[10/28] New Collab, Balance Patch, New Expedition, and More!

Overview

Hello, Epic 7 players! Today’s going to be a huge update to make up for the last week or so. Not only are we getting another collaboration (that being That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime), but we’ll also be having a balance patch, a brand new expedition, a new Coin Shop Rotation, and so much more! Curious? Read on!

On the Epic7x side of things, Ran’s page is finally going to be updated either today or tomorrow, as we’ve now had a few weeks to test him out and get a more in-depth feel on where he stands in the meta.

You can check out the patch notes here: https://page.onstove.com/epicseven/global/view/7898638
https://page.onstove.com/epicseven/global/view/7902278

Patch Notes

1. 「Epic Seven & 「That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime」 Collaboration!

A brand-new collaboration between 「Epic Seven & 「That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime」 will take place over the course of three weeks for all Heirs!

■ Title Screen Change

– Schedule: 10/28 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 11/18 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

2. Special Side Story ― Solayu Cook-Off

Charlotte, the Lady of Solayu, has prepared a cooking festival to bring some life back into her territory.

In a place where talented chefs from all over gathered to compete, an unexpected but compelling contestant appears…

Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off for 「Epic Seven」 & 「Tensura」 Collaboration, begins now.

■ Schedule

10/28 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 11/18 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

■ How to Enter

Clear Episode 1, Stage 2-10. Sage Minaret

■ Special Side Story ― Solayu Cook-Off

[Chapter Opening Schedule]

– The Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off consists of 4 Chapters.

– Two Chapters will open on Week 2.

[Enhanced Heroes]

[Event Currency]

Week	Icon	Description	Location
Week 1		Armadmith A Solayu delicacy that can be used not only as decoration but also as a spice.	Cook-Off Round 1
Week 2		Bell Mushroom A Solayu delicacy that can be used to bring out savory flavors after it has been completely boiled.	Cook-Off Round 2 Cook-Off Round 3
Week 3		Mamaya A Solayu delicacy that’s addictive but has a side effect of causing paralysis when eaten in large quantities.	Raided La Mare

※ The event currency that can be obtained from each chapter is different.

※ Story and Treasure Stages do not provide event currency.

■ Stages

– In the Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off, regular stages, story stages, and multi-difficulty stages will be available. In addition, cooking stages, Goblin’s Den, and MolaGora Habitat will be available.

– Main route and rival route are available in the Special Side Story.

– Players will be able to see the stories of teams participating in the cooking competition in the main and rival routes.

– Completing the first stage in each Chapter unlocks the main and rival route.

– Players will be able to unlock the next stage by completing the stage prior to it.

[Story Stages]

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

– Story Stages do not provide event currency.

[Stage Difficulty]

– The Special Side Story 「Solayu Cook-Off」 will provide a multi-difficulty stage.

– Passing each round will unlock Normal difficulty in the next stage for week 1 and week 2.

– Completing the previous difficulty will unlock Hard and Hell difficulty.

– Players can complete Hell difficulty in each stage 5 times during the Side Story period.

[Goblin’s Den]

– During the period of the Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off, Goblin’s Den opens each Week.

– Players can complete Goblin’s Den available each week once during the period.

[MolaGora Habitat]

– During the period of the Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off, MolaGora Habitat will open each Week.

– Players can complete MolaGora Habitat available each Week once during the period.

[Cooking Stage]

– Completing all ingredient stages in each route will unlock the cooking stages.

– In the cooking stages, players can cook food compatible to the given missions.

– Cooking stages do not have any battles nor provide any event currencies.

1. Cook-Off Rules

① Dishes

ㄴ At the start of each round, a mission will be given and the dish will be decided for the participants to prepare.

② Entering Cooking Stages

ㄴ Completing all ingredient stages available in each route will unlock the cooking stages.

③ Competition Rules

ㄴ Cooking can be done via a minigame.

ㄴ Players can cook the dish by tapping the effect that shows on the screen in time.

※ Cooking stages have no entry limits and players can re-enter them regardless of completion. (Re-entry does not cost anything)

④ Judgments

ㄴ The examiners evaluate the dishes submitted by the participants.

ㄴ The dishes of the Tensura Heroes will be evaluated in the Judging Area Round 1~3 stages in a special yet, familiar means.

Enjoy your journey in the Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off!

■ Travel

– Play the Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off, and see how Charlotte, the owner of La Mare, an old castle in the Solayu, is restoring Solayu in <Travel>.

[Location]

Enter Solayu Cook-Off > Travel

※ Further details about Solayu Cook-Off – Travel can be found in [10/28 Update Note – Part 2].

■ Exchange

– Collect the event currency and exchange it for 5★ Shuna, 5★ Flawless Garments, and more useful items.

– 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.

■ Rewards

– Main Rewards

– 5★ Hero Shuna

1. Hero Information

2. Skill Information

– 5★ Artifact 「Flawless Garments」

3. New 5★ Hero Rimuru

In this Limited Drop Rate Up, players can meet Rimuru, an Earth elemental Warrior capable of copying buffs for all allies and inflicting a great amount of damage with powerful skills. Also, players can obtain Anti-Magic Mask, a Warrior exclusive Artifact that allows for unique situations in the battle to occur.

