Design Notes
March 18, 2024
Tonight: Server Maintenance
Servers Offline Starting at 1 AM EST
Heads up for you Monday night marathon gamers... AQWorlds and the Artix Entertainment Portal site will go offline shortly after midnight tonight (also known as very, very early Tuesday morning). Current estimates put the downtime at about an hour. We apologize for the inconvenience!
1 AM USA Eastern Time
- AQ.COM web site Offline
- AQW Game Servers Offline
- Account Web Site Offline
- Portal web site Offline
- Bug Tracker Offline
3 AM USA Eastern Time
- Estimated time for everything back online
March 18, 2024
Game News: March 18 - 24
Read on for the latest news and information
Our Month of Evil continues this week with new rewards, rares, and much-needed maintenance updates. Get the latest details on this week's news, Treasure Hunt, Boosts, find out more about this weekend's new update.
March 18 / March 19: Server Maintenance
Heads up for you Monday night marathon gamers... AQWorlds and the Artix Entertainment Portal site will go offline shortly after midnight tonight (also known as very, very early Tuesday morning). Current estimates put the downtime at about an hour. We apologize for the inconvenience!
1 AM USA Eastern Time
- AQ.COM web site Offline
- AQW Game Servers Offline
- Account Web Site Offline
- Portal web site Offline
- Bug Tracker Offline
3 AM USA Eastern Time
- Estimated time for everything back online
Tuesday, March 19: Dark Viking Quest
Talk to the Legion Recruiter in /battleontown begin this week's bonus adventure. He'll send you on a quest to learn the story of Tyrnjal, one of the Undead Legion's greatest Vikings. Recover all the memories to unlock a dark new 0 AC reward.
Details:
- Level 50 required
- 1 Star Adventure
- Permanently available
Rewards include:
- Legion Viking Horn Mace
- Legion Vikin Horn Daggers
Thursday, March 21: Dark Spirit Orbs Boost
Get triple rewards as you battle to create Sepulchure's DoomKnight Armor until March 27th.
Dark Spirit Orb Quests:
- Dark Spirit Orbs
- Penny For Your Fought quests
Get x15, x30, x45 or x60 Dark Spirit Orbs while the boost is on!
(Regular reward quantity: x5, x10, x15, or x20)
Friday, March 22: Update Details
Get a first look at what's coming in this weekend's upcoming game release!
HollowDeep Expansion: Hollowborn x Legion quests*
ShadowRealm Expansion: Hollowborn LoveCaster set
Dage's Birthday Gear: monster drops + merge shop rewards**
Dage's Collection Chest: Hollowborn Paragon, Ravager of Souls, and more
Draw Your Weapon Contest: craft the first of 0 AC reward weapons
Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts
Server Boost: Dark Spirit Orbs
Resource Boost: Double Reputation
Saturday: Hollowborn Paragon House Guards from the Hollowborn Judge in /hbchallenge
Sunday: Hollowborn Raven's Beacon Lanterns from the Sentient Hollow in /hbchallenge
Leaving Soon
Events & Shops
- March 29: March Event Hub
- March 31: Legion Warseeker + Darkness Chronomancer sets
- April 5: Dage's Birthday + Lucky Day events, Dark Treasure Hunt rewards
- April 9: Dark AdventureCoin Bonus ends
- April 12: Dage's 2024 Birthday Rares
Daily Login Gifts Leaving March 31st
- Dragon's Diamond Hoard from Zakhvatchik in /hakuwar
- Holographic Futuristic Laken + Shogun Guards from Legionator in /futurelegion
- SoulEater Scythe from Frost Fang in the /eventhub
- Battleon Barbae Outfit from Heart Elemental in /beleensdream
- Underworld Sacrificer Helms + Enchained Oneiros cape from Legion Knight in /legionbarracks
- Overdriven Knight set from Overdriven Knight in /cocytusbarracks
- Underworld Chandalier Maces + Ivory Penitent Statue from Underworld Chest in /eventhub
* Requires Undead Legion membership
** Rewards available for all players
March 15, 2024
Dark Birthday x Spring AC Bonus
Get 50% more ACs with any Membership or AC Pack
Your luck is in! To help you celebrate Dage the Evil's real-life birthday today and make the most of all our March and Spring holiday events, for a limited time, get 50% more FREE bonus AdventureCoins with any AdventureCoin or Membership package you buy during our Dark Birthday x Spring AdventureCoin bonus!
