Category Archives: Update of the Avatar

Update of the Avatar #88 – 2014.08.29: R9 Re-Opens This Weekend, R9 Perspectives, R9 Player Events, Duke Waterfront Lot, Lord Rewards, and More!

August 29, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Release 9 Re-Opens Aug 29 – Sep 1 for PAX versus Dragoncon
Release 9 Perspectives & Release 10 Preview
Release 9 Player Events
Expanded Duke Waterfront Lot
Lord Rewards: Royal Scepter and Royal Orb
Galactic Inquiry: Starr Long Talks Persistant Worlds [full interview]
Pen of the Avatar: Character Armor Variations
Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
Upcoming Events

This combat from earlier today was a draw between PAX and Dragoncon (no thanks to me with my zero kills!)

Release 9 Re-Opens Aug 29 – Sep 1 for PAX versus Dragoncon

Update of the Avatar #87 – 2014.08.22: Play R9 Now!, Team Combat is Here, Player Hosted Events, Island of Choice, Streaming Radio, and More!

August 22, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Team Combat Is Here – Play R9 Now!
Release 9 In-game Community Events
PaxLair Player Town in Release 9
Release 9 Welcome Quest
Player Hosted PvP Tournaments
Developer Pledge Reward: Aether Vibration Amplifier (aka SotA Wireless Streaming Radio)
The Island of Choices
Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
This Week In The News
Upcoming Events

What is it about Chaos that attracts the best PvPers?

Team Combat Is Here – Play R9 Now!

Release 9 Instructions – Team Combat Is Here!

August 20, 2014

Chaos Ruled Earlier This Week During Internal Team PvP Combat Testing

But Virtue Reigned Supreme During Dev+ Community Testing
(…okay, Lord British being invulnerable might have given Virtue a slight advantage)

Update of the Avatar #86 – 2014.08.15: 6 Days till R9!, MMORPG Sweepstakes!, Lord’s Cloak, Ice Elemental, Barrel Mimic, Ardoris, Mini-Maps, and More!

August 15, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Shroud of the Avatar Opening Cinematic
Only 6 Days Until Release 9!
MMORPG.com Release 9 Weekend Access Sweepstakes!
Lord’s Cloak
Darkstarr Training Montage
Galactic Inquiry: Starr Long Talks Persistant Worlds
Call for Lore: Player Written Books
Obsidian Cloak
Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
Upcoming Events

Shroud of the Avatar Opening Cinematic

The opening moments of Shroud of the Avatar where first you learn of the mysterious lands of Novia, and you feel the alluring pull of your destiny…

Update of the Avatar #85 – 2014.08.08: MMORPG.com R9 Sweepstakes, R8 Player Events, Duke’s Cloak, Lord Marshal Hearth, Call for Lore, and More!

August 8, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

MMORPG.com Release 9 Weekend Access Sweepstakes!
Player Run Town Welcome Quests
New Britannia’s First Player Run Theatrical Production
Duke’s Cloak
Lord Marshal’s Great Hearth
Hangout of the Avatar: R8 Postmortem & R9 Preview
Call for Lore: Player Written Books
Through the Lunar Rift!
Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
Upcoming Events

MMORPG.com Pre-Alpha Release 9 Weekend Access Sweepstakes!

We’re excited to announce that MMORPG.com is sponsoring an exclusive sweepstakes where they are giving away 1000 Release 9 Weekend Access keys to MMORPG.com members. The cut-off date for eligibility is August 16th, so hurry over to MMORPG.com and get signed up for the sweepstakes!

[http://www.mmorpg.com/contests/sota_beta_sweeps.cfm]

Update of the Avatar #84 – 2014.08.01: R8 Perspectives, PvP Tournaments, Lord Marshal Throne, BotA Cloak, and More!

August 1, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

Release 8 Perspectives
Player Hosted PvP Tournaments
Lord Marshal Throne
Lord British and Darkstarr Outfits
Through the Lunar Rift!
Blade of the Avatar Cloak
More Stretch Goal Store Goodies
Alienware Sponsors $20 Pledge Upgrade Coupon
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
Upcoming Events

Shroud of the Avatar backers were “rooted” to their computers all weekend enjoying the new PvP combat!

Release 8 Perspectives

Update of the Avatar #83 – 2014.07.25: It’s PvP Time!, Shardfall Ruins, Titan of Love, Drinking Horn, Alienware Prizes, and More!

July 25, 2014

Greetings Fellow Avatars!

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

It’s PvP Time – Play R8 Now!
The Mad Hermit’s Video Guides to Release 8 Combat
Shardfall Ruins – Open PvP Zones
Starr Long shows off Release 8 with MMORPG!
Sequanna, The Titan of Love
~~Never~~ Always Read the Comments
Lord Marshal Drinking Horn
Underground Player Towns
Alienware Sponsors 1000 Access Keys and Prizes for Release 8
World Builder/Level Designer Job Opening
This Week In The News
Upcoming Events

It’s PvP Time – Come Play Release 8 Now!

Release 8 Instructions – It’s PvP Time!

July 23, 2014

It’s PvP Time!

[A Public Forum post by Starr Long]

Greetings Avatars,

Thank you to our loyal backers of Shroud of the Avatar. Release 8 access for all backers at First Responder level and above begins this Thursday, July 24 at 10:30 AM Central Time. Release 8 access will end on Monday, July 28 at 10:00 AM Central Time. Starting today, you can begin installing and patching (see instructions below), but login will not be enabled until Thursday morning.

This has been yet another incredible release to work on. We kicked it off with a bang by completely redirecting the entire release to focus on pulling PVP in earlier than previously planned. We then followed it up with an incredibly positive showing at the Rooster Teeth Expo here in Austin where we signed up over 300 potential backers for Release 8 access. Right after RTX , we managed to pull in Deck Building and Glyph Combat (originally planned for R9) and then we hunkered down and spent every day making combat and PVP better. We do daily dev death matches in the Castle Arena Basement and they are epic! The team has never been more engaged and excited. Even team members who are not traditionally drawn to PVP were pulled in and had fun. After each death match, we meet to discuss the results and decide what we want to fix / add for the next session. The end result is combat that offers a truly refreshing and compelling experience that is completely different than anything we have played. Is it still rough? Of course it is, but it positively seethes with potential and you, our incredible backers, are going to help us reach that potential.

Without further ado here are the R8 deliverables, along with some extra notes and new deliverables in italics.