07/13 Upcoming Update Pre-Announcements

Hello, this is Elsword.

The following is the pre-announcement for the content update and revamp that will start from August.

1. Weapon Improvement

   It will be possible to obtain Apocalypse Type-Void Weapon, Flames of Judgement Demonic Weapon, and Vestige of Soul – Weapon of Requiem even faster.

   In order to improve on the problem of many adventurers being stuck in the previous stage despite the Submergence of Abyss weapon update, there will be various updates to allow weapons to be obtained faster, such as Weapon Cube Drop Rate Increase, Weapon Cube Drop Gauge Increase Amount Increase, and Weapon Cube Max Drop Gauge Decrease.

   With the above improvements, players will be able to obtain weapon cubes faster than before.

   Furthermore, Raid Weapon obtained from Raid Weapon Cube (Varnimyr, Pruinaum, Abyss) will immediately have +9 enhancement level applied.

2. Pruinaum / Abyss Raid Difficulty Adjustment

   We hope to improve on the patterns players feel difficulty in the current raid to hope to lessen the inconvenience and stress obtained from the raids.

   [Pruinaum Raid]

   Despite Pruinaum Raid no longer being considered end-game, many patterns still deal close to fatal damage, especially such as howling patterns where one mistake can wipe out the entire party.

   This is causing fatigue and stress in obtaining weapon, accessories, and titles.

   As such, patterns such as Haivan’s Bomb Implant or Berthe’s Howling will be easier and have lesser debuff immunities.

   [Abyss Raid]

   With how difficult Blooming Mineral Field playthrough can be, Phase 1 boss barrier related patterns, phase 2 boss teleport pattern, or Sea Current Adaptation pattern will be adjusted to be easier. Also, a Story Mode will be added.

3. Amethystine Prophecy, Tenebrous Armor Reforge Requirement Adjustment

   Amethystine Prophecy and Tenebrous Armor’s reforge success gauge increase amount will be adjusted overall to lessen the pressure coming from armor reforge.

   Current Equipment Guaranteed Success Gauge before change will have the percentage of the updated improved gauge amount applied.

   For example, if Guaranteed Success Gauge of Amethystine Prophecy in 12 →13 Reforge Stage was at 50%, then the Guaranteed Success Gauge after the update will be adjusted to 100%.

   ※ Applied Success Guage after the improvement will not exceed max 100%.

   Please check the following chart for more details.

   
   [Amethystine Prophecy]

   Before		After
   Reforge Stage	Gauge Increase	Reforge Stage	Gauge Increase
   0 → 1	10	0 → 1	10
   1 → 2	6.667	1 → 2	10
   2 → 3	5	2 → 3	10
   3 → 4	10	3 → 4	10
   4 → 5	6.667	4 → 5	10
   5 → 6	3.333	5 → 6	10
   6 → 7	10	6 → 7	10
   7 → 8	5	7 → 8	10
   8 → 9	2.5	8 → 9	10
   9 → 10	10	9 → 10	10
   10 → 11	3.333	10 → 11	10
   11 → 12	1.667	11 → 12	10
   12 → 13	5	12 → 13	10
   13 → 14	2.5	13 → 14	10
   14 → 15	1.25	14 → 15	10
   15 → 16	2.5	15 → 16	10
   16 → 17	0.833	16 → 17	2
   17 → 18	0.417	17 → 18	1
   18 → 19	2.5	18 → 19	5
   19 → 20	0.556	19 → 20	1.111
   20 → 21	0.278	20 → 21	0.556

   [Tenebrous]

   Before		After
   Reforge Stage	Gauge Increase	Reforge Stage	Gauge Increase
   0 → 1	10	0 → 1	20
   1 → 2	6.667	1 → 2	10
   2 → 3	5	2 → 3	6.667
   3 → 4	10	3 → 4	20
   4 → 5	6.667	4 → 5	10
   5 → 6	3.333	5 → 6	6.667
   6 → 7	10	6 → 7	20
   7 → 8	5	7 → 8	6.667
   8 → 9	2.5	8 → 9	5
   9 → 10	10	9 → 10	10
   10 → 11	3.333	10 → 11	6.667
   11 → 12	1.667	11 → 12	5
   12 → 13	5	12 → 13	5
   13 → 14	2.5	13 → 14	3.333
   14 → 15	1.25	14 → 15	2.5
   15 → 16	2.5	15 → 16	2.5
   16 → 17	0.833	16 → 17	1.25
   17 → 18	0.417	17 → 18	0.625
   18 → 19	2.5	18 → 19	2.5
   19 → 20	0.556	19 → 20	0.833
   20 → 21	0.278	20 → 21	0.416

4. Tenebrous Armor Set Socket and Tenebrous Armor Character Change Ticket Added

   While the pervious armor sets had set effects, there was a clear set back with having set effects due to players being unable to attempt various combinations when there’s a set effect presence.

