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It's time to go from zero to one hundred... or perhaps... 20,000! New and returning Milletians, this one's for you! Remy's here from the future to help you train rapidly fast, achieve your first Arcana talent, and max it as far as you can!

Event Dates: Thursday, November 13th, 2025, After Maintenance - Thursday, January 15th, 2026, Before Maintenance
[h3]Event Details[/h3]

• Log in to receive the quest [Guide] Flying High Guide Quest.
• Visit Remy near Tir Chonaill’s Town Square to register a main character. You can quickly reach Remy by clicking “Auto-Pathfinding” in the Quest menu with hotkey "Q".
  
  • When registering a main character that has not reached cumulative level 20,000, the event will start with Step 1.
    
    • You will receive ⅕ of the EXP if you exceed 20,000 cumulative levels while progressing through Remy’s tutorial quests.
  • When registering a main character that has reached cumulative level 20,000, the event will proceed to Step 2.
• Only one character per account may register!Upon registering with Remy, you’ll be able to access the Arcana Ascension UI menu for the event! This is where you’ll track your progress for various quests given by Remy.
  
  • You can access this menu either through the Quick View UI menu or by opening the Arcana Ascension UI under your Quest Menu with Hotkey “Q”.
• Within the UI, you’ll also be able to teleport directly to Remy in Tir Chonaill by pressing the “NPC” button on the top right. This will be helpful throughout the entire event! 

When you’re ready to get to grindin’, talk to Remy to proceed!
[h3]STEP 1[/h3]
Step 1 will introduce you to various starting tutorials, ranging from potion consumption, pet usage, all the way to tackling Alby Dungeon for yourself!

Throughout Step 1, you’ll receive the following rewards:

• High-Flying Bunny Doll Bag
• High-Flying Fennec Doll Bag
• High-Flying Bear Doll Bag
• Comprehensive Recovery Potion 2000 x100
• Battle Pegasus Whistle
• Phoenix Feather x50

Note: All items are non-tradeable with the exception of the Phoenix Feathers.

If you’ve already surpassed 20,000 cumulative levels, thus skipping this step, you will be rewarded with all of these rewards as well!

Once you’ve completed all objectives, you're ready to learn about Arcana talents. Buckle up and speak with Remy to progress forward!


[h3]STEP 2[/h3]
After concluding all of Step 1, you’re ready to learn about Arcana Talents! Remy will give you an opportunity to try out different Arcana talents before you decide on one and work on it! Take a trip to the Arcana Association Chamber for your test run.

When selecting an Arcana to try out, you will be able to swap around your current active Arcana! Be warned that this can only be done before confirming your finalized Arcana preference.



Now is the time to finalize and decide which Arcana you want to pick to train!

Note: You can choose an Arcana you have already raised to Link Level 10... but it is heavily advised to pick an Arcana talent that is fresh with 0 Link levels! You'll thank me later.

Once you’ve picked out and locked in an Arcana to train, speak with Remy and progress to the third and final step! It's important to note that your decision cannot be changed once you have confirmed it. Choose wisely!


[h3]STEP 3[/h3]
From here, Remy will give you a bit of a head start and raise the base talents of the Arcana you chose to be Grandmaster rank. She’ll also gift you with some relevant weapons to get you started on your Arcana journey!

Note: If you’ve already reached the rank of Grandmaster for the base talents of your selected Arcana, the objective will automatically be cleared without entering the Arcana Ascension Chamber.

You’ll next be tasked to go through a few of the Arcana introductory quests. Be sure to find these in the [Arcana] tab of your Quest Log!

• [Guide] One Step Higher
• [Guide] Lighting the Arcana’s Flame

Once completed, you will receive the quest [Arcana Ascension] Arcana Unlocked with Remi! for whichever Arcana you’ve chosen.

Remy will direct you to Laoire, our resident Arcana helper and resident cutie, to learn more about your chosen Arcana talent. With this, you can choose to skip through the acquisition quest for that Arcana by pressing “Proceed as Summary (Event Benefit)”.

• If you want to do the acquisition quest for that Arcana normally, you can also choose to do so! It may take a bit longer to do rather than skipping ahead with a summary, so keep that in mind.

Be sure to complete your Arcana quest in the Quest menu before proceeding here! After you’ve done so, speak to Remy again - she’s got 5 quests to give you so that you can speed up your Link leveling significantly!

