Our Christmas events are already in full swing and we’re rounding off 2020 with a bang. Gear up for patch 101, which sees you facing challenges you could never have dreamed of while being richly rewarded with loot, all with a new system for more difficult dungeons.
You’ll also get your hands on new and rarer card fragments, with additional events and rewards also in store for you as part of this update.
Dungeon GauntletsThis new system makes it possible to play existing instances with scalable difficulty – all you need to do is simply go to the respective teleportal and select the “Dungeon Gauntlet” option. Please note that the instances available are subject to change in future updates.
You’ll then be taken to a new menu where you can decide on the difficulty level. The recommended item level will also be displayed. As the difficulty increases, so too does the item drop rate and the amount of Adventure Coin. The number of Dungeon Gauntlet runs you can make per week are counted separately, and are independent of regular instance entries.
**Akalath Quarantine**
* 10 entries per week (20 for Club members)
* The increased drop rate affects existing loot
**Red Refuge**
* 10 entries per week (20 for Club members)
* The increased drop rate affects existing loot
**Draakon Arena & Velik’s Sanctuary**
* No entry limit
* The increased drop rate affects event tokens (read more about this below)
**Training Ground**
* No entry limit
Expanded Card Collection**New Cards**
New cards have been added to the Card Collection, which you can now collect:
* 5 NPC cards
* 26 monster cards
* 12 materials cards
* 6 fish cards
* 11 panorama cards
**New Item Grade**
Alongside common cards (white) and uncommon cards (green), there are now rare cards (blue) too!
The cards can be viewed via the usual Card Collection menu and lend you more powerful effects, which have, of course, been added to the collection effects as well.
**Miscellaneous**
* The number of possible card presets has been increased from 3 to 10.
* 11 additional collection effects have been added.
* More rewards for a higher number of Card Collection Points (10,500–23,500) have been added. On top of that, it’s possible to reach higher Collection levels with the new cards.
* The rewards for existing Card Collection Points (500–9,500) have been updated.
Card FusionA new system for combining card fragments has been added. You can now make use of any duplicate cards you’ve collected in full.
**4-to-1 Fusion**
Using the new option in the inventory menu, you can fuse 4 card fragments (of the same rarity grade) together to produce a new result — the possibilities are as follows:
• You receive card fragments of the same rarity grade (one or more).
• With a little luck, you receive card fragments of a higher value (up to 20 at once).
• If the fusion is unsuccessful, you’ll still receive Mileage Points (find out more about this below).
Different cards must be used for each fusion. Rare cards cannot be fused and event card fragments (e.g. Ruby Moon Elin) cannot be obtained as a result.
**20-to-X Fusion**
You can also fuse 20 of the same card fragments via a second tab – with this, the chances of coming away empty-handed are high. If the fusion is successful, however, you can get 10 to 20 fragments of a higher rarity grade!
**Mileage Points**
You get Mileage Points whenever a fusion attempt fails. This means you’ll still profit even when unsuccessful, as 1,000 Mileage Points will get you 20 Mileage Point Tokens, and these can be exchanged for specific cards!
Instance Changes**Classification**
The classification of the following bosses has been changed (this is important for the way Card Collection effects work):
**Loot Adjustments**
* Macellarius Catacombs:
* High-level relics have been removed from the loot list.
* The loot in the following locations has been adjusted: RK-9 Kennel, Red Refuge, Velik’s Hold, Thaumetal Refinery, Antaroth’s Abyss, Gossamer Vault, Grotto of Lost Souls, Akalath Quarantine, Draakon Arena
* Rare gear (blue) has been removed.
* It’s now possible to obtain Improved Dark Shard Weapon Feedstock or Improved Dark Shard Armor Feedstock.
* Rewards relating to card fragments have also been revised in the majority of instances.
**Kezzel’s Gorge**
Patch 101 sees this event instance closing its doors.
**Commander’s Residence**
* Entering this instance reduces the number of entries.
* Adventure Coin is now collected upon entering the instance.
* The boss will only be summoned once all 20 players have entered the instance.
Battleground Changes**Leaderboard**
A new limitation has been introduced whereby players who play fewer than 3 rounds in a week automatically lose their Rank Points (every Thursday) .
**Underground Battlepit**
* Following some adjustments, the battleground is now designed for 5 vs 5.
* Playing time has been reduced to 5 minutes and rewards have been reduced by 30%.
* The positioning of various battleground elements has been changed.
**Corsairs’ Stronghold**
New skills for group leaders have been added.
Item Changes**Open World / Exodor**
* Rare gear (blue) and superior gear (gold) have been removed.
* It’s now possible to obtain Improved Dark Shard Weapon Feedstock or Improved Dark Shard Armor Feedstock.
**Card Fragments**
Changes have been made to content relating to the reworking of Card Collections – this affects Partner Adventures and the Specialty Store.
**Shop Adjustments**
* Triumph Token Exchange Shop:
* New items are now available.
* The cost of existing stock has been reduced.
* Some older items have been removed.
* Traveling Merchant:
* “Serghetto Box I” will be available for a time.
* Bellicarium Shop:
* A whole host of enchantment and skill advancement items have been added.
* Reputation Shops:
* The contents of these shops has been updated.
Event Loot**Velik’s Sanctuary**
* Lakan’s Weapon Skin (for lancers) will now be dropped as rare loot.
* Lakan’s Cape can also be obtained as loot (for all classes).
* Along with the patch release, an event will start during which you can also get Lakan’s Costume and other items (using tokens via the daily quests of many dungeons).
**Draakon Arena (Normal, Hard)**
* It’s possible to obtain the rare or superior version of a partner as bonus loot. The superior version allows you to keep the power buff after you die.
MiscellaneousServer communication in dungeons and the character selection animation have been improved.
TERA Battle ArenaThe TERA Battle Arena game mode will come to an end with next update (patch 102) at the beginning of 2021 – you can find more information about this in our [
news post]. Changes to the TERA Battle Arena will therefore not be discussed in further detail in the patch notes.
