[15/03 Patch] Hero Balance Changes and Hunt 12/13

Overview

A few buffs are going to be put in place.

• Pavel S2 non counter
• Sigret S3 with anti-revive
• Lidica S2 with unhealable and S3 reducing buff by 1 turn (strips immunity)
• Zeno with better S3 (just a bit)
• ML Romann S3 buff

Krau and Kayron gets a re-run and also Hunt 12 and 13 will be released, giving us more ways to upgrade our gear.

Link: https://page.onstove.com/epicseven/global/view/5123027

Patch Notes

With this update, we will provide to our players, more detailed information for the news that was presented in the April Update Advance Notice as well as some information that was presented in the Epic Seven Re:Birth Pre-registration and the 4/16 Balance Adjustment notice!

In the World Arena, Heirs can now participate in mock battles and battle the opponent of your choice!

With the expansion of Hunt to stages 12 and 13 and the Equipment Reforging update, players will now be able to obtain higher-level equipment. Additionally, the opening of the Catalyst Journal will ease the inconvenience of not knowing where to acquire specific catalysts.

We have many changes coming your way this week so take your time and take a look below!
First, let us look at the Hero Balance Adjustments!

1. Hero Balance Adjustments 

Certain Heroes will have a balance adjustment applied!
Create new strategies with these Heroes!

1.  5★ Heroes

■ Pavel (5★, Earth, Ranger) 

– The effect for Storm Bullet will be changed.

– The damage output for Destructive Pursuit will be increased by 25%.

■ Sigret (5★, Ice, Warrior) 

– The effect for Guillotine will be changed.

■ Lidica (5★, Fire, Ranger) 

– The effect for Thornbush will be changed.

– The effect for Public Execution will be changed.

■ Zeno (5★, Ice, Mage) 

– The effect for Star’s Armor will be changed.

– The effect for Ancient Beast will be changed.

■ Faithless Lidica (5★, Light, Ranger) 

– The effect for Hysteria will be changed.

2. 4★ Hero

■ Benevolent Romann (4★, Light, Mage) 

– The effect for Mana Arrow will be changed.

– The effect for Mana Fundamentals will be changed.

※ To view more details about the Hero Balance Adjustments, please check the notice, 4/16 Balance Adjustment Preview. 

2. First World Arena Regular Season – Showdown Season

Following the end of the second pre-season, the first World Arena regular season will begin!

Please have a look at the newly added features and rules for the regular season and be sure to participate in the World Arena!

Additionally, we have added various rewards that you can only obtain in the World Arena Showdown Season.
Best of luck to all of our Heirs!

■ Schedule

– Please see below for the ending schedule of the World Arena Second Pre-season and the starting schedule for the World Arena Showdown Season.

※ We will inform you of the ending schedule for the Showdown Season through a separate notice.
■ Entry Conditions

– Account Rank.60 and above

– Must have more than 20 Heroes (excluding duplicate Heroes, Global Banned Heroes, Penguins)

■ Adjusted Rules in the Showdown Season 

[Victory Points Reset]

Victory Points for all players will be reset at the start of the regular and pre-season. (1,000 Points)

[Placement]

① Upon the start of a new season or pre-season, when Heirs enter the World Arena, the first 10 battles will be Placement Battles.

② The rank and victory points will not be displayed during placement. However, a badge informing the player that Placement is in progress will be displayed.

③ A player’s victory points will not go below 1,000 even if you are defeated during a placement battle.

④ Once all 10 Placement Battles have been completed, Grade and Victory Points will be displayed according to the results.

⑤ Once the placement has been completed and you have been placed in the correct League, the World Arena battles will be carried out as before.

[Victory Points Deduction]

– Affected Players: Players who have 1,600 Victory Points or more (Master ~ Legend League)

– Based on the date last played, if you have not participated in three days since entering a league, Victory Points will be deducted.

– Victory Points will be deducted once every three days.

[Victory Points Improvements]

– The Victory Points granted in Silver ~ Champion league will be slightly scaled up.

■ Pre-Ban

– Prior to selecting Heroes to use in battle, each Heir will be able to select a Hero (3-star Hero and above) to ban when matched against an opponent.

