WoE Changes, Summer Event, New Gears and much more!

[GM Seiren 3240]

Battlegrounds

We have finished Battlegrounds and can implement it any moment now. Unfortunately there were some last-minute bugs reported to us that we could not ignore and did not have time to fix yet. We should be able to implement Battlegrounds really soon, though!

WoE changes

Because we have noticed that ever since the WoE2 update, the regular castles have been rather empty on Sunday, we have decided to move these to Wednesday WoE. We think Wednesday WoE is big enough to allow two castles to be open at the same time, so let's see how this thing goes.

Summer event

[table][tr][td]Summer is about to start, so the Spring Event has ended! Now it's time for the Summer Event! Just like last years, there will be Event Galapagos roaming on pretty much every map on the server again. These monsters drop various ingredients for Summer Cocktails which give you some neat effects upon usage! Every map has only one Galapago at a time, so be sure to explore to find more of them.

Once you found some cocktail ingredients, talk to the Bartender who can be found in one of the Comodo buildings. He will make you some amazing cocktails out of them![/td][td][/td][/tr][/table]

[table][tr][td][/td][td]On top of that, last year's costume quest has been added again as well. Find Simone at the beach of Brasilis and she will give you some tasks (hint: don't drink up all those cocktails just yet!). If you help her out, she will reward you with some amazing new Costume headgears. There are a bunch of them, so you can repeat the quest whenever you like and collect them all~

Both events will last for the rest of the summer, which basically means until September 21st.[/td][/tr][/table]

Quest Check Board

• Added a Quest Check Board in Payon. Using this board, you can check whether you have finished certain important quests yet. In most cases it will also show you the progress you made in this quest. This should help you see if you have completely finished a quest yet or not. For now it only has some major quests, but we are open for other quest suggestions as well. Let us know!

Hunting Board Updates

• As requested, we have updated the Hunting Board with new mobs. When you are level 90+ nontrans or level 85+ trans, you will now have the option to choose between two different monsters to hunt. This should offer some variety and will make it less likely that you have to face a mob that you can't handle.

New equipment drops

• Added a bunch of new Renewal items, balanced for our pre-Renewal environment. These items make it a bit more interesting to hunt some not-so-interesting mobs again. None of them are available in the Reward Guru.
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Drops from: Orc Warrior (0.12%, replacing Axe [ 3 ]), Stalactic Golem (0.12%)
An all round useful round shaped shield.
It gets its high defense value from layers of elunium.
Class : Shield
Defense : 5
Weight : 60
Required Level : 22
Applicable Job : Every Trans Job Except Novice


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Drops from: Golem (0.06%, replacing Coal), Goblin_2 (0.06%, replacing Buckler [ 1 ]), Goblin_4 (0.06%, replacing Buckler [ 1 ])
A heavy shield created from a mix of silver and iron.
It is dazzling when it reflects light.
MDEF - 1.
Class : Shield
Defense : 4
Weight : 30
Required Level : 22
Applicable Job : Every Job


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Drops from: Alice (0.06%, replacing Rouge), Alicel (0.09%, replacing Steel)
A strong shield crafted from a unique metal found in the other world, layered in such a way that that it looks like a blooming flower.
Class :Shield
Defense :7
Weight :130
Required Level :90
Applicable Job :Trans Swordman Class


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Drops from: Anolian (0.03%)
Its name means 'Great Echo' in the Manuk tribe language, a rugged heavy mace with a sharp edge on one side.
Class :Mace
Attack :175
Weight :150
Property :Neutral
Weapon Level :3
Required Level :90
Applicable Job :Trans Swordman Class, Trans Merchant Class, Trans Acolyte Class


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Drops from: Desert Wolf (0.03%, replacing Wolf Claw)
A high speed sharp bladed special designed katar.
Class :Katar
Attack :180
Weight :120
Property :Neutral
Weapon Level :3
Required Level :90
Applicable Job :Assassin Cross


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Drops from: Khalitzburg (0.06%, replacing White Herb), Abysmal Knight (0.21%, replacing Oridecon), Bloody Knight (0.12%, replacing Elunium)
A jet black armor crafted from obsidian ore, decorated with crystal fragments.
Class :Armor
Defense :11
Weight :450
Required Level :90
Applicable Job :Trans Swordman Class


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Drops from: Sohee (0.06%, replacing Red Herb), Orc Lady (0.06%, replacing Iron)
A radiant pure white robe embroidered with spells.
Reduce Casting Time by 1%.
Increases the effectiveness of your heal and potion pitcher by 3%.
Class :Armor
Defense :5
Weight :40
Required Level :22
Applicable Job :Every Trans Job


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Drops from: Raydric Archer (0.09%, replacing Bow [ 3 ]), Hyegun (0.15%)
An adventurer suit refined for maximum defense.
Class :Armor
Defense :7
Weight :280
Required Level :22
Applicable Job :Every Trans Job Except Novice


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Drops from: Medusa (0.09%, replacing Turtle Shell)
A staff crafted using a magic stone from the Lapine tribe.
Each refine reduces your casting time by 1%.
MATK + 20%.
Class :Staff
Attack :30
Weight :50
Property :Neutral
Weapon Level :3
Required Level :90
Applicable Job :Trans Mage Class, Trans Acolyte Class


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• Other existing items added to existing mobs:
  
  • Ring[ 0 ] now drops at 0.03% by the Myst mob, replacing Grape.
    
