Test Realm is up!

[Happy Fun Ball]

I noticed that my max energy isn't going up as I gain levels like in the past. Also, the Zeke and Eloise quests aren't showing that you get training points. I haven't completed them yet, so I don't know if that's just a glitch or they really don't give the points this time.

[Phenoixblizzard]

Oh I'm sorry that the link didn't work for you. I went to the website, without logging in as a member, and I was able to access the Game Updates on that link. Not sure what the problem is. ??

@Sparck Is KI having some kind of problems with someone getting the "403 Forbidden Access" message?

AluraMist

It's not your fault the link isn't working. The error code even appears on the login screen for the game (I can log in with no issues or I'd be mad) so I can't even see if there's a $5 one month membership deal going on. I have zero idea what's going on as I just started blaming the issues on test realm prep. I did PM @Sparck about it and asking for advice. No response yet.

[Sparck]

The new spell effects look quite interesting, although why KingsIsle can't share the spells themselves for us non-members is annoying. If I were to guess the school these new mechanics are associated with, here they are:

• DOT Trap: This one is easy, it is clearly the Fire school!
• Defeat Blade: This would be fitting with the Death school, but I could also see it belonging to Storm.
• Convert Blade: Definitely the Balance school, though I wish that Balance would get a Prism spell instead.
• Taunt: After all these years, Taunt will finally have a use! My fellow Ice Wizards must be excited.
• Pacify: Life Wizards, rejoice! Pacify will finally be brought into the meta. I hope that the already existent Pacify/Taunt spells will be affected by these new changes too.
• Confusion: This spell has Myth written all over it. I do wonder if we need another Beguile like spell in the Arena though, hmm...
• Push Jinx: This spell is expelling Storm vibes. Storm is all about their blades and blade utility (Think Enfeeble, Cleanse Charm), so my money is that this will belong to Diviners.

I am curious how the Pet Lending system will work, and what the rewards will be.. KingsIsle, why can't you divulge everything about your updates in the update notes!? But honestly, if KingsIsle truly wanted to improve pet hatching they would revoke the nasty Kiosk price hikes and give us a craftable Pet Vault.

The Castle Tours improvements are a welcome sight to see for housing decorators, and I am especially excited for the placeable world gate, bank improvement and other new housing items!


I am happy to see that PvP is still being improved! It looks like 5th Age isn't being dropped yet though, so hopefully we'll have more time with these wonderful free Tournaments... Also, can anybody confirm if the effectiveness of our gear will remain the same?
If we have 100% Critical now, will we have 100% Crit in Test?


The new Monstrology and Beastmoon isn't for me, but I'm sure that it has made many other Players satisfied. The new Crown Shop delivery invoice is great, and I love the added transparency! We are still waiting on an improved Loremaster and Spellemental system though, any idea when that will drop @Sparck?
Also, excitement for the Jewel Mine bug being fixed! It was so annoying getting stuck in there...

Glad things are looking promising overall! I find the Crowns Shop Invoice useful too.

I'm not sure about Loremaster and Spellemental systems at the moment.

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It's not your fault the link isn't working. The error code even appears on the login screen for the game (I can log in with no issues or I'd be mad) so I can't even see if there's a $5 one month membership deal going on. I have zero idea what's going on as I just started blaming the issues on test realm prep. I did PM @Sparck about it and asking for advice. No response yet.

I didn't get a PM but I saw your msg here! There is currently an issue with Crowns Shop qualified players not able to access Karamelle after logging in. We're looking into it now and hope to have a fix asap.

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Good grief. Is this test realm going to be more bugged than the previous two updates?

This is Test Realm which is meant to find issues and help us to resolve them before they go to the Live Realms. Expecting Test Realm to not have bugs defeats the purpose of it. It isn't just a preview of the game in its complete state, so please keep this in mind when having expectations about seeing the new content.

[Phenoixblizzard]

I didn't get a PM but I saw your msg here! There is currently an issue with Crowns Shop qualified players not able to access Karamelle after logging in. We're looking into it now and hope to have a fix asap.

I can resend the PM if needed, but it's actually a 403 forbidden error I keep getting when attempting to access the website from any link and computer. KI support said it wasn't anything on their end while my internet provider is claiming it's not on their end as well. I'm at a loss as to what to do about it.

[Sparck]

I can resend the PM if needed, but it's actually a 403 forbidden error I keep getting when attempting to access the website from any link and computer. KI support said it wasn't anything on their end while my internet provider is claiming it's not on their end as well. I'm at a loss as to what to do about it.

Oh, please continue to work with support. They have more access to your account than I would.

If they haven't told you though, I would clear cache and refresh your browser cookie settings. That may do the trick.

[Happy Fun Ball]

Ok, after completing the Zeke and Eloise quests, I can say that you don't get any training points for either of them. You also don't get a badge for the Zeke quest, though you do for the Eloise quest.

[Happy Fun Ball]

Level 140 title:

[Cosmos]

Level 140 title:

And here we see the real reason test realm took so long to release: KI was fresh out of synonyms for titles.

[Happy Fun Ball]

Looks like there's level 135 gems now.

[Dylan Windwalker]

Looks like there's level 135 gems now.

That likely means there will be "Dazzling" critical jewels too, which is good for me because I don't have any Sparkling Balance Critical Jewels (+18 ones) on Dylan and now I don't have to worry about actively farming them