MechQuest

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Ranked #850 in Games, #23,511 overall

"Future Fantasy Mecha Web RPG"

MechQuest is a sci-fantasy RPG from the folks at Artix Entertainment, the creators of Adventure Quest, DragonFable, and AdventureQuest Worlds MMO.

Taking place 5,000 years before Adventure Quest, MechQuest is reputed to offer "non-stop-insane-chaotic-explosions" with Mechs that you create and customize. The game is a browser game, flash-based, and free.

MechQuest is in open Gamma, which means anyone can play. In the Artix Entertainment realm of games, "gamma" means that game is done but will be in continuous upgrading and change.

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1: MechQuest Basic 

MechQuest is a fantasy mech game, meaning science fiction and magic will be combined. Things like anti-lycanthrope and anti-vampirism serums, dragon-fire powered generators, spellshotguns.

The only thing you need to play MechQuest is an Internet browser with the current version of Flash. The game is free to play.
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1.1: Account Levels 

Free, DA/ Guardian, Star Captain

MechQuest has three account levels. The most basic level is, of course, free. The game is enjoyable with a free account but not as much fun as an upgraded account. Those who have upgraded accounts with Adventure Quest or DragonFable have some extra advantages over free accounts, but not much. There are a few extra weapons that a Dragon Amulet or Guardian can use that free accounts cannot.

The MechQuest upgrade can be bought for $19.95 US for a single character or $29.95 US for 6 characters. Payments are one-time and not subscriptions. As you can see, it is well worth it to save up the extra ten bucks for the 6-pack.

Star Captains get the following extras:
  • Star Captain uniform
  • Exclusive items and areas
  • A starship to store up to 20 mechs
  • 200 Nova Gems
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1.2: Nova Gems 

The secondary economy

In all three major Artix rpg's there is a secondary economy. In MechQuest, Nova Gems can be purchased to buy powerful or exclusive items.

200 Nova Gems are included in Star Captain upgrades. For an extra $5 US at the time of purchasing a Star Captain upgrade you can get 2,000 more Nova Gems.

For $9.95 US, 2,000 Nova Gems can be bought at any time.
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2: Professions 

Get a real job, mechajock!

There are several professions that all account types can participate. A full listing is on the News Screen in the main screen of Soluna City. You can also check your progress in each profession from the News Screen.

By leveling up in a profession you can access special mechas, gear, and quests. The primary professions available are: Pizza Delivery, Police, Hospital ER, Museum Raider, and Mysterious Management. More will be added.

There's nothing stopping you if you want to level up in all of the careers.
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3: Personal Combat 

Duking it out with energy blades

There are times in MechQuest when you have to leave the comfort of your mech and fight with an energy blade or other hand weapon. The personal combat system in MechQuest is simple enough: click a button and hit your opponent, then your opponent will do the same. Using the Strong or Quick attack uses energy, so both are limited. Whoever gets to zero faster loses.

Plans are in the works to expand the energy blade selection and system. Until then, players can level up in Energy Blades 101 at the academy. Free account players, like anything else in MQ, will be restricted from the best weapons.

The Energy Blade Shop has a selection of blades that players can buy. It is located two screens east (right) from the Soluna main screen. Star Captains can permanently equip their blades the same way they equip mech items, at Tek's shop.
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4: Academy Houses 

All players can choose to join one of the three Houses at GEARS Academy. For free account holders, this is a way to get a great mecha. For everyone, it's a fun way to compete with other houses and have access to extra missions.

Each house has a special set of attributes and skills:

Wolfblade: The Wolfblade house focuses on warrior attributes, helping those in need, balance, leadership, honor, strength in body and spirit, and heroism. The Wolfblade mecha stress Hit Points.

Runehawk: House Runehawk melds magic and technology. They focus on energy, magic, and research. The Runehawk mecha stress Energy Points.

