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July 31st Patch Notes

2024-07-30 11:50 PM ~ 2024-07-31 02:30 AM PDT

PvP League Reset
Boss Fight and Raid Title Sharing
PvP Content Adjustment
PvP Exclusive Weapon Addition
Prof. Pho’s Fourth Growth Guide System (4) – Lesson 3 and 4
Elrianode Equipment System Improvement
Colorblind Assist Mode Settings Addition
Inventory Adjustment
Buff UI Improvement
Varnimyr – Pruinaum Normal Dungeon Difficulty Adjustment

[h3]★ Added[/h3]

Class Change Event [View]
(2024-07-31 00:00 ~ 2024-08-13 23:59)
Hedgehog Draw Lots Event [View]
(2024-07-31 00:00 ~ 2024-08-13 23:59)

[h3]★ On-going[/h3]

Raven’s Summer Camp Event [View]
(2024-07-17 00:00 ~ 2024-08-13 23:59)

[h3]★ Added[/h3]

Sporty Summer Costume [View]
(2024-07-31 00:00 ~ 2024-08-27 23:59)
Re-Order: Summon Stone [View]
- Sugar Glider
- Melo
- Dream Keeper
- Hamy
- Pom Pom
- Arcana Chair
- Elephant Shrew
- Alpaca Tutu
- Guac Guac
- Dark Griffin
- Star Witches Broom
- Nell’s Bicycle
- Bebe
- Gold Falcon
- Wah-Kun
(2024-07-31 00:00 ~ 2024-08-13 23:59)
Lithia Ocean’s Dance Custom Motion [View]
(2024-07-31 00:00 ~ 2024-09-24 23:59)

[h3]★ Ended[/h3]

Lithia Dark Shadows Ice Burner [View]
(2024-06-05 00:00 ~ 2024-07-30 23:59)
Lithia Glacial Ice Burner [View]
(2024-06-05 00:00 ~ 2024-07-30 23:59)
Lithia Nasod Battle Suit MK2 Ice Burner [View]
(2024-06-05 00:00 ~ 2024-07-30 23:59)
Nyan Maid & Servant Costume [View]
(2024-07-03 00:00 ~ 2024-07-30 23:59)
Lithia Dreaming Automata 1+1 Ice Burner Package (Buying Limit: 10) [View]
(2024-07-24 00:00 ~ 2024-07-30 23:59)
Lithia Ocean Pearl 1+1 Ice Burner Package (Buying Limit: 10) [View]
(2024-07-24 00:00 ~ 2024-07-30 23:59)

[h3]★ Boss Fight and Raid Title Sharing[/h3]

As previously announced in the 2024 Summer Update notice, Boss Fight and Raid titles will become shared across characters. Boss Fight titles will be moved from the [Character] tab to the [Common] tab in the title UI.
If there are no characters that have obtained the title, the total count will be combined and be displayed. If there is a character on the account that has already acquired the title, the title will be accessible to other characters on the account.
- For the “Attack of Steel Machines” title, players will receive 1 tradable title item to immediately unlock the title for each character over 1 that has acquired the title.
- For the title item, the item can only be used if the “Attack of Steel Machines” title has been acquired.
With the Boss Fight and Raid title changes, the below Boss Fight and Raid equip requirements will be adjusted as below.

Title

Equip Requirement

Fire Tamer

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Varnimyr”

Blazing Figure

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Varnimyr”

Dance of Thorns

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Varnimyr”

Dark Gaze

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Varnimyr”

Saga of Fire and Darkness

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Varnimyr”

Rekindled Fire

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Varnimyr”

Versatility

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Pruinaum”

Night Parade of the White-Ghost

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Pruinaum”

Black and White

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Pruinaum”

Faint Silhouette

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Abyss”

Awakened Hatchling

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Abyss”

Stagnant Dreamer

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Abyss”

King of Abyss

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Abyss”

Natural Flow

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Abyss”

Corrupted Dragon Slayer

Achieve Lv. 99

Corrupted Dragon's Blood

Achieve Lv. 99

Usurper of Twisted Time and Space

Achieve Lv. 99

Exploit the Weakness

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Rigomor”

The Setting Sun

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Plegas Outskirts”

Sealer of Plegas

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Plegas Outskirts”

Attack of Steel Machines

[To a New Region] Clear Epic Quest
“Entering Monaterra”

[h3]★ Varnimyr – Purinaum Normal Dungeon Difficulty Adjustment[/h3]

Varnimyr, Rigomor, and Pruinaum region normal dungeon monster stats will be adjusted.