The quests will range in contents, including topics such as Rebirthing, Arcana Crests, renting equipment, and more. Each step along the way, Remy will provide you with various Spectacular Six Arcana Boxes! Use these boxes while your Arcana Ascension-selected Arcana talent is active to obtain necessary Scorching Crest/Ice-Scorched Crests to upgrade your Link level all the way to Link Level 10!

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  If you are already level 200, your level will remain unchanged when rebirthing with Remy.
  

Throughout Step 3, you’ll receive the following rewards:

• Reach a Total Arcana Level of 50
  • Spectacular Six Arcana - Level 20 / Link Level 2 Crest Box x1
  • Spectacular Six Arcana - Level 40 / Link Level 4 Crest Box x1
  • Spectacular Six Arcana - Level 50 / Link Level 6 Crest Box x1
  • Spectacular Six Arcana - Link Level 8 Crest Box x1
  • Spectacular Six Arcana - Link Level 10 Crest Box x1
    • Special Potion
      • A special potion that can only be acquired during season events. Use it to gain a plethora of stat benefits that will last until the event ends!

Now that everything is said and done, and that you’ve completed all 3 steps of the Arcana Ascension questline, Remy will pass you on to Efflam in Dunbarton to start the Master Plan Event!


 

A big update needs a bigger Master Plan Event! More powerful buffs, new rewards, and a chance to earn another Fergseus weapon! Details below!
[h2]Master Plan Details[/h2]
Event Dates: Thursday, November 13th, 2025, After Maintenance ~ Thursday, January 15th, 2026, Before Maintenance

• Log in during the event period to receive the event quest [Guide] Master Plan: New Rise - Register as a Main Character.
  • Note: Starting with the New Rise Update, an account must have at least one character that has obtained an Arcana to receive this event’s guide quest.
    • If an account has not achieved an Arcana, it is recommended to progress through the Arcana Ascension Event which will allow you to progress through a new streamlined tutorial!

• ALL characters on your account will be given access to the following Marquee Event:
  • Sasha’s Rental Redux
• You will receive the following rewards after completing [Guide] Master Plan: New Rise - Register as Main Character.
  • 50,000 Experience Points
  • [Month] Daily Gift Scroll
  • **NEW** Master Plan: New Rise Support Box
• Open the Master Plan: New Rise Support Box to receive powerful items to assist your character growth:
  • Spirit Memory Scroll (Level 100)
    • Will automatically raise the Level of a Spirit Weapon to Level 100.
  • Stardust Memory Scroll (Rank 10)
    • Will automatically raise the level of your Stardust to Level 10
      • Cannot be used if you do not have Stardust unlocked.
      • Stardust can be unlocked by completing the An Astronomical Discovery questline, which is given after reaching Cumulative Level 3,000.
  • Stardust Support Effect Level 5 Scroll
    • Will automatically raise the level of your Stardust Support Effects to Level 5
      • Cannot be used if you do not have Stardust unlocked.
  • Alban Knights Condensed Divine Fruit
    • Will raise your character’s Crusader Level to 100.
      • Cannot be used if your Crusader Level is 100 or higher.
  • **NEW** Briogh-Infused Potion
    
    • Removes the Briogh Weekly Limit for the duration of the event.

[h2]Master Plan Hot Day Event[/h2]
Log in during the Master Plan season to receive some powerful pets to accompany you on your adventures. No registration required!
Note: Pets from the selection boxes are unable to be stored in a Pet Adoption Medal.
[h2]Free Combination VIP Service[/h2]
Event Dates: Thursday, November 13th, 2025, After Maintenance - Thursday, January 15th, 2026, Before Maintenance

• As an added bonus, Combination VIP will be added to every Milletian’s account throughout the duration of the event!
• For Milletians that currently have VIP, don’t worry - your current active VIP will be “on hold” throughout the duration of the event period.
  • After the free Combination VIP duration has concluded, your own active VIP duration will continue to tick down as normal.
• Curious what VIP has to offer? Check out all the details on our web post!

