May 7, 2010

May 7th, 2010

Rock the AQWorld!
The Bard Class is finally here!
Ready to try out the newest Class? Of course you are! As a Bard, music rocks your world… and the battlefield. Your special abilities allow you to stay in tune with those around you, whether your powers are used to heal or to hurt. So you wanna see what abilities you’ll have as a Bard? Take a look below!

•Bodhran
20 mana, 15 sec cooldown
Drums of war inspire your allies, raising damage by 20%, haste by 10%, and critical strike chance by 5%. Lasts 15 seconds.


•Cantor's Lament
10 mana, 2 sec cooldown
Deals moderate damage to target. Applies Crescendo, a DoT that gets stronger every time the target is attacked, lasting 10 seconds.


•O'Carolan's Reel
30 Mana, 12 sec cooldown
Perfect for skirmishes, brawls, battles, wars, and fighting in general, O'Carolan's Reel applies a Heal-Over-Time (HoT) effect to all nearby allies.


•Dissonance
10 mana, 2 sec cooldown
Reduce the target's damage and haste by 15% and critical chance by 5%, and grants additional mana to attackers striking the target for 15 seconds.



A lot of you guys were concerned with how high the Rep was in order to obtain the Bard Class. Originally we had set it at Rank 7, but after some serious consideration, we lowered it down to Rank 4! Also, the Bard only costs 1,000 Gold, so it is very easy for everyone to obtain. We hope you enjoy this new class—I know everyone at the Lab had a blast testing it out!

Continuing Mythsong
The Bard Class is only one highlight in tonight’s release. Expanding onto Mythsong Canyon is the map ‘Stairway to Haven’ where you will meet Mozzy Mogbourne, Moglin captain of the Lead Zeppelin. If you can understand this speech-slurring Moglin, he will send you on some important quests as you take down the Rock Lobsters and Grateful Undeads! Defeating these horrible pun-laden creatures is your only shot at saving the Lead Zeppelin from the worst mob—and possibly worst parody—of them all: the Bruise Brothers!

Think that’s ridiculous? Just wait until you see the shipment of new items in the Mythsong vendors’ shops! New Bard armors, helms, a Brass Monkey cape, bunches of new weapons, new pets, and 2 heavy metal hairstyles are currently available for you and your music-loving friends. (Woah, so how many does that add up to? I think that’s somewhere around 16…. but then again, I’m horrible at basic mathematics)

A lot of you have also asked for more AC items. See, we do listen to you after all ^__^ Since AC items take up NO SPACE in the bank, we understand why you wanted more! So we delivered! In the middle of Mythsong, Dorian Mode has a little AC shop just for you, selling the following items:

•Traveling Bard Armor
•Bearded Bard helm
•And the Ponytail Bard helm


We think these items go well with the whole release, don’t you? =D

Are you low on Rep? No problem! Each Mythsong NPC has a new Rep Quest for you, awarding more Rep than ever (well, compared to last week’s quests, that is). Build up that Rep so you can be the first to get the Bard Class, Fantasy Bard Armor, and Platinum Axe of Rechord!

Seasonal Rare Shops!
The Cinco de Mayo shop will only be around a little bit longer until Monday, May 10th. So if you haven’t already loaded up on this year’s Seasonal Rares… I suggest you do so before it’s too late =O
Also, Mother’s Day is this Sunday. We all love our mommies, so for this special day, we will be releasing the Mother’s Day Shop in Battleon! The shop will be selling the 2010 versions of last year’s Mother’s Day Items:

•The Golden Roller
•Mother’s Day Bouquet
•and the Fairy Godmother pet
Show your mom how much you truly care about her by beating monsters to a pulp with a beautiful flower bouquet!


Phew, that’s a lot of PINK. I hope Artix doesn’t see this… or I fear he may go blind!

We hope you have a great weekend! Rock on my friends, and battle on!

Thx for adding!

Np!