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Reminder to everyone that Valor's Tournament will be ending soon. It was scheduled to end 90 days after its Launch. And so it will end Februrary 14th Server Save. At that point the placements, and their prizes, will be locked in and no new progress will count towards the placements in the Hall of Fame.

However as we stated when Valor launched just because the Tournament ends does not mean the server will close at the same time. We will be keeping Valor online for at least a couple more months so people can continue to have fun and reach their goals.

Good Luck to the remaining participants,
Dura Staff

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In the depths of winter, when the snow lies heavy and the mountains glisten like polished mithril, the dwarves know well how to turn the bitter chill into a celebration of life’s richest blessings. For when the winds howl and the stone halls grow quiet, there is one thing that stirs their spirits like no other: Ale!

Hark, for this is no ordinary brew. The Dwarven Ale flows deep and hearty, rich as the veins of ore beneath the mountains, and bold as the songs sung by firelight. It is the lifeblood of feasts and the nectar of tales. Gather now, kindred spirits and adventurers alike, for the tavern doors swing wide, inviting all to step into a world where warmth is not just felt but shared.

Here, amidst the glow of roaring flames and the clamor of celebration, the air fills with the scent of roasted meats, the melody of jubilant voices, and the cheer of clinking tankards. Raise your mug high and let the frothy crown of ale spill in triumph! Tell your stories, sing your songs, and toast to the bonds forged in steel and laughter.

So heed the call, weary wanderer. Cast off the weight of your travels and take your place at the table. For tonight, the ale flows freely, the spirits run high, and the winter’s chill stands no chance against the blazing heart of the dwarven halls. Drink deep and be merry, for this is a night of legends in the making!

From December 13th Friday Server Save 10:00 EST, to December 17th Tuesday Server Save 10:00 EST, Dura will have the following effects when one is drunk:

u  500% Health Regeneration
u  40% Health Pool Increase
u  20% Damage Increase FOR PVE only, all attacks, spells, and runes affected
u  35% Healing Increase for both spells and runes


To Getting Drunk!
Dura Staff

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The storm raged fiercely over the jagged peaks, casting the dark tower in bursts of silver light. At its pinnacle, the wizard stood amidst a maelstrom of howling winds and crackling electricity. His long, tattered robes billowed as his hands, wreathed in tendrils of pulsating energy, reached skyward to summon the storm’s fury. Thunder roared in answer to his commands, and bolts of lightning arced down to the tower’s spire, drawn like moths to flame. The air was thick with the acrid smell of burnt rock and stone and everything seemed bent at the great one's will.

Below, in the shadow of the mountain, a grim company of men ascended the narrow, winding path to the castle. Armed with steel and determination, their faces were lit by the faint glow of torches that struggled against the lashing rain. The townsfolk had suffered long under the wizard's shadow, his magic of energy cowering their lands and twisting their fates. Now, they moved with a desperate unity, the weight of their mission as heavy as the storm overhead. Above, the flashes of lightning silhouetted the ominous tower like a ghastly beacon, daring them to face the foe who wielded the storm.






The event, Season of Energy, will occur from Thursday November 28th Server Save to Monday December 2nd Server Save.

u During this event all energy damage that is dealt from monsters to players is increased by 15%.
u During this event all energy damage that is dealt by players to monsters is increased by 15%.
u Player energy damage will not increase against other players.
u Monsters whose core elemental identity is energy will reward bonus experience and loot. These monsters would be a Pharaoh, Warlock, Marid, Blue Djinn, Elf Arcanist, and possibly more.
u Bonus experience for the above will be 7%.
u Bonus loot for the above will be 7%.


To the Conquering of Storms,
Dura Staff

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Valor Launches!

Valor - An Arcade Game - Heroism and Bloodlust
Valor is not the same as Dura Classic, in fact it's not like any OT you've ever seen or played before. You're about to embark on a truly unforgettable experience. Valor's experience puts fun foremost. Like games we played when we we're younger -- hit 'Play' button and enjoy yourself for an hour. Just playing games and having fun each new game-screen. This is what Valor aims to achieve, all of this while not ever descending into something Cartoony, which so often happens on these more explosive high-rates -- gameplay that doesn't feel weighted and carry consequences, but feels hollow. The decisions, strategies, and skills you employ in Valor will matter but they will be greatly amplified to your triumph or devastation.




