Tomorrow marks a special occasion as we celebrate the fourth anniversary of our beloved community, Bethlehem. Throughout the years, we have experienced numerous triumphs and challenges. However, I must emphasise the significance of this server to each one of us in diverse ways. Personally, what stands out the most is the exceptional love and support we have shown to one another, and for that, I express my gratitude to all of you.

As we reminisce on the past year, it's impossible not to recall the unprecedented Eco reset we encountered in August. It was remarkable to witness the incredible display of resilience and support we demonstrated towards Harry during that challenging time. It is a testament to the strength of our community and the beautiful people who make it what it is.

I would also like to extend my appreciation to @Bethsaida for affording me the opportunity to share my passion with this community. Without his support, I would not have achieved the milestones that I have, and I am forever grateful for the chance he gave me.

In conclusion, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to all of you for making this community what it is today. Your love, support, and dedication are truly appreciated. Let us look forward to more incredible years together.

Anniversary

I’m sure some of you noticed what I posted in the ⁠sneak-peeks this week, allow me to explain what these masks are!

Since Bethlehems first Anniversary we have had the four iconic Anniversary masks; Fire, Poop, Smiley & Mario.This year we’ve decided to give them a little bit of a revamp by introducing Anniversary Dyes!
The all new Anniversary Dye comes in four different colours; Blue, Yellow, Red & Green. Each of these dyes can be used on a regular Anniversary Mask (not an (i)) to dye the mask whichever colour the dye was for example; Anniversary Dye [Blue] + Poop Mask = Poop Mask [Blue]. The recoloured variants have an extra 5DR/DDR from the regular masks making them + 20DR/DDR each and they also possess the same ability to have a small chance at doubling your loot when opening Donation boxes! These Dyes can be found in the Anniversary Chest as a rare reward.

If you manage to collect a whole set of these new coloured masks as well as it’s (i) variant, you will be able to ::invent a rainbow mask (ii). For example; Poop Mask [Blue] + Poop Mask [Yellow] + Poop Mask [Red] + Poop Mask [Green] + Poop Mask (i) = Poop Mask (ii). These new Rainbow masks grant a whopping 50DR/DDR as well as giving you TWICE the chance at getting double loot when opening Donation boxes!

As always, King Harry has been reactivated as a global boss for players to kill every half an hour at ::anniversary (you can also use ::anni or ::kingharry). 

VIP Season 3

We have decided to make the VIP seasons last annually instead of quarterly, resetting on the 17th of each year during our Anniversary. So today I have reset everyone's VIP status as season 2 has come to an end. What that means to those that may have joined us mid season is; as of this update you will lose access to all VIP activities & items; but hold on to them because as your rank increases you will be able to use them again. For those unaware you can always farm your VIP rank at ::vip using $1 scrolls as payment for time in each zone. 

QOL/Bug Fixes
- Weisslogia is no longer AOE
- Removed Icy Glaive from the Glaive Box & Collection Log
- Updated shop stocks to be a minimum 1,000
- Changed it so it you use ::lock at all you have to relog before entering Pokemon raids due to a bug

Hey lads, as promised I got a juicy rework to share with you all today as well as a new Easter event so without further adieu, let’s get into it!

Slayer Revamp

I have spent the last couple of weeks reworking the weaker points of the Slayer system and I’m happy to share those changes with you guys today, hopefully making PVM even more rewarding from Early Game to Late Game.

- Slayer tasks completely reworked (Tier, Difficulty, EXP, Points, Bonuses), tasks are extended, and points are now more than doubled.

- New Elite Titan Slayer Master has been added, as the name suggests this new Master will be giving you tasks of Elite Titans.

- Slayer Casket rewards have been completely reworked, they now give the player a small random amount of 1B Tickets upon opening, as well as some new tiered items to help the gap progression from Early > Mid game. It is also now a viable money making option for players. When a player opens their first Slayer Casket they will receive a “Bonecrusher [1]”, they can also find the new “Slayer Helmet [1]” as a reward within the Slayer Casket.

