[03/04] Substat Change, Designer Lilibet, and North Lefundos!

Overview

Hello, Epic 7 players! This week is a very exciting week, with a big patch! Not only are we getting the new Designer Lilibet and Chapter 7 of Episode 3, but we’ll be getting the long-teased substat changes too! There will also be nerfs to Earth Expedition as well. Week 2 of Seven Sweethearts will also be released as well.

You can check out the patch notes here: https://page.onstove.com/epicseven/global/view/6901468

Patch Notes

1. Episode 3-7. North Lefundos Update

After leaving Dragon Valley, Ras and his party moved to the northern part of Lefundos, an area that has been devastated due to the influence of the High Wizard, the magical research institute, the spire, and the dungeon where various magical creatures and traps are lurking. Ras and his party try to rescue Schniel and Tywin who are trapped there, but Eliza and Ambitious Tywin arrive and are one step ahead of them as they try to stop Ras and his party…

Home to Lefundos’s Wizard’s Spire and dungeon. North Lefundos will be opened.

■ North Lefundos Opens

[How to Enter]

– Clear stage [6-10. Tomb of Innocence] in Episode 3 Chapter 6

[Map Layout]

– Chapter 7, North Lefundos, consists of 16 main stages including 2 Labyrinth-type stages.

[Quests]

– Chapter 7, North Lefundos, has a total of 10 Quests that players will be able to complete.

– After clearing all 10 Quests in the chapter, players will receive 50 Skystone.

■ North Lefundos AP Exchange

– Clearing stages in North Lefundos will grant the player AP which can be used in this area’s AP Exchange.

[How to Open]

– Clear stage [7-10. Dead End]

[How to Use]

– Players can receive AP in North Lefundos and exchange their AP for items in the AP Exchange.

– The items that you can purchase in the Exchange shop will vary according to your Trust level of the nation you are currently in.

– In order to purchase certain items, players will have to increase their Trust level in that nation.

– Players can increase their Trust Level by completing Trust Missions.

– Following the addition of chapter 7, North Lefundos, 5 Trust missions will be added.

– The Friendly level in Lefundos AP Exchange will be unlocked.

– NPCs’ lines vary depending on the Trust Level in each nation.

– The Trust Level will be shared by NPCs in the same nation.

– There is a limit to the number of times players can purchase certain items in the Exchange Shop.

[Main Reward – Dagger of Solidarity]
 

■ Monster

– The 2★ monsters, Lefundos Wizard, Lefundos Soldier, and Forma will be added.

■ Story Journal

– Chapter 7, [Rescue Operation] will be added to the Episode 3 Story Journal.

– Players can receive the background pack, Unknown Fear as a reward for clearing all quests in Episode 3, Chapter 7.

2. Equipment Substat Modification Update

Players will now be able to select one substat for a piece of Equipment that has been enhanced to its highest level (+15) and convert it into a different substat!

Utilize this ability to convert one substat into a different substat and further increase your Equipment’s efficiency!

■ How to Unlock

– Clear Expedition Level 2 (Receive the Rewards)

※ Players who have cleared Expedition Level 2 before the maintenance period on 3/4 may need to clear it again.

■ Eligible Equipment

– Fully enhanced Equipment (+15 Equipment)

■ Modification Cost

– The cost to modify a substat for your Equipment varies depending on the grade of the modification material.

■ Location

– Select the piece of Equipment whose substat you would like to modify by going to [Inventory > Equipment] or [Inventory > Equipped] and then tap [Modify]

■ Additional Information

– Use modification materials matching the set you are currently modifying.

– When modifying a substat, estimated values of the new substats will be displayed based on the number of enhancements made to the original substat and the grade of the material being used.

– A symbol will be displayed in the tooltip for substats that have been modified.

– The value of the modified substat will be reflected on the new substat.

– Modified substats can be modified again into another substat or the identical substat.

ㄴ The other substats on a piece of modified Equipment cannot be modified.