Get 60,000 ACs while our Spring Bonus is on!
During our 2024 Spring AdventureCoin bonus, get 60,000 ACs for $99.95 (that's 20,000 ACs more than normal!) and unlock your choice of upgrade bonus pack, 15x Rep, Gold, Class Points, and XP server boosts, and the Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (IoDA).
Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness?!
The Mythic Item of Digital Awesomeness (or MIoDA for short) is a miscellaneous item you will get by purchasing the 40k AdventureCoin pakage. Like the other IoDA items, it allows you to choose any item in the game when you redeem it through your Account Manager.
How to Claim your MIoDA Prize
Make sure you have a confirmed email address attached to your game account, and then follow these steps:
- Decide on the item you want
- Log into your Account Manager
- Click on the "Awesome Prizes" link on the sidebar
- You'll see a list of the IoDA tokens you have available
- Choose from a list of ALL the eligible item rewards
- You'll be taken to a verification page to confirm your choice
Wait...AdventureCoin Bonus?!
That's right! Several times each year, we have bonus AdventureCoin offers, where we'll increase the amount of ACs you get with each pack. (example: Summer, Back to School, and during the holidays). Bonus amounts and dates may change from year to year, so keep an eye on the Design Notes and social media for more news of future bonuses.
March 15, 2024
2024 Dark Birthday Rares + Collection
Dage's Immortal Lich King Birthday Gear is HERE
Celebrate darkness, destruction, and Dage the Evil's birthday this weekend! For all you real-life rare hunters, this is the weekend you've been waiting for: Dage's 2024 Birthday gear is here. Log in now and check out the shop in Battleon to buy individual items. Get the Immortal Lich King Collection Chest to unlock ALL of the event rares and a character page badge for 10,000 AdventureCoins!
- Get the full collection for 10,000 ACs or
- Buy individual items from Nibble's Rares shop in Battleon
Check out Dage's 2024 Birthday Rares Shop to find over 60 new event items this week, with more to come later this month!
Available March 8th
- Exclusive Immortal Lich King 2024 Collection Pet (unlocks the full collection shop)
- Immortal Lich King armors
- Immortal Lich King helms + capes
- Ecliptica Kingdom Blade (single + dual-wield)
- Immortal + Underworld Sacrificer armors
- Black Sun Headdress helms
- Underworld Sacrificer Wraiths cape
- Deathly Prophecy Altar cape
- Immortal Bloodletter Deity cape
- Immortal Summoner + Forsaken Invoker armors
- Malignant Death companion cape (animated)
- Underworld Samurai armor set
- Mystical Samurai Blaze & Flame capes
- Underworld Eminence Titan armor set
- Immortal Lich Paragon pet (with quest for exclusive character page badge)
- And more!
Just want a couple of the items listed above? Apart from the exclusive Dage's Immortal Lich King Collection Chest and Paragon Quest pet, all of the gear contained inside the Collection shop will also be available individually in his Birthday Shop.
Available March 15th
- Underworld Spirit Summoner armor
- Underworld Spirit Host armor
- Corvus Moriorum Sword and Dagger
- Underworld Raven's Fury set
- Immortal LionSlayer armor
- LionSlayer's Soul Whip
- Nemean Soul Cape
- Immortal Sacrificial Skull pet (with quest for wall mural house item)
- and more!
Available March 22nd
- Ravager of Souls set (preview)
- Underworld Tactical Gear set (preview)
- Hollowborn Paragon set returns (preview)
Birthday Shop Items Notes
Undead Legion Member Special Gift
Get the exclusive, rare Legion Sacrificer armor + select set items from the Merge shop in /legionbarracks. The Undead Legion Tactical Gear set arrives next week.