– It will not matter whether you or your opponent are in possession of this Hero.

– Players will have 30 seconds to select the hero they want to pre-ban.

– This pre-banned Hero will not be available for selection for the designated battle by both players.

– If both Heirs select the same Hero, then that one pre-banned Hero won’t be available for the designated battle.

– If no hero is selected within the time limit, one will automatically be selected according to the following rules.

① The most recently selected hero will be chosen.

② One 5★ Covenant / Moonlight hero will be randomly selected.

■ Mock Battles

– Heirs can use the Mock Battle feature to play with their friends or guild members without worrying about Victory Points or Ranking.

[Request War]

– You can request a war with a friend or guild member by going to World Arena > Mock battle. 

– Once you send your request, you have to wait for the opponent’s response. The player you sent your request to may only accept or cancel.

– A notification will be displayed on the main screen of the player who has received a war request and they will have 5 minutes to respond to the request.

– Players will be able to challenge other players from the World Arena Mock Battle menu. Players will also be able to challenge other players in the General Chat Window and the Guild Chat window. Players will be able to send the Battle Request through the player information window.
– Players may also challenge other players who is not a friend by tapping the portrait of the player in the Chat Window.
– If the opponent is not eligible for the World Arena Battle or is currently in a World Arena battle, you will be unable to send a request.

[War Progress]

– If the other party accepts your request, the battle will begin immediately.

– The sequence of events will be the same as the regular World Arena.

■ Showdown Season Rewards

– At the end of the Showdown Season, you will earn season rewards based on your final league grade.

[Location]

Go to World Arena > Ranking > Season Rewards

[Rewards Standard]
 

[Skin Information]
 

※ The skin image will be released in a separate notice during the season.

[Frame Information]

Icon	Name	Description
	Showdown Frame I	A frame bestowed only to those who reached the top in the Showdown Season. Rewarded to those who placed in the Legend League in the World Arena Showdown Season
	Showdown Frame II	A frame bestowed only to those with outstanding ability in the Showdown Season. Rewarded to those who placed in the Champion League in the World Arena Showdown Season
	Showdown Frame III	A frame bestowed only to those who achieved victory in the Showdown Season. Rewarded to those who placed in the Challenger League in the World Arena Showdown Season
	Showdown Frame IV	A frame bestowed only to those who bravely challenged the Showdown Season. Rewarded to those who placed in the Master League or below in the World Arena Showdown Season

[Background Pack Info]
 

3. New 4★ Hero – Sinful Angelica

Sinful Angelica, a cruel young girl who hates the world and the Church of the Goddess has come to meet you! You can meet her in Mystic, Covenant and Moonlight summons.

■ Sinful Angelica

[Hero Introduction]
 

[Skill Introduction]
 

4. Kayron & Alexa’s Basket Drop Rate Up

In this Drop Rate Up event, players will be able to meet Kayron, a Fire elemental Thief who is able to withstand the enemy’s attack through the rare Immortal buff and simultaneously deal great damage to the enemy. Players can also obtain the Thief exclusive Artifact, Alexa’s basket, which has a chance to significantly increase the caster’s attack and/or Critical Hit Chance.

■ Schedule

4/16 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 4/23 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

5. Krau & Holy Sacrifice Drop Rate Up

In this Drop Rate Up event, players will be able to meet Krau, an Ice elemental Knight who can contain the enemy’s key Hero and with his high Health, can also protect his allies. Players can also obtain the Knight exclusive Artifact, Holy Sacrifice, which has a chance to be revive the caster and grant them a barrier upon resurrection.

■ Schedule

4/16 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 4/23 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

6. Hunt Stage 12 & 13 Added 

Hunt has been expanded to stage 12 and 13.

Be victorious against even more powerful monsters and get high-grade equipment and materials!

■ Location

– Battle > Hunt

■ Entry Cost

■ Achievements

– New achievements have been added following the expansion of Hunt to stages 12 and 13. To view them, go to [Achievement > Phantom CIC].

7. Equipment Reforging Update 

Now, with the equipment reforging update, you can make +15 level 85 equipment even stronger.

Upgrade your equipment and make them stronger in the Steel Workshop!

