Second Continent Angrakka Awaits!

Angrakka
The Continent of Chaos

Introduction

Since beginning your journey to the world of dragons, the adventures presented to you have guided your exploration of Dragonica's southwestern continent, El Grego. You have survived arduous battles and served as champion for the forces of good in this land. Despite your many triumphs, dark rumors told between clenched teeth speak of an untamed territory where evil has rooted itself, defying your efforts. The land of Angrakka, the continent of chaos, beckons you to its shores. Will you follow? Will you overcome?

The Path to Angrakka

Angrakka, the southeastern land mass of Dragonica, is separated from its sister continent, El Grego, by molten rock and putrid swamps. Symbolic of the chaotic nature of Angrakka, these rotting lands are teeming with all manner of creatures who seek to make your first steps in their continent your last. If your courage implores you to press on, travel past the Lava Rock Fields and Molten Raeth to arrive in the city of Libra. Here you are apt to find many hapless adventurers too timid to proceed. Beyond this last bastion of sanctuary lies the Dried Woods Swamp, entrance to the greater Smoldering Swamp, a labyrinth of dying vegetation populated by unseemly monsters. Now your Angrakkan adventure truly begins.

New Angrakkan Towns

Should you survive long enough, you may stumble upon the oasis of Portobello Village near overgrown Sanctuary of the Gods or find harborage in Camp Ellora beyond the crystalline Frigid Canyon. With the uncharted maps of Angrakka being home to murderous creatures between levels 40 and 60, these shelters will be a welcome respite. You may also find lost vendors and wandering merchants willing to engage in commerce on the battlefield.

New Job Class Promotions

While exploring the perilous lands of Angrakka, heroes have discovered new disciplines to practice and master. Warriors have honed their abilities to become pious Paladins or brutal Myrmidons. Magicians have channeled their craft to elevate to wholesome Shamans or destructive Warmages. Archers have developed their skills to graduate to crafty Pathfinders or powerful Grenadiers. Thieves have evolved their techniques to become manipulative Harlequins or tricky Ninjas. In order to promote to these new classes, you must first defeat the Magma Drake Lavalon and be at least level 40. Once you have completed these feats, talk to Pablo the Alchemist in the city of Libra and accept his quest titled "An Offer of Help".

Your Journey Continues in Angrakka

So, brave heroes, journey forth into the continent of chaos and take on the challenge to dispel evil from the land of Angrakka. While you traverse the swampland, you will face fearsome new monsters such as man-sized, wasp-like Firefly Sentinels, reptilian Webfoots wielding polearms, and half-man, half-beast Kentar. As you enter the frozen wastes of to the north, icy Kong Frogs, towering Yeti, and mischievous Spore Fairies will stalk your every step. Be on your guard! Your journey to the world of dragons has just begun!

The path to Angrakka opens with Dragonica Online v0.7.78, arriving September 3rd! Click here for the Server Status forum thread. Journey well, Dragonicans!

Guess the Open Beta Test Start Date Contest Results

Here are the results of the Guess the Open Beta Test Start Date contest! The lucky guessers, chosen at random, are blademyth, mrblack, mult5354, and rubra00.

Congratulations, winners! You will be contacted via email so we can deliver your Dragonica Online wall scrolls to you. You will each receive one of the following at random:


The Open Beta Test has just begun and we have many new and exciting events for you to participate in. Check the Contests and Events forum for the latest!

Dragonica Online v0.7.74 Patch Notes

Dragonica Online Open Beta Test
v0.7.74 Patch Notes
General

• [Helpful Gift] items have been fixed and will be given to players who complete the "Wolf Counter Attack" quest. We will address reissuing of this item.
  
• Dozens of text fixes in the quest dialogue.
  
• Improvements to the profanity filter.
  
• Updated character creation cinematic.

Graphics

• Fixed an animation issue with the Launch Grenade skill.
  
• Fixed an animation issue related to repeatedly hitting the C key.

Interface

• Dozens of text fixes to the user interface.
  
• In-game mail no longer erroneously displays other in-game mail's contents.

