Hello Heirs,
This is GM Dominiel!

Create the equipment that you most desire! This update will give players greater control over the Main Stat and Set for their equipment! 

Defend Ritania from the beast who has just awoken from its slumber.

However, you will need a variety of Heroes in order to battle the World Boss!

Finally, the Arena Honor Season will begin on December 2^nd!
I’m excited to see all of the victories our Heirs will have with our newest Arena season!

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1. Equipment Conversion System Update

An Equipment Conversion function will be added to the Alchemist's Steeple with this update!
Players will be able to more readily customize equipment so that the Level, Set, Grade, and Main Stat more closely resemble the equipment they desire to have.

■ Equipment Conversion Requirements
- Players will be able to access this function by going to [Sanctuary à Alchemist’s Steeple] and improving the Laboratory to its second level.

- An [Equipment Conversion] menu will be added to the [Alchemist’s Steeple]. 

■ New Equipment Added

- New Equipment which can only be obtained via Equipment Conversion will be added.

■ Equipment Conversion Gem

- This item will give players the Main Stat that they wish to have, and will be added with this update.

[Equipment Conversion Gem Types]

- Equipment Conversion Gems will be divided into two groups, “Essence” and “Fount” which will enhance the Main Option differently. 

[Equipment Conversion Gem Chests]

- A chest containing Equipment Conversion Gems will be added.

[How to Obtain Equipment Conversion Gems]

- Equipment Conversion Gems can be obtained via the shop or as a reward.

[How to Use]

- The Equipment Conversion page will display the list of Alchemist’s Equipment that can be crafted.

- There are 6 pieces of equipment that can be crafted, one for each type of equipment.

- After players have selected the type of equipment they wish to craft, they will then have to tap the [Craft] button.

[Equipment Conversion Gem Selection]

- Players will have to select the Equipment Conversion Gem that corresponds with the Main Stat they wish to craft. 

- Currently, only Equipment Conversion Gems that can be used will be displayed.

- Once players select one Equipment Conversion Gem, the gem will be placed in the empty slot next to the equipment to be crafted.

[Ingredient (Equipment) Selection]

- After the Equipment Conversion Gem that corresponds to the main stat you wish to craft has been chosen, ingredient (equipment) selection will begin.

- The selected ingredients will be added to the ingredient slot at the bottom of the screen.

- Players can only select ingredients that match the equipment type they wish to craft.

- The ingredients selected will be consumed. 

- The probability of receiving a certain Equipment Grade for each Quality Grade will be as follows.

- The Quality Grade is determined by the Equipment Grade and enhancement level of the ingredient equipment.

[Set Effect Rate Display]

- If more than one Set has been selected when choosing ingredients, then the Set Menu will be activated. 

- Players can view the Rates per Set by tapping the drop-down menu.

- Rates per set: The probability of players crafting a particular Set are displayed in this drop-down menu.

[Equipment Conversion Results]

- Once the Equipment Conversion has been completed, players will receive the equipment with the Main Stat that the Equipment Conversion Gem used provided. 

- The Sub Stats for this equipment will be given at random.

■ Equipment Conversion Limit

- Players will be able to use Equipment Conversion Crafting twice a month for each piece of equipment.

This will be reset based on your server reset time on the first day of the month.

① Korea/Asia - 18:00 UTC

② Europe - 03:00 UTC

③ Global - 10:00 UTC

- Only equipment levels 44-85 will be eligible to be used as ingredients for Equipment Conversion. 

■ Other

- The NPC in the Alchemist’s Steeple will change from a still portrait to a moving image.

2. World Boss Update

The World Boss has been awakened from their slumber. Lead your Heroes to battle against this threat!

If you gain points in World Boss battles, these points will be reflected to your individual and your Guild’s Ranking.

For honor and glory! Will you join the members of your guild and work together to protect Orbis from the beasts that threaten its safety?

■ World Boss Information

[How to Unlock World Boss]

- After reaching account Rank 50 or higher, players will be able to access the World Boss.

[World Boss Entrance Rules]

■ World Boss Battle Method

[Entrance]

- In order to participate, players must go to [Guild > Guild War > World Boss].

- The timer displays the amount of time until the World Boss Battle will end.

- If the World Boss is not currently available, then the timer will then display the amount of time until the next World Boss Battle is available.

- Players will be able to see the current status of the World Boss on the World map

- Players will be able to see rankings for the most recently fought World Boss Battle on the left-hand side of the screen.

[Supporters Selection]

- Supporters: A team that will aid you as you battle the World Boss.

- Players will be able to select a team of supporters from Heroes which will be selected by their fellow Guild members or players will be able to select a team of NPC supporters. 

 During the Pre-Season, only NPC Supporters are available.

-Players will only be able to select 1 party of Supporters from a guild member once a day, however, NPC Supporters will have no such limitations. 

- Supporters are included in bonus calculations and the points that Supporters acquire during battle will be included in your Total Score.

[Team Assignment]

- A minimum of 8 Heroes and a maximum of 12 Heroes may participate in battle.

- Bonuses will be divided into the following categories: All Classes, Enhanced Element, and Team Mission.

- Players will be able to see their Bonus on the World Boss Hero selection screen.

- Players will be able to tap the [Auto Assign] button, which will automatically create a suitable team of 12 Heroes.

[Battle Start]

- World Boss battles will be conducted automatically.

- On the World Boss battle screen, players will be able to see both the total score as well as the score of each individual hero.
 - After a player has completed their first battle, they will be able to skip the next battle by tapping the “Skip” button.

[Battle Results]

- The rewards and battle results will be displayed on the screen.

- The four Heroes with the highest score will be displayed.

- Received Points, rewards and final grade will be displayed.

- Players will be able to tap the [Battle Results] button and view how each individual Hero performed in battle.

[Rewards]

- After the battle has completed, players will receive rewards corresponding to the grade they received. 

- Please refer to ■ World Boss Reward[Located below in this Patch Note] for more information about the rewards that players will be able to receive.

■ World Boss Detailed Rules

[Devotion Skills]

- Each Devotion Skill that a Hero has will be applied to only that team of four Heroes.

[Hero Selection Rules]

1. The same Hero cannot be selected twice for the same 12-hero team.
 - Heroes that have completed a Specialty Change cannot be used at the same team as their original (Pre-Specialty Change) version.

2. A Hero that participated in the first World Boss battle will not be able to participate in the subsequent World Boss Battle.

However, if a player has 2 of the same Hero (A, B), and Hero(A) has already participated in battle, then Hero(B) will be able to join the subsequent battle. 

3. When using the [Auto Assign] button, teams are assigned according to Combat Power, Enhanced Element, Class and Team Mission.

■ World Boss Battle Results (Grade) and Rewards

- The total score received after battling the World Boss will determine the Rank as well as the reward given.

- The total score is determined by adding all the bonuses (including Supporters), which include the All Class Bonus, Enhanced Element Bonus and Team Mission Bonus. 

- It is also important to assign those Heroes who can bring about more bonus points.

[Bonus Points]

- Players will be able to earn Bonus Points after fulfilling certain conditions when participating in a World Boss battle.

- The bonus point conditions can be found on the World Boss battle screen.

■ World Boss Enhanced Element Bonus

[Daily Enhanced Elements Rotation]

- The World Boss will be available twice per week, for 18 hours each day.

- Every Thursday players will be unable to battle the World Boss.

- There will be a 6 hour rest period after the end of one World Boss and the start of the next World Boss. 

- Players can take advantage of different Enhanced Element depending on the day of the week, with a 2 week (14 day) rotation schedule.

① The World Boss doesn’t have any specific element.

② Players will be able to receive a bonus by selecting Heroes of the given Enhanced Element

- Element Rotation Schedule: Fire → Ice → Earth→ Light→ Fire → Ice → Earth→ Dark

[World Boss Weekly Reset Schedule]

- The World Boss will reset based on your server reset time.

■ World Boss Ranking

[Guild Ranking]

- At the end of the World Boss battle, the points earned will be calculated to determine your rank.

- The Guild Ranking is determined by adding together the points earned by each guild member.

[Personal Ranking]

- The total points earned in the World Boss battle will be added together, which will determine your Personal Ranking.

- Points obtained from Supporters will be excluded for Personal Rankings.

■ World Boss Reward

[Participation Reward]

-Players will be able to earn [Proof of Courage] for each World Boss battle they participate in.

[Battle Rewards]

- The reward given will depend on the result of the battle.

- Each Reward Chest of a different grade will have slight variations between each other.

- Players can acquire one of the items listed in the description of Reward Chest. 

■ Other

- Players will be able to use the [Story Replay] function after participating once in a World Boss battle.

- World Boss participation may be temporarily delayed in order to avoid server overload/congestion. 

- If players leave their Guild, their Personal Ranking will be reset and their ranking will be recalculated after joining a new Guild. 

3. Huche’s Pop-Up Shop – Sale Event!

Celebrate Black Friday with deals up to 50% off at Huche’s Pop-Up Shop!
If you were on the fence before because of cost, then you should take advantage of this opportunity now!

※ The Black Friday Sale is limited to specific items.

■ Schedule

11/28 (Thu) After the Maintenance ~ 12/05 (Thu) 

Players will be able to check the available times for Huche’s Pop-Up Shop by checking their game.

■ Huche’s Pop-Up Shop Changes

- Items old at Huche’s Pop-Up Shop will be changed so that they are organized into limited items and items which reset after a certain about of rime.

- All items sold at Huche’s Pop-Up shop will be available for purchase via Skystones.

[Special Items]

- Special Items are items which will not be reset/changed during the sale period

- Special Items that have not yet been purchased will be displayed at the top of the Pop-Up Shop.

- When the maximum number of purchases has been completed or when the special item is no longer for sale, it will be moved to the bottom of the Pop-Up Shop.

-  Amount of Special Items: 5

- [Rank-based items] will display different items depending on the Account Rank of the player entering the Pop-Up Shop.

[Time Reset Items]

- Every 12 Hours, regardless of whether they have been purchased or not, the Time Reset items will be reset and new Time Reset items will be randomly placed into the Pop-Up Shop.

- Time Reset items will be displayed at the bottom of the special Pop-Up Shop item list.

- A clock symbol will be placed next to Time Reset items to indicate their status.

- Number of Time Reset items: 6

4. Arena Honor Season 

The Honor Season of the Arena is now open!
■ Arena Honor Season Opening Schedule

-.Arena Honor Season will open based on your server’s reset time.

① Korea/Asia: 12/01 (Sun) 18:00 UTC

② Europe: 12/02 (Mon) 03:00 UTC

③ Global: 12/02 (Mon) 1:00 UTC

We will inform our Heirs of the closing of the Arena Honor Season in a separate notice.

■ Arena Victory Season(Season 3) Reward Distribution

At the start of the Honor Season, the Glory Crests earned in the Victory Season (Arena Season 3) will be set to 0 and only for this season, will they not be changed to Conquest Points.

-  After entering Arena Honor Season, players will receive their exclusive Frame based on how well they performed during the Victory Season (Arena Season 3)

■ Victory Season (Arena Season 3) Hall of Fame

-  The Hall of Fame for Victory Season (Arena Season 3) will be unveiled!

■ Season Ranking

- Players will be given Season Ranking during the Honor Season, apart from the ones from the previous seasons.

- Players will be able to earn Glory Crest and Season Points based on their weekly league results. 

- After the completion of the Arena Honor Season, players will be able to receive an exclusive Frame based on their season ranking.

[Glory Crest]

- Every week players will be able to earn Glory Crests based on their League Ranking.

[Season Points]

- Every week, players can earn between 1-100 season points based on their league ranking. These points determine the season ranking.

[Arena Honor Season Exclusive Frames]

- At the start of the next season, after the completion of Arena Honor Season, players will be given an exclusive Frame which will be awarded based on the player’s Season Rank.

■ Arena Story

-  Arena Honor Season’s opening story will be revealed!

-  Upon entering the Arena for the first time, players will be able to view the story. Players will be able to replay this story by going to [Arena > Arena Story].

■ Arena Honor Season Shop List –Additional Items

- Additional items will be added to [ Shop > Conquest Points ] for Arena Honor Season.

- Some items may be resold and the price may change at the end of the season.

[Warfare Season (Season 1) Equipment Sale]

- Please see below for the Warfare Season (Season 1) Equipment available for purchase.

- Players who have already purchased these items will be unable to purchase them again.

[Endeavor Frame]

- After Arena Honor Season has concluded players will not be able to purchase the Endeavor Frame.

[Gladiator’s Honor Equipment]

-The Set type, main stat and sub stat for this equipment will be fixed, however, all enhancements will be randomly applied.

5. New Moonlight Hero – Faithless Lidica

The new Hero, Faithless Lidica, attacks her enemies indiscriminately with her ruthless attacks.
Find this new Hero now Heirs!

Players can meet Faithless Lidica from Moonlight Summons, Covenant Summon and Mystic Summons.

■ Faithless Lidica

[Hero Introduction]

[Skill Introduction]

※ In certain languages, the skill 2 description for Faithless Lidica was found to be incorrect.
The change which occurred is as follows: 
This skill cannot trigger a dual attack à This skill cannot trigger a counterattack.
※In certain languages, Faithless Lidica’s skill 3 was spelled incorrectly. This has been fixed in those languages. 

6. Ravi & + Sigurd Scythe Drop Rate Up!

The aggressive girl who was reborn as a Wraith, Ravi,
alongside with the Warrior exclusive Artifact, Sigurd Scythe
are here to meet you in this Drop Rate Up event!

■ Schedule: 

11/28 (Thu) After the Maintenance ~ 12/05 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

7. Element Summon Added

- How to use Element Summons: Summon > Select Element Summon button > Select the Element you wish to summon > Select Normal or Special Summon

- New currencies will be added which will allow players to summon specific elemental Heroes.

- This currency can be obtained as a reward from the World Boss battles.

- The Element Summon Menu is activated only if players meet the following condition: Players should have reach Account Rank 50 or higher.

[Element Summon]

- Summon one Hero based on their element.

8. Additional Improvements and Fixes

■ Hero Introduction Video Added

- When a new Hero is added after an update, a video introducing that Hero will be played.

- The new Hero introduction video will only be played the once, upon the first login after an update. 

- For new players, this video will play after they enter the lobby after clearing Adventure Stage 1-10.

- Players can exit the video at any time by tapping the skip button.

■ Hero Improvements and Fixes

- Improvements will be made so that the Chain color for Furious’s illustration and the in-game image will be the same.
- An issue where Aither’s skin icon displayed as being activated despite not having a skin has been fixed.
- An issue where the Butcher Corps Inquisitor and Chaos Inquisitor were being assigned together will be fixed.

■ Monster Improvements and Fixes

Changes will be made to certain monsters in the game so that their visual effects match their text. There will be no functional changes applied.

- In the Monster Journal, the skill descriptions for certain Penguins will be changed.

- An issue where the Wandering Punisher’s passive skill, Mana Explosion, did not work as intended in Episode 2, stage 5-8 Magic Research Agency, will be fixed.

- An issue where Persistent Street Fighter and Iron-Willed Master Street Fighter’s hands in their portrait contained too many fingers will be fixed.

■ Episode/Story Improvements

- In the reputation story, the Three Sister’s Merchant name will be fixed.

- Typos in Episode 2, Chapters 1,4,5 of EP 2 will be fixed.

- An issue where the guide mark displayed the incorrect direction in Episode 2, stage [5-11 Southern Stronghold] will be fixed.

- An issue where Episode 2 Chapter 5 and Chapter 10‘s story, did not show in the journal will be fixed.

- BGM for certain specialty change hero stories will be added.

■ Pet Improvements

- An issue where, if two or more pet skills were selected while synthesizing, the text would overlap, will be fixed.

- An issue where supporters stopped appearing after the second battle when Repeat Battling will be fixed.

- Improvements have been made so that if a pet with a special appearance is included as an ingredient when enhancing, a warning will be displayed.

■ Additional Improvements and Fixes

- An issue where the Specialty icon was displaying as intended after entering the Sanctuary, High Command, Dispatch Missions, and Specialty Page, when a player has multiple copies of the same Hero will be fixed

- Improvements have been made so that available Memory Imprinting Heroes will be placed at the top of the screen as ingredients

- An issue where an error occurred while crafting Exclusive Equipment from Alchemist’s Steeple will be fixed.

- An issue where the open slots for Exclusive Equipment were not shown when the equipment was restricted from access, will be fixed 

- The scrolling speed has been improved for certain devices.

- Items in the [Others] tab in the Inventory will be changed so that they are shown in the order based on the type of the item.

- Improvements will be made to [Reputation] where the button [View Story] will be changed to [Increase Grade].

- Improvements will be made to the Guild so players will be able to sort Guild Members based on their [Last login].

- An issue where players could tap the Guild Check-in button two times will be fixed.

- Twitter login support will be made available to players. Players will be able to register using their Twitter ID and Guest Accounts will be able to link their account via Twitter.

- /Korean, English, Japanese / All special characters can be used in Korean, English, and Japanese language settings except for the Character name, Pet Names and Guild Names.
 * Applicable Areas – Chat, Greeting, Guild introduction, Guild Notice, Guild Greeting
- An issue has been fixed so that special characters cannot be used anymore Names or Guild Names.
- An issue where, after opening the text input window, certain features did not respond to touch will be fixed.
- An issue where, on iOS 13, players could not input Chinese characters will be fixed.

Thank you!