writer -- with an unpublished novel. I'm trying to query the handful of publishers that I've got to work with, but cannot do by playing games all day. lol.

I'm happy that we're close to 20,000 views already; and you guys are still at it with the petition, so thanks.

I'll post a bit every once in a while. Thank you for understanding! I will always be your Adventure Quest Hero! ^_^

Character Generators Dissected

2009-06-30T03:33:00.002+08:00

First of all, credit goes to MutantsRUs at AQWorlds Secrets and his Character Creator. It was his idea; I only re-interpreted. The below guide is not at all the simplest way to generate a character.

Secondly, the guide is only intended for IE users, as I haven’t got Mozilla Firefox. And you will need Microsoft FrontPage. It is the quintessential component of this guide. Next, anything created by the guide below will be non-canon and will not affect AQW gameplay in any way whatsoever.

So the first step is for you to go to a character page. It could be your character page or basically just any character page, as you will only need the code and then edit it on MS FrontPage. Anyway, on your browser window, click the View menu, and then Source. A notepad window with the page’s source code will appear. See the image below for what you will need to copy.

Then you just open up MS FrontPage. Switch to the HTML view via the HTML tab by the bottom of the work area and paste in between the “body” tags. Now, the fourth to the fifth line of code from the one you have copied is what you’ll need to focus your attention on. You’ll have to do a little bit of editing here.

Here’s a list of what each string does:

intColorHair: Your character’s hair color; number value
intColorEye: Your character’s eye color; number value
intColorTrim: Trim color; number value
intColorBase: Base color; number value
intColorAccessory: Accessory color; number value
strGender: Your character’s gender; either M, for male, or F, for female
strHairFile: Your character’s hair’s file; has to be .swf
strHairName: Your character’s hair’s name; has to be congruent with .swf file
strName: Your character’s name; can be anything
intLevel: Your character’s level; may not go beyond 20
strClassName: Character’s class; doesn’t have to be an existing class; could be anything
strClassFile: Your character’s armor; has to be an .swf file
strClassLink: The armor’s name; will come with source code
strWeaponFile: Character’s weapon; .swf file
strCapeFile: Character’s cape; .swf file
strCapeLink: Cape’s name; will come with source code
strHelmFile: Character’s helm; .swf file
strHelmLink: Helm’s name; will come with source code
strPetFile: Character’s Pet
strPetLink: Pet’s name; will come with source code

Now after you’ve associated yourself with the above, you just need to visualize what you want to look like. But here’s the tricky part. As I’m not well capable of finding out the .swf file of each item in the game, you’ll have to find a character page that has whichever item you want your character to have when it’s generated in MS FrontPage.

For the ‘int’ strings, I won’t be expounding any further. The int’s are pretty much the boring part of this guide, actually; all you change are the colors. But basically, if you want to change the color, just open up a character page that has a color that you want and just view their source code via the above first step and copy the number in the int string that you want and paste onto the code that you’re working with.

The same goes for the str strings. All you do is just go to a character page and view the source code, and copy the code that you need. Say, for example, Voltaire. You want his Helm. Just go to his strHelmFile and copy the source (which is: items/helms/Voltairehat2.swf). Make sure you copy his strHelmLink, too, as the latter and these are a sort of tier (VoltaireHat2). The same principle, too, if you’re trying to get his pet.

Now for the fun part. You get to make your own classes! You can even change your name! Albeit, not your level…. For your name, you have only to change the code in the strName string. For your class, which you can pretty much manipulate endlessly to your liking, just change the one in the strClassName string. Remember, you may not change your level, as the level cap still applies.

Remember, the code you’re editing is located in the THIRD <.param .>tag. And whatever you edit there, you’ll have to do with the code inside the tag below it, i.e. the <.embed.> tag.

BTW, there is an easier way of doing this. I just wanted to dissect it, like I did the AQW Battle Bar. The list of .SWF's are here and the Character Builder is here. None of which I have created! I am merely linking, and credit goes to whoever made them.

In a way, it is cheating. But so long as you only use it for personal pleasure and NOT in any way use them on gameplay, you will still be adhering to the law. Cheating is stealing from AE! ^_^

Dreams...

2009-06-29T04:45:00.004+08:00

If for some strange reason I become a member -- or more auspiciously, a moderator (which I don't think will happen anymore, as I've revolted against the AE staff on the bagpsace issues. lol) -- this is what I would want my outfit to look like. I mean, it's nothing too profligate. My dream armor's not even a member armor; it's an AC item, a relatively cheap one at that. But what my taste in armor lacks, my choice of pet and cape make up for. I've always wanted Deady as a pet. And the gravity rocks are just so awesome! Notice that, below, my class says "Adventure Quest Hero", which is cool. The image below is a screenshot of a bit of code I've been tweaking around with on MS FrontPage, and is not at all hacking but more of a form of art, which I picked up from MutantsRUs' Character Creator, which is way awesome; give his site a visit: AQWSecrets.

Artix's Special Note to Free Players

2009-06-28T03:42:00.002+08:00

If you haven't read it yet, here it is:

A special note to Free Players

Hey guys! I am really sorry that there are so few free player items available in the housing release. This was not done to upset you, but because of the huge number of free player accounts (over 8.5 million) it was just too much storage space for all the houses, items, and room customization. We care about you and all of the other players which is why we have new great releases coming that will make everyone happy. Until then, we hope that you will choose to upgrade your account getting full access to housing and help support the growth of AQWorlds.

That's a given all right. But what's one measly additional space going to do? I'm not asking for +10 bagspace -- well, not in general, that is. Most of those 8.5 million accounts aren't even legitimate ones. Some are alts, some used in hacking, some forgotten... Oh no, now I've given them an idea now, haven't I?

Sigh. This is going to deter a few people from signing the petition. And plainspoken, my faith for the petition is crashing. I can't say I didn't try.

The petition will be left open in hopes of some miracle (that doesn't involve buying membership). Sigh.

Wait. Here's an idea. Make a free player version of the bank! Maybe non-members could store items in tree trunks and.... Stupid.

Mages and Houses

2009-06-27T17:44:00.008+08:00

I am pretty darn happy today. Not only am I getting an average of about 7 petition signs a day, but the houses and war are up. I posted late because I got sidetracked with house crashing and styling up my mage outfit. By the way, I did reset the petition sign up form as it was taking too much space, but there is no need to sign up again, as I've listed you already if ever you've signed up already.

The new mage shop features four robes of the four basic elements: Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water. The Zephyr and Terra Robe are for non-members while the Molten Robe and Typhoon Robe are for Members only. This seems only fair, although the Typhoon Robe and Molten Robe are epic outfits. I've been seeing loads of Zephyr wearers lately, but I opted for the latter rather than go with the Terra Robe. But I did opt for the Terra Robe first, then switched to Zephyr.

Now, for housing. The only things non-members can get with gold are a wobbly chair, a rat, a cardboard box (a sneevil attractor at the very least), a candle, and a broken purple egg. None of which are essential for a home, especially the rat, but you have to admit the line up is quintessentially decent -- most especially the rat, which I am happy of. I just wish they'd give us the option to at least buy five of the same item. I need a dozen rats! Rats are cool. Rats are awesome. And horses. Horses are awesome. Plus, any speculations as to why our Wobbly Chairs aren't wobbly? They should've at least given us that!

Do I smell another petition brewing? Nah. It's the current one blazing into a protest!

As for my house. I'm ashamed of it. It looks like a tornado hit it. It's auspiciously rat infested and a purple dragon may be at large somewhere near its premises. I have no wall items, like all non-members with no ample amount of AC's. I am ashamed to the point that I do not wish to see it, not unless I have anything to move around; and hence have chosen to be nomadic and go house crashing. That is, visiting and crashing at someone else's place, rather than literally, as if I were an asteroid, jostling into. I crashed at Xeremiah's and Yash100's houses today.

Another Petition Thank you!

2009-06-25T03:40:00.003+08:00

It's things like these that make AQW really great. About a month ago, I started the BagSpace Petition because I was running out of space -- and I was pretty sure you guys were, too. What I had no I idea of was that members had it hard just as much non-members did. I had no idea that all of you members found it hard, even with the bank. Now I do understand thanks to the video below. It was made by TrigTheTiger (or known to AQW as Chaos Slayer), so I thank him for supporting the petition.

This is only the beginning... .

Save Chuckles Movement!

2009-06-24T17:04:00.003+08:00

Just recently, a member in the AQW forums generously shared with us his Chuckles pet. I got to see the special cutscene! If you haven't found a player with a chuckles skull pet, I suggest that you started looking! Once you've seen the cutscene once, there is not need to find another skull to view it again, which is great! But you will need another skull to turn in the quests.

But anyway, here's what happened. Once you find your skull and accept the one quest that it triggers, you must go and find Death. After you click on Death's exclamation mark, you will trigger the cutscene with you and Death. He makes a deal with you: You must make him laugh in return for getting back chuckles. But there's a catch -- if you fail, you'll suffer the same fate as Chuckles. So go with the stand-up comedy and junk but fail to amuse Death. Before he goes with taking your soul away, you come up with something so vociferously funny, but is not shown in the cutscene. In the end, you do get Chuckles back -- most of him, that is.

I like to move it, move it!

2009-06-24T03:53:00.002+08:00

I thought to visit the AQW forums yesterday to get some support for my petition, which I did, but also found an interest in the asteroid events. I even made a few plausible suggestions. But there was this one suggestion that caught my attention: Move Battleon! I never thought it would be possible, but Artix seemed to have taken an interest to it, which is great -- if only he'd take interest in my petition for more bag space for members. According to what I've read this was all Aaronman99 and Vamparagon's idea brilliant idea. Kudos to everyone who supported this! This is what I call commitment.

Anyway, tomorrow, I surmise we'll be having a release, as it states in the DNs that we'll have to relay the plan to Warlic. Does this mean another cutscene?

Dammit! Artix, listen to my plea! More bagspace for non-members. I know I'm still short by about 9943 signs, but please!

Let Angry Mobs of Non-members lie

2009-06-23T23:15:00.003+08:00

A few of my friends have commented that AQW and Artix might have finally heard my plea for more bag space. That's good and all -- for members. Congrats, Members (and non-members with great sums of ACs), maybe this petition might have actually mitigated your decrease in bag space, but the battle goes on for us non-members with no access to epic sums of ACs; so I'm still leaving the petition box open for both members and non-members.

I like to think of members as non-members in 100K armors, for if that armor rusts out (or in other words, their membership runs out), they'll be non-members again whether or not Artix gave them a member-only-non-member-accessible item.

