Voici le patchnote publié ce matin, vers 9h, à l'issue de la maintenance.
Comme vous pouvez le voir, les nouveaux bosses de raids sont bel et bien présents : Iset, Havan et les Grim Reapers.
Dear Mercenaries!The time has finally come for
the Second Episode of Season 2, entitled Twilight Desert!
This update
introduces quite a few, new features. Let us start off by showcasing the
deadly
enemies you will be facing.
1. New
EnemiesIset When princess Iset started a rebellion against her tyrant father, many
people finally saw a glimpse of hope for their freedom. However, she was
betrayed by her trustful subordinate and caught by her father. She was sentenced
to death by poison and, after being forced to sip a tiny bit from the cup, she
fell into an eternal sleep.
When she woke up from her long rest, hundreds
of years had already passed and her people had long forgotten about her. Once a
wise and righteous princess, now all that is left in her is hatred and
rage.
After seeing the wildering remains of her kingdom, she is
determined to re-establish it. She has brought those who had protected her back
to life and is trying to become the Queen of the Terra. Instead of remaining
quiet in the shadows, Iset is a princess of action and fighting. She prefers to
jump in to the battlefield herself instead of commanding
others.
Havan Havan was once known as Iset’s loyal guard. However, after Iset’s death
sentence, he too was
captured and decapitated after being suspected of
treason. Havan has always been in love with
Iset, and swore to protect her
with his life. He has forever treasured the Desert Sand Rose that
she has
given him.
But now, Iset has brought him back from the dead, with the
power of magic, and has turned him
into a Golem. Even now, Havan continues to
protect Iset.
Grim Reapers Strange lost souls have started appearing in the Desert, looking like
Grim Reapers. The Executioner and the Chief Priest came back as the Grim
Reapers. Possessing no memories of their past lives, they wander the desert as
spectral beings.
Feeling only hatred towards all living beings, they
appear mainly during the night.
Guardian
Soldiers Guardian Soldiers are the ghosts of the late Desert Kingdom soldiers.
They attack all intruders,
guarding the Desert as if it was their
Kingdom.
They appear mainly in the afternoon.
The above are just
some of the foes you will face in the new update - many more are awaiting
the
encounter!
2. The
LoreTwilight Desert The Twilight Desert was once ruled by an empire of leaders. However,
eventually this changed
and, under the ruling of a cruel king, the people of
the desert soon became slaves to a tyrant.
The subdued princess started a
rebellion, which brought hope to the people of the kingdom.
However, betrayed
by one of her subordinates, the rebellion fell. Without the leader, the
rebels
were powerless. Soon after, all of them have executed and the kingdom
had collapsed.
It became a quiet place where only Desert Crabs and
Diggers roamed, until suddenly the revived Grim Reapers and Guardian Soldiers
began to appear, seemingly out of nowhere.
No one knows exactly where the
Twilight Desert name came from but the most persuasive theory is that the former
kingdom was called Twilight.
A short
story “
It feels as if I died”, Iset thought to herself when she woke
up in an empty, deteriorating room.
She straightened herself on the bed and
looked around, but could barely recognize where she
was.
Having walked
out of the room, she recognized the remains of the Empire tower before
her,
almost collapsing as she walked on the grainy stones. Iset climbed up to
the highest part of the
tower and sat there. A view of a fallen city has
stretched in front of her. She could see various
beasts resting between the
remains of fences and collapsed pillars.
Next to those pillars, a great
bazaar has once stood, and a blazing torch had provided light for
those who
gathered in front. Back then, there was always a long queue of people waiting
to
quench their thirst in front of the merchant who sold goat milk. There
were always many nans
baking in a fire pit.
When Iset was young, she
had her guardian buy her a lamb skewer. She reminisced it as the
most most
delicious meat she had ever had, despite it being a tough meat of an old
lamb.
When she would finished eating, the guardian would smileand wipe the
soot off her lips with
a wet fabric. For Iset, however, the lamb skewer was
merely an excuse to see her guardian's
smile.
The guard was more than
loyal. He has never left her side; not even when she had started
a rebellion
against her own father. He was one of the King’s soldiers, however he did
not
hesitate for a second to stand by her side. One time, she asked him why
was he so loyal to
her, but he just smiled without an answer.
The
rebellion failed. She had been betrayed by formerly trustworthy people and was
dragged
out of the castle like a dog by barbaric warriors. Forced to drink
poison, the most common
execution method for women at that time, it was the
last thing she had remembered after
waking up from the long
slumber.
Iset was strong, strong enough not to cry, yet she could not
help but shed a tear as she lied
down after sipping the poison. She was
grief-stricken to learn that her guard was decapitated
after her death.
“I’m so sorry, Havan…”
She wiped away the traces of
tears that had dried on her face a thousand years ago. It had
been a thousand
years. Everything seemed meaningless now. Iset felt an insatiable thirst
and
rage while she looked down upon the quiet city remnants. In the grand
scheme of things,
a single moment is but a meager expanse of
time.
3. New
Items
This update introduces the long-awaited Nighthawk items. But, that's not
everything that awaits
you!
New weapons, accessories and enchant
scrolls also make their appearance!
4. Gathering and Talent systems-
You are able to gather materials from every Luminary tree in the Twilight Desert
and Crescent
Moon Island.
- You can learn the Gathering Skill from Old Meb
NPC in Malina.
- You can compare characters' skills, like Expertise and
Fishing, in the Talent Information Window.
- You can view the Talent
Information Window through the Character Information Window
(C).
5. Time changing
system
- Experience new visuals and time settings like never before!
-
Depending on the time setting (day, dawn or night) you will face different
enemies and be able
to obtain different items!
6. Practice Mode- Practice Mode has been
added, allowing you to practice the Hard Raid Battle in advance.
- You will
need to have a Practice Mode Coupon for Practice Mode, which you can
purchase
in various town shops.
- You are not able to get Battle Rewards
in Practice Mode, but you are able to revive yourself
for free.
- The
Royal Army Raid Battles are excluded from Practice Mode.
7. Season 2 Daily Battle Quests- Daily
Battle Quests have been added to Season 2 areas
- The Season 2: Daily Battle
Quests will be reset every morning at 09:00 AM by episodes,
not battles.
- You are able to obtain Max AP for every Boss, and the Daily Battle Quest
will be marked as
completed when exiting the dungeon after defeating at least
one Boss.
- An additional Evil Core will be dropped by a Boss randomly among
all the Bosses in the battle,
and you will be able to obtain Raonne's Hidden
Treasure Chest.
8.
Bugfixes- Moving glitch when pressing E in town
fixed
- 30 day Roseheart Inner Armor for Karok added
- Multiple
text-issues fixed
- An issue with Kai's default bear color in the Avatar Shop
was fixed
We hope that you will enjoy the new content to the fullest, as
well as the events.
Good luck, mercenaries!
- Vindictus
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