Patch Notes, Oct 18 2018

[NC_Ocho]

New Systems

• Added Costume system. Costumes will initially be available for Astria, Livius, Apollo, and Gearming.
• Added Guild Buff system.
• Added Tactic system, giving you greater control of your Heroes when you are using Auto-Play.

Story Quest

• Added a new opening video.
• Improved Story Mission Energy rewards.
• Added exclusive Awakening Stone for Ren's awakening in Story Mission.

Guild Dungeon

• Guild Dungeons will now reward Wings much more frequently.
• Reduced difficulty for the Guild Boss Sacrius
• - Dream Eater: Inflicts damage over time by 80% of max HP -> Inflicts     damage over time by 60% of max HP.
• - Spot Focus: Decreased the damage by 30%.
• - Sonic Blast: Decreased the damage by 20%.
• - Fire Crossing: Decreased the damage by 20%.

Expeditions

• Improved Expedition rewards for later Expeditions.

    
Tower of Transcendence

• Added a number of new bosses, and created a rotation for which bosses are available.    
• Added a new Elevator system, to aid you in climbing the Tower faster.

Characters
 Strondhiem

•  Improved the hero Strondheim (Water), to be powerful in the early game.

 Septimus

• - Increased damage of Bash Strike (All affinities).
• - Increased damage of Attack Instinct (Fire/Light).
• - Decreased damage of Attack Instinct (Dark).
• - Decreased damage of Protection Roar (Water/Light).
• - Decreased damage of Howl of Valor (Wood).
• - Increased the max level of Menace Waves (All affinities) from 1 to 4.
• - Added 'Increases damage' to each level up effects (2 - 4) for Menace Waves (All affinities).
• - Increased damage of Menace Waves (All affinities).

Mumuding

• - Changed level-up effect for level 4 Acorn Toss (All affinities) to 'Increases the chance to activate Trauma by 20%'.
• - Changed Requirements to use for Earth Upheaval (Water/Light) to 'When caster deals a critical hit on the enemy'.
• - Removed skill effect 'Recovers HP' from Earth Upheaval (Water/Light).
• - Added skill effect '50% chance to acquire King Acorn or Honey Acorn' to Earth  Upheaval (Water/Light).
• - Removed Earth Upheaval (Wood) skill.
• - Added Infiltration (Wood) skill.
• - Decreased damage of Rapid Acorns (All affinities).
• - Added skill effect 'Removes a shield' to Rapid Acorns (All affinities).
• - Added skill effect 'Stacks Trauma 1 time for 30 sec' to Rapid Acorns (Water/Wood).
• - Decreased damage of Roll (All affinities).
• - Added skill effect 'Stacks Trauma 1 time for 30 sec' to Roll (All affinities).
• - Removed skill effect 'Increases ATK by 20% for 30 sec' from Roll (Water).
• - Added skill effect 'Decreases ATK by 20% for 30 sec' to Roll (Water)."

Drake:

• - Changed Characteristic for Menacing Blow (All affinities) to 'Deals PHY damage (proportionate to PHY defense)'.
• - Changed Characteristic for Vengeful Blow (Water/Wood) to 'Deals PHY damage (proportionate to PHY defense)'.
• - Changed the max level of Vengeful Blow (Water/Wood) from 4 to 5.
• - Changed the level effect for level 2/3 Vengeful Blow (Water) to 'Cooldown decreases by 2 sec'.
• - Changed the level effect for level 4 Vengeful Blow (Water) to 'Cooldown decreases by 3 sec'.
• - Added the level effect 'Add SP Recovery by 30%' to level 5 Vengeful Blow (Water).
• - Changed the level effect for level 2/3 Vengeful Blow (Wood) to 'Cooldown decreases by 3 sec'.
• - Changed the level effect for level 4 Vengeful Blow (Wood) to 'Cooldown decreases by 4 sec'.
• - Added the level effect 'Add SP Recovery by 20%' to level 5 Vengeful Blow (Wood).
• - Added the skill effect 'Recovers Divine Power by 10%' to Vengeful Blow (Wood).
• - Changed Characteristic for Merciless Rush (Fire/Light/Dark) to 'Deals PHY damage (proportionate to PHY defense)'.
• - Changed the max level of Merciless Rush (Fire/Light/Dark) from 4 to 5.
• - Changed the level effect for level 2/3/4 Merciless Rush (Fire/Light/Dark) to 'Increases damage'.
• - Added the level effect 'Add SP Recovery by 20%' to level 5 Merciless Rush(Fire/Light/Dark)
• - Added the skill effect 'Cannot recover SP for 10 sec' to Merciless Rush (Fire).
• - Changed the max level of Guardian's Will (Fire/Wood/Light/Dark) from 1 to 5.
• - Added the level effect 'Cooldown decreases by 2 sec' to level 2 Guardian's Will (Fire/Light).
• - Added the level effect 'Cooldown decreases by 3 sec' to level 3/4 Guardian's Will (Fire/Light).
• - Added the level effect 'Cooldown decreases by 3 sec' to level 2/3/4 Guardian's Will (Wood/Dark).
• - Added the level effect 'Increases block by 70% for 30 sec' to level 5 Guardian's Will (Fire/Wood/Light/Dark).
• - Added the skill effect 'Guardian Shield' to Guardian's WILL (Wood/Dark).
• - Changed Characteristic for Flash Blitz (Water) to 'Deals PHY damage (proportionate to PHY defense)'.
• - Changed the max level of Flash Blitz (Water) from 1 to 5.
• - Added the level effect 'Cooldown decreases by 2 sec' to level 2 Flash Blitz (Water).
• - Added the level effect 'Cooldown decreases by 3 sec' to level 3/4 Flash Blitz (Water).
• - Added the level effect 'Increases block by 70% for 30 sec' to level 5 Flash Blitz (Water).
• - Changed Characteristic for Shield Strike (All affinities) to 'Deals PHY damage (proportionate to PHY defense)'.
• - Changed the max level of Shield Strike (All affinities) from 4 to 5.
• - Changed the level effect for level 4 Shield Strike (All affinities) to 'Increases damage'.
• - Added the level effect 'Increases damage' to level 5 Shield Strike (All affinities).
• - Added the skill effect 'Decreases ATK by 20% for 30 sec' to Shield Strike (All affinities).
• - Added the skill effect 'Decreases SP by 20%' to Shield Strike (Fire/Wood/Light).
• - Added the skill effect 'Decreases SP by 20%' to Shield Strike (Water/Dark)."

Umbaca

• - Removed Thick Skin (Fire/Water/Wood/Dark) skill.
• - Added Savage Chain (Fire/Water/Wood/Dark) skill.
• - On use of Savage Chain (Fire/Water/Wood/Dark), Umbaca kidnaps the high priority enemy to inflict focused attack when a battle starts.
• - Added skill effect 'Decreases Evade by 70% for 30 sec' to Savage Chain (Wood).
• - Changed level-up effect for level 5 Swing (All affinities) to '50% chance to remove 1 debuff'.
• - Increased damage of Amputate (Fire).
• - Increased damage of Iron Defense (Water/Light).
• - Removed skill effect 'Removes 1 buff' from Seize (All affinities).
• - Added skill effect 'Steals 1 enemy buff' to Seize (All affinities).
• - Changed level-up effect for level 5 Seize (All affinities) to 'Steals all enemy buffs'.
• - Decreased damage of Rage Release (All affinities).
• - Changed target area of Rage Release (All affinities) to 'All Enemy'.
• - Removed skill effect 'Decreases ATK by 20% for 30 sec' from Rage Release (Fire).
• - Added skill effect 'Decreases Debuff Resist by 70% for 30 sec' to Rage Release (Fire).
• - Added skill effect 'Decreases ATK by 20% for 30 sec' to Rage Release (Wood).
• - Added skill effect 'Prevents buff for 10 sec' to Rage Release (Dark)."

Leo

• - Removed "Consumes n% of HP" from skill use condition.
• - Removed "Decreases max HP by 15%" from the exclusive effect.
• - Added Exclusive Effect "Madness", "Corruption."