With this signal for drastic measures, I have improved the Petition page. You may now access it using the "Low on Bagspace?" button to the upper-left part of the screen, and you may also now get a special "Low on Bagspace" button for your sites and for the AQW forums by copying the code on the latter.

I assure you--and not to seem vane and selfish, and overly thirteen-year-old here--that supporting this movement will not leave you unrewarded.

EDIT: Visit my friends' site: Lore Hero. I also co-admin there, so it should be worth it -- not to seem vane and thirteen-year-old.

Father's Day Release

2009-06-20T14:17:00.004+08:00

Today was a great release all the same. Once you enter Battleon, you'll probably notice the big robotic fellow by Cleric Joy first before you do the Father's Day Shop. All you'll find in the Father's Day Shop are some pretty nifty golf and barbecue stuff. Go to talk to SkyStalker, the big robotic fellow; and he'll tell you that Warlic wants to talk to you. He also has a shop, so if you're a member (or a non-member who's availed quite a sum of ACs), you'll be able to buy some very profligate AdventureQuest WarpForce stuff!

Now, if you go talk to Warlic, you'll be able to get a sneak peek on the next Lord of Chaos (or Lordesses of Chaos? Ladies of Chaos? TWINS of Chaos!). Oh, great. Now two meteorites are about bilge the world of Lore! That's no match of Adventure Quest Hero--and the forces of good and evil united. Ah, but what of the two quintessential characters of the two latter sides? With the twins now turned into Chaos drones, what of King Alteon and Gravelyn?

Putting that aside for one week from now, if you go visit Yulgar's inn, you'll notice a dart board at the second room (the room the usually leads to the cellars). Well, you can try your luck at getting a bullseye or maybe hold a dart throwing contest. Remember, other players can see the scores you make.

EDIT: All right, who signed Artix's name on the petition box? I take this thing seriously! I am extremely pissed off. I would know if Artix signs the petiton box. He'd put it on the design notes or on his twitter, and he'd even tell the whole crew.

Book of Lore Achievements

2009-06-14T03:51:00.007+08:00

To tell you honestly, I am a bit disappointed with the Book of Lore achievements. Not that I'm ungrateful that it's been updated, but it's just that most of the quests in the achievements aren't completable by non-members. I mean, it's gracious of Artix to even just allow non-members to get a glimpse of such quest chains as Bludrut, but it's just down right cruel! What's more is that they included in the achievements the StarCaptain, Guardian and DragonLord verifications. Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for the members, but it's just disillusioning to see question mark icons on my book of lore. It's just so incomplete, knowing that there are quests you have to complete but aren't able to, because you're not a member.

Putting that aside, the new book of lore features dozens of new functions. You can view the storyline, the quest chains and the AE stuff. I suppose they'll be adding the MechQuest Artbook to the AE section of the book of lore, as there'll be a code with the book.

As you can see, there'll be either a good icon or evil icon to greet you upon opening your book of lore, which is quite a nice touch to the whole update.

Click here for the petition! We need reinforcements! MORE BAG SPACE! Thanks to everyone supporting me on this endeavor. 9000+ more sign-ups to go.

For the record, I was groggy while I was making my avvie for this post, so I hadn't noticed I'd put "cowboy" instead of "sheriff" or "colonel". lol.

Edit: As per the Whodunit quest, do not, I repeat, do not, if you are a non-member, attempt to finish the quest using Whiteberry's combination code! Do not, as the costume is members only! I wish there'd been a warning sign before I spent twenty minutes on her. And it was such a nifty outfit as well.

I Dun it! Great Release, AE! WARNING: Spoilers

2009-06-13T19:56:00.008+08:00

It took me exactly 46 minutes and 35.8 seconds to complete the darn Whodunit quest. The mixing and matching of suspects, weapons and locations was incredibly arduous. But it was all worth it to finally be able to see the final cutscene and find out who dun it. It didn't come as a surprise to me that there'd be some strange twist to the story.

It turns out the culprit wasn't human after all. It was an Armoire! Ha, ha! Who would've thought?

Anyway, the prize you'll get varies upon which Suspect, Weapon and Location you match up corectly. It took me quite awhile to finally cipher the code, but I dun it! My code for Plum was 3:5:8. I'll try to decipher which one is Mustard's as I've always wanted to dress up like a cowboy. Ah, dreams unfolding. Great release, Artix, great release! And I thought you were done with just the frying pan. Now, there's just this tiny problem with the bag space; I only have one left. If you have't signed my petition yet, here you go. Leave your username and character page link, so we can finally get some more bag space!

Now here are a few screenies of the cutscene and one of me gloating in Battleon. Enjoy! Please excuse the poor quality of shots, as I had my quality set to low for quicker combo clickings. To date (and time this post was created)--not to brag or anything--it seems I am of the few to finish up the quest a few hours from its release!

A Whodunnit Guide!

2009-06-13T17:21:00.006+08:00

All right, so here’s how it goes. Just talk to the concierge, and continue with the cutscene. After which, you will be back to the lobby. Talk to him and start your search. Here’s how I did mine. I went right and entered room 101 and talked to Peacock. After that, continue to the hallway to room 102, and you’ll find Hitchgreen. Next to his bathroom, and you’ll find Edgar Allan Plum. It’s important to note that he’s in the same room—technically—as Hitchgreen. The two could be having an affair. LOL. Next continue to 103 and you’ll find a maid in a trophy room, and Mustard by the Lounge entrance. Continue in the lounge and you’ll find the balcony. Have a look see, try to enjoy the lovely view and—Scarlet! Go up to the ladder and you’ll find a butler. Before proceeding to the room up there, go back to Scarlet and continue right to find a maid. Go back up to ladder and continue in the room, and proceed to find the last suspect, a chef/author, Whiteberry.

101 – Agatha Peacock
102 – Hitchgreen
102 Bathroom – Edgar Allan Plum (suspicious; is he gay? lol)
Baclony – Scarlet
Before lounge – Mustard
After ladder room – Angela Whiteberry

Note: you will need to fight the monster furniture for the skull keys to unlock certain rooms. Go and get a sufficient amount for smooth sailing.

Go back to Curry, the concierge, for your next quest: find the weapons used. This is starting to look like a game of Cluedo. Here’s a list of weapon locations:

Carpenter’s Hammer – Storage room
Axe of Indictment – after Peacock room
Hand of Polearm – go down at Mustard’s room
Rose Petal Sceptor – on Balcony before Scarlet room
Sleuthhound Blade – double down after Whiteberry’s room
Hardy Dagger – room before Library, with the bookcase monster

Next, you’ll have to go back to Curry and search the nine rooms that need to be unlocked by a skull key:

Bathroom – 1st Butler
103, Trophy Room – 1st Maid
Ladder by Scarlet – 2nd Butler
After Scarlet room – 2nd Maid
Double down at Mustard room – 3rd Butler
Room to the Right at Angela’s room– 4th Butler
At the Library – 3rd Maid
Downstairs Storage – 5th Butler, carpenter
Piano room, left turn at lounge – 6th Butler

Then you’ll have to solve the mystery. If you answer incorrectly, you’ll be sent to your room. DO NOT CLICK THE BUTTON “GO TO MY ROOM”! You will have to start all over again if you do. Just close the pop up dialogue, and try another combination of character, weapon and room.

In the original Cluedo games, it isn’t always just one bloodcurlingly mad, sadistic murderer (er… culprit is the more PG-13 term); it depends on which one of the character, weapon and room cards you draw and place in the envelope. Hence, it might be different for each player, too.

I have not completed the quest chain yet, as the servers are so laggy! I only get to the part after I have to go back to Curry after finding the nine rooms and I solve the mystery, and then I get logged off. But nonetheless, to me, it’ll always be the butler who does it. But I still think Edgar and Hitchgreen are up to no good. It's just me.

Screen Shots Galore:

Pre-post-Petition Thanks!

2009-06-11T18:05:00.002+08:00

I would just like to thank the handful of players, blog readers and bag space enthusiast for supporting my petition.

You may ask why I need your character page. The reason is that I'll need your help to back up the statement I'm sending to the AE staff. Furthermore, the reason why I need your character page links is that it's going to have to be authentic. I'm not a big fan of just posting whoever's character page, as it's morally destitute and indecent to do so--unless they do ask to be put in the list, that is.

Ten people (Sans one broken link and the other repetition) isn't going to be enough of a justifying statement. I'm going for the big 10,000! There are millions of players out there, and all I need is a mere percentage of the total amount of players registered. If we all believe, we can do this! Rile up your friends and we'll make it a ball. Tell 'em to key in their character page here, or if the widget is unavailable, a comment on the post--along with character page link, of course--will do.

BATTLE ON -- FOR BAG SPACE!

P.S. Here's another interesting blog: Adventure Quest Worlds Secrets. My mouth was just watering the first time I read through it. If you're one for AQW graphics, this is the place for you. Don't forget to register to be part of all the action.

Petition: More Bag Space!

2009-06-07T07:46:00.021+08:00

This matter probably isn't new to any of you, I suppose. For the past couple of days, I've been noticing a slight decrease of bag space, what with the cannonade of release and all. I'm not saying that they should lessen the amount of material that the staff is releasing, no. What I'm getting at here is an increase of bag space. I mean, with all of the upcoming classes, armors and incredible items that they're going to release in the weeks to come, well, that's going to eat up every ounce of space I have left in my inventory, which is 2 measly spaces.

I'm well aware that the staff isn't going to increase the bag space all willy-nilly, even if this petition goes smoothly, of course. So what I'm proposing here is that they increase the bag space for those of us few who are AQW veterans, i.e. founders, 9-month-ers, and all-day-and-night players; those of us who remain faithful and never stop playing and loving the game, much to the point where we gain eye bags and pudgy bellies; and those of us who create such profligate sites and forums. Or if they still remain defiant, why not make it a reward in some chain of quest that I'm sure will give them more than enough of an audience to actually bring down all the servers! If that still doesn't work, I'm ready to tell them that players will love the game--and the creators--if they do increase bag space, even if it is a paltry one more space, I don't care; what matters is they increase bag space, and actually listen to players like us who actually live for the game--but that's putting it in a more serious note.

Whether you're a member or a non-member, I'm going to need your help with this. Just key in your username and your URL (preferably your character page URL) below. In the event that the Mr. Linky widget proves unavailable, please leave a comment containing the latter information needed. I think we can do this!

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6/28/09 - I REMOVED AQW FORUM CODES -
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Sparta! Go AQW, for a Great Release!

2009-06-06T11:58:00.005+08:00

Today was a great release. Not only are we now able to customize our armor colors--where it is available--but there are also new shops, like Quibbler's and the New Shop (Break Shop with brand new items). There are items now that range from 15 AC to 25 AC. So that means great news for non-members. I give a salute to the staff and Artix for that. Aside from that, Quibbler's got some brand new, never-before-seen items that are now fairly decent, as last time's Quibbler shop was less than enough for non-members.

