General Changes

• Shields will no longer be visible when wearing a costume or full-body cosmetic.
• We've fixed the display distance issue—it's now working just as it did before.
• Drops that are shared among the party and/or nation (such as in Hau) will now drop if you're within range of the monster, rather than needing to be near the player who landed the killing blow.
• Teleporting via NPCs will now cancel any active teleport timers.
• Fixed a visual bug where Tribe experience displayed incorrectly after Tribe Level 1.
• Rampao Temple Floor 1 will now only spawn 2 non-boss Fire Summons (down from 3).
• Hau Assassins now have 10% less attack power and deal 20% less absolute damage.
• The in-game "Character Info" help guide now includes information on the Restat NPC (Erma, in Ladianes).

Delphiroth Changes

• With the random server crashes fixed, we've re-enabled the leashing distance for boss monsters on all Delphiroth floors.
• Health and experience for any [Resource] monsters on any Delphiroth floor have been halved.

Catastropha Cavern

We've made the following adjustments to Catastropha Cavern to make it more accessible for groups of 1-3 players to tackle normal and boss monsters, while also accommodating for a larger amount of players to be farming:

• All monsters now have health equal to 17 times that of their Delphiroth Floor 5 counterparts (2x higher health, and then an extra 8.5x for vice weapon damage).
• The defense and attack power of monsters remain unchanged.
• Enhanced Vice Weapons now deal 100% more damage per stat level, capping at 1000% (previously 85% and 850%).
• All monsters now grant 3 times the experience of their Delphiroth Floor 5 counterparts.
• Boss monsters now have leashing distances; normal monsters do not.
• All boss monsters now have a chance to drop both Desaus and Hosans (previously, only specific bosses dropped these items).
• Drop rates for all monsters have been adjusted to reflect changes in respawn timers.
  • The drop rate of Sephiroth Jewelry from normal monsters has been increased by 50% (instead of reduced).
  • We've worked hard to ensure that the overall amount of loot a player might find during an event remains consistent with the previous setup. However, this was a complex adjustment, given the significant differences between the old and new structures.
  • Mathematically, these new rates result in approximately 15% more overall Sephiroth Jewelry per player (around 7-10 more sephiroth jewelry per event), though actual numbers will depend on player performance.
  • We'll be monitoring player feedback closely to determine if these new rates are too high or too low and will adjust accordingly.
• Respawn Timers for All Monsters
  • Normal Monsters: 30 Seconds
  • Boss Monsters: 2 Minutes
  • Egg Monsters: 3 Minutes

August 24 Patch Notes

• General Changes
  • Season characters now receive the following pet experience buffs:
    • Active Subscription: 100% (remains 20% for non-season characters)
    • Nation War Winner: 100% (remains 20% for non-season characters)
    • Season Character: 100%
• Catastropha Cavern
  • All Catastropha Cavern monsters health has been increased by 50%.
  • The drop rate of Sephiroth Jewelry from normal Catastropha Cavern  monsters has been reduced.
  • The drop rate and quantity of Corrupt Orbs from normal Catastropha Cavern  monsters have been reduced.
  • The drop rate of Sephiroth Jewelry from boss Catastropha Cavern monsters has been increased.