New Patch 2/18
Posted: February 19th, 2009, 1:40 pm
Latest patch today will bring us up to speed with the Korean version. Thumbs up for ndoors!
However there's no mention of the cross server: Titan server. Hopefully it'll be around the corner as well.
New Main Character Classes<o:p>
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Musician<o:p>
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The Musician, armed with a guitar and light armor, can play music to strike two enemies in a line.<o:p>
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The Musician's Ravaging Melody magic helps players' attack by decreasing enemies' Attack Power, defense, and health.<o:p>
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Maniac<o:p>
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The power saw-wielding Maniac can attack enemies in a row.<o:p>
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The Maniac's Storm Blast magic causes severe damage and lowers enemies' might.<o:p>
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The Maniac can only be created after you have reached Lv. 100<o:p>
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New Mercenary<o:p>
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The Elementalist is a new B-Class mercenary, and when upgraded becomes Pocahontas.<o:p>
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The Elementalist can be recruited from NPC Wise Orenda near the Eternal Ravine in North America; must be at least Lv. 100 to take on this quest.<o:p>
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Mercenary Lease System<o:p>
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Players can now lease up to 2 mercenaries for Free Leagues, from NPC Proximo in Rome, near the fountain.<o:p>
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When leasing mercenaries, can give them all skills for a set fee.<o:p>
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<o:p> New Main Character-Only Magic<o:p>
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Sword: [Chaos Edge]: Damages an enemy with a blade of darkness; enemies who are affected by Brutal Will or Seth's Will takes additional damage.<o:p>
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Axe: [Warrior's Rage]: Overpowers enemies in a burst of rage.<o:p>
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Spear: [Flame Spear]: Cause severe damage in a cross pattern.<o:p>
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Cannon: [Devastation Shell]: Devastates enemy formations with a deadly cannonball.<o:p>
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Gun: [Scorching Bullets]: Burns enemies with scorching bullets; enemies who are affected by Deep Insight or Smoke Bomb takes additional damages.<o:p>
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Bow: [Arrow Cascade]: Strikes enemies with a volley of arrows.<o:p>
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Staff: [Flame Blow]: Burns enemies with a scorching flame.<o:p>
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Equipment Exchange<o:p>
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NPC Wild Cat in Rome will exchange your grade 10 equipment of Lv. 70 or higher for a higher level equipment at grade 7 or higher.<o:p>
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A Oriharukon Enhance stone is required for the exchange.<o:p>
New Quests<o:p>
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Jiuzhaigou Ghost Town<o:p>
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A new dungeon for the main storyline, Jiuzhaigou Ghost Town, has been added for players Lv. 115-plus.<o:p>
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To begin the quest, players must go to the NPC Wuma near Chang An.<o:p>
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Lijiang Women's Village <o:p>
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This main storyline quest for players Lv. 108-plus starts with the NPC Cheng-Lin located southwest of Central Asia.<o:p>
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Sea of Clouds Tower<o:p>
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This main character upgrade quest for players Lv. 100-plus has been added so that players' main characters can learn a main-only skill.<o:p>
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This quest can be obtained through NPC Monk Dingxian.<o:p>
Human Heritage I
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This sub-quest for players Lv. 65-plus in the Valley of the Kings is to help the NPC Dispatcher Francis, located near Cairo. <o:p>
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Additional Quest Info<o:p>
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Sima Quan's Greeting quest has been added for players Lv. 20.<o:p>
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NPC Chu Lian and NPC Tai Hua Gong quests have been added.<o:p>
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NPC Dispatcher Hughes' quest has been added.<o:p>
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Lost Saqqaq Tribe has been added for Lv. 98-plus players.<o:p>
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The title of Terminator has been added from NPC Thalia.<o:p>
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NPC Mystery Acong has been added in front of Rome.<o:p>
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Smoked Salmon (from the item mall) is used to exchange various items from Mystery Acong.<o:p>
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Players, who must be Lv. 70 or above, can exchange Smoked Salmon only once.<o:p>
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New Dungeons<o:p>
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Alcatraz Prison <o:p>
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This 7-character Nation Dungeon, located near Vancouver, is now available to the King who controls Vancouver; the King will receive the Key of Alcatraz in his/her mailbox. <o:p>