I immensely like the Toga! It makes for a stylish faux pa; although, I still long for the member-only Spartan Armor.

Now, aside from the shops, there's also this new war brewing with Quibbler involved. It seems that some sneevils are after his treasure chest. I bet they only want the container and not the items inside. Oh well. You can type /join warsneevil or just click the button at Battleon. We all have to chip in so we can get Quibbler safely out of here. The items in the war quests are just a repetition of the ones we've obtained during warundead and warhorc, so if you've missed any of the items, you can go and get them now. The items are a good incentive so people will contribute to the war, much more that the Battle Prize is a hard drop.

As I've said before, you can KS to get more medals, thus a faster war; but where's the fun in that, right? It's up to your morals and values to decide whether to Kill Steal or not. I don't approve of it, though.

On a side note, I would post about the Riddler Room, which is a member only map for now, but as I've said, I'm not a member. But I hear a few of you've been having troubles with going to the Clubhouse. Well, it's fine now. As a non-member, I get the "The Clubhouse is an Upgrade only Map" note, so it should be functioning now. Good luck, members! And happy war-ing, non-members!

EDIT: Thanks to my friend, John Joaquin for accompanying me in the pictorials. I would've looked like a clown with a fish, and much more that I'm in a dress. LOL

AQW Battle Bar Increase!

2009-06-04T08:24:00.005+08:00

Have you read the Design Notes yet? Artix seems pretty happy with the Battle Bar statistics. I mean, I would be, too, if 55,000 players downloaded something I worked hard on. I congratulate Artix and the staffers for a job well done, not only for the Battle Bar and free AC's, but for the whole game generally.

Anyway, Artix made the AC per search ratio more reasonable, i.e. 6:1. So instead of 10 searches, it only takes 6 now to get 1 AC off of the toolbar. But the only problem is that the maximum AC we're allowed per day is 5. But 30 searches is still better than 50. Keep on downloading them Battle Bars, and hopefully, once the download stats reach 100, 000, Artix might make it a 1:1 ratio. I can dream, can't I? But anyway, if I've got 2 computers--2 Battle Bars--does that mean I can get 10 AC's per day, then? I'll have to test this out, as I've yet to install the Battle Bar on both computers.

Food for thought: There are millions of AQW players out there, and I assume that at least 50% of them are regular players. So why'd only 55,000 players download the Battle Bar? Because most of them play AQW in a computer shop, thus aren't able to install the toolbar.

I'm excited for the weekend's release!

Artix--and Other Staff Members--on Twitter

2009-06-04T08:02:00.004+08:00

I discovered Twitter a couple of weeks ago and have since found it amusing. I started following celebrities and idols. And then I started wondering if the staffers had Twitter accounts--and they did. I first found Cysero's twitter profile, and immediately followed him. He was following Rolith (or was it the other way around?), so I followed him as well. And Ai no Miko was following him, so I followed her, and soon, I found Artix--then I found Alac, and it just goes on. His profile was a bit stale, but I followed him nonetheless. And then his profile floated back up, when he posted about it on the Design Notes today.

The funny thing was that, after viewing a few of Artix's new followers, I noticed that the only person that they were following was Artix! So that meant that people signed up on Twitter for Artix. The moral of the story--Twitter should pay Artix. Seriously, though, they should. I mean, more money means more servers, thus more players.

While you're busy adding Artix and the other staffers up, why not add me, too? It's a waste if you're only following what, five, six people, right?

EDIT: I found another staffer. An animator from MechQuest -- LZKorin

AQW Battle Bar Dissection

2009-06-02T06:17:00.004+08:00

When you're using the battle bar (a.k.a the toolbar), you might perceive it daunting, as it's hard to actually earn a reasonable amount of AC, what with the whole 10:1 ratio and all. But I've been studying the process of how it earns you your AC's. Although, I'm not 100% sure about this conjecture. But it's still interesting to note these things anyway.

Okay, so I search for "aq worlds" on the toolbar, and I get to the results page. Pay close attention to the explanation below:

http://search.freecause.com/search?ourmark=1&fr=freecause&ei=utf-8&type=59925&p=aq%20worlds

type=59925 is the id of the toolbar that the AQW staff signed up to, so this one really is impertinent (I think).

p=aq%20worlds okay, so p= is where your search entry comes in. The space between "aq" and "worlds" in the search is automatically converted to "%20" so no need to worry.

Other than that, if you click on one of the search links... well, duh, you'll go to where it links to; but if you look closely at the Status Bar (the party where a bar shows up to show the progress of your page loading), a different URL pops up! Pointing to the search result, "AdventureQuest Worlds: Web Browser Massively Multiplayer Game", I got this URL:

http://search.freecause.com/?rm=click&mod=sponsored&url=http%3A%2F%2Frc10.overture.com%2Fd%2Fsr%2F%3Fxargs%3D15KPjg1gpSt5auwuf0L%255FiXEbqUkwwBl5Sw8cIde5Vwa6AognFvUfYuPa7By%255FVIau1l7wekuPaWiNRiOqz2n%255F%252DUFBCMRlSXG%252DD5yt2QwNp8Juj%252DG40TkeJ50fbZrpENKi5Qb26nKIWzyKyZdYWoej0ekcxWnF%255FKpec%255FhcK%252D07ZGHbvOiQh1%252D0qGLMNAqeAjntOEbt0XG%255FPhRuXajXXJLYNWmpp4kPv1MyEzGBs%252E&clicktype=2&userid=14651297&toolid=59925&stype=Yahoo&username=kuyerjudd

It's interesting to note that it registers your username where it says username=. Also note that part that I made bold in the URL above is actually the usual "aq.com". So I figure that it needs to convert the search results URL into another URL? Notice the part I italicized? Overture.com is part of Yahoo!. Moving along, we've got the toolid= once more, and we've got userid= which I suppose is the id of the toolbar you downloaded. And finally, I think clicktype= means where you clicked the link from. Seeing as it does say 2, it must mean clicking from a search result?

All in all, I think actually clicking on a search result has something to do with the searches the toolbar registers... or maybe I'm over-dramaticizing what is just an innocent statistic notation of which sites a user visits? LOL.

It was fun trying to play Sherlock Holmes. I'm ready for this week's release, I suppose.

Editor's Note:
Oh well. I thought I'd share my misadventure of an attempt at trying to figure out the toolbar's glyphics. LOL. And by the way, Overture.com is a "Tool that gives search terms related to a particular query and how many times those terms were searched on last month". See? It's totally harmless. I don't know what I was thinking! It's a waste to just delete this hunk of text. It's laugh-out-loud material anyway, so, yeah... .

Tip: Viewing Other Peoples' Friends on AQW

2009-06-01T02:59:00.005+08:00

Okay, after downloading the toolbar, I've been sleuthing around a bit, and I've found that you can actually view other peoples' friend lists. It's actually pretty cool, really. I've viewed some of the staff's friends lists and I'm surprised.

Anyway, if you've downloaded the toolbar--but you don't need to, to view other peoples' friend lists--you can download it here. But as I've said, you don't need to download it to do this; but it is useful, as you are earning paltry amounts of AC's, and you get easy navigation through AQW.

Okay, so if you have the toolbar installed, you'll notice the "Friends Online" button (please refer to Figure 1 to the right) which, if you click it, will link you to your friends list. Your friends list is comprised of the full list of your 20 friends, and also says if they are or if they aren't online. Clicking on your friends' names will lead to their character pages, too. Anyway, click on it to get started. You'll be at your friends list page, and you'll notice the URL immediately. For example:

http://www.aq.com/aw-friends.asp?id=kuyerjudd

Now here's the fun part: All you've got to do is replace the username on the URL (the one after id= ) with the person's username. Let's say I want to view Artix's friends list. Now, all I've got to do is put "Artix" after id= , and I'll have access to his friends list. Voila!

AQW Mini-war Part 1: Undead! and Break Shop

2009-05-30T10:14:00.005+08:00

Anyway, I minimized my avatar on this post because I've got loads of images and screenshots for everyone!

So, the first part of the mini-wars has just been released. Talk to Twilly in Battleon to goto Artix's Undead Mini-wars. Once we hit the 100% mark in the War Meter, the Lich boss who, apparently, is responsible for all the undead. As usual, in ever war, there are battle prizes. It'll be incredibly difficult to get a war prize, much less fill up the war meter! Here's a little tip: Kill-steal! Just kidding. But it is quicker to fill up the war meter that way. Although, it does go and break all rules of moral and integrity...but at least we'll get to battle the Lich King!

Aside from that, the Break Shop has been opened! So get your swimming gear on and Battle On! It seems the staff has made the male version of the Battle Swimwear incredibly bulky, making for an epic armor; on the other hand, I'm not so sure on that of it female counterpart, as it seems a bit... I don't know. Anyway, members are the only ones allowed to graduate (LOL), but non-members can still pick up their diplomas. Congratulations, AQW Batch of School Year 2008-2009! It's time to party!

AQWorlds Toolbar

2009-05-30T06:27:00.004+08:00

Hmmm... . Well, I thought that this would be the perfect time to post about the AQWorlds Battle Bar. If you haven't downloaded it yet, just login here to download the toolbar.

Well, I can't say that it's what I expected, but okay, it's not a disappointment per se, but it's quite difficult to earn AC's as noted by Artix in the design notes. The Battle Bar has a built-in Yahoo! search, which, apparently, can be used to earn AC's. But it only notes most of the searches done so as to prevent cheating. It'll be difficult to earn AC's furthermore because of the ratio: 10:1. That means that 10 noted searches will be equal to 1 AC! So, let's say you want to buy the Phoenix Plate, which costs about 1000 AC, you'll have to do about 10,000 searches (1000 X 10 = 10,000). Rip-off. At least, I can say that I finally have at least 2 AC's, which is fairly of-note for a non-member. Oh well. It's not a total waste as we have the release to look forward to. See you guys in AQW!

BATTLE ON!

An Easier Way to beat Escherion!

2009-05-24T13:17:00.006+08:00

Finally, we got to battle the 1st Lord of Chaos, Escherion. Fighting him was tough! I mean, with the staff of inversion butting in on the battle and all. It was annoying. Escherion is inexpugnable while the staff is still standing, so you'll have to destroy it before you can even just merely scathe the level 25 chaos lord. The battle sequence is as simple as that: Escherion is invincible while the staff is still up.