[h2]Master Plan Buffs[/h2]

• Each week, you can choose any 7 buffs you want to set for your Daily Buffs from the Master Plan Event UI.
  • The buffs will continue to be active until manually changed.
  • Buffs can be changed once per day (resets at 7:00 AM Server Time)
• During the weekends (Fridays at 7:00 AM Server Time ~ Mondays at 7:00 AM Server Time), all buffs will be active!
• The available buffs to choose include:
  • Leveling Boost
    • Elite Baltane Mission Level Cap Boost
    • 60 Bonus Levels Upon Rebirthing
    • **INCREASED** 4x Combat EXP
    • **INCREASED** 3x Quest Completion EXP Bonus
    • **INCREASED** 3x Exploration EXP
  • Talent Boost
    • 2x AP
    • 20 Skill Lifters (Gain 20% Skill Training when advancing to the next level of a skill)
    • 2x Crusader EXP
    • **INCREASED** 3x Skill Training EXP
  • Pet/Combat Boost
    • Decreased Equipment Durability Loss (Falias Relic included)
    • **INCREASED** 3x Pet Points/Pet Perks Training
    • **INCREASED** 3x Pet Rebirth Points
    • **INCREASED** 4x Pet/Partner Combat EXP
  • Advanced Growth Boost
    • 2x Technique Briogh
    • 2x Spirit EXP
    • 2x Society Sponsorship Materials/Badges
    • 2x Special Unit Command EXP
  • **NEW** Equipment Enhancement
    • +5% Stardust Level Increase Success Rate
    • +10% Echostone Advancement Success Rate
    • +5% Special Upgrade Success Rate
    • +10% Enchant Success Rate
    • 2x Equipment Proficiency
      (Moved from Pet/Combat Boost section)
  • **NEW** Misc. Enhancement
    • +10% Alchemy Success Rate
    • +10% Production Success Rate
    • 2x Commerce Merchant Rating
      
      
• During the entire event period, the following benefits will be active for all Milletians:
  
  • 100% Free Repair Rate
  • Free Hero Talent Rebirth
  • Free Pon Appearance Change
  • Extra Inventory Rental
  • Level 200 KartRider Pet Rental
  • Perseus Weapon Rental
  • Outfit Rental
  • Refined Armor Rental
  • Daily Rebirths (Below Cumulative Level 40,000)
  • Double Cumulative Level Gain (Below Cumulative Level 40,000)

[h2]Master Plan Daily and Achievement Quests[/h2]
This Master Plan, Milletians will be given daily quests instead of their weeklies. After registering a main character, you’ll be given the quests [Event] Content Support: Grandmaster Missions and [Event] Content Support: Advancement Tests. These daily quests will allow you to fast-track your Grandmaster Missions for Arcanas and Advancement Testing for Dan Ranks!


As a bonus, Efflam has provided Milletians with an achievement quest this season - [Event] Master Plan: Limit Break. These rewards for this quest are sure to help any Milletian stay warm this Alban Elved season. Check out the sub-events down below for more details on completing these objectives.
[h2]Master Plan Event Shop[/h2]
While Efflam does have a few goods for sale, we recommend checking out the Master Plan Marquee Events further down for the main rewards this season.
[h2]Daily Gift[/h2]
Overall Event Dates: Thursday, November 13th, 2025, After Maintenance - Thursday, January 15th, 2026, Before Maintenance

• Click on Lorna and Pan’s Banner in the Master Plan: New Rise UI to bring up information about this marquee event.
• To receive your scroll, Talk to Efflam and select “Daily Gift” to receive a scroll in your inventory.
  
  • Each month’s scroll is only good for that month. To obtain the next month’s scroll, be sure to talk to Efflam to exchange the scroll.
• Each day (resets at 7:00 AM Server Time), log in to receive your daily gift - no waiting required!
• Note: All items are untradeable and expire in 30 days.

[h2]Sasha's Rental Redux[/h2]
Overall Event Dates: Thursday, November 13th, 2025, After Maintenance - Thursday, January 15th, 2026, Before Maintenance

• Log in during the Master Plan: New Rise season to receive access to all that Sasha has to offer.
  
  • All characters on the account will have access to Sasha’s Rental Redux.
  • You are not required to sign up for a Main Character this time around.

Outfit Rental

• Click on the Quick Event Menu UI to open up a special Outfit Rental UI.
  
