August 27, 2010
1715 ~ 1735
[Granado Espada 5.0.31]
1. Renewed World Cross PVP.
- only characters of veteran and above may enter.
- changed 1:1 match to 5 minutes per round; changed 3:3, 4:4:, 5:5 matches to 6, 7, 8 minutes per round.
- when the time left on a round expires, outcome of the round is determined by damage scored by each family.
- battle information messages will be shown in the System Dialog Window.
- when debuffed, the name of the debuff will appear above the character for 3 seconds.
- Ranking Score used for determining rankings are reinitialized. Ranking Score will be reinitialized every 3 months, but battle history will remain.
- in addition to Ranking Score and daily rewards, PVP points can be obtained at match conclusion.
PVP points add to the accumulation of EXP points and Buy points, which can be used to claim various rewards.
- added League system. There is a total of 6 leagues, with families within the same league more likely to be pitted against each other.
- league changes work by promoting top 10% of a league to an upper league and demoting bottom 10% of a league to a lower league at 3am every day.
- combat formulas related to ATK, DEF, ATK Ratings, DEF Ratings, etc are relaxed inside World Cross PVP.
- applied 20-second duration to trap type skills.
2. Added World Cross PVP exclusive shop.
- the World PVP Shop NPC is located at Auch's Shopping Street.
- various items can be purchased from the NPC using some specific items and scores accumulated from World Cross PVP.
3. Renewed Battle Colosseum.
- added entrance to Battle Colosseum at Reboldoeux Queen's Gate.
- Battle Colosseum can be entered at all times.
- unlike the original Battle Colosseum, other families are not marked as hostile. Family names are visible.
- all monsters within the zone have certain chance to drop Moon Stone and Sun Stone.
- mini-bosses will appear after a certain amount of monsters are defeated, and the boss will appear after a certain amount of mini-bosses are defeated.
4. Added values of PVP damage adjustments to Soft Armour, Light Armour, and Heavy Armour to all skill tooltips.
5. Adjusted balance of some expert stances.
[Gorgeous]
- modified Gorgeous stance to be accessible with just one Tonfa equipped.
- increased attack of Repulsive Force skill.
- added [Counterstrike] property to stance.
When any physical attack skill is blocked, the stance's [Counterstrike] property applies the [Counterstrike] buff, which, for 10s duration, increases Defense Ratings by 5 and doubles skill damage. However, the [Counterstrike] buff will end once any skill is used.
When hit by any physical attack skill, the stance's [Counterstrike] property applies only 1/2 of the opponent's Penetration rate to chance of Blocking.
[Master's Martial Arts]
- improved damage of normal attack and skills with increase of base attack.
- increased damage of Double Kick, Elemental Kick, Dragon Punch, and Elemental Dragon skills.
[Equites]
- increased damage of Golpe, Valentia, Agil, and Centella skills.
- reduced Valentia skill's cooldown from 15s to 10s.
[Bloody Feast]
- improved damage of normal attack and skills with increase of base attack.
- reduced Phantastorm skill's Ancient Star Orb consumption amount from 5 to 3.
[Tronada Cruz]
- reduced Rueda Ventana skill's cooldown from 10s to 5s.
- reduced Tornado Choque skill's cooldown from 20s to 15s.
- reduced Destruido skill's Ancient Star Orb consumption amount from 5 to 2 and cooldown from 60s to 40s.
- reduced Tronada skill's Ancient Star Orb consumption amount from 3 to 1 and cooldown from 25s to 20s.
- reduced Levantar skill's Ancient Star Orb consumption amount from 5 to 2 and cooldown from 30s to 25s.
[Arnis]
- increased damage of Lado Patada, Aessesinato, Assalto, and Rapida Attaque skills; reduced damage penalty against Heavy Armour.
[Hanging Guard]
- increased damage against Heavy Armour of Harsh Kick, Slaughter, Ruthless skills skills.