■ Equipment Reforging Basic Information 

[Equipment Reforging]

Through equipment reforging, you can upgrade +15 level 85 Equipment to level 90.

[Equipment Reforging Target Equipment]

– Level 85 Equipment obtained from Hunt than has been enhanced to +15.

– Level 85 Equipment obtained from Equipment Conversion than has been enhanced to +15.

– Applicable Slots: All

[Equipment Reforging Limit]

Each piece of Equipment can only be reforged once.

[Location]

Sanctuary > Steel Workshop > Equipment Reforging

■ Equipment Reforging Method

① To enter, go to [Sanctuary > Steel Workshop > Equipment Reforging].

② Select the Hunt or Equipment Conversion category of the Equipment you want to strengthen.

③ If you select the equipment you wish to reforge from your list of owned equipment, you will be able to see the Equipment reforging results and also the materials and gold that will be consumed.

* The sub stats are guaranteed to increase with a set value according to the stat type and enhancement level.

* The total Gold required to reforge a piece of equipment may change depending on which building has been improved. [Improve Building à Extend Workshop]

④ Use equipment reforging material and gold to obtain level 90 equipment.

■ Obtain Equipment Reforging Material

– You can obtain this material from Hunt 11 ~ 13.

– Equipment acquired from each Hunt can be reforged using materials acquired from the same Hunt.

– Equipment acquired through Equipment Conversion can be forged using Manifestation Stones.

8. Catalyst Journal Update

Catalysts are essential materials necessary for Hero Awakening and skill enhancement!

This Catalyst Journal will help our Heirs strengthen their heroes.

■ Opening Schedule

2020. 04.17 (Fri) 03:00 UTC

■ Location

– Hero > Skill Enhance > Catalyst Journal

■ Method for Checking the Catalyst Journal

[Hero]

① Select the Hero tab in the top right corner of the Catalyst Journal pop-up window.

② Select the desired Hero from the list of Heroes on the left.

③ Step 1. Select the catalyst you want to find.

④ Step 2. Select the episode.

⑤ Step 3. Catalyst information that meets the conditions for steps 1 and 2 will be provided.

[Catalyst]

① Select the catalyst tab in the top right corner of the catalyst journal pop-up window.

② Select the catalyst you want to find from the catalyst list on the left.

③ Step 1. Select the episode you want.

④ Step 2. Information will be provided on where to obtain the catalyst you have chosen, in the episode from Step 1.

⑤ A list of Heroes using this catalyst will be displayed.

9. Hero Stories Update

With this Hero Stories update, players will now be able to replay already finished side stories in the Story Journal. Obtain Epic Seven Heroes and view their stories with the side story replay.

■ Basic Info

[Location]

Journal > Story Journal > Hero Stories

[Unlock Condition]

Obtaining all the relevant Heroes who appear in the side story will unlock it.

You can check which heroes of a side story you have not yet obtained by entering the unlocked side story.

■ View the Hero Stories

– You can enjoy the Hero Stories by selecting an unlocked story from the side story list.

– You can use the search button at the bottom of the side story list to find specific side stories by searching the hero or side story name.

– Tapping the story name will let you view the story.

– You can move to the next part the story by tapping the skip button.
– Players can exit the story by tapping the Leave button

■ View the Hero Story from Manage Hero 

– To view the Hero Stories, go to [Lobby > Hero > Hero Management > Details].

※ Currently, only part of the side story replay will be available. However, we will continue to update it.

10. Hero Management UI Improvements

Improvements have been made to the Hero Management screen UI in order to enhance ease of use.

■ Lobby Buttons Deleted 

-The skill enhance and journal buttons in the [Lobby > Hero] screen will be deleted.

■ Skill Enhance Button Added

– Previously, players could access the Skill Enhance function by going to [Lobby > Hero > Skill Enhance]. After this improvement, players will be able to access the Skill Enhance function by going to [Hero management > Skill Enhance].

– We have made improvements so that players can now access Skill Enhance directly from the Hero Management window.

– The Skill Enhance window will be adjusted so that the Hero list does not display.

■ Details Button Added 

– Go to [Hero Management > Details] to view Hero Details, Relationships, Expressions & Voices, Hero Stories, Hero Review.

