[29/04 Patch] Guilty Gear Returns!

Overview

Not sure if the new hero will arrive from Guilty Gear, but we will have to see. The old crew of Baiken, Sol and Dizzy is making a comeback! Sol is free while the females are of course limited.

• Ras finally gets his specialty change!
• Hunt 13 no longer drops lv 70 equipment!
• More new JP voice packs!
• Destina Epic Pass, Banner + Skin!

Link: https://page.onstove.com/epicseven/global/view/5224284

Patch

The best Heroes from another world are visiting Orbis!

We hope that many of our Heirs will show interest in the stories that the Guilty Gear Heroes have to tell!

In addition, we have many other updates waiting for you!

The Epic Pass, Nixed’s Sanctum Zone 4, and improvements to Hunt stages 12 and 13 will be available after this update!

Please see below for more details.

1. Special Side Story – Visitors from Another World [Week 1]

 

Orbis regains peace after the Archdemon War. However, circumstances soon bring about chaos once again, while at the same time, visitors from another world start to appear in Ritania…

■ Availability

4/30 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 5/21 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

■ How to Enter 

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

■ Special Side Story Information – Visitors from Another World

– The Side Story ‘Visitors from Another World’ will have 4 chapters and will be available for three weeks.

– A Tournament will be held in weeks 1 and 3.

– Players can obtain the Guilty Gear 5★ Hero, Sol, and the 5★ Artifact, Junkyard Dog by playing the Side Story.

– Players can obtain the 4★ Artifact, Portrait of the Saviors, in the chapter from Baiken’s Story, from the S. Challenge Stadium stage.

[Story Schedule]

– Each chapter will open according to the schedule below. In order to proceed to the next chapter, players will need to complete the preceding chapter.

[Brawl! REVELATOR! Returns]

1. Basic Rules

– Players can participate in S. Challenge Stadium from week 1.

– The Guilty Gear Heroes, Baiken, and Sol can participate in this stage.

– Players can select the difficulty level when they enter the Challenge Stadium.

– In order to proceed to the next difficulty level, players will need to complete the preceding difficulty level.

– Players will not be able to obtain event currency or catalysts from this stage.

2. Location: Go to Baiken’s Story > S. Challenge Stadium

3. How to Enter: Clear stage 8. Collapsed Underground Laboratory (Easy) in Baiken’s Story.

4. Entry Limit: None

5. Main Rewards: 4★ Artifact, Portrait of the Saviors

[Enhanced Hero]
 

[Stage Difficulty]

– Stage 8 of each chapter is comprised of various difficulty levels that players can select.

■ Week 1 Information 

[Week 1 Additional Artifact Effects]

– Improvements have been made so that additional Artifact effects increase as the Artifact’s Limit Break level increases.

※ Artifacts that have additional effects can be unequipped for free during this period.

[Event Currency]
 

[Tournament (Normal) Opening]

– Players will be able to access Tournament (Normal) from week 1 of Visitors from Another World.

– Players can access this by tapping on the [Tournament] button from the main Side Story window.

– Players can obtain a Victory Reward and then challenge a higher-ranking player when they win a Tournament.

– The cost to participate in a Tournament will be reduced from the quarter-finals.

– Entry Currency: Token for the Chosen

[Main Reward]

– Please see below for the main rewards you can obtain from the Side Story and Tournament.

– Players can also earn other various rewards in addition to the main rewards.

[S. Challenge Stadium Main Rewards]

– The probability of acquiring the Artifact from S. Challenge Stadium will depend on the difficulty level.

■ Sol Hero Introduction

2. Baiken & Torn Sleeve Drop Rate Up 
 

Baiken, a one-armed, one-eyed samurai! In this Limited Drop Rate Up event, meet the Thief, Baiken, who has the ability to inflict bleeding effects on the enemy. Players can also acquire the Thief-exclusive Artifact, Torn Sleeve which inflicts bleeding after a single attack.

■ Schedule

4/30 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 5/14 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

■ Hero Introduction

3. Epic★Pass Picnic 2020 Season
 

The Epic Pass Picnic 2020 Season is here!

As a reward, we have prepared Destina’s skin, Spring Breeze Destina, and a special frame for you.
We hope that many of our Heirs will participate in this Epic Pass.

