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Venture forth and enjoy the Autumn celebration in Tara these few weeks while you assist a young woman in remembering who she was. Watch the story unfold in Erinn as we approach Samhain and check out all the details below!
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Event Dates: Thursday, October 17th, After Maintenance - Thursday, November 7th, Before Maintenance

[h2]Event Details[/h2]

• During the event, you will receive the quest, [Guide] A Late-Autumn Letter.
• Talk to Reamonn at the Tara Town Square to select your main character.
  • You can only select 1 character per account.
• As a main character, you will be eligible to take part in this year’s Sahmain story, meet new characters, immerse yourself with new background music, and obtain rewards along the way!
• You will receive the following rewards after completing [Guide] A Late-Autumn Letter.
  • 5,000 EXP
  • Vintage Notebook
• The Vintage Notebook will provide you with information regarding mini-games, questline, and allow you to teleport around to various event locations.
• The reset time for event quests and mini-games will reset each day at 7:00 AM PT.
• All event quests and event items will be removed when the event ends.

[h2]Event Quests[/h2]

• Certain Story Quests will be available after a specific date in real-time.
  • [Event] The Mysterious Maiden (available after completing the Guide Quest)
  • [Event] A Helping Hand for Her (available after 7:00 AM PDT on Friday, October 18th, 2024)
  • [Event] Food, Dance, and Maybe Romance (available after 7:00 AM PDT on Saturday, October 19th, 2024)
  • [Event] Dubious Dubheasa (available after 7:00 AM PDT on Sunday, October 20th, 2024)
  • [Event] A Brief Respite (available after 7:00 AM PDT on Monday, October 21st, 2024)
  • [Event] An Unspeakable Secret (available after 7:00 AM PDT on Thursday, October 31st, 2024)
  • [Event] Journey of Self-Discovery (available after 7:00 AM PDT on Friday, November 1st, 2024)
• For each story quest, you’ll receive the following rewards:
  • 30,000 EXP
  • 1x Black Rose Amulet
  • 5x Onyx
  • 2x Fine Onyx
  • 1x Additional Stat Stone (Regular)
  • 1x Additional Stat Stone (Secondary)
  • 20x Argontel Caravan Coin

[h2]Daily Quest & Mini-games[/h2]

• A Daily Event Quest Beth-t Day Ever will be available the next day after completing [Event] A Brief Respite.
• Each Day at 7:00 AM PT, you'll receive the Daily Quest, [Event] Beth-t Day Ever.
  • You will not receive the Daily Quest while the following event story quests are active:
    • [Event] An Unspeakable Secret
    • [Event] Journey of Self-Discovery
  • Once you've completed both story quests, the Daily Quest will be available once more starting the next day.
• Search for Betha and complete the 3 mini-games to complete the Daily Quest and earn the following rewards:
  • 20,000 EXP
  • 5x Onyx
  • 1x Fine Onyx
  • 20x Argontel Caravan Coin

[h3]Repeat After Me[/h3]
Do you know your gestures? Prizes await if you do! In this mini-game, you'll be expected to repeat the same gesture that Betha uses. Get it right and score some points!

• Once the Daily Quests are unlocked, talk to Argontel Caravan Manager next to the bonfire at the Argontel Caravan Camp to get started!
• Each round will consist of you mimicking the same gesture as Betha.
  • A successful gesture will earn you 100 points.
  • An incorrect gesture will cost you 30 points.
• After the mini-game, you can turn your points into Combat EXP or Exploration EXP.
• Get a perfect score and earn an Argontel Merchant Caravan Transformation Medal Coupon!
  • Collect 3 to obtain a random Shamala's Transformation Medal.
  • Only usable during the event.

[h3]Color Coordinator[/h3]
Are you a master of colors? Help the Troubled Merchant and earn a small prize for your time!

• Once the Daily Quests are unlocked, talk to the Troubled Merchant next to the dye table at the Argontel Caravan Camp to get started!
• You're given 60 seconds to sort as many dyes as possible.
  • Each successful sort will net you 3 points.
  • Each incorrect sort will cost you 2 points.
• After the mini-game, you can turn your points into Combat EXP or Exploration EXP.
• Score over 350 points to earn a random Fixed Color Dye Ampoule.
  • Expires in 7 days.

[h3]Tip-Top Tactics[/h3]
Milletians are known to be a master in combat, but how are your coaching skills? Can you ensure a victory of your student when you're on the sideline?

