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  • Oscar

    Farewell 2.6 Event Notice!

    By Oscar

    Hello fellow Aincrad dudes! It's your boy Oscar here with an update. I'm sure you guys are wondering why we haven't done away with the Quarantine Bonus. It's been going for months now. Well, here's some good news about that: The Current SP Bonus Event will remain active until the launch of 3.0~~~ Since the Labyrinth Guardian has been slain, we have decided to make this bonus period permanent until 3.0 is here. The update itself is progressing smoothly so rest assured that when the Raid
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  • Kataware

    3.1.2 Patch Notes

    By Kataware

    EXP Rewards: Standard EXP rewards for thread progression changed from (5 EXP * Player's Tier) for every 30 words to (Word Count / 10) * (Player's Uncapped Tier) * (Group Factor). Group factor table: Group Size EXP (Group) Factor 1 player 100% (1x) 2 players 70% (0.7x)
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  • Kataware

    [2.6.4] Patch Notes

    By Kataware

    Crafting/Shop Changes: Crafting in a player's shop thread is now considered an out-of-character interaction. Systems & Development Comments: One of the main reasons why crafting required a 100 word requirement was because the «Merchants and Shops» sub-forum is considered an in-character sub-forum. Now that crafting is an out-of-character interaction, there is no longer a 100 word requirement while crafting. However, any in-character interaction (e.g. interacting with another
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Current Events

Last Day to Hunt for Eggs!

Hope you've finished up your hunting, because today is the last day to collect eggs! Please read below to find important information regarding the end of the Easter Egg Extravaganza: 1) You will have until 11:59 pm EDT (GMT-4) on Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020, to roll for eggs. All posts with an egg roll must be filled in by this time, or the roll is rendered invalid. 2) After this point you may continue to post in event threads, bringing them to a natural close. You may continue to excha
Lessa

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Current Events

Easter Egg Extravaganza

After a long day, all you really want is a big dinner and a soft bed. The mobs have been slain, the mats have been found, and the crafts have been crafted. You’ve completed quests, messaged with friends, and hardly spent any time at all considering the harsh realities of the virtual world you’ve been trapped in. All in all, a good day, and one that you- Wait a minute. Nestled in a tuft of green grass is a vibrant pink ball. As you crouch to examine the object, you realize it isn’t exactly sp
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Current Events

Quarantine Bonus SP Event

Hello fellow potential viral vectors! Staff is proud to unveil another Bonus SP Event! From now until ThE CoViD gets under control, enjoy an extra +1 SP to all threads. You may apply this bonus to threads locked today prior to this announcement. So stay home and enjoy some SP while you're bored on lockdown. And stay safe everyone~
Oscar

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Patch Notes

[2.6.4] Patch Notes

Crafting/Shop Changes: Crafting in a player's shop thread is now considered an out-of-character interaction. Systems & Development Comments: One of the main reasons why crafting required a 100 word requirement was because the «Merchants and Shops» sub-forum is considered an in-character sub-forum. Now that crafting is an out-of-character interaction, there is no longer a 100 word requirement while crafting. However, any in-character interaction (e.g. interacting with another
Kataware

Kataware

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Feedback

Rewarding Staff Members

Hello SAO-RPGians! We recently had a discussion in the staff chat, and thought it would be appropriate to bring it to the community. The conversation ran along the lines of how much work goes into the events that take place around site. Keeping track of everyone's stats, keeping the events in context and engaging, and making sure that things stay on a reasonable timetable can really take a lot out of a person. Because of this, the idea was brought forth that perhaps it would be appropriate
Ryo

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Feedback

3.0 and all its information!

