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Avatar’s Update #315: Release 62 on QA, Ask Us Anything Livestream Today, Lord of the Isle Ep. 2 Bundles

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 62 on QA

An early version of R62 is on the QA server. R62 is full of new content and fixes, some of which is now on the QA server for early testing. We could really use everyone’s help to test all of this amazing content before it goes live!

  • Back Slot Item Enchanting
  • Row Lot Deed for Completing the Outskirts Quests
  • Village Lot Deed for Completing Story
  • Patterns for Masks
  • Valentine Items
  • More Player Dungeon Rooms
  • R58 & R59 Livestream Items
  • More Bug Fixes
  • and more!

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Avatar’s Update #314: Player Housing Livestream Today, 50% Holiday Sale Extended!

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Player Housing Livestream Today!

Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday January 11 at 4 PM CT on Twitch!

This week we will be showing how the Player Housing system works including how to Lot Deeds work when claiming property, property taxes, Houses, player decorations, and Player Owned Towns. Remember every player receives a free Row Lot Deed for completing the story!

This is the fifth Friday to earn the Release 61 Dark Winter stretch goals (in honor of Krampus) by making a purchase or by participating in the Rewards program! Last weekend we blew past the Dungeon Room and the Dark Leather Yule Outfit so we had to create more stretch goals!

  • ACHIEVED $10K: Black Ice Wings
  • ACHIEVED $25K: Black Ice Building Blocks Set
  • ACHIEVED $35K: Haunted Snowman Mask
  • ACHIEVED $50K: Black Ice Bow & Black Ice Sword
  • ACHIEVED $65K: Haunted Snow Family
  • ACHIEVED $75K: Black Ice Staff & Black Ice Wand
  • ACHIEVED $85K: Haunted Yule Tree Set
  • ACHIEVED $95K: Icy Dungeon Encounter Room with Fishing Spot
  • ACHIEVED $105K: Dark Leather & Fur Yule Outfit
  • ACHIEVED $120K: Krampus Mask & Black Ice Shield
  • $135K: Haunted Sleigh & Black Ice Elemental Statue 
  • $150K: Icy Dungeon Cathedral Room
  • $170K: Icy Dungeon Hallway Set

As usual we will be giving out prizes at 4:15 and 4:45! To be eligible all you need to do is either make any purchase in the store or log into the game and type “Its Cold Outside” in the chat window (no purchase necessary).

Watch on Twitch this Friday at 4 PM CDT

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Avatar’s Update #313: Ask Us Anything Livestream Today, 50% Holiday Sale Extended!

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

 Ask Us Anything Livestream Today!

Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday January 4 at 4 PM CT on Twitch!

This week we have another Ask Us Anything since last week’s AAA (Ask Atos Anything) was so popular! Post your questions in the original post or in Twitch chat during the stream and Chris “Atos” Spears and Starr “Darkstarr” Long will do their best to answer as many as they can.

This is the fourth Friday to earn the Release 61 Dark Winter stretch goals (in honor of Krampus) by making a purchase or by participating in the Rewards program!

  • ACHIEVED $10K: Black Ice Wings
  • ACHIEVED $25K: Black Ice Building Blocks Set
  • ACHIEVED $35K: Haunted Snowman Mask
  • ACHIEVED $50K: Black Ice Bow & Black Ice Sword
  • ACHIEVED $65K: Haunted Snow Family
  • ACHIEVED $75K: Black Ice Staff & Black Ice Wand
  • ACHIEVED $85K: Haunted Yule Tree Set
  • ACHIEVED $95K: Icy Dungeon Encounter Room with Fishing Spot
  • ACHIEVED $105K: Dark Leather & Fur Yule Outfit

As usual we will be giving out prizes at 4:15 and 4:45! To be eligible all you need to do is either make any purchase in the store or log into the game and type “Its Cold Outside” in the chat window (no purchase necessary).

Watch on Twitch this Friday at 4 PM CDT

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Avatar’s Update #312: Ask Atos Anything Livestream Today & 50% Weekend Sale

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

AAA (Ask Atos Anything) Livestream Today!

Another content packed weekly Community Livestream is this Friday December 28 at 4 PM CT on Twitch!

