UPDATED: Release 53 Livestream – May 4, 2018 (Sky Navy Themed!)

Another release livestream is upon us! The Release 53 Livestream is set for next week May 4, right after Release 53 goes live on April 26 this week.

All Avatars from around the world are welcomed 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. In honor of spring time here in the north, this event’s stretch goals are entirely spring themed!

NEW! STRETCH GOALS: We are offering funding rewards to any player that makes a minimum purchase of $5 during a twelve hour window during the day of the livestream, on May 4 from 12:00 PM to 11:59 PM CDT (May 4 17:00 to May 5 05:00 UTC). NEW! All purchases during the twelve hour window will count towards the stretch goals, not just the four hours of the livestream! NOTE: Spending Store Credit to make $5 minimum purchase does not apply.

UPDATE: Our stretch goals have changed! We are celebrating the Sky Navy with a set of stretch goals inspired by the brave Aeronauts who fight in the skies above Novia.

• $10K: /floatmeditate (sit crosslegged and float)
• $25K: Blue Electric Sword
• $35K: Cylindrical Automaton Pet
• $50K: Electric Halberd, Electric Staff
• $65K: Adobe Dome Deco Set (with bonus Burned Skeletons & Blue Cylinders decos)
• $80K: White Aeronaut Clockwork Full Face Helm, Black Aeronaut Clockwork Full Face Helm, & All Metal Crossbow
• $90K: Double XP for 1st 2 Weeks of R54 (including Crafting) & Red Electric Sword
• $100K: White Clockwork Aeronaut Armor
• $110K: Black Clockwork Aeronaut Armor with Cloak

• $10K: /rainbow
• $25K: Leaf Backpack
• $35K: Flower Still Life Painting Set
• $50K: Floral Print / Style Dress
• $65K: Dark Thorn Weapons: Bow & 1h Sword
• $80K: Dark Thorn Weapons: Mace, Wand, Staff

NEW! 12 HOURS OF SALES: We will be having twelve hours of sales around the livestream from 12:00 PM to 11:59 PM CDT (May 4 17:00 to May 5 05:00 UTC)! All of the following items in the below categories will be on sale at approx. 20% off for the entire 12 hours. As noted above all purchases during the twelve hours will count towards the stretch goals!

• Viking Bundles
• Obsidian Bundles
• Kobold Bundles
• Elven Bundles
• Shogun Bundles
• Make a Difference
• Home Decorations
• Outdoor Decorations
• Lot Deeds, POT Upgrades, Homes and Basements
• Pets and Music
• Emotes and Fireworks
• Dyes, and Patterns

EXPIRING ITEMS: Store Credits convert to COTOs on May 7!

SCHEDULE:

• 3PM: Introductions and Q&A
• 3:45PM: Deep Dive 1: Combat & Crafting
• 4:30PM: World Building Tour: New Scenes
• 5:30PM: Deep Dive 2: Physical Goods
• 6:15PM: Q&A Continues
• 7PM: Ending Announcements

Click here for more details!

 

I'll kick in $500 if you guys add a tamable Drake to the game.

 

I'll kick in $5k if you add a "mating" emote.

 

This seems to be the same as the list from last spring's thorn weapon list. I hoped there would be more variety to expand the set. Daggers, axes, halberds, etc.

 

Looking forward to it

 

I'm actually most excited about the paintings and the dark thorn bow.

 

Greetings All and @Berek, looking forward to the live stream especially the Deep Dive on the Physical Goods. As for the stretch goals... Can we get a new version of a shelf that is for holding Paintings and Tapestries? With the Lapin art work, the Virtue and Anti Virtue Parchments, the magic collection, and now the Flower Still Life Painting Set I don't have enough wall space to display everything. I can put it in my "Climate Controlled" basement but I need an Art Shelf to stack them vertically.

 

Can i only ask the questions during the livestream?

I wonder how many Physical Goods Deep Dive i have to see, until i recive my Box.

 

You can also ask them in the Comments section of the main announcement linked above please.

 

I thought you folks would consider the 1 or 2 week double xp at the 80k stretch goal. Actually it should be a permanent part of the 80k stretch goal for all future livestreams. Win/Win situation for all. R/Boris/El Pirata

 

We already got 1 week of double XP from the QA Stress Test

I wouldn't be opposed to more weeks of Double XP though

 

It was a suggestion I made prior to the last livestream and @DarkStarr added it if we hit $90k stretch which we missed. I also suggested it separately on their two year plan thread. I see it as an incentive that benefits port financially and the players with double xp if the stretch goal is met. If it is included as a permanent part of the 80k stretch goal then many of those that attend/contribute at the livestream can plan for it. R/Boris/El Pirata.

 

First thing I thought of when I heard "dark thorn" was "black thorn" I have to admit :> Alas.

Some players of the evil persuasion though might enjoy thorn armor and a thorn helmet, a la Dark Souls.

 

I think they're Dark, twisted 'evil' versions.

I was hoping for Leaf Armor to go with last year's leaf spear and shield.

 

@Arcanoxer, this was addressed in the Q2 2018 Schedule Update:

Your physical goods will be on their way to you no later than the 30th of June of this year... Assuming a maximum number of Physical Goods Deep Dives... one in each Weekly Livestream, and one in each Release Post Mortem, the answer to your question would seem to be Thirteen at a maximum, with possibly a Fourteenth if there were to be another Physical Goods Deep Dive while the goods were actually shipping.

 

@Berek
How about a sale for the new heraldry items?

 

i asked last year about thorn wings.