ArcheAge News

Greetings Inheritors!

We will be conducting scheduled maintenance at the following times:


Maintenance Start Time:
UTC: July 28 at 08:00 am

CEST: July 28 at 10:00 am

EDT: July 28 at 04:00 am

PDT: July 28 at 01:00 am



Maintenance End Time:
UTC: July 28 at 1:00 pm

CEST: July 28 at 3:00 pm

EDT: July 28 at 09:00 am

PDT: July 28 at 06:00 am



Please note that the game will shut down before maintenance.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for your understanding!

[Content - Improvements]
● Changed the "Akasch Invasion" to take place twice a week instead of 3 times a week.
○In order to reduce the burden of the increased frequency of weekly content upon the "Akasch Invasion" update, we have adjusted the frequency of "Akasch Invasion" from 3 times a week to twice a week and unified the content start time.
○ Akasch Invasion schedule: Monday, Friday, Saturday > Monday, Saturday (EU: 20:00 CEST, NA: 18:00 PDT)

● Adjusted the content rewards as below based on Akasch Invasion's schedule compression.
○ Increased the victory reward from 10 to 12, defeat reward from 3 to 4, and daily quest reward by 1–2.
○ Based on the feedback that "Guardian Scramble" rewards should also be adjusted if "Akasch Invasion" rewards were adjusted, we have increased the Guardian Scramble victory reward from 12 to 15 and defeat reward from 4 to 5.

● You can now accept multiple Akasch Invasion daily quests at once.
○ To improve upon the inconvenience of accepting each Akasch Invasion daily quest, we have changed these quests to allow accepting multiple quests at once, similar to Crimson Rift.

● The Akasch Faction Score will no longer increase if you die while Rebirth Trauma is active during the Akasch Invasion.
○ To prevent players from disrupting the game by disabling equipment and dying on purpose during the Akasch Invasion to increase the Akasch Faction Score, we have changed this content so that the Akasch Faction Score does not increase when you die while Rebirth Trauma is active.
○ We will continue managing and improving the "Akasch Invasion" content.

● You can now purchase "Akasch Token Crates" from the Honor Point Shop.
○ Based on the feedback that there is a lack of supply of "Akasch Tokens," we have added the new "Akasch Token Crate of Honor" to the Honor Point Shop.
○ This item costs 2,000 Honor Points and can be purchased once per day. Open it to receive a fixed quantity of 15 "Akasch Tokens."

● Improved the speed for opening "Akasch Token Crates."
○ Removed the cooldown of "Akasch Token Crates" and decreased their cast time to 0.5 sec.

● Changed the item category of the "Akasch Token" to Coins.
○ The "Akasch Token" will now appear at the top of the item list as its category was changed from "Misc." to "Coins."

● You will now return to the "Gate of Seasons" when moving to the Gatekeeper Hall from the Garden of the Gods area.
○ You will now return to the "Gate of Seasons" when moving to the Gatekeeper Hall from the Garden of the Gods area, which will facilitate your Garden Daily Quest completion, moving to other areas, etc. However, when entering the "Gatekeeper Hall" from the Navel of the World, you will return to the same location as before.


[ArchePass]
● Added 1 type of Unchained Grand "Celestial Pegasus" ArchePass.


[Events]
● The Midsummer Double the Gain Event has started. (until August 4, 2022 before maintenance)
○ Your XP, Quest Honor Points, Vocation Badges earned, and Loot Drop Rate will increase by x1.5 between Monday and Thursday during the event period.
○ Your XP, Quest Honor Points, Vocation Badges earned, and Loot Drop Rate will be doubled (x2) between Friday and Sunday during the event period.
○ Double the Gain is not applied to Arenas and Dungeons.


[Marketplace]
● Summer Discount Event: Part 3 (July 21, 2022 after maintenance–July 28, 2022 before maintenance)
○ Some of the Maketplace products will have a discount of between 10–50%.