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The rewards for this dungeon include the Prison Officer's Safe, from which the rare Officer's Shotgun can be obtained.<o:p>
Valley of Oblivion<o:p>
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This Guild Dungeon is in North American and can be activated with the Cube of Amnesia, which can be purchased from the NPC Pointry with guild points.<o:p>
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The rewards for this dungeon include the Evil Protector's Box, from which Elementalist quest items and the rare Storm Bringer can be obtained.<o:p>
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To enter the Eternal Ravine, players must first obtain the Cube Shard from the monsters in the Room of Cubes sub-dungeon in the Valley of Oblivion.<o:p>
Sealed Tower of Darkness<o:p>
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This Individual Dungeon for Lv. 101-plus players must be activated with the Sealed Black Key, obtained from NPC Pointry with battle points.<o:p>
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The entrance is through Bran Castle: 2F; the time limit is 40 hours.<o:p>
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The Sealed Tower of Darkness is connected to other dungeons, so when players kill a boss, they can obtain a key for another dungeon.<o:p>
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The rewards include Nosferatu's Equipment Box. <o:p>
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Birthday System<o:p>
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A character's birthday can be found in My Info > Character > Birthday Info.<o:p>
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A birthday notice mail will be sent 15 days, 7 days, and 1 day before, as well as the day of, your main character's birthday.<o:p>
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The NPC Birthday Gift-giving Acong near Bordeaux will give you a Gift Box the day before and on your main character's birthday.<o:p>
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Your main character and mercenaries will automatically level up to the next level on your main character's birthday.<o:p>
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PvP<o:p>
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All monetary rewards have been doubled.<o:p>
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Lower division XP book rewards have been increased.<o:p>
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The reward for participating in a Weekly Championship has been increased to 1 Atlantis Gold Coin.<o:p>
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Players will no longer receive Power-Up licenses for winning in the Free Leagues.<o:p>
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Rewards for observers have been added.<o:p>
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Turn time limit has been reduced from 30 seconds to 25 seconds.<o:p>
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Community<o:p>
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Nations can now gain experience points to level up.<o:p>
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Only Nations above Lv. 5 may use King's Judgment.<o:p>
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Nations now have a Nation Storage; storage size will depend on the Nation's level.<o:p>
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Storage can be accessed from NPC Caesar > Nation List > Nation Storage.<o:p>
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Guild/Town quests now yield more experience and guild points<o:p>
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New quests have been added<o:p>
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Manager's Scrolls can be used only 5 times in a day.<o:p>
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When a player below Lv. 30 sends mail, he/she will expend 50% Will (does not apply to friend/guild/mentor/referrer mails).<o:p>
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View your referrals from a new menu accessible via Community > Referral.<o:p>
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When a friend levels up beyond 50, you will gain additional experience for up to hour( previously it was 10 minutes).<o:p>
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Referrals will no longer give points upon registration; points are given after they hit level 30.<o:p>
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Crafting<o:p>
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These new medicines can now be crafted: Alchemist's Stone, Origin of Darkness. and Jiuyodian.<o:p>
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A new tool, Enriched Adamantium Ingot, can now be crafted.<o:p>
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Skill books for the Maniac's and Musician's magic skills can now be crafted.<o:p>
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Items<o:p>
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Lv. 113 equipment, Phoenix's Equipment, has been added.<o:p>
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Players will now receive a message with how many boxes they can open for the remainder of the day after every 10 box uses (Note: trading a book with Goncourt counts as a box use).<o:p>
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Licenses and spell books have been deleted from the Mercenary's Wooden Box, Mercenary's Bronze Box, and Mercenary's Steel box.<o:p>
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The drop list of Guard Towers and Generators in Guild/Nation Dungeons have been modified to match the mid-boss drops from that dungeon.<o:p>
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Buff books from Guild/Nation Dungeons Tower of Babel, Ghost Shop of the Caribbean and Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huangdi have had their expiration times removed.<o:p>
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The Immortal Hearts requirement for the Dark Archer quest has been reduced.<o:p>
