UPDATES

v.2.62 Updates

4 years ago

1. Friendship System Contents 2nd Update

Second Closeness stage, "Ally", will be added.
- You can now develop your relationship with mercs from "Acquaintance" to "Ally."
- You will see additional Chitchat contents from the mercs based on the changed relationship.
- The Ally stage's short storyline for each merc will be added. You can see them as you build a closer relationship with the merc just like before.
Effects from Reaching Stage 2, "Ally"
- The merc you reached the All" stage with will be slightly less fatigued than before during missions.
- A merc who's become an Ally will stay in Power Stance longer.
- If another character on your account has already achieved a high Closeness stage with a merc, you can become closer more quickly with that character via a Closeness Acquisition Bonus.
- With the Ally stage being added, new Friendship Achievements will be added.
- The frequency will be reduced for the relationship being awkward for not visiting a merc for quite a while.

2. Character Balance Adjustment

1. Summarized Explanation on Balance Adjustments

Rebalances and quality of life improvements have been added for the following characters:

Changed Sylas's number of Phantom Shards obtained to allow for more active gameplay.
Acquisition method of Phantom Force will also be improved so that it is better utilized in battle.
Kai will deal increased damage when fighting near enemies, to allow strategic distance control depending on the circumstances in battle.
When Evie successfully enhances Drain, all currently held Drain will be enhanced.
Adjusted battle balance by making various attacks, skills, etc. of characters stronger or weaker.
Target Characters Applied in This Update
- Sylas, Evie (Battle Scythe), Arisha (Spellsword), Kai, Hurk, and Lann (Twin Spears), Lynn (Glaive), Vella.

2. Detailed Explanation of Balance Adjustments per Character

[Evie - Battle Scythe]

Upon successfully enhancing Drain, all currently held Drain will be enhanced.
Soul Skewer
- Can now be trained up to Rank 9.
- When at Rank 9 or above, you can perform an additional attack.
- Landing the additional attack allows applying Mark of Death and can be chained into Drain enhancement.
- The speed of the additional attack will be slightly faster.
- Fixed the issue of not being able to use Blink during the additional attack.
- Reduced the Stamina consumption upon performing the additional attack.
- Changed so that it is still possible to enhance Drain even if you land Soul Skewer but fail to land the additional attack.
Dimensional Loom
- Can now be trained up to Rank 9.
- When at Rank 9 or above, you can perform an additional attack by pressing the Smash button.
- Performing the additional attack may apply Bloody Thread and can be chained into Drain enhancement.
- The time window, which allows you to chain into Drain enhancement during the additional attack, will be slightly extended.
- Reduced the Stamina consumption upon performing the additional attack.
- Changed so that it is still possible to enhance Drain even if you land Dimensional Loom but fail to land the additional attack.
Active: Arcane Gate
- You can change directions more freely while you are in the Dark Dimension.
- Changed so that, if you perform normal attack during Arcane Gate, it allows you to perform consecutive attacks without the process of entering the Dark Dimension.
- Improved the distance advanced and the attack range for some attacks.
Active: Void Star
- The detonation time will be slightly quicker after Void Star is created.
Changed so that the motion plays slightly quicker if performing Release while standing.
Changed so that you cannot charge up and attack with standing Smash.
Active: Meteor Swarm
- Some camera presentation will be changed.
Blade Shift
- When using a normal attack after Blade Shift attack, you can now chain into the 3rd attack.

[Arisha - Spellsword]

Arcane Flurry
- Arcane Flurry's MP cost will be reduced to 6.
Diffusion Warp
- Changed so that DEF is no longer decreased while waiting for Diffusion Warp's cooldown.
- Increased Diffusion Warp's attack range than before.
- Fixed the issue where, if you were taking damage over time from a status effect, you could not get additional MP even when you absorbed another enemy attack with Perfect Drain.

