Blade & Soul NEO News

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• [p]Giveaway for residents of the United States only[/p]
• [p]Giveaway Ends: July 7[/p]

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[p]Event Duration: June 24 – July 29
Purchase Available: until July 8 [/p][p][/p][p]Brother Hajoon is back! Or at least his special Tome​ is - and it’s filled with Dark Arts Energy and more from certain… events that may have transpired during his glorious life. Long live Hajoon and let us celebrate his memory through this event. Purchase his Tome from the Hongmoon Event Store (F10) and receive all the items inside. Use the Dark Arts Energy found inside the box to further transmute for other rewards![/p][p][/p][p]Brother Hajoon’s Tome[/p][p]​[/p][p]※ You can use the ‘Dark Arts Energy’ from the components as a material to transmute it into the items below.[/p][p]​[/p][p]Dark Arts Energy Transmutations[/p][p]​[/p][p]​[/p][p][/p][p]※ You can convert the magical energy into a result item by changing the button at the bottom of your possession (I).[/p][p]​[/p][p][/p]

[p]Hello Crickets! Here are the latest details of the new Warlock Update.[/p][p]​*Please note: The update content is subject to change before the patch is released without prior notice.[/p][p]​[/p][h3]New Class 'Warlock'[/h3]

• [p]Added a new class, 'Warlock'.[/p]

[p][/p][h3]New content, 'Ancient Lunar Meadow'[/h3][p]Ancient Lunar Meadow> Overview[/p]

• [p]Added new content, 'Ancient Lunar Meadow'.[/p]
• [p]You can move to the 'Ancient Lunar Meadow Square' through the Cross-Server Lobby or the Party Finder.​
  You cannot enter while in a party.[/p]
• [p] It's only available for 30 minutes per day and resets daily at 6:00 AM.[/p]

[p]You can recharge your time with the '\[Ancient Lunar Meadow] Hourglass'.[/p][p]​[/p][p]Ancient Lunar Meadow> Rewards[/p]

• [p]You can earn XP and Gold.[/p]
• [p]You have a chance to obtain Heroic and Legendary Accessories, Weapons, and Soul Shields.     [/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Ancient Lunar Meadow> Wheel of Fate[/p]

• [p]Moonwater Plains > Added Wheel of Fate to 'Greenhollow' and ‘Ancient Lunar Meadow Square’.[/p]
• [p]Lunar Meadow's Essence is available for the Wheel of Fate[/p]
• [p]From the Wheel of Fate, you have a chance to obtain various items, including Ascent Stones.[/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Ancient Lunar Meadow> Items[/p]

• [p]A new Psyche, 'Monarch Tree's Essence', has been added. This new Psyche can be used  on Soul Badges.[/p]

[p]​[/p][h3]6 Player Party Dungeons now available for ‘Highland Exile’ and ‘Twisted Labyrinth’[/h3]

• [p]Changed the maximum number of players in Highland Exile to 6.[/p]
• [p]Changed the maximum number of players in Twisted Labyrinth to 6.[/p]

[p]NPC stats have been adjusted to accommodate the population changes.[/p][p]​[/p][p]​[/p][h3]Other updates[/h3][p][/p][p]Event[/p][p]​Event Starts > Brother Hajoon's Martial Tome[/p][p]Added 7 new Transmutations based on 'Dark Arts Energy'.[/p][p]​[/p][p]Dungeons[/p][p]​Dungeons > Highland Exile​[/p]

• [p]Added a 'Windshock Soul Shield' to the reward for defeating a 'Colossal Hexwood'. [/p]
• [p]Changed the maximum number of players in Highland Exile to 6.[/p]

[p]NPC stats have been adjusted to accommodate the changed population.[/p]

• [p]Increased the drop rate of the Hexwood Weapon and Colossal Hexwood Necklace.[/p]
• [p]Improved the presentation of the shield at the entrance to the dungeon.[/p]

[p]Dungeons > Twisted Labyrinth[/p]