Region

Dungeon

Details

Varnimyr

Guardian’s Forest

Forginay’s Attack and Defense reduced.

Varnimyr

Guardian’s Forest

Sentinel Commander’s HP, Attack, and
Defense reduced

Varnimyr

Guardian’s Forest

Sentinel Ranger and Sentinel Chaser’s HP
reduced.

Varnimyr

Dark Elves’ Outpost

Sentinel Guardians, Sentinel Commander’s
Attack and Defense reduced.

Varnimyr

Dark Elves’ Outpost

Sentinel Rider, Sentinel Tracer, Fae Panther’s
HP reduced.

Varnimyr

Forsaken Spirit Asylum

Nephilim Lord’s HP, Attack and Defense
reduced.

Varnimyr

Forsaken Spirit Asylum

Ino Nephilim, Njord, and Mople’s Attack
reduced.

Varnimyr

Shadow Vein

Dark Agate’s Attack reduced.

Varnimyr

Shadow Vein

Nero’s HP, Atack reduced.

Rigomor

Sea of Ruin

Leviathan’s Attack reduced.

Rigomor

Sea of Ruin

Chaos Leviathan’s HP, Attack reduced.

Rigomor

Abandoned Deep-Sea Tunnel

A.M.P.S Type – Gerstalker’s Attack reduced.

Rigomor

Abandoned Icerite Plant

Clockwork Frost Hermit’s Attack reduced.

Pruinaum

Glacial Land

Boss Asella’s HP, Attack, Defense reduced.

Pruinaum

Glacial Land

Small Garen, Large Garen, Midboss Asella’s
HP reduced.

Pruinaum

Old Village Site

Antiquark, Quark, Meson’s HP, Attack and
Defense reduced.

Pruinaum

Sanctuary of the Soul

Baryon, certain Elite Guard’s HP and Attack
reduced.

Pruinaum

Sanctuary of the Soul

Guard, Guard Captain, Elite Guard’s HP reduced.

Pruinaum

Capital-Bound Train

T.P.S.S Core’s HP and Attack reduced.

Pruinaum

Capital-Bound Train

A.M.A.S Type – Kaempferi, A.M.A.S Type -
Abyssicola,Enraged Antiquark, Close Range
Guard, Long Range Guard, Elite Guard,
Powerful Elite Guard’s HP reduced.
Varnimyr, Rigomor, and Pruinaum region normal dungeon patterns will be changed.
- [Dark Elves’ Outpost]
  - Vine Traps changed to no longer restrain movement.
- [Forsaken Spirit Asylum]
  - Nephilim Lord’s seal’s corresponding core will become invincible after the Nephilim Lord’s seal is destroyed.
- [Abandoned Deep-Sea Tunnel]
  - A.M.P.S Type – Kaempferi will begin spawned.
- [Trosh’s Nest]
  - Homon, Armadulla, and Seren will begin spawned.
- [Glacial Land]
  - Ice floor will be changed to not be destroyable.
  - Upon falling from the stage, the respawn point will be more forward than the point of fall even when the sub-stage has not been cleared.
- [Old Village Site]
  - Antiquark’s attack will no longer apply Freeze debuff.
  - Stage 3 (where Quark and Antiquark are summoned) will be removed.
- [Sanctuary of the Soul]
  - Elite Guard relocation cooldown will be increased.
  - Elite Guard kick attack will only knock back players when hit.
  - Elite Guard tornado attack will only pull players in when hit.