[Bug Fixes]
● Fixed the Chronicle - The Nuon Dragon War and Pirate Chants quests to display the faction to which the quests are available.
● Fixed the issue where the Achievement description only displayed Nuia Faction Quest when completing all "Guardian Conqueror" Achievements.
● Fixed the issue where Titles were being applied in the Greater Dungeon.
● Fixed the wrong Renewal combo effect target information in the skill tooltip for Dahuta's Breath.
● Fixed the issue where the average graph in View Prices was abnormally displayed.
● Fixed the issue where the Kraken Equipment you get by defeating Abyssal Kraken would be a basic grade version.

Greetings Inheritors!

We will be conducting scheduled maintenance at the following times:


Maintenance Start Time:
UTC: July 21 at 08:00 am

CEST: July 21 at 10:00 am

EDT: July 21 at 04:00 am

PDT: July 21 at 01:00 am



Maintenance End Time:
UTC: July 21 at 1:00 pm

CEST: July 21 at 3:00 pm

EDT: July 21 at 09:00 am

PDT: July 21 at 06:00 am



Please note that the game will shut down before maintenance.
We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for your understanding!

[h3][Content - Improvements][/h3]
● Improved the breathing condition of some races at water surfaces.
○ This is to improve the case where some races (Warborn, Firran) had instances where they were considered under water even when at surface level, making it difficult for them to use gliders and other inconveniences.

● Improved the "Kick" condition within dungeons.
○ The Kick system in instances is there to kick players who do not participate in or intentionally interrupt playing the dungeon, but it was abused to Kick players of hostile factions. To improve upon this, the majority vote requirement to kick a player has been increased to 70% or more votes.
○ We will continue to monitor and improve the kick system.

● Tweaked the difficulty of "Corrupted Risopoda" at the Mysthrane Gorge.
○ "Corrupted Risopoda" was intended to be played by moving around using vehicles, but the use of steamtanks in a stationary position prevented this from happening. To improve upon this, some skills used by the Light Orb summoned by the Risopoda will be changed to Siege Damage and have their damage increased.
○ This is the 1st improvement for Corrupted Risopoda and we will continue to monitor and improve as we go along.


[h3][Combat Balance][/h3]
Changed Skillsets as below.
● Buffs ▲
○ [Sorcery] Insulating Lens will now additionally factor in Max Mana.
○ [Songcraft] Increased the left-hand equipment disable effect of some Dissonance combos.
○ [Malediction] Increased the right-hand equipment disable effect of Ring Throw.
○ [Vitalism] Mend: Wave will now additionally factor in Max Mana.

● Nerfs ▼
○ [Battlerage] Decreased the effect of Terrifying Roar.
○ [Battlerage] Increased the Mana cost of Triple Slash and decreased the damage of the 3rd hit.
○ [Battlerage] Decreased the Received Damage decrease effect of Sunder Earth.
○ [Malediction] Increased the Mana cost of Crashing Wave.
○ [Auramancy] Decreased the enhancement effect of Awakening.

● Changes ▲▼
○ [Gunslinger] Decreased the duration of Corrosive Barrage's Corrosion and added additional damage combo effect to Discord targets.
○ [Gunslinger] Decreased the duration of Stone Corrosion's buff and added additional damage combo effect to Discord targets.


Below are the details of the above balance changes.
● Sorcery
○ Insulating Lens
■ Added 5% of Max Mana to the protection amount of Insulating Lens.
○ Songcraft
■ Dissonance
● Increased the combo effect duration of left-hand equipment disable from 3 sec to 5 sec.
■ Dissonance: Flame
● Increased the combo effect duration of left-hand equipment disable from 3 sec to 5 sec.
■ Dissonance: Gale
● Increased the combo effect duration of left-hand equipment disable from 3 sec to 5 sec.

● Malediction
○ Ring Throw
■ Increased the duration of right-hand equipment disable from 3 sec to 5 sec.
○ Crashing Wave
■ Increased Mana cost by approx. x1.6 (38 → 61)

● Vitalism
○ Mend: Wave
■ Added 5% of Max Mana to the protection amount of Mend: Wave.

