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Hello, this is Project Moon.

Based on the results of the survey regarding the difficulty of the Floor 5 boss in the Shadowed from Main Story Chapter 10 - Part 3, which began on Oct. 2nd, certain aspects of the boss will be adjusted with the Oct. 8th Scheduled Update.

We would like to share the survey results that served as the basis for these adjustments.

Please refer to the results and details below.

[ 1. Boss Clear Rate ]

A total of 51,245 Managers participated in the survey.
Of these participants, 42,517 Managers had cleared the boss, accounting for 83% of all respondents.
According to our in-game records, 469,272 Managers had cleared the Warden-Chaplain, while 436,185 Managers had cleared The Crimson God [Adulthood].
This represents a clear rate of 92.9% among the numbers analyzed, which differs somewhat from the clear rate among survey respondents.

[ 2. Keywords Used by Managers Who Cleared the Battle ]

Most Managers attempted the battle using Burn and Tremor teams.

Our data indicates that many Managers used The House of Spiders: The Thumb Nursefather Rodion and The House of Spiders: The Thumb Apprentice Heathcliff, both added in Season 7, alongside Dawn Office Rep Gregor and Dawn Office Fixer Faust, which were added during Walpurgis Night.

[ 3. Perceived Difficulty by Phase and Power Adjustments for Additional Enemies ]

According to the survey results, most Managers considered Phase 1 to be appropriately difficult. However, respondents indicated that the battle became increasingly difficult as it progressed into its later phases.

We determined that this increase in difficulty was largely caused by the high Clash Power of the Le Rouge Senior Staff appearing alongside The Crimson God [Adulthood].

Therefore, we have adjusted the Power of the Le Rouge Senior Staff to prevent the difficulty from increasing too sharply during the latter portions of the battle.

[ 4. Further Reduction to Unbreakable Coin Damage ]

Regarding the difficulty of the Unbreakable Coins in The Crimson God [Adulthood] battle, "Somewhat Hard" received the highest share of responses at 30.1%.
Meanwhile, 25.7% of respondents selected "Very Hard", placing it slightly above "Adequate".

We determined that Managers may have found the battle somewhat difficult because, despite winning Clashes and receiving damage reduction against "La Jouissance" and other Skills whose Coins become Unbreakable Coins when the target has no Bleed, the increased damage taken due to "Decision" remained significant.

We have therefore removed the "take more damage" effect from the "Decision" Keyword and adjusted the reduction of the final damage taken provided by "Shared with Pwie".
We have also adjusted the Coin Power of certain Skills used by The Crimson God [Adulthood], while strengthening or adding damage reduction effects that activate upon Clash Lose.

[ 5. Adjustments to the Infliction Conditions and Amounts of Major Debuffs ]

Regarding the major debuffs inflicted during The Crimson God [Adulthood] battle, including "Bleed" and "L'Abject", 33.9% of respondents selected "Somewhat Hard", while 29.0% selected "Adequate".

We determined that Managers may have found the latter portions of the battle increasingly difficult because the Coins of certain Skills become Unbreakable Coins when the main target has no Bleed, and their [On Hit] Coin effects inflict both Bleed and L'Abject, resulting in increasingly high Bleed damage.

Accordingly, the conditions for inflicting Bleed and L'Abject through certain Coin effects have been changed from [On Hit] to [On Hit without Cracking]. The amount of Bleed inflicted On Hit has also been adjusted.

[ 6. Reduced Penalties Upon Performing the Mechanic and Reduced Clash Power of Mechanic-related Skills ]

Results on the perceived difficulty of the battle's mechanics and mechanic-related Skills did not differ significantly from the preceding questions, with most responses falling between "Adequate" and "Somewhat Hard".

We determined that this was because the Skills involved in performing the mechanic had high Clash Power, while the benefits gained from successfully performing the mechanic did not feel sufficiently impactful.

Based on these survey results, we have reduced the Power of the mechanic-related Skills, reduced the penalties incurred, and strengthened the benefits when successfully performing the mechanic.

