It’s the end of Oryxmas and the Nexus is now celebrating the Lunar New Year. Apart from removing everything related to Oryxmas, we are taking the chance to make a few tweaks on Dungeon Modifiers and Item forge and fix some bugs.
These are the changes you can expect:
A Blueprint that was before allowed to craft Fractured Gemstone Wakizashi, Star of Enlightenment, and Sporous Spray Spell will now only unlock Sporous Spray Spell. It is still dropped by Crystal Worm Mother and is also eventually available through the Schematics system.
We have adjusted the frequency at which the S-Grade tier appears in naturally-spawned dungeons that appear very frequently in the realm (like Pirate Cave, Snake Pit, etc.). Of course, they are still possible, but they have an adjusted drop rate more adequate to the frequency in which they can be found.
‘Generous’ Dungeon Mod in Shatters was not functioning properly and it spawned the quest chest directly instead of the item, this has been fixed.
We gave a new meaning to Crystals of Fortune so you can get a chance to get a random skin from Basic to Exalted for cheaper. The Mystery Skin item will give you an equal chance to get one skin from all skins in the game (excluding the ones deemed exclusive). You will be able to exchange 3 X 20 Crystals of Fortune at the Tinkerer for a Mystery Skin and try your luck again.
We are planning to update the Mystery [Class] Skins pool soon, so you can also exchange Crystals of Fortune for your preferred class Mystery Skin or some selected skins that will rotate from time to time. Also, we are working on a system to make usage out of repeatable skins. Let’s know if you have any ideas or feedback.
This update brings you the (almost complete) new shop experience. While we will still add new features to it, this is pretty much the new UI we wanted to present you with. Please let us know in the comments what are your thoughts on it.
You may be pleased to know that the bugs that affected the Kensei should be fixed. You can swoosh and slash at ease again. Also the new STs for the Bard, Summoner, and Kensei have started dropping. Check out the locations down below.
Here are the changes you can expect with this update:
This Valentine’s Day, we dream of the untold story of the King and Queen of the Shattered Kingdom. Their unfortunate fates are known today, but is anything recorded of their courtly life at the height of the Kingdom before Oryx the gladiator made his grab for power? The historians who unearthed the scrolls that told the tale of the Kingdom’s descent claim to have reason to speculate that life in the Court of the doomed Kingdom was a happy one and that the love the King and Queen had for each other may linger still… somewhere, in what remains untainted of their psyches. And, around this Festival of Love, the more romantic of these historians, mainly Knights and Paladins by trade, compose wistful poems and songs of what could’ve been. And of what remains. The Story of Love Campaign is an early experiment towards an actual Battlepass, where the real thing will of course be longer, more varied, and have free and purchased progression. Read more about it in our blog post.
We continued our improvements in the UI/UX of RotMG and we are moving all purchasable items, either with Gold or with Fame, to the Shop menu, so they are easy to access and all in one place. For now, we will keep the items exposed in the Nexus and Bazaar but this might change in the future. The tabs should be very self explanatory and you can easily distinguish Mystery Boxes from Packages via the chest icon on the top-right.
We also added the possibility to experiment with cloths in the Wardrobe and save your outfits for later. Give it a try!
Mystery skins:
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Mystery Pet skins:
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For a complete list of all the skins you can get with each pool of Mystery items please visit this page. (layout going to be better soon)
The new ST sets will now drop from the following enemies:
Hailstorm – Esben the Unwilling (Ice Cave)
Thundering Chorus – Xolotl the Lightning God (Secluded Thicket)
Wind Dancer Robe – Feargus the Obsidian Dragon (Lair of Draconis)
Augur of the Tempest – Daichi the Fallen (Mountain Temple)
Earthen Ward – Daichi the Fallen (Mountain Temple)
Stonemould Mace – Limoz the Veridian Dragon (Lair of Draconis)
Rocky Robe – Archdemon Malphas (Abyss of Demons)
Steadfast Glyph – Sandstone Titan (Ancient Ruins)
Saif of the Deep – Calamity Crab/Mini Crabs and Treasure room chest (Deadwater Docks)
Loch Sheath – Thessal the Mermaid Goddess and Coral Gift (Ocean Trench)
Barrier Reef – Royal Cnidarian (Cnidarian Reef)
Alexander’s Band – Thessal the Mermaid Goddess and Coral Gift (Ocean Trench)
Valentine’s has ended and therefore the Nexus is back to its Spring version. With this release, we are having some stability fixes and minor changes.
There’s a new Story of War in the Realm and with it comes a fix for the Kensei Dash.
We are also bringing you the new Captcha system which should be a nice way to counter the bots in Realm. So let’s jump straight into the new things coming to Realm!
