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Hello Masters. This is GM Proxxon.
Let’s take a look at what we have in store for you in this week’s update.
Players will be able to experience this update in-game following the maintenance.
Please see below for more details.
1. New Hero Kappa Drop Rate Up!
- Meet the new hero Kappa, who is effective in battles against water elemental enemies, provides defense buffs to allies, and deals significant damage to enemies.
# Name: Kappa
# Element: Earth
# Battle Type: Defender
# Subclass: Sweeper
# Schedule: 7/2 after the maintenance ~ 7/16 before the maintenance
※ The new hero, Kappa, will be added to Normal Recruit after the Drop Rate Up event ends.
2. Kanon Drop Rate Up!
- Kanon, a hero who grants herself a barrier when hit by an attack that targets all enemies, and performs an additional attack when an ally scores or takes a critical hit, will be featured in the upcoming Drop Rate Up event.
# Name: Kanon
# Element: Fire
# Battle Type: Striker
# Subclass: Bruiser
# Schedule: 7/2 after the maintenance ~ 7/16 before the maintenance
3. New Side Story Added and Existing Side Stories Adjustments
- Kappa’s Side Story will be added.
ㄴ Players will be able to access it via the category, ‘New Encounters.’ ㄴ The Side Story will consist of 8 battle stages and 3 story stages. - The Side Story will be moved to the 'A Brief Interlude' tab after Kappa’s Drop Rate Up period ends. Furthermore, adjustments will be made to its entry condition and dungeon level. - Fatal’s Side Story will be moved to the 'A Brief Interlude' tab, and its entry condition will be adjusted to become available after reaching Account Level 45. : If you cleared at least one stage of Fatal’s side story before the patch, the Side Story will remain available. 4. World Boss Regular Season Grand Opening
- A regular season will start for the World Boss! World Boss is a type of challenging content where players can take on powerful bosses and compete in rankings based on their results.
- Give it your all and challenge the new boss, the Primordial Sentinel!
1) Overview
ㄴ In World Boss, players can compete for higher rankings based on the amount of damage dealt in battle against a powerful boss.
2) Schedule
ㄴ Schedule : 7/2 after the maintenance ~ 7/8 23:59 UTC
ㄴ Reward Collection Period
: 7/9 00:00 UTC ~ 7/16 before the maintenance (This is subject to change based on the maintenance schedule.)
ㄴ World Boss battles will be held monthly, running for one week each time. ※ If you have no records of World Boss battles during the event period, the reward period will not be displayed, and entry will not be possible.
3) Rankings
(1) Server Rankings
ㄴ Players will compete with other players within the server to determine rankings.
(2) Global Rankings
ㄴ The rankings will be determined by competing against players across all servers.
The Japanese server will have separate rankings due to its more recent launch. 4) How to Enter
(1) Available after clearing Season 1 Area 8 Normal regardless of account level
(2) Players can enter up to 10 times a day at no cost while the event is ongoing. 5) How to Play
(1) Form two battle teams and one supporter team to engage in battle with the boss.
(2) You can swap between your teams during battle. Buffs and skill cooldowns are retained from the outgoing team. Following the swap, you will not be able to swap back to the previous team for a certain amount of time.
ㄴ If the active battle team is fully defeated, the team will be forcibly swapped out regardless of the swap cooldown.
ㄴ Situations where team swapping is unavailable are as follows: : While the team swap cooldown is active (based on ally turns) : While one or more members of the active team is incapacitated (Incapacitated: Unable to take action due to status effects such as Stunned, Frozen, or Petrified) : While it is not the allies' turn
(3) Each hero's class comes with unique buffs, and the buff effects change depending on the boss phase.
(4) When the boss monster enters a Break state, K appears instead of allies and launches a powerful attack against the boss monster.
ㄴ The damage dealt by K is influenced by the following factors:
: Combat power of the supporter team : Total quantity of stars (★) of base 3★ Heroes
(5) The boss's tier is determined based on the damage dealt to the boss monster, and the boss's phase changes are determined by its tier.
ㄴ The boss's stats increase according to its tier, and the boss's skill effects change depending on the phase.
: Tiers DA: Phase 1 : Tiers SSSS: Phase 2
(6) Rewards are given based on the final tier attained.
6) Difficulty Selection
- Players will be able to select their preferred league when battling the boss.
- Players will be able to select between Beginner, Junior, and Senior leagues, and rewards will vary based on the chosen league. - Players will be ranked against each other within their chosen league. - If you do not select a league, you will automatically be placed in the Beginner League. - Players will be able to enter Practice Battles after selecting a league. Players will also be able to change their chosen league before finishing their first real battle. 7) Rewards
(1) Purification Rewards
ㄴ You can obtain rewards daily during the event period based on the tier you've reached.
ㄴ The rewards consist of Stamina and Purification Chests. : Purification Chests have a chance to contain food, Upgrade Stones, Hammers, Reforge Catalysts, Gifts, Clear Tickets, Abrasives, Potentium, and Glunite. ㄴ Once you've claimed your rewards for the day, you will not be able to claim the difference in rewards even if you reach a higher grade. 