ㄴ When modifying a substat value, but keeping it the same type of substat, the higher value between the previous value and new value will be applied.

Example: When a substat, such as Critical Hit Chance(%) is modified into Health at 10% (Health 10%) and the player modifies it once again using the same material that was used for the previous modification, and it becomes Health 9%, the substat will remain at Health 10%.
– Substats that cannot be on certain Equipment parts also cannot be applied by modifying substats.

(Modifying Armor cannot grant an Attack[%] substat on that piece of Equipment.)

■ Acquiring Modification Materials

– Expedition Level 2 (Lesser Modification Gem), Expedition Level 3 (One of Lesser or Greater Modification Gem)

– More areas where these materials can be obtained will be added in later updates.

[Owned Modification Materials]

– Modification materials you currently own can be found under the [Modification Materials] tab in the equipment window for fully enhanced Equipment.

– All modification materials you currently own can be found under [Inventory > Enhancement Ingredients > Modification Gem].

■ Other

– [Substat Modification] will be added in the help guide, which can be seen by going to [Help > Equipment].

– A tutorial for modifying substats will be added. (Introduced when entering the substat modification screen.)

3. Arena Skyward Season Begins!

The pre-season ends and the Skyward Season will begin.

We anticipate some truly exciting competition among all of our Heirs!

■ Arena Skyward Season Schedule

※ We will provide you with more details regarding the schedule for the end of the season at a later date.

■ Arena Ardor Season Reward Distribution

[Endurance Crest Reward]

– When the Skyward Season begins, unused Endurance Crests obtained from the Ardor Season will automatically be converted to Conquest Points.

– The exchange rate is 5:1. (Endurance Crest:Conquest Points)

[Arena Ardor Season Frame Distribution Schedule]

– Players will receive an exclusive Frame according to their Arena Ardor Season ranking upon entering the Arena after the start of the Skyward Season.

■ Arena Ardor Season Hall of Fame

– The Arena Ardor Season Hall of Fame will be opened.

– Players can view Heirs who were successful in the Ardor Season by going to Arena > Hall of Fame.

■ Season Ranking

– The Season Ranking will proceed during the Arena Skyward Season.

– Players can obtain Glory Crest and Season Points every week according to their Weekly League Results.

– After the end of the Arena Skyward Season, players can receive an exclusive frame according to their season ranking.

[Season Points]

– Every week, players in the top 1-100 of the Rankings will receive Season Points, which will determine their season ranking.

– If the Total Ranking is the same, the priority will be determined by Victory Points and the highest number of consecutive wins.

– The Season Ranking will be determined by the Season Points which are obtained weekly.

[Arena Skyward Season Exclusive Frame]

– After the end of the Arena Skyward Season and at the start of the new Arena season, players will receive an exclusive Frame according to their Arena Skyward Season ranking.

■ Arena Story

– The Arena Skyward Season story will be released.

– This story will start automatically upon entering the Arena and can be viewed again in the Arena Story tab.

■ Arena Skyward Season – Item list

– Exclusive Arena Skyward Season Equipment will be added to the Conquest Points shop.

– Certain items may be resold and the price may change after the season has completed.

– Skyward Frame V: Players will not be able to purchase this frame after the end of the Arena Skyward Season.

– Arena Ardor Season Equipment has been grouped separately. Players can purchase this Equipment by going to Conquest Points Shop > Arena Ardor Season Equipment.

[Destroyer’s Equipment of Flight]

– The type and value for substats for each Equipment are fixed at the time of initial purchase.

– However, they will increase at random when enhanced.

4. Special Side Story – Seven Sweethearts ~Our First Spring~ Week 2
 

Enjoy the thrilling stories of the club festival in Reingar!

A Special Side Story, Sweethearts ~Our First Spring~ Week 2 will begin!

■ Schedule

2/25 (Thu) 03:00 ~ 3/18 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

■ How to Enter

After reaching Account Rank 9, go to the Lobby and tap [Battle] > [Side Story].

