New Features List of Dragonica Online: Veil of Darkness (v1.1)

Dragonica Online: Veil of Darknessv1.1 New Feature List

Veil of Darkness Storyline

• The land of Drakos in the northwestern reaches of Angrakka, the continent of chaos, has been enveloped in an unnatural purple mist. Word of the impenetrable violet haze has traveled across the world of Dragonica. At first told in hushed voices behind clenched teeth along quiet mountain paths, talk of its perilous gloom now fills the busy streets of Port of the Winds. As fear gives way to panic, two questions grip the populace: what is the source of the disturbance and what does it portend? The foul fog's influence is spreading and the good people of Dragonica are on their guard, counting the days since this shroud of shadows, this veil of darkness descended.
  
• Many NPCs in towns will reference this event when selecting “Conversation” with them.

Increased Level Cap

• The maximum level has been increased to 65.

New Quests

• Over 40 new quests including new rare monster quests.

Improved Dungeon Bosses

• Updated hit point and attack power amounts for all dungeon bosses.

New Pet System

• Three different types of pets, Birdy, Puppy and Kitty, can be earned from Pet Sellers Amy and Edith by completing quests at level 20, 30, and 40. When equipped, these pets provide gameplay bonuses. Pets will require [Pet Food] regularly lest they grow exhausted and cease to assist you!
  
• The Pet System will continue to develop over the course of upcoming content updates.

Emporia War 2.0

• The top eight guilds that bid Guild Points for the right to challenge the guild that owns Emporia will now fight each other in a series of seven bracketed matches. The guild that wins these challenger matches earns the opportunity to fight the Emporia-owning guild in a final showdown. Add updated fighting areas and Emporia fight rules for a wholly reimagined guild-versus-guild tournament.

Advanced Crafting System

• Items can now be enchanted up to +20. Enhanced graphic effects are added to the item after enchanting beyond +15. Also introduced are [Reinforced Insurance Scroll] items which protect the target items of your crafting from +15 to +20.
  
• Streamlined interface for enchanting and soulcrafting items.

New Cash Shop Item Types

• Vanity Items: Cash Shop items that allow players to change their character's Hair Style, Hair Color, and even Face.
  
• Gotcha! Items: These low-priced Cash Shop items provide a random item including such as Inventory Slot Expansion items, Experience Potions, and Eternity Potions. Available by early December.
  
• Recall Cards: Cash Shop items that allow players to save their location in any Field Map.

Improved Mission Map System

• Entirely redesigned scoring system and updated level requirements.

New Function for Gada Coins

• Upon successfully beating a Mission Map, [Gada Coin] items can be spent to grant an additional item roll for a chance to receive a random reward.

Personalized Character Cards

• These customizable personal profiles are free and provided as a reward for completing a special quest chain.

New Ways to Emote

• Four new emote dance routines.
  
• New Float Emotes, a variety of emoticons that display over the character's head. Initial Float Emotes will be Warrior, Magician, Archer, Thief, Puppy, and Sangka.

Improved In-Game Journal

• More helpful information and better explanations of soulcrafting, enchanting, and accomplishments.

Control is in Your Hands

• Gamepad configuration available in options menu.

This list of new features in Dragonica Online: Veil of Darkness (v1.1) is subject to change and not final. The Veil of Darkness descends on November 17th.

Nights of Fright

The days grow dark in the world of Dragonica. A bitter wind sweeps through the towns of El Grego and Angrakka. The sky is cold and dim. This foreboding atmosphere is harbinger to what's soon to come.

Terrible creatures have been seen along the edge of the deep woods. They skulk and lurk and lie in wait for easy prey. Villages threatened by these unspeakable beasts have started to change. The people have taken to decorating themselves as horrible monsters, covering their homes in bizarre lights, and carving crops into distorted visages.

A macabre festival environment fills the air as the Nights of Fright are upon us!

Event: Nights of Fright

Details: Dragonica Online celebrates October with two weeks of creepy costumes, spooky surprises, and marauding monsters!

Duration: October 20th until October 31st

Click here for more information about this holiday event! This is no trick, Dragonicans: you're in for a treat!

Something Scary Starts Soon...

Prepare yourselves, Dragonicans! The days of night are upon us!


Find out more tomorrow!

The Emporia War Has Begun!

Emporia War
Guild-Versus-Guild Combat on an Epic Scale

Introduction
Do you wish to test your mettle against challenging new foes? To take on enemies in such quantities that the ground quakes as they charge? To prove you and your allies victorious in a grand theater of battle? Enter the Emporia War, an arena for guilds of the powerful to settle old scores and establish new rivalries. This guild-versus-guild battleground pits a maximum of twenty-five guild members on either side against each other. After the dust of fifty heroes locked in combat settles and a winner is decided, the champions lay claim to Emporia, a private city and the guild's prize for their triumph. However, the champion guild can be challenged by clans looking to claim the city for themselves. Every week, the gauntlet will be thrown down and the Emporia War will commence!