■ Schedule

4/30 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 05/28 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

■ Location

– Players can access the Picnic 2020 Season Epic Pass by going to the main lobby and tapping the “Epic Pass” icon.

■ How to Use 

– You can increase your Season Rank by consuming the currencies specified.

– As you increase your Season Rank, you can earn a variety of rewards!

① Free Reward: Players can receive basic rewards by increasing their Season Rank during the season.

② Premium Reward: Rewards that can be acquired when the Pass is upgraded to Premium Epic Pass.

③ Special Reward: Rewards that can be acquired when the Pass is upgraded to Special Epic Pass.

[Season Rank & Season EXP]

1) Currency Value 

– Players can receive season EXP by consuming the currencies listed below in different game modes.

– The Picnic 2020 Season consumable currencies that provide Season EXP are as follows:

2) Purchase Season Rank

– Players can use 100 Skystones to increase their Season Rank by 1.

■ Epic Pass Upgrade 

– Players can upgrade to the Premium Epic Pass or Special Epic Pass by using Skystones.

■ Rewards

[Destina Skin – Spring Breeze]

– The illustration and cut scenes will change when this skin is equipped on the 5★ Hero, Destina.

4. Destina & Shimadra Staff Drop Rate Up
 

Spirit Lord of Light and Autumn!

In this Drop Rate Up event, meet Destina, an Earth elemental Soul Weaver who recovers Health and increases Combat Readiness. Players can also acquire the Soul Weaver exclusive Artifact, Shimadra Staff which increases Effect Resistance and Healing.

■ Schedule

4/30 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 5/7 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

5. Nixed’s Sanctum Zone 4 – Icicle Cave Open 
 

Nixed’s Sanctum Zone 4, Icicle Cave, is now available.

Get past the obstacles, and find the path that will lead you deep inside.

■ Entry Condition

Clear the path leading to Icicle Cave from Zone 3 Mountain Valley.

■ Entry Currency

Labyrinth Compass x1

■ Main Rewards

[Stage Mission Rewards]

[Gold Chest Rewards]
  

6. Specialty Change – Adventurer Ras 

The 3★ Hero, Ras, will be able to undergo a Specialty Change.

After completing the Specialty Change, Ras will be granted a new sprite, new skills, and new animations!

Additional stat changes and skill enhancements can be made via the Skill Tree.

■ Adventurer Ras

[Specialty Change – New Skill Information]

■ Specialty Change Conditions

The following conditions have to be met before beginning the Specialty Change quests.

1. Have Ras Lv. 50

2. Complete Episode 2 Chapter 10-10 Twisted Core

■ How to Complete a Specialty Change 

– From the Lobby, go to the Hero menu > Specialty Change.

– Once all 3 Specialty Change Quests have been cleared and the Trial Battle has

been successfully completed, the Specialty Change will be complete.

– After completing a Specialty Change, the Hero’s appearance and skills will change,

and the Hero cannot be reverted to their previous state.

■ Skill Tree 

After a Specialty Change, the Skill Tree can be accessed via the Awakening menu.
Use Elemental Runes to enhance the Runes in the Skill Tree and make your Hero stronger!

[Rune Enhancement Results] 

The rune enhancement effects are according to the maximum enhancement standard.

– Increases Health by 20%.

– Increases damage dealt by X-Slash by 10%.

– Increases Speed by 6.

– Increases Effectiveness by 25%.

– Has a 100% chance to grant immunity to the caster and the ally with the highest Attack for 2 turns when using Command Strike.

– Increases Effect Resistance of all allies by 5%.

– Has a 100% chance to increase Combat Readiness of the caster by 10% when using X-Slash.

– Has a 100% chance to increase Combat Readiness of the caster by 20% when using Purifying Flame.

– Increases the amount of Health recovered by 100% when using Purifying Flame.

– Has a 60% chance to decrease Defense of the target for 1 turn when using Command Strike.

7. Hunt Stage 12 & 13 Improvements
 

Heirs! Thank you for the love and support you have shown Epic Seven.

We have made the following improvements to Hunt stages 11 ~ 13, reflecting the suggestions and opinions of our Heirs.

