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Server Update & Development Diary


Development Diary

Over the last two weeks we've been remaking the Instance System on the new client/server. We want to be clear; we aren't just re-implementing the instance system on the new client... We are remaking the entire instance system (on the server's end) so it's more modular and easier to work with (for both updates and for players). In addition, we are taking past user suggestions into account for the new instance system (such as different instance stores depending on the instance level bracket).

Unfortunately, this has turned out to be a larger than expected task. For this reason, we will be skipping this week's development diary and continuing work on the new instance system until the next development diary (September 21). In the meantime, users are free to discuss and make suggestions regarding the instance system and what changes you would like to see. Depending on time and complexity, these suggestions might be able to be implemented/demonstrated in the next diary.

There is simply not enough "completed" functionality on the instance system to demo it properly for everyone. We apologize for this delay, and hope everyone understands.

 

Live Server Update

Please note these changes have not gone live yet (this topic will be updated when they do). We will be updating the server tomorrow (September 8) with these changes. Players are free to provide feedback on these changes and/or other (small) changes you would like to see. Providing the changes/feedback are relatively easy to implement, they may be added before tomorrows update.

  • Alliance System
    • We've been receiving many reports that some users have been cancelling and renewing alliances in order to maintain ownership of islands for longer periods of time. For this reason, we have added a 24-hour cooldown between being able to cancel/create exiting/new alliances (not just when an alliance is cancelled).
  • Pet Island
    • Due to the addition of the Red Sword icon for PvP, the Ghostly Hellhound is no longer solid. However, it still cannot attack players (like the other Islands).
    • The Ghostly Hellhound is now called "Ghostly Hellhound Island Guardian".
  • Catastropha Island
    • Due to the addition of the Red Sword icon for PvP, the Catastrophic Queen is no longer solid. However, it still cannot attack players (like the other Islands).
    • Due to the addition of the Red Sword icon for PvP, the Evangelin is no longer solid.
    • The Catastropha Boss Spawn event now requires 5,000 Catasrophic monster kills instead of 10,000.
  • Ladianes Castle
    • The Ladianes Castle Owner buffs no longer are removed when a players log out (only if they die).
    • Due to the above change:
      • The EXP & Drop Rate buffs that the Ladianes Castle Owners can receive has been reduced to 1 hour (instead of 2).
      • The above chanThe Pet EXP buff that the Ladianes Castle Owners can receive has been reduced to 2 hours (instead of 5).
  • Duct Islands
    • The total required monsters to spawn the Orc General Boss of each island has been reduced to 500 (instead of 1000).
    • The total health of the Orc General Boss has been reduced by 35% on each island.
    • The total EXP gained from the Orc General Boss has been increased by 15% on each island.
  • Fist Warriors
    • The Hyperion 4-piece effect now has a 45% chance to activate "Hyperion's Blessing".
    • Hyperion's Blessing continues to grant version of level 10 Aura of Fury (28% Critical Rate + 10% Dodge Rate), but now also grants a 15% movement speed increase (stacks with Warp Speed).
  • Blue Mage
    • The damage multiplier effect on the Boreas set now displays as a critical, this is a purely visual change and it still only does 60% more damage (NOT x2). This was done to make comboing easier.

 

  • PvP Rankings

Player Rankings

Rank Name PK Points
1 Donatello - HotSix 1057
2 Monarch - Renegade 1052
3 Smileyface - BugExploiterz 919
4 lllllIIIII - Renegade 860
5 DOGWATER - 840
6 Anora - 806
7 LaoYang - 745
8 lllIIIllII - HotSix 669
9 Fent - Renegade 613
10 Super_0O0O0O - 598
11 Super_00O00O - 4321 596
12 Fallendust - Death 549
13 SJOBA - BugExploiterz 538
14 IIIIIIlIII - HotSix 534
15 YesmaD - Renegade 498
16 SkySeeker - 98568 411
17 Super_OO0OO0 - Finish 405
18 Super_O00O00 - 405
19 DarKnightY - 368
20 lIlIIllIll - 350
21 Liyu - BugExploiterz 335
22 Super_000000 - Finish 334
23 DarkLegion - 4321 329
24 Tanberg - BugExploiterz 318
25 NO_OO - HotSix 312
26 LaGoM - BugExploiterz 303
27 xCrixUs - 272
28 Newbie - 250
29 Obscura - BugExploiterz 244
30 Muzan - BugExploiterz 208
31 DirTyDanCeR - 207
32 Anarchy - Disaster 192
33 llllIIIllll - Sunguard 181
34 IlllIIIlII - HotSix 178
35 Grizzy - Renegade 176
36 KaLiNa - HotSix 174
37 lllIIlllIII - Renegade 172
38 NlGHTMARE - Renegade 157
39 Rusty - 145
40 CATWATER - Renegade 111
41 lllllllllI - Booms 109
42 Stevi - Renegade 105
43 Sakura - Death 100
44 Kezrm - tribe008 96
45 ViIlain - Multiverse 90
46 m1CKe - Death 67
47 LookInMyEyeS - Death 65
48 ll_Trouble_ll - Disaster 65
49 Technology - Control 58
50 Flamelette - Control 51

Tribe Rankings

Rank Name PK Points
1 Renegade 3751
2 HotSix 3040
3 BugExploiterz 2934
4 4321 925
5 Finish 900
6 Death 781
7 Disaster 431
8 98568 411
9 Needed_to_Farm 242
10 Sunguard 202
1 Renegade 24661
2 Zero 22558
3 Sunguard 12436
4 Death 11385
5 Dead_END 7237
6 TheCrazyWitch 5456
7 ReNaiSsanCe 4971
8 100fanta99success 3953
9 _shard_ 3709
10 Finish 3661
1 Renegade 28412
2 Zero 22558
3 Sunguard 12638
4 Death 12166
5 Dead_END 7237
6 TheCrazyWitch 5456
7 ReNaiSsanCe 4993
8 Finish 4561
9 100fanta99success 3953
10 _shard_ 3709