[Sylas]

Damage for the following skills will be increased.
- Wraith Slash
- Wraith Shot
- Phantom Shooter
- Cyclone Saw
- Illusion Fist
- Illusion Fist (Enhanced Attack)
- Cyclone Edge
- Cyclone Crash
- Cyclone Crash (Enhanced Attack)
Phantom Shard
- The duration for a Phantom Shard after obtaining it will be increased.
- Improved so that, when you move to a different area during battle, you will have obtained all Phantom Shards you can according to the skill's rank.
- Increased the number of Phantom Shards obtainable from a successful normal attack to 2.
- Improved so that you obtain 4 Phantom Shards from a successful Spirit Rend attack.
- Improved so that you obtain 4 Phantom Shards from a successful Cyclone Crash (Enhanced Attack).
- Improved so that you obtain 4 Phantom Shards from a successful Illusion Fist (Enhanced Attack).
- Improved so that, if there is a boss nearby, you move targeting the boss when performing Illusion Fist (Enhanced Attack).
Phantom Force
- Changed the behavior where Phantom Force: Blade status would convert to Phantom Force: Hilt only when you were not hit by enemies for a certain duration.
- Changed so that, when you hit enemies with 6 Phantom Shards while you have Phantom Force: Blade (Lv. 3), it will convert to Phantom Force: Hilt (Lv. 4).
- If you are attacked by enemies while Phantom Force: Hilt is applied, it will be lowered to the previous level's status effect.
- Phantom Force will be changed as below.
  - Phantom Force: Blade (Lv. 1)
  - Phantom Force: Blade (Lv. 2)
  - Phantom Force: Blade (Lv. 3)
  - Phantom Force: Hilt (Lv. 4)
  - Phantom Force: Hilt (Lv. 5)
  - Phantom Force: Hilt (Lv. 6)
  - The duration for Phantom Force: Hilt (Lv. 5) and (Lv. 6) will be changed to 15 seconds.
- Active: Infinity Requiem
  - Improved so that the skill would activate even if there is a boss near Sylas when the skill is activated.
- Active: Extinction Roar
  - Reduced the number of Phantom Stigma so that you can stack only up to 12.
  - Changed so that the damage would still be the same as before.
- Active: Impulse Zone
  - The status effect will last for a set time even when Sylas leaves the range of Impulse Zone.
  - Party members can receive the status effect only while they are inside the Impulse Zone range just like before.
  - Cooldown will be increased.
- Active: Soul Drain
  - A cap will be added to the amount of HP that can be restored with Soul Drain.
  - For the skill's duration, you cannot restore more HP than the cap.
  - Cooldown will be increased.
- Vision Dash
  - Fixed the issue where the afterimage was not easily visible during Vision Dash.
- Spirit Rend
  - Successful attacks will restore a certain amount of Stamina.
- Active: Spectral Sting
  - Increased damage.
  - Changed so that you can dodge slightly quicker while using the skill.
  - If you use quick dodge, up to 4 Phantom Daggers made from phantoms will be fired.
- Active: Phantasmic Slash
  - Increased damage.

[Hurk - Greatsword]

Relentless
- You can get the Delirium status effect if you consecutively chain your attacks without being interrupted by enemy attacks.
- The Delirium status effect will disappear if you are stunned by enemy attacks or if you gain the Revenge status effect.
Impenetrable
- Damage from enemies will be further reduced upon using Impenetrable according to the Revenge stack.
Active: Ultimatum
- Ultimatum's SP consumption will be reduced.

[Hurk - Teide]

Lacerate
- The skill rank can now be trained up to Rank 7.
- When at Rank 7 or above, the number of attacks required to inflict Flesh Wound, Open Wound, and Gaping Wound will be reduced to 2, 4, and 6 times respectively.
Active: Split Slash
- Can now be trained up to Rank 7.
- Slightly increased the attack range.
Active: Bloodletting
- The skill rank can now be trained up to Rank 7.
- Based on Rank 7, the extended wound duration will be increased to 40 seconds.
- The SP consumption upon using the skill is reduced to 150.

[Kai - Cross Gun]

You can inflict more damage if you use normal bolts close to enemies.

[Kai - Bow]

You can inflict slightly more damage if you use normal attack, Rapid Fire, and Strafe Shot close to enemies in Shortbow mode.
You can inflict slightly more damage if you use normal attack and Fixed Shot close to enemies in Longbow mode.

[Lann - Twin Spears]

Belclaire: Blood Pact status effect's value is decreased by 5% based on Rank A.
- Duration is unchanged.

[Lynn - Glaive]

Active: Rising Dragon
- Hit box upon casting has been enhanced.

[Vella]

Active: Cyclone
- Now binds the enemy for a slightly longer time.
Active: Glacier Terminus
- Now binds the enemy for a slightly longer time.
- Damage will be increased.