■ Lv.70 Equipment Drop Rate Adjustments 

– Hunt Stages 11 & 12: The drop rate for Lv.70 equipment will be decreased.

– Hunt Stage 13: Lv.70 equipment will no longer drop from this stage.

■ Equipment Crafting and Reforging Materials Adjustments

– Equipment Crafting Material: Guaranteed 1st Wave Drop in Hunt stages 11~13.

– Equipment Reforging Material: Possibility to be rewarded in the 2nd Wave for Hunt Stages 11~13.

※ For more details of the improvements made to Hunt stages 12 & 13, please see the Developer Notes, Hunt 11 ~ 13 Planned Changes Notice. 

8. Hero Rating System Improvements
 

■ Hero Rating UI Improvements

– In addition to the overall opinion, players will also be able to view specific reviews according to various filters.

① After Balance Update: Players can select to see the reviews of Heroes who underwent balance adjustments after 4/16(Thu).

② Last Two Months: Players can select to see reviews that were posted in the last two months.

③ All: Players can select to view all the reviews posted for a certain Hero.

[GM Review]

– The GM’s review of a Hero will be displayed at the top of the Hero Rating list.

– Through this review, the GM will provide our players with useful information about the Hero.

[Total Ratings]

– The Hero’s ratings will be displayed.

– The rating will be displayed from a minimum of 1 to a maximum of 5 points. The ratings will be rounded up to the first decimal place.

– The average rating of all Heirs who participated in the rating cycle will be displayed as the Total Rating.

– If a Hero has had a balance adjustment, the ‘Before Balance Update’ button will be active.

* Basic: The Total Rating, obtained after a balance adjustment, will be displayed.

* If you select ‘Before Balance Update’, the rating before the balance adjustment will be displayed. (Post-update ratings will not be included.)

■ Hero Rating

– Please note that you cannot leave a review for a 3★ Phantasma.

9. Event Artifact – A Song for Everybody

The 4★ event Artifact, A Song for Everybody, will be added.

Players will receive this Artifact as a reward in the ‘Guilty Gear Collaboration Celebration 7 Day Check-In Event’.

10. Japanese Media Pack Update

The following are the additional Heroes who will have a Japanese voice.

※ We will continue to increase the number of Japanese media pack-enabled Heroes.

11. Additional Improvements and Bug Fixes

■ Title Screen Change

– Tamarinne, Karin, and Arky are here to welcome our Heirs!

– Schedule: 4/30 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 5/21 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

Two Buffs for New Heirs Added

■ Two Buffs for New Heirs Added

– Schedule: 4/30 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ Continuously

– Two buff effects will be applied for 7 days on a newly created account.

※ The buffs will only be applied for 7 days after the account is created.

※ The buffs will automatically expire after 7 days even if you do not access Epic Seven during this period.

■ Shop

[Skin Shop]

– “Tenebria: Phantom Schoolgirl” will be added to the Skin Shop.

[Shop]

– Two types of EXP Boosters will be added to the Shop.

[Packages – New Adventure Pack]

– Sale Duration: Will be available after the maintenance on 4/30(Thu)

– Purchase Limit: Once per account

[Packages – Catalyst Pack]

– New package, Catalyst Pack added.

– Sale Duration: after the maintenance on 4/30 (Thu) – 5/6 (Wed) 14:59 UTC (Available in months with an update occurring in the 5th week)

– Purchase Limit: 3 times per account during the sale period

[Others]

– Purchase Limit of the 2^nd week’s MolaGora Pack will be increased from once to twice.

■ Heroes and Artifacts

– Locked Heroes can be put to the Waiting Room instantly without unlocking them. The Heroes will remain locked.

– Heroes that cannot be Skill Enhanced, including Ingredient Heroes (Penguins, Phantasmas, and 1★ Heroes used for Memory Imprinting) won’t be able to enter the Skill Enhance page.

– An issue where Sol’s skill, Volcanic Viper’s Skill Enhance effect (Increase Damage Dealt) was not being applied when attacked by Elite/Boss monsters will be fixed.

– An issue where Sigret’s skill, Guillotine, did not activate during Auto Battles will be fixed.

