Game service resumed at 05:25 (PDT) / 08:25 (EDT). Happy Gaming!

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Dear Heroes,

There will be a Game Patch on 13th April, 2017 starting from 02:00HRS (PDT) / 05:00HRS (EDT).

During the maintenance, heroes will not able to connect to the game including steam users and is expected to be resumed by 06:00HRS (PDT) / 09:00HRS (EDT).

We strongly recommend that you log out of the game before the stipulated time to avoid any item loss.

Please be informed that all DNP will be reset in this patch.

Visit here for the patch notes.

Game service resumed at 05:25 (PDT) / 08:25 (EDT). Happy Gaming!

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Dear Heroes,

There will be a Game Patch on 13th April, 2017 starting from 02:00HRS (PDT) / 05:00HRS (EDT).

During the maintenance, heroes will not able to connect to the game including steam users and is expected to be resumed by 06:00HRS (PDT) / 09:00HRS (EDT).

We strongly recommend that you log out of the game before the stipulated time to avoid any item loss.

Please be informed that all DNP will be reset in this patch.

Visit here for the patch notes.

- Deep Sea Dragon Nest
- Dark Banquet Hardcore
- Changes and Addition
A) Lv93 Unique Evolution
B) Lv93 Legend Ice Dragon Equipment Evolution
C) Refined Genesis Accessories
D) Lv93 Dragon Gem Enhancement +14
E) Changes in Guild Master Appointment system
F) Guild Join Request
G) Point Currency System
H) Epic Talisman Evolution
I) Colosseum Rank Reward Improvements
J) Mentor system changes
K) Channel Chat Improvements
L) ATK/HP Notation
M) Evolution Legend Weapon & Legend Main Weapon Converter
N) Courier Bird block function
O) Changes to Dungeon Tab in Social Window
- Others
- Dragon Vault Updates
- Skill Balancing

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1) Deep Sea Dragon Nest



Entry Info



Quest

Quest name: Ensemble of the Deep Sea, Nightmare, and Curse



You can get the quest from Frye the Explorer in Saint Haven.

Rewards



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2) Dark Banquet Hardcore



Entry Info



Quest

Quest name: Invitation to Dark Banquet




You can accept the quest via the Remote Quest tab of your Quest Window

Mechanics

Dark Banquet is a special dungeon consisting of 12 floors. The goal is to fight your way up from the 1st floor, and each floor poses different challenges that you have to overcome.

The rewards offered gets better with each floor cleared, but so does the difficulty. Should you die in the dungeon, you will not be rewarded. It is up to you to decide if you wish to climb higher for better rewards or leave the dungeon at certain checkpoints with what you have.

Rules

- Your HP/MP will be fully recovered when you clear a floor
- Your HP/MP will be fully recovered, and dead teammates will be revived when a boss floor is cleared.
- When all players die, the dungeon will end.
- Heroes and Potions cannot be used in Dark Banquet.
- Stats are equalized in Dark Banquet.

Structure

Dark Banquet consists of Normal Floors and Boss Floors.
In every Normal Floor, you will play one of two possible dungeons.



Rewards



- Attribute Talismans are a durational talisman of different grades - Low Grade (3 days), Medium Grade (7 days) and High Grade (30 Days).
- In their pouch form, they can be traded. However, once the pouch is opened the contents are no longer tradeable.

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3) Changes and Addition

A) Lv 93 Unique Evolution



Level 93 Theano Equipment can now be evolved into Unique grade versions.
Like all evolutions, Evolution Hammer is required, and all existing Enhancement Levels will be transferred as well.
Evolution Hammer can be crafted at the Blacksmith NPC.


B) Lv93 Legend Ice Dragon Equipment Evolution



Legend grade Ice Dragon equipment can now be Evolved to stronger versions, and existing enhancement levels will be transferred as well.
Evolution Hammer for Ice Dragon Legend equipment has been added to the Blacksmith NPC.


C) Refined Genesis Accessories



Genesis accessories can now be further enhanced into Refined Genesis accessories via the Blacksmith NPC.
Refined Genesis accessories require level 90 Genesis accessories as materials, as well as Ascension cube, which can be obtained in Deep Sea Dragon Nest.