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Scroll of Confusion has had its casting time increased to 3 turns.<o:p>
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Players must be at Lv. 20 or above to use De Mere's Equipment Box Roulette.<o:p>
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A maximum of 50,000 elements can be obtained when dismantling equipment.<o:p>
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Players can now receive Flame Elements instead of Sea Elements when dismantling depraved equipment.<o:p>
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Quest items now have a "Q" mark on their icon.<o:p>
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Monsters<o:p>
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Disguised Tlaltecuhtli's magic has been changed from Magic Defense to Resurrect.<o:p>
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Bewitching Succubus Queen's magic has been changed.<o:p>
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Temptation seduces the enemies to stop attacking.<o:p>
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Davy Jones' True Form and Incarnation of Davy Jones have been changed to have their attack based on the number of mobs surrounding them.<o:p>
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Yggdrasil 2F monsters' basic attack has increased. <o:p>
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Yggdrasil Seal Monsters' critical attack has increased.<o:p>
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Sedna's maximum health points and magic defense have been decreased while her basic attack has increased.<o:p>
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Giustiniani's magic has been changed and his maximum health points have been decreased.<o:p>
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Marksburg Castle's Great Sorceress's magic has been changed.<o:p>
<o:p>Interface<o:p>
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The Mercenary Room has been increased from 10 slots to a maximum of 20.<o:p>
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The Extended Material Bag has been increased to hold 4 rows, up from 2; the interface has been changed, as well.<o:p>
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Blessing Potions and Auto-Search Licenses can be turned on and off by going to My Info > Character > Effect; however, the duration time will keep running.<o:p>
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You can now turn passive magic on or off, by going to My Info > Skills > Magic.<o:p>
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Uncheck Auto-Battle to turn off; check Auto-Battle to turn on.<o:p>
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World Environment<o:p>
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Vancouver has been added to North America<o:p>
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New York and Vancouver are now up for bidding<o:p>
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New battle maps have been added in the southern area of Northeast Asia and Valley of Oblivion near North America.<o:p>
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Rome has a new place called the Library, where Shakespeare will stay.<o:p>
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Plaza of the Dead, Frozen Adlivun, Terrace of Light, and Terrace of Darkness's maps have been improved.<o:p>
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Central Asia outdoors has been updated.<o:p>
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Mount Book<o:p>
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The Mount Book is accessible through Game Info > Mount Book.<o:p>
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Mounts can now be stored, just like the warehouse.<o:p>
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There is a service fee of 100,000 gold per mount stored.<o:p>
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Storing mounts will generate Collection Points every day.<o:p>
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You can use Collection Points to purchase items from NPC Pointry.<o:p>
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General Changes and Bug Fixes<o:p>
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3 new hairstyles have been added: Long Wave, Afro and Rasta <o:p>
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Players can now send mail in bulk to their Nations, Guilds, and Friends for a fixed price (500,000 for nations, 100,000 for guilds, and 50,000 for friends).<o:p>
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The launcher has been updated.<o:p>
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Betting amounts have been increased by 5 times.<o:p>
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The number of items you can sell in the market increases at level 90 and every 10 levels thereon. <o:p>
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Players can now choose to hide their weapon.<o:p>
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The Challenge button will no longer flash while in battle.<o:p>
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My Store categories are now alphabetized.<o:p>
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The Experience Obtained window while in a party has been modified.<o:p>
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Quiz Room management is now implemented. <o:p>
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The Trading Post system has been added; with each town's Trading Post selling and trading regional products; prices will fluctuate based on the products' availability.<o:p>
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You must buy the Trade Permission item from the market for a fixed price before you can buy and sell regional products.<o:p>
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Publish Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 10:54:51 +0000
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