Live Soon: Hardcore Raids & Higher Family Levels

Get ready, as on 30th September (11 AM CEST) we’re launch challenging hardcore raids full of terrifying monsters and powerful bosses! Plus set out on new adventures with your family and reach higher family levels.

[h3]Hardcore Raids[/h3]

Are you ready to take the next level of challenges? The hardcore raids have increased difficulty and are available in almost all Acts of the game on all servers. Only the most talented of heroes will be able to succeed in them and snatch the precious loot!

Raids with Hardcore Mode



In order to enter the new hardcore raids, you’ll need to have the matching hardcore raid seal. Hardcore raid seals can be acquired by completing the respective raid in normal mode. These can be traded and sold.

Hardcore raids can only be entered with a full team, where the size of the team is the same as for the normal difficulty.

Monsters and Bosses
The monsters and bosses in hardcore raids up the ante, and have the following elevated stats:

• HP
• Min./max. damage
• Attack and defence levels
• All three defence types
• Hit rate
• All four resistance types

Life Limits
In normal mode, you have a certain number of lives (depending on the number of players), but in hardcore mode, these will be reduced to 5, 8 or 10 lives.

Better Rewards

• Raid Token Shop – Players can earn new raid-specific tokens which can be exchanged for special items, pets and more in the Raid Token Shop. The tokens cannot be traded or sold, but can be used to craft items like a pet or new titles. They can also be used to craft act tokens which can be used for act-related items.
• Increased Drop Rates – The item drop rate at the end of a raid remains unchanged, but the chance of dropping reputation, gold or a box of rarity 7/8 increases depending on the difficulty of the raid.

Additional Features
Damage Gauge in Hardcore Raids – The three players who inflict the most damage in the boss room will be displayed.

[h3]Family Level Expansion[/h3]

Take your family to the next level and tighten the bonds between you! Families can now progress to level 30, with new missions and unique achievements available, waiting to be discovered.

Family levels 20–30

• Introducing brand-new levels for families
• New family missions have been added (daily missions and unique achievements)
• New family bonuses to purchase from the family NPC
• The unique achievements linked to hardcore raids also offer new rewards for families
• The XP requirements up to family level 20 have been reduced

Have fun,
The NosTale Team