The captcha system is something we have been preparing for some time and is a big step towards countering the pesky bots we see in the Realm.
Solving the captcha means clicking the three given shapes on the square picture in the order provided above it. After that, you can submit the result by hitting verify. If successful, you should see the launcher logging into the account. If failed, a new captcha is displayed with the text “Try again” below it. You can submit three wrong results before it locks you out (and displays “Too many failed captchas” popup).
A young Kensei with amusing skills. She does a short, but strong dash, sprays flames, and spawns extra projectiles on the third use. Her light powerful blade with curving shots is capable of burning even the toughest opponents. Traveling along with her fire lizard, she joins the realm all fired up and ready for battle!
The newest update to Realm is coming today! New exciting things are coming to Realm. Two dungeons long in need of a touch-up — the Mountain Temple and Lair of Draconis — are finally hitting the live game with many great gameplay changes, we hope you enjoy the experience these refreshed dungeons will now bring! Another long-awaited change is a rework to Bows, try them out in-game and let us know what you think of them in the blog comments. Let’s not forget about the two new campaigns we are bringing into the game. Elemental Easter is coming with a big event schedule, make sure to check out the overview down below.
Water, Air, Fire, Earth. The Masters followed a strict routine that trained the mind and body in conjunction with the Elements. This training method, never completely forgotten but lost to the waves of time, is now resurfacing again thanks to the inspiration provided by the Masters who have reunited after centuries of adventures.
The carefree friend of Flames. The voice who calls the Storms. The guardian and nurturer of the Earth. The sword that bends the Ocean waves.
Together, the four masters have brought ancient knowledge back to the Nexus heroes, and taught them to use their weapons, and more importantly their minds, in a focused, enhanced manner.
While the Four had a common cause in helping the Heroes improve their prowess, they took a peculiar interest in the Kensei, Summoner, and Bard, bestowing them with ancient artifacts and the knowledge to use them. Those artifacts had long-awaited for the Heroes worthy of using them to appear and now, they shine as bright as the motivation of those who will take them into battle.
We prepared two campaigns for all of you to enjoy! The first one, Nature’s Upheaval, starts today and will get the festive mood going. Nature’s Upheaval will end on April 11, 12 PM UTC but will have a Grace period until April 13, 12 PM UTC during which you can claim rewards, but not points.
The second campaign is called Elemental Equinox and starts on April 13, 12PM UTC and lasts until April 26, 12 PM UTC. The Grace period lasts until April 28, 12 PM UTC.
Find out more about how to receive campaign points and what kind of rewards we have in place for you, down below.
How to get Campaign Points:
Dungeon/Encounter | Points | Tokens |
Forbidden Jungle | 1 | 1x Catalyst of Air |
Sprite World | 25 | 1x Catalyst of Air |
Undead Lair | 30 | 1x Catalyst of Air |
Cursed Library | 30 | 1x Catalyst of Air |
The Shatters: Archmage | 40 | 8x Catalyst of Air |
The Machine | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Air |
Parasite Chambers | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Air |
Cube God | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Air |
Skull Shrine | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Air |
Untaris | 60 | 12x Catalyst of Air |
The Third Dimension | 60 | 12x Catalyst of Air |
Haunted Cemetery | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Air |
High Tech Terror | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Air |
The Void | 80 | 16x Catalyst of Air |
Garnet Statue | 25 | 3x Catalyst of Fire |
Jade Statue | 30 | 3x Catalyst of Water, 3x Catalyst of Air |
Gemsbok | 50 | 10x Catalyst of Earth |
Leucoryx | 50 | 10x Catalyst of Air |
Beisa | 50 | 10x Catalyst of Fire |
Dammah | 50 | 10x Catalyst of Water |
Mountain Temple | 55 | 2x Catalyst of Earth, 3x Catalyst of Fire, 3x Catalyst of Water, 3x Catalyst of Air |
Rock Dragon | 55 | 3x Catalyst of Earth, 3x Catalyst of Fire, 2x Catalyst of Water, 3x Catalyst of Air |
Oryx’s Castle | 70 | 3x Catalyst of Earth, 5x Catalyst of Fire, 3x Catalyst of Water, 3x Catalyst of Air |
Janus | 70 | 3x Catalyst of Earth, 3x Catalyst of Fire, 3x Catalyst of Water, 5x Catalyst of Air |
Lair of Draconis | 70 | 3x Catalyst of Earth, 5x Catalyst of Fire, 3x Catalyst of Water, 3x Catalyst of Air |
Avatar of the Forgotten King | 70 | 3x Catalyst of Earth, 3x Catalyst of Fire, 3x Catalyst of Water, 5x Catalyst of Air |
