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· New developer notes for Chaos Zero Nightmare have been released, marking one of the biggest nerfs in the game's history.
· The development team acknowledged the need for some adjustments and plans to offer free pulls and materials as compensation.
· However, a massive nerf has been announced shortly after, causing concern among players.

· The maximum stacks for 'Morale', 'Tenacity', and 'Resolve' will be limited to 15. The Morale stack limit, in particular, is expected to significantly impact many combatants like Pay, Serenia, Yuki, and Luke.
· Deck strategies utilizing infinite discards will be restricted. The maximum discard pile size will be limited to 200, but this is considered a less critical nerf compared to the Morale stack limit.

· An option to retain existing mutations when applying new ones has been added, allowing players to keep their old mutations if the new ones are undesirable.
· Accessibility is improved with the ability to purchase up to 10 mutations at a discounted price from the shop.
· The performance of all mutations from levels 1 to 4 has been buffed, addressing the issue where level 1 mutations were previously useless.

· Buffs have been applied to numerous combatants, including Linnea, Luke, Kon, Kalipe, Hugo, and Lucas. Most changes are minor, with some only affecting Ego Manifestation.
· Adjustments have been made to the 'Or' stats. Specifically, the per-turn damage of 'Or', which showed excessive damage in the showcase, will be limited. This is not expected to significantly impact normal combat.

· There are changes to some Season 3 equipment and equipment options that manipulate enemy action counts.
· The attack power increase option for certain equipment has changed from multiplicative to additive, resulting in some nerfs. However, they are still expected to maintain strong performance.

· The development team has implemented massive nerfs to Season 3 equipment and enchants, citing their balance was too high.
· Notably, the 'Persona Card' enchant's 'damage increase when card is discarded' option has been significantly reduced. For example, using three enchants now results in a 5% damage increase, down from the previous 150%.
· The 'damage increase for all attacks' option has also been heavily nerfed, reduced from 50% to 15%. This means using one enchant now might be more effective than using three previously.

· The 'critical damage increase' enchant has also been nerfed. The 15% increase option, when activated with 7 cards in the graveyard, has been reduced from 30% to 20%.
· Overall, the powerful enchants from Season 3 have been significantly weakened, greatly diminishing the value of save files players have worked hundreds of hours to obtain.

· While it's true that Season 3's balance was excessively high, these massive nerfs are criticized for disregarding player efforts.
· The approach of nerfing existing season content instead of introducing new mechanics through Season 4 cards is considered flawed.
· Given the seasonal nature of the game, it's argued that allowing previous season's equipment to be usable in the next season, or ensuring Season 4 content is only clearable with Season 4 equipment to induce natural power creep, would have been better approaches.

· Unlike older MMOs where new content naturally makes old content obsolete ('power creep'), directly nerfing existing equipment causes significant player dissatisfaction.
· Save files invested in for hundreds of hours being invalidated overnight discourages player loyalty and can negatively impact the game's long-term survival.

· While acknowledging that balance issues in Season 3 might have stemmed from insufficient testing, it's argued that these nerfs were unnecessary and alternative solutions existed.
· Deep regret is expressed over the invalidation of Season 3 save files, which represent hundreds of hours of effort, stating it deeply hurts players who are attached to the game.

· Season 4 is scheduled to launch in about 10 days, and players will soon focus on farming Season 4 save files.
· However, these Season 3 nerfs are seen as disregarding the time and effort players have invested, and are expected to cause significant backlash in the game community.

· In seasonal card games like Chaos Zero Nightmare, players enjoy adapting to and farming new mechanics and equipment each season.
· However, nerfs that invalidate previous achievements undermine the game's core essence and player expectations, potentially weakening their attachment to the game.

· Deep frustration is expressed over Season 3 save files, accumulated over 1200+ hours of gameplay, being invalidated by massive nerfs.
· This is seen as disregarding player attachment and effort, causing immense disappointment.

· 'Power creep', where new content naturally makes old content obsolete, is a natural progression for games. However, directly nerfing existing content devalues player efforts.
· As a live service game, new content should be more exciting and powerful, but invalidating existing content should be avoided.

· While the developer team's stance that Season 3 nerfs were unavoidable is understood, there's regret that alternative solutions could have been found.
· Significant backlash from the community is anticipated due to these nerfs, and further compensation or actions are expected.