Platforms and Pagodas
Emporia War introduces two new environments. The fight takes place in a fog-covered courtyard shrouded in night and dimly lit by a full, pale moon. Mind your step as the cobblestones are slick with moss and rocky cliffs edge the many platforms of this ancient battlefield which mysteriously floats above darkened clouds. Guilds would be wise to study the map's layout to maximize tactical advantages and devise plans of attack. Traverse bridges and hyperjumps to reach the Sub Cores, winged dragons made of rock clutching glowing spheres. Reach the center platform to find the Main Cores, huge stone drake sculptures mounted upon large globes.

Should you succeed against all opponents, your guild will gain access to the city of Emporia. In stark contrast with the battlefield's moonlit platforms, Emporia itself is bathed in light. At its center stands a giant colorful pagoda ringed by mist and floating lotus blossoms. Here, you and your guild can meet privately and plan how to defend your hold on this unique prize.

A New Challenger Approaches!
Emporia War is held every Thursday at 7:00 PM Pacific, allowing guilds to challenge the guild currently occupying Emporia city. The challenger guild is determined by a bidding system. Guilds who seek to fight the guild currently occupying Emporia city can bid Guild Experience by clicking the Community button in the lower-right corner of the game and then clicking the Emporia button in the Community window. Only guild leaders can bid guild experience and thereby submit the guild to the Emporia War. Guild experience is gained from daily (repeatable) guild quests granted by NPC Donny who is found in all towns.

The challenge (bidding) period begins Tuesday, 48 hours before the battle commences, and ends 24 hours later. This grants the challenger guild and defending champion guild a full day to marshal their forces and prepare for battle. The guild that bids the most guild experience is named the challenger guild. All other guilds lose the guild experience that was bid. The defending champions guild does not lose any guild experience regardless of the outcome.

How to Wage Emporia War
When the game's clock strikes 7:00 PM Pacific on Thursday, the Emporia War commences. The challenger and defending champion guilds are able to invite new members before the battle but not during it. There is a maximum of 25 participating characters per guild making for a total of 50 combatants. Participants are able to join 30 minutes prior to the start of the fight but cannot commence combat. A countdown appears to signal the time remaining until the start of Emporia War at which point the map resets to allow for player-versus-player combat.

Emporia War lasts for 30 minutes. To win the Emporia War, you must destroy the opposing guild's Main Core first or obtain a greater score than the opposing guild within the time limit.

Points are granted for killing the opposing guild's members and destroying Sub Cores. Enemy characters level 54 or below earns your guild 3 points per kill while enemy characters level 55 or above are worth 5 points per kill. Destroying an enemy Sub Core earns your guild 100 points. Every ten seconds, all dead characters respawn and can continue to fight. A respawn clock can be seen in the center of the screen.

The opposing guild's Main Core is the primary target. As the Main Core is damaged, the crystals they hold will appear damaged as well. Sub Cores periodically restore the Main Core's health. The more Sub Cores there are, the more health the Main Core gains. To destroy the Main Core faster, you should destroy the Sub Cores first. The first guild to destroy their opponent's Main Core wins the match regardless of the score.

Round One... FIGHT!
Want to know more about Emporia War? Although resurrection and teleportation items don't work during battle, healing items do work during battle. There is only one Emporia War for all server channels, you do not need to be in any specific channel to travel to the battle as it is a single instance. When an Emporia War ends, a most valuable player from the winning guild is noted in the resulting scoreboard. All members of that guild can travel to Emporia city immediately.

And, perhaps the most interesting extra tidbit to offer, the very first Emporia War will commence this Thursday October 15th at 7:00 PM Pacific and the guild that wins the bidding phase will be facing off against a guild of THQ*ICE employees named ICETEAM! We look forward to facing off against the bold clan of heroes that dares challenge our hold on Emporia!


Emporia War, the new guild-versus-guild combat arena designed for a maximum of 50 characters, opens with Dragonica Online v1.0.0, arriving October 13th! Click here for more information. Until then, enjoy the two new wallpapers found in this thread! Click on the images for full size.

Battle on, Dragonicans!

New Evil Stirs in Kundaran Dungeon!

