※ Translator’s Note: The term “Absolute” is a temporary translation and is subject to change when the associated update goes live in the NA/EU server. The Korean word is 진(pronounced as Jin), and can be translated to Truth, Absolute, or Nature. 

[Major Changes]

Absolute Skills for the Sorceress and the Berserker. (Details on the skills will be posted tomorrow.)

Awakening basic attack skills will have less tier.

Level 56 to 60 characters will get more EXP.

New Hunting Monsters in the north of Arehaza.

[Characters]

Awakening basic attack skills will now be in 5 tiers, and will be acquired automatically when you level up.
  -  Skill Points will be returned to those who already have the skills.

Fixed the glitch in animation that occurred in the Customization screen.

The amount of EXP that Level 56 to 60 characters get has increased dramatically.

Getting Skill Points has become easier, even if your accumulated total Skill Points are above a certain point.

[Warrior]

Fixed an issue where PvP damage for Whirlwind Strike was not properly reduced when the skill is used after learning Absolute: Heavy Strike.

Fixed an issue where PvP damage for Spinning Slash was not properly reduced.

Fixed an issue where the Warrior stopped when stamina runs out while sprinting during auto-pathing.

[Ranger]

Fixed an issue where dashing forward while using Absolute: Dagger of Protection was laggy.

Fixed an issue where hitting an enemy with Absolute: Evasive Shot did not give you 100% Critical hit chance.

[Sorceress]

Added a description in the skill tooltip for Shadow Kick: Stiffness and Down Smash not inflicted during cooldown.

Fixed an issue where the 2nd hit of Dark Flame did not inflict Air Attack.

The “Absolute” Tier has been added for the following skills.
  -  Signs of Agony, Shadow Eruption, Mark of the Shadow, Dream of Doom, Sinister Energy, Abyssal Flame, Claws of Darkness, Dark Flame, Dark Split, Sharp Nails, Darkness Released, Shadow Kick, Crow Flare, Beak Kick, Scattering Shadow, Midnight Stinger, Bloody Calamity, Rushing Crow, Absolute Darkness, Black Wave
  -  You can learn the Absolute skills after completing the Awakening Weapon quest at level 56.
  -  You need the maximum tier of each skill to learn the Absolute tier.
  -  The Absolute skills have higher damage and higher number of hits than the regular skills do.
  -  Some skills deal less damage in PvP.
  -  PvP damage is intended to be low due to the 2017 Fall Arsha Tournament. The skills will be buffed afterward.

[Berserker]

Added a description in the skill tooltip for Buster Training: Pushes targets with left and right attacks.

Fixed an issue where the damage for Tackling Rock was not properly applied in accordance with the skill’s tier.

The “Absolute” Tier has been added for the following skills.
  -  Fearsome Tyrant, Storming Beast, Smack Down, Undertaker, Headbutt, Tackling Rock, Fierce Strike, Frenzied Destroyer, Predatory Hunt, Raging Thunder, Elastic Force, Falling Rock, Rock Smash, Weakling Hunt, Corpse Storm, Beastly Wind Slash, Wrath of Beast, Beast Roar
  -  You can learn the Absolute skills after completing the Awakening Weapon quest at level 56.
  -  You need the maximum tier of each skill to learn the Absolute tier.
  -  The Absolute skills have higher damage and higher number of hits than the regular skills do.
  -  Some skills deal less damage in PvP.
  -  PvP damage is intended to be low due to the 2017 Fall Arsha Tournament. The skills will be buffed afterward.

Elastic Force and Frenzied Destroyer will now inflict Down Attack during Mounted Combat.

Predatory Hunt will know inflict Down Attack with its jump attack.

Skill tooltip for Beast Roar has been edited.
  -  Knock down on good hits > Knock down on last hit

[Musa]

Added a description in the skill tooltip for Crescent Blade Training: +10 WP per hit.

[Ninja]

Fixed the glitch that occurred in the Customization screen where selecting eyebrow #7&8 made facial hair appear on the Ninja’s face.

[Dark Knight]

Fixed an issue where the Vediant disappeared while in Phantom Blade mode.

[Striker and Mystic]

Fixed an issue where the Striker/Mystic stopped when stamina runs out while sprinting during auto-pathing.

[Striker]

Added a description in the skill tooltip for Gardbrace Training:
  -  Spins targets with left/right attacks (PvE only)
  -  Pushes targets with left/right attacks (PvE only)

Added a description in the item tooltip for Crimson Knight Armor:
  -  Gauntlet, Vambrace, and Gardbrace will not appear when you wear this costume. 

Fixed an issue where the sound for Flow: Bite Off was affected by the “remove other players’ effects” option.

[Mystic]

The graphics for Gauntlets when wearing Gloomy Fox Outfit have been improved.