3. Battle Balance Changes

The Equal Opportunist title, which could be obtained from the battle against Braha, can no longer be obtained that way.
The Equal Opportunist title can now be obtained from the Ancient Title Destiny Box.
The balance and boss monsters for normal battles in the following regions will be adjusted:
- Ben Chenner Entrance, Ben Chenner Trailhead, Ben Chenner Summit, Lochlann Plains, and Downtown Berbhe
- Callidus (Battles: Garden Guardian and Ben Chenner Entrance)
- Akadus (Battles: The Fallen Guardian, Summoning Remnant, and Ben Chenner Trailhead)
- Valus (Battle: Statue at the Summit)
- Pestis (Battles: Facing the Inevitable and Lochlann Plains)
- Judge Jamiroff (Battle: World of Pain)
- Orlaith (Battle: The Devil's Cook)
- Hagan (Battle: Burning Vice)
- Odhran the Maniac (Battle: The Operating Room)
- Captain Baethan (Battle: Rescue Mission)
- Mad Morbus (Battle: Deep Corruption)
- Hexad (Battle: A Moment's Notice)
- Lorgrach (Battle: Shattered Will)
- Manus
- Rewards for Bonus Missions will also change.
The balance for boss monsters in the following battles will be adjusted:
- Dullahan (Battle: The Missing Soul)
- Aes Sidhe (Battle: The Price of Failure)
- Arcana (Battle: Iron Fist)
- Rupacitus (Battle: Distorted Truth)
- Inquisitor Claire (Battle: Surprise Attack)
- Eternal Elchulus (Battle: Devil's Tower)
- Macha (Battle: Red Stigma)
- Agares (Battle: Grave of Madness)
- Lugh Lamhfada (Battle: Brilliant Lugh)
- Succubus Selren (Battle: Eweca's Nightmare)
- Marject (Battle: Dungeon Laboratory)

4. Marketplace Improvement

When searching for items, search results now provide a list of the total quantity and the lowest price in the Marketplace.
- When you select an item in the aforementioned search results list, you will be moved directly to the page where you can purchase the item.
Fixed the issue where certain items listed on the Marketplace would sometimes not show in the search results.
Fixed the issue where Astera equipment materials were not properly showing under the "Crafting" category.
Unified the equipment sorting order in the results list when you search for "Dullahan," "Astera," in the "Crafting" category.
A button will be added at the bottom of the search results UI, allowing you to move to the [Previous List].
- You can also move to the previous list by pressing the [Backspace] key.
Improved the issue where the game client froze when you used Marketplace for the first time.
Changed so that the initial search results can be sorted by name, level, or lowest price.
To allow easy searching of fused items, the Appearance Item (Fusion) search criteria will be added to [Advanced Search].
Made the search keyword match conditions more lenient, improving it to display more results than before.

5. UI Improvements

Enchant
- Improved the issue where the text overlapped with the (?) Help button if the item name was too long in the Enchant UI.
Mail
- Improved the Compose UI.
  - When you press [Confirm] button, you can see the name, character, and level of the recipient. If the recipient is a character in the same account, an additional phrase saying "This character is under your account." will be shown.
  - Changed so that the Storage Chest window opens when you right-click the Items slot.
Storage Chest
- Improved the Storage Chest item search.
  - Changed so that the search results are shown in a list.
  - Up to 100 search results will be shown.
  - When you double-click the search result or press the Move button, you can move to the pertinent item's location in the Storage Chest.
- Fixed the issue where the item search filter would not be disabled when you close and re-open the Storage Chest window.
Regarding Story & Battle
- Improved the UI design for Story, Battle, Quick Battle, and Departure.
- Changed the "Exclude exceeded battles" to "Exclude Undepartable Battles" under the Quick Battle UI.
  - Changed so that battles you cannot depart will not show, if you have the aforementioned option checked.
- "Unknown Area" under Colhen and Rocheste in the Battle Quests UI will be changed to "Other Regions."
- Changed the Royal Army tab under the Quick Battle UI to Special Battle tab.

