Design Notes

October 21, 2016

This Weekend: Darkovia Invasion

Battle to Save the Lycans and Vampires!

This Friday, return to the forests of Darkovia as this army of Infernal invaders threatens to destroy every living (and undead!) creature that roams the darkness!

Starting tonight, log in and click on the "Infernal Invasion" button in your game menu to:

Start your adventure in /darkoviainvasion
Battle through three of our most-loved areas with a NEW story*
Reunite with Lady Solani and Constantin, leader of the Vampires and Lycans
Take down the Infernal Invaders
Save the Lands of Eternal Night before they are overrun!

* That's right, when we say we're returning to Darkovia, we're REALLY going home! But it's not the home we know and love - the Infernal Invaders have really done a number on the homelands of the Lycans and Vampires... and it's time to call them to account for it!

There are a couple important things to remember about the Infernal Invasion Saga:

The actions that happen in the last three releases in this series (Darkovia, Swordhaven, and Shadowfall) will permanently alter the course of our world
The storyline is a direct lead-in to the newer, much darker Queen of Monsters Saga.** But HOW it will do that... you'll need to play to discover!

Take Back the Night... and your sweet loot!

All of this weekend's gear (including BOTH armors in Axeros' Umbral Fiend sets) will drop from the monsters in the Infernal Invasion release!

Sealed Umbral Fiend armor
Chained Umbral Fiend armor
Umbral Fiend Blade and dual wield versions
Umbral Fiend morph helm
Floating Umbral Fiend cape
Dark Lycan Pup and Darkovian Vampragon pets

** Huge /cheers for Memet, our new weekly release writer! Fun fact: all of AQW's writers have gone through an unofficial (mostly coincidental) "Artix Saga Bootcamp," where they work alongside him on one of his big sagas.

After slaying it with Artix on the Throne of Darkness Saga, she is primed and pumped to take on her next challenge -- retooling and evolving the Queen of Monsters Saga!

We are veering away sharply from the "too predictable" chapters of the first telling. Now, we want to bring in influences like HP Lovecraft, H.R. Giger, and the ever-impactful GRR Martin!***

*** What is it about creative people and using initials instead of names?! O_O

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