[h3]★ PvP Content Adjustment[/h3]

All character PvP ratings will reset 07/31 After Maintenance.
3v3 mode removed from arena.
- The least played mode, 3vs3, will be removed to help players focus on 1vs1 and 2vs2 modes.
  - All PvP UI and PvP records regarding 3vs3 mode will be removed.
Based on increasing equipment stats, the adjustments to the HP correction will be made and stat adjustments that have previously been different between PvP modes and ranks will be normalized.
To encourage fair rank achievements, rating gain on win will decrease and rating loss on loss will increase in party play.
Matchmaking conditions will be adjusted to shorten arena matching time.

[h3]★ PvP Exclusive Weapon Addition[/h3]

Weapons can be acquired from NPC Camila’s new quest.
- The weapon will start at +9 and will provide a weapon appropriate for the character that used the cube.
- While having the Duelist’s Sparring Weapon equipped, only PvP and Ereda Island can be entered.
Duelist’s Sparring Weapon can use exclusive property, enhancement, and specialized systems.
Duelist’s Sparring Weapon cannot be enchanted or imprinted.
Upon equipping the Duelist’s Sparring Weapon with the Duelist’s Sparring Armor, a 5 set effect will be applied.
- 5 Set Additional Effect: All Element Resistance +100, All Weapon Attributes Activation Chance +3%

[h3]★ Character Progression Adjustment[/h3]

Prof. Pho’s Fourth Growth Guide Lessons 3 and 4 Added
- Adventurers who have reached the Pruinaum region through Prof. Pho’s Fourth Growth Guide Lessons 1 and 2 will have access to Prof. Pho’s Fourth Growth Guide Lessons 3 and 4 to aid adventurers in entering the Pruinaum raids.
  - Upon receiving all rewards, Prof. Pho’s Growth Guide can no longer be accessed, and the Growth Guide icon will disappear.
  - Prof. Pho’s Growth Mission reward will include [Ariel] Prof. Pho’s Artifact Ring Cube, [Ariel] Prof. Pho’s Artifact Armor & Necklace Cube and other various rewards, and mission and reward details can be checked in game on 7/31 After Maintenance.
Vestige of Soul – Sword of Requiem Weapon Growth Quest clear conditions will be adjusted.

Stage

Before

After

Stage 1

Clear Pruinaum Region
Dungeon 25 times
(Raid Dungeon Excluded)

Clear Pruinaum Region
Dungeon 10 times
(Raid Dungeon excluded)

Stage 2

Clear Pruinaum Region
Dungeon with S rank 75 times
(Raid Dungeon Excluded)

Clear Pruinaum Region
Dungeon with S Rank 20 times
(Raid Dungeon Excluded)

Stage 3

Clear Pruinaum Raid
75 times (Story Mode,
Challenge Mode Excluded)

Clear Pruinaum Raid 10 times
(Story Mode, Challenge Mode Excluded)

Stage 4

Clear Savage White-Ghost’s
Castle 75 times (Story Mode,
Challenge Mode Excluded)

Clear Pruinaum Raid 30 times
(Story Mode, Challenge Mode Excluded)

Stage 5

Clear Altar of Invocation
150 times (Story Mode,
Challenge Mode Excluded)

Clear Pruinaum Raid
50 times (Story Mode,
Challenge Mode Excluded)
Certain Title requirements have been changed.

Title Name

Before

After

Blazing Figure

Clear Crimson Tower of Howling Flames 100 times (Story Mode Excluded)

Clear Crimson Tower of Howling Flames 50 times (Story Mode Excluded)

Versatility

Clear Savage White-Ghost’s Castle 100 times (Story Mode Excluded)

Clear Savage White-Ghost’s Castle 25 times (Story Mode Excluded)

Night Parade of the WhiteGhost

Clear Altar of Invocation 100 times (Story Mode Excluded)

Clear Altar of Invocation 25 times (Story Mode Excluded)

