August 28 Maintenance Notice

Dear Adventurers,

To improve your gaming experience, the game will undergo scheduled maintenance on August 28, 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 「Music Box」-themed Weapon Transmog system is now available:

●Event Period: Opens on August 28 at 05:00

●Event Details: The brand-new Weapon Transmog companion outfit 「Celestial Sorceress」 and weapon appearance gift box 「Lost Music Box」 are available for a limited time. Participate in 「Relics of The Starry Sea」 from the main interface and use 「Damaged Music Score」 to draw for a chance to obtain them. You may also visit the Starry Sea Shop and exchange 「Star Fragments」 for them.

2. Limited Pet 「Blessed Flower Spirit・Flora」 Wish Event Begins:

●Event Period: August 28 at 05:00–September 30 at 23:59

●Event Details: During the event, the Limited Pet Wish will be available for a limited time. Participate in Wishes for a chance to obtain the SSR Pet 「Blessed Flower Spirit・Flora」.

3. Limited-Time 「Journey Supplies」 Event Begins:

●Event Period: August 28 at 05:00–September 6 at 23:59

●Event Overview: During the event, complete any 8 check-ins in total to claim all supply rewards.

4. Brand-New Dungeon 「Time Echoes - Between the Sands of Time」 Opens for Challenge:

●Unlock Requirement: Character Lv. ≥80

●Brand-New BOSS 「Timekeeper」: Neutral; Demon Race; Large

○「Timekeeper」 periodically performs a status check on all adventurers. Before the check takes effect, adventurers must determine whether they should remain 「Still」 or keep 「Moving」 based on the icon above their heads. Adventurers who fail to meet the required condition when the check occurs will take fatal damage.

○「Timekeeper」 assigns each adventurer an exclusive 「Hour」. After a period of time, clock hands will appear and sweep across the battlefield. Adventurers who are not standing in the area corresponding to their Hour will take fatal damage.

○During battle, 「Timekeeper」 causes a spacetime disturbance, reversing adventurers’ actual movement direction from their input direction.

5. New BOSS 「Drake」 Added to 「Mirror World」:

●BOSS 「Drake」: Undead Element; Undead Race; Medium

○「Drake」 launches large-area attacks using shipwrecks, giant cannons, fountains, and other methods. Hits inflict Weakness.

○During battle, 「Drake」 also periodically unleashes waves of the undead, dealing continuous damage over a large area.

※Please refer to the in-game display for the actual gameplay and rules.

6. New Gameplay Added to 「Luminous Vale」:

●「Rainbow Chests」 will transform into BOSSes and appear in special channels of Luminous Vale.

●Defeat 「Rainbow Chests」 for a chance to obtain the following valuable treasures:

○Premium Weapon Selection Card Album (open it to select one of the following: 「Skeleton Worker Card」, 「Desert Wolf Card」, 「Hydra Card」, or 「Minorous Card」)

○Nightmare Card

○Marduk Card

○Deviruchi Card

○Giearth Card

※Ownership of valuable treasures can be contested. Please refer to the in-game rules for details.

7. Two New Rotating Monster Groups Added to 「Hazy Forest」:

●Dark Frame, Raydric Archer, Doppelganger

●Skel Worker, Munak, Osiris

8. Limited-Time Official Website Top-Up Bonus Event Begins:

●Event Period: August 28 at 05:00–September 3 at 23:59

●Event Details: During the event, top up through the official website to receive a limited-time bonus of 5% Bound Rune Starstones.

Ⅱ Optimizations

1. 「Siege」 Optimizations:

●When the outdoor battlefield reaches capacity, a reserve queue will become available. When space becomes available, adventurers will enter the battlefield according to their queue order.

●On all Siege battlefields, adventurers who remain dead for a certain period will receive a system reminder. Adventurers who do not revive before the time limit will be removed from the battlefield.

2. 「War of Kings」 Optimizations:

●Added a shortcut button for entering the Lounge to the event interface.

●When the Lounge opens, all registered adventurers will receive an entry notification.

●After spectating ends, the interface will return to its state before spectating.

3. Battle Scene Experience Optimizations:

●The quick team-up entrance and chat pop-ups on the right side of the screen will be hidden in 「Clash of the Chosen」 and 「War of Kings」 battle scenes to improve the combat experience.

4. 「Polarity Zone」 Optimizations:

●Reduced the damage of BOSS 「Eddga」’s skill 「Tiger’s Flame」, giving adventurers enough time to reposition even without the Fire Ring Immunity provided by 「Tiger’s Smoke」.

5. 「Solar Patrol」 Optimizations:

●Optimized the experience when entering the event scene and resolved lag that could occur during entry.

●Added 3 new flight periods: 17:00–18:00, 21:00–22:00, and 22:00–23:00.

●The refresh time for the airship route auction’s Buyout Price has been adjusted to 12:00 daily.

6. Vehicle 「Radiant Skyship」 Fully Upgraded:

●Passenger capacity increased to 4.

●Added a seat-switching function for the main driver, allowing adventurers to freely change their current seat.

7. 「Auction」 Optimization: Added maintenance-related information to 「Rare Auction」.

8. 「Gear」 Optimization: Added a quick-purchase button for socketing materials.

9. 「Chat」 Optimization: Chat bullet comments from a channel will now be hidden immediately when the channel is deleted or its bullet comments are disabled.

10. New Content Added to 「Personal Profile」: Added the dynamic action Hand Wave Dance under 「Character Pose - Solo」.

Ⅲ Fixes

The following issues have been fixed in this update:

「System Fixes」

1. Fixed an occasional issue in 「Peer Arena」 where challenging another adventurer could incorrectly display a message stating that you were already being challenged, preventing you from challenging other adventurers.

2. Fixed an issue where the damage reduction effect of the 「Rune Engine」 Elemental Trait 「Crippled Armor」 behaved abnormally when it had a Celestial Affix.

3. Fixed an issue where the 「Rune Engine」 Elemental Trait 「Agile Defense」 incorrectly increased damage while moving. The damage increase effect of 「Agile Defense」 will now be displayed on the buff bar.

4. Fixed an occasional issue in 「Build Master - Build Trial」 where, when trying the Gunslinger 「G.Gun」 build, normal attacks had an incorrect chance of triggering the drone’s grenade attack.

「Class & Skill Adjustments」

Druid:

●Fixed an issue where 「Shred」 behaved abnormally after a Druid returned to Human Form following a forced transformation caused by a monster’s control effect.

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