Mystraven: The Mystraven house is the troublemaker of the lot. They strive to life to the fullest, fulfill their individual desires, and look for fun and excitement. The Mystraven mecha stress a balance between Energy and Hit Points.
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4.1: House Betrayal 

Houses are pitted again one another in periodic games. These games have feature the base models of Star Captain players fighting against each other in an artificial PvP setting. Here's how that works: If you are a Star Captain, you can authorized your mech to be used in the House games. When a player enters the game, the computer chooses a random Star Captain mech against which to play. If your mech is chosen, it will be stripped of optional equipment and stats will be altered to be more in line with the opponent's level.

Part of house competitions, introduced in December, 2008, is House Betrayal. This is the way you change houses- by betraying the house you are currently with. If you take this path, you will never be able to rejoin the house you betrayed.
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5: Your Own Starship 

Star Captains get their own starship to visit other planets and systems. The starship will also be able to store extra mechs and hold extras, like video games.

You can use youre starship to explore other planets or moons. You can also set your home "town" to be you starship which will give you an easier reach to more areas of the game.

Decorations are available for purchase for your starship, ranging from rugs to wall decor to a video game machine. Some of the items are interactive, such as the Assault Mecha game and the action figures that you can fight. One unique item is the Comic Book Rack which will let you relive your adventures on Zargon.

Later, you will be able to hire/ purchase crew members. Right now you have a 20 item limit for decor. There are additional inventory slots for purchase for 200 Nova Gems.
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6: Reputation 

Social status within factions.

In order to access some special shops and quests, a player needs to gain reputation points with certain factions. Reputation is gained by completing specic missions.

Currently, the three factions using repuatation are: the Alamonia's on Westion, the Khaeldron on Westion, and the rebels on the moon of Lore.
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7: Planets and Trans Dimensional Locations 

New locations will be constantly added to MechQuest. Currently, Star Captains can access all planets through their starship. Those that purchase the trans dimensional starmap can access holiday locations like Amity. The main areas are:
  • Lore: The default world.
  • Moon: Home of the SDF rebels.
  • Westion: A wild-west themed planet.
  • Amity: A spooky dimension accessible through the trans dimensional map.
  • Zargon: The city of superheros. This planet has super-hero themed quests and mechs.
  • Gark: A small planetoid and home to criminals. Make sure you have a energy blade equipped before going there!
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8: Links 

Artix Entertainment and Others

MechQuest
The homepage for MechQuest, including teasers and updates.
Ultimate MechQuest Spreadsheets.
Pick the right weapon with MQ Spreadsheets published on Google Docs.
MechQuest Forums
Official forums for MechQuest at Battleon.
Adventure Quest
The game that started it all.
MechQuest Wiki
An independent Wiki project for fans of MQ by fans of MQ.
MechQuest Wikia
A MechQuest wiki hosted on Wikia.
WordPress
An aggregator for blogs about MechQuest on WordPress.
J!NX
MechQuest swag on J!NX.
Wikipedia
The game's Wikipedia entry.
Facebook
MQ on Facebook.
MySpace
MechQuest page on MySpace.
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9: Poll- Too Campy? Too Cute? 

MechQuest takes on a campy element by spoofing popular sci-fi themes, from Aliens to Battlestar Galactica. How does this effect game play? Is there a such thing as too much spoofing?

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10: MechQuest Pics 



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???s, !!!s, and Feedback 

I always appreciate questions, comments, and feedback.
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Lensmaster

rutsack wrote

lv: 13

mech: runehawk

id: 8817350

Reply Posted May 31, 2009

Lensmaster

Wakka Wakka wrote

BEST.....................GAME.....................EVER

Reply Posted April 23, 2009

Lensmaster

sup wrote

i defeated u battle my id: 7219392

Reply Posted February 24, 2009

Lensmaster

PaxLamprey wrote...

Heya, Twinblade. The only thing I can think of is that your mechs don't have a front shoulder slot.

ReplyPosted October 03, 2008

Lensmaster

Twinblade

Uh i need help....what mech can i attach my plasma pulsar to....it is saying that i cann;t attach it to my three current mech's.

ReplyPosted October 02, 2008

 
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