• Once the Daily Quests are unlocked, talk to the Diligent Mini Skeleton next to Dubheasa to get started!
• You'll be tasked with telling Betha on how to proceed with a fight.
  • Your decisions will help determine if she wins the round or not.
• Win or lose, after the mini-game, you'll be given the choice of Combat EXP or Exploration EXP.
• Win all 3 rounds to earn a Defender's Will and Agressor's Will.
  • Expires in 7 days.

[h2]Achievement Quest[/h2]

• The achievement quest [Event] Strengthening Bonds will be available after completing [Event] A Brief Respite.
• Complete the story quest objectives and daily quest [Event] Beth-t Day Ever the number of times requested.
• You will receive the following rewards after completing the achievement quest.
  • 50,000 EXP
  • 1x Black Rose Amulet
  • 10x Onyx Boxes
  • 600x Argontel Caravan Coin
  • Homestead Moonlit Square
    

[h2]Hotday Details[/h2]

• During the event period, every week, Hotday rewards will be available!
• Only the main character can participate in the Hotday.
• You will receive a reward by logging in each week during the Samhain Event.
• Claim the item from the Hotday menu to receive it on your character or choose "Claim Later" if you prefer to receive it later.
• You can only claim each Hotday rewards once during the event period.

[h2]Event Shop[/h2]
You can exchange the Argontel Caravan Coins you've earned during Samhain for a variety of items offered by merchants at the Argontel Caravan in Tara or by Dubheasa in Blago Prairie.

[h3]Main Shops[/h3]

• Prices listed are in Argontel Caravan Coins.

[h3]Consumable Shop[/h3]

• Prices listed are in Argontel Caravan Coins.Weekly Reset: Thursdays at 7:00 AM PT

[h3]Gold Shop[/h3]

To express our gratitude for your patience with the extra long maintenance on October 10th, please see below!
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[h3]Event Buffs[/h3]
Event Dates: Thursday, October 10th, After Maintenance - Friday, October 11th, 11:59 PM PDT

• During the entire event period, the following benefits will be active:
  • 2x Combat EXP
  • 2x AP
    

In case you are unable to login to Mabinogi on Thursday due to the extended maintenance, don't fret! We will provide the following items in next week's regularly scheduled maintenance (on Thursday, October 17th) to all players who log in this week from now until next week's maintenance:

• (1x) Erinn Adventure Pass EXP Ticket (280)
• (1x) Magical Attendance Pass
• (1x) Combination VIP Membership (1 Day)

We'll see you in Erinn, Milletians!~

Check out all of the details of this month's Patch Notes, including our Royal Association of Artisans Update!
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[h3]The following Events, Sales, and Promotions are running:[/h3]

• Midnight Covenant Loot-o'-Lantern: Thursday, October 10th, 2024, After Maintenance - Thursday, November 7th, Before Maintenance
• Dragon Boat Event: Thursday, September 26th, 2024, After Maintenance - Thursday, October 17th, Before Maintenance
• Neon Blossom Shinobi Box: Thursday, September 19th, 2024, After Maintenance - Thursday, October 17th, Before Maintenance
• Irusan's Check-In Attendance - Season 6: Thursday, September 12th, After Maintenance - Thursday, December 19th, Before Maintenance
• Erinn Adventure Pass - Season 1: Thursday, September 5th, 2024, After Maintenance - Thursday, December 12th, Before Maintenance
• Glenn Bearna Dungeon Support: Thursday, July 13th, 2023, After Maintenance - Until Further Notice

[h3]Royal Association of Artisans:[/h3]

• The Royal Association of Artisans Update is here! See the full post for more information.
  • 3 New Artisans have been introduced to the Royal Institution alongside the Royal Alchemists.
    • New Stardust, Exclusive Titles, and more for those worthy enough to be chosen by the monarch.
  • Part-Time Job Changes!
  • Hiding Accessories!
  • And more!

[h3]The following changes have been made to the game:[/h3]
Commerce Baltane Season 2