Tournament and Hall of Fame:
Although Valor is first and foremost about simply having fun it will contain within it a Tournament! This Tournament will culminate in a Hall of Fame where at the end of the Tournament Period there will be placements in various categories with Prizes. The following is the Categories and Prizes with the total Prize Pool being $3,500+ worth of Dura Coins, but the real Prize is being the Best:

• Experience:
• 1 : 5000 Dura Coins
• 2 : 3000 Dura Coins
• 3 : 1000 Dura Coins
• 4-10 : 250 Dura Coins
• 11-20 : 100 Dura Coins
  
  
• Melee:
• 1 : 3000 Dura Coins
• 2 : 2000 Dura Coins
• 3 : 1000 Dura Coins
• 4-10 : 250 Dura Coins
• 11-20 : 100 Dura Coins
  
  
• Distance:
• 1 : 3000 Dura Coins
• 2 : 2000 Dura Coins
• 3 : 1000 Dura Coins
• 4-10 : 250 Dura Coins
• 11-20 : 100 Dura Coins
  
  
• Magic Level:
• 1 : 3000 Dura Coins
• 2 : 2000 Dura Coins
• 3 : 1000 Dura Coins
• 4-10 : 250 Dura Coins
• 11-20 : 100 Dura Coins

a) The tournament is a great part of Valor, but you should not feel obligated to be a part of it. The goal of Valor is to have fun; the tournament is an extra-layer to that -- not it's primary design purpose.
b) These Dura Coins will be given to the Winners on the next Dura Tournament Server
c) There will also be the Categories of Most Frags & Largest Bank Balance, but since these can be exploited there will be no Prizes for it.

GAME ROLL

• Rookgaard on Launch:
  To deal with decongestion on Rookgaard at launch time Valor has the following in place:
  • 2.2x Spawn Rate
  • Tons of Raids
  • Dura's Experience Quests
  • Walk Through Players (only on Rook)

• Raid Game Roll
  • There will be only Rookgaard Raids on the first day of the server.
  • However in the following days as the server matures (population levels up) we will activate the according raids each day that the populace can handle. As an example the 2nd Day of Valor will already have 20+ new raids added to the Gameworld via Patch. 

• Spawn Rate Game Roll
• Valor's Spawn Rate is 1.9x during the entirety of the server except during this first week where it will be 2.2x. Why? Since In-Game-Store-Items will not be activated until a minimum of 7+ days after the Game's Launch there will be no Global-Boost for Spawn Rate which will be set at 15% it's available. When this is active it would make the 1.9x Spawn Rate effectively 2.2x but in lieu of the Global-Spawn-Boost not being available we're making it so the first week will be 2.2x Rate.

• In-Store Game Roll
• There will be In-Store Items players can buy but only after 7+ Days from Launch. These Items are mostly, but not only, Global Boosts (which everyone will equally benefit from). Except for the Catch-Up Store Item there is no in-store item that gives more than a 10% advantage to a single player. The reason we're holding off from activating the In-Game-Store for the first 7 days is because we think overall it will allow for a more healthy and fun gameworld over the coming months.

• Polling
• We will not be doing any changes to the Game-Settings (except flagrant issues) unless it is carried by majoirty vote. We have polling in our Discord. We will be polling patches/changes for Valor after it launches in the coming weeks/months. If you'd like to be able to vote about what we should do: Discord Polling

• Things were planning to and will patch
• A Feature for Dura's Disconnected Stair Mechanics
• A Warmode System
• Blessing Lore/Explanation -- for now you can check how blessings work here: https://valor.dura-online.com/?whatisdura

• Sunsetting Valor:
• The Tournament starts on Valor's launch and ends exactly 90 days after. At the end of the Tournament placements are locked in but Valor does not close as people will still be wanting to war as well as personal goals (full legendary set!) etc. etc.
• The server itself will be kept open at least 6-12 months total, which will largely rely on player count. If people are still playing then why close it.
• But Valor compresses 18 Months of Gameplay into 3 Months of Gameplay. When most people hit endgame slowly but steadily the player population will obviously go down, people wanting to play other games, or even wanting to restart. That is reality, every single OTServer and Game is like this. The only ones that are not like this are 1x's and that is not what Valor is -- Valor is a high-octane Arcade Experience.
• Therefore at the lastest of 12 months and the earliest of 6 months, but likely somewhere in the middle due to player count Dura Valor will close. We hope you appreciate this transparency -- 90% of games are like this but they don't say it. We are.

• Report Bugs:
• This is in many ways a brand new game! You'll see what we mean soon enough! If you find bugs report them here: Discord Bug Reports
  
  
  
  
  
  

Note: Dura Classic and Valor are two different games with different Rates and different Rules. Each Website respectively has it's Rates and Rules listedin the proper place: Server Rates and Rules.

We hope you have Fun,
Dura Staff

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Launch Date: November 16th 2024 at 19:00 CET - 15:00 BRT - 13:00 EST!

Core Information

Update: The Prize Rewards for the Tournament Categories are $3,500+ in Dura Coins.