Black and White

Clear Savage White-Ghost’s Castle while still having 1 resurrection remaining 150 times (Story Mode Excluded)
Clear Altar of Invocation while still having 1 resurrection remaining 150 times (Story Mode Excluded)

Clear Savage White-Ghost’s Castle while still having 1 resurrection remaining 75 times (Story Mode Excluded)
Clear Altar of Invocation while still having 1 resurrection remaining 75 times (Story Mode Excluded)

Survival of the Cold

Defeat 13000 Monsters from Abandoned Icerite Plant

Defeat 5000 Monsters from Abandoned Icerite Plant

Converse with Fists

Clear Sanctuary of the Soul 100 times

Clear Sanctuary of the Soul 50 times

Happy Train Ride

Clear Capital-Bound Train 100 times

Clear Capital-Bound Train 50 times

[h3]★ Elrianode Equipment System Improvement[/h3]

As previously announced, the Elrianode Armor system will be changed on 07/17 After Maintenance.
Currently, the Elrianode Armor set is only used for a short time after reaching Lv. 99. The following changes will be implemented in order to improve the progression experience with the Elrianode Armor Set.
New Elrianode Armor set can be acquired from Prof. Pho’s Second Growth Guide.
- 07/31 After Maintenance, the reward will be changed to ‘[Ariel] +9 Restored Elrianode Armor Cube.
- Prof. Pho’s Second Growth Guide Clear Condition will be changed to ‘Clear Elrianode Region dungeon 3 times.’
  - Current Elrianode Armor set will remain and Restored Elrianode Armor set will be added.
  - Quest progression will be reset 07/31 After Maintenance to allow characters that already acquired the rewards to obtain the new Elrianode Armor set.
  - Restored Elrianode Armor cannot be transferred through the Shared Bank or dismantled, and can only be deleted by discarding.
Elrianode region dungeons and Twisted Time and Space – Fahrmann’s Peak will no longer drop El Tear Fragments or El Tear Fragment Powder.
- Elrianode Armor Crafting / El Tear Fragment Trade features will be removed.
- [Elrianode] Trace of the Ancient City / [Elrianode] Ancient City Investigation / [Internet Cafe] Trace of the Ancient City Quests will be removed.
- Rewards from Epic Quests that reward El Tear Fragments will be removed.
Quest

At the Hall of El – Aisha

At the Hall of El – Rena

At the Hall of El – Raven

At the Hall of El – Eve

At the Hall of El – Chung

At the Hall of El – Ara

At the Hall of El – Elesis

At the Hall of El – Add

At the Hall of El – Lu/Ciel
Restored Elrianode Armor cannot be assembled with El Tear but fixed effect and set effect will be added

Part

Fixed Effect

Set Effect

Top

Polarize: Attack/Attacked Damage
[2 + Enhancement Level]%
(Max 55%)

Critical Damage +6%

Physical/Magical
Attack Power +5%

Bottom

Buff - Physical/Magical Attack Power
[2+ Enhancement Level]%

Critical Damage +6%

MP Cost -5%

Gloves

All Skill Damage Increase
[5* Enhancement Level]%

Critical Damage +6%

All Skill Damage +10%

Shoes

Buff – Nearby Party’s
Maximize +10%

Critical Damage +6%

Flexibility/Tenacity/
Strength/Bravery
Skill Damage +20%
El Tear Assembly and Color Change features by NPC Denif will remain for a period of time.
- Elrianode Color Change Ticket from the Item Mall will be removed 07/31 After Maintenance.
- Elrianode Color Change Ticket and El Tear Assembly can be used on current Elrianode Armor until August 27, 2025 Before Maintenance.

[h3]★ Colorblind Assist Mode Settings Addition[/h3]

A new colorblind mode setting will be added for adventurers affected by color blindness.
- “Accessibility” tab will be added to System Option (O).
- In the [Accessibility > Colorblind Assist Mode] Menu, Blue/Green/Red Colorblind modes can be adjusted and adjust character, background, and effect settings for colorblindness settings.