D) Lv93 Dragon Gem Enhancement +14



The max enhancement level for Lv93 Dragon Gems has been increased to 14.


E) Changes in Guild Master Appointment system



In order to appoint another player as a Guild Master, you now have to type the words "Appoint Guild Master" in the above window.


F) Guild Join Request



If a character who is not in a guild wishes to receive Guild Invitations, he may Register Join Request and give a brief self-introduction about himself.
Once registered, authorized guild members view a list of players who Registered Join Request, and send them an invitation to the guild, or a private message.




G) Point Currency System

All currencies in the game has now been unified into the Point Currency System, which can be view in the character window.



You can select up to 3 different points in the checkboxes, and they will be registered in the inventory window for quicker viewing.



You may then use the points at the respective stores for purchasing items. By hovering over the points, a tooltip will appear which will give additional info on the merchant that uses that currency.




With this system in place, some currency items will be changed into points. When you obtain the following items, they will be registered as points, and will no longer appear in your inventory.



Existing currencies in your inventory can be exchanged for points at Scholar Stashy.




H) Epic Talisman Evolution



You can now use Talisman Evolution Cube to evolve Rare Talismans to Epic Talismans.
Additional options of the Rare Talisman will be transferred to the Epic Talisman.
Talisman Evolution Cube can be purchase at the Nightmare Star Shop.


I) Colosseum Rank Reward Improvements

You may now access the Ladder Elite Store from Arena Quartermaster Vincent in Saint Haven.

Items sold at the store has also been changed. New items have been added, and purchase restrictions on some items has also changed.




J) Mentor system changes

- You can now register other players as a Mentor or Pupil as long as there is a difference of 1 level.
- Pupils can now be up to level 92.
- Graduation level for pupils is now changed to level 93. Pupils at level 93 can also choose to graduate immediately or not.
- Pupils will start to accumulate Graduation Points when they reached max level. Once Graduation Points has reached its limit, the pupil will graduate autommatically.
- When max leveled pupils clear nests with their mentors, they get more Mentor Points.
- Level up rewards has been changed. When the pupil reaches level 30, 60, 90 and 93, both Mentor and Pupil will get [Mentor Points] item via mail.
- Mentor points can be earned when both Mentor and Pupil clear dungeons in a party. The points can be spent at Crest Scholar Stashy.




- Respect Points has been removed.
- Mentors can register a self-introduction using the Share Intro button in the Mentor UI. Once registered, characters without a Mentor are able to see a list of available Mentors.




K) Channel Chat Improvements

Channel chat system has undergone a renewal.
Channel chat used to be reset every maintenance. This has changed such that it will be reset near maintenance date when more than 30 days have passed since the last person entered the channel.

You can now see a list of chat channels via the Social UI, under the Channel Chat tab.



When you create a channel, you may choose to make it public and visible on the channel list, or make it private. The settings can be changed by going to the Channel Settings (Only channel masters has the authority)



If you are participating in a channel chat, the Channel Tab in your chat window will remain active.


L) ATK/HP Notation



Nest entry info window will now show the recommended ATK and HP required to attempt the nest.
If the recommended stats are higher than the stats you have, it will be shown in Red. If your stats are higher than the recommended stats, it will be shown in Green.


M) Evolution Legend Weapon & Legend Main Weapon Converter

The Legend Ice Dragon Main Weapon Converter can now be used on Evolution Ice Dragon Weapons.




N) Courier Bird block function



A "Block" option has been added to the popup menu when you click on the character name of a player who used Courier Bird. Once blocked, their Courier Bird messages will no longer appear in your chat window.


O) Changes to Dungeon Tab in Social Window



In the Social window, the "Dungeon" tab has been renamed to "Attempts".
The number of Nest and Dungeons that has reached their clear limits will now be reflected in the main headings.

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4) Others

- When you buy Adventurer's Bag and Extra Storage, they will no longer be automatically applied. Instead, they will now be added into your cash inventory under the Usable tab.
- The expansions can now be used as long as you have at least 1 expandable slot. I.e. If you have a 30-slot bag, but you only have 15 slots left to expand, you will be able to use it to expand the remaining 15 slots (Max inventory slots is still 150)

- Unlock condition for NPC Irine has been changed to "Enter [Calderock Pass] or [Saint Haven]".

