Within patch 1.0.12 we’ll follow-up on the release of Xuanjiu Jade Palace (Hard) with the next batch of Hard Raids! Come the maintenance on September 30th, you’ll need to be ready to challenge the Waves in a Tempest and Horror of Huaixiu!
Waves in a Tempest
The entrance teleportal to the raid remains in the Shanghuai Grassland, right at the Barracks Ship Port. Gather 10 to 20 players in your raid, and challenge Jiagong on hard!
Hard
- Unlocks Thursday (September 30th) at 12:00 server time
- Can receive loot once per boss per week, resets Thursdays at 06:00 server time
- Recommended Item Level: 75
- Drops: Level 90 Gear, PvE Sealstones III, Weapon & Bracer Talisman II Recipes, Exquisite Pork with Fish Spice Recipe, new pet related materials, etc
- Matchmaking: you can only enter the dungeon manually; no automatic matchmaking is available.
Horror of Huaixiu
Bring 10 to 20 players into the Huaxiu Village and confront the Wick of the Turquoise Lantern anew! Will you be able to also survive this challenge?
Hard
- Unlocks Thursday (September 30th) at 12:00 server time
- Can receive loot once per boss per week, resets Thursdays at 06:00 server time
- Recommended Item Level: 75
- Drops: Level 90 Gear, PvE Sealstones III, Weapon & Bracer Talisman II Recipes, Exquisite Salted Duck, new pet related materials, etc
- Matchmaking: you can only enter the dungeon manually; no automatic matchmaking is available.
New & Returning Player Catch-Up!
Since our release in July, we’ve added a plethora of new content almost on a weekly basis, going from item level 45 gear while reaching endgame to item level 50 for the first dungeons. Then reaching 60 with the hard modes of said dungeons, only to move onto 75 with the first raids. Two weeks ago, we’ve released the first hard raid, unlocking with it the level 90 gearing set – and it’s time to allow new players to catch-up to the veterans in some more timely manner. As such, the following adjustments will be made:
Mentors & Mentees
As a Mentor, if you use the “Time passes” skill on a mentee, it will now improve that mentee’s pet item level as follows:
- Players below max level: get an buff increasing the gotten experience points (unchanged)
- Item level 60: progress increases by 150 (was 100)
- Item level 75: progress increases by 100 (level 75 effect newly added)
Additionally, we’ve added an item into the Mentor Store which allows trading of item level 75 gear between mentor and mentee. The relationship needs to be at least level 3 between both players for this to work.Players entering the Xuanjiu Jade Palace (Normal) with an item level below 75 will automatically get the “Novice Buff”, empowering other players to help them get through it with ease. This raid was also added as a target into the Jade Helper Scroll.
Acquiring more Gear
The following changes were made to allow players to get more gear faster:
- The drop rate of item level 75 gear in normal raids has been significantly increased
- When getting “Mysterious Parchments (Current)” from quests or other sources, the amount of parchments received is significantly increased:
- Item level 60: get 24 parchments per drop
- Item level 75: get 16 parchments per drop
- The “Demon Elimination” quest / content can now include item drops of level 65 to 75.
- The weekly quests for “Instruction” and “Land of Emerald Clouds” will reward players with an item level 75 gear box upon completion.
Items
Crafting > Equipment
Designs were added that allow crafting of specific type item level 90 equipment:
- Hair Accessory
- Top
- Legwear
- Shoes
You will require various materials, both through gathering as well as from raid drops to craft these!
Gold of the Four Seas, Treasure Compass
Added the possibility to receive item level 90 gear from these contents.
Miscellaneous
Battle Pass
Please note that the current Battle Pass Season will end on October 14th, and that you’ll need to claim your rewards until October 13th. A new season will start with the server maintenance on October 14th, resetting all progress and requiring a new unlocking voucher.
Between September 30th and October 14th, you can also get up to 13 tokens per day (and more points for specific activities!) – if you feared of missing out by a couple tokens, this is your chance to get up to 30% more progress per day!
Bug Fixes
- Correct Respawn location is now displayed on the Map for Turquoise Lantern boss “Five-Hundred-Year-Old Turtle”
- Fixed some Localization issues