[03/18] Rima Specialty Change, Book of Memories, and Balance Patch!

Overview

Hello, Epic 7 players! Today is a very big update! Not only are we getting balance patch updates, but we’ll also be getting Rima’s specialty change, along with the Book of Memories, which will let us read through special Side Stories! The World Arena season will be ending as well, and Dark Tyrant Specter Tenebria’s skin will be added to the shop.

You can read through the patch notes here: https://page.onstove.com/epicseven/global/view/6950407

Patch Notes

1. Hero, Artifact and Zodiac Balance Adjustments

Balance adjustments will be made to certain Heroes and Artifacts, facilitating better strategies involving them.

※ The probability, number of turns, and cooldowns are based on fully enhanced characters.

※ Other skills will not be changed unless stated.

■ 5★ Desert Jewel Basar (Light, Soul Weaver)

– The activation condition and effect for <Everlasting Oasis> will be changed.

– The effect for <Bastet Roar> will be changed and the skill will acquire more Souls.
■ 5★ Choux (Ice, Warrior)

– The effect for <Chop> will be changed.
– The effect for <Fwoooosh!> will be changed.
■ 4★ Crimson Armin (Light, Knight)

– The effect for <Takedown> will be changed.
– The effect for <Security State> will be changed.
■ 4★ Troublemaker Crozet (Dark, Knight)

– The effect for <Pledgeguard> will be changed.
– The effect for <Chivalry> will be changed.
– <Oath of Protection> will acquire [3 Souls] instead of [2 Souls].

– The targeting priority for <Oath of Protection> will be improved.

■ 4★ Khawana (Fire, Thief)

– The effect for <Casual Introduction> will be changed and the skill will have a Soulburn effect.

– The effect for <Rough Welcome> will be changed and the skill will no longer have the Soulburn effect.

■ 3★ Helga (Earth, Warrior)

– <Attack Chain> will cause more damage.

■ 3★ Mercenary Helga (Earth, Warrior)

– <Attack Chain> will cause more damage.

– The effect and enhancement effect for the <Speed Rune> will be changed.
– The effect for the <Sun Rune> will be changed.
■ 5★ Black Hand of the Goddess (Mage-exclusive) 
■ 4★ Eternus (Soul Weaver-exclusive)
■ Star (Sagittarius – Soul Weaver)

[Universal – Awakening Stat Increase]

[5★ Desert Jewel Basar, 5★ Tamarinne / Lv. 60, 6★ Awakened]

[4★ Blaze Dingo / Lv. 60, 6★ Awakened]

[3★ Jecht, 3★ Ainos / Lv. 60, 6★ Awakened]

[3★ Requiemroar / Lv. 60, 6★ Awakened]

※ For more information regarding the balance adjustments, please see this link. [March 18 (Thu) Balance Adjustments Preview]

2. The Book of Memories

Take a look back to see what you have gone through with the Book of Memories, which can be found in an almost forgotten spot in the Infinite Library. Check out the Special Side Stories and the Chronicle of Orbis in <The Book of Memories>!

■ Location

– Battle > The Book of Memories banner– Battle > Side Story > The Book of Memories banner
■ How to Unlock

– Clear Episode 2 Chapter 10 stage [10-10. Twisted Core]

■ Special Side Story

– The Special Side Stories [Chaotic Reingar Full Moon Festival], and [The Shadow of Ravenwing Manor] will be available for purchase.

– Special Side Stories will be updated in sequential order in the future.

– These stories will be available in the “Special Side Stories” banner on the right side of the main screen.

– Purchased “Special Side Stories” will have no requirements for entry and will provide rewards upon completing the story.

[Purchasing Special Side Story]

– Cost: 900 Skystone

[Entry]

– Purchasing a Special Side Story will replace the button [Purchase] with [Adventure].

– Tap [Adventure] to enter a Special Side Story.

– Upon entering, you can follow the stories within the related World Map.

[Story Progress]

– The stories have the basic mechanics of other Side Stories.

– Players can replay stories via [Story Replay] on the main screen of the Special Side Story after clearing the purchased Special Side Story.

– Choices are not included in [Story Replay] and a set path will be provided.

– Players can receive the rest of the rewards through ‘Record Complete’ after clearing all stories and achievements. After doing so, players will not be able to enter the Side Story map again.

[Stages]

– Players will enter the first stage and go through stages in order, unlocking the next stage by completing the one prior.

– Entering stages will cost Energy.

– Stage Missions and rewards are not included in Special Side Stories purchased via <The Book of Memories>.

– Goblin Gates are not included in Special Side Stories purchased via <The Book of Memories>.

– Goblin Challenge, MolaGora Challenge stages are not included in Special Side Stories purchased via <The Book of Memories>.

[Exchange]

– The AP Exchange is not included in Special Side Stories purchased via <The Book of Memories>.

