August 14 Maintenance Notice

Dear Adventurers,

To improve your gaming experience, the game will undergo scheduled maintenance on August 14, 02:00-06:00. During this period, server access will be temporarily unavailable. Please plan your playtime accordingly. Maintenance may end earlier or be extended depending on actual circumstances. Kindly refer to the actual server reopening time for confirmation.

The following will be sent after maintenance ends:

Pet Tag*5, Kafra Blind Box*1, Vintage Card Book*1, Adventure Coin*40000

This maintenance update includes the following:

I. New Content

1. The brand-new GVG mode "Siege" begins!

● Event Time: Servers that have been open for ≥21 days will hold their first Siege on August 16 from 21:00 to 22:00.

● Eligibility for the First Siege: Rankings on the "Guild Power Ranking" will be finalized at 06:00 on the day of the Siege, and eligibility notifications will be sent via Mail.

○ Lv. 1 Castle: Top 4 Guilds on the Guild Power Ranking;

○ Lv. 2 Castles: Top 16 Guilds on the Guild Power Ranking;

○ Lv. 3 Castles: Top 64 Guilds on the Guild Power Ranking.

● Gameplay Overview:

○ A total of 13 castles will be available in Prontera, including 1 Lv. 1 Castle, 4 Lv. 2 Castles, and 8 Lv. 3 Castles. Guilds that do not occupy a castle must begin by challenging a Lv. 3 Castle. After successfully occupying it, they may attack higher-level castles. Each Guild may occupy only 1 castle. Upon capturing a new castle, its previous castle will be automatically relinquished.

○ Each castle consists of the Castle Exterior, Royal Palace, and Emperium Room, featuring mechanisms such as mechs, turrets, floor spikes, secret passages, and castle guards. The attacking side gains provisional control of the castle by destroying the Emperium. If the Emperium takes no damage for 20 consecutive minutes, control will be confirmed immediately and the battle will end early.

○ Adventurers can earn battlefield points shared by the entire Guild by securing kills and assists, reviving allies, contesting strongholds, attacking the Emperium, dealing damage, healing, and taking damage. Adventurers may claim participation rewards based on their individual point tier.

○ After occupying a castle, Guild members may enter the Castle Lord's Chamber to open chests and claim the Castle Lord's Chest, which refreshes daily. They will also unlock an exclusive Guild Dungeon, where they have a chance to obtain unbound Illusion-series Sealed Cards.

※Please refer to the in-game Siege rules for the final details.

2. The limited-time event "Fated Romance" begins!

● Event Time: August 17 at 05:00–August 24 at 23:59

● Reward Claim Period: August 17 at 05:00–August 26 at 23:59

● Event Details:

○ Perfect Match: During the event, invite 1 friend to partner with you and complete challenges together. Both partners contribute to the same mission progress. The missions cover a variety of objectives, and both partners may claim generous progress rewards.

○ Sweet Wish: Consume Health Points from Monster Extermination each day to obtain Wish items. You can make up to 9 Sweet Wishes per day to obtain rare rewards such as "Love CD," "Sweet Chocolate," "Romantic Bouquet," and "Love Letter."

● Limited-time Sweetheart Gift Pack:

○ Purchase Period: August 17 at 05:00–August 24 at 23:59

○ During the event, the Sweetheart Gift Pack will be available in the Shop. It contains a large number of event-exclusive items to help you unlock event rewards faster.

3. The limited-time event "The Heartthrob Challenge" begins!

● Event Time: August 19 at 05:00–August 26 at 23:59

● Event Gameplay:

○ During the event, give Affection items to the person you admire to increase their Popularity. Express your feelings and compete together for the pinnacle of charm.

○ The event features a "Favorites Ranking" and a "Gift-Giving Ranking." Rankings are determined separately based on the total number of gifts received and given, and ranking rewards will be calculated and distributed independently for each ranking.

4. The new Romance System scene "Honeymoon Island" is now available!

● Added the "Unity Tree" feature. Adventurers can carefully nurture and water the tree together with their partner and watch their love blossom. Increase its progression to exchange for exquisite treasures and exclusive items in the Romance Shop.

● Added the "Oath Stone," where adventurers can engrave a personal vow with their partner and let the sea and time bear witness to their everlasting promise.

● Added the interactive scene "Romantic Fireworks Terrace." Visit it with your partner, set off romantic fireworks beneath the dazzling night sky, and enjoy the magnificent view of the sea and sky.