Gameplay

• Vendor NPCs no longer behave like Vending Machine NPCs.
  
• Item crafting can no longer be performed while your character is dead.

Trade

• Removed ICE Cash sale option from Open Market. It was not an intended function.
  
• Item levels now display properly in the stock management window.

Items

• Teleport cards can no longer be used while your character is dead.
  
• Fixed tooltips related to the Item Vault.

Player vs. Player

• PvP Lobby text areas increased to allow more letters.

March of the Fellowship Contest

The Dragon Fellowship is composed of heroes like yourselves and we want to commemorate your first steps together in Dragonica Online! Whether it's your bestest leveling buddies, your tight-knit guild, or just friendly Dragonicans passing by, collect them together for a chance for you all to win big!

March of the Fellowship

Gather as many other players together with you, strike your most heroic fellowship pose, and snap a screenshot. Post your screenshot in the event thread on the forums along with a list of all players included to enter! All listed participants in a screenshot will receive a prize if the submission wins! There will be a first, second, and third place winner for this contest.

Read the contest forum thread for full details! Say cheese, heroes!

TenTonHammer.com Interviews THQ*ICE's Ben Serviss

Massively multiplayer online game news site TenTonHammer.com has published a lengthy interview with THQ*ICE's Ben Serviss, Product Manager for Dragonica Online. The questions asked pertain to our Open Beta Test, gameplay, upcoming content, and more. Here's a snippet to get you started:

Ten Ton Hammer: You’ve spent a lot of time localizing Dragonica Online for North America. What would you consider to be the biggest changes that you implemented compared to how the game plays in Asia?

Ben Serviss: The first thing you’ll notice is the text. Well actually, you won’t notice it because we think we did a pretty solid job of making sure that everything in game makes as much sense as it should to players here. In some of the games you’ll play, maybe they’ll have focused more on graphics on the technical side but we really wanted to make sure that our first impression is positive and that people can play the game and not think that this just got off the boat but is a game that was developed, made and crafted specifically for an American audience.

Even more importantly than that is how the experience could work. When we first looked at the game being developed in Korea, there was a focus on grinding through levels and doing a lot of repetitive tasks so we wanted to take everything that was great about this game and remove some of the burden on the player. What we’ve managed to do is adjust the curve enough so that you are not pressured to do the same thing over and over. It’s okay to explore at a pace that you find fun.

To read full interview on TenTonHammer.com, click here.

My Dragon Vacation Contest

Summer is rapidly coming to a close and we want to hear how you spent it... in Dragonica Online! Write up a brief summary of your vacation in the world of Dragonica in this thread to be entered into the My Dragon Vacation contest.

My Dragon Vacation

The essay must be between 250 and 500 words in length and the content must follow the forum rules. There will be three winners for this contest.

Read the contest forum thread for full details! Writing caps on, Dragonicans

Received A Cosmetic Balloon Coupon During PBT/CBT? Use It Again!

Dragonicans who participated in our Preview Beta Test and Closed Beta Test were presented with a number of opportunities to secure special promotional cosmetic balloon items. We are proud to announce the coupons players received for these items are still valid for use during Open Beta Test.

The emailed coupons for these promotional balloons can be re-submitted to Event Organizer Gatto:

• Preview Beta Balloon Pack: [Doodoo Balloon], [Piggy Balloon], and [Cutie Balloon]
  
• [E3 Balloon]
  
• [MMORPG Balloon]
  
• [Xfire Balloon]
  
• [Ten Ton Hammer Balloon]
  
• [GameSpy Balloon]

The coupon for the [Comic-Con Balloon] can be found in the Dragonica Online comic books handed out at Comic-Con 2009. These coupons are also valid for OBT and can be submitted to Event Organizer Gatto.

The coupon for the [Anime Expo Balloon] can be found on the Dragonica Online postcards handed out at Anime Expo 2009. These coupons are also valid for OBT and can be submitted to Event Organizer Gatto. If you lost or discarded your Dragonica Online postcard, we will be looking into issuing new coupons to THQ*ICE Passports made at Anime Expo 2009.

Please note that these coupons will expire on October 1st so enter them today!