■ Seven Sweethearts ~Our First Spring~ Week 2 Information

[Additional Information]

– The Side Story, Seven Sweethearts ~Our First Spring~ consists of eight rounds. For each week, certain rounds and routes will be available.

– In Week 2, rounds 4~6 and the Iseria/Wanda routes will be unlocked.

– The unlocked routes are available after you enter round 4 which includes the External Affairs Club choice. (Unavailable on rounds 1~3)

– Even if you only completed two rounds, you can play the fourth round in Week 2.

※ After you start round 4, you will not be able to play round 3.

(Round 3 becomes unavailable when round 4 has started.)

[How to Play]

– If you clear one ending, you can move to a new round. From this, you can choose the route from the beginning and play.

(You can also select the ending you’ve already seen one more time in order to see the other options that you missed.)

– Once players enter the first stage in a new round, the parameters will reset and players can’t enter the previous round’s stages.

– Players can receive Main Rewards from the Side Story regardless of the route they select. Players can receive these rewards by completing and seeing the endings for the 7 routes or by playing the story of a specific Hero. (However, illustrations will only be obtained for endings that have been successfully cleared.)

[Endings and Illustrations Information]

– Only one route can be played per round and unselected routes cannot be selected in an active round.

– Ending illustrations can be obtained by clearing each route.

ㄴ Good Ending: When you reach the good ending of a route for the first time, you will receive the illustration for that route. (Total of 7 illustrations)

ㄴ Bad Ending: Regardless of the route you take, the bad ending illustration is only obtained the first time you clear that particular route. (Total 1 Illustration)

(If you want to get all the illustrations, you will have to complete all routes that will be unlocked each week.)

– All illustrations obtained from the endings are registered in the Art Journal.

– Illustrations for unobtained endings cannot be registered in the Art Journal.

※ There are only a limited number of rounds to choose each route, so please carefully decide which route to choose.

[Week 2 Event Currency]
 

※ Players can collect different event currency each week.

※ Event currency is not available in story stages.

※ Exclusive stages will open after clearing each ending on rounds 4~6, providing Week 1 event currency.

[Enhanced Heroes]

[Enhanced Artifacts]
 

※ Players may equip the event Artifacts during the event period for free.

■ Week 2 Information

[Stage Progress]
 

– Seven Sweethearts ~Our First Spring~ is a nonlinear special side story, where your choices in a stage will determine your progress for the following stages.

– Dorm Room, which is open on rounds 4~6 in Week 2 will contain a new choice you can choose.

– The Wanda route is a sub-route of Iseria’s story and will be available depending on your choices during Iseria’s story.

[Story Stages]

– Story Stages do not require Energy to enter and do not have any battles.

– The dialogue that follows depends on the dialogue selected.

– Story Stages do not provide event currency.

[Parameters]

– Parameters are needed to see the end of a story.

– Each important selection that determines an ending has different parameters that can be acquired, and in order to reach the end of the route you are currently playing, you must acquire parameters that correspond to that heroine. The parameters for each heroine can be found in the Hero’s Basic Information tab.

– Parameters can be acquired from “Parameter Difficulty Stages” as well.

[Parameter Stages]

– Parameter Stages are available in the middle of the story. These stages allow you to acquire the necessary Parameters required to see an ending.

– Only one Parameter type may be increased per stage.

– Players may select different stage difficulties after clearing easy once. Players may select a higher difficulty after successfully clearing the one before it.

– Players can gain more of a certain Parameter as the stage difficulty is increased.

[Week 1 Event Currency Stages]

– In Week 4, the “Etc. Club Festival Ticket” stage will open after reaching an ending, providing the Week 1 event currency, Club Festival Tickets.

– Treasure Chests and Goblin Gates in the stage will provide the Week 2 event currency, Unfortunate-Looking Chocolate.

– In these regular stages parameters are not obtainable.

– Players may select different stage difficulties after clearing easy once. Players may select a higher difficulty after successfully clearing the one before it.