  • Manteau[ 1 ] now drops at 0.06% by the Gargoyle mob.
    
  • Thief Clothes[ 1 ] now drops at 0.03% from the Wild Rose mob, replacing Shadow Arrow.
    
  • Full Plate[ 1 ] now drops at 0.06% from the Merman mob, replacing Holy Water.
    

Headgear mania!

• Added 5 new Rental Costumes to the Rental Master, namely:
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  [td]Devoted Eyes Costume
  Middle
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  [td]Mochiring Costume
  Upper, animated
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  [td]Gothing Head Dress Costume
  Upper
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  [td]Drooping Cool Event Costume
  Upper, animated
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  [td]Tomboy Fairy Ears Costume
  Middle, animated
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• Added 15 new Headgears to the Reward Guru, namely:
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  [td]Aviator Hat
  Upper
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  [td]White King Tiger Doll Hat
  Upper
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  [td]Curupira Hat
  Upper
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  [td]Bankruptcy Mask
  Middle
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  [td]Bankruptcy Hat
  Upper
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  [td]Rose Casquette
  Upper
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  [td]Entweihen Hairband
  Upper
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  [td]Assassin Skull Mask
  Middle, lower
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  [td]Preschool Hat
  Upper
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  [td]Palace Guard Cap
  Upper
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  [td]Sword Master Crown
  Upper
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  [td]Owl Duke Top Hat
  Upper
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  [td]Vajra
  Lower
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  [td]Boss Hat
  Upper
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  [td]Jolly Roger Hat
  Upper
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Keep in mind that the effects of these headgears may change in the future if deemed necessary!

What else?

• [suggestion by Restless] Guild leaders can now set up to 40 guild positions for their guild members.
  
• [suggestion by Razer] A warp NPC has been added to Bibilan Dungeon 1 to warp you all the way to the 6th floor. You are required to have Reward Services to use this NPC.
  
• [suggestion by kinguard] The Sign is now account-bound instead of character-bound.
  
• [suggestion by kasse2] Thanatos Tower level 3 now requires 3 players instead of 5 to enter.
  
• [suggestion by Kimchiii] Gusli can no longer be traded, dropped, put in cart or sold to NPCs. It is fully account-bound now.
  
• Added 2 new male and 2 new female hairstyles. Both can be obtained by doing the stylist quests.
  
• Added Arrow Quivers for Hunting Arrows and Elven Arrows, available now at Inventor Jaax in Payon.
  
• The Kublin spawn should now finally work correctly.
  
• Fixed Baby classes being able to get more than 80 in a stat when they had those stats before being adopted. All baby characters who had more than 80 in a stat already will have to do a stat reset first. Don't worry about the "0 stat points" thing.
  
• Increased the time that the loot belongs to the owner slightly. This should give you more time to pick up your items before a greeder decides to take it. However, we decreased the total time of the items staying on the floor to keep the server resources from going up too much.
  
• Added novending zones to Ayothaya. You can still vend on the sidewalks of course.
  
• New Kahos added to the Reward Guru.
  

[GM Boreas 1933]

First.

[Mirp 0]

2nd ~

[Lust. 0]

Nice Moar Update ! good job ! +1

[Sefira 21]

Niiice, Gargoyles now packs a good arsenal of drops.

[Darae 3]

cant wait for bggg

[Nazu 34]

time to hunt desert wolf

[xmarakoris 0]

Thank you for your work)

[chiyou 0]

A warp NPC has been added to Bibilan Dungeon 1 to warp you all the way to the 6th floor.

Thank goooooood. +1

[King Godric 0]

i forgot i change my name to invictus...not kinguard anymore ahahaha...thanks for considering my suggestion

[Mathramhill 1]

Summer doesn't start for two more days; I was going to finish using my remaining spring event items today.  OTL

Some of the updates are appreciated though, such as the quivers and Kublin spawn.  That devoted eyes costume looks /rice.

[Gambit 0]

cant wait for battlegrounds.. the only thing TalonRO is missing in my opinion.

[Ophie 5]

The sun lotion girl wants more than 1 cocktail /sob

[BearBlues 0]

Thats Great, more monster to hunt

[mewto 0]

I like this

/gg

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Drops from: Medusa (0.09%, replacing Turtle Shell)

A staff crafted using a magic stone from the Lapine tribe.