Arena EXP Reset

Due to the Arena Reward and Arena System's upgrade, we've decided to reset Arena EXP in June's update.
Reset schedule has yet to be finalized, but we will announce the reset of Arena EXP 1 month before it takes place.
As compensation for the reset, we will reward the following to the top 100 ranks:



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5) Dragon Vault Updates

Egyptian Costume Set



*Far Far Away Costume Set will be removed from the Dragon Vault


Conversion Egg



Conversion Egg is a special Dragon Egg which has a chance to give a Magical Conversion Thread.



The Magical Conversion Thread can be used to exchange for Conversion Costumes at NPC Cassie.



Conversion costumes possesses powerful stats, and at the same time allows you adopt the appearance of other cash costumes.
Once you have a Conversion Costume exchanged from Cassie, head over to the Magical Costume Mirror NPC (Near Manager Trisha).

How to use Conversion Costumes

1) Firstly, equip the conversion costume you have exchanged from NPC Cassie



2) Head over to the Magical Costume Mirror NPC, found near Manager Trisha



3) In the Conversion UI, select the costume which you would like to be the appearance of the Conversion Costume.



4) Click Convert

5) Congratulations! You have now given your Conversion Costume an appearance!



This process does not destroy your appearance costume. You can reverse this process by going to the Magical Costume Mirror, and you can get back the appearance costume. You can even select another costume to use as the appearance at any time.


Dragon Egg

Saber Leo Tiger and Reckless Wukong Spirit has been added to the Dragon Egg







*Rajuul Egg and Rajuul Weapon Egg will be removed from the Dragon Vault in this update.

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6) Skill Balancing

*Work-in-progress*

- Deep Sea Dragon Nest
- Dark Banquet Hardcore
- Changes and Addition
A) Lv93 Unique Evolution
B) Lv93 Legend Ice Dragon Equipment Evolution
C) Refined Genesis Accessories
D) Lv93 Dragon Gem Enhancement +14
E) Changes in Guild Master Appointment system
F) Guild Join Request
G) Point Currency System
H) Epic Talisman Evolution
I) Colosseum Rank Reward Improvements
J) Mentor system changes
K) Channel Chat Improvements
L) ATK/HP Notation
M) Evolution Legend Weapon & Legend Main Weapon Converter
N) Courier Bird block function
O) Changes to Dungeon Tab in Social Window
- Others
- Dragon Vault Updates
- Skill Balancing

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1) Deep Sea Dragon Nest



Entry Info



Quest

Quest name: Ensemble of the Deep Sea, Nightmare, and Curse



You can get the quest from Frye the Explorer in Saint Haven.

Rewards



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2) Dark Banquet Hardcore



Entry Info



Quest

Quest name: Invitation to Dark Banquet




You can accept the quest via the Remote Quest tab of your Quest Window

Mechanics

Dark Banquet is a special dungeon consisting of 12 floors. The goal is to fight your way up from the 1st floor, and each floor poses different challenges that you have to overcome.

The rewards offered gets better with each floor cleared, but so does the difficulty. Should you die in the dungeon, you will not be rewarded. It is up to you to decide if you wish to climb higher for better rewards or leave the dungeon at certain checkpoints with what you have.

Rules

- Your HP/MP will be fully recovered when you clear a floor
- Your HP/MP will be fully recovered, and dead teammates will be revived when a boss floor is cleared.
- When all players die, the dungeon will end.
- Heroes and Potions cannot be used in Dark Banquet.
- Stats are equalized in Dark Banquet.

Structure

Dark Banquet consists of Normal Floors and Boss Floors.
In every Normal Floor, you will play one of two possible dungeons.



Rewards



- Attribute Talismans are a durational talisman of different grades - Low Grade (3 days), Medium Grade (7 days) and High Grade (30 Days).
- In their pouch form, they can be traded. However, once the pouch is opened the contents are no longer tradeable.

