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Here are the details for the update scheduled for Thursday, December 20th. 

[Maintenance Schedule]

December 19, 2024 (Thursday) 15:00 ~ 22:00 (Scheduled)

[Update]

º New Field Boss:【Owl Duke】Added
1.Silent Hill 【Owl Duke】 added
1) Accessible via [Menu] - [Field Boss] - [Silent Hill]
2) Defeating the boss rewards various items based on ranking and contribution..
  - Recommended Level: Base Lv.150
3) Purchasing the Pass Reward Package grants an Owl Duke Costume Ticket, which can be used in the Field Boss Costume Draw to acquire costumes..
※ Note: Owl Duke costume and ticket draws will be added in future updates.

2. 【Owl Duke】 Repeatable Quest Added
1) Defeating Owl Duke grants a chance to obtain Owl Duke’s Brooch.
  - Using the brooch allows you to progress in the repeatable quest.

3. New Title Added
1) The title “Demon Slayer” related to Owl Duke is now available.
  - Complete specific conditions to unlock the title.

º New 【Skill Rune】System
1. 【Skill Rune】 system added

1) A [Skill Rune] tab is now available within the Skill menu.
2) Runes can be equipped with skills to enhance their effects based on the rune’s options.
  - Only one rune can be equipped per skill, and the same skill cannot be chosen multiple times.
3) Skill Runes can be equipped after the second job advancement and depending on the Job Level, up to 3 runes can be equipped:
  - Condition for unlocking Rune slot
  : Slot 1: Unlocks at Job Lv.1 after second job advancement.
  : Slot 2: Unlocks at Job Lv.20 after second job advancement.
  : Slot 3: Unlocks at Job Lv.40 after second job advancement.
4) Resetting a character’s skills automatically unequips the associated runes.
5) Runes cannot be equipped in duplicate across presets 

(e.g., “Haste Rune” equipped in Preset A cannot be reused in Preset B).
6) Unequipping a skill rune costs Zeny:
  - Advanced : 5,000 Zeny
  - Rare : 7,000 Zeny
  - Heroic : 10,000 Zeny
  
2. 【Skill Rune】Related Features Added
1)  [Adventure Index]: New information about Skill Runes added.
2) Rune Expert NPC: Added to the Adventure Encyclopedia.
3) Account quest & Tutorial: Related to 【Skill Rune】.
4) Rune Experts added to various regions, allowing for Rune Refinement, Upgrade, and Creation.

 

3. 【Rune Refinement and Upgrade】
1) Runes are divided into Advanced, Rare, and Heroic tiers, with further subdivisions (lower, middle, upper).
2) Refinement increases rune levels up to +15 per tier, based on probability (no critical successes or failures).
3) Refining consumes Zeny, Rune Powder, and materials specific to the refinement level.
  - Rune Powder is obtainable through rune disassembly, field bosses, and rune draws.


  4) Rune upgrades can be achieved by consuming a certain amount of Zeny and material runes to upgrade to a higher grade.
  : The material runes used for upgrades must be of the same quality and grade as the target rune, and must be a +15 rune with the same option to proceed with the upgrade.
Example: To upgrade a high-grade '+15 Rune of Slowness (Low-grade),' another '+15 Rune of Slowness (Low-grade)' is required as a material.
  - The quality (Low-grade, Mid-grade, High-grade) cannot be improved, and materials of the same quality are required for upgrades. 

   - The refinement level resets upon upgrading.
  
5)  Skill runes can currently be upgraded up to the 'Hero' grade.

4. 【Rune Crafting and Dismantling】
1) Rune fragments can be obtained from Field Bosses, the Tower of Infinity (Party), or Rune Summons, and these can be synthesized to create runes.
  - Rune crafting can be done through the Rune Expert NPC, consuming 10 rune fragments to acquire one random high-grade rune.

 

2) Dismantling unnecessary runes yields 'Rune Fragments' or 'Rune Powder’.
  - The quantity and grade of 'Rune Powder' obtained depend on the refinement level of the dismantled rune..

3) Rune dismantling settings by grade can be configured in the Inventory menu's bulk dismantling settings.
4) ‘'Rune Powder' can be obtained from Field Bosses, the Tower of Infinity (Party), Regional Guard Posts, Spirit Lands, and Rune Summons.
5) Higher-grade Rune Powder can be obtained by combining refinement materials through the Master of Combinations NPC.

5. 【Rune Draw】 Content Addition

1) 【Draw Shop】 - 【Rune Draw】will be added.
2) 【Rune Summons】 allows you to acquire rune-related items.
  - Only 'Advanced' skill runes can be obtained..
3) Runes can be acquired by spending a certain amount of Diamonds.
  - Spending 40 Diamonds allows you to acquire one rune-related item based on probability.
  - Spending 360 Diamonds allows you to acquire 10 rune-related items based on probability.
 
4) One point is accumulated for each Rune draw, and guaranteed rewards are provided at 100 and 200 summons.
  - After 100 summons, [1st Stage Rune Summon Reward] is granted.
  - 룬After 200 summons, [2nd Stage Rune Summon Reward] is granted.
  - Items acquired through Rune Summons are immediately sent to the inventory..

※ Notes
1. Please note that purchases are non-refundable.
2. 1st and 2nd stage Rune Summon rewards are sent via mail.
3. Diamonds are consumed starting with Paid Diamonds.

 

º New Solo Dungeon 【Einbech Mine】 Added

1. 【Einbech mine Entrance】
1) Accessible via[Menu] - [Dungeon] - [Easy (solo)]
2) Various rewards can be obtained upon clearing the dungeon.
  - Recommended Level : Base Lv.110

º Addition of Awakening Job Passive Skills and Adjustments to Some Awakening Job Skills
1. Adjustments to Some Awakening Job Skills
1) Balance adjustments will be made to certain skills within the awakening jobs..