• The Seasonal Commerce reset point will be changed to 7:00 AM PT on the first Thursday of March, July, and November.
  • Baltane Season 2 will run until 7:00 AM PST on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
  • Baltane Season 3 will start after the maintenance on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
• Seasonal Commerce Baltane Season 2 will begin at 12:00 AM PDT on November 1st, 2024 and run until March 6th, 2025 7:00 AM PST.
  • Baltane Season 1 will conclude on October 31st, 11:59 PM PDT.
  • Viewing the season rankings and claiming previous season’s rewards will be disabled for 30 minutes after the season is changed to ensure that the ranking compilation can be completed before rankings and rewards are distributed.
    • [Claim Previous Seasonal Ranking Rewards] and [View Previous Seasonal Ranking] buttons will be deactivated during the reset time, and re-activated when you open commerce UI after the previous season's ranking is compiled.
    • Starting from Baltane Season 2, in order to claim the rewards from the previous season, you'll need to start the current Commerce season with the appropriate Commerce Goblin NPCs first.
• Purchase limits within Trade Merchant’s shops and Sayiv’s shop will be reset.
• The Baltane Season 2 Challenger Box will be available, containing the following items:
  • *NEW* Baltane Season 2 Challenger 2nd Title:
    • Movement Speed +3%
  • 20x Precise Reforging Tools
• The Seasonal Commerce Guide will be updated with Baltane Season 2, and Baltane Season 1 information will be archived.
• The stock for Bartering and Merchant Group Commerce won't reset.
• Commerce that has been completed while the season is changing will be refunded, however, please note that the purchase count won't be restored.

Additional Fantasy Life Changes

• The growth guide has been updated to include [Growth Guide] on the quest names for better clarification.
• Updated the rewards for one of the Growth Guide's Try Fishing and Cooking quests from a Fishing Training Potion to a Skill Training Seal (10)(Not Tradeable)
• Skill Training Seals will now display the Rank Limit that the seals can be used on through the Tooltip section of the item.
• When creating a pet obtained through the VIP Service, it will display "(VIP)" next to its name in the Pet/Partner Information window.
• We’ve moved the “Add/Delete Favorites” buttons to the bottom of the Synthesis UI to avoid accidental clicking when auto-registering items for the selected recipe!
• Struggling to lure monsters in Saga’s Episode 3 Mission, “Defeat the Guards”? We got ya covered - by adding in extra text to better understand how to proceed through the mission. You got this!
• Always got a squad member off doing their own thing away from the Emblem Entrance for your Girgashiy Raid? We’ll now give you a notice when a squad member is not near the emblem.
• Expired Pets can now be deleted through the Pet/Partner Information Menu.
• When clicking on the Market Board in towns, you will now have the option to choose between the Auction House and Marketplace/Kiosks.

[h3]The following bug fixes have been made to the game:[/h3]

• Need to touch grass? Us too. The grass in Tir Chonaill and the wheat in Dunbarton will now display once more.
• Ruairi's legacy of streaking may have influenced Islanders in a few Milletians Moonlight Islands these past few months, but no longer!
• A few older Patterns were incorrectly displaying as blank. They will appear correctly now.
• Improved the display of the Homestead Construction List.
• The following titles have been changed:
  • Royal Alchemist --> the Royal Alchemist
  • Charge Ahead --> will Charge Ahead
• Departing ships will now properly exit players from seated props (pianos, chairs, etc.).
• Fixed rare situations that would not allow players to be properly revived with Phoenix Feathers.
• Fireballs now properly display their Effect Change Card VFX when casting via Snap Casting.
• A few Fairy-type pets were refusing medical care. We've fluffed up the bandages so all pets will accept your First Aid when casting it upon them.
• Some of the bankers have been found lining their pockets by charging Milletians the maximum stack price when transferring items from Bank to Bank. The price for this will now scale with the amount of items in the stack.
• Certain Homestead Installations will no longer vibrate wildly when attempting to place them.
• Corrected the behavior when using Alt+Click when your inventory is full and removing items from your off-hand slot.
• We've tweaked the ballistae on Air Commerce Ships to better aim during Red Dragon encounters.
  • Additionally, when an Airship fails to defeat a Red Dragon before the time runs out, the damage dealt to the Airship will now be reduced in proportion to the number of hits the Red Dragon has remaining.
• Added a few more details to a few song titles (Jukebox and MabiNovel). Do you have a favorite track?
• Fixed a rare issue when using Beauty Coupons that would cause it to fail due to not enough Pon. It will no longer check your Pon, as expected.
• Fixed an issue where the quest objective would fail to progress if the player's gold limit was exceeded when exchanging gold for the quest item.
• In rare instances, the Milletian's hair would incorrectly update as well when updating a Partner's hair.
• An issue causing the critical effects of Harbinger of Thunder and Holy Light Spirit Liqueurs has been fixed.
• The glow from Support Puppets indicating which orb is correct during dungeons will now consistently display.
• Shadow Binding will no longer bind the shadows of slain targets, instead properly disappearing once the effect is no longer in use.
• Fixed an issue that would cause improper item usage when cooking meals involving Dragon Flesh. Get your feast on!
• The flaming Sword of Elsinore has grown hotter to ensure that you cannot pick it up unless you are wearing Rosemary Gloves.
• Fixed an issue causing Production skills to fail when interacting with specific Homestead/Moonlight Island props.
• A message will no longer appear telling you that you are at the maximum level when obtaining Fynni Gems at Exploration level 50.
• The damage calculations for Meteor Strike and Assault Slash have been altered to correctly calculate Player Defense and Protection. You should expect to see higher damage from the change.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the client to rarely crash when talking to your Spirit Weapon.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the Huge Lucky gathering VFX to not display.
• Fixed a few issues where the client would crash when moving between regions or playing certain cutscenes.
• We stopped your Partner from taking over your cooking when you're trying to cook something using your own abilities.
• Improved the UI display when a Continuous Production is interrupted. The proper value will now display.
• The display of the Knockback Gauge has been corrected to better align between server and client.
• Fixed a rare issue that would cause Foxyquins to freeze during combat.

