Making AQ3D Fair, Fun, and Fab!

Beleen | Tuesday, April 8, 2025

We See Your Feedback (and Very Passionate Demands)

Our AQ3D dev team may be small, but we’re always listening to what you, our incredible players, have to say. We wish we had the power of a 400-person team like RuneScape, but the reality is, the entire AE crew is working on 5+ games at just 10% that size. And yet, somehow, we still attempt ~and~ do the impossible every week!

Honestly, we want to bring every idea of yours to life, but indie dev life means picking our battles strategically. That said, we love you all so much that we’re always willing to do what we can to make AQ3D better, no matter what!

Sleep schedules? Like, what even are those? 🤔

Case in point: last week, I had a meeting with Artix and Alina at 2 PM. She had been awake since 10 PM the night before. And now, here I am, writing this at 2:24 AM because I love you all more than I love coffee. And that’s saying a lot because coffee isn’t even next to me right now… but you are :)

So Let’s Talk Badges!

One thing we know you love? Badges. Badges have been a staple of Artix games for ages, and showing off your achievements is half the fun. But fellow AQ3D heroes Almayudha and M E I A N O I T E (special shoutout to you two!) recently pointed out something tragic:

there are dozens of badges missing art! 😱

A badge without art is like a dragon without teeth, a Moglin without a hug, or a dev team without caffeine. 1000% unacceptable!

Since the AQ3D team is laser-focused on storyline expansions, a new intro, better balancing, and delivering new releases every single week, I’m personally stepping up to create the missing badge art myself! Because what’s the point of a badge if it’s not something worth flaunting?

Since drafting up this Design Notes post and by the time of its publishing, I’ve made 32 badges! And once I learn how to perfect badge art ~and~ implement them into AQ3D, you better believe we’ll be seeing more badges pop up to showcase your big achievements. Badges are something y’all love and want, and I am honored to work on them because I love you and I know how much you love badges!

We Hear You, We Care, and We’re Doing Our Best

We may not be able to make everything happen instantly… or at all, depending on what wild idea is trending on Twitter that day… but know this:

we care deeply about all of you and AQ3D!

Every update, every tweak, every sleepless night, and every restless knight—it’s all because we want to make this game the best it can be for everyone, from Level 1 newbies to end-game legends like you.

And if that means forging art at 3 AM running on 0 sleep and sheer determination so your badges look awesome… then so be it!

Now, only one problem remains: who’s gonna make me coffee in the morning? 👀

Battle on,
Beleen, Artix, Alina, Clarion, and the AQ3D team