Hello. This is DEV Allanon, the Director of Vindictus.

I would like to deliver the official statement from the dev team to our players following the announcement that Nexon's newly developed game using the Vindictus IP, "Vindictus: Defying Fate," will be entering a pre-alpha test on Steam.

"Vindictus: Defying Fate" is a brand-new game that is being developed.

Due to its use of the Vindictus IP, the game will contain familiar characters, NPCs, region names, monsters, and certain outfits.

However, "Vindictus: Defying Fate" is being developed as a single-player focused game, aiming to be released on console and PC platforms, which moves it in a very different direction from the original Vindictus.

Since their gameplay differs this will have no impact on the service of Vindictus during the development of "Vindictus: Defying Fate," both now and in the future when it is released.

Vindictus is still planning to provide content for both short and long-term play, starting with our upcoming progression structure improvements in April and soon followed by our max level expansion this May.

We will continue to actively deliver our updates and our talks with you, like we have been doing, and as ever we'll do our best to include what you players want to see.

We anticipate that "Vindictus: Defying Fate" will be an opportunity to spread the IP even further out while we continue to maintain Vindictus as the original, and we will work hard to maintain the charm of the original Vindictus that we have built alongside our players.

We hope to get your continued support for our franchise.

I would like to thank all of our Vindictus players, and I wish nothing but happiness and health for you all.

Thank you!

(Any and all update schedule on the notice is based on KR Service)

We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, February 29, 2024 at 5:00 AM PST (8:00 AM EST / 2:00 PM CET / 12:00 AM AEDT Mar. 1). We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 6 hours, concluding around 11:00 AM PST (2:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM CET / 6:00 AM AEDT Mar. 1).

Times:

Thursday, February 29, 2024
PST (UTC -7): 5:00 AM - 11:00 AM
EST (UTC -4): 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM
CET (UTC +2): 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
AEDT (UTC +10): 12:00 AM - 6:00 AM (Mar. 1)

• What will be unavailable:
  • All MapleStory game servers.

• Changes and Updates (Additional Changes TBA):
  • Monthly Windows Update.
  • Resolved an issue where during the duration of Blaster's Rocket Punch skill, bullets were not being consumed and the Dynamo gauge was not increasing.
  • Resolved an issue where Continuous Ring's effect was behaving incorrectly during a combination of Blaster skills.
  • Resolved an issue where some Heroic World’s Pumpkin pets from Wisp’s Wonderberry had the Fatten Up Skill.
  • Resolved an issue where Megumin's Explosion Magic skill had incorrect naming in Battle Analysis.
  • Resolved an issue with Megumin's Explosion Magic skill where it didn't activate 5 times.
  • Resolved a text issue with the '[KONOSUBA] The Hopeless Priest' quest where it stated one of the participating towns was Leafre instead of Cernium.
  • Resolved an issue where the '[KONOSUBA] About This Great Party's' guide missions listed the incorrect start date.

 

Greetings Milletians!

As we previously mentioned in the first developer blog post, “Finding the Erinn we dream of", we are excited to announce that the Mabinogi Eternity Microsite is now available! More information on the development of Eternity, including behind-the-scenes blog posts, videos, screenshots and other related information are some of the things you can check out over in the new dedicated space! We will continue to provide more information there as development of the project continues, and are excited to share the process with you as we all move towards Eternity together!

Thank you,
- The Mabinogi Team

Sales Period: 2/27/2024 after maintenance - 3/26/2024 before maintenance 
Exchange Shop: 2/27/2024 after maintenance - 4/2/2024 before maintenance 

In the middle of brightness and darkness, Bastion Crystals provides them all!

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Event Period: 2/27/2024 (Tue) - 3/26/2024 (Tue) 

Complete raids and dungeons to earn Goddess Coin.
Exchange Shop is available with the Goddess Coin!

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New Raid Battle is here and so is Additional Departure!

New Raid Battle Additional Departure +1 during the Event period!

Hello! This is the Vindictus team. 

Today we would like to introduce our new raid, "Sidhe Palace." 
You can depart for Sidhe Palace in Toward Taratha, through the Sen Mag Forest region. 