   In order to help resolve that problem, Tenebrous Armor set was created without having any set effects.

   However, there were consistent opinion that it seemed to lack effects despite being a late-game armor.

   As such, we’d be attempting a new method in applying set effects by adding Set Socket to the Tenebrous Armor.

   Tenebrous Set Effect will be determined by the Shadow Socket’s 3rd socket group so that no additional effort will be necessary after completing the armor set. The Set Socket will be activated when equipping 4 equipment with the same group socket.

   With the addition of the Tenebrous Armor Set Socket, we hope to enhance on the usefulness of the armor and help in new dungeon play.

   Tenebrous Armor Character Change Ticket item will be added.

   Item Seal Count, Durability, Enhancement Level, Additional Effect, Socket Slot, Socket Effect, Reforge Stage, Reforge Durability, Attribute Enchant will all remain the same when using Tenebrous Armor Character Change item.

5. Easing Growth Area Fatigue

   We hope to ease the fatigue felt in the growth area by decreasing the repeated play from dungeons with high difficulty and epic quests.

   • Elysion/Varnimyr~Pruinaum Dungeon Difficulty Adjustment

     Difficulty level of Elysion region’s Solace’s Fortress dungeon and Varnimyr region’s Shadow Vein ~ Pruinaum region normal dungeons will be adjusted.

     While players inevitably play Solace’s Fortress before Lv.99, it causes fatigue in many players due to long playtime and a powerful boss.

     As such, in order to ease the gameplay, monsters’ Attack Power and HP will be adjusted along with adjusting Boss’s Attack Power and HP while also removing Boss’s invincibility time.

     Additionally, in order to ease growth and progress, Varnimyr region Shadow Vein ~ Pruinaum region monsters will have the stats adjusted accordingly to the combat power.

     This is especially the case for Master Road dungeons where phase 2 of Hell Mode is much harder in difficulty due to the boss being immune to all debuffs.

   • Epic Quest Dungeon Play Count Adjustment

     The requirement to play Elrianode, Varnimyr, Pruinaum region dungeon multiple times in order to progress through epic quest will be adjusted to something easier, such as “Talk to NPC” quests.

     The rewards will remain the same as only the quest complete requirements will be adjusted.

   • Transcendence Class Advance, Skill Quests Improvement

     There was an inconvenience from having to stray from the epic quests when progressing through Transcendence Class quests and having to play dungeons that are not within the current level range when playing Transcendence Skill quests. In order to make this process more convenient, Transcendence Quests and Transcendence Skill

     Quests will also follow the route accordingly to the epic quest route.

   • Early Growth Area Item Drop Improvement

     In order to fix the problem of gaining too many items that later on end up being useless when playing early stages, certain drop items will be adjusted.

6. Shining Imprint Stone Imprint Fee Decrease and Common Imprint Stone Drop Removed

   There were many concerns that the cost of imprinting was difficult to handle after Reforge. As such with this update, the cost of applying Shining Imprint Stone will be decreased.
   
   Before: 2,400,000ED
   After: 1,600,000ED
   

   Furthermore, it will be adjusted so only Refined and Shining Imprint Stones can be obtained.

7. Pet Auto Consume Function, Encouragement Activation Requirement Improvement
   

   In order to ease the dungeon experience, Pet Auto Consume slots will not share the same cooldown period as consumable item quick slots.

   Pet Encouragement activation requirement will be adjusted.

   Before: Activate when Pet Hunger is 40% or higher and Character HP is 40% or lower, attack or attacked 9 times.
   After: Activate when Pet Hunger is 40% or higher and Character HP is 40% or lower.

   An item that can upgrade Pet Auto Consume slot will be added.

   When Pet Auto Consume Slot is upgraded, a timer system that uses consumable items at a set interval can be used.

   Furthermore, pet Encouragement and Special Encouragement effect can be used automatically in set condition.

8. Inventory Function Improvement
   • New Function and UI Improvement will be added to make Inventory use more convenient.
     

     New Function	Desc.
     Temporary Item Filter	Can check all temporary items in the inventory.
     Sort Fix Function	Can fix the item in the desired location regardless of the inventory sort function.
     Item Search	Can search item within the inventory.
     	Can quickly find and move to the page where the desired item is located.
     Increase Inventory Page	Equipment~Life Page Increase (3p → 5p)
     	Costume Page Increase (13p → 14p)
     Use All Stacked Select Cube	Can use multiple select cube such as ‘Antique Seed Select Pouch’ at once.
     Use All Stacked Items Once	Items such as Glaciem Ore and Tasma Aura Mass that can be used through right-click from the inventory will be changed to open all at once.