Kundaran Dungeon
Home of Mutisha the Necromancer and Aram the Golem

Introduction
Brave heroes, hearken unto me! The forces of evil have gained a new foothold in the land of Angrakka, the continent of chaos. Deep in the twisted wilds of the Sanctuary of the Gods lies Kundaran Dungeon, a labyrinth of stone corridors and mossy walls. The hulking guardians of these forgotten halls are made of living rock and sinewy vegetation and are bound by a dark magic. The malevolent monster Mutisha the Necromancer has corrupted the land and now controls Aram, an ancient golem crafted by the mist elves to fight the dragons of old. Should you still have your courage, venture forth into the depths of the jungle and seek out Kundaran Dungeon to free Aram from the grip of evil!

The Path to Kundaran Dungeon
Preparation is the key when taking on an adventure of this scale. The quests you take on in the Sanctuary of the Gods will not only harden you but will also reveal more about the mysterious Mutisha, the secretive mist elves, and the origin of Aram. Travel from the oasis of Portobello Village to Pinecone Hills to begin your journey to Mutisha's lair. Accept the Hero Quests you find and complete them to be introduced to Hel Krouzer, a temperamental mist elf. After convincing him and gaining his favor, he will grant you access to Kundaran Dungeon and reward you for successfully destroying Mutisha and deactivating Aram.

Beasts of Flesh and Stone, Rock and Bone
The creatures that call Kundaran Dungeon home are a challenge for even the hardiest of champions. These crumbling halls are densely populated with overgrown fauna such as stinger-brandishing Firefly Sentinels, leaping Kong Frogs, and four-legged, heavily armed Kentar. Travel deeper into the ruins and you'll find enemies hewn from the very living rock. Stone barricades give way to reveal golems, totems, and flying fetishes born of raw earth and given life by Mutisha's dark magical influence. If the dangerous denizens of this corrupted land weren't enough challenege, heroes should also mind their footing here as the walls and floors are laden with all manner of deadly traps. Only the foolhardy fail to look before they leap and you will be leaping often during your descent to the heart of Kundaran Dungeon.

Mutisha the Necromancer
Should you find your way to the very core of Kundaran Dungeon, you will face off with not only Mutisha the Necromancer but the towering golem Aram as well. Mutisha's arsenal of spells includes pulsing energy spheres that track the living, dark meteors, magic-infused boulder novas, the ability to summon stone golems from the surrounding rock cavern, and the power to activate Aram. Controlled by the vile conjurer, Aram awakens at his new dark master's command to unleash pain of gigantic proportions. The golem's attacks are devastating, ranging from slams and sweeps of his enormous arms to stalactite showers and stalagmite spikes. Immune to damage, Aram will only cease his offensive when you slay Mutisha. However, this is no simple task as Mutisha will teleport to dodge your attacks and punish your impudence with pain.

Do You Dare Enter?
Should you succeed, the rewards will be epic. Powerful and finely-crafted weapons can be made of the relics sourced from Aram. Should you fail, your bones will decorate the rotting dungeon walls to serve as a warning to hapless adventurers who follow in your final footsteps. Will you prevail? Be warned, Mutisha is eager to conscript new corpses to join his unliving army.


The path to Kundaran Dungeon, a new instance designed for characters level 50 and above, opens with Dragonica Online v1.0.0, arriving October 13th! Click here for more information. Until then, enjoy the two new wallpapers found in this thread! Click on the images for full size.

Journey well, Dragonicans!

Dragonica Online Grand Opening: October 15th

Dragonicans!

Regardless of whether you started playing during our Alpha Test, Preview Beta Test, Closed Beta Test, or Open Beta Test, your journey to the world of dragons has reached a new milestone. Dragonica Online will be ending its Open Beta Test with its Grand Opening on Thursday October 15th, 2009. To celebrate this momentous event, a bevy of new content, events, contests, and more will be released throughout the next two weeks leading up to a certain holiday event. Read on for a summary of the celebrations!

Kundaran Dungeon
Dragonica Online's third dungeon opens next week! Hidden deep in the Sanctuary of the Gods, this instance is designed for characters level 50 and up.

Emporia War
Guild versus guild combat comes to Dragonica Online! A maximum of 50 characters will duke it out weekly to claim Emporia for their guild.

On Guard for Game Cards
Log in every day for a week starting with Grand Opening day to be eligible to win a $10 Dragonica Online Game Card!

Safety First
To encourage safe adventuring, all characters will be receiving 5x [Safety Foam] via in-game mail to keep them... safe!

Around the World in 80 Hours
Scout the land of Dragonica, travelling across the world of dragons to explore distant lands and document them visually for a chance to win prizes!

Dragonica Online Black Market
Gold burning a hole in your pocket? Shop for special rare weapons and accessories when we turn our in-game Open Market to the Dragonica Online Black Market. This event is for a limited time because these items are hot!