● Added weekly "Romance Quests." Complete them to obtain large amounts of Romance Points and exchange them for exclusive Romance Shop rewards.

● Added the "Romance Whispers" feature, which records the couple's sweet moments and everyday thoughts, preserving every precious memory in an album.

5. Adv. 2nd Job Ultimate Skills Unlocked

● New Adv. 2nd Job Ultimate Skills have been added for all Classes and can be unlocked upon reaching the Adv. 2nd Job.

● After learning the first Ultimate Skill and reaching Base Lv.100, subsequent Ultimate Skills can be learned.

6. New Content Added to "Bounty Hunt"

● Added an Earth-element, Large-size, Demi-Human "Orc Lord" stage to the random stage pool.

● Added the "Orb," "Damage Spread," "Frozen Domain," and "Bash" affixes to the random affix pool.

7. Wonder Tour Season 2: "Campus Kitty"

● Event Time: August 17 at 05:00–September 15 at 23:59

● Reward Claim Period: August 17 at 05:00–September 16 at 23:59

● The gentle afternoon sunlight falls across the streets of Prontera, while a faint scent of catnip seems to linger in the air. Put on this season's exclusive themed Outfit, "Campus Kitty," travel alongside your adorable feline companion, and embark on a warm and soothing adventure together!

8. New Points-Earning Tasks Added to the 「Premium Member Center」:

●Starting from 8/14 at 9:00 (UTC+7), the following official website product purchases will be added to the Points-Earning Tasks in the Premium Member Center: Calamity Tour Deluxe Edition, Calamity Tour Collector's Edition, Calamity Tour Collector's Edition Upgrade, Tournament Pass Deluxe Edition, Tournament Pass Collector's Edition, Tournament Pass Collector's Edition Upgrade, Wonder Tour Collector's Edition Upgrade, Airship Supply Pack Ⅰ, Airship Supply Pack Ⅱ, Airship Supply Pack Ⅲ, Sweet Affection Pack Ⅰ, Sweet Affection Pack Ⅱ, and Sweet Affection Pack Ⅲ.

II. Optimizations

1. "Time Echoes" Dungeon Unlock Level Adjustment: The unlock level for the "Mirror Twin Isles" Dungeon has been adjusted to Lv.75.

2. Luxury Airship—"Sunwheel Patrol" Event Optimizations

● The Luxury Airship "Sunwheel Patrol" has been upgraded to cross-server gameplay. Airship owners from all servers can bid on routes within the same time slot, and the event now supports cross-server participation.

● Owners of the World Vehicle "Radiant Skyship" can use the shortcut on the main interface to open the Airship interface and access the relevant features.

● Boarding Permission Optimizations:

○ Players on the Airship owner's blacklist cannot apply to enter Sunwheel Patrol or Private Cruise scenes. While in an Airship scene, the owner may select a designated adventurer and remove them from the Airship.

○ Added permission for Airship owners to remove players.

3. "Home" Feature Optimizations

● Moderately increased both the weekly acquisition limit and total storage limit for Home building materials.

● Adjusted the maximum quantity per stack of processed Home products, allowing more product orders to be processed in a single operation.

4. "Refinement" Feature Optimizations

● Removed the Refinement Transfer fee.

● Added one-tap Refinement Transfer when switching Gear Loadouts, allowing the Refinement Levels of multiple pieces of Gear to be transferred at once.

5. "Rift Raid" Party Logic Optimization: Previously, the challenge floor was determined by the highest floor the Party Leader had led a Party through. It is now determined by the highest floor currently cleared by the Party Leader.

6. "Wonder Tour" Price-Difference Upgrade: Added a price-difference option. Adventurers who purchased the Deluxe Edition can pay the difference to upgrade to the Collector's Edition.

7. "Tournament Pass" Price-Difference Upgrade: Added a price-difference option. Adventurers who purchased the Deluxe Edition can pay the difference to upgrade to the Collector's Edition.

8. "Friends" Feature Optimization: Added a Friend Request toggle under Settings. When disabled, Friend Requests from strangers will no longer be received.

9. Post-Dungeon Status Optimization: After leaving the Training Ground Dungeon, Damage Challenge Dungeon, or MVP Challenge Dungeon, HP and SP will automatically recover to 100%.

10. "Guild" Channel Notification Optimizations

● Added system notifications for obtaining Ultimate Skills to Guild Channel announcements.