Wine Cellar | 80 | 4x Catalyst of Earth, 4x Catalyst of Fire, 4x Catalyst of Water, 4x Catalyst of Air |
Oryx 3 | 100 | 5x Catalyst of Earth, 5x Catalyst of Fire, 5x Catalyst of Water, 5x Catalyst of Air |
Forest Maze | 1 | 1x Catalyst of Earth |
Spider Den | 1 | 1x Catalyst of Earth |
Snake Pit | 25 | 5x Catalyst of Earth |
Ancient Ruins | 25 | 5x Catalyst of Earth |
Fungal Cavern | 25 | 5x Catalyst of Earth |
Toxic Sewers | 30 | 6x Catalyst of Earth |
Cave of A Thousand Treasures | 40 | 8x Catalyst of Earth |
Belladonna’s Garden | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Earth |
Woodland Labyrinth | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Earth |
Grand Sphinx | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Earth |
Crystal Worm Father | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Earth |
Crystal Cavern | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Earth |
Biff the Buffed Bunny | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Earth |
Katalund | 60 | 12x Catalyst of Earth |
Battle for the Nexus | 60 | 12x Catalyst of Earth |
Tomb of the Ancients | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Earth |
Secluded Thicket | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Earth |
The Hive | 1 | 1x Catalyst of Fire |
The Shatters: Sentinel | 20 | 4x Catalyst of Fire |
Manor of the Immortals | 30 | 6x Catalyst of Fire |
Puppet Master’s Theatre | 30 | 6x Catalyst of Fire |
Abyss of Demons | 30 | 6x Catalyst of Fire |
The Shatters: King | 35 | 7x Catalyst of Fire |
The Crawling Depths | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Fire |
Oryx’s Chamber | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Fire |
LH Lost Sentry | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Fire |
Malogia | 60 | 12x Catalyst of Fire |
Lair of Shaitan | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Fire |
Puppet Master’s Encore | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Fire |
Killer Bee Nest | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Fire |
The Nest | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Fire |
Lost Halls | 80 | 16x Catalyst of Fire |
Pirate Cave | 1 | 1x Catalyst of Water |
Magic Woods | 25 | 5x Catalyst of Water |
Candyland Hunting Grounds | 30 | 6x Catalyst of Water |
Mad Lab | 30 | 6x Catalyst of Water |
Davy Jones’ Locker | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Water |
Ice Cave | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Water |
Ocean Trench | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Water |
Lord of the Lost Lands | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Water |
Ghost Ship | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Water |
Hermit God | 40 | 8x Catalyst of Water |
Ice Tomb | 55 | 11x Catalyst of Water |
Forax | 60 | 12x Catalyst of Water |
Deadwater Docks | 60 | 12x Catalyst of Water |
Cnidarian Reef | 70 | 14x Catalyst of Water |
Cultist Hideout | 80 | 16x Catalyst of Water |
“Nature’s Upheaval Free Pack” will be available for free from today until the 3rd of April 08:00:00 UTC.
The pack will include:
“Elemental Equinox Free Pack” will be available for free from the 13th of April 08:00:01 UTC until the 18th of April 08:00:00 UTC
The pack will include:
Description:
…our Mother and our Essence and our livelihood… we would now seek its full potential.
+10 DEF, 6% XP bonus
Description:
…a driving force, indeed the driving force of nature and of civilization, would drive us once again to…
+10 ATT, 6% XP bonus
Description:
We sought to ape its astonishing force, to reproduce it in our environment…
+10 DEX, 6% XP bonus
Description:
…the principle of things that are, Water could take all forms that make up our world, and we harnessed it…
+10 DEX, 6% XP bonus
Description:
Within this relic, all elements swirl in perfect equilibrium. What would otherwise unleash cataclysmic disaster holds together in immaculate arcane homeostasis. We would surpass it.
Fury of Flame and Storm: Gain +5 attack and dexterity while attacking if your health is above 90% Max HP
Perseverance of Land and Water: Gain +5 defense and +15 vitality for 10 seconds when taking damage below 60% Max HP
Cooldown: 15 seconds
Passive: +80 HP +80 MP
Celestial Blade reskin
Description:
Our elder would look upon the storms and pondered on how a thing with no substance could leave but desolation in its wake.
Sadamune reskin
Description:
And the Great Wave bore upon our dwellings, flushing us and our beasts and our tools… but one remained, and he held aloft his blade, and summoned to himself the powers that still haunted this place.
Bow of Mystical Energy reskin
Description:
What force would do but the very force behind life and movement? No other. This weapon would prove it.
Leaf Bow reskin
Description:
She had read the tomes of other races, and she had the wisdom of the Earth. She saw how we must proceed.
