Hi all! It's been a while. I have to admit something: I'm completely head-over-heals addicted to Minecraft.
Right now I'm on an exclusive server. There are only 6 people on the server right now.
Besides working on my floating cube-island we're building up an NPC village. So I got my hands full. It's tremendous fun.
Look for my AdventureQuest Worlds recap soon, outlining some of the releases and changes in the game over the last several months. I'm also going to move some HeroQuest content from my HS blog to here. I just can't get into that game any more.
Happy New Year to all!
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
An Unexpected Diversion
Hello, Artix Entertainment addicts! I've missed a lot of posts recently because I finally started playing Minecraft, which I bought and down-loaded by hadn't opened. Then a webmaster/ blogger (much like myself) created a page for Minecraft and I got curious.
And I've been playing it like 24/7. I haven't logged into AQW or HeroSmash or Pony Vs. Pony or DragonFable or any game!
Yeah, Minecraft is that good.
When (if?) I get bored of it I'll start ranking my new ChronoCorrupter and Paladin Slayer classes.
I think I'm going to miss all the turkey day festivities in AQW.
And I've been playing it like 24/7. I haven't logged into AQW or HeroSmash or Pony Vs. Pony or DragonFable or any game!
Yeah, Minecraft is that good.
When (if?) I get bored of it I'll start ranking my new ChronoCorrupter and Paladin Slayer classes.
I think I'm going to miss all the turkey day festivities in AQW.
Monday, November 21, 2011
New Badges Added
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Recognizing Great Players
The two questions I see the most are, "How do you get a free membership?" and "Who is the best player?"
The answer to the first is easy: You can't.
The second is much more difficult. What is "best"?
I've been thinking about how to answer that question. Since I can't play with all 1 million players I can't see who has the best skills. I also can't fight everyone in PvP- there's just not enough time.
The only way I know is to look at a player's character page. It shows the level, the badges, classes, and items. It shows whether or not the player has any fashion sense. It also shows how obsessed the player is with Nulgath.
So instead of saying a certain character is the "best" I'm going to give recognition to those players who spend a lot of time and effort in the game.
Starting yesterday I've been looking at many character pages. I've been making notes about their badges, their classes, their names, and other characteristics.
Tonight I'll post to the Best Players page what I've found. This isn't an award. It's recognition. A nod to the work these players have put in.
If you think you're outstanding in a particular area or just awesome in general, post a comment with your character's name.
The minimum requirements are:
Levels 43 to 45
At least 16 badges
At least 10 classes
At least 5 Rank 10 classes
I'll tell you right now, the front-runner has 31 badges and 24 classes. Can you beat that? How about Nulgath items: One character has 24 Nulgath items in his bag. What do you have?
Make sure you keep all your classes and Nulgath items in your inventory bag until you see an OK from me in this post.
The answer to the first is easy: You can't.
The second is much more difficult. What is "best"?
I've been thinking about how to answer that question. Since I can't play with all 1 million players I can't see who has the best skills. I also can't fight everyone in PvP- there's just not enough time.
The only way I know is to look at a player's character page. It shows the level, the badges, classes, and items. It shows whether or not the player has any fashion sense. It also shows how obsessed the player is with Nulgath.
So instead of saying a certain character is the "best" I'm going to give recognition to those players who spend a lot of time and effort in the game.
Starting yesterday I've been looking at many character pages. I've been making notes about their badges, their classes, their names, and other characteristics.
Tonight I'll post to the Best Players page what I've found. This isn't an award. It's recognition. A nod to the work these players have put in.
If you think you're outstanding in a particular area or just awesome in general, post a comment with your character's name.
The minimum requirements are:
Levels 43 to 45
At least 16 badges
At least 10 classes
At least 5 Rank 10 classes
I'll tell you right now, the front-runner has 31 badges and 24 classes. Can you beat that? How about Nulgath items: One character has 24 Nulgath items in his bag. What do you have?
Make sure you keep all your classes and Nulgath items in your inventory bag until you see an OK from me in this post.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Questions and Answers XVI
Q: In AQW why does my story of Doomwood in Book of Lore not have check even though I already finish the story?
A: I discovered the same thing. I believe you need to finish all the alternate endings to have Doomwood checked off.
Q: How do I get badges in AdventureQuest Worlds?
A: I get this question two or three times a week. Luckily, PaxLamprey has a page on that topic: How to Get AdventureQuest Worlds Badges.
Q: In AdventureQuest Worlds, how do I refer a friend?
A: First you need the referral link. From the main AQW menu click "Manage Account" and log in. From the menu on the left, click "Referred Friends." You referral link will be there along with a list of referred friends.
Q: What's the easiest way to get Arcangrove level 10 rep?
A: Clicky!
Q: Who are the best players in AQWorlds?
A: What do you mean by "best"? There are PvP powerhouses, badge collectors, rep farmers, class collectors, and so on. Click here for more info on "best" players.
Q: In AQW, how do I get the Prometheus armor?
A: You can't. It was an LQS item from a while ago.
Q: Who are the top 5 players in AQW?
A: Okay. Again with that question. This is what I'm gonna do. I'll put together my own Player of the Week list for those who are curious about who the best players are.
Q: How do I look naked in AQW?
A: ??? Why? Geeze.
Q: Where do I find the IDs for PvP in DragonFable?
A: Clicky!
Q: What are the lyrics for Pony Vs Pony?
A: Lyrics are right here.
Monday, November 14, 2011
New Badge Desoloth Freed
Friday, November 11, 2011
HeroMart Discount
I jumped over to HeroMart to see how much the boosters for the Battle Card game were and discovered that they are having an 11% discount on everything! So I decided to stop putting off my purchase and went ahead and bought them. I saved $1.53. Not a lot, I know, but hey a discount is a discount.
It looks like the HeroMart 11% sale will be only today.
It looks like the HeroMart 11% sale will be only today.
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
News Bullets
Everything Artix Entertainment boiled down to a bulleted list:
- 2012 Calenders: The Year of Chaos calenders are still available but they won't be for long. Included this year: Chrono Corrupter armor for AQW and DF and a rare card for Battleon Battle Card game. "Great deal!" is what Alexwolf said about it.
- AQW 11-11-11 Portal: Special release this week in AQW centered around the mysterious portal in town, behind the tower in Battleon. Probably has to do with dragons.
- HeroSmash PvP: Slated for December 9th. Members will be able to play this week on Thursday, 11-10-11. There will be a badge for those who test PvP.
- Pony Vs Pony: If you haven't checked out PvP in a while there's been some cool changes over the last two months. These include multipliers, equipping up to three pets at a time, and a lot of bugs are fixed.
- Question: Does anyone play Bladehaven anymore?
- Badges: Pax put together a little page about getting badges in AQW. So I one-upped the page and put together a "poster" of all the badges in the game. How many do you have?
- Newest Badges: I haven't seen anyone with the limited edition T-shirt badge or the new calender badge. I'll add them as soon as I see them.
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
2012 Calenders Available
Just a heads up: The AQW calenders are available now. These sell out fast so if you're interest head over to HeroMart and grab it. Don't wait! This year you get the Chrono Corrupter class for AQW and DragonFable and a Chrono Corrupter card for the card game.
The calender is $12 and there's a $7 shipping fee. So you'll need to drop $19 to get this. It's a great deal with all the goodies you get.
The calender is $12 and there's a $7 shipping fee. So you'll need to drop $19 to get this. It's a great deal with all the goodies you get.
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Most Popular Pictures on SFT's AQW Blog
From time to time I check the traffic for the blog here to see what brought people in. I can see how they found us here and from where they came. I'm surprised by the large amount of traffic coming in from pictures people find. Here are the five most popular pictures on ScifiTroll's AQW Blog:
And the number one picture on this blog:
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| #5: Buper's Camel Cut 'n Paste I made this as soon as I heard about the story behind Buper's Camel years ago. |
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| #4: Alpha Pirate This pic was used to preview the first annual Talk Like a Pirate Day three years ago. It shows the rare Alpha Pirate. |
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| #3: I Need to PEE! I made this pic when AQW was still in Beta testing years ago. I'm not sure why this is popular... |
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| #2: Undead Party This came from a screen shot years ago. It was the first time there was an undead equipment release. Several players and I were grinding Big Red and we all put on our best undead equipment. |
And the number one picture on this blog:
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| #1: Drakath Full Moon Screen Shot I posted this picture when the Good/ Evil cutscenes where first in the game. I like it a lot myself: very dramatic and very cool |
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