[Regular Stages]

– A regular stage [Etc. Study Street] will open after the player reaches a bad ending at the end of either the Iseria or Wanda route, which opens in Week 2.

– In the regular stage, the Week 2 event currency “Unfortunate-Looking Chocolate” will be obtainable while parameters will be unobtainable.

– Players may select different stage difficulties after clearing easy once. Players may select a higher difficulty after successfully clearing the one before it.

[Goblin Challenge]

– The [S. Goblin Challenge] stage will open for players who have cleared all stages in rounds 4~8 in「Seven Sweethearts ~Our First Spring~.」

– Players can play the stage only once during the event period and once the player has cleared it, they cannot enter another Goblin Challenge stage in any other round.

■ Exchange

– Players will be able to exchange the event currency, Unfortunate-Looking Chocolate, for items in the Exchange.

– Players will be able to exchange event currency for items up to one week after the Side Story ends. Unused event currency after that period will then be deleted.

■ Monster

– The Catalyst “Blazing Rage” which is obtainable from the boss monster White Flux, which appears in the Side Story 「Seven Sweethearts ~Our First Spring~,」 will be renamed as “Blazing Soul.”

■ Other

– Adjustments will be made to some text in the Side Story, Seven Sweethearts

5. Ray & Doctor’s Bag Drop Rate Up!

Meet Ray, an Earth elemental Soul Weaver that protects his allies, allowing him to stabilize his team and the Soul Weaver exclusive Artifact, Doctor’s Bag, which is most effective when used by Soul Weavers that mainly use non-attack skills.

■ Schedule

3/4 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 3/11 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

6. Chloe & A Little Queen’s Huge Crown Drop Rate Up!

In this Drop Rate Up event meet the Ice elemental Warrior, Chloe who can effectively deal with Heroes that have high Health. Players can also obtain the Warrior exclusive Artifact, A Little Queen’s Huge Crown, which increases damage if the enemy is granted a barrier when the caster attacks with a Single Attack.

■ Schedule

3/4 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 3/11 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

7. New 5★ Hero, Designer Lilibet Now Available!

Lilibet, who was taught to sew by Straze, senses that Straze has changed and she formulates a plan to stop him! Designer Lilibet will be available in Mystic Summons, and Covenant Summons, and Moonlight Summons.

■ Designer Lilibet

[Hero Introduction]

[Skill Introduction]

8. Guild War Ardor Season Ending

Fierce battles to be the top Guild! The Guild War Ardor Season will be coming to an end.

■ Guild War Ardor Season Ending Schedule and Pre-Season Schedule

※ This schedule is subject to change depending on the circumstances at the time.

※ We will provide you with more details regarding the schedule for the end of the pre-season at a later date.

■ Guild War Pre-Season Information

– The same rewards as the regular season will be granted for Success/Failure/Draws for the Pre-Season of Guild War.

– Items sold during the Guild War Ardor Season will be available for purchase in the Guild Shop.

9. Improvements in Expedition

The difficulty gap between Level 2 and 3 has been narrowed and the clear rewards will be improved.

■ Adjustments in Difficulty for Expedition Level 3

[General Adjustments]

[Boss Adjustments]

– Hopeless Symaqus: Attack 28%, Defense 22% (Reduced)

– Blooming Snag Lich: Attack 15%, Defense 18% (Reduced)

■ Reward Adjustments

[Clear Reward Adjustments]

– Modification Gems are now obtainable along with the existing rewards: Equipment Reforging Materials, Manifestation Stones.

ㄴ Expedition Level 2: Chance to obtain a Lesser Modification Gem.

ㄴ Expedition Level 3: Chance to obtain a Lesser Modification Gem or a Greater Modification Gem.

※ The added rewards are given at random upon clearing the stated Expedition Levels.

■ Other

– Adjustments will be made so that the game displays the Nicknames of the players who created an Expedition in [Repeat Battle > Expedition Information].