6. Other Changes

Start Screen
- The game start screen will be adjusted to represent spring.
Redeemers
- Made the hit box and the camera view more lenient for Brigid's attack that immediately suppresses the character, among her phase 3 patterns, in the battle Tempering the Sword.
- Fixed so that the completion reward is properly given upon logging in again if the game disconnects during the ending cutscene after completing a battle.
  - The battle will not fail even if the time goes over during the ending cutscene.
- Changed so that you cannot leave the party after the ending cutscene starts.
- Fixed the issue where screenshots were not properly taken after completing the Redeemers battle.
Friendship System
- Fixed the issue where other characters in the channel did not display, if you left the Mercenary Lounge by clicking the Exit button.
Items
- Fixed the issue where the stats were not properly applied, when you enhanced some low-level-range weapons.
- Changed so that a notification displays when successfully enhancing a weapon or armor to +15 or above.
Story
- Fixed the issue where an error message displayed when you had a chitchat with Milo at the watchtower during The Scale-Covered God story.
- Fixed some parts of the story that appear when you create an Arisha character.
Graphic
- Fixed the issue where certain parts displayed weirdly when wearing some Eira-exclusive inner armor.
- Fixed the issue where the face's/body's gloss effect was not showing to other characters in town.
Town
- The town map will be adjusted to represent spring.
- Fixed the issue where the navigation guide was showing weirdly in a specific location in Rocheste Dock.
Battle
- Fixed the issue of being locked in the story map if you joined the party while story is in progress.
  - Changed so that party invites cannot be received during all cutscenes.
  - Fixed the issue where you could not return to town even after completing the entire story, if you joined the party while you were moved to a different map for story progression.
- Fixed the issue where projectile attacks were blocked by Evil Core.
- Fixed the issue where the Reality Distortion (Party) ability was not activated if Lynn equipped Battleshade.
- Fixed the issue when even Focus Level 1 skills were also getting a cooldown if Evie, while equipped with a staff, used a Focus Level 2 skill.
- Fixed the issue where you could not have additional departures to the Abyssal Arena battle with the Departure License.
- Fixed the issue where the boss monster's HP displayed incorrectly if you used Menu > Screenshot Mode > Camera Settings during battle and ended the Screenshot Mode.
- Fixed the issue where the enhanced damage would sometimes not apply if Belle successfully landed counterattacks like Deforestation after transformation.
- Fixed the issue where you sometimes could not use the secondary weapon after transformation.
- Alleviated the issue where the game client slows down when you depart for the battle "The Price of Failure."
- Fixed the issue where monsters looked transparent if a lightning struck during battle.
- Fixed the issue where the character portraits did not display in the Friend Invite UI that displays after completing battle.
- Fixed the issue when Active: Rising Dragon skill was activated where Lynn, while equipped with a Battleshade, used Active: Thorny Flower after using a Path skill.
Friendship System
- Changed so that headgear can be equipped when going on missions with the following mercs:
  - Lann, Lynn, and Arisha
- After ending a conversation with a merc in the Mercenary Lounge and pressing the Exit button, you can hear the merc's farewell.
- Added so that the merc talks to the player when you go out and come back from a mission with a merc.
- When the mission starts, you can hear a one-liner resolution of the merc.
  - For character pairs that have special relationships between the player character and the merc, you can see special additional lines. (Example: Lann-Lynn, Kai-Vella, etc.)
- Added a feature where you receive a gift from the merc at a certain frequency when you successfully complete missions with said merc.
- Added the new Friendship event, "I Have a Good Feeling About This Mission."
  - "I Have a Good Feeling About This Mission" Friendship event is a repeated event that occurs regularly.
  - When you successfully complete missions with a single merc multiple times, the merc sometimes gives you small gifts or brings back items.
  - You have a chance to obtain the special gift item, [Suspicious Potion], from the Friendship event above. With that item, you can get even closer to a merc without being limited by the daily Closeness cap.
- Slightly lowered the difficulty for all 4 missions.
  - Changed so that Gnoll Chieftain, the boss in Colhen defense mission, appears slightly earlier, allowing the battle to be completed quicker.
  - Changed so that the monsters appear again after a certain time instead of immediately, if you defeat monsters that appear in the Loot Retrieval mission.
  - Changed so that the monsters appear again after a certain time instead of immediately, if you defeat monsters that appear in the saving sheep mission, as well.
  - Lowered the rates for the merc to successfully upgrade in the equipment upgrade mini-game.
  - Adjusted the difficulty of the equipment upgrade mini-game to be easier, by changing the indicator movement speed, gauge size, etc.
- Removed the "being awkward with the merc event" which occurred if you did not visit a merc in quite a while.
  - You will no longer be awkward with the merc even if you do not visit in quite a while; there will be no Closeness decrease, either.
  - In the future, if you do not visit a merc in quite a while, the merc will give you a special greeting instead.
  - The information about possibly being awkward with the merc will also be removed from the tutorial story, "Start of Relationships," and from the Help in the Closeness Status window.
- Fixed the issue where the previous VO and the current VO overlapped when you had a [Chitchat] with a merc.