Weekly Soon™ - Week 27: ELEMENT UPDATE EXTRAORDINAIRE

2016-09-04 20:05:00 +0000 UTC by EvieAscendant

Hello, and welcome to the twenty-seventh Weekly Soon™! This week we have some nice bits of information for you, so let’s get going!

New Moves Direct Link

Earth Direct Link
  • Seismic Sense: Channel your inner Toph, and remind the world that no-one can truly hide from an earthbender forever. Use this ability to seek out your enemies, but beware - this move only works with earth-bendable materials!
  • Earth Coin: Do you have people standing in your way in battle? Well, with this move, that won't be a problem anymore. Give an opponent a rather rocky two cents to think about while you use another move to finish them off!
Fire Direct Link
  • Dragon of the West: Pull off this fiery display of power in battle! By taking Iroh's teachings to heart, you can focus the power of the dragons. This move will allow you to breathe fire for as long as you have bending energy, and it is toggleable.
  • Fire Ball: Because nothing says powerful quite like hurling a giant ball of fire at your enemies. This move will allow you to throw fire at long range.
Air Direct Link
  • Windrush: Become the friendly neighborhood speedster by using this move! This will allow an airbender to use the speedforce move at dizzying speed to another location, leaving a rush of wind in their wake.
  • Air Gust: Ever need to put some distance between you and your opponent? Well, this would be the move to do it. This allows you to deal damage to the enemy, pushing yourself back a few blocks in the process to prepare for another move.
Water Direct Link
  • Splash: Knock your opponents off of their feet with this move! This will allow a waterbender to clear a path during a fight. The move requires a water source, and will fire in a cone in front of you, causing damage and knockback.
  • Blizzard: Chill your opponent before you kill them with this move. It will cause a slowness effect to anyone in the area, allowing you to make the final move in any fight.

Bug Fixes Direct Link

  • The resource pack will remember to ask you to download it if you haven't got it installed!

That's all for this week, folks! Stay tuned for further developments!

Weekly Soon™ - Week 26: THE FANTASTIC FORUM

2016-08-29 21:42:00 +0000 UTC by EvieAscendant & BryArchitect

Hey, guys! BryArchitect and Evie back for this Weekly Soon.

Forum Direct Link

AvatarMC is getting its very own forum! Situated at forum.avatarmc.com, you'll be able to post in numerous different sections. This includes Tea Leaf locations, being able to report bugs as well as being able to contact the admin team directly when it’s needed. Additionally, you’ll be able to advertise for your town and/or nation, making finding new members a little easier. Finally, you’ll be able to share all those spicy memes you’ve been hoarding with the rest of the server!

Bending Moves Direct Link

The friendly neighborhood move developers are still feeling a little rusty this week, so the bending update will be released in next week's Soon. As this is the second week we've delayed, we apologize and promise that the moves are definitely worth the wait!

Bug Fixes Direct Link

  • Firebenders will now have more control over the usage of Flare Blitz, meaning that you can look around and even jump while using it! Beware, however - fall protections are not applied, so use this carefully.

That's it for this week, folks! Stay tuned for further developments!

Weekly Soon™ - Week 25: AVATARMC ON THE MOVE

2016-08-22 02:44:00 +0000 UTC by EvieAscendant

Hello again! Evie is here to fly you through the details of the 25th Weekly Soon™, so let’s get down to it.

Server Move Direct Link

If you’ve gotten online in the last two days, you probably would have seen a few bugs in the system that weren’t there before. This is because the admin team made the decision to move to another server to reduce costs. There should be no noticeable negative changes for the players from this point onward, but if something has been missed, let one of the admins know.

For the curious, Badlion officially dropped its support for all of the third-party servers it was sponsoring some time ago due to partnerships, which means that our server has had to look into reducing costs and gaining some form of income to alleviate it. This has come in the form of our server store and this week’s server move to name examples. We would like to stress that your support directly contributes to the continuation of the server as a whole and that we’re working on getting some new items in the store for you guys to have fun with. If you want to contribute, click the ‘Store’ link at the top of the page, where you’ll be able to find a selection of instruments, hats, and bending focus models for you to enjoy!

Lux’s Luminous Lottery Direct Link

Due to the fact that there have been no entrants for this week’s raffle, no winner can be announced.