AQW must've made it so that none of us can use the Mage Ice Shard Glitch Cheat on Escherion, giving us our money's worth--or at least the members' money's worth, anyway. LOL

I did have fun, though. I battled Escherion with different players. I mean, it does get boring just battling with the same people over and over again. No offense, but the game gets boring that way. I especially like it that everyone in the room that I was in was working together; some were healing, others were constantly casting infusion on Escherion! Although, in some rooms that I was in, people were just there to get the items. That takes the fun out of the game. I like it when people make up funny dialogues, like "You're going down, Escherion" or "With one blast from my might destiny staff, you will be obliterated!" or something like those. "You is going down, Escherion!"

A little tip to make things easier: cast Infusion on Escherion, if you're a mage. Why? So that when the staff is up and you have to kill it to make Escherion vulnerable again, Escherion will be providing you with more than enough mana as you're beating up his staff. If possible, cast Ice Shard on him, too, just to mitigate the damage you and your party take. Mages are the most helpful ones in battle against Escherion, in my opinion. I can't help but feel a bit biased, as I fought against him as a mage! You know what they say, "Fight fire with fire!"

I wonder. During the last cutscene with Escherion, he was doing some basic mage spells--on himself. Well, he turned himself into a frog! Could that be the last mage skill? Ooh. I give a high-five to the AQW staff for all the occult.

EDIT: Please help my friend out by clicking his dragon. I've added him to the sidebar. I'll keep him there for about a week ^_^

My Contest Entry

2009-05-22T20:58:00.004+08:00

I've submitted my entry for the Art Contest already, and it's not too late for all of you to submit your entries! You've got until 2:30 PM this friday to submit, so hurry and log on into the AE forums, and post your entries here! Check the old AdventureQuest homepage for their time basis.

Now that we've got that done, I humbly present to all of you my Art Contest entry (Please refer to the image to the right. I made it as a tribute to American Idol fans and contestants, especially to the current American Idol, Kris Allen. The picture I took of the original art looks crappy. Although, the Kris Allen moglin does look great. You may have noticed the rings of water drops in the background. Well, those aren't drops of water, those are drops of Starbucks Caramel Machiatto that I've used to paint on the paper I used for this piece of art!

So everyone, I urge you to submit your entries; the prize can either be 1000 AC's, NG's, DC's, or 1250 ZT's! Go, go, go! ^_^

Just a "BTW" for everyone, my username on the AE forums is kjnav3.

Ebil Deady Game!

2009-05-20T07:57:00.006+08:00

I've always wanted to post this on here, since that day I started this blog up, but I seemed to have forgotten all about it, as there were loads of events to post about back then. Anyway, it doesn't involve the AQW game per se, but it still is made by Artix Entertainment, so I suppose it deserves to be posted on here.

I don't suppose any of you still recall the Voltaire event? Yeah, that event. Darn. I loved that event! I'm a huge Voltaire fan, and have since become an avid admirer of his work. Hem, hem. Anyway, it looks like AE left Voltaire with a parting gift: a Deady Mini-game from Ebil Games for his site! Now, for any AQW player out there who is a Voltaire fan out there, too, Deady is Voltaire's own character; he even made an album featuring the weird teddy bear! You don't know who Deady is? He's that weird broken teddy bear thingy from the event, the one who took the cursed guitar at the end of the final cutscene. You can play the game here. It's really fun, trust me. It features one of Voltaire's most satiric songs, "When you're Evil". The boss fight is hard and you might even die along the way, and end up getting a low Evil Score in the end, but so what?

It sounds like something Zorbak would play, though. Meh heh heh! Now go smash those evil skeletons!

Thanks for all the support, everyone! We've made it to over 2000 posts, and I'm proud of it; I'm excited for 3000, too, so tell your friends to drop by. To everyone who clicked my dragon, I salute you all. And yep, my username on AQW is Kuyerjudd, if you want to contact me or if you want to freelance! I hang out a lot at Zhoom.

Also, good luck to everyone joining the contest! I'm still finishing up my work. I do hope that I win. I'll post it on here soon to show y'all.

Happy Birthday, Zhoom!

EDIT: We're popping up on Google now! Woot!

Hydra Release... a bit of Walkthrough!

2009-05-16T08:04:00.007+08:00

Well, aside from the multiple bugs and glitches, and not to mention having to reload the mobius map six times, and having spent a tedious amount of time--hem, hem 23 minutes--on the runix cube; I think we can all say that this weekend's release was stupendous! Although each one's characters did really give to Escherion this time... . But anyway here's a little something-something for everyone.

First thing you'll notice is that there's a new login screen! I accidentally did click the "Create a new Account" button, as it was in the place of the old "Login" button, so watch out for that. After that, check out the good/evil shops, as there are new items in store for players. Both shops feature the Chaos Mace which I've been seeing a lot lately. I find the star caster staff really fashionable, though I don't know why I find it to be so.

After your recon at the good and evil shops respectively, you might want to check out Mobius. Renn/Zio has some brand new quests for you. If you've completed last week's quests and have found all pieces of the Runix Cube, all you've got to do now is to put the pieces together, accepting the first of the quest first, though. After that, just do the rest of the quest chain, and you'll soon find yourselves finally at The Tower of Relativity! Finally! But it is a rip off though, as you won't be able to battle Escherion per se, but there'll be an awesome cutscene featuring you finally interacting with Escherion.

Once you get on board the tower, to get through each door, you'll have to complete a quest. Just find-the-key kinds of quest, although the last one is a tough one! It took me 23 times to get the key off of the gargoyle! Oh, and before I forget, after doing the second door quest, you'll find yourself in a fork. To your left, there'll be a chest there, which contains I don't know what, or if it even contains anything; and to your right, the gargoyle. After that, comes the cutscene. I got a pretty awesome shot of my character there. Hmm, my character does look a bit like me in real life, minus a bit of the facial hair (only got five o' clock shadow), but I got some biceps going on, dimples and cheekbones are the same, too, and yep, eyes are an affirmative. LOL

Just talk to Renn/Zio to go to Lake Hydra. Accept the one quest from the bonfire, and fight the three Hydra heads until you have nine of its fangs; after which, just go about the lake's premises and near each rune. An 'X' will appear once you do, and just click it three times to destroy it. Once you've destroyed all three, just turn it in to the bonfire, and you're good to go. Although, I don't see what the use of the imps is in the Hydra Lake quest. They just make me lag.

Fighters Guild Strike

2009-05-16T03:42:00.006+08:00

Awhile ago, I gathered up all of my alts--plus a few of my friends*wink*--and got them all to wear fighter armors. We did a little role playing and stuff and well, we had fun storming King Alteon's castle, which apparently, is taking up a lot of space in Lore! Huh. You learn something new every day. Anyway, we had a "Fighters Guild Strike", as I called it. All of us were wearing the same outfit; same armor, same wings, same weapons and same hair (well, same hair color at the most). This, at the same time as being a strike, is also both a fashion statement and a being-a-non-member-is-great action. Although there were only four of us--thanks, friends--and one of us was my alt and the other was some guy that tailed us off from somewhere, this is just the beginning; and there'll be more rallies like this. Rile up your friends, and join in on the fun and goodness of being a non-member!

LOL. And this is just for fun, nothing too serious; this is, of course, a MMORPG. Battle On, folks!

Ooh. Hydra.

2009-05-15T02:26:00.003+08:00

Have you read Artix's post in the design notes yet? If you haven't, click the link at the sidebar to the left. You'll there Artix's rendition of Heracles's confrontation of the Larnaean Hydra, which probably has something to do with this weekend's release? Anyway, in Greek mythology, which I am also an avid fan and enthusiast of, the Hydra is of the most virulent and most dangerous of predators. And as fate would have it, Heracles (AKA Hercules) was tasked to slay the 9-headed monstrosity. But as he began with the slaying, he found that each time he cut off a head, two more would grow back. He had to call on his nephew to help him kill the beast. It would seem that the Hydra was about to kick the bucket. Ah, but it had one immortal head. So, using brute force, Heracles tucked the damned beast under a rock. And he went through all that trouble, too, considering he could have just done that in the first place. But wait, Hera (his goddess mother and the one who bequeathed him with the Twelve Labors, the reason for which is to atone for going berzerker on his wife LOL) found out about his nephew, and did not count that perilous journey as one of the original ten labors she'd set for him.

In DragonFable, fighting the Hydra was part of the intro storyline. Oh, how I wished to have entered the Hydra Cave and slain the 9-headed Hydra; as, for the players who haven't purchased a Dragon Amulet, we're limited to fighting the easily ownable 3-headed Hydra. Let's hope that this weekend's release isn't that of disappointing proportions as Dragon Fable's with that of the Hydra Cave.

I'm nearing a total of 900 views now. Thanks for all the support, everyone ^_^ Remember to click on my dragon egg, it's to the left under all the stuff I put at the left sidebar.

EDIT: Never mind 900, we're nearing 1000! LOL

Dragons!

2009-05-13T18:35:00.002+08:00

In DragonFable, once we're done with the first part of the storyline, we are given a pet dragon. Cool, huh? And that's exactly why I loved the game. I left it long ago when I thought I wasn't getting anything out of it anymore; it became limited. I didn't finish any of the chain quests! I didn't experience a titan fight--with the possible exception of the one quest at Lady Celestia's.

Anyway, I'm the kind of person that just loves anything fantasy-related. Whether it be Sci-fi or Medieval, I'm on it! That's one of the main reasons why I play Artix Entertainment games, and also one of the reasons why I hope to someday help develop Artix Entertainment games!

Well, since I'm clearly not going to be able to ride a dragon--not in real life nor in-game--I'll have to make do with this guy:

He's still unhatched, so I'll need help levelling him up. Click on him to do so.

Another Fun Glitch

2009-05-12T05:41:00.006+08:00

Here's a fun glitch. It was contributed by Dragon Lord, here. What you'll need is either a rank 8 Rustbucket, Enforcer or Protosartorium; as you will need the Event Horizon skill. Now, what the Event Horizon skill does is negate any and every damage done to you by your opponent for 12 seconds.

By the way, in Physics, an Event Horizon is the part of a Black Hole that prevents anything, including light, from escaping it. That's how dense the thing is! It's amazing, really. That's why, if I do manage to land a job at Artix Entertainment, I want to be a programmer in the Mech Quest department!

Anyway, before I go all Trekkie on everyone, just attack a monster. And before anything else happens, close the monster's stats (click the 'X' on its stats), which usually pops up as you initiate a fight! Or if a monster goes aggro (meaning you provoked it to attacked you, by walking past it), then you don't have to do the latter. Once the fight is initiated, just cast the Event Horizon on yourself, and you'll see zeroes everywhere! You're invulnerable to damage! Now, you might go counting to 12, but that won't be necessary, as the glitch makes you impervious to damage for an unlimited amount of time. But isn't that cheating? No. Because you won't be attacking the monster, remember? Because once you do, you'll initiate another fight sequence, nullifying the Event Horizon you cast on it, making you susceptible to damage once more! The picture above is me with the glitch on for about eleven and a half minutes (while I was typing this whole thing!).