Increased Gold Amount and Drop Rate
If the Black Market prices are too high for you, monsters all over Dragonica will be carrying extra gold on them and have a higher chance of dropping gold.

Increased Experience Gain Rate
Padding your coin purse not enough? We’re also increasing the rate of experience gain during the Grand Opening weekend!

New Cash Shop Items
Skeletons, pumpkin heads, and coffins are lurking around the corner, bringing many spooky surprises to Dragonica Online. Some have already started appearing in the Cash Shop and more items are on the way. Scared of the dark? Get in the spirit of the season with these ghastly costumes. Dressing up as one of the creatures of the night may fool them into thinking you’re one of them.

Haunted Holiday on the Horizon
Reports of frightening changes to towns that were once bright and happy have been flooding in from distant lands. Could it be a trick? What treat is in store for the villages of Dragonica? Keep tabs on the official forums to make sure you don’t end up in the dark!

The Loot Hunt Ends Soon!
As the lands of Dragonica fill with the spirit of the season, the Dragonica Online Loot Hunt enters its final days! With the gameplay bonuses during Grand Opening weekend, this is a great time to find Loot Hunt Raffle Cards. Hurry to earn more chances to win during the last two weeks of the Loot Hunt and get ready for some haunting fun!

Full details of each of these Grand Opening events will be published early next week! Looking for something to tide you over until then? See if you can find Poporing in the Grand Opening image at the top of this post!

Examiner.com Interviews THQ*ICE

Five questions about Dragonica Online were asked and answered in an interview an Examiner.com representative had with Product Manager Ben Serviss. Here is a quote from the full interview:

Examiner.com: What future updates are planned for Dragonica? Are there any that can't be found in the other versions?

THQ*ICE: The development team is constantly working on new content to expand the game – new maps, features, rare items, monsters; there’s a lot of really exciting content on the way. More exclusive content for the US audience is in the works as well – we recently held our inaugural in-game celebration of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, which was a huge success!

To make our cash shop items more accessible to players, we’re launching Game Cards in retail stores early October. It’s an exciting time for our team and we hope players get excited as well.

Click here to read the full interview on Examiner.com.

CTRL ALT Complete!

Your bold and brawny hero may have long ago promoted to its second job class but what of the lowly bank alt you created when your bags filled beyond capacity? Yes, you know who we're talking about. The wee, eager archer who rescued fleeing townspeople from marauding wolves yet was never heard from again? The tiny, brave warrior who marched into Honor's Path but never marched out of it? How about the young, bright-eyed magician you ran all the way to Port of the Winds for the sole purpose of vaulting mailed runoff from your main? Well, it's time to give them some much-needed attention and appreciation! It's time to ALT+TAB from your main and CTRL ALT Complete your alternate characters - this event is for them!

CTRL ALT Complete!

Play one of your characters to level 20 or level 40 and complete either your first or second job class promotion to earn a pile of restorative downtime-reducing items for it! Although this event is geared towards characters other than your main, it is not exclusive to alternative characters.

Event: CTRL ALT Complete!
Details: Promote a character to a new higher job class. This character can be an alt, your main, or newly created. Job class promotions occur at levels 20 and 40. This event can only be completed once per THQ*ICE Passport account and only by the first character on that account to do so.
Prize: 1x [Woodster Chair] (100 charges), 5x [Common Health Curative], and 5x [Common Mana Curative]. Prizes can be redeemed in-game from Event Organizer Gatto after completion of the above requirement. See the resulting in-game mail for details.
Duration: Starts Tuesday, October 6th at 6:00 AM Pacific and ends Monday, October 12th at 11:59 PM Pacific.

Arm your alts with these restoratives while supplies last, Dragonicans! Check out the event forum thread here.

New Cash Shop Items Incoming!

After tomorrow morning's weekly maintenance, the Dragonica Online Cash Shop will be populated with new cosmetic equipment for purchase! Here is a listing of the new selections:


[Pilot Package]


[Martial Art Package]


[Martial Art Package (Black)]


[Martial Art Package (Red)]


[Shark Hat] [Octopus Hat]


[Ribbit Gloves] [Moo Gloves] [Cactus Punch]


[Elephant Nose]Enjoy, Dragonicans!

GM-Spotting (Find The GM)

Attention, Dragonicans! Our first GM-Spotting event commences tomorrow!