**(**2) Tier Rewards
ㄴ These rewards are given based on the tier reached when finishing a battle.
ㄴ The rewards are comprised of Gem Chests and gear, and upon initially reaching a tier, you will receive all rewards from lower tiers. ㄴ Depending on the league and tier you achieve, you will receive World Boss Tokens, the currency for the World Boss. These tokens can be used in the World Boss Shop to purchase various items. ※ You will not be able to receive the same tier reward multiple times during a single World Boss season. 
(3) Server Ranking Rewards
ㄴ Players can receive rewards based on their server and league rankings.
ㄴ You will also be able to obtain various Recruit Currency (Event) based on your ranking bracket.
(4) Global Ranking Reward
ㄴ Players will be able to receive rewards based on their server and global rankings.
ㄴ Separate global rankings will be calculated for the Japanese server. : The Japanese server will have separate rankings from the Korea/Global/Asia I/Asia II servers to account for its more recent launch and the difference in player progression. ㄴ Players will receive rewards based on their ranking bracket. 
8) Exclusive Shop
- Players will be able to purchase items using the World Boss Tokens they've earned from tier rewards.
- To celebrate the opening of the regular World Boss season, the costume for Demiurge Drakhan will be available for purchase in the Exclusive Shop.- Unused World Boss Tokens will be carried over to the next World Boss season.
5. New Joint Challenge Season
- The new Joint Challenge Season, Prototype EX-78, will begin according to the following schedule.
ㄴ Schedule: 7/9 00:00 UTC ~ 7/16 before the maintenance ㄴ In this challenge, players will earn points and Joint Challenge Coins through boss battles. ㄴ Players can use Joint Challenge Coins to purchase various items from the shop. Additionally, you can also obtain achievement rewards based on the total achievement points earned by players across the server. ※ Please note that with the opening of the regular World Boss season, the schedule has been adjusted to ensure there is no overlap. 6. Limited Shop
- The limited shop will be available for two weeks following the update.
ㄴ Sales Period: 7/2 after the maintenance ~ 7/16 before the maintenance 
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7. New Packs Added and Monthly Subscription and Ether Adjustments
1) New Packs will be added.
2) Monthly Subscription Improvements
- Adjustments will be made to the Veronica Monthly Subscription.
ㄴ An ad removal feature will be added. ㄴYou can now purchase at a discounted price for up to two purchases. (1st purchase: $0.99, 2nd purchase: $4.99, regular price for the 3rd purchase: $6.99) 3) Ether Improvements
- The sale of existing Ether bundles will end, and new Ether bundles will be introduced.
8. Other Changes and Improvements
- The bonus stats will now be displayed on the portraits of Joint Challenge bonus heroes.
- Commas have been added as thousands separators to the Joint Challenge currency in the Joint Challenge event shop for enhanced legibility. ㄴ The same rule will apply to Star's Memory and event currency. - The integrated event window now has a setting for YouTube rewards, as well as a red dot notification feature. - Players can now check their star acquisition status and receive achievement rewards directly from the stage progression in the Adventure area. - In adventure mode, areas where not all stars have been acquired will now be marked with black stars to distinguish them from areas where all stars have been acquired.
- Upon completing the Change Rate-Up Target in the Demiurge Recruit, a popup will be shown for the Demiurge Pack.
ㄴThe pop-up will appear only upon the first change, and you will have 72 hours to purchase the package.
ㄴAfter the seeing the Demiurge Pack, you can purchase it within the time limit through the icon on the left side of the lobby.
9. Error Fixes
- Fixed an issue where only stamina for a single level increase was awarded, even if the account level increased by 2 or more by sweeping.
- Fixed an issue where entering the Joint Challenge with a score of 0 and then choosing to "Give Up" would still deduct entry attempts and stamina. - Fixed an issue where Gold consumption on the Create Guild and Manage Gems menus did not count towards the Consume Gold achievement.- Fixed an issue where the level-up notification did not appear when the account level increased by sweeping special requests.
- Fixed an issue where event and monthly subscription icons appeared lower than intended at certain resolutions.
- Fixed an issue where the screen displayed abnormally during the final scene of the Epilogue in Event Story Codex - Summer Island Week 2.
- Fixed an issue where players were unable to complete the New User Missions despite it still being available if 7 days had passed since it became available.
- Fixed an issue where some dialogues in Season 2 Part 2, Stage 6-5 were incorrectly displayed contrary to the intended design.
- Fixed an issue where the skill chain preparation screens for some heroes would sometimes fail to display correctly.
- Fixed an issue where if a stat change occurred for a piece of gear crafted through Precise Craft, the "Auto Lock 6★ Legendary Gear" setting would be unlocked despite it being active.
- Fixed an issue where the actual function for Tamamo-no-Mae’s Nirvana's Inferno skill was different from its description.
- Fixed an issue where abnormal animation would play when large bosses returned to their original position after moving.
