Riders of Icarus - CM CuddleWings
Greetings, Riders! My name is BK, the lead game designer for the Riders of Icarus development team at WeMade. As we continue to fine tune and improve PvP, we are simultaneously working hard on creating new and exciting PvE content! I wanted to share with you some information on the upcoming updates so you can see where Riders of Icarus is going in the near future.

Lair of Ienos



Very soon, the “Lair of Ienos” will appear in Parna’s Coast near Big Snow Camp. Grand Warlock Goraktus of the Fallen Legion sent Ienos on a mission to collect rare familiars in order to enhance and reinforce their army. Following trails of evil energy found in Parna’s Coast, the Arcanum discovered the source—the Lair of Ienos—and you must stop them. Starting at level 35, players can complete a daily quest to enter the lair and defeat Ienos for his Familiar Control Stone. Then, two familiars randomly selected from a pool of elite and heroic beasts will appear in his Lair. Players can then attempt to tame one of the two familiars. Whether you fail or succeed, there will be another opportunity the next day to slay Ienos and take your chance at two new random familiars.

Ienos is tuned so that many players of various levels in skill can defeat him and access his lair. This solo dungeon does not take much time to clear, so we think the lair will be very helpful to those players asking for wider access to familiars from all across Hakanas, including Parna’s Coast and Exarahn Badlands.

Tritael Rift



In another future update, Riders will be visiting an area known as the Tritael Rift. Once a flourishing place, Tritael Rift was torn apart by the battle between the goddess Ellora and the God of Ruin Zelnaris. Though that battle has long past, there’s still constant conflict in the area. The Fallen Legion and Tempest Dragons have a plan to upset the balance in the Rift and create an explosion that would render Hakanas asunder. Only you and the Pegasus Knights can stop them and secure the safety of the kingdom.

A sky of blue and pink, the area is rich with energy emanating from the rift and there is little solid ground of which to speak. With the blue sea below, here, you’ll truly test and hone your aerial skills. Though this a vast area, there are pockets of energy to be discovered where players can quickly recover their mount’s energy. Of course, will also be a wide variety of exciting and new familiars to capture and collect.

The Breach



Found high in the sky of the Tritael Rift, this dungeon is for high level Riders. Here, Supreme Commander Izhora is gathering souls to create an army. Izhora and Umax the Devourer will be a greater challenge than players have faced before with deeper and more engaging strategies required to defeat these bosses. Those who are victorious and vanquish Izhora will find the Supreme Commander weapon and armor sets.



Gusting Isles

Sealed away since the end of the War of Light, the titan Trauna was a weapon used by the God of Ruin. Now free, players must put an end to the dangers presented by this returning threat. This 10-player dungeon will push your skills to the limit with incredible gear awaiting those who are victorious.



Bug Fixes

As part of the development team for Riders of Icarus, we want to deliver new and fun content as quickly as we can. Since we’ve done this at a very fast pace since Open Beta began, we are very aware of the number of bugs that exist in the game and we are working diligently on fixing these bugs as well as introducing new content.

We are also reading the forums and listening to player feedback. Everything you post in the forums helps us a great deal in improving Riders of Icarus. For example, we saw that there were a great deal of players attempting to simultaneously tame familiars. Therefore, we increased the spawn rate with the “Like” event buff which will persist until the Lair of Ienos update, at which time players will be able to use the lair to alleviate the stress on acquiring certain rare familiars.

We also saw feedback on the power of Explosive Shot in PvP, which is why damage was reduced. We also saw players’ concerns regarding mounted Riders attacking unmounted Riders and adjusted the accuracy of mounted attacks which will reduce the number of fly-by kills. These are just a few examples of how we are continuing to make adjustments to the game during this Open Beta testing period.

The Future

The Lair if Ienos, Tritael Rift, and Gusting Isles are not the only new experiences coming with the content updates. There will be new systems, features, and fixes as we work towards the goal of continually improving Riders of Icarus for all players. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing your feedback and suggestions in the forums.
Riders of Icarus - CM Cuddles
Greetings, Riders! My name is BK, the lead game designer for the Riders of Icarus development team at WeMade. As we continue to fine tune and improve PvP, we are simultaneously working hard on creating new and exciting PvE content! I wanted to share with you some information on the upcoming updates so you can see where Riders of Icarus is going in the near future.