Coming Soon: Immortal Bloodletter Deity cape variants
Teal and color-customizable variants of the Immortal Bloodletter Deity cape will be released for HeroPoints when Dage's Birthday Bundle arrives later this month.
Work in Progress
Danilo's wicked Underworld Spirit Summoner set is now available! He just sent in the animated pet, which will arrive next week.
Didn't the Hollowborn Paragon Set already release?!
It sure did! Back in November, we announced that it would also arrive this month, because we have both Dage and Hollowborn events on the schedule and were not able to finish all of the Hollowborn Paragon gear we had initially planned. This is the best of both worlds... especially for heroes who were not able to get the items back in November.
March 15, 2024
Battle for Control of the Underworld
Dage's Dark Birthday 2024 Event continues this weekend!
The Underworld was not meant for a Paladin's light. Dage the Evil is missing, and an old frenemy reappears. Log in this weekend as a rebellious Legion General threatens to flood the Underworld with his bright power in Part 2 of Dage's birthday event!
New game release
- New Story: Dage's Dark Birthday Pt 2, Legion General's Revenge
- Wicked Rewards: new gear for all heroes + Undead Legion exclusives
- 2024 Dark Birthday Rares: Underworld Spirit Summoner, Immortal LionSlayer, Underworld Raven's Fury, and more
Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts
- Server Boost: double Class Points
- Resource Boost: Spirit Orbs + Metals
- Saturday: rare Underworld House Items from the Chest in the /eventhub
- Sunday: rare Overdriven Knight set from the monster in /CocytusBarracks
New Dark Rewards
Dark rewards are waiting in the /cocytusbarracks map! All players can unlock the dark and light Penitent Underworld Keeper + Acheron Usurper sets after completing this weekend's new event. Undead Legion exclusive: the Void Vigilante gear!
Monster drops:
- Dimmed Overdriven Knight's Blade (single + dual wield)
- Usurper Lord Helms +Capes
- Vengeful Soul Sickle (single + dual wield)
- Sullied Blame Blade (single + dual wield)
- Penitent Keeper Helms
- Death's Requiem Spear & Staff
- Undeath Dominion Core
- Mourner's Hair + Ponytail
Cocytusbarracks Merge Shop:
- Penitent Underworld Keeper armor + accessories
- Acheron Usurper Lord armor + accessories
- Ivory Penitent Underworld Keeper armor + accessories
- Ivory Acheron Usurper Lord armor + accessories
New Undead Legion Exclusive Gear
- Overdriven Evocator armor + helms (in the Cocytusbarracks Merge Shop)
- Void Vigilante sets (in the Undead Legion Merge shop)
If you're not a member of the Undead Legion, never fear! You, too, can sell your soul to Dage the Evil and become a part of his immortal army.
Note: earlier this week, we announced the Lucky Day set would arrive this weekend. Unfortunately, I had a run of real-life bad luck was out sick most of the week, and did not have a chance to communicate with the team about the details for how it would release. It will arrive next week.
Legion Quest Updates
A new set of daily quests has been added to Dage the Evil in /underworld. These quests serve as a replacement to the Legion Soul Collector quests and involve defeating bosses of varying difficulty for large amounts of Legion Tokens.
Legion Soul Collector
The Legion Soul Collector has been replaced with a new item called "Legion Promotion".
- Legion Promotion costs 1,000 Legion Tokens and requires completion of the "The Beast" quest in /sevencircleswar.
- If you already have the Legion Soul Collector, you will receive the Legion Promotion item for free.
Legion Promotion Quests
Six new daily quests have been added to Dage the Evil in /underworld.