-----

3) Changes and Addition

A) Lv 93 Unique Evolution



Level 93 Theano Equipment can now be evolved into Unique grade versions.
Like all evolutions, Evolution Hammer is required, and all existing Enhancement Levels will be transferred as well.
Evolution Hammer can be crafted at the Blacksmith NPC.


B) Lv93 Legend Ice Dragon Equipment Evolution



Legend grade Ice Dragon equipment can now be Evolved to stronger versions, and existing enhancement levels will be transferred as well.
Evolution Hammer for Ice Dragon Legend equipment has been added to the Blacksmith NPC.


C) Refined Genesis Accessories



Genesis accessories can now be further enhanced into Refined Genesis accessories via the Blacksmith NPC.
Refined Genesis accessories require level 90 Genesis accessories as materials, as well as Ascension cube, which can be obtained in Deep Sea Dragon Nest.


D) Lv93 Dragon Gem Enhancement +14



The max enhancement level for Lv93 Dragon Gems has been increased to 14.


E) Changes in Guild Master Appointment system



In order to appoint another player as a Guild Master, you now have to type the words "Appoint Guild Master" in the above window.


F) Guild Join Request



If a character who is not in a guild wishes to receive Guild Invitations, he may Register Join Request and give a brief self-introduction about himself.
Once registered, authorized guild members view a list of players who Registered Join Request, and send them an invitation to the guild, or a private message.




G) Point Currency System

All currencies in the game has now been unified into the Point Currency System, which can be view in the character window.



You can select up to 3 different points in the checkboxes, and they will be registered in the inventory window for quicker viewing.



You may then use the points at the respective stores for purchasing items. By hovering over the points, a tooltip will appear which will give additional info on the merchant that uses that currency.




With this system in place, some currency items will be changed into points. When you obtain the following items, they will be registered as points, and will no longer appear in your inventory.



Existing currencies in your inventory can be exchanged for points at Scholar Stashy.




H) Epic Talisman Evolution



You can now use Talisman Evolution Cube to evolve Rare Talismans to Epic Talismans.
Additional options of the Rare Talisman will be transferred to the Epic Talisman.
Talisman Evolution Cube can be purchase at the Nightmare Star Shop.


I) Colosseum Rank Reward Improvements

You may now access the Ladder Elite Store from Arena Quartermaster Vincent in Saint Haven.

Items sold at the store has also been changed. New items have been added, and purchase restrictions on some items has also changed.




J) Mentor system changes

- You can now register other players as a Mentor or Pupil as long as there is a difference of 1 level.
- Pupils can now be up to level 92.
- Graduation level for pupils is now changed to level 93. Pupils at level 93 can also choose to graduate immediately or not.
- Pupils will start to accumulate Graduation Points when they reached max level. Once Graduation Points has reached its limit, the pupil will graduate autommatically.
- When max leveled pupils clear nests with their mentors, they get more Mentor Points.
- Level up rewards has been changed. When the pupil reaches level 30, 60, 90 and 93, both Mentor and Pupil will get [Mentor Points] item via mail.
- Mentor points can be earned when both Mentor and Pupil clear dungeons in a party. The points can be spent at Crest Scholar Stashy.




- Respect Points has been removed.
- Mentors can register a self-introduction using the Share Intro button in the Mentor UI. Once registered, characters without a Mentor are able to see a list of available Mentors.




K) Channel Chat Improvements

Channel chat system has undergone a renewal.
Channel chat used to be reset every maintenance. This has changed such that it will be reset near maintenance date when more than 30 days have passed since the last person entered the channel.

You can now see a list of chat channels via the Social UI, under the Channel Chat tab.



When you create a channel, you may choose to make it public and visible on the channel list, or make it private. The settings can be changed by going to the Channel Settings (Only channel masters has the authority)



If you are participating in a channel chat, the Channel Tab in your chat window will remain active.


L) ATK/HP Notation



Nest entry info window will now show the recommended ATK and HP required to attempt the nest.
If the recommended stats are higher than the stats you have, it will be shown in Red. If your stats are higher than the recommended stats, it will be shown in Green.


M) Evolution Legend Weapon & Legend Main Weapon Converter

The Legend Ice Dragon Main Weapon Converter can now be used on Evolution Ice Dragon Weapons.




