AE's newest game, AQWorlds, an MMORPG has just gone into it's Beta stage (version 0.36). Although the game is still in it's very early infancy, the functionality is there. The Beta stage means that two servers (Sir Ver and Evil Sir Ver) that are on all time, with up to 3,000 players on each. The game is only open at the moment to people who have upgraded accounts in at least one of their other games (Adventure Quest, Dragonfable and Mechquest).
It is a significant jump from Alpha (Bare Bones Test), as Swordhaven has been released (the main town), more weapons have been released, the first quests (each giving 100 gold and 100 xp) and more things for people who have levelled up (I believe the highest is 4 or 5, but I am only 2).
As it an MMORPG, the interaction between players that is not in the other games, is there. Unlike other MMORPG's, like Runescape, as the players all have uprgaded accounts, and understand the game, since it is only the beginning and they have been there since the beginning, they are more courteous to other players. In Runescape, players are often not too nice to each other (to put it mildy), but all the players of AQWorlds are nice to each other (I have yet to meet a discourteous player).
The combat is still limited, but none of the battles are over hard, especially when healing is as simple as pressing a button. The quest are simply, but exciting, and give good rewards.
I know that it will only get better over time, as all the AE games do, and I wish Artix and the rest of the team the very best of luck!
