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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 Monarch - Renegade 1697
2 Donatello - HotSix 1057
3 Smileyface - BugExploiterz 919
4 lllllIIIII - Sunguard 851
5 DOGWATER - 840
6 Anora - 799
7 LaoYang - 745
8 lllIIIllII - HotSix 669
9 Fent - Renegade 613
10 Fallendust - Death 608
11 Super_00O00O - 4321 596
12 CoinCollector - 556
13 m1CKe - Death 540
14 SJOBA - BugExploiterz 538
15 IIIIIIlIII - HotSix 534
16 Grizzy - 517
17 Kuruko - 497
18 Super_OO0OO0 - Death 461
19 Super_O00O00 - 405
20 Cain - Death 370
21 DarKnightY - Sunguard 361
22 Claire - Finish 353
23 lIlIIllIll - 350
24 Liyu - BugExploiterz 335
25 Super_000000 - ZKDS 332
26 DarkLegion - Finish 329
27 Tanberg - BugExploiterz 318
28 NO_OO - HotSix 312
29 LaGoM - BugExploiterz 303
30 xCrixUs - 272
31 LookInMyEyeS - Death 264
32 Mercedes_Benz - Renegade 263
33 Newbie - 250
34 Obscura - BugExploiterz 244
35 Muzan - BugExploiterz 208
36 DirTyDanCeR - 207
37 Anarchy - Disaster 207
38 IlllIIIlII - Finish 202
39 lllIIlllIII - Renegade 194
40 KaLiNa - HotSix 174
41 llllIIIllll - Renegade 155
42 Rusty - 145
43 NlGHTMARE - Renegade 131
44 _llixill_ - Death 121
45 CATWATER - 113
46 lllllllllI - Booms 109
47 Stevi - Renegade 104
48 Kezrm - tribe008 96
49 ViIlain - Multiverse 91
50 Stellar - Renegade 76

Tribe Rankings

Rank Name PK Points
1 Renegade 3246
2 BugExploiterz 2933
3 HotSix 2853
4 Death 2390
5 Sunguard 1243
6 Finish 986
7 4321 596
8 Disaster 447
9 ZKDS 332
10 Needed_to_Farm 237
1 Death 22870
2 Renegade 20985
3 Zero 19001
4 Sunguard 11412
5 Dead_END 7209
6 TheCrazyWitch 5455
7 ReNaiSsanCe 5196
8 100fanta99success 3953
9 VETERAN 3419
10 Death_ 2810
1 Death 25260
2 Renegade 24231
3 Zero 19001
4 Sunguard 12655
5 Dead_END 7209
6 TheCrazyWitch 5455
7 ReNaiSsanCe 5254
8 100fanta99success 3953
9 Finish 3778
10 VETERAN 3419