  • You’ll be given the option to choose 1 of each of the following to rent:
    
    • Outfit
    • Headgear
    • Gloves
    • Shoes
  • There are over 2700 articles of clothing to choose from!
  • The chosen outfit will be added to your inventory.
• You'll be given a daily quest [Event] Outfit Rental: Dye a Rental Outfit allowing you to earn DIY Dye Mold Selection Boxes (Rental) to dye your rental outfits.
  • Requirements include:
    • Log in 1 time.
    • Complete 1 Part-Time Job.
  • These dyes can only be used on Rental Equipment.
• Should you decide to change any parts of your outfit, the previous article (and any dyes used) will be destroyed.

Master Plan Inventory

• Talk to Sasha and select Rent --> Master Plan Inventory Rental to receive a free 10x15 inventory for the duration of the event.
• You can access this special inventory through the dropdown icon in your Inventory and selecting the bag with the "F" icon on it.
• Once the event ends, you will only be able to remove items from the bag.

Pet Rental

• Talk to Sasha and select Rent --> Pet Rental to receive a Level 200 KartRider Pet of your choosing:
  • Saber X
  • Mart Kart
  • Lodi Infernal
  • White Knight X
  • Dark Knight X
  • Practice Kart
• You can only acquire one KartRider Pet per account.
• The pet will not have an inventory and cannot be stored into a Pet Adoption Medal.
• After the event ends, the pet will be unable to be summoned and can only be deleted.

Weapon Rental

• Talk to Sasha and select Rent --> Weapon Rental to receive a Perseus Level weapon based on a specific combat talent.
  • Close Combat
  • Magic
  • Archery (Elves and Humans only)
  • Alchemy
  • Martial Arts
  • Puppetry
  • Lance Combat (Giants and Humans only)
  • Gunslinger
  • Ninja
  • Chain Slash
  • Battle Astrology
• The weapon will be upgraded with the following:
  • Level 100 Ego (Spirit)
  • Max Quality
  • Fully Upgraded
    • Special Upgraded to Level 6
  • Rarity Level - Sturdy
• If you wish to exchange the weapon, simply talk to Sasha to return the weapon.
• As you progress in Ferghueus Forge Event, the power and rarity of the rental weapon will improve.

Armor Rental

• Talk to Sasha and select Rent --> Armor Rental to receive an armor based on a specific Arcana talent.
  • Elemental Knight
    • Refined Majestic Knight Armor Set
  • Harmonic Saint
    • Refined Northern Lights Armor Set
  • Dark Diviner
    • Refined Hebona Armor Set
  • Alchemic Sharpshooter
    • Refined Bohemian Armor Set
  • Sacred Guardian
    • Refined Dustin Silver Knight Set
  • Explosive Vanguard
    • Refined Royal Knight Armor Set
• The armor will initially be Sturdy Rarity.
• As you progress in the Refined Armory Event, the power and rarity of the rental armor will improve.

[h2]Ferghueus Forge[/h2]
Overall Event Dates: Thursday, November 13th, 2025, After Maintenance - Thursday, December 11th, 2025, Before Maintenance

• Log in with your registered main character during the Master Plan: New Rise season to access Ferghus' Forge.
• In the Master Plan: New Rise UI, select the Fergseus Forge banner to open a dedicated UI for the marquee event.
• In the dedicated UI, you'll have the ability to do the following:
  • Teleport to the Master Plan NPC Efflam
  • Teleport to the Arcana Association Room
  • Open Blaanid's Brave Boost UI.
  • Access your "My Status" stats.
  • Change your Fergseus Weapon.
  • List of Missions for the week.
• Each week will have a set of 4 missions.
  • Completing the missions will provide points towards rewards and upgrades for your chosen Fergseus Weapon.

Maintenance has concluded as of 1:00 PM PST and the servers are available once more. We thank you for your patience and we hop you enjoy the New Rise Update!
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Mabinogi will have a scheduled maintenance on November 13th. During this time, the game will be unavailable. Maintenance is expected to begin at 6:00 AM PST and last approximately 7 hours.

Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.
[h2]-Time-[/h2]
Thursday, November 13th

• Pacific (PST, UTC -8): 6:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Eastern (EST, UTC -5): 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Paris (CET, UTC +1): 3:00 PM - 10:00 PM
• Sydney (AEDT, UTC +11): 1:00 AM - 8:00 AM (November 14th)

To address the following:

• Weekly server upkeep.
• It's time for the New Rise Update!
  • Patch Notes will be available to read during maintenance tomorrow.
• A big update brings a big event... the Master Plan: New Rise Event will be starting!
  • Event webpost will be available during maintenance tomorrow.
• The Arcana Ascension Event is here to help new (and returning) Milletians! Which Arcana will you master?
  • Event webpost will be available during maintenance tomorrow.
• Don the finest attire while attending the finest academy in all of Erinn with the Royal Primiara Academy Box!
  • Sale webpost will be available during maintenance tomorrow.
• The townsfolk of Dunbarton need a vacation, so bring them along on your adventures with the Dunbarton Dwellers Doll Bag Box!
  • Sale webpost will be available during maintenance tomorrow.
• Time for a Welcome Package Refresh! We're introducing 3 new Milletian Welcome Packages, so be sure to check them out!
  • Sale webpost will be available during maintenance tomorrow.
• With the last of Malign Hellgate finally being conquered, the Summer Festival has officially come to an end.
  • Note: Speak to the Hellgate Researcher before maintenance to collect your final set of Hellgate Rewards.
  • Reminder to open your Hellforged Adventurer Ring Selection Boxes! Any unopened unopened will be reclaimed by Hellgate themselves.
• The Nightshade Lace Loot-o'-Lanterns are ending. Last chance to grab any final lanterns to spawn some old raid bosses in Iria!
  • Melly will continue to keep her shop open in Dunbarton until November 26th for those who haven't spent their Nightshade Lace Coins.
• Since Samhain is over, we're putting the town decorations back in the box until next year.
• We're refreshing the Cash Shop! See what's changing in the [Notice] Cash Shop: New Items and End of Sale.
• After two long years, the Glenn Bearna Dungeon Support Event has come to an end.

Note: The Name Change submission site will be unavailable after 6:00 AM PST time, and will be available after the maintenance.

The Mabinogi Team

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Dear Milletians,

With the New Rise Update, the sales of some items will be changed in the November 2025 update. 

• The following items will be changed with the November 13th maintenance:
  • From the Basic VIP Membership benefits, you can acquire daily Advanced Items on each day of the week or randomly. The "Unlimited Dungeon Pass" item, which is a component of the Advanced Play Box distributed on Friday (Alban Elved), will be changed to the “Rabbie Phantasm Pass” with the November update.
• The following items will newly be available in the Cash Shop with the November 13th maintenance:
  • Time for a refresh! The Renewed Welcome Milletian Packages will be replaced with new Milletian Packages.
  • Rainbow Name/Chat Color Change Selection Box (Expanded colors!)
  • Memory of a Story Selection Box will be brought to the Cash Shop permanently.
• The following items will be removed from the Cash Shop with the November 13th maintenance:
  • Perfect Skill Reset Capsule*
  • Fire Erg Crystals*
  • Repair Protection Potion*
  • Combat Support Package
  • Rainbow Name/Chat Color Change Box (First Edition)
  • Renewed Welcome Milletian Packages
    • These Renewed Welcome Milletian Packages will be retired permanently, so last chance to pick these up!

Note: Any existing items that you own will be accessible after the patch as before. 
*Some of these items will be making an appearance in a new in-game shop where you can purchase them with Gold. 

Please look forward to further information with our New Rise Update Patch Notes! 

Thank you,
- The Mabinogi Team

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Hello Milletians! How have you been enjoying your days?I’ve spent this year reflecting on many attributes of my life, including our Fantasy Life, Mabinogi. Mabinogi is a game that builds upon wonders and inspires people, and it has been a personal motivation of mine for almost 18 years of my life. Listening to the beautiful tunes from the game’s OST and the many beloved BGM remixes empowers one to keep writing, keep drawing, keep fighting. Through years of storytelling and world building, Erinn is a home we’ve built together.

Major changes will be coming to Mabinogi soon. The New Rise update on November 13, 2025 introduces sweeping changes to combat, dungeons, and the ways you obtain power. This update centers on a complete overhaul of the combat and equipment systems. This will ultimately enhance the player experience, as the pacing will guide players through the game with a smoother focus on gradual growth in character and power.