– Adjustments will be made in the required score for the Expedition section in [Reputation > Dagger Sicar].

10. Japanese Media Pack Update

Japanese Media Pack will be updated for the following Heroes

※ Japanese Media Pack will be continuously updated.

11. Other Improvements and Adjustments

■ Prologue Improvements

– An illustration will be added to the narration screen displayed on the first entry to the game.

– The prologue video’s volume will be adjusted.

– Adjustments will be made in the details of the Combat Stage tutorial to be easier to be understood.

– Adjustments will be made in the Adventure tutorial so it will be narrated by Vildred and the details will be changed.

– Adjustments will be made in the [Journal > Story Journal > Prologue > 6th World Archdemon War] to match the prologue.

■ UI Improvements

[Inventory]

– The top tab will be changed to icons and a [Enhancement Ingredients] tab will be added in the inventory pop-up window.

– The “View owned Equipment Core” button displayed in the [Inventory > Equipment] will be removed.

– [Equipment Core] and [Modification Gem] categories will be added in the [Inventory > Enhancement Ingredients] area.

[Equipment Management]

– Improvements will be made in the Equipment management screen so that it provides practical filters to sort substats.

– When two different selections are made in the main stat filter 1 and the substat filter 1, a selected substat could not be selected in substat filter 2. Improvements will be made and now the player will be able to select a substat that is already selected in another filter.

– When selecting a substat that is already selected in another filter, the substats in the first and second filters will exchanged.

[Viewing Equipment Details]

– A substat filter will be added in the Inventory, Enhancement, and Equipment Replacement windows.

■ Heroes and Artifacts 

– An issue where 5★ Tamarinne’s profile icon was displayed abnormally will be fixed.

– An issue where Dual Swords’s additional effect did not take effect properly when 5★ Charlotte is buffed and inflicted with the seal effect in the World Arena, will be fixed.

– An issue where notifications were not displayed on the skin icon in [Hero] screen after acquiring skins by upgrading the Epic Pass to the Special Epic Pass will be fixed.

– Adjustments will be made in the 5★ Archdemon’s Shadow’s content in the Japanese Media Pack so that it has a similar volume to other Heroes’.

■ Adventure and Story

– Ervalen and Flan’s Side Stories will be added in [Journal > Story Journal > Hero Stories].

① Ervalen – Bloodthirsty Ambition

② Flan – How to Be a Sister

– Some parts of the background of Ervalen’s Side Story, Bloodthirsty Ambition, will be changed.

– The part of the labyrinth map not in use in 3S-3. Virgin Shield Desert will be deleted.

– An issue where the stars the player has acquired were occasionally not displaying properly in the Episode 1 Epilogue area, will be fixed.

– Adjustments will be made and the game will play background music when the player enters the AP Exchange story in Episode 3.

– Adjustments will be made and a message that notifying the end of the operation period will be displayed when the player taps the AP Exchange when it closes. (7 days after the end of a Side Story)

■ Arena

– An issue where the quantity of Skystone given is not displayed properly when the player enters the Arena for the first time after advancing across more than 2 grades, will be fixed.

There will be no functional changes made.

■ Guild

– An issue where the Memory Imprint changed within [Guild War > Team Formation > Hero Details] continued to play the previous effect in the screen, will be fixed.

■ Other

– An issue where the notification was not displayed in the previous season reward screen when there are claimable rewards from the current Epic Pass, will be fixed.

– An issue where the re-connection button and certain text overlapped in the maintenance notification screen, will be fixed.

– Adjustments will be made so that the game deactivates the “watching mode” when the screen displays the Lobby after watching an advertisement on iOS devices.

– An issue where the back button on certain devices did not work properly after closing the Artifact bonus effect window by tapping outside of the window frame in the Combat Ready screen will be fixed.

– An issue where the cost for removing Equipment was shown as 0 Gold when entering the Hero Details screen while a 12h Free Unequip Buff was active and attempting to unequip Equipment after the buff has expired, will be fixed.