[Rewards]

– Special Side Stories purchased via <The Book of Memories> will provide the main rewards after clearing all stages in a story.

① Main Rewards

ㄴ Check below for the main rewards obtainable from the Special Side Stories purchased via <The Book of Memories>.

② Source of Main Rewards

ㄴ Players can obtain the main rewards by satisfying certain conditions in each Side Story.

– Equipment and Gold also can be obtained from Treasure Chests and from eliminating monsters.

■ Chronicles

– To see the Chronicles, tap [See Chronicles] on the main screen of <The Book of Memories>.

– Core events in Epic Seven are recorded in Chronicles and can be viewed.

– Chronicles display all Special Side Stories added to <The Book of Memories> and regular Side Stories that have been added to the Story Journey in one place.

3. Specialty Change Muse Rima

This Specialty Change will be available for the 3★ Hero Rima allowing her to become Muse Rima.

Heroes who undergo a Specialty Change will have changes in their illustration, skills, and skill animations. Also, their skills and stats can be enhanced further via the Skill Tree.

■ Muse Rima

[Specialty Change – New Skill Information]

■ How to Unlock Specialty Change Quests

– Reach Lv. 50 with Rima

– Clear Episode 3 Chapter 2 [2-S3. Suspicious Alley]

■ How to Specialty Change

– Go Hero > Specialty Change > Rima > Start Specialty Change Quest

– Complete three Specialty Change Quests and complete a Trial Battle.

– Once a Specialty Change is completed, changes in the appearance and skills cannot be reverted.

■ Skill Tree

– Heroes that went through a Specialty Change can be enhanced further via the Skill Tree.

– Runes can be enhanced in the Skill Tree. Doing so will consume elemental Runes.

[Rune Enhancement]

The effects are based on Runes at max enhancement.

* Faith Rune – Increases Dual Attack chance by 2%.

* Guard Rune – Increases damage dealt by Quick Shot by 5%.

* Health Rune – Increases Health by 10%.

* Solitude Rune – When using Quick Shot, if all allies are Ice elemental Heroes, has a 100% chance to increase Combat Readiness of the ally with the highest Attack by 5%.

* Relic Rune – Increases Effectiveness by 25%.

* Order Rune – When using Lullaby Arrow, if all allies are Ice elemental Heroes, has a 100% chance to decrease Defense of the target for 2 turns.

* Sacrifice Rune – When using Quick Shot, has a 75% chance to decrease Speed of the target for 1 turn.

* Prosperity Rune – Increases Effect Resistance of all allies by 5%.

* Harvest Rune – When using Hopeful Hymn, if all allies are Ice elemental Heroes, has a 100% chance to increase Speed of the target for 2 turns.

* Mercy Rune – When using Lullaby Arrow, a critical hit has a 100% chance to decrease Combat Readiness of the target by 10%.

4. World Arena Ardor Season Ending

The World Arena Ardor Season has come to an end and the pre-season begins.

All servers follow the same schedule for the beginning and end of the Ardor Season and pre-season.

■ World Arena Ardor Season Ending and Pre-Season Beginning Schedul

■ World Arena Ardor Season Reward Distribution

World Arena Ardor Season Reward Distribution

※ Players will receive season rewards according to their Ardor Season ranking upon entering the World Arena after the start of the Pre-Season.

※ Players will not be able to obtain the World Arena Ardor Season rewards once the Pre-Season is over. Please make sure to collect the rewards during the Pre-Season.

※ Players who have played a match in the World Arena Ardor Season more than once but have not completed placements will receive a Background Pack.

Epic Skin [Snow White Warmth Fallen Cecilia]

■ Hall of Fame

– At the end of the regular season, the players who finished the season in the top 1-3 spots will be recorded in the Hall of Fame.

■ World Arena Improvements

[First Pick Player Designation]

– In Mock Battles, the moderator is able to select a player and grant them the First Pick, regardless of the Battle Rules.

– The set order for First Pick by a moderator remains even when another player becomes a new moderator.

[Change in the Number of Pre-Ban Heroes]

– In Mock Battles, the moderator is able to set the number of Heroes to be pre-banned from 0 to 3, regardless of the Battle Rules.

– The number set by the moderator will remain, even if another player becomes the new moderator.

[Other]

– An issue where a wrong message was displayed when creating a Mock Battle room after the game crashed while matching with an opponent will be fixed.

– An issue where Ras’s silhouette was shown when pre-banning Archdemon’s Shadow in Mock Battles will be fixed.

5. Charles & Justice for All Drop Rate Up!

In this Drop Rate Up meet Charles, an Earth elemental Knight who is able to grant buffs to his allies as well as powerfully attack the enemy with chained attacks. Players can also receive the Knight exclusive 5★ Artifact, Justice for All, which has a chance to grant the caster one random buff at the end of every turn.

