AQ2D
Artix Krieger
| Thursday, September 4, 2025
Artix: Such hunger.
Zorbak: Huh?
Artix: ...as I claw my way back to the land of the living....
Artix: ...my thoughts are consumed with my endless appetite for....
Artix: Graaaaaaaaains!!!!!! *Said in super scary zombie voice for dramatic effect*
Zorbak: Meh. Artix, cut it out.
Artix: I did it! Today, I was finally able to eat & keep down a cracker.
Zorbak: What is wrong with you?
Zorbak: Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure you did!
Artix: I really did! Since Monday.
Zorbak: Uh huh. I know that new Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries DLC dropped. ...and Artix suddenly "got sick"? Sus.
Artix: But....
Zorbak: We've all seen the picture of your secret BattleTech closet, Artix...
Artix: That picture is pretty old. Here.
Zorbak: What is wrong with you!?
Artix: ...I like big stompy robots? There is some pretty rare stuff in there...
Zorbak: ARTIX! You literally posted IN DISCORD that you were going to be "cough, cough" sick a week in advance!
Artix: I was being funny.
Zorbak: You posted the exact same message in like 5 different servers!
Artix: Pretty ironic that I actually got sick, huh?
Zorbak: You really expect us to believe that?
Artix: I am telling the truth. I was sick. I have been in bed with a fever... or doing my best impression of the exorcist from both ends... since Monday morning.
Zorbak: Keep going....
Artix: Trust me, I have been X_X. Also the DLC did not even drop until Wednesday.
Zorbak: What? OK, that is... actually sorta credible.
Artix: It is possible that I see goals so clearly in my mind that I manifest them... and just joking about getting sick I made it actually happen.
Zorbak: /facepalm
Artix: I actually, truly, got terribly sick.
Zorbak: Fine.
Zorbak: So, when is the Tech Demo coming back up?
Artix: Looking like Tuesday. While I was unconscious, the team moved forward fixing the combat and quest bugs. They did a surprisingly big overhaul of combat which concerns me. But whatever it takes to fix those issues and get Infinity live. We will be doing internal testing tomorrow in preparation of bringing the tech demo back online.
Artix: Joined my first team meeting of the week. With Bludrut getting positive feedback, we started mapping out a game plan for how we will be releasing AQWorlds: Infinity's game areas. The philosophy was surprisingly unanimous between Reens, Ghost, Sir Fainal, and I.
Zorbak: So. Meh. How are you feeling?
Artix: My stomach still hurts, but I am upright at my computer working. I ate a cracker!
Zorbak: Hmnmm. So, instead of sneaking off to play that DLC you wrote this post?
Zorbak: No..... wait. I'm missing something.
Zorbak: Wait. You are too much of a goody two-shoes to actually play hooky.
Zorbak: So... if you can't play it.... OMG!
Zorbak: YOU WROTE THIS POST JUST SO YOU COULD TALK ABOUT IT!
Artix: ...
Zorbak: WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
Artix: Maybe we should consider making a new MechQuest after Infinity launches?
Zorbak: Get back to work you slacker!
Zorbak: And no more crackers until the tech demo is back online!
Zorbak: ...AND WE WANT A MOBILE TEST TOO!