   • With the Pet Inventory UI Improvement, all Pet Inventory can be seen without having to summon the pet.
9. QoL Update
   • Reforge ED Fee Exemption Ticket Convenience Improvement
     

     In order to resolve the inconvenience from having to click OK every time when trying to use Reforge ED Fee Exemption Ticket, item use check box will be added to the Reforge UI.

   • Weekly Mission Visibility Improvement
     

     In order to prevent playing dungeons without accepting the weekly quest or not being able to accept the reward due to forgetting to complete the quest, a separate icon will mark whenever the quests can be accepted or are completed.

   • Title Search Function Added
     

     A function to search the title will be added to the Title UI to make searching the desired title more convenient.

   • Tenebrous Armor Effect Extract Improvement

     A button will be added that can instantly make effect extract chance 0% or 100% when using the Tenebrous Armor Extract Effect function.

   • Large Magical Crystal, Bismuthinite Item Stack Amount Increase

     Large Magical Crystal and Bismuthinite Item max stack amount will be increased from 100 → 300.

   • Title Rank Requirement Removal

     Rank requirement for title obtain and open condition will be removed for adventurers having difficulty in obtaining the titles.
     (Excludes ‘That is SS’ title)

     [Title Obtain Requirement Change]

     Title Name	Before	After
     Little Light of Hope	Clear Shadow Forest with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Shadow Forest 1 time
     Chieftain	Clear Richie Mines with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Richie Mines 1 time
     Protect the Kingdom!	Clear Hope Bridge with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Hope Bridge 1 time
     	Clear Palace Entrance with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Palace Entrance 1 time
     	Clear Commercial Area 1 with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Commercial Area 1 1 time
     Velder Dealer	Clear Resiam Outskirts with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Resiam Outskirts 1 time
     	Clear Ancient Waterway with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Ancient Waterway 1 time
     Magic of Splendor	Clear Halls of Water alone without resurrecting while getting hit no more than 30 times with Rank A or higher within 25 minutes 1 time	Clear Halls of Water alone without resurrecting while getting hit no more than 30 times within 25 minutes 1 time
     Band of Trock	Clear Barren Sander, with Rank A or higher 3 times	Clear Barren Sander, 3 times
     The Children of the Wind	Clear Caluso Tribal Village, with Rank S or higher within 6 minutes 5 times	Clear Caluso Tribal Village, within 6 minutes 5 times
     Sand Wind’s Evil Spirit	Clear Caluso Tribal Village alone, with Rank A or higher within 10 minutes, without getting hit more than 10 times 5 times	Clear Caluso Tribal Village alone, within 10 minutes, without getting hit more than 10 times 5 times
     Light Speed	Clear Heart of Behemoth without resurrecting with Rank A or higher within 8 minutes 1 time	Clear Heart of Behemoth without resurrecting within 8 minutes 1 time
     I Like Fish (II)	Clear Phantasmal Geyser with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Phantasmal Geyser 1 time
     Hiking King	Clear Volcanic Flame Entrance with Rank A or higher 1 time	Clear Volcanic Flame Entrance 1 time
     Flash of Light	Clear Grand Cavern: Chasm of the Divided Land within 5 minutes with Rank A or higher 10 times	Clear Grand Cavern: Chasm of the Divided Land within 5 minutes 10 times
     The Rules of the Jungle	Clear Diceon Mines with Rank A or higher 10 times	Clear Diceon Mines 10 times
     Angel Hunter	Clear Celestial Crossroads with Rank A or higher 10 times	Clear Celestial Crossroads 10 times
     PooPang☆!	Clear Adrian’s Palace with Rank A or higher 10 times	Clear Adrian’s Palace 10 times
     Herbaon’s Friend	Clear Adrian’s Palace with Rank A or higher within 5 minutes 10 times	Clear Adrian’s Palace within 5 minutes 10 times
     Shadow’s Decent	Clear Solace’s Fortress without resurrecting with Rank A or higher without getting hit more than 30 times with Rank A or higher 5 times	Clear Solace’s Fortress without resurrecting without getting hit more than 30 times 5 times
     Rescuing the Boy	Clear Hall of El – Beginning with Rank S or higher 10 times	Clear Hall of El – Beginning 10 times
     	Clear Hall of El – Trials with Rank S or higher 10 times	Clear Hall of El – Trials 10 times
     	Clear Hall of El – Choice with Rank S or higher 10 times	Clear Hall of El – Choice 10 times
     Denif’s Blessing	Clear Water Dragon Sanctum with Rank S or higher 50 times	Clear Water Dragon Sanctum 50 times
     Guardian of Elrianode	Clear El Tower Defense, with Rank S or higher [Normal] 150 times	Clear El Tower Defense, [Normal] 150 times
     Can’t Do Anything!	Clear Forgotten Elrian Sanctum with S Rank or Higher 50 times	Clear Forgotten Elrian Sanctum with S Rank or Higher 50 times
     Sentinel Unit	Clear Guardian’s Forest with Rank S or higher within 3 min. 30 sec. without resurrecting 50 times	Clear Guardian’s Forest within 3 min. 30 sec. without resurrecting 50 times
     The Setting Sun	Clear Titan’s Grotto with Rank S or higher 500 times	Clear Titan’s Grotto 500 times

