PREVIEW : OFF TO EXODOR
Patch 86 brings the biggest update of the year to our servers: from Tuesday, 15th October, you’ll be able to explore the floating island of Exodor with its four large areas and many smaller islands!
Expect to find mighty opponents, new gear, and untouched fishponds. The new trading card system is also launching, with which you can earn additional stat boosts. Please note that some of the names in this preview may differ in the final version.
Exodor, the Floating Island
Probably the most eagerly awaited new feature is the floating island of Exodor – after all, there are 4 large zones and various small islands just waiting to be explored here.
To reach Exodor, you’ll have to fulfill the following requirements:
• Your character must be at least level 68
• You need to have completed the quest series “The Secret Weapon” in order to start the “Off to Exodor” quest
• It’s best to be equipped with Stormcry gear to stand up to the monsters on the island
If you fulfill these criteria, you will be flown to the island in the course of the “Off to Exodor” quest. The new main quest series will take you through the areas of Exodor with spectacular cutscenes – but we won’t give away too much just yet to keep up the suspense!
New Gear
What would a major update be without new gear?! You can look forward to three whole sets, each with physical and magical versions. The individual pieces of gear may be furnished with different random values.
Until you equip the gear, all items are tradeable. So, if you receive something that isn’t ideally suited to you class, you can simply sell it through the broker or dismantle it.
The new gear is enchanted in a new way to old gear: instead of requiring lots of different materials, you only need two different types of material. Additionally, the gear can be damaged similarly to the current PvP sets, but it can never be destroyed. Damaged items remain fully functional, they just can’t be enchanted. However, once you have repaired the gear, you’ll be able to continue with the enchantment.
+ Additional information from the development team +
The new equipment sets are intended as alternatives to existing gear, not as direct replacements. These items are not necessarily stronger than current sets, but they should offer you more variety with new stats and reduced complexity (details of the new stats can be found in the patch notes).
If you already own Heroic Oath gear, for example, only the best of the new gear will be clearly stronger.
Also worth knowing: the developers are currently working on new mythical gear that you can combine from Heroic Oath gear and the new gear from patch 86.
Berak Fortress Secret Zone
A new dungeon for characters over level 69 awaits you on Exodor with the Berak Fortress Secret Zone. Entry costs 385 adventure coins and it is designed for equipment level 458.
A series of quests will lead you to the entrance to the instance. However, you will only receive the quest to enter the dungeon once you’ve completed the story quest. The two new boss monsters Akalath Traban and Akalath Kasir lie in wait for you inside.
More Reputation Factions and Fishponds
During your adventures in Exodor, you’ll come into contact with two new factions for whom you’ll be able to collect reputation in daily quests.
You’ll be able to exchange this reputation with the Riveran and Justicar Reputation Merchants for the new enchanting materials, energy to fly on the island, new fish bait, and more!
Some of the islands are home to fishponds where you can go fishing. Only new bait can be used at these ponds. The fish caught on Exodor can be used to make powerful, new buff foods.
Trading Cards
Starting with patch 86, you’ll be able to obtain trading cards as a reward from various opponents, quests, and other content. Add them to your album and you’ll be able to complete the entries over time. A complete entry boosts your stats, when equipped.
The more cards you collect, the more complete entries you can equip to benefit from their stats.
There are five different card types: NPCs, monsters, zones, crafting materials, and fish. To start with, you can only equip one card of each type. Additionally, certain card combinations give you set bonuses.
