So Shadress has appeared a few more times and the Wasteland didn't break...neat. Also, I may act like it bothers me with the grief I'm getting for it, rest assured that I find it hilarious. 9 years to screw up and when I do, the playerbase refuses to let me live it down.

Anyway, I never clarified about what will come with fighting Shadress.

If you manage to put up a good fight and she deems you worthy, you will receive the banner for fighting her

Even if you come in at the end of the fight and manage to impress or defeat her, you can get the banner

Shadress has been loaded with a bunch of goodies that she will send to those she deems worthy at the end of Halloween

These can include a Voodoo Doll (which when used can give you a bunch of goodies). Also, she might...maybe...possibly...this is just a rumor...have a fancy little red box that is somewhat heavy and makes a lot of metallic clanking when shook

Also, I am still contemplating on what to do to try and make up for the near catastrophic Wasteland destruction. Feel free to offer suggestions in the comments

Okay....Due to a catastrophic screw up on my part, I accidentally reset the Wateslands in its entirety. No buildings, no Objectives, no area gained, nothing. Just HQs.

As such, for the time being until we can fix this, the Wastelands have been taken offline. Hopefully Zorg or one of the Devs can restore the WL to where it was or at the very least put the objectives and everything back where they were.

Another year, another Halloween.

As most of you are aware, I'm sure, as per Bongo's last blog, his spooky NPCs have returned. See his blog for more details.

On the flip side to this, Halloween outfits should be released either tomorrow or in the near future. Worry not, I will go as far as setting up an hourly reminder for Zorg to give everyone their sweet threads. Just don't try to eat them (cuz the outfits aren't actually sweet...)

Also, I'm sure most have figured this out, but the old Halloween terror, Shadress, will be plaguing us with her presence. She has since gained more power to be a threat to even the most seasoned warrior. Keep in mind she is only interested in fighting those who are supposedly "powerful." So she will only attack those who have attained Avatar status. Anyone 79 or below is safe from her wrath (unless you want to be brave and attack her first).

And shifting gears for a minute. Your favorite newbie Admins (Connor and MattG2) will be hosting a couple of events. Including:

-A spooky story corner (costume optional)
-A Halloween Costume contest (both in game and real life?)
-An Awesome Hour (potentially specifically themed for Halloween and spookiness? Undecided)

More to follow as they post the official threads in the Main Forum.

In closing, be safe, have fun, and beware the spooks!

I know this isn't huge, but for some it is. Mainly because the purpose of the Dev server is to test things. And you can't very well do that if you can't get your abilities because you pressed the "Randomize my level" and skipped level 20 and 80.

That being said, rollin340 was awesome enough to make it so that I can adjust player levels, reset abilities, and unlock abilities if you missed these important levels.

So, if your abilities are stuck, just message me directly and I will unlock your abilities on Dev once I have a moment.