It looks like I'm using the cheat-sader avvie a lot this week, huh? :D Ah. And by the way, here's another cool screenshot I took awhile ago. Guess how many times I Ice Shard-ed the Grenwog (rhetorical question. Don't answer, but comments are well appreciated)? L-O-L

Mage Ice Shard Glitch Cheat

2009-05-11T14:53:00.007+08:00

The other day, I posted about using the mage ice shard cheat on just the red dragon, Vasalkar. Well, now, I guess I can say that, after testing the cheat out on some of Lore's toughest contenders, this cheat is very versatile! I tested it on Belrot and Grenwog, and I would've tested it on the Grand Inquisitor, too, if I had the time.

Again, the cheat goes as follows. First, you cast the ice shard on the target, then exit the room, return and cast, and then repeat this for about 2 more times (a total of 4 times). And that's all there is to it.

Here's a fledgling site, AdventureQuest Worlds Cheats (not to be confused with AdventureQuest Worlds Cheats™). This one is led by DarkWarior31. Help the guy out, and drop by and give him a comment or two.

Fun at the Ruins: Shortcuts!

2009-05-10T10:06:00.003+08:00

Well, I really shouldn't be using the cheat-sader avatar on this one, as it's not really a cheat but more of a tip; also as I'm sure it's part of the Ruins and their tribute to M.C. Escher.

Anyway, remember those good ol' days? Just watching TV, got nothing to do? And then you see Scooby and Shaggy, running around some old haunted house, defying the laws of physics by entering and reentering through another door in a set of doors in a hallway? Yep. That part of the show. Well, I was sort of hoping that AQW would squeeze this in the Escher tribute!

In this room in the ruins of Cornelis (refer to the image to the right), you might notice that some players appear and disappear quickly. I was a bit addled by that, too. I did a little bit of meddling, and made up this shortcut map of the room. It's nothing useful, but it is sort of fun. I mean, what's not fun about defying the laws of physics? A leads to A, B leads to B, so on and so forth... .

Please do comment and tell me if I missed something.

Happy Mothers' Day!

2009-05-10T04:08:00.006+08:00

I seriously don't get it. Why is it Happy Mother's Day and not Happy Mothers' Day? I mean, it makes more sense, doesn't it? There isn't just one mom whose day it is today, but over millions! But on the one hand, using a singular possessive subject does make for a more meaningful greeting. Fine. Never mind that, then.

Anyway, they've opened up the Mother's Day shop today, and it'll only be there 'til today, adventurers, so better log in and buy a bouquet of flowers for your moms! Sadly, though, there's only one non-member item, and that is the bouquet of flowers. Like I say, it's better than nothing! Members will be able to buy a Fairy godmother pet and a golden rolling pin, perfect for baking Mother's Day cookies!

Aside from the shop, the AQW staff has set us up with some awesome Mother's Day greeting gear, sure to win the hearts of each and every mom--provided that the character's not wearing a profane armor. Eep! My mother will kill me with the beard my character has! If you're a non-member and in no position to buy a classy armor, and you plan on sending your mom the card; then I probably suggest wearing the Mariachi armor. It's one of those few versatile armors that AQW releases every now and then. Anyway, the animation is extremely adorable and at the same time, die-hard hilarious! Darn you, Twig! You've managed to make me fall off my chair once again!

If you're interested in getting to know other adventurers, and chat in a more homey way, here's a link to an unofficial AQWorld forum called the AQWorlds Community Forum, led by Lordoc, whom I would like to thank for providing me with a functioning view counter!

Party Updates--Great Job, AQW!

2009-05-09T03:29:00.002+08:00

This seems pretty late, I can only guess. I mean, it's been a while since I actually joined a party in AQW. As most of you may have already noticed, the staff's been busy, fixing bugs and updating a few things for all of us. One of these things that they've updated is the party system.

First off, what you'll notice is that, if you're the invite-er, you'll have a golden badge/shield by your stats, signifying that you're the party's leader. The leader always has the badge next to their name.

Vaslakar Glitch Cheat

2009-05-08T21:34:00.005+08:00

Well, the other day, I went to the usual newbie-ish, common misconception-ed farming ground (lair-9999 at any server... usually); and I saw a level 13, rank 9 mage totally owning the red dragon, Vasalkar, on his own. It was a spectacular sight--knight slaying dragon. Just amazing. It was a fantasy come true for me. I mean, in stories, the knight was usually alone when he'd slay the dragon. You don't see any of those on AQW, as Vasalkar has 20, 000 HP!

So after a bit of research, the glitch goes as follows. First, you'll need at least a rank 2 mage class, as you'll need its ice shard skill. Now all you've got to do is cast ice shard, then exit Vasalkar's cave. Re-enter, cast it again, then exit. You'll notice lesser damage done on your player as you exit. Repeat this for another two times (so a total of four times now), and you'll notice that the dragon is actually healing you. I constantly end up having full HP and MP, as I also have infusion on, too.

Anyway, enjoy the glitch while it lasts. I'm pretty sure that once the staff hears about this, they'll probably fix it ASAP. Hmm, so that means that I shouldn't have posted this on here. But L-O-L to that, eh? :D

Update Time!

2009-05-04T19:57:00.002+08:00

Well, I've done the nearly impossible. After an hour of farming at portalundead and after selling tons of Burn it Downs, I've successfully reached the gold cap! I was surprised that as I was about to sell another Burn it Down, to find that it was worth 0 gold. And then I realized that I'd reached the gold cap.

And now I'm still figuring out what else there is to do for a non-member in AQW. Hmm, I guess I should have thought of that before I started farming gold. So now I'm officially bored to death... .

Another Potential Armor: Fighter

2009-05-03T17:01:00.003+08:00

Last time, I made a post about the potentiality of Peasant Rags as a great armor. But now, I've noticed something about the Fighter Armor. It's just as flexible as the peasant rags, although it's not as cheap. Ah. But why is it a potential great armor? Find out here.

The reason why it has such potential at being a great armor is because of its structure. Take a second to reminisce on all the other fashionable armors that the AQW staff has released, and what do they have in common? They emphasize the shoulders. Like the swordhaven adept, and the rogue and dragon slayer base; the fighter armor emphasizes the shoulders.

Sometimes it's about emphasizing a certain part of the body that makes a player stand out from the crowd. Sometime's it's about the color and how you incorporate and make use of all the available equipment that the staff has setup for us non-members. Sometimes, it's okay not being a member. See, it's not so bad, is it?

Why Bother!?

2009-05-03T09:31:00.004+08:00

I really want to thank AQW for the referral system, and all those that have used my link to register for their very own accounts at one of the most creative and enjoyable games, Adventure Quest Worlds; although I do have something to say about the referral system. It's not very reliable, and I doubt that it's been given that much thought.

Recently, I've been getting a bunch of pop-ups whenever I log in, and I get a paltry sum of gold, depending on how much the referred player gets per day; I am a bit--well, put in a more acceptable way--pissed off. I mean, what about those that've maxxed out their level meter and have also maxxed out their gold, don't they get anything? I mean, I was a bit surprised to find the pop-up saying, "You earned 0 Gold and 27 XP from Referred Friends." How, may I ask, can a level 20 player still get a deficit amount such as 27 XP, when the level cap is, of course, 20? At first I was surprised, I thought they'd finally raised the level cap, then I was just plain disappointed. I got nothing, not even just a measly 700 gold!
They should give out items and such to players instead of paltry amounts of gold (if Neopets is an example). Like, for 20 referrals, you get a Plastic Blade of Awe; or, for 300 referrals, you get J6's armor--so on and so forth. I mean, why bother putting their name up in lights, if they don't even give us at least 1 gold? I know it's based on how much the referred player gets in a day's trekking, but it's still unjust that we get zip when it comes to XP.

Broom of Doom Travesty--not too bad

2009-04-29T09:23:00.005+08:00

Well, at least one good thing did happen during this most grand of all travesties--I got to enjoy Lore like I never had before.

Lately, I've been feeling as if something was missing. Since the day that I maxxed up my level and had recently maxxed every class I had, I haven't been enjoying AQW that much. I almost thought that I'd lost all sense of being AQH! It's no use playing a game that you don't enjoy anymore.

Perhaps this wasn't as blundering a faux pa as most of us might think; instead the game's way of slapping some sense into our adventure-less lives! I mean, I fought every monster battle-able in lore, meeting new players, helping some noobs out. I even went back to Dogear and the Princess! I did quests that I had no idea still existed or had existed. And I lived up to the Adventurer's Code of Ethics, while I was at it. LOL

Although they did screw up big time... but at least I'm looking at it in a shrewd way. :D

P.S.

No idea why, but I just felt like using the Voltaire avatar on this post.

Battle On!

Valencia Daily Quest: Hiatus?

2009-04-29T04:41:00.002+08:00

Cheating--bad. An angry mob of disgruntled ireful AQW players--worse.

Okay. I understand that AE might have been pissed at us for having done such a terrible thing in the game as cheat, but that's no reason for them to punish us in such a horrid way--if they have or if they are planning to in the near future.

At near-desperate attempt to actually find the Rare Unidentified Broom, I have fought absolutely EVERY monster still available in the confines of Lore! I've spent a considerable amount of time per each location, but there still was no sign of the so called R.U.B. . I just couldn't believe I wasted this much time today. And yes, I did take the quest before my incessant rampage through lore. The things that people would do for a broom... .

AE, I just hope I can make it through the night--I can't sleep knowing that there's a quest I haven't done (if the Leprechaun quest is an example). I'm hoping for the best for the game, though.

AQW Valencia Daily Quests Cheat!

2009-04-27T10:41:00.006+08:00

Although it is not in my nature to 'cheat' the game, and although it might damage my player integrity, I am happy to be able to share with everyone a currently efficient way of cheating Valencia's Daily Quests. *applause*

It turns out that whatever date of quest that pops up in Valencia's Daily Quest pop-up is totally based upon the date on your computer. You may just simply opt to double-click the time display on your taskbar, and change the current date to whichever date's quest you want to do--or redo. Yes, good, bad--and chaotic--players of AQW, if you missed a day of Daily Quest, you can go back by changing your PC's date to said date that you missed.

You may also go and do quests in advance *shudders* *faints* I feel really terrible for doing this. But thankfully, AQW doesn't release the next day's daily quest until half-way through the current day on GMT+8--a conjecture, if you will.