■ Rimuru

[Hero Introduction]

■ Rimuru & Anti-Magic Mask Limited Summon! Schedule

10/28 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 11/11 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

※ Players may check detailed skill information for 5★ Rimuru in the [Rimuru & Anti-Magic Mask Limited Summon] notice or through the [Hero > Hero Journal] in Epic Seven.

4. New 5★ Artifact 「Anti-Magic Mask」

※ The Artifact “Anti-Magic Mask” will be available from the Rimuru & Anti-Magic Mask Limited Drop Rate Up event.

5. New 5★ Hero「Milim」

In this Limited Drop Rate Up players can obtain Milim, a Fire elemental Mage capable of continuously dispelling stealth from all enemies with Dragon Eye (Milim Eye) and inflicting extinction onto the enemy. Players can also obtain Dragon Knuckles, Mage exclusive Artifact that has a chance to counterattack when the caster suffers a non-critical hit.

■ Milim

[Hero Introduction]

■ Milim & Upgraded Dragon Knuckles Limited Summon Schedule

11/4 (Thu) 03:00 ~ 11/18 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

※ Detailed skill information of 5★ Milim can be found within the game at [Hero Journal] or [Milim & Upgraded Dragon Knuckles Drop Rate Up] page after 11/4 (Thu) 03:00 UTC.

6. New 5★ Artifact 「Upgraded Dragon Knuckles」

※ The Artifact “Upgraded Dragon Knuckles” will be available from [Milim & Upgraded Dragon Knuckles Drop Rate Up] page from 11/4 (Thu) 03:00 UTC.

7. Hero and Artifact 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★ Mediator Kawerik (Dark, Warrior)

– The effect for Retribution will be changed.

– The effect for Balance of Power will be changed and damage and barrier strength will increase.

– The effect for Nature Restoration will be changed.

■ 5★ Eda (Ice, Mage)

– The effect for Icy Impact will be changed.

– The effect, Soulburn, and Soul consumption of the Soulburn for Cold Snap will be changed.

– The effect for Absolute Zero will be changed.

■ 5★ Yufine (Earth, Warrior)

– The skill cooldown of Dragon Charge will decrease by 1 turn, and its effect and Soulburn will be changed.

■ 4★ Blood Blade Karin (Dark, Thief)

– The effect for Sequential Cutter will be changed.

– The effect for Cursed Sword will be changed.

– The effect for Blade Art: Dragon will be changed.

■ 3★ Zealot Carmainerose (Fire, Mage)

– The effect and enhancement effect for the <Order Rune> will be changed.

– The effect for the <Disease Rune> will be changed.

– The effect and enhancement effect for the <Wedge Rune> will be changed.

– The effect for the <Trust Rune> will be changed.

■ 5★ Black Hand of the Goddess (Mage-exclusive)

■ 4★ Shepherds of Chaos (Thief-exclusive)

※For more information regarding these balance adjustments, please see this link. [October 28 (Thu) Balance Adjustments Preview]

8. Special Side Story ― Solayu Cook-Off – Travel

※ Further details about Solayu Cook-Off itself can be found in [10/28 Update Content – Part 1].

■ Travel

– Play the Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off, and see how Charlotte, the owner of La Mare, an old castle in Solayu, is restoring Solayu in <Travel>.

[Location]

Enter Solayu Cook-Off > Travel

[How to Unlock]

– Each point in Travel unlocks under different conditions.

   ① Complete the previous point

   ② Complete the unlock mission given at each point

– When having completed all unlock missions in advance by playing the Special Side Story, Solayu Cook-Off, the points will unlock as the players complete the previous points.

[Completion and Rewards]

– Unlocking each point in Travel will award the players with rewards or background stories of Heroes in the festival in Solayu.

– Claim the rewards from the previous point before claiming the rewards from the next point.

9. Charlotte & Elbris Ritual Sword Drop Rate Up

In this Drop Rate Up event, players can meet the Fire Elemental Knight, Charlotte who when attacked by an enemy or when a basic attack is used and Fighting Spirit obtained, deals high damage to all enemies using her skill, Vortex. Players  can also obtain the Knight-exclusive Artifact, Elbris Ritual Sword, that has a chance to counterattack when an ally except for the caster is attacked. 

■ Schedule

10/28 (Thu) after the maintenance ~ 11/4 (Thu) 02:59 UTC

10. Expedition Rotation & a New Boss, Pain Pursuer Moroi 

Two Expedition Bosses will be changed on 11/1 (Mon) and a new boss Pain Pursuer Moroi will be added.

■ Expedition Boss Rotation

■ Schedule

■ Expedition Rewards

– 「Pain Pursuer Moroi」 Expedition will provide Caides Reforging Material, <Demon’s Proof>.

– 「Pain Pursuer Moroi」 rewards for the total Points will be added to the Expedition Depot.

■ Achievement

– Two items for “High Score: Pain Pursuer Moroi” will be added to Reputation > Dagger Sicar > Expedition.