Each refine reduces your casting time by 1%.

MATK + 20%.

Class :Staff

Attack :30

Weight :50

Property :Neutral

Weapon Level :3

Required Level :90

Applicable Job :Trans Mage Class, Trans Acolyte Class

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[mynuong 0]

For the Summer Event, from what I understand, the old costumes are back and there are also NEW summer costumes to obtain from the quest? 

[Razer 56]

I love the new items part of the updates but I have a few questions/suggestions regarding some of them -

Round Buckler [1] 5 DEF , All class Level 22 - Wont this replace practically all non special shields (Guard/Buckler/Shield[1]) as a mainstay? 5 DEF for all classes ?

Silver Guard [1] 4 DEF, -1 MDEF. All Class Level 22. This item will be overshadowed by Round Buckler. The -1 MDEF is a also a deterrent .

Rosa Shield [1] 7 DEF - Seems cool but wont it suffer the same consequences like that of a Shield [1] for Swordies. Swordsmen usually prefer Stone Buckler or Valkyrie Shields.Nevertheless, a good item for 100 DEF hoars.

Carga Mace [2] - Coming from iRO - This item has great utility with renewal mechanics but over here and 2 slotted - it would practically never be used. Merchants would stick to Orcish axes[4], Swordmen would stick to swords and spears and Champs to Lunakaleets. The weapon must have some benefit for people to use it. Maybe an ASPD bonus or CRIT ?

Durga [1] : Seems fine.

Ebone[1] Seems fine as a 11 def armor for DEF hoar LKs, sort of redundant when compared to Legion plates in general though. Loses utility over meteor plate [1]. Would be nice if it had some special property like 1% Damage reflect or 1% Damage reduce to grant it some speciality as a decent contender to Meteor Plates [1].

Puente Robe[1] : Feels fine as a Healer Armor.

Claire suits [1] : Feels good but please , please make this Enchant-able else it loses out to Formal suits[1].

Laphine staff : Excellent Staff but the trans lvl 90 requirement might be a big deterrent to its use. Can this please be relaxed a bit ? Say Lvl 50 instead of 90 and get rid of the Trans part?

[GM Boreas 1933]

Those items are not meant to compete with all existing items therefor I see no need to change them in the near future. Thank you for your feedback tho.

[Razer 56]

Aight, Would have been nice if the armors were enchantable with jewels though.

[Danv 0]

Actually Carga Mace is pretty damn good for vanilla WS

[Devon9099 0]

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Drops from: Orc Warrior (0.12%, replacing Axe [ 3 ]), Stalactic Golem (0.12%)

An all round useful round shaped shield.

It gets its high defense value from layers of elunium.

Class : Shield

Defense : 5

Weight : 60

Required Level : 22

Applicable Job : Every Trans Job Except Novice

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Drops from: Golem (0.06%, replacing Coal), Goblin_2 (0.06%, replacing Buckler [ 1 ]), Goblin_4 (0.06%, replacing Buckler [ 1 ])

A heavy shield created from a mix of silver and iron.

It is dazzling when it reflects light.

MDEF - 1.

Class : Shield

Defense : 4

Weight : 30

Required Level : 22

Applicable Job : Every Job

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Drops from: Alice (0.06%, replacing Rouge), Alicel (0.09%, replacing Steel)

A strong shield crafted from a unique metal found in the other world, layered in such a way that that it looks like a blooming flower.

Class :Shield

Defense :7

Weight :130

Required Level :90

Applicable Job :Trans Swordman Class

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Drops from: Khalitzburg (0.06%, replacing White Herb), Abysmal Knight (0.21%, replacing Oridecon), Bloody Knight (0.12%, replacing Elunium)

A jet black armor crafted from obsidian ore, decorated with crystal fragments.

Class :Armor

Defense :11

Weight :450

Required Level :90

Applicable Job :Trans Swordman Class

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Its a shame that something multipurpose armors like rosa shield and Ebone armour obsolete any armor advantage paladin had over lord knight with legion plate. Having to give up cross shield's shield chain damage as well to try and equal the defence an LK might have while using rosa shield and nibel at the same time. =P  Blarg.

All in good fun though.

But I guess lord knights are just that awesome.    Time to delete ma pally.

[Devon9099 0]

That being said the costumes, hunting board, smaller improvements, and summer event all together are great. 

[Athena 13]

Devoted Eyes, Assassin Mask, Entweihen Hairband!! Ahhh!!! So excited and happy! I still have some of the ingredients from last year! \*o*/ Awesome pack-rat power!

[Frac 2]

wow. more renewal gears.

[GM Howl 2285]

Summer-summer-summertiiiime.  8)