• [p]Changed the maximum number of players in Twisted Labyrinth to 6.[/p]

[p]NPC stats have been adjusted to accommodate the changed population.[/p]

• [p]Increased the drop chance of Tempest Lord Belt.[/p]
• [p]Added the Hexwood Weapons, Frozen Taesu Weapon Chest, and Legendary Skill Book Chest to the drop rewards.[/p]

[p]Dungeons > Forgotten Tomb[/p]

• [p]Changed named 'Ghoulish Hungry Ghost' Grabs to be applied as a colossal Grab.[/p]

[p]Dungeons > Heroic Dungeons[/p]

• [p]Added 'Lunar Meadow's Essence Fragment' and 'Lunar Meadow's Essence' to the rewards for defeating Tae Jangum, Poharan, Blood Mane, and Hae Mujin.[/p]

[p]Dungeons > Legendary Dungeons[/p]

• [p]Added 'Lunar Meadow's Essence Fragment' and 'Lunar Meadow's Essence' to the rewards for defeating Colossal Hexwoood and Tempest Lord[/p]

[p]Moonwater Plains > Twisted Labyrinth, Highland Exile[/p]

• [p]Improved the presentation of the Dungeon Shield at the entrance to the dungeon.[/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Combat/Skills[/p][p]Class > Common[/p]

• [p]Added additional damage effects to some Heroic/Legendary Skill based on Accuracy + Block/Evasion/Defense/HP stats.[/p]

[p]Class > Destroyer[/p]

• [p]Eradicate (Superior, Heroic) > Fixed an issue where additional damage was not being applied to enemies in a Grabbed state.[/p]
• [p]Ram: Extended (Heroic) > Fixed 1 extra cast on Critical Hits not working.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where targets hit by the skill Drag (Superior, Heroic) could use Escape skills intended for escaping Grab/Phantom Grip/Grapple states.[/p]

[p]Class > Summoner[/p]

• [p]Cheer Up! (Heroic) > Fixed the description of the Communion effect not being detailed enough.[/p]

[p]Class> Kung Fu Master[/p]

• [p]Thruster Punch: Additional Cast (Superior, Heroic) > Damage has been decreased.[/p]
• [p]Thruster Punch: Additional Cast (Heroic) > Added a 1 second reduction in the cooldown of Pivot Kick and Leading Palm on 2 consecutive hits.[/p]
• [p]Common > Fixed Focus Recovery over time effects not stacking.[/p]
• [p]Headbutt (Common) > Fixed a bug that caused the skill to recover HP even if it didn't hit.[/p]
• [p]Aerial Stomp (Common) > Fixed Retreat not activating when hit.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the cooldown reduction effect for Pulverize was not applied when hitting with the Virtuous Mystic Badge > Swift Strike/Frenzied Fist (Legendary) Skills.[/p]

[p]Class > Blade Master[/p]

• [p]Meteor Strike (Refined, Superior, Heroic) > Changed to allow it to be used during Block.[/p]
• [p]Dragontongue (Heroic/Legendary) > Increased block stat bonus damage.[/p]
• [p]Thunder Drake Slash (Heroic/Legendary) > Increased block stat bonus damage.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Item[/p][p]​Items > General​[/p]

• [p] Event-specific Hongmoon's Blessing Recovery Potion with the tag “(Event)” have been expired. [/p]

[p]* Expired Recovery Potions are not available. [/p]

• [p]Added a notice to the tooltips of certain Expired Skill Book Chests indicating that the Warlock class cannot receive rewards from them. [/p]
• [p]Removed the acquisition source information from the Heroic Hongmoon Portrait Chest, Legendary Hongmoon Portrait Chest, and Bloodshade Harbor Soul Shield Random Chest.  [/p]
• [p]Hongmoon's Blessing Recovery Potion (Event) has been expired and is no longer available[/p]