[h3]★ Inventory Adjustment[/h3]

Inventory Costume Page Increase
- Inventory Costume Category will be increased to 15 pages. (Current 14 pages > 15 pages)
Ice Burner Inventory Category Addition
- An Ice Burner Inventory Tab to store Ice Burner Costumes and Accessories will be added.
  - Ice Burner Costumes and Accessories currently stored in the Accessories and Costumes tabs will be moved to the new inventory tab.
  - The Ice Burner Inventory has a total of 15 pages and cannot be expanded.
- Ice Burner Costumes and Accessories tab will be added to the Market Board filter.

[h3]★ Buff UI Improvement[/h3]

The Buff UI will be redesigned to match the new UI designs. Features will be added to categorize and set up buffs based on type and source and differentiate self and party buff lists.
- [Buff Settings]
  - Set the appearance of Self and Party buff icons through the Buff UI settings.
Details can be checked in game on 07/31 After Maintenance.

[h3]★ ETC UI Improvement[/h3]

Party, Expedition, and Raid join and leave status will be displayed in the party chat.
When changing leaders in a raid, the character set as the raid leader will be notified via a popup window.
A function to identify all Gems of Skill will be added.
- Upon confirming to identify all Gems of Skill, all owned Gems of Skill in the inventory will be identified.
- Upon checking the identify all Gems of Skill function, the total ED cost for identification will be displayed.
- Identification cannot be done if ED cost exceeds currently owned ED.
In game settings, remove transcendence appearance will be renamed to remove appearance change.
- Appearance change can be disabled for skills that change character appearance by setting the option ON/OFF.
- (Excludes appearance change from Altar of Evil, Transcendence Skill)

[h3]★ Character[/h3]

[Common]
- Fixed a bug where Aurora Mustika: Monarch Cloak would have an abnormal appearance in certain situations.
- Fixed a bug where certain weapons would have an abnormal trajectory in certain situations.

[Eve]
- [Code: Unknown]
  - Fixed a bug where jumping/dashing while having Perkisas – Guise of Greed Wings did not cause the wings to spread
- [Code: Battle Seraph]
  - Fixed a bug where activating Linear Divider with Fusion Field caused the Field to display with the color of the Reactive Field.
  - Fixed a bug where using the Linear Divider in the up direction without activating a Field while awakening caused the effect to not display.
  - Fixed a bug where the Thousand Star skill was not affected by the Special Active Cooldown Reset effect from the Night Parade of the White-Ghost title effect.
[Rose]
- [Prime Operator]
  - Fixed a bug where the explosion effect and satellite drop location did not match for Satellite Drop skill.
[Lithia]
- Fixed a bug where ELSTAR Rookies trinityACE costume acquired through ELSTAR Showcase Event Dungeon could be stored in the shared bank.
- Since this item will no longer be stored in the shared bank, please move the costume to the Lithia character that will use the costume before the 07/31 Maintenance.

[h3]★ Dungeon/Field/PvP[/h3]

Fixed a bug in Tricky House boss stage where Mister Hat’s Picture Frame Magic mechanic also dealt damage to party members in the same area.
Fixed a bug in Blooming Mineral Field where the skill icon would disappear when the Sea Current Adaptation buff expired and the stack count reduced.
Fixed a bug in The Great Steel Wall stage 2 where dismounting the turret did not work as intended in certain situations.
Fixed a bug in Challenge Mode – Annihilator where the boss could not be hit in certain situations.

[h3]★ Item[/h3]

El Resonance Potion acquired from trading with NPC Fishing Site Helen will be changed to a stackable version of the El Resonance Potion.
- Current El Resonance Potion will remain as is.
Fixed a bug where characters would be displaced if they used certain custom motions in town.

[h3]★ ETC[/h3]

Added a pop-up window to display seal count remaining when extracting force skills.
Fixed a bug where players could start certain dungeons even if they did not meet the entry requirements.
Fixed a bug where other players could not see buff icons already applied to players who just got invited to the party.
Applied PVP Stat Adjustments to Detailed Stats UI (Match) and Free Training (PVP Stat).

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