Why, Now Don't You Look Lovely?

by **Roco** Wed Oct 05, 2011 7:14 pm

Here's my blog post, copied and quoted for convenience!

4th Tier, By Roco wrote:All kinds of new stuff just hit the realms, including the previous post's Accessories! So let's take a looksie, shall we?

Accessories

Accessories are new items that can be augmented on to helmets or armor. There are hundreds of them to discover and include techno widgets like antennae and visors for your helmets, canteens and side blades for your armor and even holy auras and wings! All accessories come in a wide variety of colors and styles. The most common will match the standard armor color schemes and the rarer styles match color schemes like 'divine' and 'volcanic' gear. The rarest of all are the 'prismatic' accessories that recolor to your personal color.
Once you have an accessory, visit Bechamel, the Accessorizor on the far western side of the Haven Bazaar. Once an accessory is attached to gear, it is permanently attached unless removed by Bechamel, the Accessorizor. However, removing an accessory from gear will destroy the accessory in the process.
Accessories are divided by attachment location and can only be attached to gear that supports the attachment location. Not all gear can use all accessories. Consult the tooltips to determine which accessories can fit your gear. Locations include:
- Helm Top
- Helm Side
- Helm Back
- Helm Front
- Armor Front
- Armor Back
- Armor Aura

I coped Nick's because I don't really want to touch down too hard on Accessories, mostly because I did that yesterday.

Lockboxes

The Iron Lockbox, a new prize rewarded to players for... well, that's up next. It is the ONLY way to collect Accessories, but can only be unlocked with an iron key, purchased from Boost! Once used, the key is promptly destroyed!

The lockbox, and everything inside of it, is unbound. You can sell them, and keys on the Auction House!

The Prize Wheel

The Prize Wheel can be spun at the end of every level in the clockworks, at the same time your heat is being distributed to armor. You can get all sorts of neat stuff, including LOCKBOXES!

The higher the tier, the higher chance to receive it! So, if you are in Tier 3, you have a higher chance of winning a lockbox then in Tier 1.

Lockdown
Don't forget everyone's favorite new PVP system, it wont be getting stale anytime soon!

- New map! Ramparts: Use gates to open up paths for you and your allies or leave them closed to secure your territory! Use respawning fire pots to help you siege an enemy's CP!
- New map! Furnace: Use water orbs to reveal new paths through this fiery arena!
- UI: Arrow indicators added to the HUD, can be disabled in 'options'
- UI: Killer Cam

Shops
Boost is now know as "Boost, The Special Items Merchant" an upgrade from his previous standing "Boost the Upgrades Merchant".
Bechamel, the Accessorizor is now in the Haven Bazzar.

Bugfixes

- Costume items may be sold for 1 crown to dispose of them.
- Fixed bug where preset emotes (such as /lol) from muted players weren't being blocked.
- Removed a short period of invulnerability after being hit by certain attacks in Lockdown
- Fixed bonuses from showing up twice in item tooltips
- Fixed an issue where players could potentially activate a loadout for PvP while in Lockdown
- The "Allow Full Inspect" will now remain checked between sessions
- Fixed Gravity bombs affecting teammates in Lockdown

What do you think of this?