■ Schedule

3/18 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 3/25 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

6. Other Improvements and Adjustments

■ Skin Shop

– Epic Skin 「Specter Tenebria: Dark Tyrant」 will be added.

■ Heroes and Artifacts 

– An issue where the effect for Politis’s passive skill, Astral Guide, which” reduces the effect of Combat Readiness increases granted to the enemy” did not take effect when the 5★ Hero, Arbiter Vildred was revived using his passive skill Dark Contract, will be fixed.

– An issue where an error screen was displayed when using the 5★ Hero Ruele of Light’s skill, Light Ascending in crossroads battles after an ally dies in Labyrinth type maps, will be fixed.

– An issue where the passive effect for the 4★ Hero, Sinful Angelica’s skill Soul Harvest did not take effect when an enemy dies in the same turn where Dark Salvation is used, will be fixed.

– An issue where enemies took additional damage after their invincibility expired, despite being attacked while Invincible by an Artifact or skill that causes additional damage, such as the 5★ Artifact, Uberius’s Tooth, or 3★ Hero Captain Rikoris’s skill Wedge Rune, will be fixed.

– Adjustments will be made to the volume of the voice lines used when a Hero uses a skill.

ㄴ Affected Heroes: Mui, Roana, Cerise, Arbiter Vildred, Sage Baal & Sezan, Specimen Sez, Tempest Surin, Blaze Dingo

– An issue where skill tooltips did not change in the [Awakening] screen after equipping Exclusive Equipment will be fixed.

– An intermittent issue where the new 5★ Hero Eda’s Hero Introduction video did not play her voice will be fixed.

■ Monster

– An issue where monsters appearing with Sun Tortus’s do not die when they receive lethal damage by an attack that targets all enemies with the help of the effect of Sun Tortus’s Healing Power, will be fixed.

– The incorrect tooltip for Plummeting Stone Pillar, a skill for Dark Gargoyle which appears in Episode 3 Chapter 7 [7-2. Ominous Maze] will be fixed.

■ Adventure and Story

– Certain background music in Episode 3 Chapter 2 Hidden Story [The Queen and the Bard] will be changed to music that better matches the story.

– An issue where an icon of a Trust Mission about acquiring Gold was not displayed properly in Episode 3 Chapter 6 will be fixed.

– An issue where a guiding arrow was not displayed in the initial playthrough in Episode 3 Chapter 6 [6-9. Secluded Laboratory] will be fixed.

– The narrative directions for some stories in Arena Story [8. The Wrong Choice] will be changed.

– Some visual and sound effects in the Special Side Story 「Seven Sweethearts ~Our First Spring~」 will be fixed.

■ Battle

– An issue where the “Conquered” icon did not mark the level in a new season after players conquered Automaton Tower Level 4 in the previous season, will be fixed.

– An issue where Heroes on a team as a Supporter appeared without their equipped skin in World Boss battles will be fixed.

■ Guild

– Improvements will be made so that when players not in a guild enter a [Guild] menu, a guild benefit information pop-up window will be displayed. (Displayed once a day)

– Improvements will be made to the filters in a Guild search.

■ Other

– A banner will be added in the mailbox that will redirect players to the web event page.

– Improvements will be made to the mailbox so that it moves Heroes and Equipment into the player’s Inventory only when there are empty slots.

– An issue where players could not claim Artifacts in the mailbox while their Equipment inventory was full, will be fixed.

– Improvements will be made and an information window will be displayed when claiming Exclusive Equipment from your mailbox.

– An issue where the game failed to sort items when setting Substat filters while the “view in Max Enhance order” function was selected in the Inventory > Equipment and Hero > Manage Equipment area, will be fixed.

– Mute setting will be added to Settings > Game Settings.

– Improvements will be made and the game will display different instructions depending on the conditions met when tapping a locked or empty Exclusive Equipment slot in a Hero’s Detail screen.

ㄴ Hall of Trials locked: Instructions on how to unlock Hall of Trials

ㄴ Hall of Trials unlocked / Awakening requirements not met: Information on the requirements for Hero Awakening before equipping Exclusive Equipment / Information on Hall of Trials Exchange

ㄴ Hall of Trials unlocked / Awakening requirements met: Information on the Hall of Trials Exchange and a redirecting button

– Improvements will be made to the Hero Details screen, which will display notifications on unlocked Exclusive Equipment if the Hero is eligible to equip them.

– Adjustments will be made to Pack speech bubbles in the Shop, so that they are displayed after clearing Episode 1 Chapter 1 [1-4. Skybreeze Forest].

– An issue where the Specialty description did not renew when placing/removing Heroes on a team for Dispatch missions in the Sanctuary > High Command, will be fixed.

■ Downloading Epic Seven from Mac App Store

– Mac devices with Apple M1 chips installed can download and play Epic Seven. [Mac App store > iPhone & iPad Apps]