[ 7. Additional Improvements ]

Among the additional adjustments requested by respondents were "limit the number of times additional attacks are triggered" and "compensate for allies' SP".

Even after successfully performing the mechanic, L'Abject could still be inflicted, triggering powerful Skills through The Crimson God [Adulthood]'s Passive, "La Moisson".

Furthermore, because there is no battle in the Shadowed between the Warden-Chaplain battle and The Crimson God [Adulthood] battle, Managers could enter the latter without having had an opportunity to restore their allied Sinners' SP. This may have made it particularly difficult to contend with the boss's high-Power Skills.

Therefore, we have added an additional condition to "La Moisson" and an effect that restores allied Sinners' SP, thereby reducing the battle's overall difficulty.

[ 8. Final Adjustments ]

Based on the responses submitted by Managers, the following adjustments will be applied with the Oct. 8th Scheduled Update.

※ Due to technical constraints, the adjustment to "La Moisson" cannot be applied immediately with the Oct. 8th Scheduled Update. Please note that it is scheduled to be applied with the next Scheduled Update on Oct. 15th.

※ Adjustments to the Skills and Passive of "Le Rouge Senior Staff"
(1) Adjusted the Coin Power of "An offering from my embrace!"
- Before: [On Use] Coin Power +1 for every 6 Bleed on target (max 2)
- After: [On Use] If target has 6+ Bleed, Coin Power +1

(2) Adjusted the Coin Power of "I Shall Devour Every Last Morsel!"
- Before: [On Use] Coin Power +1 for every 6 Bleed on target (max 2)
- After: [On Use] If target has 6+ Bleed, Coin Power +1

(3) Adjusted the Power increases provided by the Passive "Emptiness Begets Satiation"
- Before:
1. On Skill Use, at 2+/4+ Pulsation Potency, Coin Power +1/+2
2. Gain 1 Offense Level (max 5) and deal +20% damage (max 100%) for every 10% missing HP

- After:
1. On Skill Use, at 3+ Pulsation Potency, Coin Power +1
2. Gain 1 Offense Level (max 3) and deal +20% damage (max 60%) for every 20% missing HP

※ Adjustments to the effects of the "Shared with Pwie", "Decision", "L'Abject", "He Who Nails", and "Uncontrollable Rampage [Le Désir]" Keywords
(1) Removed the take more damage effect from "Decision" and adjusted its SP recovery
- Before: Deal and take +30% damage to and from The Crimson God [Adulthood]; Turn Start: Heal 5 SP
- After: Deal +30% damage to The Crimson God [Adulthood]; Turn Start: Heal 15 SP

(2) Further increased the final damage taken reduction provided by "Shared with Pwie" and added SP recovery
- Before: Take -50% final damage from The Crimson God [Adulthood]
- After: Take -75% final damage from The Crimson God [Adulthood]; Turn Start: Heal 15 SP

(3) Adjusted the Bleed Count inflicted by "L'Abject"
- Before: On Base Attack Skill Use, gain (Stack x 2) Bleed Count
- After: On Base Attack Skill Use, gain Bleed Count equal to Stack

(4) Added a Final Power increase to "He Who Nails"
- Added: Final Power +3

(5) Adjusted a certain effect of "Uncontrollable Rampage [Le Désir]"
- Removed: Clash Power +1 for every Stack

※ Adjustments to the Skills and Passives of "The Crimson God [Adulthood]"

(1) Adjusted the condition for inflicting Bleed with Coin 2 of "Je m'expulse"
- Before: [On Hit] Inflict 1 Bleed
- After: [On Hit without Cracking] Inflict 1 Bleed

(2) Phase 1 - Added a Clash condition to "La Jouissance", strengthened the benefits of performing the mechanic, and adjusted its Bleed infliction conditions
- Before:
[On Use] If the main target has Shared with Pwie, lose 10 SP and Coin Power -2
Coin 2 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 2 Bleed
Coin 3 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 2 Bleed

- After:
Can Clash with this Skill regardless of Speed
[On Use] If the main target has Shared with Pwie, lose 20 SP and Coin Power -3
Coin 2 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 1 Bleed
Coin 3 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 1 Bleed