Check out the latest information for 3.0!!! Give us your feedback! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TjXmiFEH8mBiL3fM5ygjmogs4Eq8oKCp-v9rmXf8Fm8/edit?usp=sharing Note from the team: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-qQUKNBp-mHhKeb6gl2kQbcL5QcBnSQmiw39_FL72tw/edit?usp=sharing
Shark

Shark

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Feedback

Sword art Poll and Debate

Hello members of the SAO RPG forums! Welcome to a debate topic that the system's dev team put together (along with a few others) to get you guy's opinion! This topic involves the weapons system! The main star of this particular debate topic are sword art cooldowns! essentially, there's a bit of a dilemma that we're currently having in regards to that, which is the type of cooldowns we're going to have for sword arts, and whether or not they should change from sword art to sword art. We also plan
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Administration Desk

[Announcement] Clarifications of Site rules

Hello all! It has come to staff's attention that there are a lot of questionable and unwritten rules. We are working hard to try and get those added into the system.  Here are a list of rules that have been found to be unwritten. If you have questions regarding these types of rules, please see this guide that was created by our Player Support Team: The PST Playbook If you think we are missing some things or you think there is an unwritten rule that needs to be added, enter a submis
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The Podcast Corner

Sword Art Podcast Season 6!

Hello my fellow Aincradians!  It's that time of the year for the Podcast Series. The return of the podcast for the 6th season has been set! We have some new graphics as well as a new and improved signup method! The Co-Host has not yet been set in stone but will be soon enough. This season, we are trying something new. The Special Guest spots will be officially open to the public! If you are interested in being a special guest, please fill out the form below. The sign-ups are open f
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Feedback

Special Items

Hey all, The staff team is currently trying to track down and catalogue special items that have enhacements or abilities outside of what's listed in the current Enhancement List. If you have any item that possesses anything not listed or defined in the guides, please contact @Neopolitan with the details of what it is, what it does, and if possible, where it was obtained. We appreciate your help with this!
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Patch Notes

[2.6.3] Patch Notes

Mechanic Changes: Stealth: Players must roll to maintain Stealth at the beginning of their turn. If a player wishes to attack out of stealth they must roll to maintain stealth and attack in the same roll (declaring both in the purpose). If they failed to maintain stealth, they are considered detected and would lose any appropriate bonuses before their action is processed. Simplified Passive Stealth Detection rules (whenever the stealth roll falls below the passi
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Patch Notes

[2.6.2] Patch Notes

Mechanic Changes: New mechanic: Passive Stealth Detection: Follows the general rules of stealth detection except it is performed at the start of combat, the turn a player enters stealth, and on the opposition's turns. The passive stealth detection rating is (10 + stealth detection bonuses) and is performed against the enemy's stealth rolls. In the case of a tie, the stealthed player wins. Does not count as an action. Unless declared othe
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The Weekly Link

The Weekly Link #14

The Weekly Link Week #14 Boyu oh boy do I have a lot to cover. It has been nearly a month since the last blog and I am so sorry for that wait. As a treat for being so patient, I'm going to be releasing this immediately rather than waiting for the usual 6:30 PST time to release this. As such, I apologize if I make a quick edit or two in the initial release as I may notice a typo New players      Surprisingly enough, there aren't that many new players to herald in the new year.
Neopolitan

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Patch Notes

Patch Notes: [2.6.1] Hotfix Update

Floor Changes: In the aftermath of the recent Event Bosses, the corruption that had wracked Floor 13 was halted and life has started to adjust in response. As such, Floor 13 has new quests and has been revamped. Look for its Floor Description in this thread. A quest has also been added to the Floor.  Parry (Clarification): Under the current wording, Parry's effect lasts until the user is hit with a successful attack. The energy is spent when the Parry skill is used and the coo
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The Weekly Link

The Weekly Link #13

The Weekly Link Week #13 Floor 24 has now been released! New quests have been unlocked and the labyrinth guardian is already being fought as we speak. New players      What a week for new players to be joining. After we spent the last few months in a stall, we are finally moving forward. Let's hope that these players are up to the task of pushing their way up to the higher levels. These players are @Alrune, @Julia, and @Penelo. I suggest that you all try to offer to do some t
Neopolitan