Anyway, I found this really funny picture of kuyerjudd a few hours ago. I'd taken it about a week or so ago. It's funny. LumberJudd. lol

An Update and a Makeover!

2009-04-26T05:00:00.009+08:00

Updates on Kuyerjudd!

Well, I haven't found the time to really even just try to grind up on the CPs, as I've been busy the past couple of days, but nevertheless, I did make it to half way through rank 8 on my Barber. And plus, I've missed two days of Valencia's Daily Quests! And the second day weapon did look hard core. Oh, Well. Better luck this Sunday, then. But it's a slime wep, for Alteon's sake!

Bunny Fashion!

I know that Easter came and went already, but who's to say that we're not allowed to still wear bunny outfits? Well, I thought I'd share a few tips for those of us who still are in the spirit of all things cute and cuddly--as Robina might put it.

The first and only thing you'll need... is a Savage Hare Morph.

Now, for those of us who are still fairly new to AQW, the helmet can be bought at a bit of a costly amount of 25,000 gold at Warlic's Shop. It looks like that Transforming Berzerker Bunny Helm without the helm part! It goes well with almost any armor, you just have to be creative with the color customization at the most part; but other than that, it's pretty simple. Here's a few I've tried on (from left to right below): The Barbaric Bunny look, The Holy Bunny look, (for the chaotic players) The Chaos Bunny look, and of course, The Meh-he-he-I'm-Ebil look.

Not bad, if I do say so myself. Although, the 100K White Feathery Wings is a bit of a rip-off, it's not even completely white! It almost looks like 25% gray on the palette!

Casual Fashion!

I know that since the release of the Guardian, Dragonlord and Star Captain armor releases, it's hard for non-members--such as myself--to keep up with the coolness of the member armors. Well, I've recently just tried on a cheap and yet fashionably acceptable detour for non-members. And it's even cheaper than the recycled armor, too. All you have to do is pick out what goes with what. Just a heads up: the below guide is only if you want to stand out from the crowd, and amazingly enough, it works. Although, I haven't tried it out on a female character, but I'll get on it ASAP. So this is only for the male characters.

Anyway, it'll cost you no more than at least 2% of how much you have on you. All you'll need is the Peasant Rags armor, which you can buy at the armor shop at Battleon. It's probably one of the most flexible of all armors. Here are a few examples of what I've tried on and what I think look really decent--and cheap:

Oh, and my personal favorite is the rugged cabaret musician look, as it reminds of the Voltaire Event, which I found one of the most memorable of all AQW events. Yes, people, I am a Voltaire fan. Make sure if you're not using the same hairstyle as the ones above, to use a simple cut, as a more intricate one might take out the genuine simplicity of the armor. And plus, it makes a good statement: Cut back on resource-usage! Uh-huh?

What MMORPGs are all about!

2009-04-23T00:41:00.006+08:00

Well, I just saw this post, at Sci-fi Troll's blog, and I was inadvertently reminded of a good ol' friend of mine from way back when I was still a newbie trying to rustle up some decent sell-able items. He was on my friend list, but I had to delete him after I joined the Dragonlords of Destiny Clan; as there were too many clan members that I had to add, and he was the only one I could delete, because he hadn't been on for a whole month now. I feel bad for doing that. If I'd only known that he'd impact the way I'd play the game, then I would've deleted someone else. I even forgot what his username was! But it was extremely long and befuddling.

If you've been in the game long enough to have been on multiple party outings, then you might have probably encountered "that" fellow. You know, those people that really get, literally, "into" the game itself--so to speak, of course. I've had this happen to me quite a lot in the good ol' days. There'd be at least one person in the party who'd be ranting on about how he was the "Scourge of Evil" or the "Crusader of Holy Holiness (this one's me. lol.)" or even "Artix's Right Hand Phoenix Fighter;" and everyone would reply, "LOL." Well, at least that's respecting the player, but saying, "Weirdo" or "geek" is a little bit too much.

I actually am an admirer of people who make up their own titles and their own part of Lore, just to spice things up a bit. Because, why would AE have made games like AQW or DF, if no one got "into" it. Thus, the Role Playing in MMORPG. I like players who really role play, as it takes a load off when you're farming, and you get tired of Eugene, the unfortunate grinding dwakel. And besides, it's stress-relieving, as it takes you away from the creativity-suppressing perils of life; and it enhances one's creativity and imagination. It opens up new ideas, and it also gives each player a unique role in the game. I wouldn't be surprised if Artix Entertainment awarded people who got into the game with Coins, as it might take a load of boulders off of their backs as well. *winks at AE* If I worked at AE, I knew it would help me get through the day. *winks expectantly at AE*

HAPPY EARTH DAY!

2009-04-22T23:48:00.003+08:00

Well, I can't say it'll be one of the most remembered of dates that we've had in AQW history, but I did enjoy being part of the Earth Day event in AQW. The shop opened about a few hours after I'd logged off--I'm assuming. And after I'd watch Leonardo DiCaprio's "The 11th Hour," I thought I'd play around a bit in AQW, and what do you know? The shop was open! I bought every item in the list--well, except for the pet, which no non-member will ever get to buy, anyways. The armor was actually really reminiscent of The Transformers. Well, I wouldn't keep the Cardboard Sword, but the Recycled Armor's staying in my inventory for until I still play AQW. The Bucket helm's really, errr, unique, so I think I wouldn't mind keeping it until a much better one arrives, soon. Well, happy earth day.

MechQuest Art Book

2009-04-22T02:02:00.004+08:00

Well, I just saw Artix's post on the MechQuest Art Book, which features outstanding Mecha Art and a How to Draw section, too. I believe it's worth the buy, and I'm excited for it. I really do hope it comes out in the Philippines, too--well, there's a good chance that it might, just about three years later than when they might plan on releasing the book. I'm just so excited, so excited that it was like that time when I was so excited for the last Harry Potter book! And also, I was laughing my head off at that reenactment of when Aisha had finished the MechQuest Art Book! God, it was so hilarious. But on a graver note, though, as a writer, I can relate to that. I guess a graphic book is as similar to a book of words as peanut butter is to jam, but I figure the same principles apply. It's frustrating when you think you've got it all straight, crease-free and complete; and then you find several typos, but in Aisha's case... er, pixel displacement? Mehehe. Anyway, it'll be worth the buy, too, because there'll be a code that let's you gain access to a SkullCrusher Armor thingy, which I am excited about, and which I hope is not a sick way of trying to entice us all to shift from being non-members to members. Not that there's anything wrong with being a member, but I just think that we deserve to live a fantasy for free, that's all. We need to emancipate our souls made for the medieval ages, filled with dungeons and dragons, and crap! But I hardly think this is pertinent to the topic here, so L-O-L.

Anyway, in other news, Earth Day's coming up. I wonder what AQW's got in mind and up their sleeves this time. I bet it'll be another one of those small-but-special events that we're all going to remember for the rest of AQW history...because, put blandly, we'll be making it--or at least, the members are, but L-O-L to that, eh?

My Take on the New Area

2009-04-21T17:16:00.007+08:00

Well, I know I'm a little late with the release of the new areas and all; well, plainly because I was taking it all in for an insightful post; and I wanted my facts straight. But anyway, here goes.

So, once the war meter was full, every player--non-members and members, alike--went to reap off of the Cyclops Warlord and Slugfit in the other room. I can't really elaborate on what Slugfit drops, or if he even drops anything, because the players in every room were all caught up in the Cyclops Warlord, which drops some pretty decent drops for both members and non-members. And might I add that most of the drops sold really well, bring me from 1.3 million gold to 1.4 million gold in just one sitting.

But aside from that, AQW also opened up a new area. The new area features some pretty outstanding graphics, not to mention some pretty opulent, lavish art! I'm really well familiar with Maurits Cornelis Escher's works, and I just was so dumbfounded--in a good way--at what I'd seen in the new area. Their take on M.C. Escher's Waterfall is hilarious and yet spectacular and artistic in a way. In a not so pertinent take on this, I wished that they'd taken a risk, and done something like making an area similar to Escher's Relativity; I really wanted to see what they could do with that. Hey, maybe that'll be what Escherion's Tower looks like, eh?

Aside from the graphics, I found Aracara to be quite difficult, what with her shielding and healing techniques! Well done, AQW, well done! Now, I just hope AQW makes a spider class. I know I'd definitely pay for membership for that. Aracara drops 5 different weapons and a helmet, similar to the DreadSpider.

In other news, for those of us non-members out there who want to get their hands on a chainsaw, and be 'in' with the members, AQW has been gracious enough to give us that oppurtunity. Chainsaw Sneevils drop chainsaws! You'll want the blue chainsaw, as the green one is only for members; and plus, the blue one is broken, it only vibrates every once in awhile. Well, it's better than nothing. Thanks, AQW, Battle on!

Updates on Kuyerjudd

2009-04-17T18:13:00.003+08:00

Updates on my AQW Character, Kuyerjudd

Well, today, I'm really glad that I finally ranked up my Rustbucket class to rank 10, making it my 10th rank 10 class; leaving my Barber class the last class that I have yet to rank up to 10. If I had only started playing AQW earlier, then I would have gotten my hands on a No Class class. It might be difficult to rank up, but I'd still have 12 rank 10 classes, then. One of my closest friends on AQW, Teponbo, has 13 non-member classes (2 Leprechaun classes and a No Class class; lucky him). I've already gotten my Barber class to rank 6, click here, if you want to visit my character page. That being said, I've got a long way to go. Hehe, I wonder if I could buy myself an extra Warrior class; you know, so I could get 12 classes in the end.

Rogue-type Class Battling Guide

2009-04-15T01:39:00.004+08:00

Rogue-type classes are arguably some of the weakest classes in AQW. The main focus of rogue-type skills are mostly for DoT (Damage over Time), none of which would be as useful as a warrior class's direct attacks and a mage class's skills which help not only the player using it but also players who are fighting along side the player using it. Furthermore, it seems that AQW likes to use the same skills as the rogue class for other and maybe future classes, thus coining the term "rogue-type." If you look at some of the classes a non-member can use in AQW, you'll see that quite a number of them use the same skill set as the rogue class, just with the difference of icons and percentage done by a skill. Take for instance the Leprechaun class. I was so happy that there'd be a new class, and bla, bla, bla... then I saw that they just changed the icons and the percentage done by the skill. Concealed Blade and Patrick's Secret has the same effect. If you're using a barber class, then you'll see that it has the same skill set as rogue and pirate classes; the only difference being the icons.