11. Additional Improvements and Bug Fixes

■ New Packages Added

– 3 new packages will be added to [Shop > Packages]

[Episode 1 – 5★ Hero Summon Pack]

– Criteria for Purchase: Those Heirs who successfully cleared Episode 1, Chapter 10-10. Shrieking Hall.

– Sale Duration: Will be available for three days upon meeting the criteria specified above.

※ For those Heirs who have previous cleared the required stage, this package will be available for three days from your initial log in after this maintenance.

– Purchase Limit: Once per account

[Special Mystic Pack]

– Criteria for Purchase: Those Heirs who have bought all available Mystic Packs.

– Sale Duration: Will be available for four hours upon meeting the criteria specified above.

– Purchase Limit: Once per month

[Even More Leif Pack]

– Criteria for Purchase: Those Heirs who have bought all available Leif Packs

– Sale Duration: Will be available for six hours upon meeting the criteria specified above

– Purchase Limit: Once per month

■ Guilds

– An issue where Guild War records did not appear correctly will be fixed so that they display in chronological order for better readability.
– Upon entering the Guild Hall, greetings from an arbitrary member sitting in Guild lobby will appear automatically.

– UI for dialogue greeting bubbles will be changed

■ Heroes

– An issue where certain skills were not activated by Heroes who were defeated by damage sharing effect, will be fixed

– Omitted texts in skill description for Armin’s skill, Shield War, [When more than one damage reduction effect is granted, only the strongest effect is applied.] will be added. There are no functional changes

– The skill text for Soulburn effects for certain Heroes will be improved for clarity (there are no functional changes)

① Heroes : Heroes with Soulburn effects where buff duration increases

② Details

③ List of Heroes

– An issue where the increase in the amount of Attack applied in a lower proportion than written in the skill description for Rose Hargana when it was not the caster’s turn, will be fixed.

– An issue where the skill cooldown reset for Adlay’s skill Heroism, did not activate when he had an immunity buff applied, will be fixed.

– An issue where the increase in Healing by Shimadra Staff did not apply to a Hero who defeated an enemy upon activation of Blood Feast when Requiemroar equipped the Artifact, will be fixed.

– An issue where skill animation for Roana’s Skill, Noble Rekos, covered Heroes in certain occasions will be fixed.

– Skill descriptions for Sigret’s skill Smash will be improved for clarity regarding the order of effect activation, and conditions for activating additional attacks. There are no functional changes.

– Skill descriptions for Lidica’s skill Thronbush will be improved for clarity regarding the order of effect activation, and conditions for activating additional attacks. There are no functional changes.

– Skill descriptions for Zenos skill Ancient Beast will be improved for clarity regarding the order of effect activation, and conditions for activating additional attacks. There are no functional changes.

– Skill descriptions for Faithless Lidica’s skill Larkspur will be improved for clarity regarding the order of effect activation, and conditions for activating additional attacks. There are no functional changes.

– Skill descriptions for Kikirat v2’s skill Cleaning Mode will be improved for clarity the targets it attacks (all enemies). There are no functional changes.

■ Monster

– Skill Text for the Furious Counter used by Illusion of Luluca from Episdoe 2 Chapter 10-7, Pure Heart Dimension will be improved so that it matches the in-game effect. There are no functional changes.

– Typos in the skill text for the skill Death Ray used by Glacier Tarask, Poisonous Tarask, and Adamant Tarask will be fixed.

– Typos in the skill text for the skill Unrestrained Soul used by Illusion of Violet Episode 2, Chapter 10-3 will be fixed.

– Skill Text for the Archdemon’s Follower used by Illusion of Archdemon Mercedes from Episode 2, Chapter 10-9, Garden of Tenacious Hearts will be improved so that it matches the in-game effect. There are no functional changes.

– Improvements will be made to Boss Zeno from Hall of Trials so that skill text is displayed upon activation of his skill, Star’s Armor.

– Typos in the skill text for the skill Greed used by Greedy Raqix Flying Troop will be fixed.

– Skill text for Incubate Egg used by Vera’s Shade that appears with Secretary Vera in Raid Labyrinth – Hell, will be fixed so that it matches the in-game effect. There are no functional changes.