(3) Phase 2 - Added a Clash condition to "La Jouissance" and adjusted the amount of Bleed inflicted
- Before:
Coin 2 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 2 Bleed
Coin 3 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 2 Bleed

- After:
Can Clash with this Skill regardless of Speed
Coin 2 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 1 Bleed
Coin 3 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 1 Bleed

(4) Adjusted the Debuff infliction conditions of "Le Nom-du-Père"
- Before:
Coin 2 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 1 L'Abject
Coin 3 Effect: [On Hit] Inflict 1 L'Abject

- After:
Coin 2 Effect: [On Hit without Cracking] Inflict 1 L'Abject
Coin 3 Effect: [On Hit without Cracking] Inflict 1 L'Abject

(5) Adjusted the Power increase condition of "La Castration" and strengthened the benefit of winning the Clash
- Before:
[On Use] Final Power +2 for every 6 Bleed on the main target (max 6)
[Clash Lose] Deal -80% damage, damage dealt by this Skill cannot Stagger the target, and gain 1 Pwie's Memories

- After:
[On Use] Final Power +1 for every 4 Bleed on the main target (max 3)
[Clash Lose] Deal -95% damage, damage dealt by this Skill cannot Stagger the target, and gain 1 Pwie's Memories

(6) Adjusted the Power increase of "Le Trait Unaire", strengthened the benefit of winning the Clash, reduced penalties, and adjusted Bleed infliction conditions
- Before:
Base Power: 8
[On Use] Coin Power +1 for every 4 Bleed on the main target (max 2)
[On Use] Gain +1 Atk Weight for every 5 total sum of L'Abject on all enemies (max 4)
Coin 2 - [On Hit] Inflict 1 Bleed
Coin 3 - [On Hit] Deal Lust damage equal to (L'Abject Stack consumed x 10)% of this Coin's final damage
Coin 3 - [On Hit] Inflict +1 Bleed Count for every 4 L'Abject consumed (max 5)

- After:
Base Power: 5
[On Use] If target has 6+ Bleed, Coin Power +1
[On Use] Gain +1 Atk Weight for every 5 total sum of L'Abject on all enemies (max 3)
[Clash Lose] Deal -80% damage and damage dealt by this Skill cannot Stagger the target
Coin 2 - [On Hit without Cracking] Inflict 1 Bleed
Coin 3 - [On Hit] Deal Lust damage equal to (L'Abject Stack consumed x 5)% of this Coin's final damage
Coin 3 - [On Hit] Inflict +1 Bleed Count for every 4 L'Abject consumed (max 3)

(7) Adjusted the Passive "La Jouissance phallique"
- Before: On Skill Use, if this unit does not have Uncontrollable Rampage [Le Désir] and has 10+ Pulsation Count, consume 10 Pulsation Count to gain Coin Power +2
- After: On Skill Use, if this unit does not have Uncontrollable Rampage [Le Désir] and has 10+ Pulsation Count, consume 10 Pulsation Count to gain Coin Power +1

(8) Adjusted the Passive "La Moisson"
- Before: Attack End: If the main target has 5+ L'Abject, use a powerful Skill against the main target this unit attacked
- After: Attack End: If the main target has 5+ L'Abject, use a powerful Skill against the main target this unit attacked (once per turn)

Once again, we would like to thank all Managers who shared their feedback through the survey, allowing us to identify the specific aspects of the battle that caused difficulty.

[ Expanded Eligibility for Stage Continue Lunacy Refunds ]

As the difficulty of this boss will be adjusted, all Lunacy spent on Stage Continue during the relevant boss battle before the adjustment will be refunded.

- Refund Eligibility
Managers who used Stage Continue during the 5F boss battle in Main Story Chapter 10 - Part 3 between 2026.10.01 12:00 (KST) ~ 2026.10.08 10:00 (KST)

- Refunded Currency
All Lunacy spent on Stage Continue during the 5F boss battle in Main Story Chapter 10 - Part 3

- Refund Schedule
Refunds will be distributed sequentially after the Oct. 8th Scheduled Update