     [Title Unlock Requirement Change]

     Title Name	Before	After
     Steel Wings	Clear Barren Sander with Rank S or higher 1 time	Clear Barren Sander 1 time
     Reaper	Clear Heart of Behemoth with Rank A or higher 5 times	Clear Heart of Behemoth 5 times
     Henir Infestation!	Clear Debrian Laboratory with Rank SS or higher 1 time	Clear Debrian Laboratory 1 time
     Can’t Do Anything!	Clear Forgotten Elrian Sanctum with Rank S or higher 1 time	Clear Forgotten Elrian Sanctum 1 time
     Sentinel Unit	Clear Guardian’s Forest with Rank S or higher 1 time	Clear Guardian’s Forest 1 time
     The Setting Sun	Clear Titan’s Grotto with Rank S or higher 1 time	Clear Titan’s Grotto 1 time
     Behemoth Terminator	Clear Heart of Behemoth with Rank SS or higher 1 time	Clear Heart of Behemoth 1 time
     Through the Flames!!	Clear Ash Covered Village with Rank S or higher 1 time	Clear Ash Covered Village 1 time
     Unlimited Magic Refill	Clear Diceon Mines with Rank SS or higher 1 time	Clear Diceon Mines 1 time
     Quick Charge	Clear Atlas City with Rank SS or higher 1 time	Clear Atlas City 1 time
     Commander’s Dignity	Clear Elysion Tower with Rank SS or higher 1 time	Clear Elysion Tower 1 time
     CODE_A Core	Clear Diceon Mines with Rank SS or higher 1 time	Clear Diceon Mines 1 time
     	Clear Atlas City with Rank SS or higher 1 time	Clear Atlas City 1 time
     	Clear Elysion Tower with Rank SS or higher 1 time	Clear Elysion Tower 1 time

   • Party List QoL Improvement

     Party Leader will also be able to see the Search Party UI.

     In Search Party UI’s Party Info and Gather Party UI, the character’s ERP will also be shown.

     When opening Search Party UI after selecting a specific dungeon from the Start Dungeon UI, the selected dungeon will automatically be filtered.

     Reapply cooldown will be added when sending join application to the same party.

     A UI will be added that allows you the check your party members’ info after joining a party.

   • Custom and Synergy Page item will be added that allows Custom and Synergy preset.

     Custom and Synergy that had to be changed every time will be available to switch easily.

   • Available to kick Guild member participating in the Guild Expedition immediately.

     Additionally, a guild member can decide to leave voluntarily while participating in the Guild Expedition.

   • Certain Demon Realm Epic Quest Event Scenes will be changed to 3rd class illustrations in accordance to the story progress.
   • New Dungeon Update

     We hope that parts of the game where there are struggles in growth or can be troublesome during gameplay will be improved with these improvements and the QoL changes will help with creating a fun experience while playing Elsword.

     With the improvements, new dungeon and new Boss Fight will be updated.

     The epic quest that will be added with the dungeon is the final chapter in the Red-Demon territory before the El Search Party moves on to the Steel territory. The El Search Party will encounter an unexpected struggle as they move across the land of the Dream Demons.

     

     We hope that with this update, many things that the players requested and provided feedback have been addressed.

     We will continue to improve upon the QoL updates to allow a better playing experience by listening to your concerns and feedback.

     Please look forward to the new dungeons and epic quest story.

     We will continue to strive to make Elsword a better game for everyone.
     Thank you.

     Lastly, we prepared a small gift for the adventurers in hopes to build anticipation for the upcoming update.

     From the moment the announcement is up until 2023-08-01 23:59 Pacific Time, players can receive [Luriel] Magic Wardrobe Ticket (Gloves) (6th), [Luriel] Magic Wardrobe Ticket (Shoes) (6th), [Luriel] Magic Wardrobe Ticket (Bottom Piece) (6th), [Luriel] Magic Wardrobe Ticket (Top Piece) (6th), [Luriel] Magic Wardrobe Ticket (Hair) (6th), and [Luriel] Magic Wardrobe
     Ticket (Weapon) (6th) 1 time during the event period depending on the amount of accumulative login duration.

     ※Warning
     – [Luriel] Magic Wardrobe Ticket (Gloves ~ Weapon) (6th) item are bank shareable but cannot be traded or sold.
     
     – The rewards based on the accumulative login will be sent to the mailbox. The mail rewards will be deleted at 2023-08-01 23:59 Pacific Time.