January 28, 2010
2255 ~ 2315
[Granado Espada 4.5.4]
1. Changed Enhancement system.
- changed Item Enhancement UI.
- for item enhancement +9 and above, AR/DR improvement has been changed to 1, success rate has been changed to be the same as +8.
(For Test Server, any existing item with +9 or above enhancement will be adjusted accordingly after the patch.)
| Enhance Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Original AR/DR Gain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| New AR/DR Gain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Original Enhance % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 25% | 12.5% | 6.25% | 3.13% | 1.56% |
| New Enhance % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 50% | 25% | 12.5% | 6.25% | 6.25% | 6.25% |
- number of Enhance Protect used affects chance to maintain or lose enhancement levels.
| +5 > +6 | +6 > +7 | +7 > +8 | +8 > +9 | … | ||||||||||
| Upon Failure | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | … | |
| Number of Enhance Protect used |
1 | 50% | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 100% | … |
| 2 | x | x | x | 50% | 50% | 0% | 25% | 25% | 50% | 17% | 17% | 66% | … | |
| 3 | x | x | x | x | x | x | 50% | 50% | 0% | 33% | 33% | 34% | … | |
| 4 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 50% | 50% | 0% | … | |
| … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | |
- increased ATK/DEF value gain.
| Enhance Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Original ATK Gain (Eg: Greatsword) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| New Value (Eg: Greatsword) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Original DEF Gain (Eg: Heavy Armour) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| New Value (Eg: Heavy Armour) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
- adjusted enhancement cost based on item base ATK/DEF. Enhancement cost increases in the order of One-handed Weapon < Leather Armour, Coat, Robe, Firearms (Rifle, Shotgun, etc) < Metal Armour, Greatsword, Polearm, Cannon, Crescent.
- reduced enhancement cost of low level item, increased enhancement cost of items above level 100.
- enhancement vis cost will also increase according to item enhancement level.
2. Changed Equipment Crystals obtained through smelting to take into account the Enhancement Level of the equipment.
- +7 Le Blanc (Warlock) item's base rating and enhancement rating has a total of 30, so a 30DR Crystal will be awarded.
- Crystals can be recovered from items with ratings 28 and above. Crystals exchange for 29AR weapons and 31DR armours is not possible.
(For Test Server, original 26 ratings Equipment Crystals will be replaced with 28 ratings Equipment Crystals after the patch.)
- changed some recipe materials to reflect changes to the Equipment Crystals.
| Item | Original Crystal | Changed Crystal |
| 92 Elite Armour | Mega Ore x2 types | Mega Ore x1 type 28 ratings Equipment Crystal x2 |
| Le Noir | 26 ratings Equipment Crystal x5 | 29 ratings Equipment Crystal x2 |
| 96 Elite Armour | 26 ratings Equipment Crystal x2 | 29 ratings Equipment Crystal x2 |
| Elite Trump Armour | 28 ratings Equipment Crystal x2 | 30 ratings Equipment Crystal x3 |
| Elite Le Blanc | 28 ratings Equipment Crystal x3 | 30 ratings Equipment Crystal x3 |
| Elite Schvarlier Armour | Mega Ionium x100 | 30 ratings Metal Equipment Crystal x3 |
| Elite Le Noir | 30 ratings Equipment Crystal x3 | 32 ratings Equipment Crystal x3 |
- replaced the 26 ratings Equipment Crystals from the Premium Treasure Service Mystery Option drop list with 28 ratings Equipment Crystals.
3. Changed the AR calculation for dual-weapon stances.
- when the total AR from both weapons is an odd number, the final AR is increase by 1 on top of the original value.
4. Added Catherine Torsche recruitment quest.
- families who completed Al Quetz Moreza, Holy Water Chamber quest and Catherine recruitment quest will receive quest mail pop-up upon any major town visit.
5. Added Torsche Mansion Basement mission.
- can be performed once per day after completion of Catherine Torsche recruitment quest.
- the key to treasure box that appears after Mission Clear can be purchased from the Bounty Hunter's Guild Merchant NPC.
6. Changed some aspects of Whirlpool of Flame raid.
- for the Whirlpool of Flame field raid, monsters will no longer attack the final tower activated after orb-insertion.
7. Removed Enhance Protect item from Feso Shop.
8. Changed [Crusader] stance skill effects to include buff effects.
9. Changed some skills from the [Crusader] stance.
| Original | Changed | |
| Defiance Aura | lvl10: ATK 155% | lvl10: ATK 162% |
1. Enhance Protect = Impervium
Sorry for the small fonts in the tables, I can't fit in all the numbers otherwise. Use ctrl+mouse wheel to zoom. >_>
3. Basically where it was (A+B)/2 round-down before, it's now (A+B)/2 round-up.
4. The good news is, apparently there's no need for a master level Catherine after all. (Not sure if it's intended behaviour yet.) The bad news is, it's difficult and the mission ends the moment Catherine dies, so you'll need a high level Catherine all the same. >_> Mobs are lvl120 with 60AR/DR inside.