● Battlerage
○ Terrifying Roar
■ Decreased the skill effect duration for the caster buff, enemy debuff, and the 8 status effect extension effect by 5% for all levels (decreased from 35% to 30% at level 55).
○ Triple Slash: Quake
■ Increased Mana cost from 12 to 20 (based on Leather Armor).
■ Decreased the third hit damage of Triple Slash: Quake from 20% to 15%.
○ Sunder Earth
■ Decreased the Received Damage decrease effect of Sunder Earth from 30% to 25%.

● Auramancy
○ Awakening
■ Decreased the duration from 5 sec to 4 sec.

● Gunslinger
○ Corrosive Barrage
■ Decreased the duration of Corrosion from 17 sec to 10 sec.
■ Added 10% additional damage combo to Discord enemies.
○ Corrosive Barrage: Stone
■ Decreased the duration of Stone Corrosion from 17 sec to 10 sec.
■ Added 10% additional damage combo to Discord enemies.
○ Added description to Concussive Arrow of Archery that Bloodthirst Shock is applied upon hit.


[h3][Item][/h3]
● Immunity will now be applied after 2 hits from the Radiant Disciple's Staff.
○ EX. Radiant Disciple's Staff (hit 1): Petrification → Radiant Disciple's Staff (hit 2): Petrification → Radiant Disciple's Staff (hit 3): Petrification Immunity

● When other Petrification debuffs are mixed with Radiant Disciple's Staff hits, immunity will be applied after 3 hits.
○ EX. Radiant Disciple's Great Club (hit 1): Petrification → Radiant Disciple's Staff (hit 2): Petrification → Jola's Grudge (hit 3): Petrification → Radiant Disciple's Staff (hit 4): Petrification Immunity

● Taking a Bubble Bath in the Mermaid Bathtub will not consume materials anymore.
○ Bubble Bath is only available to the house owner.


[h3][ArchePass][/h3]
● New Inheritor ArchePass Season 1 added.
○ Available until September 1, 2022 before maintenance.

● New Gem Carver Crate Advanced ArchePass Upgrade Ticket added.


[h3][Events][/h3]
● Suspicious Treasure Chest event has started at the Castaway Strait (July 14–28)
○ 4 Treasure Chest Hammers will be sent to the first patron character you log in with during the event (once per day per account).
○ Go to event NPCs at Growlgate Isle to get the Daily Quest to participate in the event (1 Treasure Chest Hammer rewarded for quest completion).
○ Consume 50 Labor and 1 Treasure Chest Hammer to break open the Suspicious Treasure Chests at the Castaway Strait.
○ Event Main Rewards: ArchePass (Normal/Advanced/Grand ArchePass Upgrade Tickets), Serendipity Stone Crate, Rampage Chroma


[h3][Bug Fixes][/h3]
● Fixed the issue where Pink Pufferfish was not included in the Freshwater Sport Fishing achievement.
● Fixed the issue where equipping "Image Item: Lavender Light" did not count towards the Fashion Icon achievement.
● Fixed errors in the descriptions for certain Defense skills.
● Fixed the issue where the buff from Redoubt: Life applied while not equipped with a shield could not be removed nor stolen by enemies.
● Fixed the issue where using Corrosive Barrage with a Bow on a target afflicted with Corrosion applied combo damage.
● Fixed the issue where using Corrosive Barrage with a Bow on a target afflicted with Discord did not deal any damage.
● Fixed the issue where the Wandering Merchant of the Garden of the Gods sold the old versions of Teleport Stones.
● Fixed the incorrect tooltip of Star Wings having restrictions for use.
 

Greetings Inheritors!

We will be conducting scheduled maintenance at the following times:



Maintenance Start Time:

UTC: July 14 at 08:00 am

CEST: July 14 at 10:00 am

EDT: July 14 at 04:00 am

PDT: July 14 at 01:00 am



Maintenance End Time:

UTC: July 14 at 1:00 pm

CEST: July 14 at 3:00 pm

EDT: July 14 at 09:00 am

PDT: July 14 at 06:00 am



* Please note that the game will shut down before maintenance. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

Thank you for your understanding!

The ArcheAge Team