Added a description in the item tooltip for Demonic/Angelic Queen Armor:
  -  Gauntlet, Vambrace, and Awakening Weapon will not appear when you wear this costume

[Items]

New Item, Magical Seed, has been added.
  -  You can obtain the new seed by breeding Special seed/hypha with a Farming Artisan 1 or above character.
  -  You can harvest/breed the Magical Seeds only when your Farming Level is above Artisan 1.
  -  Magical Seeds take a space 5x larger than the regular seeds use, and will produce 5x more products.
  -  You can obtain Magical Seeds and Fruit of X by breeding Magical Seeds.

The reduced price for Training Manual - Skill (during the event period) will be the regular price for the item from now on.

You can refund the following Accessories (obtainable through repeatable quests in Mediah) and get the associated Seals back.

You can now reform Green Awakening weapons to Ultimate.

You can now sell Bloody Brooch to NPC vendors.

New Blue items for Epheria Frigate (not available in NA/EU yet) have been added.
  -  Epheria Frigate: Dragon Prow
  -  Epheria Frigate: Enhanced Black Plating
  -  Epheria Frigate: Zaphina Cannon
  -  Epheria Frigate: Black Breeze Sail
  -  The above items are available in the T4 Ship Parts Workshop in Epheria Port.

The weight of Trade Items you get from monster loot has decreased.

[Content]

Epheria Frigate (not available in NA/EU yet) has been buffed.
  -  Speed, Accel, Turn, and Brake stats has increased to 110%.
  -  Durability has increased by 20%.
  -  Cannon cooldown has decreased.
  -  Workload required to build Epheria Frigate has decreased.

Horse skill Caution will not be activated in desert area.

The name for the Luxury Auction has changed to “Imperial Auction”.

You will get more Hunting exp by killing hunting monsters when life skill exp boosts are on.

You can now dye your campsite in the Dye (J) menu.

Auto pathing in Balenos, Serendia, Calpheon, and Mediah has been improved.

The Title “Jewel Obsessed” has been removed.

New Title, “Poisoned” has been added.
  -  You can obtain the title by gathering enough Green Ore.

[Monsters]

New Hunting monsters have been added in the north of Arehaza Forest.
  -  Giant Goat, Giant Lioness, Giant Lion
  -  The monsters should be killed with [Hunting] Matchlock, and you can obtain a Stuffed Head by gathering with a Butcher Knife.
  -  The Stuffed Heads can be placed in houses, and you can get buffs by interacting with them.

The exp you gain from the monsters at Mirumok Ruins has decreased.

As Halloween approaches, the Red Moon gains more power, making Isabella the Black Witch even stronger.
  -  Isabella will appear every 4-5 hours.
  -  HP of Isabella and Wraith of Death has increased.
  -  More Adventurers will be able to loot from Isabella.
  -  Chance of getting [Event] Halloween Gift Box from Isabella has increased.

The monsters in Helms Post have been redistributed.
  -  Helm Hunter will not randomly move around anymore, but Helm Miner will instead.
  -  Helm Hunter will now appear deeper inside Helms Post.

The number of some monsters in Helms Post has increased.

Sausan Sniper and Sausan Tough Soldier located at the entrance of Sausan Garrison have been relocated to a region inside Sausan Garrison.

The following monsters will not attack players & mounts anymore.
  -  Swamp Hermit Crab, Young Red Boar, Stone Crab, Vera Desert Crab, Rock Desert Crab, Blue Desert Crab, Desert Crab, Bush Hermit Crab, Vera Grassland Crab, Rock Spider, Lapis Lazuli Spider

Loot from the following monsters in Kamasylvia Entrance has been adjusted.
  -  Rock Gargoyle, Baby Rock Gargoyle

Fixed an issue where Frenzied Skeleton and Frenzied Skeleton Axeman did not initiate attacks on players.

[Quest and Knowledge]

During the “Mediah Cultist’s Whereabouts” quest, Secret Letter from the Dark Chaser will glow when you have it in your inventory.

Item tooltip for Secret Letter from the Dark Chaser has been edited to show more information about the associated quest.

Conditions to accept certain sub quests have changed, so you can concentrate on the main quests better from Level 1 to 50.

Cutscenes from the main quests will not be skipped automatically anymore when you are doing the main quests again with an alt character.

[NPC]

Fixed an issue where the NPC in Savage Rift disappeared occasionally.

NPC Franco Russo has changed to Imperial Auction Manager, and the associated texts have been edited.

[UI]

Grade 3 Armor/Weapon Reform Stones will now appear in the Item Exchange List that appear when you talk to Finlin in Tarif.

In the main menu, the “Settings” button has been moved to the left of the “Disconnect” button.

A new function where you can list the items by number of registered items has been added in the Marketplace.

The Profile Window has changed.
  -  Character portrait will appear in the profile window.
  -  Failstacks will be displayed on the character portrait.
  -  The highest Life Skill Level and your rank will appear on the profile screen.
  -  Training levels and stats increased with Training levels will appear on the profile screen.

A “Find NPC” button has been added in the bottom right corner of the World Map.

You can now purchase Weight Limit from Pearl Shop by clicking on the weight limit warning icon.

Fixed an issue where the Pearl Items you received from the mailbox appeared as they were enhanced.