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After this update, the first Ark Boss Queen Blendy will appear. Her location is Sandworm Hideout, and her spawn time is 10 PM every Sunday. In Grayclaw Forest, a new field boss, Kowanjuki, and the Moonlight Spell Release regional event, which can only be done at night, have been added. As the Chronicle progresses, Lizard Island below Dawn Coast will open. With the addition of Lizard Island, Gigantrite's path will change, and Gigantrites that can be ridden will appear in the Giant's Ruins, Bedder Observatory, and Purification Tower.

Party play convenience has been enhanced. First, a 'Marking System' has been added that allows the party leader to leave a mark above the head of the target or the object pointed at with the mouse (mouse cursor priority), making it easier to determine attack targets. Also, it is now possible to apply to join another party while already in a party. In this case, a warning message will appear stating that you will be removed from the current party, along with a confirmation window.

The Paola's Dimensional Maze area, which requires party play, has also been improved. The Dimensional Emblem charge amount has been increased to 900 based on level 50, increasing the amount of rewards obtained after defeating the boss from a maximum of 2 to 3 times per day. In addition, if you collect 40 Dimensional Crystals obtained when clearing Paola's Dimensional Maze at level 50 and bring them to the Advanced Weapon Craftsman NPC in Stoneguard Castle, you can craft the 'Paola's Dimensional Box', a Heroic Weapon Selection Box. The drop reward probability has been lowered for the Abyss of Evil, Roaring Temple, and Underground Cave of Despair, which can be entered before level 50.

Adjustments have also been made to the dungeons in addition to the rewards. The number of monsters placed in the breakthrough section of the Cursed Wasteland has been reduced, and the patterns of Abolos Hailcaster, Flamespinner, and Typhoonspinner have been significantly nerfed. When using the Darkness Aggregate, the mid-boss appears immediately, and the boss Shaikal has been modified to look at the target for 4 seconds before using Dark Breath. The survival item after being infected with Paralysis Poison in the Exploration Codex of the Roaring/Slaughter Temple has been changed to surviving after being hit by a Fireball, making it easier for tanks to complete the Codex.

This weapon balance adjustment is an overall buff. The Longsword's Annihilation Slash damage has been increased, and various errors have been fixed. The Dagger's Throwing Dagger cooldown has been changed from 24 seconds to 18 seconds. The Two-Handed Sword's Da Vinci's Spirit Heroic effect has been changed from increasing duration to increasing the attack speed of the user and party members, and the damage of One-Hit Kill and Earth Shatter has been increased. The Gauntlet's HP, which is a rare grade achievement effect, has increased from 28 to 84.

The Crossbow's Mana Restoration recovers more mana, and the Longbow's Heroic Critical Shot's critical hit success rate has increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds. If the casting is canceled in the middle, the skill can be used again at any time during the cooldown.

The Staff's additional damage per stack of Blazing Wave Ignition has been increased, and the mana consumption and damage of Judgment Lightning have been increased. The width of Ice Spear has been increased by 3 times, and Volley Fire now applies 1 stack of Ignition to all enemies within 3m of the hit target. The Magic Wand has an added effect that increases basic attack damage by 10% per stack of Despair's Touch, and the duration of Corruption Infusion has been increased to 9 seconds.

Improved ease of operation is one of the important changes. The function of moving with the left mouse button is now added while using Classic Mode, and the mouse cursor is displayed when pressing the left Alt key in Action Mode. Also, when logging in from multiple PCs, the previously set hotkeys are maintained, eliminating the need to set the keys every time. In addition, if you use a skill while hovering the mouse cursor over the party window, target, or character information, the skill will be used on that target.

The Mark of the Abyss: Contract, which is obtained through regional events and requests, has been modified to be obtained directly as points instead of an item format. However, the maximum accumulation remains unchanged at 20,000, so it has become important to consume the Mark of the Abyss: Contract in the future. Also, by adding a Skill Training Book and Grimoire Selection Box to the effort rewards, the number of parchments has been lowered, and the effort reward is only received once even if you participate in multiple events held at the same time. Along with this, the Starlight Stele Festival and Talisman Transmission Operation, which provide rewards multiple times, have changed their activity points to 20 points and 30 points, respectively.

The Crimson Mushroom Gathering event is expected to reduce the situation where delivery cannot be made near the end of the event due to the increased number of Crimson Mushrooms and the reduced respawn time of Crimson Mushrooms and Thick Crimson Mushrooms. The respawn time of Hidden Gold Mica's Professional Tomb Raider has been reduced, making it easier to complete the related Codex.

There are also field-related changes. Azrael's Eternal Flame, used by the field boss Azrael, has had its damage reduced by 40% and the Ignition effect has been removed. Malaka now uses paralysis skills even if the target is not in sight, and the phenomenon where Minezerok's Wave of Death skill could be avoided by moving or jumping has been fixed. The frequency of Rage skills has been reduced for Orc Archers in the Phonos Basin and Lazy Zombies in the Turane Ruins, and Orc Brawlers in the Akidu Canyon no longer use skills that call allies. In addition, monsters in the Silabes Temple and Dark Ossuary have been modified so that they do not summon fellow monsters when their health is low.

The PvP protection buff, Fonsine's Protection, has been changed to be immediately removed when attacking other players or monsters, manipulating objects, or using recovery and buff skills. The grappling hook has an increased usable horizontal distance, and the cooldown for reusing the same grappling hook has been greatly reduced to 1 second. The Mana Regeneration Potion has had its cooldown changed to 30 seconds to clearly distinguish whether it is used, and the Flame of Extraction and Potion of Conversion have been changed to non-sellable items, making it impossible to obtain Solant by selling these items.

One of the notable changes is the improvement of map-related UI convenience. Now, hovering the mouse cursor over the time display icon on the minimap will display the time remaining until the day/night change. New guild requests are registered in the content notifier without the target being displayed on the map, and the mark shape of guild requests has been simplified.

Difficult Codexes have been greatly improved. Some of the Adventure Codexes in Act 7, Act 9, and Act 10 have been changed to reduce the monster level or modify the resurrection location to address inconveniences. The Exploration Codex has reduced the number of times regional event items are collected, monsters are defeated, or gathering items are obtained, lowering the difficulty of completing the Codex compared to before.

Among the Heroic equipment, Requirus' Grasp, Kernobog's Decapitation, and Queen Blendy's Blade have had their skill effects improved or modified. Requirus' Grasp stops basic attacks when Stealth is activated, while Kernobog's Decapitation does not stop basic attacks when Sleep is activated by the weapon effect. Queen Blendy's Blade has been changed so that when using Annihilation Slash, the effect of pulling enemies within a 5m radius for 2 seconds reduces the enemy's movement speed, and after 2 seconds, enemies within the area are pulled in with a 70% probability.

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2024-01-03