- New item “Wrathful Flask”. This new potion comes in a 6 dose flask and can be purchased for 25 Slayer points and each dose lasts the player 10 minutes. While active, this potion grants the player a 15% critical chance to deal 2x damage while on task as well as 10DR/DDR, the 15% chance also stacks with blessings, but the multiplier will be capped at your BIS (2x or 2.5x). Use this potion wisely because while it’s active you will be unable to attack NPC’s that are not currently your slayer task. There will be an infinite dose version of this made in the next couple of days which will remove the on task limitation.

- New Slayer Helmets. There are 5 new Slayer Helmets with this update, as you progress through each Helmet boosts your DR, DDR & Damage while on task. Old Slayer Helmets have been rendered “Broken” so feel free to yeet those to save some space.

- New Bonecrushers:
Bonecrushers have an important end game role for players who are willing to spend time grinding them out. There may be room for these perks to grow as time goes on, and I promise they’re worth it!

-- Bonecrusher DR/DDR:
The DR/DDR increase from the Bonecrushers is not restricted to on task kills. Tier 1 grants 5 DR/DDR, Tier 2 grants 10 DR/DDR, Tier 3 grants 15 DR/DDR, Tier 4 grants 25 DR/DDR, Tier 5 grants 50 DR/DDR

-- Bonecrusher Bonus:
Bonecrushers now have a passive effect that gives players a chance to collect bonus bils tickets from Bils Boxes & Quads Boxes when the Bonecrusher is in the player's inventory. When this effect procs the following bonuses will be applied; Tier 1 Bonus 10% Cash, Tier 2 Bonus 20% Cash, Tier 3 Bonus 30% Cash, Tier 4 Bonus 50% Cash, Tier 5 Bonus 75% Cash.

-- Bonecrusher Tier 5 Double Drops:
The Bonecrusher [5] will be one of the best end game items a player can farm progressively, giving them the above perks, as well as the perk that has a chance to double all rare drops similar to the DDR Scroll (Permanent).

-- Bonecrusher Tier 5 Tripled Drops:
If a player has both the DDR Scroll (Permanent) and the Bonecrusher [5] in their inventory or tool belt when the double drop would proc, their rare drops will be TRIPLED! instead/ This is a first in Bethlehem history.

Easter Event 2023

- New Easter Egg Hunt! Similar to the old Christmas tree event, players will be able to talk to the Easter Bunny at home during an event to unlock the ability to search for the giant Easter egg that will spawn every 5 minutes. 

- Players will be able to use the command ::egg after talking to the Easter Bunny for the current egg's whereabouts if there is one.

- New Bunny Mask & Bunny Mask (i), The regular Bunny Mask is completely cosmetic and can be obtained from both an Easter Box and the Easter egg hunt. It is the main material towards upgrading it through ::invent to make the Bunny Mask (i)! The Bunny Mask (i) is made with the cosmetic mask and the White Bunny Mask from the Easter Box, and is equivalent to an Anniversary Mask (i). This invention also requires other important materials gathered from the Easter egg hunt.

- For those of you that are new to Bethlehem this year you can catch up on how our older Easter content works right here https://forums.bethlehem317.com/topic/500/

QOL / Bug Fixes
- Removed St. Patrick’s Day event / quest start.
- Fixed Gingerbread & Clover being able to be used at the same time through the Tool Belt
- Added Golden Clover as an accepted item to the Tool Belt
- Removed all old Slayer Helmets & Bonecrushers from shops and other various activities.
- POS should now show all players and not cut off alphabetically around the R-T area. (Yw @VengeanceUM  )
- Changed the Support Role ::yell colour to avoid clashing with other game announcements
- Fixed 2K23 Deposit/Withdraw amounts (Thanks to @Kostaskk for breaking it)
- Fixed 2K23 Deposit Duplication glitch (Thanks to @Kostaskk for breaking it)
- Slightly tweaked the Critical Hit system to be more accurate when displaying Crits