As the numerous changes in New Rise will significantly overhaul the combat and gear progression experience, these changes can be summarized under the following keywords "Growth", "Opportunity, and “Resolve”. Keep reading to learn more about the source of this perspective from our Development Team!

Below is an outline of the many changes that will be implemented soon in Mabinogi. I’m sharing the content below as a broad overview. While new experiences, new adventures, and new rewards await, we are also carefully considering the value and accomplishments in Erinn that have provided “Resolve” to many fantasy lives.

• Dungeon and Dungeon Drop Improvements!
  • Dungeon Revamps for Entry & Difficulty
  • Improved Mechanics and Shorter Dungeon Runs
  • Weekly Limits for Tech Duinn Removed
  • Dungeon Passes Reorganized
  • Rewards Updated and Improved
  • Alby Shineseeker Dungeon Added
  • Neartite + Neartite Rewards Added
  • Subject Theta Removed
  • Dungeon Guide Revamped
• Equipment, Equipment Upgrading, and More!
  • Equipment Rarity Grades
  • Equipment Inheritance to Allow Upgrade Transfers
  • Equipment Disassembly
  • Refined Armor Added
  • New Nightbringer 1H Axe & Healing Wand Added
  • Reforging Tools Simplified, Ranks Always at 1 & Attributes Always at 3
  • Special Upgrade Improvements and Level 8 Increase
  • Removal of Permanently Missable Spirit Weapon Ego Points
• Early Game Flow and Other Milletian Improvements!
  • Adjustment of Milletian Stats, Including Removal of Age-Related Stat Gains
  • Changing the Tutorial Quests to Better Educate New Milletians
  • Milletians will be Less Vulnerable to Stun/Knockback 
  • Easing Chain Blade Skill Unlocks
  • Arcana Swap Anywhere and AP Cost Reduction
  • Dye Improvements
  • Skill Menu Searching and Filtering

Of course, the details of all of these changes will be shared in greater detail with our patch update!

In recent years, Mabinogi has improved the game fundamentals to improve the overall game experience. Many of these changes have hovered around the scope of improving the early game experience, with auto-pathfinding, improved tutorial focuses and storyline progression, and easy clear/skip methods for certain game contents.
The changes that New Rise brings will further deliver fantasy life updates for all Milletians to enjoy, increasing the “Growth” and “Opportunity” in Mabinogi.

With further changes that make it easier for new Milletians to engage with the world, the keyword “Resolve” can guide our achievements freely. Erinn is open for the Milletian to focus on what they’d like, from weapons, to outfits, to pets, and combat and talents. Fantasy Life is always what you make of it, and we want those freedoms to come with lesser burdens and smoother rewards.

Mabinogi will be shifting its monetization method to a fairer model.
Pay-to-win elements such as powerful stat equipment that cannot be obtained in-game are being sold via gachapon. Not only are they some of the Best-in-Slot options, but they can also only be obtained through monetization methods.

Such items are not only undermining the enjoyment of farming and crafting, but also widening the gap between content and monetization.

We want to reduce these restrictions for stat equipment so that there is no longer a paywall for these items. We plan to add a route to obtain previously gacha-exclusive gears as a content reward. There are various other ideas to reduce the paywall for the future, so please anticipate it! We believe that this will allow for longevity and sustainability of Mabinogi in the long-term.

We can’t wait to share more information about the plans we have for Mabinogi.

Starting in November and into the winter season, we will also run multiple events where Milletians can obtain even higher-level gear, similar to our recent Summer Festival! The Arcana Ascension event will be an accelerated event experience to unlock an Arcana talent through a questline that starts before the regular tutorial.

In December, we will release our fourth Arcana update, Arcana: Surefire Solutions, bringing forth the Forbidden Alchemist and Arsenal Gunner Arcana Talents.

For those that enjoy fashion, we will run a rental event with over 2,700 items (hats, outfits, gloves, and shoes) to rent and experience. I sincerely encourage you to find a style you enjoy. Especially, as you’ll be able to pick one of each item to keep for yourself, permanently.



Best Wishes for now and the future, Milletian,

~ GM Mewlynne, who is increasingly enamored with the world of Erinn with each eternal beat.
Mabinogi Producer, Amy
& the Mabinogi Team
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Hello, Milletians!

I'm Min Kyunghun, the Executive Director of Mabinogi.