Starting at 5:00 PM Pacific on September 24th, one of our Game Masters will hide somewhere in a city or field map, waiting for you to find them in Channel-5. Clues in the form of haiku will be broadcast in-game to provide hints as to the location. You will then have ten minutes to find the Game Master and open a trade window with them. The first three players to find the Game Master will win 10x [Phoenix Feathers], after which the Game Master will move to a new hiding spot. You'll have three chances to find the Game Master in this first GM-Spotting event!

Full details follow:

Event: GM-Spotting
Details: Locate the hiding Game Master in-game and open a trade window with them to win a prize! Three rounds of hiding will occur with a broadcast haiku serving as a clue for each location.
Prize: 10x [Phoenix Feather] for nine winners. Only the first character on a THQ*ICE Passport to complete this event is eligible. Players can win once per location.
Duration: Starts Thursday, September 24th at 5:00 PM Pacific.

In-game announcements will begin one hour before the start of the event.

Talk Like A Pirate Day

T’be observin’ annual and international Talk Like A Pirate Day, Dragonica Online invites ye to journey to the world o’ dragons startin' Friday September 18th to be grabbin' the new buccaneer outfit in the Cash Shop to dress proper-like fer the event. Howe’er, be sure'n to get ye your [Pirate Eye Patch] and [Parrot] balloon items t’be completin’ your costume!

Yarr! Don’t be havin’ enough ICE Cash t’be gettin’ these swashbucklin’ items? Ye can purchase some by visitin’ this link or ye can go to the Cash Shop to get the [Pirate Balloon] fer naught a copper. Aye, the [Pirate Balloon] be yours fer the takin', FREE! The free balloon giveaway is bein’ held from September 18th until the 19th and all other piratey items will be leavin’ the Cash Shop on Tuesday, September 22nd, so be sure to procure them while ye can, matey!

Arrr, but there be another type o’ reward for making monsters walk the plank this weekend. Dragonicans who be logging in on Talk Like A Pirate Day, September 19th, we be givin’ ye an experience boost! Get a little closer to your next level in addition to plunderin’ the booty you’ll be lootin’ from fighting all manner o’ beast in the Dragonica Online Loot Hunt! If this be not enough to put the wind in your sails, we'll be havin' all hands on deck for a special pirate-themed O/X Quiz at 5:00 PM Pacific on Saturday.

Read ye on fer more details. And remember: dead Shark Pirates tell no tales!


Event: Talk Like A Pirate Day
Details: Celebrate a day of swashbucklin' with an all-day experience boost, a pirate-themed O/X Quiz, special Cash Shop items, and a free cosmetic balloon item, the [Pirate Balloon]!
Date: September 19th, 12:01 AM to 11:59 PM Pacific

• Grab your garb early, lads and lasses! Starting Friday September 18th, ye can collect special Talk Like A Pirate Day cosmetic items from ye olde Cash Shop including the [Pirate Balloon], a free balloon to celebrate the event!
  
• Ye olde Cash Shop be gettin' a new shipment of booty in the form of [Parrot] balloons, [Pirate Eye Patch]es, and a full Buccaneer outfit. Dress as a salty knave of the sea from top to toe!
  
• On Saturday September 19th, ye can enjoy an increased experience boost from the foul beasts you slay all day! For the truly keen of mind, ye can indeed use your [EXP Boost Potion]s to stack with this bonus.
  
• At 5:00 PM Pacific, we be startin' a special pirate-themed O/X Quiz for Talk Like A Pirate Day. Be sure to be prompt to participate!
  
• Although the free [Pirate Balloon] and experience bonus end as September 19th passes, the Talk Like A Pirate Day items in the Cash Shop will remain available until our scheduled server maintenance on Tuesday, September 22nd!

[Pirate Balloon] [Pirate Eye Patch] [Parrot]


[Buccaneer Package] [Buccaneer Legs] [Buccaneer Hat] [Buccaneer Chest]
T'be addin' to the celebration, we be changin' your postcount ranking titles t'somethin' a wee bit more piratey. Journey well me hearties!

MMORPG.com Publishes Magician Gameplay Video

MMORPG-centric news site MMORPG.com has published a Dragonica Online Magician gameplay video along with a write-up of the class. The article addresses the gameplay style of the Magician and its job class promotions. Here is a short passage:

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The path of the Magician is a difficult and isolated journey and only those who truly love magic can master the intense discipline of sorcery. Magicians possess wisdom and knowledge beyond their years and enter the scared Magic Tower to learn the principles of magic arts. Magician's lack of physical strength is overshadowed by devastating spell casting and rejuvenating healer abilities.

Click here to be taken to the full article on MMORPG.com!

100 Bonus ICE Cash Offer Ends Today!

Don't miss out on the Open Beta Test ICE Cash Bonus! Today is the last day to score an additional 100 ICE Cash when you purchase 2000 ICE Cash for $25. That's a total of 2100 ICE Cash! After 11:59 PM Pacific of September 16th passes, this offer will be no more so grab your bonus today.