[p]Added numbering to items with identical names to help distinguish them.[/p][p]​[/p][p]Items > Soul Badge/Swift Badge​[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where all Soul Badge Enchantments incorrectly required "Virtuous Soul Badge Fragments." [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where discount-related text and icons were displayed when enchanting Soul Badges/Mystic Badges with accumulated Evolution Progress. [/p]

[p]Item > Transmutation​[/p]

• [p]Added a Transmutation that allows you to spend 4 'Legendary Skill Book Fragments' to get a 'Legendary Skill Book Chest'. [/p]
• [p]Changed the results of the 5 types of 'Soul Core Chests' transmutation to chests containing the 'Mookwan's Soul Core'.[/p]
• [p]The results of 5 types of 'Soul Core Chests' transmutation have been expired.[/p]

[p]Existing Chests will still be available and rewarded as normal.[/p][p]Item > Evolve[/p]

• [p]Added Gold and Transformation Stone enchantments to weapons and accessories droppable in Moonwater Plains Heroic and Legendary Dungeons.[/p]

[p]Item > Portrait[/p]

• [p]Added new Portraits.[/p]

[p]* You can now obtain new Portraits through the Portrait Fusion, with a chance.[/p][p]​[/p]

• [p]Added new Portrait Bonds.[/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Item > Salvage[/p]

• [p]Added 'Transformation Stone' to weapon and accessories extracts droppable from Heroic and Legendary dungeons in Moonwater Plains.[/p]

[p]Items > Reroll[/p]

• [p]Added equipment effect rerolls for weapons and accessories droppable from Heroic and Legendary dungeons in Moonwater Plains.[/p]

[p]The cost of Reroll is Hongmoon Essence, Transformation Stone, and Gold.[/p][p]Items > Timestream Weapon[/p]

• [p]Increased the Attack Power, Critical Rate, and Critical Hit Damage values for Timestream Weapons.[/p]

[p]Item > Soul Core[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the damage value displayed when Poharan's Soul Core > 'Poharan's Grapple Shot' skill hit did not match the value shown in the combat log.[/p]

[p]System > Title[/p]

• [p]Fixed the 'Ruler of the Plains', 'Ruler of the Forest', and 'Ruler of the Scorching Sands' Title icons displaying as different icons.[/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Region​[/p][p]Moonwater Plains > Blackram Supply Chain: Support Unit /Blackram Supply Chain: Command Center[/p]

• [p]Added 'Ascent Stone' to the 'Tae Jangum' and 'Poharan' drop rewards.[/p]
• [p]Increased the drop chance of 'Bloodshade Soul Shield' among the 'Hae Mujin' and 'Blood Mane' drop rewards.[/p]
• [p]Added 'Windshock Soul Shield' and 'Ascent Stone' to the drop rewards for 'Hae Mujin' and 'Blood Mane'.[/p]

[p]Moonwater Plains > Cold Storage[/p]

• [p]Added 'Bloodshade Soul Shield' to the 'Winter Mane' drop reward.[/p]

[p]Moonwater Plains > Highland Exile / Twisted Labyrinth[/p]

• [p]Increased the drop chance of 'Ascent Stone' from the rewards of 'Colossal Hexwood' and 'Tempest Lord' drops.​[/p]

[p]Moonwater Plains > Field Boss[/p]

• [p]Fixed the 'Warlock' class no longer transforming into a Demonic Specter during battles with Profane Jiangshi.[/p]
• [p]Changed to prevent characters from transforming into Demonic Specter during battles with Profane Jiangshi.[/p]

[p]Zone > Misty Woods > Skyhaven Bastion[/p]

• [p]Added 'Moonwater Plains Portrait Chest #1' and 'Moonwater Plains Portrait Chest #2' to the Ebondrake Prestige Exchange Merchant's sale list.[/p]

[p]Region > World Boss[/p]

• [p]Added 'Timestream Shadowstone Chest' to auction rewards, increasing the chance of an auction occurring to 100%.[/p]
• [p]Doubled the number of recipients for the class contribution reward ‘World Boss Prime Treasure’.[/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Attendance Book[/p]