[h3]The following are known bugs:[/h3]

• 
• There is an issue with the in-game Guild list not populating with guilds.
• There is an issue where one-time/limited item cannot be purchased from the ingame shop, but can be on the web-shop.
• Shop items with expiration times start counting down upon the player logging in or changing channels, rather than having their count down start when the item is purchased.
• In rare circumstances when rapidly casting Arrow Revolver, players will become unable to move or attack until receiving an attack or relogging.

[Update 3] The Marathon Maintenance has ended as of 7:23 PM PDT and Erinn is available once more! We thank you greatly for your patience as we worked to resolve the issues behind the scenes. Information regarding compensation can be found here. We'll see you in Erinn!

[Update 2] Maintenance has been extended until further notice. We will continue to keep you updated as things progress and apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.

[Update] Maintenance has been extended by 3 hours and is now expected to be completed by 1:00 PM PDT. We've encountered an unforeseen issue while applying the update, and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible.

We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.
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Mabinogi will have a scheduled maintenance on October 10th. During this time, the game will be unavailable. Maintenance is expected to begin at 5:00 AM PDT and last approximately 5 hours.

Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

[h2]-Time-[/h2]

[h3]Thursday, October 10th[/h3]

• Pacific (PDT, UTC -7): 5:00 AM - 10:00 AM
• Eastern (EDT, UTC -4): 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Paris (CEST, UTC +2): 2:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Sydney (AEDT, UTC +10): 11:00 PM - 4:00 AM (Oct. 11th)

[h3]To address the following:[/h3]

• Weekly server upkeep.
• Blacksmiths, Tailors, and Enchanters, it's your time to shine by joining the Royal Institution with the Royal Association of Artisans Update!
• Midnight Covenant Loot-o'-Lanterns are here! Summon old relics in Iria while dressed for the occasion.
• Samhain is approaching, so we've decorated various Uladh Towns to celebrate the upcoming holiday!

Note: The Name Change submission sitewill be unavailable after 5:00 AM PDT time, and will be available after the maintenance.

- The Mabinogi Team

It's time to show off your Rank 1 Pumpkin Carving skills this spooky season! Carve, decorate, and design your real-life pumpkins to show off your Mabinogi spirit. Are you brave enough to carve the Celtic Knot logo? See below for full details!

[h3]Event Details[/h3]
Submission Dates: Tuesday, October 8th at 5:00 PM PDT  - Tuesday, October 29th at 5:00 PM PDT

How to Enter:

All Pumpkin Carvin' Milletians must submit the following information and files to the Official Mabinogi Discord Server #contest-submissions Channel:

1. Your In-Game Name
2. 2x photos of your pumpkin(s) (Maximum 6x)
   • Maximum of 2 designs

Take some photos of your carved creations and post them for Milletians to enjoy!

• Your pumpkins can be real, or artificial as you see fit.
• Pumpkins can be carved, painted, or designed however you'd like!

Need some help? Check out some of our Mabinogi Stencils here!



Judging will be as follows:

• Judging will be done internally by Nexon staff and Volunteer Moderators to select the Grand-Prize Pumpkin Carving Milletians.
  • Criteria will be based on:
    • 80% Creativity
    • 20% Composition

All submissions will be available for viewing after the contest has ended in the Mabinogi Official Discord's Contest Submission Channel.
[h3]Prizes[/h3]
To reward those who have shown they're Rank 1 in Pumpkin Carving, look out for these ghoulish gifts!

• 10x Winners will be selected to receive the following Grand Prizes below!
• For all participants, there is also a participation prize of 1x Halloween Candy 2nd Title Coupon, handpicked by CMs Arciellia and Elebon! 

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