– Immunity against Cannot Revive will be added to monsters from certain adventures and battles.

– An improvement will be made to the Boss Wyvern from Hunt so that the Wyvern’s Barrier will be dispelled after attacking, so that the Wyvern receives the damage from counterattacks by Heroes.

– An improvement will be made to Onix Wyvern from Wyvern Hunt 11 so that the skill effect text displays upon activation of Super Acceleration. There are no functional changes.

– An improvement will be made Azimanak Hunt Boss from the Monster Journal so that the Bosses’ Constellation appears as Sagittarius, as it is in-game. There are no functional changes

– An improvement will be made to the skill text for the skill Statue’s Rage used by Zerom Colossus from Hunt 11 for clarity in regards to the condition for triggering counterattacks.

■ Adventures and Battles

– The narrator for dialog by Batisse from Episode 2 Chapter 5-1 and Chapter 9 Optional Stages stories, will be changed to [The mask]

– The stones used for dialogues by Batisse from Episode 2 Chapter 9 Optional Stages will be changed

– Typos in certain stories in Episode 2, Chapter 8 Main Story, and an issue where the images for narrators did not appear correctly, will be fixed.

– Certain typos in Episode 2 Chapter 9 and 10, will be fixed.

– Certain typos in Hero Side Stories, will be fixed.

– The calculation mechanism for Combat Point evaluation for Hunt and Spirit Altar (Strong/Normal/Weak) will now take into account recent improvements in Combat Points.

– Combat Point evaluation for Hunt and Spirit Altar will be improved so that it also reflects the differences between different stages. There are no functional changes.

■ Others

– An Artifact icon will display upon activation of the skill effect for the artifact Victorious Flag

– Upon starting Epic Seven, the title screen will display according to the player’s progresses in the Main Story

Ex) Those players playing Episode 1 Chapter 5 will be shown the title screen for Episode 1

– If players delete or alter the video clips during early stages of main story, the game will close.

-In these occasions, players will be able to run the game without such issues upon re-installation of the game

– An improvement will be made so that Youtube video clips can be viewed in the in-game popup window on Android devices.

– An issue where back button on certain devices did not function on the Guest log in popup window, will be fixed.

– An issue where an error message displayed upon defeat in battles during Adventurer’s Path, will be fixed.

– An issue where battle results from the Arena did not affect Win/Loss Ratio when players force exited an Arena Battle, will be fixed.
– An issue where button for NPC challenges did not display during weekly Arena Ranking Calculation period, on certain devices, will be fixed.

– An issue where the name of an Heir for the MVP in Guild Wars was displayed too small, will be fixed.

– An issue was discovered where the Hall of Trials ranking reward was incorrectly paid.
We have confirmed that certain Heirs received more rewards than intended.
The issue that caused this error will be corrected with the update occurring on 4/16. Additionally, we will not collect the incorrectly delivered rewards.
We apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused our Heirs.

■ Compensation for Book of Retribution Acquired from Lobby Type Pets

An issue where players could acquire Book of Retribution from Lobby pets, which were deleted on 3/19 (Thu), will be compensated as follows:

– Schedule: Will be carried out during the maintenance scheduled for 4/16

– Players: All Heirs who acquired Book of Retribution from Lobby Type Pets from 3/16 (Mon)

– Details: 240 energy will be given per one Book of Retribution.

※ Although such measures were originally scheduled to occur on 4/2(Thu) during the maintenance; however, due to delays in the schedule, compensation will take place during 4/16(Thu) during maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience we have caused to our Heirs.

■ Compensation for an issue where Web Event rewards were unable to be claimed 

As there was an issue where players could not obtain rewards from our web events (Shooting Star’s Magic Hat and World Arena Play Event), we will provide rewards to players who were unable to claim their rewards.

– Schedule: 4/16(Thu) during maintenance

– Eligibility: Those players who could not claim rewards from our Web Events from 4/7 (Tue) 20:00 UTC until 4/16 (Thu) maintenance

– Details: Players who could not receive rewards from the above Web Events, will be provided in unclaimed rewards in lump-sum.