2. Expansion of Awakening Job 2nd Skills
1) One new passive skill will be added to each job.
 

º RO Shop Purchase Count Reset
1 The purchase counts for certain items in the RO Shop will be reset.

º Other Updates and Additions
1. New Card Grades Added
1) A total of 17 new cards have been added across the Mythic, Legendary, and Unique grades..
  - Detailed information can be checked in-game.

2. ard Drawing and Card Synthesis System Revamp

 1) You can now only obtain cards of the specified grade or higher during card draws.

Example: When drawing Hero-grade cards, only Hero-grade or higher cards can be obtained; lower-grade cards will no longer appear.

 

2) When combining four cards of the same grade, you will receive cards of at least the same grade.

Example: When synthesizing four Unique-grade cards, you will obtain cards of Unique grade or higher; lower-grade cards will not appear.

3) If cards of different grades are used during synthesis, the probability of the resulting card grade will vary depending on the grades of the input cards.

Example: When synthesizing three Hero-grade cards and one Rare-grade card, you can obtain cards ranging from Rare to Mythic grade, with Hero-grade being the highest priority. 

※ Specific probabilities can be checked in-game based on the grades of the input cards..

 

4) Card Synthesis Grouping by Region and Grade.

 ① For the General to Legendary card group, only cards up to Hero grade can be used as materials for synthesis.

Example: When synthesizing General to Legendary cards, only cards up to Hero grade can be used; Unique-grade cards cannot be used.

 ② For the Unique to Mythic card group, only Unique and Legendary cards can be used as materials for combining; lower-grade cards cannot be used.

 ③ The obtainable card lists for each group have been updated. Detailed information can be checked on the probability page in the in-game card synthesis menu.

3) The probabilities for card drawing and combing have been readjusted to align with the revamped system.

3, Field Boss Rewards Revamp
1) Field boss rewards will be revamped.

   - Mythic and Unique cards with the boss's name will be added to the field boss rewards.
  - Rewards for ranks 1st to 3rd and contribution rewards will be partially adjusted.
※ Updated boss rewards can be checked in-game after the update.

 

4, Guild Boss Rewards Revamp
1) Guild boss rewards will be revamped.

  - Mythic and Unique cards with the boss's name will be added to the guild boss rewards.
  - Guild boss defeat rewards will be adjusted.
※ Updated boss rewards can be checked in-game after the update.

5. Battlefield Rules Update
1) A new rule will allow the use of the Yggdrasil Seed 10 seconds after dying on the battlefield..
  - This rule applies to both standard and guild battlefields..
2) The resurrection waiting time after death will be adjusted from 15 seconds → 30 seconds..

6. Geffen 2.0 Experience Balance Adjustment
1) Job experience for field mobs in Geffen 2.0 will be increased..
2) Base experience for repeat quests involving Geffen 2.0 field mobs will be increased.

7. Miscellaneous Updates
1) Additional Kafra locations have been added to northern Geffen.
  - "Northern Geffen" has been added to the teleport list for all Kafra services.
2) Certain RO Shop items are now available for immediate purchase.

  - When entering a dungeon without a "Dungeon Entry Recharge Ticket," players can now purchase it immediately
  - When refining or transferring equipment without the required materials, players can now purchase them immediately..
  - After accepting a daily bounty mission, players without a "Daily Mission Completion Ticket" can now purchase it immediately.

3) An effect for "Infected People" has been added to the second Geffen dungeon.
4) Paid reward convenience for non-purchasers of the reward pass has been improved.
- Non-purchasers can now view item information when clicking on pass rewards..

5) The UI for the Surprise Shop has been improved.
  - All items within a product can now be reviewed.
  - If multiple items are present, they can now be viewed through a paginated format.

6) NPC names and descriptions have been updated
  - Some NPC names and descriptions in the Adventure Log have been revised.

7)Drop rates for items in repeat quests have been increased.

8) Baphomet Costume Tickets have been added to the RO Shop.
  - In [RO Shop] - [Basic Products] - [Costume Ticket Exchange], players can exchange costume tickets for "Baphomet Costume Tickets."

9) Town objects have been changed to Christmas-themed decorations.

º Bug Fixes
1. Fixed an issue where sound would play during the Geffen new main quest timeline, even when mute settings were applied.
2. Fixed a discrepancy between the description of 'Over Casting' in the skill system help guide and its in-game application.

3. Fixed an issue where the casting animation sped up when the casting time reduction option was applied.

4. Fixed an inconsistency in the naming of 'Rune Midgarts Kingdom' across certain quests.

5. Fixed awkward default dialogue for Awakening Quest NPCs.

6. Fixed an issue where Mythic Card information was missing in the card tab of the help guide.

7. Fixed an issue where costumes like ‘White Monkey Tail’ and ‘Little Doram Mage’ from the costume shop’s tail accessory items did not display in the wardrobe.

8. Fixed an issue where the usage restriction icon for items with level limits in the event tab did not update immediately.

9. Fixed an issue where Bounty Hunt items for levels 140–149 could not be obtained when action points were at 0.

10. Fixed an issue where the ranking system’s user detail view and follow functionality could not be used in general and guild battleground fields.

11. Fixed abnormal monster aggro behavior in the Geffen 2.0 area.

12. Fixed an issue where NPC '??' models overlapped during the 'Thief Siblings' quest.

13. Corrected a typo in the description of the 'Seeds Instead of Valuables?' quest.

14. Fixed an issue where the NPC for the Geffen new main quest did not appear or appeared only after progression.

15. Fixed an issue where additional reward tiers were not properly displayed in the monster journal.

16. Fixed an issue where the character's position did not align with the server's position when casting skills while holding down movement keys.

Thank you..