– An issue where during Wyvern’s second attack, Seaside Bellona’s skill, You’re Not Cute did not activate when an ally is dead will be fixed.

– An issue where Purrgis’s skill name and icon did not display correctly when counterattacking will be fixed.

– An issue where Sinful Angelica’s Soul Harvest not activating under a certain condition will be fixed.

– The description for of “Necro & Undine” will be changed from ‘AoE attack’ to ‘an attack that targets all enemies’. There are no functional changes.

– The description for “Torn Sleeve” the Artifact will be fixed to match its “Bleeding” debuff effect. There are no functional changes.

– The description for Baiken’s skill Tsurane Sanzu-watashi will be fixed to match its “Bleeding” debuff effect. There are no functional changes.

■ Monster

– Name of the boss monster’s skill from Wyvern Hunt 11 to Hunt 13 will change from ‘Fireball Barrage’ to ‘Fire Breath’ for consistency. There are no functional changes.

– An improvement is made to highlight the word ‘Berserk’ of the bosses’ skill tooltip <Exploding Force> from Azimanak Hunt 9 or above.

– An improvement is made to display the tooltip of the bosses’ skill <Nature’s Protection> from Golem Hunt 11 or above.

– An improvement is made to display the tooltip, ‘Increase Attack, Increase Defense’, of the bosses’ skill <Spirit Shield> from Banshee Hunt 11 or above.

– An issue where Hunt Banshee Lord Dustlight’s <Spirit Shield> skill effect appearing twice will be fixed.

– Some of Elite Monsters that appear in Area 3, Area 4, and Area 5 of Raid Labyrinth – Royal Capital Azmakalis(Hell) will be nerfed.

– An issue of Automaton Tower’s monster Valley Pherus’s <Ambush> and <Gust> skill icons being duplicated has been fixed. There are no functional changes.

– Tooltip of Larimar Wyvern’s Super Acceleration from Hunt 13 will be fixed to match its effect. There are no functional changes.

■ Adventure and Battles

– Some story dialogue from Nixed’s Sanctum Zone 1-3 will be changed.

– The level of the normal Equipment dropped from Raid Labyrinth – Royal Capital Azmakalis will be increased from Lv.38 to Lv.45.

– The mission description for Normal Labyrinth’s, ‘Eliminate 2 Monsters by the Gold Chest’, will be improved for clarity.

– An issue where certain map icons did not appear correctly in the Region Info area of Episode 2 Chapter 10, Distorted Dimension will be fixed.

– An issue of certain texts and Heroes overlapping from the Battle Results page has been fixed.

■ World Arena

– An issue of game lagging while playing World Arena has been improved.

– Descriptions for Mock Battle will be added on the [World Arena > Help] section.

– If a skill animation is not over from the opponent’s side, a message, ‘Waiting for opponent…’ will appear and the timer will begin counting after the animation is fully over.
* However, if the wait time exceeds 180 second, the battle will finish and it will be marked as a defeat.

– Global Banned Heroes and Artifacts will be adjusted.

① Unlocks after the maintenance on 4/30(Thu): Sol, Baiken, Portrait of the Saviors, Junkyard Dog, Torn Sleeve

② Unlocks after the maintenance on 5/14(Thu): Dizzy, Necro & Undine

– A message, ‘You will not gain or lose any Victory Points during Mock Battles.’, will appear after a Mock Battle is over.

– A message, ‘This Hero cannot be selected as it was banned in Pre-Ban.’, will appear if a Pre-banned Hero is chosen.

– A message, ‘You cannot check League Ranking while placement is in progress.’ will appear from the League Ranking page if the placement is not over.

– An issue of duplicate lists appearing during the Ranking when tapping the ‘More’ button multiple times will be fixed.

– An issue of an incorrect message appearing from the My Ranking page when the placement is not over will be fixed.

– An issue where the game froze before entering the pick & ban phase will be improved.

– An issue of the game freezing during the matching phase when played using an unstable network environment will be improved.

■ Guild

– Recommended Guild: A logic is fixed to show active Guilds as Recommended.

The higher the attendance rate, number of attended members, and Weekly Assistance are, the Guild has a higher chance to be marked as Recommended.