Interested in learning more about ICE Cash? Check out our ICE Cash FAQ page.

Weekly In-Game O/X Quizzes Every Tuesday!

Dragonicans! Our tests are complete, your quizzes begin now!

Today's in-game O/X Quiz started our first regularly occurring event. Every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern), players will have a series of five questions asked of them to which two answers will be provided, one bound to "O", the other to "X". The difficulty of the questions increases with each round and the number of participants remaining is revealed after each question. The subject matter of the questions ranges from general information to Dragonica Online trivia.

Interested in participating? Sign on to Dragonica Online before 5:00 PM Pacific on Tuesdays to be able to opt in to the O/X Quiz event when it begins. In-game messaging will be broadcast in advance of it starting.

Event: O/X Quiz
Details: Answer a series of trivia questions in-game to win [Gada Coin]s for use at Vending Machine NPCs.
Prize: 1x [Gada Coin] for at least one correct answer. 3x [Gada Coin]s for five correct answers. Infinite number of winners. Prizes are delivered via in-game mail after the event ends.
Schedule: Every Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific (8:00 PM Eastern).

We'll be adding exciting new items for purchase from Vending Machine NPCs in the coming weeks so be sure to hoard those [Gada Coin]s!

Craft A Dragonica Online T-Shirt Contest Results

We have a winner! The voting for the "Craft A Dragonica Online T-Shirt" contest was very tight but one submission pulled ahead for the win. Congratulations to animelock for his winning design!

"Wounded Woodster Gallery" by animelock


This winning design will be created into a Dragonica Online t-shirt by our artists and made available for purchase from our website. In addition to the winner, all finalists will also receive this shirt to reward for their efforts!

We'll be sure to announce when you can personally equip this fine piece of cloth armor.

Dragonica Online v0.7.80 Patch Notes

Dragonica Online Open Beta Test
v0.7.80 Patch Notes
General

• Dozens of text improvements and fixes to quests.
  
• Added anti-botting function.
  
• Improved profanity filter.

Items

• More than 50 new items have been added to the Cash Shop.
  
• Cash Shop items [Vault Expansion] and [Enchantment Insurance Scroll] are no longer tradeable. This was an unintended function and has been removed.

Missed Your [Helpful Gift Box]? Check Your Email!

For those Dragonicans who created characters before patch v0.7.74, the [Helpful Gift Box] items that you were to receive for completing the "Wolf Counter Attack" quest after finishing the tutorial have been reissued as a coupon code which can be redeemed at Event Coordinator Gatto.

Please check your email inbox for these coupons. They will be sent out this week.

Vote on the Craft A Dragonica Online T-Shirt Contest

More than 50 submissions were entered in the "Craft A Dragonica Online T-Shirt" contest and we have selected six finalists for Dragonicans to choose as the Dragonica Online t-shirt they would wear proudest of all. The finalists in alphabetical order are:

"Claws of Elga" by FlyingDeity


"Join the Fellowship" by pokity


"Rallying Warrior" by 3db3rg


"Rising Dragon" by figroti (Entry #1)


"Woodster Emblem" by ticktock (Entry #1)


"Wounded Woodster Gallery" by animelock


The winning design will be created into a Dragonica Online t-shirt so please be sure to view each submission link before voting. Remember that you're voting on the concept, not the execution.

Voting ends September 13th at 11:59 PM Pacific (2:59 AM Eastern)!

Choose well, Dragonicans!

Our First In-Game O/X Quiz!

Pop quiz, Dragonicans!

This afternoon, more than 1200 players participated in our first in-game O/X quiz. A series of five questions were asked to those who opted in upon being prompted at 4:00 PM Pacific to join. The difficulty increased with each question. Surprisingly, the first question, "how many legs does a cat have", knocked out 200 participants. A single correct answer warranted a single [Gada Coin] while five correct answers earned three [Gada Coin]s.

This was a test of the O/X quiz system. Future O/X quizzes will be announced in advance so keep checking the Contests and Events forum!

MMORPG.com Reviews Dragonica Online

Massively multiplayer online role-playing game news website MMORPG.com has published a thorough review of Dragonica Online as experienced in our two-week-old Open Beta Test. The article touches on many key elements of the free-to-play title. Here is the "Reviewer's Opinion" passage:

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It's cute, it's cuddly, it has sharp teeth. Dragonica is surprisingly fun if you enjoy fast paced side-scrollers and if you enjoy humor in your games. It's hard to identify with your avatar when your avatar has a body like an egg and you won't find immersion in Dragonica when you are blasting mobs with cannons and stinger missiles. The combat is fast paced with little down time. Mob respawn is fast and players can be easily overwhelmed if they are not careful, so there is challenge involved, especially with positioning since attacks are directional. It is very easy to learn and pick up and with it's appealing graphics, I can easily see kids taking to the game.