N) Courier Bird block function



A "Block" option has been added to the popup menu when you click on the character name of a player who used Courier Bird. Once blocked, their Courier Bird messages will no longer appear in your chat window.


O) Changes to Dungeon Tab in Social Window



In the Social window, the "Dungeon" tab has been renamed to "Attempts".
The number of Nest and Dungeons that has reached their clear limits will now be reflected in the main headings.

-----

4) Others

- When you buy Adventurer's Bag and Extra Storage, they will no longer be automatically applied. Instead, they will now be added into your cash inventory under the Usable tab.
- The expansions can now be used as long as you have at least 1 expandable slot. I.e. If you have a 30-slot bag, but you only have 15 slots left to expand, you will be able to use it to expand the remaining 15 slots (Max inventory slots is still 150)

- Unlock condition for NPC Irine has been changed to "Enter [Calderock Pass] or [Saint Haven]".

Arena EXP Reset

Due to the Arena Reward and Arena System's upgrade, we've decided to reset Arena EXP in June's update.
Reset schedule has yet to be finalized, but we will announce the reset of Arena EXP 1 month before it takes place.
As compensation for the reset, we will reward the following to the top 100 ranks:



-----

5) Dragon Vault Updates

Egyptian Costume Set



*Far Far Away Costume Set will be removed from the Dragon Vault


Conversion Egg



Conversion Egg is a special Dragon Egg which has a chance to give a Magical Conversion Thread.



The Magical Conversion Thread can be used to exchange for Conversion Costumes at NPC Cassie.



Conversion costumes possesses powerful stats, and at the same time allows you adopt the appearance of other cash costumes.
Once you have a Conversion Costume exchanged from Cassie, head over to the Magical Costume Mirror NPC (Near Manager Trisha).

How to use Conversion Costumes

1) Firstly, equip the conversion costume you have exchanged from NPC Cassie



2) Head over to the Magical Costume Mirror NPC, found near Manager Trisha



3) In the Conversion UI, select the costume which you would like to be the appearance of the Conversion Costume.



4) Click Convert

5) Congratulations! You have now given your Conversion Costume an appearance!



This process does not destroy your appearance costume. You can reverse this process by going to the Magical Costume Mirror, and you can get back the appearance costume. You can even select another costume to use as the appearance at any time.


Dragon Egg

Saber Leo Tiger and Reckless Wukong Spirit has been added to the Dragon Egg







*Rajuul Egg and Rajuul Weapon Egg will be removed from the Dragon Vault in this update.

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6) Skill Balancing

*Work-in-progress*

Greetings!

Have you ever been a fashion show? If not, this is a good chance to be part of fashion show!
We prepared this 1st DN Fashion Show DN Haute Couture!!
After 7 PM (PDT), you can simply make a new thread on General Discussion tab and post a picture of your character with your impressions.
If you want to participate, please see details below!

Event Period:
04/04/2017 19:00 PM (PDT) – 04/05/2017 19:00 PM (PDT)

Event Details:
- Take a shot and post a new thread with your impressions on Form, General Discussion board.
- The user who received the highest number of likes will grab the additional secret reward!!!!

Reward:
- Participation Prize: 2,000 DNP
- The one who got the highest no. of likes: Secret Reward

*Note:
- You can only receive the reward once per account.
- The reward will be distributed on April 13th, 2017.
- Recommended post title: DN Fashion Show - IGN

Greetings!

Have you ever been a fashion show? If not, this is a good chance to be part of fashion show!
We prepared this 1st DN Fashion Show DN Haute Couture!!
After 7 PM (PDT), you can simply make a new thread on General Discussion tab and post a picture of your character with your impressions.
If you want to participate, please see details below!

Event Period:
04/04/2017 19:00 PM (PDT) – 04/05/2017 19:00 PM (PDT)

Event Details:
- Take a shot and post a new thread with your impressions on Form, General Discussion board.
- The user who received the highest number of likes will grab the additional secret reward!!!!

Reward:
- Participation Prize: 2,000 DNP
- The one who got the highest no. of likes: Secret Reward

*Note:
- You can only receive the reward once per account.
- The reward will be distributed on April 13th, 2017.
- Recommended post title: DN Fashion Show - IGN