But with the latter being said, that Rogue-type skills aren't as useful as they might seem to everyone, while ranking up my rogue-type classes--and getting extremely bored in the process--I saw that there's was actually a great way to battle with a near-weak class. It's merely al about being disciplined in using your mana, and finding the right oppurtinity to use which skill at which given point in a fight. Or if you're grinding up on CP or XP, the same applies, too. Remember, this guide applies to the following classes: Rogue, Pirate, Barber and Leprechaun.

So the first skill on your arsenal is the Viper's Kiss (or Irish Blessing on Leprechaun), so this skill is a sort of DoT skill, where you'll autonatically cause a given percentage of a damage, inflicting it on a target, while also "poisoning" it, which lasts for a given amount of time. Next, is Puncture (or Needlepoint on Leprechaun), which increases the damage that you deal on your opponent in a given amount of time by a certain percent. But before we go on further, these two skills are your best friends. Why? Because these are your basic rogue-type class farming tools. If you're ranking up a rogue-type class, then you'll find yourself using these two often. But which of these two should you use first when fighting? Well, some might think that it only is more logical to Puncture first than to Viper Kiss. But no, it's better to Viper Kiss first than to Puncture (or Irish Blessing first then Needlepoint), because you're only given a certain amount of time before the Puncture lasts, and you don't want an automatic attack to come between the succession of your normal attacks, because that is an automatic attack wasted.

So, the third skill is Footwork (or Ceili for Leprechaun). Now this skill increases something and decreases something in the process. So in short, it's sort of like an inverse proportion. Now, I find this skill one of the ones that I don't use too much. It's sort of a skill that you'll want to use when fighting a boss on your own, or maybe just when you're running out of HP. The fourth skill is Concealed Blade (or Patrick's Secret on Leprechaun). This skill is useful only when you're fighting a strong monster or if you're farming solo. What it does is increase your chances of causing a stronger hit on your target in a given amount of turns; so you may or may not get a strong hit each time. The Leprechaun class can do higher damage than the other rogue-type classes.

Just remember these, and you'll make a good rogue. Battle On, non-members! XD

Easter Egg Hunt!! A walkthrough.

2009-04-12T14:09:00.004+08:00

Well, the Easter event turned out great after all! I knew that the AQW staff wouldn't let us down! It turns out that all the items that you could get at the Easter Egg Hunt event were for every player.

Now, here's a little tip for all of you haven't started with the Easer Egg Hunt. So first off, you'll notice some eggs scattered about Battleon. Next, talk to the cute little moglin-bunny-erm-thingy, Cadbury, who is hanging out on Twilly's usual spot. So just accept his quest. For non-members, you'll only be able to do the first quest, the one for the bag full of easter eggs. So just go about it Battleon and find the eggs. If you're having trouble with the eggs, here's a list of places you can find the eggs:

3 at the main screen; one next to the stump, one by the rightmost tree, and one to the upper-right side by Cleric Joy.

3 at Valencia's Screen; one on Warlic's shop, one by Aria's pet shop, and one on Yulgar's Inn's chimney.

1 at Mazumi's screen; you won't miss it, by the tree.

2 at Warlic's Shop; one on the left shelf, and another by the righmost bookshelf.

2 at Aria's Shop; one on the counter, and another on the horse.

2 at the Guardian Tower screen; one to the left, and another to the right, by the bush.

2 at Zorbak's screen; one at Yulgar's roof, and another by Zorbak's tree.

So after that, just turn in, and then find a Vorpal Bunny to access the Easter Egg Hunt Quests. Now you'll be tasked to find four rare eggs: the Quacked Egg, the Wooden Egg, the Were Egg, and the Egg Shell. Now, you'll have to fight a few monsters to get those eggs, and quite a few times each. Here's the list of where to get each egg.

Quacked Egg-General Porkon's at Orc Town

Wooden Egg- Treeant's at Farm

Were Egg-Werewolf's at Willow Creek

Egg Shell-Grizzlespit's at Boxes

Now, don't get discouraged, if at after 50 times, you still don't get the quest items that you're looking for; because, the highest percent that you're given at finding an egg, is only 3%, and that's only for the Wooden Egg. It would be easier if you'll go with a strong party, consisting of a mage, a healer, and a warrior; or something of that sort.

After that, just go and find a Vorpal Bunny, and turn in. Be careful, because if your character's movement is slowing down, there's a good chance that you are lagging and might get disconnected; so just stay put at Battleon, and wait for a member to drop by, then turn in.

After that, you can go and show off your fancy new armor, and maybe go and help out a bit with other players who haven't finished it yet. You could also go check out Grenwog's, but all you'll get there is his tooth, which will turn into something, but could just be another member only item. But you never know, AQW might have a surprise in store for all of us ;) Just type /join grenwog, for an egg-xtremely difficult boss fight.

And remember, the "Don't-use-any-skill-or-the-drop-rate-will-lower" rumor is, of course, just a rumor, so don't believe any of those crap; because AQW has set a specific drop rate for each monster that you're going to have to fight to get the eggs.

Happy Easter! :)

Egg-sited for Easter?

2009-04-10T19:21:00.003+08:00

Alright. So here goes.

As you all know, Easter is drawing near. And at the design notes today, Artix was happy enough to give everyone a sneak peek at the Easter event through the hard-working Miltonius's Character Page, which features some of the 'might-be' drops for Easter. Now, I did a bit of sleuthing about there, but it doesn't take a genius to figure things out, obviously. A bunch of the coolest items that you can see in Miltonius's page are, well, member only; but do not fret, for we non-members get some of the coolness, because there will, of course, be non-mem item drops. Now, if you click on Miltonius's character's helm and spear, it'll transform. Yes, obviously, some members only perk; makes me wish I were a member. Humph. Well, at least the cool 'might-be' helm is a 'might-be' non-mem item. It's called the Transforming Berzerker Bunny Helm. There's also a Savage Hare Morph, a Berzerker Bunny armor, Transforming Spear of the Berzerker Bunny, and the Eggstreme Mace. The pets of course are all mem only. An Easter Moglin would be great... humph. See you all on Easter, everyone ;) Ugh! I just can't get over how cool the Bunny Spear looks! Ugh!!

This Week...

2009-04-10T19:01:00.003+08:00

Surprise!

There was nothing in AQW this week but surprises, surprises and more surprises! I really, really love this week at AQW! Finally, I--or anyone else for that matter--never have to get bombarded with unwanted party and friend invites. And that's not all, they also did release the war officially to every player on AQW. But seriously, it is uber hard to fill up the war meter. It won't be as easy to fill up as we all did when artix first released it during the Voltaire even, which we all finished in less than half a day. And it's been a few days now since the war release, and we have yet to even make it 50% through! Everyone, battle on!

Another surprise that AQW had for us players is the monster randomization system, where none of us ever have to get tired of just battling the same monsters over and over again in the same screen! Woot!

So just to sum things up, I want to really thank AQW for a wonderful week; hehe, and I know that the surprises are just starting this week. Anyone seen the easter bunny? Egg-sactly what I need... . ;)

Updates...updates

2009-04-08T10:28:00.003+08:00

Well, it's been awhile since I lasted posted something on here. There hasn't been a lot a non-member player can do this week so far. But I am a bit excited about the war release for non-mems and the easter weekend event on AQW. There'll be a lot of posts after that, though, I can assure everyone. Anyway, I thought that I'd log about my character on AQW this week. I just made it to 9 rank 10 classes, and I'm still working on rustbucket and barber. You know, the funny thing about the classes are that the only differences they have amongst each other are their icons, and that AQW has changed the percentage of the effects of the skills. That is to say, that leprechaun class can do more damage with Patrick's Secret than Concealed Blade on rogue, pirate and barber. That being said, Rustbucket has exactly the same skills as ProtoSartorium and Enforcer, which is a bit of a drag.

Happy April Fools, Everyone!

2009-04-02T01:07:00.007+08:00

Happy Belated April Fools!

Anyway, yesterday was April fools--or at least, it is for some of us. So, I went nostalgic again yesterday, and visited every AE game that I ever played--that is to say with the exception of the original AdventureQuest game, which I could not log in to, because of the damn server cap, which they then lowered from 7000 to 6500. That's right. In AQW, it seems that Zorbak's been up to no good--as usual. He altered some things in battleon, including Valencia, Warlic, Twilly and the Cleric, and Aria. What's fun here is that there was this April fool's shop, where there were this cool-named weapons and items. So some may have thrown away and sold their rares, and when they equipped their new weapons, nothing showed up in their hands. And the jokes not on us, though, because we now have the ability to battle unnequipped! Ha! April fools to you, too, AE! Yes, Artix's ScribbleAxe only lasts for only awhile, and so does the "Blade of aww... man!" But the good news is that they didn't say anything about the whoopie cushion. ;) AE just made my day. Plus, we find out where Aria actually keeps her "monies." (Clicky on the pics to enlarge, and see how I spent my AQW April Fools Day. It was fun!).

After AQW, I thought I'd check up on DragonFable, and was surprised to find everything upside down! But it was all a prank. Anyways, I bought some stuff at the April Fool's Shop. The baton thingy that looked like it was used for the Macarena or something. You could actually equip it, unlike the April Fools day weapons in AQW. Acually, I really didn't check out too much of it.

Next, I checked out MQ, and saw that there was this rare mecha thingy going on. It had better not be a prank, I said; because the cheapest mecha was 16,500 credits; and that's a big deal if you're only starting out at MQ. Next, there was the Holiday button. I got owned by a Jimmy the Eye Pod mecha. And after that, AE finally reveals to everyone the History of Lore, and how it just keeps on repeating itself! It's really funny watching everything that happens throughout history, especially how Drakath gets pwned because of something. And Twilly kersploded into a million pieces (well, not really). You have no idea how long I have wanted to see Drakath get owned like that! Woot! Happy April Fools day, everyone!

A Poem about Smoke?

2009-03-31T07:42:00.006+08:00

One Single Impression:Smoke

This week's One Single Impression prompt was 'Smoke.' Well, I couldn't possibly write a poem about people who smoke, because I happen to know a lot of people who do smoke, and I wouldn't want to offend them, whether or not they read my blog. But that being said, the only place, other than our car--or anyone else's car, for that matter--that I know emits smoke is a building burning down. Hehe, so then I thought, what if I used 'Burn it Down' on someone's house? That would be most ebil.

So Anyway, I came up with a Shakespearean sonnet* that used the prompt: "Smoke." I needed loads of bandages after I wrote it though. Yep, it hurt that much. lol.

Into the Smoke only for you :)

Instead of seeing the beautiful sky of blue,
Towering and towering, the clouds of smoke did grow.
I looked around; where it came from I never knew,
'Til I saw that your window was burning aglow.