– An improvement is made with the acquisition of Attack/Defense points of Guild War. Draw will now have a different affect on the amount of Havoc points you get.

– Factors affecting Guild War MVP selection process will be improved to be more exact.

– An issue where, when the Guild War Defense Team tutorial made it impossible to progress, because a member who’s not in the guild anymore was assigned to a stronghold or a tower, will be fixed.

– Descriptions for the frames bestowed as a reward for the previous Guild War Season will be fixed.

– The UI of the Guild Shop will be improved to have more space on both sides when entering.

– An issue where the Donate button was still active even after reaching the limit will be fixed.

– An improvement will be made with the number of rewards acquired from the World Boss to make it more readable.

– An issue where the ‘Cannot Battle’ text appeared in the wrong place will be fixed.

■ Others

– Pet unlock Account Rank change. (Account Rank.45 > Rank.35)

– An issue where an error message appears if you tap any button after releasing a pet when you have more than 30 pets will be fixed.

– An improvement will be made to show the limit of before and after when expanding Hero/Equipment inventory.

– Improvements to the UI will be made to fix the layout issue that occurs when choosing Sub Stat 1 as a filter setting from the inventory.

– An issue where the wrong text appears from the Help page after moving to from one Hero to another Hero from the Hero Relationships window will be fixed.

– An improvement will be made so that you can purchase Friendship Bookmarks or Covenant Bookmarks directly from the Summon page.

– An issue where you are moved to a wrong category when you tap the ‘Back’ button from the Summon page will be fixed.

– An improvement will be made to locate you on the previous map you’ve played even if the device is changed.

– An improvement will be made so that you don’t get a Friend Request pop-up if there isn’t space in your Friend List or Sent Friend List.

– An issue of Continuous Attendance Bonus not being given will be fixed.

– An issue of Ingredient Equipment not appearing correctly when crafting Charms from the Alchemist’s Steeple will be fixed.

– An improvement will be made with the order of Equipment when Reforging or Crafting Charms, to match the Inventory.

– An issue where a reforged Equipment’s Critical Hit Damage percentage is different from the preview has been fixed to match the previewed stat. – This change will also apply to Equipment that has been reforged before this update.

– An improvement will be made to gray out and make the icon deactivated from the Steel Workshop if there aren’t enough ingredients.

– An issue of notification not appearing correctly even if the Steel Workshop can be enhanced will be fixed.

– An issue of time left not appearing correctly in the Hall of Trials will be fixed.

– An issue of rank appearing as 0% from [Hall of Trials > Exchange > My Rank] tab will be fixed.

– ‘Zeno’ will be added as a reward to the Hall of Trials Exchange.

① Price: 150 Wisdom’s Gaze

② Purchase Limit: 6 times per account

– An improvement will be made to show only one type of Crest(Glory/Endurance) that matches the season when only NPC Battles are available.

– An issue of error message appearing when a Hero’s imprint status (Concentration/Release) is switched after fighting in the Arena will be fixed.

– An issue where a red dot appeared on the Waiting Room icon from the Quick Menu will be fixed.

– An issue where the notification from the Summon icon disappeared after visiting the Secret Shop will be fixed.

– An issue where the red dot remained on a Skill Enhance icon even after the Hero has been fully enhanced will be fixed.

– An issue where background packs did not appear instantly among the list after they have been acquired will be fixed.

– An issue of pop-up window closing when tapping the title from Account Buffs page has been fixed.

– An issue where the game froze on Android Devices when moved to the background with an insufficient inventory pop-up displayed will be fixed.

– An improvement for Emulators and 32-bit Android devices will be made.

– An issue where the Event Currency description text was missing under certain conditions from Side Stories with Enhanced Artifacts will be fixed.

■ Compensation for players who were unable to receive web event rewards

There was an occasional error with the web event, Shooting Star’s Magic Hat and the World Arena Event. Due to this error, some players were not provided with the rewards they should have been granted. To those players, the following compensation will be delivered.

– Schedule: During the maintenance on 4/30(Thu)

– Eligibility: Heirs who weren’t able to receive Web Event rewards from 4/16(Thu) to 4/23(Thu) 00:00 UTC

– Details: Retrospect delivery of the missing rewards.