The hero's party explores deeper into those woods following Seanna, who experienced a prophetic vision. 
As they emerge the party discovers Sidhe Palace, the resting place of an incarcerated king who spent the final years of his life alone. 
Entering a garden full of red roses, the hero encounters the new master of this previously abandoned palace. 
Bres is the commander of a vampire army... and revels in sadistic slaughter. 
With powerful attacks harnessing blood, Bres intends to force the party into a desperate situation. 


<Bres encounters the heroes in the garden.>

Bres brandishes a long, thin sword and threatens the hero with beautiful, elegant movements. 

After underestimating the strength of these interlopers, Bres conducts a symphony of bloodshed. She shows her true colors as the battle grows fiercer. 


<Bres attacks elegantly, while hiding her brutal nature.>

At the midway point of the battle, Bres uses her own blood to make even more powerful attacks. 
If hit by these and "Excessive Bleeding" is triggered, you take damage over time for a set duration, and enter into exhaustion more rapidly. 
However, if Bres fails to connect with multiple blood attacks, her stance will temporarily falter due to shedding too much of her own blood. 


<Bres makes a powerful attack using her own blood.> 

Bres is also capable of absorbing blood from the roses blooming in her garden, and when she absorbs enough, she makes a very powerful attack that covers the entire area. 


<Bres attempts to make a powerful attack by summoning roses.>

Be careful when her eyes start glowing in the middle of the battle. 
When hit by Bres's red orbs, all of your HP will be absorbed, and you will be incapacitated. These must be dodged or blocked.  


<Bres absorbing HP.>

The Season 4 Episode 8 raid, Sidhe Palace, will be live soon. 
As always, we will do our best to provide you with a great gaming experience. 
Thank you for your support of Vindictus! 

1. Vindictus: Season 4 Episode 8, "Sidhe Palace"
   
2. Character
   
3. Battle
   
4. Item
   
5. Misc.

Battle

• Added a new raid battle, "Sidhe Palace."
  
• Up to 4 players of Lv. 115+ can participate. The battle is found in the Sen Mag Forest region, under "Toward Taratha."
  
• ATT and M. ATT are applied up to a maximum of 53,860.
  
• This battle does not have an ATT Surplus cap applied.
  
• This battle does not have an additional damage cap applied.
  
• This battle includes a new boss, Bres.

• Minimum entry stats for Quick Battle are as follows.

• This battle can be successfully completed once per day. 
  
• You will consume 16% Fatigue Points when you depart. 
  
  
• The following items are now included among the possible drops. Probability rates differ with each item. 
  - Bres's Moonlight Essence 
  - Bres's Shadow Essence 
  - Stylish Enchant Scroll 
  - Orna's Essence 
  - Orna's Essence: Weapon 
  - Orna's Essence: Head Armor 
  - Orna's Essence: Chest Armor 
  - Orna's Essence: Leg Armor 
  - Orna's Essence: Hand Armor 
  - Orna's Essence: Feet Armor 
  - Keen, Stable, Lightweight, and Perfect Succession Ore 
  - Solid and Smooth Succession Ore 
  - Superior Enhancement Elixir 

• Can obtain new titles - 'Bres Conqueror', 'Bres Beater', 'Need More Blood', and 'Take a Deep Bres'. 
  
• Can obtain the new title, 'Watch Your Step', in Hero+ mode. 
  
  
• Can obtain materials needed to craft the new rings "Shrouded Moonlight" and "Shrouded Shadow."
  - CRIT RTE +6, BAL +5, STR +140, AGI +70, INT +180, WIL +80, HP +125 (The two rings have identical stats.)
  - Shrouded Ring Set effect applies CRIT RTE +2 
  
• Can obtain materials needed to craft the new rings "Shrouded Moonlight" and "Shrouded Shadow."
  - CRIT RTE +6, BAL +5, STR +140, AGI +70, INT +180, WIL +80, HP +125 (The two rings have identical stats.)
  - Shrouded Ring Set effect applies CRIT RTE +2 
  
• The following materials are required to craft "Shrouded Moonlight." 

Item

• 2 new [Prefix Rank 4] Enchant Scrolls have been added.
  
• Defeat each raid battle's boss monster to obtain items. Probability rates differ for each.

Misc. 

• Added a new raid battle, "Sidhe Palace," to the Battle Circuit list. 

• Must be Lv. 115 to depart for Sidhe Palace. Characters below Lv. 115 cannot use the Battle Circuit list above.

• Increased the usable range of Sou's "Shattered Sky: Sundered Heaven" by 40%.