As a reminder, this coming week will be the last week of the raffle, so if you want to enter, now’s the time to do it! By spending three dollars or more you’re automatically entered into the raffle, and winning gives you the ability to choose something from the store for free! The raffle ends on Saturday at Midnight GMT, and the winner will be chosen in time for the following Weekly Soon™ as is standard. If you’re having issues with time-zones, here’s a World Clock Converter to help you.

Bending Moves Direct Link

We regret to inform you that this month’s moves are being delayed. The bending design team has been extremely busy elsewhere and as such the deadline for the moves will not be met. Any further information we are provided will be released as and when it is given to us.

Bug Fixes Direct Link

While the admin team has been fairly busy making sure that the server move goes off without a hitch, they still found time to fix bugs.

  • Spawn egg vendors have finally gotten bored of their asinine prank, meaning that you don’t have to play roulette anymore when buying animal eggs!

That's all for this week, folks! Stay tuned for next week's Soon™!

Weekly Soon™ - Week 24: DIAL L FOR LOTTERY!

2016-08-16 20:00:00 +0000 UTC by EvieAscendant

Hello, and welcome to the 24th Weekly Soon™! It’s been a fairly slow week, but as usual, we still have business to get down to!

Luxsidus’ Luminous Lottery Direct Link

The winner of this week’s raffle is Porku! Congratulations! Please get in touch with Luxsidus to choose your reward.

Just to remind everyone – spending three dollars or more at the server store will automatically enter you for that week’s raffle. Participants have a chance to win an instrument or hat of their choice. The deadline is every Saturday at midnight GMT, and the winner is selected the day after. This raffle will only be running through August, so best get a move on if you want to enter! Having issues with time zones? Here, have a World Clock Converter to speed up the process.

Bug Fixes & Changes Direct Link

The admin team has been hard at work this week doing things behind the scenes. Even still, they managed to fix some of those irksome bugs that have been found on the server.

  • The /register system has been overhauled, making the process infinitely easier!
  • The Fast Travel vendors will no longer take your money and run when you’re mounted on an animal, meaning that you can finally travel the world with your favorite horse!

I'm afraid that's all for this week, folks. Stay tuned for the next Weekly Soon™!

Weekly Soon™ - Week 23: HOW MUCH FOR THE LITTLE HAT IN THE WINDOW?

2016-08-08 21:00:00 +0000 UTC by BryArchitect & EvieAscendant

Hey it’s BryArchitect and Evie again! We have some exciting news for you!

Kyoshi ItemsHey, did you miss the grand opening of Kyoshi Island? Have you seen people running around with Kyoshi Warrior headpieces and fans? The historic Kyoshi set is still available in the store for two more days! Grab your headpiece and fan now, before they’re devoured by the Unagi!

Luxsidus' Luxurious LotteryThe winner of this week’s raffle is Jordan_The_Epic! Congratulations! Feel free to contact Luxsidus at any time to choose your reward.

Remember - anyone who has spent three dollars or more at the store has a chance to enter. Participants have a chance to win a fancy instrument or a hat of their choice. The deadline to enter is midnight GMT every Saturday, and winners will continue to be selected every Sunday throughout August.(If you're having issues with your timezone and GMT, use this useful World Clock converter.)

Bug FixesAnother week, another round of bug fixes! Our admins have been hard at work, making sure that the experience you get from the server is the best you can get. This week, we have a variety of combat and bending fixes for you to feast your eyes upon. Let’s get down to it!

  • Players will no longer be able to glide after taking enough damage. This means that if you take a hit that deals at least one heart of damage, you will stop gliding. This is not cumulative, however - you will be able to take multiple hits as long as none of them hit the limit individually. It is also not permanent, as after ten seconds you will be able to glide once more.
  • Pressing shift will only toggle swimming from now on. This means that you should no longer be able to toggle gliding using the shift key.
  • Players will no longer regenerate damage during combat with any entity. This will last for ten seconds after you exit combat.
  • If it is raining, it is now considered to be night in terms of bending - with all the bonuses that would bring for waterbenders. This means that firebenders will not get day buffs as long as it is raining, and waterbenders will get full night buffs (not full moon buffs). This can happen regardless of the time of day.
  • The boss and mini-boss rooms in the Kazan Triad dungeon should now be resetting properly.

That's all for the week, folks! This is BryArchitect and Evie signing out. See you wonderful people next week.