Thick, black clouds of smoke covered the way to your door,
Seething into my lungs, much like the depths of hell.
I burst in the ruins, and saw your burning floor.
I went around, and your name, I soon did yell.

I covered my mouth but the smoke just wouldn't stop,
But I trudged through the fire, and I ran to your room,
And saw nothing but our picture that soon did drop
Into the searing flames and its violent fume.

I tried to run, but the smoke had swallowed me whole,
Biting, gnawing into the deepest of my soul.

*A Shakespearean sonnet is a type of sonnet that uses the pattern: ABAB CDCD EFEF GG

Tips and Tricks on AQW: #1...

2009-03-31T04:54:00.005+08:00

Fashion?

Fashion, you say? How can fashion help you out when you're off trying to battle with the ProtoSartorium, and nobody wants to help you? Easy. Well, perhaps in real life, fashion may not be able to help you get out, when a person wants to mug you, and in fact, it might just be the cause of why you're being mugged in the first place; but in Adventure Quest Worlds, I've seen that fashion actually helps a lot, when you're looking for a party to battle with; or if you just want to get bombarded with friend requests, instead of you bombarding some busy level 20 player trying to rank up his classes.

Aside from how high your level is and how incredibly wealthy you seem to be in your character page, you'll never pass off as one of the best and elite AQW players, if you keep wearing some passe, worn out armor from who knows where. I'm not a member, how can I get my hands on cool armors and weps? Who the hell said that you had to be a member to have cool armor and weapons? Yeah, sure, you might not be able to have the skills of a Beta Berserker or a Paladin; but that doesn't mean that you're not allowed to look cool. Truth be told, this is the part that I hate about AE games--but you can't blame them, because that's where they get most of their money that they spend on upgrading and adding more servers to the game from. But here's what I do like about AE games, like AQW: you're allowed free will to customize yourself. So, make use of what you have, and what you're going to get once your done reading this.

Don't just put on whatever you want; take a look at yourself first, and take a look at your surroundings. What's everyone else wearing? Right now, I guess, since AQW did not make a new non-member item for good aligned players, that everyone else has changed to evil. Everyone's strutting off in their dark crusader armor with their Helm of the Darklord. Looks okay, but you're not standing out, are you? At least this is tolerable, wait until you see some cocky level 18 player, wearing Water Draconian wings with the Shadow Cleric armor and some awfully awful helm. Now that's another problem there. Some armors might cost much, but after that, it'll be smooth sailing.

When I was just at level 13, I got with some level 11-15 people, and finished off the quests in the citadel, and bought myself the Inquisitor Guard, Captain, and Crusader armors. And as we were killing some guards, I got their drops, and there I was, looking all cool with my guard armor. I did the same with the captain, and got all its drops. And at level 15, I was getting bombarded with friend and group requests. After awhile, copying enemy armors was getting kind of boring for me, so I went and mixed up the items that I'd gotten from them. I actually looked pretty cool with my Short Captain Polearm and White Feathery wings, in my Crusader armor topped with am Inquisitor Guard Helm. And people were all "I like Your Outfit!" and "You look Cool!" "Where'd you get those?" So, it's really not enough that you copy a monster's armors, but basically just making use of what you have. I'm bummed, too, that non-members get nothing but petty items in the game, but let's make use of what we have. Or whatever we're allowed to have!

Poetry Time!

2009-03-30T12:10:00.004+08:00

I Can Write?
Yes, aside from being a fairly great AQ player, I also am a writer/poet. And I still am working on getting my novel and some of poems published, but to somewhat no avail. Anyway, here's my ballad for last, last weeks prompt 55:Farewell at One Single Impression.

One Last Farewell

Farewell to you, my love, whom no one can outshine.
I say goodbye to you, the one who can’t be mine.
I say farewell, but why can’t I let go of you?
Struggle and front, forgetting you, I cannot do.

Though I can’t bear to see you walking out that door,
I find out soon that I’ll love you forevermore.
But now, as you are waving goodbye from afar,
Always remember that you are my shining star.

And through the fog, I see nothing but your shadow,
So then I try to turn, but my feet just won’t go.
I close my eyes, but there is nothing I can see,
Except this goodbye, that of which can’t ever be.

I say, “Goodbye!” but there’s just nothing coming out.
Farewell and goodbye are words that I try to shout,
But however much I try, I cannot hear a word
From the tender lips that I guess I think you’ve heard.

Death, fight me now for the soul I wish not to sell!
For my life be wasted on that one last farewell.

The Dangers of MMORPGs: #1 Girls

2009-03-30T05:12:00.006+08:00

And this is just the First One

The other day, I thought that the citadel might be a great place to grind up on class points, as the crash site and the lair were getting way too boring. I mean, all you do all day for three hours straight is just kill some dwakels and draconians. Doesn't that get boring? Plus, you can freak out the people by dressing up as Inquisitor Guards or Captains. That's what I do.

So as I was just battling with two Inquisitor Guards (Yes, at the same time), I thought that I'd do something unexpected for the day, and answer that all-capped plea for help, "HELP!" with the unneeded exclamation point. After I got all healed up and ready for whatever that person needed help with, I typed in the '/goto' command, and went straight to said person who was in need of help. It turned out that the person needed to beat the Inquisitor Captain two times for the quest chain. So, I went and beat up the Inquisitor Captain with her. And as the quest chain progressed, so did our innocent chatting.

I'm really not the type of person who engages into these types of chats, where crucial information about oneself is involved, such as age and country (Seriously, she even asked about birthdays, astrological signs, height and weight; I think she even asked about my IQ; but she didn't ask about my gender, of course, because I was in a very big Crusader armor then); but that day, I didn't seem at all like my usual quiet self. Soon enough, she was saying, at a multitude of times, how I was her type. And somehow, we winded up in the Guru Forest, fighting the Wisteria. The laggy connection started up again, and soon, the monster had frozen stiff, and we couldn't attack it. So chat we went again, and she, again, said how I was her type; she even asked me if I had a girlfriend. And that was it, I told myself. I did the only thing a guy like me in a peculiar situation like this could do: lie. I ended up telling her I was a girl in real life. She seemed to have taken it well, faking that she had to go, when in fact she had just transferred to a different server, deleting me in her friends list in the process.

I swear, if I ever get into a situation like that again, I will not touch my AQW account for one whole week. But anyway, I can say that I've learned my lesson here: lie about your gender? No :). I guess just be careful. And I guess that the same would apply if it were a boy who did this to a girl. But I guess that being guys, we would be too caught up in the game rather than the many women who also play it, right? ;) Club Penguin, anyone?

Nostalgia: AE's Success

2009-03-30T01:57:00.010+08:00

Ugh-ness...

Since the day that my friends told me about the release of the much anticipated browser-based MMORPG that Artix Entertainment had worked painstakingly hard on--Adventure Quest Worlds--I couldn't help but to purposely--yes, purposely--neglect my other AE games accounts so I can play put my whole heart and soul onto my goal of reaching level 20 on it. And what do you know? I reached level 20. So, I now earned bragging rights ;). But soon things became incredibly boring with just me and 8 rank 10 classes. And waiting for a release each week was just so tiresome. So then I wondered what was happening at the other side of the Adventure Quest timeline. And before I knew it, I was riding my low-leveled Katana Mecha around Solonia, and after that, I went questing in Adventure Quest, plus, I even had enough time to kill to catch up on my Dragon Fable account.

I found it incredibly difficult to go and switch from an MMORPG, where anything can happen when you battle, to a turn-based RPG where you can actually calculate your way to defeating the ShadowScythe. First, I tried my hand at MechQuest. And I got so excited that I forgot to equp all of my heavy artillery; so I had lost to a mere Rusty Rat Mecha *lol*. But with that said, it went well, seeing as I did level up to 7. But after 3 hours of getting pummeled on and on by Master Twang at Energy Blade class, I thought I'd try something else.

And that's where DragonFable comes in. I read through the design notes, and saw that a lot had changed since just last January. Aside from Popsporcket and the blue mage, Warlic's, death, I hear that the clumsy Ash is about to start his own journey to becoming a hero, too. Good for him. So I went through all of the quests that I'd missed, plus the wars that happened. Now, here's the thing with DragonFable: you can't get into a Titan fight! For those of you who don't play DF, a Titan fight is when you summon your baby dragon's ultimate power to battle gargantuan sized monsters! Which would be cool...if it weren't for the fact that I am not in the possession of the sacred Dragon Amulet. But at least, I got to witness Warlic's awful death. And plus, I totally owned Xan's monster ;).

After I got tired of my worthless baby dragon in DF, I went back to long, long, long ago to the time when I first got hooked on to AE games. And that without the use of a time traveling telephone booth, which, by the way, was how Cysero got back to Battleon. Again, for those of you who don't play any AE game at all, the timeline goes as so: MechQuest(5,000 years before DragonFable), DragonFable(5 years before Adventure Quest), and Adventure Quest(Present). You see there was this reset thingy in MechQuest. Anyway, as I saw the login screen to my Adventure Quest account, my eyes widened with horror, as the last time that I'd logged in was 352 days ago *falls off chair*. And I remembered how difficult it was to log on back when AQW didn't exist yet. Darn! I hated that server cap, and I usually had to get up at 6 in the morning to log in. Yep, those were the days. So, yeah, I ended up fighting a few mutated leprechauns and an ugly old drakel, and then I got this super cool armor. And in the end, I ended up a level 35 mage *lol*. I've still got a long way to go.

Just Released in Adventure Quest Worlds

2009-03-28T08:12:00.002+08:00

Great Stuff!

Hiyaz, everyone. Just thought I'd start a blog about my days here at Adventure Quest Worlds.

Well, I can’t say that the Quibble release was ‘that’ great. Quibble’s shop features MechQuest items, which are ultra-cool for gamers out there who really do play every game on AE. The only problem here is that there is only one non-member, non-AC item in the shop: the Skyscorcher. Later, AQW changed Soul Ripper from a member-only item to an AC item, worth 1000 AC (great…).

In other news, the Chaos Marsh came out today. I got loads of screenies (hehe). The Chaos Marsh showcases chaorrupted monsters such as the chaoruppted spider and the chaoruppted wolf. These monsters seem to be attracted to certain plants, which you have to quest for, fighting the monsters. It’s a good idea to be in a big group for faster quests. At the end is the Marsh Smell-O, the boss. Pretty easy, though; he’s no stronger than a dwakel warrior, but still fun to battle.

Aside from those, AQW has released the bank: 200 AC per slot and 4000 AC per 20 slots (See Valencia for Bank). Plus the item inventory is different now. You can easily sort throughout your items quickly. Plus, they even added the preloading feature. Coolness.