After much speculation about A9, we're finally able to announce the release date. It's happening just before September!
Well, to be precise, it’s in less than 2 weeks, on Saturday,
June 29, 2024, at 9:00 UTC.
The new Act brings a new quest line, various new farm maps, two new raids, a fairy upgrade system, new equipment, and much more!
But wait, that’s not all! To ensure you’re fully prepared for the release, we would like to introduce you to a special event schedule that will start right after maintenance and last until June 28 at 00:00 SVT.
During this period, you'll receive increased gold drop rates and experience rates from mobs, quests, and achievements.
We also started the Elemental event, here's a quick overview:
To participate in this event, simply locate the portal in NosVille, near the Golden Statue.
Defeating monsters within the event rift will reward you with "Unleashed Element" tokens. These tokens can be exchanged for various items, including:
- Exclusive emote
- Trophy Upgrade Amulet
- Dye Bombs, which allow you to color your Spiky Hairstyle, and much more.
Additionally, by completing daily event achievements, you will earn "Elemental Tokens." These tokens are incredibly valuable and can be exchanged for rare items such as:
- Spiky Hairstyle
- Elemental SP Wings, and much more.
QoL
- Reduced wing swapper cooldown from 60 -> 30seconds after using a skill
- Rune options removed by Rune Solvent will not be re-rolled into same option in the next upgrade. For example, if you get "Wolf Power" at +12 and you use Rune Solvent to remove it, you won't roll "Wolf Power" again in the next +12 upgrade. Applies to all runes options removed after today.
- Introducing the Class Changer Token
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Change your class with this item by talking to Mimi Mentor. You will need to re-learn base class skills but everything else will be kept. Your equipments and SPs will not be affected by class change.
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Early Game Improvements
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With A9 release in sight, we have made improvements on the early game so that if you're considering to come back for A9 you'll need to worry less about that part of the game.
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- Made most monster killing achievements shared across group members like quests. The achievements unaffected by group sharing will have a disclaimer in them.
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We have recently readjusted these achievements as an alternative path to levelling via A1 quest, and we've realized it's not accommodating for new players starting with their friends. Now these players can complete these achievements together and progress side by side.
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- Added a free SP2/3/4 to 40/50/60Lv. level-up achievement rewards.
- Added a new C30 and C60 level-up achievements:
- C30 box contains shelled* C25 weapons and C28 armour, C60 box contains shelled* C55 weapons and C53 armour.
- C60 achievement gives a kit for adding any tattoo you want and upgrading it a bit.
- Both boxes contain some QoL items similar to other advancement boxes. Additionally, they also give x20 Random Tarot Card (Limited).
- Added shell* options to the 90 r7+8 equipment from the 90Lv. achievement reward.
- Doubled the XP rewards of monster kill achievements of Act1/2/3/4 so that doing them all gets you to same level as Act1 mainquest, as an alternative.
- Readjusted NPC buffers:
- Adventurer's Common Blessing: 50k -> FREE, 60~79 -> 60~89
- Hero's Common Blessing: 100k -> 50k, 60~79 -> 60~89
- Added some "Alchemist's Beverage" to level up boxes.
* Main weapon: Enhanced Attack +100, Low-level Race Damage +15%, Overall SL +8
* Side weapon: Enhanced Attack +100, Attack SL +10, Element SL +10
* Armour: All Resistances +15, Chance of All Blackouts -30%, Max HP +500
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If you're already past 90, C30 or C60 but still need the equipment from these boxes or the tattoo kit, you may create a ticket with our Support team. Please note that refund is handled retroactively and is for the people that need it. Therefore, it's limited to one character per account, and you must have no tattoo yet on your best character. You have until 6th of July 2024 23:59 ST to open a ticket about it.
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Land of Life Rework
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After improving early game for all in preparation of Act9, we've spotted C60-C80 progression as the next bottleneck to be addressed. The current method of levelling to C80 included daily CXP rewards that were huge and unnatural to the game progression. Players felt like nothing would compare to it and so they needed to just login and do these achievements for two weeks to get to C80. So we have removed these and reworked Land of Life as a replacement to levelling up.
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- Removed CXP rewards from daily Act7/8 monster kill achievements.
- Added "solo" and "group" Pocket Dimension options to Land of Life (C30-C59 & C60-C90). You can enter them via the same NPC.
- Tripled XP received in the family Land of Life.
Pocket Dimension versions have the same mobs and drops as normal ones. Mobs inside are much easier to kill and deals much less damage so that they're doable by yourselves or in small groups.
1 minute after you join, Asgobas phase will start inside and the Asgobas XP multiplier is always on, so it's a perfect place to level up. These Pocket Dimensions have a 30 minute cooldown to prevent abuses.
In turn, the XP received in original family Land of Life has been tripled, and the daily time limit for it has been removed. This change aims to preserve the advantage of doing it with a family like originally intended.
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