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Cute pets and powerful partners are waiting to greet you on the new NosWheel! Spin the wheel with three stages between 30th September (11 AM) and 7th October (11 AM CEST) and pick up one of many amazing items!

[h3]Luck in Three Stages![/h3]

This special Wheel of Fortune has three stages, each of which has fantastic prizes in store for you. If you manage to collect four keys in stage 1, you’ll have the chance to try your luck in stage 2 for 15 minutes. And if you manage to collect four keys in stage 2, you’ll have the chance to try your luck in stage 3 for 10 minutes.

There are extra special treasures awaiting you in stage 2 and 3, and you’ll have a higher chance of better prizes, with each spin on costing 43 NosDollars for stage 2 and 100 NosDollars for stage 3.

Prizes in Stage 2 and 3:

• Vampire Marie
  
• 16th Anniversary Rainbow Cake
  
• Baby Panda
  
• Gingerbread Slinger Pur/Gingerbread Warrior Par/Gingerbread Mage Pir
  
• Otter
  
• ... and much more!
  

Prizes in Stage 1:

• Wood Elf Archer Forga
  
• Alitus Prototype
  
• Maru’s Specialist Partner Card
  
• Little Princess Venus
  
• Mother Nature’s Rune Pack
  
• Fairy Booster
  
• ... and much more!
  

Remember you’ve got to spin it to win it!
The NosTale Team

Put on your party hats and light the candles: NosTale is celebrating its 17th birthday! Starting on 30th September, we have a whole range of exciting events, a community competition, and a free mount lined up for you in celebration of this special anniversary. Read on to discover what awaits.

[h3]Collectors’ Event[/h3]

Between 30th September (11 AM) and 23rd October (11 AM CEST), you can find certain event items throughout the world of NosTale. Defeat various monsters to collect the following event items: 17, NosYears. These can be exchanged for the following:

• A medal with beneficial effects (once per account)
• Grants a buff for 15 days that increases the EXP (for characters, pets and partners), as well as your attack and defence by 10%.
• Basic specialist points
• A buff that temporarily increases HP and MP
• The event items can also be used as recovery items: they regenerate HP and MP.

[h3]Great Community Competition[/h3]

We’re looking for a new background for the character selection screen. Get your creative juices flowing and design some backgrounds which suit the themes of autumn and winter. Please remember that there must be space for the characters in the middle of the image (see below for more details).

The best 10 artworks (5 for the autumn theme, 5 for winter) will win an exclusive XXL NosTale Mousepad.
The best artwork of all will even be added to the game and can be admired by all NosPlayers.

Competition Details

• Create a digital image in the resolution 1024 x 768
• Using AI tools is not allowed and will lead to disqualification
• Submit your work to [email protected], with your nickname and your server
• Deadline for submissions: 15th October 2024
• You can find the Terms and Conditions at https://agbserver.gameforge.com/files/pdf/en_GB/terms_raffles_and_competitions.pdf
• Please note that there must be space for the characters in the centre of the image, as illustrated in this example:

[h3]Daily Birthday Calendar[/h3]

Don’t forget to log in every day because we’ve prepared a birthday calendar for you. The calendar runs from 1st October to 18th October and has great rewards in store for you, including various exclusive items and more.

[h3]Free Mount[/h3]
Pick up the free Motorbike mount from the NosMall between 30th September (11 AM) and 14th October (11 AM CEST), hit the road and cruise to the NosTale party in style!

[h3]Even More Action[/h3]

Have you had enough of celebrating and want to get into some serious fighting action? Then slip into your best armour and enter your favourite raids in hardcore mode! Learn more in this news post: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/550470/view/4676515207785627664?l=english

Have fun with the anniversary events!
The NosTale Team

Hello everyone!

A new update has arrived which you’ve all been waiting so long far. We always try to make sure that we release each update to the highest possible quality, which is why it can sometimes take longer than you might prefer.In this update, we’re introducing hardcore versions of existing raids, an expansion to the family system, plus numerous other changes.

There are hardcore versions for the following raids:



Event raids and other temporary raids are not factored into this change, as this would mean players have fewer opportunities to collect the rewards from the current reward system. Similarly, the raids from Act 9 are not in the list as we feel that they are still new enough and do not need a special hardcore version. We may introduce these at a later juncture.

These raids have been chosen so that players have the option of playing older content in a more updated form, and are no longer forced to focus on just 1 or 2 sets of raids.

As with every update, we endeavour to make the gaming experience the best it can possibly be, but we’re also reliant on your feedback. In this update, we’ve added a new feature which will allow us to change the strength of monsters in hardcore raids on the fly, so that we can guarantee a smoother experience for you.