● Added a Guild Channel system notification when a rare item is obtained from Surprise Wheel draws.

11. "Guild League" Scene Optimization: System messages on the main interface will be hidden while in a Guild League scene.

12. "Character Info" EXP Display Optimizations

● Optimized the EXP display after an adventurer reaches the current server level cap.

● Accumulated EXP can now be viewed under Character Info.

13. "Trade House" Display Optimization: Optimized the display of currency values in the Trade House.

III. Fixes

The following issues have been fixed in this update:

[System Fixes]

1. Fixed an issue where some visual effects were displayed abnormally while mounted.

2.  Fixed an issue where the Headwear "Marse Hat" was missing from the Collection System.

[Class & Skill Adjustments]

1. Knight—Crusader

● These Crusader skill adjustments are primarily based on recent combat data and overall balance considerations ahead of upcoming tournament content. The adjustments include both buffs to certain skills and reductions to certain skill effects. Our aim is to reduce situations where a single skill or specific build has an excessive impact on match outcomes in tournament environments, thereby creating a fairer competitive space among different Classes and team compositions. We will continue monitoring the Crusader's performance in PVE, PVP, and tournaments after these adjustments and make further optimizations based on data and adventurer feedback.

● Trait Skill "Auto Guard":

○ Optimized the calculation of its damage reduction mechanic. The original effect, which had a 10% chance to block incoming physical damage, has been adjusted to a 10% chance to block incoming melee physical damage and a 5% chance to block incoming ranged physical damage. Accordingly, the chance for "Auto Guard" from the Special Skill "Battleworn Shield" to trigger against ranged physical damage will also be halved.

● "Reflect Shield":

○ Optimized the active effect mechanic. "Increases physical damage reduction when taking melee physical damage" has been adjusted to "additionally reduces incoming melee physical damage."

○ Added Effect: The effect is removed when no shield is equipped.

● "Defender":

○ Optimized the damage reduction mechanic. "Increases physical damage reduction when taking ranged physical damage" has been adjusted to "additionally reduces incoming ranged physical damage."

○ The Movement Speed reduction has been adjusted from 10% to 20%.

○ Added Effect: The effect is removed when no shield is equipped.

2.Archer—Sniper

● "Focused Arrow Strike": Fixed Cast Time has been adjusted from 0.25 seconds to 0.15 seconds.

● "Falcon Assault": Added the passive effect "Blitz Beat." This effect can deal CRIT and inherits 15% of the CRIT Rate.

3.Druid

● Fixed an issue where being Taunted while under the effect of "Nature's Sanctuary" would cause "Nature's Sanctuary" to be removed.

● "Beast":

○ Added an effect to "Wild Pulse": When casting "Lacerate," "Primal Claw," "Savage Claw," and "Alpha Claw" will be triggered in sequence at 1-second intervals.

○ "Wild Pulse" no longer reduces CRIT DMG. It now inherits 10%/20%/30%/40%/50%/60%/70%/80%/90%/100% of CRIT Rate according to its level.

○ The Skill Multiplier of "Alpha Claw" has been adjusted to 1000%/1200%/1400%/1600%/1800%/2000%/2200%/2400%/2600%/2800%.

○ Added an effect to "Savage Bite": After casting "Savage Bite," incoming Skill DMG is reduced by 30% for 3 seconds, and 500 Dark, Freeze, and Stun Resistance is gained.

● "Raptor":

○ The range of "Feather Spear Strike" has been increased from 10 meters to 11 meters.

○ Increased the coefficient by which ASPD affects the GCD and Cast Speed of "Feather Spear Strike," allowing it to be cast faster.

○ The cooldown of "Feather Spear Strike" has been increased from 0.5 seconds to 0.54 seconds.

○ "Flapping Wings" no longer reduces CRIT DMG. It now inherits 10%/20%/30%/40%/50%/60%/70%/80%/90%/100% of CRIT Rate according to its level.

○ Normal attacks in Raptor Form can now be cast while moving.

● "Arcanist":

○ The cast range of "Nature's Power," "Nature's Wrath," and "Glacier Monolith" has been increased from 6 meters to 9 meters.

○ The entire Cast Time of "Gravity Well" has been changed to Variable Cast Time. The total Cast Time remains unchanged.

○ Reduced the recovery animation time of "Glacier Monolith."

We remain committed to listening to your feedback and creating an even more exciting world of RO for everyone!