- replaced area-of effect of Carnage skill to circular and increased its damage.
- reduced Carnage skill's Ancient Star Orb consumption amount from 3 to 1.
- reduced Volition skill's Ancient Star Orb consumption amount from 5 to 3.
[Peltast]
- reduced Piercing Bound skill's cooldown from 30s to 20s.
[Shadow Sting]
- adjusted Heart Breaker skill to have 100% chance to inflict [Drain] debuff. The chance is unaffected by Psychic Resistance.
- fixed an issue with Bolt Sequence skill not applying "Ignore 30 DEF".
- reduced Back Step Inferno skill's cooldown from 45s to 30s
- reduced Shadow Dawn skill's cooldown from 60s to 50s; reduced damage penalty against Light Armour.
[Sect of Moonlight]
- reduced Moon Decision skill's Ancient Star Orb consumption amount from 5 to 3.
- reduced Asura skill's Ancient Star Orb consumption amount from 8 to 5.
[Death Chopping]
- removed [Bound] level 11 debuff's Defense Ratings -1 effect, and changed level 12 debuff's Defense Ratings -2 effect to -1.
[Magic of Occultism, Occultism Assistance]
- removed [Axon] level 11 debuff's Defense Ratings -1 effect, and changed level 12 debuff's Defense Ratings -2 effect to -1.
6. Changed recruitable NPC Hellena's job skill from [Summon Prost] to [Memorise].
7. Changed recruitable NPC Garcia's basic Agility stat from 50 to 60.
8. Added Custom Wing Manufacture function.
- wings of desired appearance and options can be made from the main toolbar's [Cash Shop] - [Custom Wing] menu.
- regardless of appearances and options, prices of wings varies according to duration.
9. Added [Scan Command] item.
- when [Scan Command] is used, a minimap of the area showing locations of all families in the area will appear.
- [Scan Command] can be purchased from the Leonardo Expresso NPC located in all towns.
10. Reduced reentry cooldown after clearing Party Missions from 7 days to 6 days 22 hours and 40 minutes.
11. Modified [Enraged Griffon] Party Mission such that the Griffons appear at random locations.
12. Fixed an issue with monsters dropping shields with in-built sockets.
1. Win or lose, PVP Points will be gained. PVP Points increase both EXP Points and Buy Points. EXP Points can be used to raise the EXP of any character of veteran and above. Buy Points can be used to buy things from the new PVP Shop. The shop isn't actually opened yet, so not much to see for now.
5. Gorgeous is now a 1-weapon stance. Ania will appear with one Tonfa on each hand after she equips just one Tonfa.
6. Memorise allows Hellena to cast her next spell with ~60% (based on skill level) reduced casting time. It dissipates after a direct damage skill connects. It's quite useless for most situations, but in PVP, Memorise allows Hellena to cast her Abyss Flare way ahead of other Warlock actions.
7. Still a barracks decor.
8. A total of 6 options can be added, with one from each of the following groups.
[Counterstrike] is a first-of-its-kind passive ability. The buff activates automatically when Ania successfully blocks any physical attack skill.
Demonstrations of the effect are available for view here and here. (external links).
#1 - AR +1; DR +1
#2 - aspd +10%; mHP +1500;
#3 - ATK +10%; mSP +300; DEF +10
#4 - Mental ATK +30; Fire ATK +30; Ice ATK +10; Lightning ATK +10
#5 - Human +10%; Wildlife +10%; Daemon +10%; Undead +15%; Lifeless +15%; Penetration +3
#6 - Human +10%; Wildlife +10%; Daemon +10%; Undead +15%; Lifeless +15%; HP Leech +5%
Durations available are 1-day (70,000 Feso), 7-day (280,000 Feso), and 30-day (570,000 Feso).
Identical options from #5 and #6 cannot be repeated. The feature is still in testing phase, and the list of available options may change in the future. For now, a pair of properly customized offensive wings is quite obviously better than the normal premium wings.