Server's Rates and Settings: Much is different in this New Server in the way of Rates are Set, with very key changes between our New Server and Dura Classic: New Server Rates and Settings

New Rules: This New Dura has different Rules than Dura Classic, you can find them here: New Server Rules
In brief the Rules for the New Server are:
u Do not allow Multi-Clienting or Botting/Macroing of any type.
u Do allow Account Selling/Buying/Trading and Gold Selling/Buying/Trading.
u Also because this New Server allows these types of exchanges (Accounts and Gold) between players Power Abuse is not possible in the same way and therefore there will be no Gamemaster Oversight to make sure players are able to play. All Players are to solve their own inabilites to play with other Players.

Content and Gameplay Information, if you want to learn more:
u Dura Player Created Wiki: Dura Wiki
u Dura Media - Screenshots, Clips, and Videos: Dura Discord Media
u 'What is Dura' About Page: What is Dura?

Lastly we're damn excited! We've been working on this a long time with great care and passion; so much has gone into its design -- how we can make a gaming experience that is not only balanced and competitive but something enthralling, something that locks you in and doesn't let go. Optimistic to say the least -- it's gonna be fun, a huge turnout, and definitely something you've never seen before! To note we're still listening to feedback from everyone and it's definite we're going to make some adjustments to the Game's Rates and Settings before Launch Day -- Thank you for Feedback!

Vision and Intent
Fundamentally our priority for this New Server is: Fun, and fun above all else. In pursuing this, our approach is to allow a person to experience all the thrill and adventure Dura has to offer in a much more compressed timeline; we believe the average player will be able to experience everything from beginning to end within 2.5 to 3.5 months, all while maintaining that perfect pace you experience between levels 1 and 50. Further, while PvE and RPG gameplay will be more than enough for many and you certainly won't need to do more, the Game Set will promote and allow a robust setting for PvP, making for truly unforgettable moments of sport and carnage. Across all of this, both PvE and PvP, the key word for ths server is 'arcade': we want the game to feel like a non-stop ride, where though there will be a slight push and pull of consequences it will never be so severe that it should even for a moment have you want to get off out of pain, distaste, or boredom.


Website Changes
u u You will be able to switch between both websites interchangeably via the Topbar. Each website respectively will have it's own rates, rules, and so forth.
u The current website, will now be here, which will be used for the current server, Dura Classic: https://classic.dura-online.com/
u u You will notice also we've updated the Classic Website, removed various webpages and updated many others like 'What is Dura' and so forth.
u Lastly there is a new Landing Page, which will take you to both Classic and New Server Website, here: https://dura-online.com/


Game Settings
u You may find detailed Game Settings for the New Server, here in our Discord: New Server Game Settings
u Please give as much feedback as possible on the Game Settings, the Rules, and everything else! We are straight up looking to go with what the majority wants for many of the settings.
u u There are some Game Settings that we are leaving entirely up to players and as of now they are undecided, while at the same time all Game Settings, Rules, Extras are still open to being adjusted or outright changed based on feedback.
u u Feedback for Game Settings can be given directly in this master thread: ⁠New Server Settings Thread At the same time there is an entire feedback forum, here: ⁠New Server Forum for anything regarding the New Server, whether Game-Set, Rules, or other relevant topics and even more niche subjects/settings like spells or mana-fluids etc. etc.


Sparing No Expense
We're sparing no expense for this New Server. We will be putting a great deal of resources and energy towards marketing and promotion, so from launch day right up until the end of the tournament the lands of Dura should be extremely populated, humming with activity.


Tournament in a Nutshell
u Roughly the plan for the Tournament itself is: Launch-Day it begins and will then last for 3 months. At the end of the allotted time the Tournament will end and the placements will be locked in but the Server/Gameworld itself will not close and people can keep playing as much as they want.
u There will be placements for various categories, each with corresponding prizes. E.G. highest experience, most frags, biggest bank account, and much more. Prizes firstly will be the prestige of being the best itself but also Dura Coins. The prizes for the given placements will be listed before Launch-Day.
u To note you shouldn't feel compelled or even primarily motivated to play this Server for the Tournament aspect itself. Though we think it will be a great time for some players, it's really just one more layer to add to the festivities and excitement. At core The Server's purpose is foremost the sheer joy of the game itself, the pure wild fun of it.


Accounts and Character Creation
Accounts and character creation are ready to be made right away. So feel free to start creating them but remember to not lose your login information! Keep in mind that there is no crossover between our First World's Accounts, Dura Classic, and our New Server's Accounts. This means you cannot have characters on the same account on different worlds -- a Classic account has only classic characters and a New Server account has only New Server characters.


More Soon!
More information will be coming, but again we encourage you to be part of what's coming by giving us feedback and your ideas about what we should change and work on! We're still mulling over some decisions like how long the Tournament itself will last, which Skull System we'll be using, how Launch-Day and Rookgaard will be handled, and as we mentioned various game settings and what not. Which is again why we want you to tell us everything you're thinking, we're listening! Thanks!


Regards,
Dura Staff