Cube God, Skull Shrine, Ghost Ship, Grand Sphinx, The Nest and Hermit God have their April Fool’s resprites…
…and Chicken Oryx awaits you in his Chicken Chamber!
Additionally, you’ll find the Avatar of the Forgotten King is also in costume.
As the Elemental Equinox takes place over the Realm, you can choose to (cosmetically) become the Master of the Elements, an unprecedented Wizard skin with four sets of elemental attack animations or get a new companion in a form of an Elemental Beast, a towering arcane creature of the Elemental Plane.
But getting them is not easy and requires sacrifice. You will need to merge skins of all four elements in order to obtain one of the Elemental master skins. For Elemental Beast you will be required to complete the “Faithful Beast” quest and use Young Water Elemental Pet Skin, Young Earth Elemental Pet Skin, Fire Elemental Sorcerer Skin and Air Elemental Paladin Skin: four skins that you can get from the free campaigns during the event. If you decide to merge them into a Beast, remember to not unlock those skins before you gather all four, so you are able to exchange them at Tinkerer.
On the other hand, Master of the Elements Wizard Skin will be available at the Tinkerer in exchange for Water Elemental Summoner Skin, Earth Elemental Knight Skin, Young Fire Elemental Pet Skin, and Young Air Elemental Pet Skin. Those elemental skins will be available in a pack and boxes. In exchange for this merge, besides the amazing Wizard skin, you will also get 100 Crystals of Extreme Fortune as a result.
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With the arrival of Spring in the northern hemisphere, the temperatures are rising and nights are becoming shorter. For those of you that have been with us for a while, you might already be familiar with the last bounty that we had during Autumn. Well, as the leaves are returning to the trees, so is a Spring version of the bounty coming to Realm.
For those of you that need a refresher. Whenever you make a purchase of select boxes or packs, you will get one or several Spring Gifts, a mystery item that contains many rewards with potentially very high value. Spring Gifts don’t add to the price of the box or pack.
If you get Spring Treasures from the Gift, it will drop one of the treasures for you: Secret Hoard, Backup Stash, Key to Oryx’s Armory, or Mirror of Vanity. You’ll have to reach out to customer support in order to claim the bounties. Please keep in mind that bounties from Secret Hoard or Backup Stash will be added to your account after the end of the program.
Please note that the description of the following items is not correct. You have time to redeem the items until the 14th of May 2022. We are going to correct this error with the next release.
Spring Bounty starts today, March 29th, and will end on May 1st. You will be able to claim your bounties until May 14th.
Spring Gift drops:
In order to fully enjoy the refreshed Lair of Draconis and Mountain Temple, Rock Dragon and Jade and Garnet statues will spawn in a scripted rather than the usual way:
Katanas have been adjusted to have a more interesting and congruent stat distribution.
We are introducing a completely new playstyle for Bows! We hope you enjoy this new change and let us know what you think of it.
Some bows like the Crossbow, the Double Bow, and the Heavy Crossbow have been renamed to match their new functions. They will now be called “Hardwood Bow”, “Sharpshooter Bow” and Redwood Bow”.
Magic. Was it the fifth element, really? Sages wouldn’t agree with it, and it remained a hot debate topic amongst academics. But it never transcended that.
Except for the ones who secretly researched this volatile, almost forbidden element.
Woken up from slumber, the ancient dark spirits once again pledge loyalty to the king whose name nobody remembers. A power darker than themselves. The Forgotten King is somewhat… different? And what is the Archmage doing? Somehow, the Magi inside the Castle is changing. It is adapting, growing in speed and intensity. The dark magic runs through the Castle like blood through the veins of a strong, dark lifeform. How is the Shattered Kingdom changing yet again?
We have decided to alter The Shatters to cut down on the time needed to complete it. We have done that trying to keep the essence of the dungeon, but focusing on the Castle section, which was the part that received the most feedback and also what our data indicated could benefit the most from a completion time reduction. We also wanted to improve the Dungeon’s balance toward solo players. Overall, we aimed for Shatters to have a very significant speed up thanks to these changes, which we detail here:
This QoL change will allow you to mark a pet as “favorite” by clicking on the little icon next to its name in the Pet Menu (go to Pet Yard and talk to the Yard Caretaker).
A “favorited” pet will auto-follow your character when you create a new character.
When you attempt to unlock a skin you already own, you will get a prompt to swap it for Crystals of Fortune. Please note that this does not apply to rank 6 skins, tradeable skins, and no rank skins.
A popup will appear when you try to consume a skin that you already have in the wardrobe:
A notification is shown once the skin has been recycled:
Crystals of Fortune are sent to the Gift chest
The following Skins were made tradable: