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February 17, 2016 - Patch Notes
Abyss
1. Redemption Landing and Harbinger’s Landing can now be reinforced.
- The Landing Reinforcement Level can be increased by completing certain quests, capturing fortresses
and bases, and assaulting the enemy landing.
2. Reinforcement Points are gained or lost as follows.
Category Reinforcement Points Gained Reinforcement Points Lost
Fortress Occupation
Capture any of the three Upper Abyss Fortresses.
Lose control of the Fortresses.
Commander Defense
Defend the Fortress Commanders that spawn at your Landings after capturing
a Fortress.
The opposing faction defeats the commander.
Artifact Occupation
Capture any of the four Artifact Bases in the Upper Abyss.
Lose control of the Artifacts.
Base Occupation Capture any of the twelve bases in the
Upper Abyss. Lose control of the bases.
Monument Control
Monuments spawn in the landing after defeating certain bosses in the Upper
Abyss.
The opposing faction destroys the monument.
Facility Control Destroying facilities in the enemy
Landing. The opposing faction destroys
facilities in your Landing.
Quest Completion
Upon completing specific weekly and PvP quests in the Upper Abyss.
No Deduction
- If enough points are lost, Landings can level down.
- The Quest Completion category resets every Monday at 12PM server time (noon). Other sources of
Reinforcement Points are not reset.
- The Landing Reinforcement UI shows relevant information. Access it by clicking the icon near the
radar.
3. The benefits of Landing Reinforcement are as follows. Each level includes all benefits that come
before it.
Level Benefits
Level 1 (Default)
Allows infiltration of Kysis Fortress when it's controlled by an opposing faction (10 times).
Portal access to Cygnea (Elyos) and Enshar (Asmodian).
Level 2 Additional Benefits
Allows infiltration of Krotan Fortress and Miren Fortress when it's controlled by an opposing faction (10 times).
Gives access to quests that reward Landing Reinforcement points.
Gives access to consumable item merchants.
Portal access to Sanctum (Elyos) and Pandaemonium (Asmodian).
Level 3 Additional Benefits
Buff that improves flight time recovery speed, effectively giving unlimited flight time in the Abyss.
Gives access to crafting merchants.
Portal access to Inggison (Elyos) and Gelkmaros (Asmodians).
Level 4 Additional Benefits
Buff that increases Maximum HP.
Gives access to quests that reward Landing Reinforcement points.
Gives access to Relic Exchange NPCs.
Portal access to Levinshor and Kaldor.
Level 5 Additional Benefits
Buff that increases PvP Attack.
Gives access to Blood Medal merchants.
Portal access to Illuminary Obelisk.
Level 6 Additional Benefits
Gives access to quests that reward Landing Reinforcement points.
Gives access to Blood Mark merchants.
Portal access to Hidden Upper Abyss Barracks.
Portal access to Danuar Reliquary.
Level 7 Additional Benefits
Gives access to discounted Conditioning NPCs.
Gives additional entries to Illuminary Obelisk and Danuar Reliquary, including Infernal versions.
Portal access to Infinity Shard.
Level 8 Additional Benefits
Gives access to discounted Augment NPCs.
Gives access to quests that reward Landing Reinforcement points.
Gives additional entries to Infinity Shard and Eternal Bastion.
Portal access to Eternal Bastion.
- Additional instance entries gained via level 7 and level 8 will disappear if those levels are lost.
4. Landing Reinforcement quests have been added.
- The quests can be acquired only by characters who have completed the Elyos quest “Reinforcing
Redemption Landing” or the Asmodian quest “Fixing the Landing.”
Race Landing
Level Quest Name Quest NPC Location
Elyos
Landing Level 2
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Setting up the Outposts
Redemption Landing
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Scaling up for the Outposts
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Artifact Base Foundations
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Ruins of Roah Occupation
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Occupiers Groundwork
Landing Level 4
[Landing Level 4/Weekly] Enhance Base Accessibility Bases in the Ruins of Roah and Lake Asteria
regions. [Landing Level 4/Weekly] Improve Base Accessibility
Landing Level 6
[Landing Level 6/Weekly] Halting the Cold Non-artifact bases in the Krotan Rock, Miren
Island and Kysis Isle regions. [Landing Level 6/Weekly] Crystalline Hunt
Landing Level 8
[Landing Level 8/Weekly] Clearing a Path
Artifact bases in the Krotan Rock, Miren Island and Kysis Isle regions.
Asmodians
Landing Level 2
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Outpost Footholds
Harbinger's Landing
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Taking the Outposts
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Artifact Occupation
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Ruins of Roah Occupation
[Landing Level 2/Weekly] Gearing Up For Occupation
Landing Level 4
[Landing Level 4/Weekly] Boost Base Accessibility Bases in the Ruins of Roah and Lake Asteria
regions. [Landing Level 4/Weekly] Expand Base Accessibility
Landing Level 6
[Landing Level 6/Weekly] Thawing the Abyss Non-artifact bases in the Krotan Rock, Miren
Island and Kysis Isle regions. [Landing Level 6/Weekly] Shattering the Cold
Landing Level 8
[Landing Level 8/Weekly] Clearing the Way
Artifact bases in the Krotan Rock, Miren Island and Kysis Isle regions.
5. Because Landing Reinforcement is now active, we have reverted all artifact bases and fortresses in the
Upper Abyss to Balaur control, to provide a level playing field for both factions as they strive to level up
their landings. This is a one-time change during maintenance on 2/17.
Category Reverted to Balaur Control
Fortress Krotan Fortress, Kysis Fortress and Miren Fortress
Artifact Bases Wildersage, Dauntless, Anchorbrak, and Brokenblade
6. Added system messages that will display when your race’s Landing levels up, levels down, or is under
attack.
7. The artifact names displayed on the map of the Upper Abyss have been changed for clarity.
Before Change After Change
Hellfire Array Wildersage – Hellfire Array
Inferno
Dauntless – Inferno
Anchorbrak – Inferno
Brokenblade – Inferno
8. Fixed some minor display and pathfinding issues with NPCs in the Upper Abyss.
9. Adjusted the draw distance of bases and certain other objects in the Upper Abyss.
10. Reduced the ranks of some monsters near the Bases and Artifacts in the Upper Abyss.
Instances
1. Added Hidden Barracks instances to the Upper Abyss.
- The fortress must be under allied control, and the Landing at level 6 or higher, to enter.
- The instances can be entered via NPCs that spawn in the Landings at Reinforcement Level 6.
- The instances share entries with the normal Barracks instances.
- The Hidden Barracks instances have better rewards than the normal Barracks instances, including
chances at the new Ereshkigal accessories.
2. The difficulty of some boss monster battle patterns has been nerfed.
- The following boss fights in Illuminary Obelisk, Sauro Supply Base, and Danuar Reliquary will now reset
when the timer reaches zero, rather than ending the instance.
Instance Name Boss Name
Illuminary Obelisk Test Weapon Dynatoum
Sauro Supply Base Brigade General Sheba
Guard Captain Ahuradim
Danuar Reliquary Enraged Queen Modor
3. The stats of some monsters in Illuminary Obelisk, Sauro Supply Base and Danuar Reliquary have been
nerfed.
4. The difficulty of Linkgate Foundry has been lowered.
- The number of keys required to move to the central lab has been reduced from 1/5/7 to 1/3/5.
- Some of Belsagos’ skills have had their damage reduced.
- The Healer’s battle patterns have changed, and its HP has been reduced.
- The HP of the Guardian/Archon NPCs has been increased.
5. The location of the entrance NPCs to the Steel Rake and Steel Rake Cabin have been moved to new
locations in Heiron (Elyos) and Beluslan (Asmodian). Any quests currently in progress can be completed
at the new locations.
6. Fixed an issue in Aturam Sky Fortress where the Tachysphere’s skills would sometimes be inactive.
7. Bonus entries between normal and infernal instances are no longer linked.
Instance Before Change After Change
Normal Boost Pack Normal Boost Pack
Illuminary Obelisk 3 Entries (Shared)
5 Entries (Shared)
3 Entries 5 Entries
Infernal Illuminary Obelisk 1 Entry 4 Entries
Danuar Reliquary 3 Entries (Shared)
5 Entries (Shared)
3 Entries 5 Entries
Infernal Danuar Reliquary 3 Entries 5 Entries
Instanced Dungeon Name Monster Name
Illuminary Obelisk Various Common Mobs
Sauro Military Supplies Base Chief of Staff Moriata
Danuar Reliquary Modor’s Summoned Mobs
8. Rank-based rewards have been disabled at Rank F.
9. Fixed an issue in Infinity Shard where the barrier would not drop even after the shield generators
were destroyed.
Skills
1. Fixed an issue with the tooltip for the Songweaver skill Thronesong.
2. Fixed an issue where characters were not taking falling damage.
3. Changed the effect that displays when a party member receives damage while under the effects of
Glory: Empyrean Aegis.
4. Increased the healing per second of Word of Life at levels 1 and 2.
5. Fixed the level display for Wing Root.
Items
1. Omega Enchantment Stone drops have been removed from the fields and moved to the following
instances, and their drop rate has been increased.
Instance List
Drakenspire Depths Occupied Rentus Base
Danuar Reliquary Danuar Sanctuary
Infinity Shard The Eternal Bastion
Illuminary Obelisk Sauro Supply Base
2. The prices of shields that can be purchased with Ceramium Coins have been reduced.
3. Increased the drop rates of Heroic accessory items dropped by Brigade General Sheba and Guard
Captain Ahuradim in Sauro Supply Base.
4. Increased the Ancient Coin drop rate from boxes in Danuar Sanctuary and Sealed Argent Manor.
5. Ancient Coins have been added to the drop list of boxes in Sealed Danuar Mysticarium.
6. Fixed an issue with some drop rates of the Combat Fortress Supply Box.
7. Gentlewoman’s Dress and Princess’ Dress can now have their appearance applied to other items.
8. Accessories can now be Tempered with no level limit, and the Tempering success rate has been
slightly increased.
9. The PvP stats per level gained from Tempering accessories has been normalized as follows.
Head/Necklaces/Earrings
Level Before After
1 0.20% 0.50%
(All Levels) 2 - 4 0.50%
5+ 0.80%
Rings/Belts
Level Before After
1 0.30% 0.70%
(All Levels) 2 - 4 0.60%
5+ 1.00%
10. Unused skillbooks can no longer be traded or stored in Legion Warehouses.
11. Added a new effect to weapons and shields that have been tempered to +5 or higher.
Tempering Level
+5 to +9 +10 or higher
12. Ereshkigal Legion accessories have been added.
- A hidden effect is activated upon equipping the entire set.
- The following accessories can be acquired rarely from the below instances:
Instance Available Accessories
Hidden Kysis Barracks
Ereshkigal Legion's Red Beryl Necklace Ereshkigal Legion's Turquoise Necklace
Hidden Krotan Barracks
Ereshkigal Legion's Red Beryl Earrings Ereshkigal Legion's Turquoise Earrings
Hidden Miren Barracks
Ereshkigal Legion's Red Beryl Ring Ereshkigal Legion's Turquoise Ring
- The belt can be obtained from the following quests:
Race Quest Name Reward
Elyos Redeemer’s Wing Legion Gift Choice of Ereshkigal Legion Belt
or Ereshkigal Legion Sash
Asmodians Omen’s Herald Legion Gift Choice of Ereshkigal Legion Belt
or Ereshkigal Legion Sash
13. Added the mythic Infinity weapon set.
- Infinity weapons can be acquired with Blood Medals and Blood Marks. Their prices are the same as the
current Unrelenting set, but their stats are slightly different.
- Like the Unrelenting set, they can also be acquired by purifying Discordant weapons. Prior to purifying,
select the weapon you would like to receive on the right side of the window.
Elyos Asmodians
Achilios <Blood Medal Weapon Officer>
Ludwig <Blood Medal Weapon Officer>
- Enchantment past the max level will still require Omega Enchantment Stones and will have an
associated Kinah cost.
14. Some items that can only be used in battlefield-type instances (Dredgion, Idgel Dome, etc.) can no
longer be destroyed.
15. Fixed an issue where some instance-only items could be stored in the warehouse.
16. The NPC sale prices of bundles from the Steel Rake and Steel Rake Cabin have been reduced.
Prestige Pack
1. Fixed an issue where the Lucky Hand buff could be “pushed off” by overloading a character with skill
effects. It should now be impossible to remove.
Panesterra
1. Fixed an issue where some portals to Panesterra were not spawning correctly.
Quests
1. Landing Reinforcement Points have been added to certain weekly quests and war quests. The reward
items of some quests have been changed.
Quest Name Rewards
Before Change After Change
[Urgent Order] Detachment Captain’s Request (The Outpost Quests)
Premium Blood Mark Bundle x1 Blood Medals x2
2. Fixed progress issues with the Level 65 Daevanion weapon quests “Wielding Power” (Elyos) and
“Wielding Strength” (Asmodians).
- Alliance members following the quest will now properly have the quest updated.
- Fixed an issue where the final part of the dialog could not be resumed if it was closed.
3. The following quests can be completed in the Upper Abyss Barracks and Hidden Barracks instances,
and are available as Landing Reinforcement benefits.
Race Instanced Dungeon Quest Name Quest NPC
Elyos
Krotan Barracks Hidden Krotan Barracks
Killing the Krotan Guardian General Dirandera
<Krotan Barracks Manager>
Kysis Barracks Hidden Kysis Barracks
Killing the Kysis Guardian General Paean
<Kysis Barracks Overseer>
Miren Barracks Hidden Miren Barracks
Killing the Miren Guardian General Poeas
<Miren Barracks Manager>
Asmodians Krotan Barracks
Hidden Krotan Barracks Eliminating the Krotan Guardian General
Lifton <Krotan Barracks Manager>
Kysis Barracks Hidden Kysis Barracks
Eliminating the Kysis Guardian General Eraugea
<Kysis Barracks Overseer>
Miren Barracks Hidden Miren Barracks
Eliminate Miren Guardian General Herder
<Miren Barracks Manager>
4. Added quests to Raksang Ruins, Ophidan Bridge and Danuar Sanctuary.
Race Instance Quest Name Quest NPC
Elyos
Raksang Ruins’ [Instanced Dungeon] Steal from the Stealers Abiso
Ophidan Bridge [Instanced Dungeon] Seized Goods Theana
Danuar Sanctuary [Instanced Dungeon] Robbers and Hoods Alkatron
Asmodians
Raksang Ruins [Instanced Dungeon] Temporarily Stolen Proqura
Ophidan Bridge [Instanced Dungeon] Seize and Seize Again Rohellein
Danuar Sanctuary [Instanced Dungeon] Robbing Riches Dintanum
5. Fixed an issue with the Asmodian Daevanion quest “[Infiltration] Through the Rift” where the quest
sometimes didn’t renew in Perennial Mosswood, the destination reached by using the Rift in The Blood
Grains.
6. Fixed an issue with the quests “A Sage’s Gift” (Elyos) and “Making the Daevanion Weapon” (Asmodian)
where the areas for the quests would not be displayed under certain circumstances.
7. Some quests that were still giving [Static] rewards have had their rewards changed.
8. Fixed an issue where incorrect guide information would be given upon failing some quests.
9. Fixed an issue where quests would update over shorter-than-intended distances for party and alliance
members.
10. Some Upper Abyss quests have been changed to Alliance.
Race Quest Name
Elyos
[Urgent Order] Recapturing Krotan Fortress
[Urgent Order] Recapturing Miren Fortress
[Urgent Order] Recapturing Kysis Fortress
[Urgent Order] Protect Redemption Landing
[Urgent Order] Attack on Harbinger’s Landing
Asmodians
[Urgent Order] Recapture Krotan Fortress
[Urgent Order] Save Miren Fortress
[Urgent Order] Recapture Kysis Fortress
[Urgent Orders] Protect Harbinger’s Landing
[Urgent Orders] Attack Redemption Landing
11. Fixed an issue where the collectible items for the level 65 Daevanion quests behaved abnormally in
Sauro Supply Base.
12. Fixed issues with progression of various Elyos quests around the Ruins of Roah area.
13. Some Balic Design-related Elyos quests have been changed.
Category Before Change After Change
Quest Name Not Even on the Map Dispatched Shugo Craftsmen
Acquisition/Completion NPC Rentia
<Information Officer> Rentia
<Information Officer>
Quest NPC
Agemonerk <Tigraki Workshop>
Guuminerk <Tigraki Workshop Merchant>
Jarumonerk <Reshanta Branch Chief>
Muirunerk <Elyos Fine Designer>
14. Fixed an issue where some Asmodian Steel Rake quests could not be completed.
15. Fixed an issue where some gathering quests required [Static] materials to be completed.
16. Fixed an issue where some preliminary Abyss quests were not properly linking to the quests that
come after.
17. Fixed an issue where some quest NPCs in Tigraki Island and Black Cloud Island in the Abyss would
intermittently fail to spawn.
18. The following Upper Abyss outpost quests have had their rewards changed:
Category Quest Rewards
Elyos
[Weekly] Protect [Outpost Name] Outpost (16 quests total) 6 Blood Marks 1 Blood Medal
[Weekly] Shield [Outpost Name] Outpost (16 quests total) 4 Blood Marks 1 Blood Medal
Asmodians
[Weekly] Defend [Outpost Name] Outpost (16 quests total) 6 Blood Marks 1 Blood Medal
[Weekly] Secure [Outpost Name] Outpost (16 quests total) 4 Blood Marks 1 Blood Medal
19. Fixed an issue where some Elyos quest items would be dropped by the wrong monster.
22. Fixed some quests that could not progress due to the quest items not dropping or NPCs not
spawning.
Characters
1. Fixed an issue where the Conqueror/Protector buffs were applied incorrectly in Cygnea and Enshar.
2. Fixed an issue where whispers would sometimes display in Elyos language in specific circumstances.
3. Bot reports are now enabled in Sanctum, Pandaemonium and the Abyss.
4. Fixed an issue where whispers could not be received after changing a character’s name.
5. Fixed an issue where the Report Gold Selling function would not properly work on dead characters.
UI
1. The Landing Reinforcement icon has been added next to the radar, and the organization of the icons
has been changed.
2. Game Alerts have been added, and are accessible by clicking on the icon above the radar. It will
display important information such as fortress captures.
3. Fixed various issues relating to resizing the UI with the slider in [System Preferences Interface].
4. Instance Difficulty has been added to the Instance Info UI.
- Level 65 instances are measured in Red, while others are measured in light blue.
5. Fixed an overlap issue when Beritra Invasion monsters and Veille/Mastarius appear.
NPC
1. Fixed an issue where Balaur monsters would not appear in the Upper Abyss bases.
2. Added a message when Guardian Spirit monsters spawn in the Upper Abyss.
3. Changed some spawn locations for Wurg the Glacier and Terracrusher.
4. Fixed an issue where artifacts in Kaldor could not be teleported to.