• "Fire Spirit Remnant" has been added to Red Moon's Energy Battles, and it can be obtained with varying probabilities by destroying the Erg Pot.
  
• "Hero" button will no longer display on Abyssal Arena 1 and 2's difficulty settings when creating a party in Quick Departure.
  
• Fixed the issue where "Abyssal Arena 2" Battle Info would occasionally not display after completing the "Abyssal Arena?" story.
  
• "Full Force" can now only be activated and used against boss monsters.
  - "Full Force" will no longer activate against the mini-boss in Red Moon's Energy Battles.
  
• Fixed errors with stats displayed on the Battle Circuit > Create Circuit setting screen. 
  
  
• Boss monster HP of the following battles have been decreased by 10%
  - Battle of Rocheste, Clan of Darkness, Spearhead of Paradise Lost, Under the Pale Moon, Ladaton Bridge, and Royal Castle Dungeon 
  
• Maximum applicable value of the DEF from Goddess's Guidance is increased from 23,000 to 26,000. 

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Developer's Notes:
We've nerfed the health of the boss monsters in the above battles (which are the first party-recommended raids you'll experience as you level up) because we feel they're a bit too difficult.

We considered reducing boss damage directly or adjusting some of the more difficult patterns, such as instant kills, but we were concerned that these battles would lose their risk and thrill, when they are still being enjoyed by players who are already familiar with the combat. 

So, we've adjusted the DEF effect of Goddess's Guidance for players who are not yet familiar with each encounter, to make it a little easier for them to adjust to the party recommended raids. We'll continue to monitor the difficulty of these battles for new players to ensure that they're at an appropriate level. 

• Using the Skill Reset/Reset Capsule will now change the target skill to the state it was in before training.
  > Gold spent on skill training will not be refunded.
  > Skills provided upon character creation cannot be converted back to the previous state before training.
  > The following are the skill types that cannot be converted back to the previous state before training.
  - (All Characters - Common) Mastery skills, Meditation, Fishing
  - (Lann) Fanning Slash, Fury Infusion
  - (Fiona): Smash: Ivy Sweep
  - (Evie) Alchemy: Mercury Trap
  - (Karok) Boss Bash 
  * Eligible Items: Pure Skill Reset Capsule, Skill Reset Capsule, High-Capacity Skill Reset Capsule 

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Developer's Notes:
We've reviewed comments of those who want to revert some skills to the state before training it, so we are expanding the Skill Reset/Reset Capsule functions.

• Attempting to Depart (Solo) with a character below max level, to a party recommended battle, will now display the guide message that recommends party play.

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Developer's Notes:
We've added a reminder message to prevent players who are new to the game from accidentally starting a solo run on Normal difficulty when they first see a party-recommended encounter.

This notification will only appear for characters who are not at max level, and it will not appear if you select Solo Mode. 

• Fixed the issue where ending the battle, returning to Colhen, then entering a building would play the background music. 
  
• Modified the internal operation of the channel server.

Join Community Manager Arciellia for a fun birthday Mabinogi stream, with activities including Festia, Mafia, and hanging out on Doki Doki Island! Join us on our Twitch.tv channel, Friday, February 23rd at 3:00 PM PST (6:00 PM EST). As always, there will be giveaways throughout the stream.

Don't miss out on the fun. See you Friday!

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Maintenance has concluded as of 9:09 AM PST and the game is available once more. We thank you for your patience.

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Mabinogi will have a scheduled maintenance on February 22nd. During this time, the game will be unavailable. Maintenance is expected to begin at 6:00 AM PST and last approximately 4 hours.

Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.


Thursday, February 22nd

Pacific (PST, UTC -8): 6:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Eastern (EST, UTC -5): 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Paris (CET, UTC +1): 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM

To address the following:

• Weekly server upkeep.
• Week 2 of Doki Doki Island is here! Elder Karenza seems to have some information about more activities that are available.
• As the Lunar New Year celebrations draw to a close, so does our Floral Embroidered Silk Hanbok Box sale! Last chance to grab one of these outfits before they're gone.
• Note: The Name Change submission site will be unavailable after 6:00 AM PST time, and will be available after the maintenance.
• Note: The Cash Shop will also be unavailable after 6:00 AM PST time, and will be available after the maintenance.

 
- The Mabinogi Team