This week we have a AAA (Ask Atos Anything)! Post your questions inTwitch chat during the stream and Chris “Atos” Spears will do his best to answer as many as he can. Chris will also be showing off the new rework of Mysterious Swamp and his personal Player Dungeon.

This is the third Friday to earn the Release 61 Dark Winter stretch goals (in honor of Krampus) by making a purchase or by participating in the Rewards program! As a reminder we will be having massive sales (up to 50% off!) all weekend to help us hit those stretch goals.

  • ACHIEVED $10K: Black Ice Wings
  • ACHIEVED $25K: Black Ice Building Blocks Set
  • ACHIEVED $35K: Haunted Snowman Mask
  • ACHIEVED $50K: Black Ice Bow & Black Ice Sword
  • ACHIEVED $65K: Haunted Snow Family
  • ACHIEVED $75K: Black Ice Staff & Black Ice Wand
  • $85K: Haunted Yule Tree Set
  • $95K: Icy Dungeon Encounter Room with Fishing Spot
  • $105K: Dark Leather & Fur Yule Outfit

As usual we will be giving out prizes at 4:15 and 4:45! To be eligible all you need to do is either make any purchase in the store or log into the game and type “Its Cold Outside” in the chat window (no purchase necessary).

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Avatar’s Update #311: Release 61 Livestream & Bundles Expire Today, Free R61 Respec, 50% Weekend Sale

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 61 Livestream Today!

The Release 61 Livestream is set for today, Friday December 21! All Avatars from around the world are welcome to join us in the livestream activities. We will be doing deep dives, answering questions, having sales, handing out prizes, and tracking towards stretch goals. To celebrate the appearance of Krampus our theme is Dark Winter!

LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE (Central Time Zone)

Monthly livestreams are on Twitch and include answers to your gameplay questions, world building tours, prize giveaways, sales on items, and more! Here is the schedule:

  • 3PM: Introductions
  • 3:30PM: Deep Dive 1: Krampus
  • 4:00PM: Deep Dive 2: Lava Fishing & Lava Fishing Contest
  • 5PM: Ending Announcements

LAVA FISHING CONTEST:

During the Lava Fishing Deep Dive we are going to have a Lava Fishing contest! To participate in the contest go to the Oracle Colossus and start fishing at 4 PM. The best trophy fish (longest) caught by 4:45 PM will win a prize! NOTE: We will be verifying location and time!

(NEW) Fishing Contest Prizes:

  • UPDATED: Prize winners listed below:
  • Runners Up (2): Longboat Water Decoration (digital)
    • Twilight Tempest: Ammonite 1.2
    • Ammonite 1.1: 
      • AlleyOop
      • Anse
      • Arthur Dent
      • CatherineRose
      • D’Laein Lachlan
      • Echondas
      • Gaelis Trajan
      • Gwendolyn Obscuro
      • Hemswal Genis
      • Hex
      • Ian Berie
      • Kardall Vanyen
      • Kron Caledon
      • Luca Xante
      • Michael Vasq
      • Peobo
      • Rook Strife
      • scar face
      • Scoffer Kada
      • Shimizu
      • Sindariya Tyelma
      • Tialessa
      • Tila Tenderfoot
      • Torulv Silvershield
      • Vladamir Begemot
  • 3rd Prize: Ornate Post & Rope Water Fence Set (digital)
    • Mia Sway: Dunkleosteus 4.5
  • 2nd Prize: Shogun Lighthouse Village Water Home (digital)
    • Synergy Blaize: Dunkleosteus 4.6
  • 1st Prize: Player Owned Town Village Water Lot Property Deed (digital)
    • Cleo: Mosasaurus 7.2

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Avatar’s Update #310: Play 61 Now, Q1 Schedule, 50% Weekend Sale & Caroling Livestream Today!

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 61 successfully launched yesterday, December 13 , with thousands of backers downloading, patching, and logging in to check out the changes! There’s lots of new content to explore, including:

  • Fishing Phase 2:
    • Lava Fishing
    • Lava Fish
    • Fishing Skills
    • Rare Fishing Recipes
  • Krampus
  • Teleport to Scene Scrolls
  • Ornate Vile Longbow
  • Tabula Rasa Character Respec
  • More Player Dungeon Rooms & Hallways
  • R58 Livestream Items
  • R61 QA Testing Incentive Winners
  • More Bug Fixes
  • …and much more!