Cassandra
- Changed Skill: Wave of Protection (Fire/Water/Light), Echo of Protection
(Wood/Dark).

• [**All Enemies] Deals PHY damage (proportionate to PHY defense)
• (Fire&Wood&Light: 160%, Water: 180%, Dark: 190%)
• [Caster] Guardian Shield for 10 sec
• (Fire&Wood) [All Enemies] Decreases ATK by 20% for 30 sec
• (Water&Dark) [All Enemies] Silence for 10 sec
• (Light) [All Enemies] Decreases CRIT by 70% for 30 sec

- Changed Skill: Experienced Shield (Wood)
Changed from Auto to Counter.
Changed the effect as follows:

• When an enemy casts
• All Allies Immune to PHY DMG
• All Allies decreases MAG damage received by 50%
• All Allies Increases HP Drain by 20%

- Changed Skill: Experienced Shield (Dark)
 Changed the effect as follows:

• When an enemy casts
• All Enemies Flinch
• All Enemies Decreases SP

Praedo
- Rehabilitation

• Changed the name to "Troll's Cry."
• Added a skill condition: the skill can be used when enemy is Concealed.
• Changed the effect Recover own HP, and reveal enemy in Conceal.

- Pulverize

• Changed the name to "Troll's Regeneration."
• Added a skill condition: the skill can be used when the caster receives a critical hit from the enemy.
• Changed a skill effect: changed to recover to increase Praedo's survivability.

Nasir
Blitz

• Changed 4 level skill effect 'Increases the chance to activate Mark by 20%' to 'Increases damage.'
• Added skill effect '30% chance to increase critical hit for 30 sec.'
• Increased damage.

Blessed Arrow

• Removed Blessed Arrow skill.

Mark of the Hunt

• Added Mark of the Hunt as Nasir's Condition Combo skill.
• Mark of the Hunt uses 'Cancel Conceal/PHY DMG/Stack 1 Mark for 40 sec/Recovers SP by 10% upon critical hit.
• Nasir (Light/Dark) uses additional 'Target that has Conceal removed cannot Conceal for 20 sec' effect.

Howling Arrow

• Added 'Stack 1 Mark for 40 sec.'
• Decreased damage.
• Explosive Trap
• Added 'Stack 1 Mark for 40 sec.'
• Decreased damage.

Tornado Dash

• Added 'Stack 1 Mark for 40 sec.
• Decreased damage.
• Destructive Arrow
• Added effect 'Removes all buffs.'
• Decreased damage.

Final Assault

• Changed 'Additional PHY DMG to enemy who has Mark' to 'Mark Explosion.'
• Added effect 'Cancel damage reflection.'
• Added effect 'Decreases Debuff Accuracy by 70% for 30 sec' to Nasir (Fire/Water).
• Added effect 'Decreases ATK by 20% for 30 sec' to Nasir (Wood).
• Added effect 'Inflicts Sleep on priority target for 15 sec' to Nasir (Light).
• Added effect 'Cannot recover SP for 10 sec' to Nasir (Dark).
• Changed level 4 skill effect 'Increases damage' to 'Ignores DEF.'
• Decreased damage.

Daily Rewards

• Added a Confinite that player can spin for free 1 time a day to Hero Portal.
• Changed 1-star level 1 Enhance Fairy which is given out as a reward from Achievement/Day Dungeon/Guild Dungeon/EXP Dungeon to 1-star level 15 Enhance Fairy.
• Added a system that player can purchase for free 1 time a day to Shop.

Equipment

• Heroic Equipment can now be enhanced.

Ordinances
Changed required currency to level up Ordinance from Aether to Mark of Commander.

Visual Display
Added following functions to the in-game options:

• - Recording Mode ON/OFF
• - Combo Status Slow Effect ON/OFF
• - Combo Display ON/OFF

Bug Fixes and Quality of Life

• Many, many bugs were squashed, leading to much sadness for the remaining bugs.
• Made numerous Chat improvements.
• Replaced or improved many Icons.
• Improved many in-game textures and animations. 
• Made many tooltips more accurate.
• Added Enhance/Evolve button to Hero manage menu.