Hey! It's time for the first major game expansion for PointlessQuest! This update includes the next big area of the game, stretching the main quest lines up to level 15. I won't spoil the actual content of the game here, because half the fun is in the exploration. I will just slyly mention that there's a little launch event in-game that'll require the community to work together (or separately!) for a bit to unlock the new areas.

Another important thing to point out is that I've added a level cap of 17 for this expansion. I've done this so that I'm not going to fall too far behind the amazing group of grinders that leveled way past the initial content AND the extra little dungeon I added after launch :)

Oh also, make sure to speak to Kael at the Scorched Sands oasis if you've already finished his questline (Scorched Orb)!

I'm also rolling out the new splash art and logo by Papier Esquisse!

Whats New?

• New content for levels 10-15 (+)
• Loads of new enemies, NPCs, and quests
• Full range of tier 3 armour, weapons, and rings

What's changed?

A few things of note:

Level cap of 17 as mentioned above. When you hit it, you'll no longer gain XP from kills or quests. At max level, the leaderboard now changes to show and sort by coins total (not net worth, just coins), for all players at max level. I should say that as a guide, if you play the game straight from level 1, focusing mostly on the main questlines, you'll end up right at level 15 for the final area, so there's still plenty of room for the grind!

+REC has been merged with +REGEN. Any items you have that are +REC will have the same amount added as +REGEN. +REGEN now does a double job of shortening the gate before HP starts to regen, and also increases the amount of HP restored each tick out of combat.

Chest keys: We now have different keys for different chests. Right now, two levels of key+chest - Rusty and Bronze. You'll need the right key for the job!

Max Roll Indicator: Items that have the best roll for all of their stats are marked with a little star symbol.

And of course, tens of smaller bugfixes!

What's Next?

I need to slow down a little as I'm off on holiday for a week, and then my day job is about to get intense again so less computer time in the evenings. However, I will be starting to plot out the next expansion, with an eye to putting it out mid August. I'll be starting the second expansion from scratch, unlike this expansion which I'd already planned and had rough maps and dialog for before the game's release.

Between now and then, I have two ideas for smaller content, more game mechanic-y updates. You all want the crank to do something, right? I'll put those out before the next big update.

Thanks to everyone that continues to support and rave about PQ. As an online multiplayer game, the experience will be all the better the more players we can reach.