11. Coin Shop Item List Renewal

The purchase limit for items in the Covenant and Galaxy Coin Shops will reset and there will be a rotation for the Heroes sold in each shop.

The Coin Shop resets on the first of every month at 03:00 UTC.

■ Schedule

11/1 (Mon) 03:00 UTC

■ Reset Details

1. The purchase limit for items in the Coin Shop will reset.

2. The refresh limit for Lv. 85 Epic Equipment/Accessories will reset.

3. Covenant Coin Shop: Two 5★ Hero Rotation (Fire, Ice, Earth)

4. Galaxy Coin Shop: Two 5★ Moonlight Hero Rotation (Light, Dark)

12. Other Improvements and Adjustments

■ Probabilities Information

– The page for [Summon > Selective Summon, Selective Summon: Season 2] will provide improved information regarding the probability rate of Heroes and Artifacts.

– The page for [Lobby > Secret Shop] will provide improved information regarding the probability rate of items when refreshing the item list.

– The page for [Pet House > Adoption] will provide improved information regarding the probability rate of Pets for their appearances and skill ranks.

– The page for Pet House > Synthesis will provide improved information regarding the probability rate of skills when no skill is selected to inherit.

– The page for Equipment Enhancement will provide improved information regarding the probability rate of options when enhancing Equipment.

See more information about this on the following STOVE notice.

Equipment Substat Enhancement Probability Information 

■ Shop

[Element Summon Packs]

New packs, Element Summon Pack 1 and 2 have been added to Epic Seven.

– Availability: Rank 50 and above

– Sale Period: Rolling (Resets purchase count on the first day of the month, according to each server’s reset time.)

– Purchase Limit: Once per month

[Growth Pack Renewal]

The Growth Pack currently on sale will have some changes.

The current Growth Pack will become Growth Pack 1, and Growth Pack 2 will be added.

– Availability: Rank 20 and above

– Sale Period: Available for 6 hours at Shop > Pack when the players summon a 5★ Hero. (except for summoning 5★ Heroes from Selective Summon)

– Purchase Availability: Rolling (Resets purchase count on the first day of the month, according to each server’s reset time.)

※ The current Growth Pack will remain available for purchase until the server resets on 11/1 (Mon).

※ The new Growth Packs will be available for purchase when the server resets on 11/1 (Mon).

※ Server Reset Time

ㄴ Korea/Asia: 18:00 UTC

ㄴ Europe: 03:00 UTC

ㄴ Global: 10:00 UTC

[Skin Shop]

– The Epic Skin 「Fallen Cecilia: Snow White Warmth」 will be added to the Skin Shop.

[Other]

– An issue where misleading discount information was displayed on some groups of Season Equipment in [Shop > Conquest Point] will be fixed. (The list of purchasable items and prices will be unchanged.)

■ Heroes and Artifacts

– An issue where the <Burn> effect of 3★ Researcher Carrot’s <Flame Barrier> was affected by the target’s Effectiveness instead of the caster’s will be fixed.

– The skill description for 4★ Blood Blade Karin’s <Blade Art: Dragon> will be adjusted for better clarity regarding the decrease in Health. No functional changes will be made.

– An issue where the stat increase for sacrificing the caster’s Health after 4★ Blood Blade Karin using her <Blade Art: Dragon> did not take effect immediately, will be fixed.

– An issue where Focus was reset when 5★ Remnant Violet with 4 Focus is incapable of activating <Massacre> in a stunned or asleep status due to an enemy attack/dual attack, will be fixed.

– An issue where the Health recovery, Combat Readiness increase, and skill nullifier took effect on Apocalypse Ravi or Heroes with a damage sharing effect who are downed by burning, bleeding, poison, or bombs and revived at the start of 5★ Apocalypse Ravi’s turn, will be fixed.

– An issue where Zeno’s lines were played in Korean while the Japanese media pack is selected, will be fixed.

■ Monster

– An issue in Nixied’s Sanctum Area 4 in Labyrinth where Frost Caides’s <Will of Protection> granted barriers that cannot be dispelled will be fixed.

– An issue where the images of Command Model Laika appearing in Episode 3 stage 10-9. Control Room Entrance were not displayed properly in certain circumstances will be fixed.

■ Adventure and Story

– Typos in the background story of 3★ Rima will be fixed.

– Typos in the Side Story, Summer and Winter will be fixed.

■ Battle

– An issue in Level 11 or higher in Caides Hunt where visual effects were not displayed properly when acquiring 50 Reforging Materials, will be fixed.

■ Arena

– The page for Arena > Ranking will be improved to display My Rank.

■ World Arena

– An option that enables/disables player chat will be added to Mock Battle room setting. Both moderator and participants will not be able to send messages with the player chat option disabled.

■ Other

– An issue where the players were not able to accomplish one of the Connection missions for 4★ Furious, <Gift 200 Aakhen Adventure Points>, will be fixed.

– An issue where some sections of the UI overlapped during gameplay on iOS devices will be fixed.

– An issue where an unrelated message system was displayed when purchasing items in the Hall of Trials Exchange will be fixed.