Thank you, everyone, for your loving support of Mabinogi. Today, we'd like to share news about the NEW RISE update and the changes coming with it.

[Fully Revamped Combat Experience]
In the updates coming to you this November, the Mabinogi Team has really focused on overcoming the difficulties in character progression inherent to the game, striving to create an environment where Milletians can grow more smoothly and steadily than they do now.

That said, a great deal of Mabinogi's content is connected to OTHER content in some way. Because of that, we felt it wouldn't have the impact we desired if we just set about improving individual parts here and there.

And so, we're here to introduce the "Full Combat Experience Revamp", for which we've restructured the overall character growth path, trimming away parts that aren't strictly necessary in Mabinogi's present state to offer a fundamental improvement in the game experience.

As indicated by the title, we've made significant changes to the game's Combat Growth Progression. These changes can be described by three keywords: "Growth", "Opportunity", and "Resolve".

Growth: Progressing through each step should be more fun
Our first move was to review Mabinogi's many dungeons and instanced content and select the most essential experiences among them to provide a feeling of naturally scaling progression that's more fun for players. The result is an environment where players can grow steadily through continued effort by acquiring and upgrading equipment whose benefits they can transfer to stronger equipment they might find.

As a part of this process, dungeons that are too difficult to handle without a party have been improved to allow solo players to tackle them on a 'Basic' difficulty. We've also created a new Dungeon Guide interface to help you naturally understand the intended content progression.

Opportunity: Rewarding battles with worthwhile rewards
With the NEW RISE update, we're implementing a new reward enhancement item called "Neartite" to help make the experience of obtaining items distinct from personal character growth. Neartite is a reward buff item similar to Shadow Crystals. If Neartite's buff is active when you open a dungeon reward chest, you can receive special rewards like Broken Magic Essences. We've designed these to be distributed in a set amount per account per week, intended to be used within that week.

With this item, we've created an environment where you can reliably acquire meaningful rewards. If a player continues to grow through this adjusted content progression, they will eventually be able to take on the normal difficulty for "Crom Bás" and "Glenn Bearna." That will open up opportunities to acquire higher value rewards than would be obtainable on the 'Basic' difficulty.

We're also adding a new dungeon intended to maximize growth opportunities: the "Alby Shineseeker Dungeon." With this dungeon, we hope to provide a new experience that Milletians will look forward to playing each day. The Shineseeker Dungeon offers new kinds of enjoyment, such as powerful rewards and a timer that helps players see improvements in their clear times as they continue to grow.

In order for all these changes to be meaningful and impactful, they are being made alongside a revamp in character growth, easing existing Reforging hurdles, and making improvements to the game's hitstun. All of these changes and more are coming to you in this winter's update.

Resolve: Broadening opportunities
For our 'NEW RISE' update, undertaken with both the interest and support of many Milletians, we focused on creating a more defined "growth ladder" for character progression, along with expanding rewards so that everyone can feel the fun and accomplishment of making progress just by playing the game consistently.

However, as stat equipment was largely obtained through gacha boxes, over time that created a higher barrier of entry for new players, and impacted the appeal of dungeon rewards. Overall, we believe it had a negative impact on the early growth experience.

We determined that the way things had become runs counter to the development goals that Mabinogi is striving for, and that we had to improve on this issue before it was too late. As such, we decided to add high-stat gears that have been gacha exclusive before as an in-game content reward.

It is an important step toward realizing the philosophies of step-by-step growth and expansion of rewards that we've striven for with the "NEW RISE" update, the goal of which is to ensure our players feel a greater sense of meaning and achievement in their day-to-day gameplay experience. We're preparing this content to launch this winter, and will share additional details as the update draws closer.

Including the three categories we explained here, you'll be able to find a more detailed breakdown of the NEW RISE update in the Development Notes (coming tomorrow) and the monthly Update Patch Notes.

All of us on the Mabinogi Development Team will continue to do our best to provide a healthy, sustainable environment for Mabinogi where everyone can consistently challenge themselves and feel a sense of accomplishment at their successes.

We'll continue working hard to bring you a healthy, sustainable Mabinogi, and we're sincerely grateful for your interest, as well as for all the love and support you've shown us. We hope you continue to enjoy your adventures every day as we "NEW RISE" to the occasion.

Thank you,
Min Kyunghun
Executive Director of Mabinogi