One bit of praise I must toss out. Bravo THQ*ICE for the excellent localization effort. The grammar is good, the language flows, the many spelling errors that we've come to expect in Asian games localized for the American market are not evident and there definitely isn't any "Engrish as she is spoke" to be found in Dragonica Online.

You can read the review in its entirety at MMORPG.com by clicking here.

Dragonica Online v0.7.78 Patch Notes

Dragonica Online Open Beta Test
v0.7.78 Patch Notes
General

• Dragonica Online's second continent awaits! Angrakka features dozens of new monsters, maps, and loot designed for character levels 40 to 60. More information on this new content can be found here.
  
• Dozens of text fixes.

Gameplay

• Eight new job classes are now available! Warriors have Paladins and Myrmidons, Magicians have Shamans and Warmages, Archers have Pathfinders and Grenadiers, and Thieves have Harlequins and Ninjas. In order to promote to these new classes, you must first defeat the Magma Drake Lavalon and be at least level 40. Once completed, talk to Pablo the Alchemist in the city of Libra and accept his quest titled "An Offer of Help".

Dragonica Online Loot Hunt

Woodsters drop apples, sheep drop wool, kobolds drop... a chance to win a Dragonica Online t-shirt? They will. The foul creatures that call the untamed lands of Dragonica home now hoard new treasures to claim as your own: raffle cards. These rare drops can be traded for character-enhancing items, exchanged for raffle cards with higher-value prizes, or kept for a chance to win some very special Dragonica Online loot. All manner of monster from all corners of Dragonica Online are capable of carrying these valuable items. Sharpen your blades, shine your staves, and string your bows, Dragonicans.

The Hunt begins September 3rd...

Dragonica Online Loot Hunt

Celebrate the launch of the Dragonica Online Open Beta Test with THQ*ICE and win awesome prizes in the Dragonica Online Loot Hunt! Log in everyday and participate in the first-ever Loot Hunt event that offers players in-game and real world prizes! Interested in participating? Sign up for the Dragonica Online Loot Hunt at the following link:

Sign Up for the Dragonica Online Loot Hunt Here
Earn Loot Hunt Raffle Cards by hunting monsters. Collect these Raffle Cards to enter its prize drawing, upgrade them by trading up for higher-level Loot Hunt Raffle Cards, or redeem them for special Boost Balloon items that boost your stats. Players with Raffle Cards in their possession at the end of the event will be automatically entered into those Raffle Card prize drawings.

How to Win Prizes

In order to be entered for prize raffle drawings your character must have a Raffle Card in his/her possession at the end of the event period.

Where to Get Raffle Cards

So where can you find monsters that drop Raffle Cards?

There’s only one way to find out! Grab you sword, bow, claw or wand and start hunting. The World of Dragonica has lots of monsters and they have what you want!

While you will be able to find Raffle Cards throughout the world of Dragonica, the rarest cards will only drop in certain locations under certain circumstances…

What Do I Do Once I Get a Raffle Card?

During the Loot Hunt, players will find Raffle Cards that can be exchanged for special prizes. If you find a Raffle Card you have a few options:

1. Collect
Want to score awesome prizes? Keep all the Raffle Cards you find to be automatically entered into the prize drawing for the Raffle Card you found. Each Raffle Card you find is an entry so the more cards you find the higher your chances of winning will be. Be sure to read the official rules for Raffle Card limitations!

2. Upgrade
Want to battle your way to the top prize? Collect five (5) Raffle Cards of the same type and trade them to Event Organizer Gatto for one (1) Raffle Card of the next level prize. Example: Redeem five (5) [In-Game Prize Pack Raffle Cards] for one (1) [ICE Cash Raffle Card].

3. Redeem
Feel you have enough Raffle Cards? Redeem your Raffle Card for special Boost Balloon items that give a boost to your character’s statistics. The higher the prize level of the Raffle Card you redeem, the better the Boost Balloon’s bonuses! Note: Once a Raffle Card is redeemed for a Boost Balloon it is NOT eligible for the prize raffle. Boost Balloons character bonuses only apply during the Loot Hunt event.

When Do I Receive My Raffle Card?

Raffle Cards have a chance to drop after a monster has been defeated.

Rules

The Dragonica Online Loot Hunt begins September 3rd, 2009 at 5:00 AM Pacific until October 27th, 2009 11:59 PM Pacific.