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Avatar’s Update #309: Release 61 on QA & Dungeon Tour Livestream Today!

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 61 on QA with more Testing Rewards!

An early version of R61 is on the QA server. “So soon after Release 60?” you ask. As noted in our Q4 2018 Schedule Update: “PLEASE NOTE: The last two releases of the year (Nov/R60 and Dec/R61) will be very early in their respective months so that they are released well ahead of the US winter holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas).” R61 is full of new content and fixes, some of which is now on the QA server for early testing. We could really use everyone’s help to test all of this amazing content before it goes live!

  • Fishing Phase 2:
    • Lava Fishing
    • Lava Fish
    • Fishing Skills
  • Krampus
  • Teleport to Scene
  • Ornate Vile Longbow
  • More Player Dungeon Rooms
  • R58 Livestream Items
  • More Bug Fixes
  • and more!

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Avatar’s Update #308: R60 Livestream Today + Viking, Kobold, & Spooky Expirations Last Day!

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Release 60 Livestream Today (Cornucopia)

The Release 60 Livestream is set for Friday November 30! All Avatars from around the world are welcome to join us in the livestream activities. We will be doing deep dives, answering questions, having sales, handing out prizes, and tracking towards stretch goals.  By popular demand we have resurrected a set of stretch goals we missed from previous releases (and added a few new roleplay ones) to make a Cornucopia of Dragons, Dungeons and Roleplay in honor of the harvest season!

LIVESTREAM SCHEDULE (Central Time Zone)

Monthly livestreams are on Twitch and include answers to your gameplay questions, world building tours, prize giveaways, sales on items, and more! Here is the schedule:

  • 3PM: Introductions
  • 3:30PM: Deep Dive 1: Story
  • 4:00PM: Deep Dive 2: Combat
  • 4:30PM: Deep Dive 3: Player Made Dungeons
  • 5PM: Ending Announcements

STRETCH GOALS (Cornucopia of Dragons, Dungeons, and Roleplay!) Read more…


Avatar’s Update #307: Black Friday Sale + Final Week for Viking & Kobold Bundles!

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Black Friday Sale!

The day after Thanksgiving in the United States is traditionally a day of rest from eating too much and of course HUGE sales! To honor those traditions we are going to extend our Friday 50% items sale through Cyber Monday (November 26). We are also going to extend the stretch goal tracker for that time as well so all purchases from Friday through Monday will count towards the Release 60 Cornucopia stretch goals! In addition the Amazon Boxed Version is on sale for $19 (a $70 discount from full price)!

  • ACHIEVED $10K: Dragon Mask Set (multiple color variants) with smoke VFX
  • ACHIEVED $25K: Aether Axe, Aether 1H Spear, Aether 2H Bludgeon
  • ACHIEVED $35K: Construction Decorations (Crane, Pulley, etc)
  • ACHIEVED $50K: Torture Set: Torture Chair, Torture Table, Rack
  • ACHIEVED $65K: Traveller Wagon
  • $75K: Dragon Sword & Dragon Polearm
  • $85K: Unique Dungeon Encounter Room with Fishing Spot
  • $95K: Celestial Themed Wizard Robes

Viking & Kobold Expirations (1 week left!)

This is the last week to purchase the Viking and Kobold Bundles and select items! To celebrate our first holiday season since launching the Viking and Kobold Bundles are expiring at 11:59 PM CT on November 30. As a limited time bonus we have added Episode 2 access to these bundles! We will also be expiring several of the items that are included in those bundles including pets, weapons, decorations and homes. We are also discounting these items, some as much as 30% For City level bundles this means a $1000 discount!

NOTE: This is a final expiration. Upgrades will not be allowed after these bundles expire. Read more…


Avatar’s Update #306: Play Release 60 Now & Beach Party Fishing Contest Livestream Today

Greetings Fellow Avatars! Here’s what we have for you in this week’s edition of Update of the Avatar:

News Announcements

Community Updates

Play Release 60 Now! 

Release 60 successfully launched yesterday, November , with thousands of backers downloading, patching, and logging in to check out the changes! There’s lots of new content to explore, including:

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