Dear players, we know how much you are looking forward to the next update and some changes. That's why, we would like to announce a public Test Server, which will take place on 2nd and 3rd of February 2024 from 20:00 to 22:00, and on 4th of February between 18:00 and 00:00. All the times are in CET time zone. We would be extremely grateful if you could help us improve the update by reporting the bugs or providing some suggestions for the incoming changes. All information about the updates can be found in the news below. Please also consider that the list of changes may be subject to modification, as the update is expected to be released not sooner than in February after fixing all the bugs reported by you.
Skirmish Grounds
Skirmish Grounds are arenas where players can assemble their own teams, choose bonuses for items, bring their own Trinkets, and face robots generated by AI at any time. Dr. Briefs in collaboration with Dr. Flappe has prepared PvP and PvE gameplay. Players can choose the modes they want to participate in, but the PvP format will guarantee a 25% bonus to experience and loot. If player dies on the arena in any way, he will lose his bonuses on items, but they can be repurchased at the entrance for a cost of 200k for one Tier 5 bonus which will be applied on every item. Each item can have maximum 3 bonuses, and in the case of PvP death, our killer inherits 80% of the spent amount. If AI cannot find opponents (players) for us, we will fight robots. From these robots, we will gain experience and loot. After defeating a certain number of monsters, a boss will await us. If the Skirmish Grounds system is positively received by our community, we plan to expand it to Clan battles (8v8) for some influence in West Capitol. This will include a percentage of revenue from all NPCs (including premium) in the city and Korin Tower.
Offensive Campaign
Beowulf is launching a new offensive campaign against Androids. From now on, tasks can be completed for all types of Androids, and for each task, players will receive chests. These chests will have a chance (not guaranteed) to contain parts of one of the Android sets, depending on the task being completed. This also means that the current task for the C16 Prototype will no longer fully guarantee parts of the C16 set. After completing all the tasks, players will have the option to repeat them infinity. There will be 3 new sets and here are their passive and active effects:
C17 Set - Emerald Blaze
The Emerald Blaze grants its owner a radiant green aura, enveloping nearby enemies in emerald flames, dealing damage every second. After activation, the aura area is increased for 6 seconds, and the flames apply deadly emerald energy to enemies, dealing an additional 6% of their max health over 6 seconds. The active effect can affect the same target every 30 seconds.
C18 Set - Celestial Flow
Upon activation, Celestial Flow courses through the wearer's veins, enhancing them for 10 seconds. During that time, they receive 15% less damage, deal 15% more damage, and have infinite Ki. Additionally, wearing the set reduces the cost of techniques by 15% less ki, ensuring a sustained and formidable presence on the battlefield.
C19 Set - Solar Salvation
Upon activation, Solar Salvation is unleashed, and the wearer's armor radiates a dazzling yellow radiance, invoking the power of the sun. The wearer instantly fully restores their HP, Ki, and all cooldowns, including zanzokens. Additionally, while wearing this set, the wearer receives 15% less damage from all melee attacks, fortifying their resilience in close combat.
It's also worth to mention that after the next update, Androids will have their mini-boss.
Janemba
We are aware that the Janemba Event is not as attractive as it should be due to the lack of a trinket and passive ability in the set. Therefore, in this update, the Super Janemba Set will receive a passive ability - Afterimage.
Afterimage:
After activation, you move so quickly that you become invisible for enemies for 2 seconds and you leave an image of yourself behind to fool them. The set bonus also permanently grants an 8% Movement Speed increase.
Trinket - Super Janemba Horn:
After activation, you can teleport to an ally located up to 20sqm away. Upon reactivation within 3 seconds, you can return with the ally or alone to the location you came from. The ability works during PZ Lock. Cooldown: 10 minutes.
We are also aware of the issue with the first form of Janemba, which no one wants to attack. We are looking into this problem, and in the near future, we will do our best to improve this Event.
UG Space Ships
Recently, we've been also working on small enhancements and improvements to the UG Space Ships and the UG store. After the update, you'll be able to purchase a Drone for UG Tokens, which will always scan all documents for you inside the dungeon, and a Detonator, which, after use, will turn all incubators into dust just after entering the dungeon - no more dragging barrels and manually detonating containers.
In addition, a difficulty level indicator has been added to the timer we see while walking through the ships. We noticed that solo players are far behind in gaining experience during UG dungeons comparing to teams, so we decided to increase the experience gain for solo players in dungeons. Additionally, a slight boost will be given to Duo parties too. But that's not all; a significant portion of players complained that it's not worth doing dungeons other than on easy difficulty. Therefore, each subsequent difficulty level will guarantee additional boss, for which we will now receive 10 UG Tokens.
Future Earth
Clan Skirmish Equalizer is a system designed to help balance fights in terms of players' levels on Future Earth. Players who engage in battles at a disadvantage will receive a boost to damage reduction and a boost to damage dealt towards the enemy Clan. Unfortunately, this system is not capable of fully balancing encounters on Future Earth, as character power is influenced not only by levels but also by equipment. Achieving complete balance is challenging in an Open PvP setting due to the impact of gear on character strength.
Bonus System Changes
In the past, there have been many suggestions regarding the ability to reroll bonuses and or to change them. Therefore, with the upcoming update, there will be an option for comfortable managing bonuses in our equipment. All available Bonus Reveal Gadgets in the game (v 1.3, v 1.4, and v 1.5) will be responsible for changing a bonus, for example, from CD Redu to DMG redu. However, the percentage will be preserved - changing the bonus will not affect its value.
To change the bonus value, we will need to use a brand new gadget (Bonus Reroll Gadget). We will be able to purchase it from Dr. Brief for a price of 5,000,000 Zeni. This one time use item will allow us to attempt to change the bonus value, but it is a risky action as we might end up with a worse roll than we had before. The rolled value will be completely random, so think twice before rolling.
Patch note:
- added Skirmish Grounds system,
- added new Android tasks to NPC Beowulf,
- added a possibility to repeat the Android tasks,
- added new Android Sets including passive and active effects,
- added new passive ability to Super Janemba Set,
- added Super Janemba Horn trinket with active effect,
- added Scanning Drone and Detonator to UG shop,
- added level difficulty display during UG dungeons,
- increased experience gain for solo and duo players while doing UG dungeons,
- from now on, difficulty levels for UG Space Ships will guarantee additional bosses,
- from now on, defeating each additional boss during UG missions will guarantees 10 UG Tokens,
- added Clan Skirmish Equalizer system to partially balance fights on Future Earth in terms of level and amount of players,
- optimized some windows and backpacks positions save to prevent FPS drops during enlarging or minimizing them,
- added an option to change bonuses in items using Bonus Reveal Gadgets (v 1.3, v 1.4 and v 1.5),
- added Bonus Reroll Gadget to Dr Brief's shop which will allow to change the value of the bonus (one time use item).
Bug Fixes:
- fixed Farmer Bobby Quest.