You need to sign up for this event. You can do so by following this link:

Sign Up for the Dragonica Online Loot Hunt Here
Real-world prizes can only be won by participants who reside in the North American continent due to sweepstakes law. Some states are excluded. Official rules can be found here.

Prizes

We have six (6) awesome prizes with multiple winners and one (1) grand prize with one lucky winner!

Important: Be sure to keep your Raffle Cards. Only players with Raffle Cards at the end of the event (October 27th, 2009 11:59 PM Pacific) will be included in prize drawings.

• In-Game Prize Pack
  
  • Goodie bag of in-game items.

• ICE Cash
  
  • Make your way to the Cash Shop and purchase items with 200 ICE Cash.

• Dragonica Online T-Shirt
  
  • T-shirt design based on the winning entry of the “Craft A T-Shirt” contest.

• Dragonica Online Wall Scroll
  
  • Exclusive Dragonica Online wall scrolls: Gladiator, Priest, Thief and Archer.

• Dragonica Online Skinned 8GB iPod Touch Video and Music Player
  
  • Dragonica Online skinned portable entertainment player in the palm of your hands.

• Dragonica Online Skinned Laptop
  
  • Dragonica Online skinned laptops.

In addition, one lucky player will be our grand prize winner!

• Trip to Korea to meet the developer of Dragonica Online, Barunson Interactive!
  
  • Trip for two (2) to Seoul, Korea to meet the Dragonica Online development team.

We hope you’re as excited as we are and we look forward to seeing you in game.

Boost Balloons

So maybe you feel like you have enough Raffle Cards? If this is the case, Boost Balloons are the way to go.

During the Loot Hunt, you can redeem your Raffle Cards to Event Organizer Gatto for Boost Balloons. Boost Balloons are special items that give a bonus to your characters’ statistics when equipped. Each Boost Balloon has a level restriction and the bonus for each improves as you receive higher level Boost Balloons.

Note: Once a Raffle Card is redeemed for a Boost Balloon it is NOT eligible for the prize raffle. Boost Balloons have minimum level requirements. Boost Balloons can be used for the duration of the event.

Example:
1x [In-Game Prize Pack Raffle Card] = 1x [In-Game Prize Pack Boost Balloon]

Prize Level Table

Below is the prize level table so you can plan your Upgrade strategy:

Level: 1
Raffle Card: [In-Game Prize Pack Raffle Card]
Prize Item: In-Game Prize Pack
Balloon Name: [In-Game Prize Pack Boost Balloon]

Level: 2
Raffle Card: [ICE Cash Raffle Card]
Prize Item: ICE Cash
Balloon Name: [ICE Cash Boost Balloon]

Level: 3
Raffle Card: [T-Shirt Raffle Card]
Prize Item: T-Shirt
Balloon Name: [T-Shirt Boost Balloon]

Level: 4
Raffle Card: [Wall Scroll Raffle Card]
Prize Item: Wall Scroll
Balloon Name: [Wall Scroll Boost Balloon]

Level: 5
Raffle Card: [Media Player Raffle Card]
Prize Item: Dragonica Online Skinned 8GB iPod Touch Video and Music Player
Balloon Name: [Media Player Boost Balloon]

Level: 6
Raffle Card: [Laptop Raffle Card]
Prize Item: Dragonica Online Skinned Laptop
Balloon Name: [Laptop Boost Balloon]

Level: 7
Raffle Card: [Trip to Korea Raffle Card]
Prize Item: Trip to Korea
Balloon Name: [Trip to Korea Boost Balloon]

Example:
5x [T-Shirt Raffle Card] = 1x [Wall Scroll Raffle Card]

Dragonica Online Loot Hunt Summary

Event: Dragonica Online Loot Hunt
Details: Earn Loot Hunt Raffle Cards by hunting monsters. Collect these Raffle Card to enter its drawing, upgrade them to trade up for higher level Loot Hunt Raffle Cards, or redeem them for special bonus items to boost your stats. Players with raffle cards in their possession at the end of the event will be automatically entered into the drawing. You need to sign up for this event. Sign Up for the Dragonica Online Loot Hunt Here.
Rules: Official contest rules can be found here.
Duration: Starts September 3rd and ends October 27th.
Prizes:
- In-Game Prize Packs
- ICE Cash
- Dragonica Online T-Shirts
- Dragonica Online Wall Scrolls
- Dragonica Online Skinned 8GB iPod Touch Video and Music Player
- Dragonica Online Skinned Laptop
- Trip for Two to Korea to Meet Barunson Interactive

Happy hunting, Dragonicans!