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v8.2.9 Update Notice (Context Modified)

Greetings from Com2uS!

v8.2.9 has been updated on Steam today, and an auto update will be held to install the new version.

The process won't take long, but you may experience a sudden crash if you are logged in when the update begins.
Please make sure to come back to the Village and end your game safely to save your game data before the update starts.

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[Update Schedule by Server]
Global - 12:45am PDT 2:45am PDT
Europe - 8:45am CET 10:45am CET
Asia - 3:30pm TST 5:30pm TST
Korea - 4pm KST 6pm KST
Japan - 4:30pm JST 6:30pm JST
China - 3:30pm CST 5:30pm CST

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※ You won't be able to enter [World Arena and World Guild Battle​​​] during [12am - 12:45am PDT] [2am - 2:45am PDT], and other content can be played normally.​​​

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v8.2.9 Update Details
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▶ Skill Balance Adjustment
[View Details]

▶ [Siege Battle/World Guild Battle] Improvement
- A Monster favorites feature is now available in the battle preparation screen.
- Press the Favorites button to register frequently used Monsters to see them first on the Monster selection screen.
: You can register up to 50 Monsters each in [Siege Battle] and [World Guild Battle] to Favorites.



※ Monsters placed in the Sky Island and Monster Storage can also be registered to Favorites.

- A battle test feature is now available in ally bases.
: You can run a test battle against the Monsters placed in ally bases during the battle period.



- [Defense/Member > Battle Info > Defense Info] You can now check the Monster info screen that also shows Runes/Artifacts equipped to the Monster by pressing the Monster thumbnail.



▶ [Siege Battle] Battle Status Board QoL Improvement
- You can now check the user's attack info and defense info by pressing the [Info] button newly added to the battle status board.



※ More info on the battle info screen that opens when pressing the [Info] button
: It displays the attack info and defense info of the ongoing battle.
: You can check the detailed info of the battle from the attack info. The defense info tab shows the base's detailed info excluding the opponent guild's attack info.



▶ [Siege Battle] Special Rule Setting Function Removed from Battle Test
- With the end of Siege Battle Season 14, the special rules used in Season 14 are now removed from the Siege Battle's battle test.
Please stay tuned for the new special rules to be added in the future.

▶ Season 29 Start
- Please check below for the World Arena Season 29 schedule.



- World Arena Season 28 rewards are as follows.





▶ [World Arena Shop] New Season Exclusive Items
: The items of Season 13 have been added as the newly added World Arena Season 29 exclusive products. These products are available for purchase during Seasons 29-30 and will be moved to the League Shop after the purchase period ends.
: The season exclusive products that are currently available for purchase will be available as well until Season 29.



▶ [World Arena] Season 29 Support Monsters



▶ [Mock Battle] Monster Stats Change
- Some of the Battle Training Ground stats have been adjusted from the Monster skill balance patch.

▶ The Witcher Collab Ending Date and Time
- The Witcher Collab Monster summons, collab events, and collab related package product sales will end on Apr. 1st 7:59am PDT. (All servers)
: [Shop > Efficient > Special Pack] Collab Pack Ⅰ, Collab Pack Ⅱ
: [Shop > Limited] The Witcher Collab Special Package

- You can summon the Collab Monsters until Apr. 1st 7:59am PDT.
: After the collab period is over, no Collab Monsters will be summoned from summon methods such as Mystical Scrolls and Attribute Scrolls.
: Witcher Scroll will still summon the Witcher Collab Monsters even after the collab ends.
: In addition, various collab related events will also end. Please make sure to collect all available rewards within the given time. We will be back with more exciting events!

※ Summoners War Original Monsters that have the same stats and skills as The Witcher Collab Monsters will be added to the game via an update in May.

▶ Other Improvement and Modification
- [Siege Battle] If there is a Monster with no full Runes/Artifacts, a notification pop-up will be displayed to inform you when moving your formation from HQ to a base.
- [Rift Dungeon > Strategy Info > Strategy Deck] The strategy deck and Monster ranking now show the decks/Monsters of Rank SSS and above.
- [Rune/Artifact] The gap between the Rune/Artifact pop-up's chat share button and the marker button has been adjusted to be slightly wider.
- The location of (all) Geralt's HP bar on the battle screen has been modified to be more visible.
- The modeling of the [Queen of Battlefield Paladin] transmog has been improved to be displayed in a more natural size.
- Commas have been added to currencies (Mana Stones, Crystals) included in some products.

▶ Game Error Fixes
- [Monster > Manage Artifact] Fixed an issue of the wrong attribute Artifacts being equipped to Homunculus when using [Load Artifacts of All Monsters] after its attribute has changed from skill reset.
: These Artifacts will be removed from the Monster in order after the v8.2.9 update.
- The Monster sorting order has been fixed so that if there are Monsters that cannot be used in battle on the battle preparation screen, they are now again displayed at the back.
- [Summoner's Way > Challenge] Fixed an issue where the achievement notification of some missions showed even for missions that cannot be completed due to the level restriction.
- Fixed some issues in the Help menu.
- Fixed an issue where the modeling of Awakened Inferno appeared unnatural.