This means that if certain monsters turn out to be too strong in a raid, we’ll be able to tweak their strength. We’ll take your feedback into account, as well as monitor players’ performance in the game, to make sure the raids remain both challenging and fair.

Hardcore Raids

• You earn hardcore raid seals by completing the normal versions of the raids.
• At the moment there are no restrictions for entering hardcore raids beyond the minimum champion level.
• Hardcore raids can only be started with a complete team.
• All hardcore raids have a daily limit.
• The entry portals are the same as for the regular raids.
• The raids in Acts 1–3 require champion level 30+, raids in Act 5 champion level 50+, raids in Act 6 champion level 65+, raids in Act 7 champion level 80+, and raids in Act 8 likewise champion level 80+.
• Raid tokens open up a crafting window where you can craft rewards such as mini-pet versions of the raid bosses, resistances, act-specific materials and more. Mini-pets deal more damage in both the regular and hardcore versions of their raids.
• In all the major towns like NosVille, Dragonveil and Undercity, there will be a Raid Token Manager who can craft certain items for you like passive medals, perfection stone bags and more.
• The raid list will display the average champion level of the hardcore raid team.
• You receive a notification when you’ve inflicted enough damage to receive the rewards.

The following things change in hardcore raids

• Monsters are stronger, depending on the strength of the team.
• There are 5/8/10 lives depending on the number of raid participants.
• You only have one life in hardcore raids; if you die twice, you’ll be ejected from the raid.
• Gold and reputation are awarded depending on the difficulty of the raid, with the gold added directly to your inventory.
• An additional hardcore token is awarded upon completing a hardcore raid.
• There is a greater chance to get raid boxes of rarity levels 7 and 8.
• After completing a raid, the damage statistics of the top three players who inflicted the most damage to the boss will be displayed. The stats are currently only available in hardcore raids, but may be added to normal raids in the future.
• You must deal a certain amount of damage to the raid boss in order to receive gold, reputation and the hardcore tokens. The raid box however is a guaranteed reward. Since it is more difficult for lower-level players to deal damage, the amount of damage they must inflict is lower than for higher-level players.
• Raid boxes, special items like Alzanor’s Horn, and big item drops are the same as in normal raids.

Family Expansion

• The family system has been expanded to level 30, bringing new rewards with each level.
• There are new unique achievements awarding FXP and new passive buffs.
• There are new daily missions relating to hardcore raids which award FXP.
• The FXP requirements for levels 1–20 have been reduced by 20%.

Other Changes

• The seals in Acts 1–3 can now be crafted without entering a Time-Space (as on NosFire).
• The Ginseng Pot now takes percentage damage per hit.
• Dark Castra now appears in the boss room without a delay.
• The ‘Damage from critical hits is increased by 300%’ effect has been removed from Massive Slade.
• The raid monster Slade now has magic defence.
• The Protection Blessing buff from Ibrahim no longer applies.
• There is a greater chance to get raid boxes of rarity levels 7 and 8 in Alzanor and Valehir.
• The gold drops in the Alzanor and Valehir raids have been increased from 30x 40,000 Gold to 60x 30,000 Gold.
• Several changes to the daily quests in Act 8 which provide more experience and act-related materials.
• Several changes to the daily quests in Act 9.1 which provide more experience and act-related materials: https://nostale.comastuff.com/HCRaids_Act_8_+_9_Changes.pdf
• Increased the chance of dropping Techron’s research books, Fairy Affinity (2), Mullan Tools and Polluted Lightning Conductors.
• The number of items for the 17th anniversary have been reduced to 2, to save space in your inventory. As with other events, they now count as snacks and potions.
• You can no longer fill your basic SP from the anniversary event.
• Added a limit of 15,000 damage to the Sudden Twist buff.
• The duration of Erenia’s Curse has been reduced from 60 to 15 seconds.
• The Crusader Commander in Erenia’s raid now suffers percentage damage per hit.
• The cooldown of Zenas’ healing and monster spawn skills has been increased.
• Priestess Kelly of the Second Squad in Zenas’ raid now suffers percentage damage per hit.
• The waiting time in Zenas’ raid has been reduced from 3 minutes to 1 minute.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue which could cause dance timers to be overwritten by others.
• Fixed an issue where the mini-bosses in the Paimon raids wouldn’t spawn under certain circumstances.

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

The NosWheel is getting two additional jackpot segments, giving you triple the chance of landing a main prize!

Event period: From 28th September (11 AM CEST) to 30th September (11 AM CEST).

Have fun!
The NosTale Team