• [p]Added Attendance Book Month 5[/p]

[p]​[/p][p]​[/p][p]System[/p][p]Gallery > Bond[/p]

• [p]Changed to allow searches by Stat name, Effect name, and Portrait name.[/p]
• [p]Added an Activation Score filter to the search filters.[/p]

[p]Character Slots > Additional Character Slot[/p]

• [p]Changed the Character Slot maximum to 5.[/p]

[p]* Character Lobby > You can add Character Slots via the 'Add Slot' button.[/p][p]* 'Add Slot' requires the 'Additional Character Slot Voucher' which can be found in the shop. Additionally you can claim one for free as part of our celebration event in the shop.[/p][p]Customizing > Hair[/p]

• [p]Added two new hairstyles each for male and female characters.[/p]

[p]System > Evolve​[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue that prevented equipment from being evolved when using Offering items in the inventory window. [/p]

[p]System > Party​[/p]

• [p]Changed party application notifications to appear in the HUD instead of the 'Notifications'. [/p]

[p]System > Salvage Probability Information[/p]

• [p]Added probability display for item acquisition when salvaging eligible items.[/p]

[p]System > Marketplace > Transaction History[/p]

• [p]Added World Boss Auction history.[/p]

[p]System > Equipment Management[/p]

• [p]When resetting enchantment effects on equipment, the effect being reset will no longer appear as a possible outcome.[/p]

[p] System > Evolution Progress[/p]

• [p]Progress gained from evolution failures is now a fixed amount of 15%.[/p]

[p]Interface > Achievements[/p]

• [p]Fixed the icon for Titles within the Overview category and the Title category.[/p]

[p]System > Salvage Probability Information[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the window title would display a different name than the item in question when viewing Salvage probability information for a chest item.[/p]

[p]System > My Info[/p]

• [p]Added an 'Illusion Windwalk' slot to the My Info > Appearance tab.[/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Interface[/p][p]Marketplace > Equipment Management[/p]

• [p]Changed the equipment preview in the Marketplace to allow viewing of the item's stats and values.[/p]
• [p]Changed the equipment preview in the Marketplace to allow viewing of the number of Mantra Stones, Skills, and Soul Core slots on the equipment.[/p]

[p]Items > Speech Boxes, Nameplates[/p]

• [p]Speech Boxes, Nameplates > Changed to allow previewing of appearance information via tooltips. [/p]

[p]Achievements > Rewards[/p]

• [p]Added a notification popup to inform players that achievement rewards cannot be claimed while in the battlefield. [/p]

[p]Interface > Preview[/p]

• [p]Changed the “Preview” option under My Info > Appearance > Outfit to allow previewing the outfit’s appearance.[/p]

[p]Interface > World Map[/p]

• [p]Changed the World Map to allow viewing of Dungeon and Field Boss information.[/p]
• [p]Changed so that selecting a Dungeon or Field boss on the World Map Windstrides you to a nearby location. [/p]

[p]Items > Equipment[/p]

• [p]Added an indicator to distinguish skills transferred from untradable skill books on equipment.[/p]

[p]Battlefield > Beluga Lagoon[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the enemy defeat sound did not play when defeating an enemy.[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the battlefield preparation sound did not play when pressing the ‘Ready’ button while waiting in the battlefield.[/p]
• [p]Fixed so that while the Horn > Invincibility effect is active, operating the Whale Statue will not be interrupted by hits from 'Soul Core' skills.[/p]

[p]Interfaces > Push Rewards[/p]

• [p]Fixed attempting to claim a push reward on the battlefields resulting in an unavailable system message. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue where the account/character limits displayed in Push Rewards were displayed differently than in the reward claim popup. [/p]
• [p]Reduced the title font size for Push Rewards.[/p]
• [p]Changed the Push Rewards unavailable popup to display when attempting to claim Push Rewards in Dungeon Square and Ancient Lunar Meadow Square.[/p]