Neopolitan

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Patch Notes

Patch Notes: [2.6] Bosses, Skills & Enhancements Update

<<Bosses, Skills & Enhancements Update>> SAO-RPG Patch 2.6 Teleport Crystals (Clarification): Teleport Crystals take a post action to use, at which point they immediately teleport the player [out of combat] to the specified area/settlement, in the same turn. The previous ruling, in which the player did not teleport away until the start of their next turn is incorrect. Our apologies for any confusion regarding this mechanic! General Rule Changes: Labyr
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The Weekly Link

The Weekly Link #12

The Weekly Link Week #12 Events and floors closing up. Apologies for the rushed blog post this week New players      New week, new players, I hope you all give a warm welcome to @Ashrah, @Chisono, @Sparrow, and @Shadowspear27 The Weekly Riddle    No new riddle this week, sorry. But this week we received the correct answer of "a lap" from several people. COngratulations to all who got the correct answer New Floor Announcements     On the behalf of staff, I 
Neopolitan

Neopolitan

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Administration Desk

Interested in joining staff?

Have you ever wanted to help develop or moderate a Role-Play site based on your favorite anime? Maybe favorite isn't the right word for most people because let's be real, the best version of this anime is easily the Abridged series by Something Witty Entertainment. Anyways, back to the topic at hand, the SAO-RPG Staff team is always looking for more staff. We have a variety of staff teams that you can apply for (Player Support Team, Floor Development Team, Systems Development Team). It is i
Shark

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The Weekly Link

The Weekly Link #11

The Weekly Link Week #11 Time for a tournament arc! More information can be found below New players      We have another wave of new players coming in, and I hope that you all give them a warm welcome. I'm of course talking about this weeks new journals: @Aeon, @Ayano Tateyama, @Jun, @Akariah, @Zuekin, @Moira, and @Arc. I encourage everyone to offer to help them, out as they make their threads. The Weekly Riddle     Sadly, it seems I chose something a little too dif
Neopolitan

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The Weekly Link

The Weekly Link #10

The Weekly Link Week #9 Time for a tournament arc! More information can be found below New players      Les players this week, but still a decent number. Say hello to @Arsenal and @Bismarck. I suggest you all give them a warm welcome and offer to do some threads with them (And always feel free to message me if you're struggling to find a thread partner). And though it is entirely possible I am missing some of you in these shout-outs, just let me know and I'll make sure to men
Neopolitan

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The Weekly Link

The Weekly Link #9

The Weekly Link Week #9 We have more people joining the site (Though quite a few alts), but not much happening. New players      As always, we are bringing new players to the site. As such, please give a warm welcome to our 6 new characters. I ask that you give @Sentoi, @Lotus, @Caprice, @Sonya, @Kit, and @Psychonier the chance to RP with you. The Weekly Riddle     We got three answers this time for the riddle, and I hope more of you will be able to answer this week
Neopolitan

Neopolitan

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The Weekly Link

The Weekly Link #8

The Weekly Link Week #8 Pretty quiet week for everything on site, but here's the little news on what has happened. New players      Our rules are under constant improvement, and that's why we have helpers. As such, we're always here to welcome new players and characters into the game. I would like for everyone to give a warm welcome to the only new character of this week, @Dagger. We also have returning player @Winik. I ask that you give them both a warm welcome and offer to
Neopolitan

Neopolitan

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Patch Notes

[Announcements] Minor Housing update

Selling Rooms! We have had downgrading plot for a while now, but now we have added selling rooms! The issue came up that a player could downgrade their plots, but the rooms wouldn't be refunded at all. It has now been decided that you can sell rooms for 75% of their original cost. This means that each non-upgraded room can be sold for 7,500 col since it cost its normally 10,000. A Upgraded room would return 26,250 col as that is 75% of 35,000.  Selling Entire House When selling an en
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