SWORD ART ONLINE Last Recollection Update Patch Ver. 1.21 has been released. Patch notes are below:
Content: ▼Ritual of Bonds Vol. 2
- New scenarios featuring Alice, Eugeo, Leafa, Yuuki, Rain, Seven, Kureha, Zeliska, and Medina.
- Premium Pass holders and those who have purchased it separately will get access to Ritual of Bonds Vol. 2, which can be begun by speaking to characters in Obsidia Castle Town from Chapter 8 of the main story onwards.
- Recommended Rank for Ritual of Bonds Vol. 2 is 34.
- During each character's scenario, there will be restrictions on party formation and other activities.
- The scenarios added in Vol. 2 can be played to the end even if Vol. 1 has not been purchased or cleared.
- The following new outfits will be added for Alice, Eugeo, Leafa, Yuuki, Rain, Seven, Kureha, Zeliska, and Medina.
- Kirito: Soul Ritual Black Wear
- Alice, Eugeo, Leafa, Yuuki, Rain, Seven, Kureha, Zeliska, and Medina: Soul Ritual Black Wear
*Outfits can be unlocked by completing each character's scenario in Ritual of Bonds Vol. 2
▼New:
- A new hero, the Black-Garbed Hero, has been added to the Altar of the Fallen
and can be challenged from chapter 8 onward.
(To challenge this hero, you will need to have learned several Secret Arts.)
- Character Rank limit has been increased from 80 to 99.
(In Ver. 1.21, rank limit will be 79 if you do not have any medals, and 99 if you have obtained all the medals.)
▼Other:
✔️ NPC party members will now continue to perform skills and other actions without interruption when an enemy is in BREAK or DOWN state.
✔️ Fixed a phenomenon in which the Adventurer icon would disappear and an application error would occur when opening the "Tactical Art Sets" in "Adventurer" with certain steps.
✔️ Fixed a phenomenon in which the tutorial may stop progressing after performing certain operations in the tutorial against Alice.
✔️ Fixed a phenomenon in which selecting "Visualize Attire" for the character "Rain" could result in a disheveled hairstyle.
✔️ Fixed a phenomenon in the main menu in which reflections of weapons would show structures that did not exist in the game.
✔️ Fixed the phenomenon where Kirito's hair would keep bouncing in areas where his 3D model is displayed when Kirito's hairstyle is set to a specific one and he wears the "Mountain Hat" or "Flower Hat".
✔️ Fixed a phenomenon in which the item icon for the item "Cool Breeze Garb" was not displayed correctly.
✔️ Fixed the phenomenon in which the Allied Gauge does not recover to 100% at the start of the boss battle when playing "Forbidden Shrine" in succession.
✔️ Fixed the phenomenon in which when a guest user executes a finishing art during online play, the finishing art is canceled if the user performs a "Sword Skill" or step just before the attack decision is made.
✔️ For "Vecta's Silhouette" appearing in "Ritual of Bonds," the phenomenon in which the Seal does not appear on the face in the event scene before the battle has been corrected.
✔️ Fixed a phenomenon in which the Visualize Attire of all 1-Handed Mace added in patches 1.10 and 1.20 was removed when a 1-Handed Mace was acquired in 《Ritual of Bonds》.
✔️ Special Effect "Remove Buffs on Enemy-1" now removes the "Titanic Loss" debuff that is granted to enemies in the Sacred Disaster Quests.
✔️ The recommended rank for the weapon enhancement quest "The Power of the Blades" has been adjusted from Rank 30 to Rank 50.
The rewards for "The Power of the Blades" have also been adjusted upward to reflect the above.
✔️ The suggested attack range of the "[Charge] Nostalgic Dusk" skill used by Griffon-based enemies was being displayed a little smaller.
✔️ When editing 《Skill Palette》, a phenomenon has been fixed where the passive skill of an armor with two granted skills set could be set in the Skill Palette in a specific procedure.
✔️ Fixed a phenomenon in which the game could become inoperable if save data was created before and after a new illustration event in "Ritual of Bonds" and "Load" and "Return to Title" were repeated on two save data.
✔️ Fixed a phenomenon in which Skill Connect EX lowers the cost when a guest uses "Skill Connect EX" for stance and aiming skills during multiplayer.
✔️ Other minor adjustments.
Thank you again for your continued support, patience, and feedback.