Saturday 26 April 2014

KTERA April 24 Patch Preview

Bamarama Season 2

  • Various instance BAMs fight it out in an all or nothing Bamarama
    • Differences between Season 1 and Season 2 are as follows
    • The arena is open from 19:00 to 0:00 (5 hours)
    • Matches occur every 10 minutes
    • Takes place in multiple channels (bets will be cancelled if a player changes channel after a bet has been made)
    • 8 new BAMs join the fight
  • Diamond Tickets have been added
  • If the BAM you had your bets on wins you will receive a special gift box in your parcel
    • The special gift box may contain one of the few "2014 Maid and Butler Outfit" box
    • This 2014 Maid and Butler box is different from the one bought via cash shop and will not be soul bound (unsure of translation)

Battlegrounds

  • The rewards for Fraywind Canyon has been increased
    • The Bellicarium and Killing Spree credits gained from Fraywind Canyon has changed from 300 to 450 and 120 to 200 respectively
    • Credits gained from the Fraywind Canyon daily has also been increased from200 to 600
  • Attack speed has been increased an additional 4% and 2% on Champion's Skyring (Solo) equalized weapon and gloves respectively
  • A new Battleground mode has been added: Elite Fraywind Canyon
    • Players entering the Elite Fraywind Canyon will be equipped with equalized gear (same as Champion's Skyring [Solo])
    • The win/loss rewards will be the same as Corsairs' Stronghold
    • This battleground will only open up during certain times and for a set duration
  • Corsairs' Stronghold (Raid) has been added
    • Players can queue for Corsairs' Stronghold (Raid) with a 20-man raid
    • The rules of the game is the same as Corsairs' Stronghold
    • The win/loss rewards will be the same as Elite Fraywind Canyon

Instance Dungeon

  • Increased the drop rate of the Bind-on-Equip Kushbar/Wanderlust gear from Kushbar's Gorge (Normal/Hard), Cave of Darkness, Altar of Lakan, and Gillian's Forest
  • Increased the drop count of Hero's Dull Blades and Burning Fragment from the Glittering Box

Crafting/Gathering

  • Names of the following item/design has been changed
    • Beginner's Judgement → Handmade Steadfast
    • Intermediate's Judgement → Handmade Wanderlust
    • Expert's Judgement → Handmade Kushbar
  • Conditions of crafting success and great success has been modified
    • Players will now be able to obtain one "great success" item through regular crafting (previously only obtained through "great success")
    • When a "great success" happens the player will receive two of the items
    • The chance to get "great success" increases when crafting items above Artisan
    • Increased the chance of "great success" for Her's Dull Blades and Hero's Armor
  • The required materials for the following items have been changed
    • handmade_design_materials.jpg
  • The Production Points required for the following items have been changed
    • handmade_design_pp.jpg

Premium Shop

  • From April 24 to May 8 the following items will be discounted by 30%
    • Elinu's Tear I: 3,000 T-Cat → 2,100 T-Cat
    • Elinu's Tear II: 10,000 T-Cat → 7,000 T-Cat
  • Players are now able to buy in bulk from the T-CAT Shop; 50 or 100

Miscellaneous

  • Additional base stat has been added to the _____ weapon (sorry, not sure of the name)
    • Healers: Increase PvP defense when attacked from behind
    • Tank/Dealers: Increase PvP damage when attacking from behind
  • Changed the cool down of Complete Crystalbinds from 12 hours to 3 minutes
  • Added a new option under the "System" window, players are now able to adjust the max distance you can scroll out via mouse wheel

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed an issue where the HP bar and names overlapped for select NPCs, tanks, and several monsters in the open world and instances
  • Fixed an issue where players could not complete the daily Corsairs' Stronghold quest via NPC that is summoned at the end of the match
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