Daily Exercise 1: Ultra Aeacus
Defeat the boss for x100 Legion Tokens, 50000 XP + 50000 gold
Daily Exercise 2: Legion Lich Lord
Defeat the boss for x150 Legion Tokens, 75000 XP + 75000 gold
Daily Exercise 3: The Beast
Defeat the boss for x150 Legion Tokens, 100000 XP + 75000 gold
Daily Exercise 4: Devastator Deimos
Defeat the boss for x150 Legion Tokens, 150000 XP + 100000 gold
Daily Exercise 5: God of the Depths
Defeat the boss for x250 Legion Tokens, 200000 XP + 100000 gold
Daily Exercise 6: Dage the Dark Lord
Defeat the boss for x250 Legion Tokens, 200000 XP + 150000 gold
Legion Exercise Quest Changes
- Legion Token rewards for Legion Exercise 1, 2, 3, and 4 increased to x25
- Legion Exercise 1 no longer requires Chaotic DracoHeart
- Increased drop rates for Flawless DracoHorns and DracoHearts
- Increased drop rate of Charred Skull and Intact Tiger Leech Hide on Legion Exercise 2
- Increased drop rate of Chaorrupted Essence and Chaos Egg on Legion Exercise 3
Souls Quests Removed
The following quests are no longer available from Dage the Evil NPC: Gateway to the Souls, Ghostly Zardman Souls, Cyclops Warlord Ghost Souls, Escaped Wendighost Souls, Belrot the Ghost Souls, Ghostly Deathgazer Souls, Escaped Dai Tenghost Souls, Mercutio's Souls, Ghostly Aracara Souls, Ghostly Grizzlespit Souls
Miscellaneous
- Updated Dage the Evil's NPC in /underworld and /darkbirthday
- Owners of the original Dark Caster, Evolved Dark Caster, Legion Evolved Dark Caster, Arcane Dark Caster, and Mystical Dark Caster classes can now access the quests for the 2019 versions of the classes year round
March 11, 2024
Game News: March 11 - 17
Coming to AdventureQuest Worlds this Week
Our Month of Evil celebration continues all month long! Get the latest details on this week's news, Treasure Hunt, Boosts, find out more about this weekend's new update.
Monday, March 11: Dark Poster Sneak Peek
Get the first look at Lae's new poster, coming to HeroMart as part of Dage's 2024 Birthday Bundle later this month!
In-game Reward
A teal variant of the Immortal Bloodletter Deity cape will be released for HeroPoints when Dage's Birthday Bundle arrives later this month.
Rare item variant update
Coming soon: a color-custom version of the Immortal Bloodletter Deity cape that released last week in Dage's birthday shop + collection. It arrives later this month, available for AdventureCoins and in the 2024 Collection Chest.
Tuesday, March 12: Dark Treasure Hunt
Talk to Valencia in the Museum to get the first clue in your search for the Gorgon's Gaze artifacts! These mystical objects are rumored to be able to turn creatures to stone. (Sounds like they would make excellent weapons... and burglar deterrents.) Discover their location and you'll unlock both the 0 AC rare Gauntlet and Wall Plaque!
Rewards include:
- Gorgon's Gaze Gauntlet
- Gorgon's Gaze Shield (wall item)
Rewards will be available until April 5th.
Other updates going live:
The default heads in the Immortal Lich King + Lich King's Gift armors will be updated to show the Immortal Lich Skull undead face.
(Note: The Immortal Lich Skull morph helm will be available later this month as a 0 AC seasonal daily login gift.)
Thursday, March 14: Spirit Orbs + Metals
Get double rewards as you battle to create your Blinding Light of Destiny Axe until March 20th.
Spirit Orb Quests
- Essential Essences
- Bust Some Dust
Get x10, x20, x30, or x40 Spirit Orbs while the boost is on!
(Regular reward quantity: x5, x10, x15, or x20)
Minecrafting Metal Quest
Choose your reward from the list of Metal resources; get x2 Metals while the boost is on.
(Regular reward quantity: x1 Metals)
Friday, March 15: Update Details
New Story: Dage's Dark Birthday Pt 2, Legion General's Revenge
Wicked Rewards: new gear for all heroes + Undead Legion exclusives
2024 Dark Birthday Rares: new gear added to the shop + collection chest
Holiday set: new gear to help you celebrate Lucky Day 2024
Weekend Daily Gifts & Boosts
Server Boost: double Class Points
Resource Boost: Spirit Orbs + Metals
Saturday: rare Underworld House Items from the Chest in the /eventhub
Sunday: rare Overdriven Knight set from the monster in /CocytusBarracks