[p]Interface > Gallery[/p]

• [p]Gallery > Fixed not displaying a list of owned Portraits when calling the Fuse UI. [/p]
• [p]Adjusted the behavior of the filter in the Bond tab so that clicking anywhere outside the filter button will now deactivate the filter.[/p]
• [p]Improved the Fuse animation popup for Portraits to allow quicker closing.[/p]

[p]Interface > Game Menu​[/p]

• [p]Fixed 'Compound' being displayed in the game menu after reaching level 60. [/p]

[p]Interfaces > Ancient Lunar Meadow​[/p]

• [p]Added a 'Return to Server' button to the 'Ancient Lunar Meadow Square'. [/p]
• [p]Added a 'Return to Square' button to the 'Ancient Lunar Meadow'. [/p]
• [p]Fixed 'Moonlight Mushroom' no longer being grayed out when someone else attacks it first. [/p]
• [p]Fixed the headline message to be displayed within a certain range when 'Horned Woodfiend', 'Woodarmor Monster', 'Steelwood Monster', and 'Thrasher Woodfiend' appear. [/p]
• [p]Fixed hovering over the 'Horned Woodfiend', 'Woodarmor Monster', 'Steelwood Monster', and 'Thrasher Woodfiend' on map units to show the NPC name. [/p]
• [p]Fixed the headline message to be displayed with 10 minutes and 5 minutes playtime remaining. [/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue in 'Ancient Lunar Meadow' and 'Ancient Lunar Meadow Square' where Mantra Stones in the inventory window appear to be unused after completing a Mantra Stone Fusion. [/p]

[p]Interface > Marketplace​[/p]

• [p]Sell > Fixed an issue where the adjust quantity button would not display an icon when listing an item for sale. [/p]

[p]Interface > Settings[/p]

• [p]Removed the Key Bindings > Key Bindings > Joint Attack Context Slot.[/p]

[p]HUD > Skill Book​[/p]

• [p]Fixed the tooltip for the distribution of Skill Points being displayed on the HUD icon "Skill Book" when all Skill Points are used up. [/p]

[p]Interface > Character Info[/p]

• [p]Added 'Skill Grandmaster' as a prioritized condition to the sorting criteria for 'Main Transferred Skills'.[/p]

[p]Interface > Cross-Server Lobby[/p]

• [p]Fixed the Cross-server Dungeon and Battlefield lobbies not reflecting other player's outfit dye information.[/p]

[p]​Interface > Fuse[/p]

• [p]Adjusted the tiered Portrait Fusion run time.[/p]

[p]Interface > Clock[/p]

• [p]Fixed the World Boss despawn time being different from the actual World Boss despawn time.[/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Clients[/p][p]Clients > Rating[/p]

• [p]Fixed an issue where the rank display was not visible at game startup on screens with a vertical aspect ratio. [/p]

[p]​[/p][p]Known Issues[/p][p]Daily Challenge List[/p]

• [p]"Black Sea Base" will be removed from the Daily Challenge list in a future update.[/p]

[p]Interface > Suspicious Rituals[/p]

• [p]An issue occurs where the ‘Suspicious Rituals’ icon does not appear in the channel list for regions where the ritual has begun.[/p]

[p]Zone > Ancient Lunar Meadow[/p]

• [p]An issue occurs where NPC names do not appear when hovering the mouse cursor over the map units ‘Ironwood Monster,’ ‘Thrasher Woodfiend,’ ‘Horned Woodfiend,’ and ‘Woodarmor Monster’ on the World Map and Minimap. [/p]

[p]Equipment Management > Reset Effects​[/p]

• [p]Not all resolutions print the full list of "Obtainable Enchantment Effects". [/p]

[p]* This is a matter of notation, all effects are available. [/p][p]Gallery > Bond[/p]

• [p]Some Bonds are not displaying their names.[/p]

[p][/p][p]Thank you.[/p][p]​[/p]

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