Lair of Ienos



Very soon, the “Lair of Ienos” will appear in Parna’s Coast near Big Snow Camp. Grand Warlock Goraktus of the Fallen Legion sent Ienos on a mission to collect rare familiars in order to enhance and reinforce their army. Following trails of evil energy found in Parna’s Coast, the Arcanum discovered the source—the Lair of Ienos—and you must stop them. Starting at level 35, players can complete a daily quest to enter the lair and defeat Ienos for his Familiar Control Stone. Then, two familiars randomly selected from a pool of elite and heroic beasts will appear in his Lair. Players can then attempt to tame one of the two familiars. Whether you fail or succeed, there will be another opportunity the next day to slay Ienos and take your chance at two new random familiars.

Ienos is tuned so that many players of various levels in skill can defeat him and access his lair. This solo dungeon does not take much time to clear, so we think the lair will be very helpful to those players asking for wider access to familiars from all across Hakanas, including Parna’s Coast and Exarahn Badlands.

Tritael Rift



In another future update, Riders will be visiting an area known as the Tritael Rift. Once a flourishing place, Tritael Rift was torn apart by the battle between the goddess Ellora and the God of Ruin Zelnaris. Though that battle has long past, there’s still constant conflict in the area. The Fallen Legion and Tempest Dragons have a plan to upset the balance in the Rift and create an explosion that would render Hakanas asunder. Only you and the Pegasus Knights can stop them and secure the safety of the kingdom.

A sky of blue and pink, the area is rich with energy emanating from the rift and there is little solid ground of which to speak. With the blue sea below, here, you’ll truly test and hone your aerial skills. Though this a vast area, there are pockets of energy to be discovered where players can quickly recover their mount’s energy. Of course, will also be a wide variety of exciting and new familiars to capture and collect.

The Breach



Found high in the sky of the Tritael Rift, this dungeon is for high level Riders. Here, Supreme Commander Izhora is gathering souls to create an army. Izhora and Umax the Devourer will be a greater challenge than players have faced before with deeper and more engaging strategies required to defeat these bosses. Those who are victorious and vanquish Izhora will find the Supreme Commander weapon and armor sets.



Gusting Isles

Sealed away since the end of the War of Light, the titan Trauna was a weapon used by the God of Ruin. Now free, players must put an end to the dangers presented by this returning threat. This 10-player dungeon will push your skills to the limit with incredible gear awaiting those who are victorious.



Bug Fixes

As part of the development team for Riders of Icarus, we want to deliver new and fun content as quickly as we can. Since we’ve done this at a very fast pace since Open Beta began, we are very aware of the number of bugs that exist in the game and we are working diligently on fixing these bugs as well as introducing new content.

We are also reading the forums and listening to player feedback. Everything you post in the forums helps us a great deal in improving Riders of Icarus. For example, we saw that there were a great deal of players attempting to simultaneously tame familiars. Therefore, we increased the spawn rate with the “Like” event buff which will persist until the Lair of Ienos update, at which time players will be able to use the lair to alleviate the stress on acquiring certain rare familiars.

We also saw feedback on the power of Explosive Shot in PvP, which is why damage was reduced. We also saw players’ concerns regarding mounted Riders attacking unmounted Riders and adjusted the accuracy of mounted attacks which will reduce the number of fly-by kills. These are just a few examples of how we are continuing to make adjustments to the game during this Open Beta testing period.

The Future

The Lair if Ienos, Tritael Rift, and Gusting Isles are not the only new experiences coming with the content updates. There will be new systems, features, and fixes as we work towards the goal of continually improving Riders of Icarus for all players. Thank you, and we look forward to hearing your feedback and suggestions in the forums.
Riders of Icarus - NxA_OneLetter
We will be performing an unscheduled maintenance with no downtime on Friday, August 26, 2016. There will be a client update, but there should be no server downtime.

Once the maintenance is complete, you will need to log out and then log back in to Riders of Icarus in order for your client to receive the update. We estimate that the maintenance will be complete at the following times:

- Pacific Daylight Time: 2:30 PM
- Eastern Daylight Time: 5:30 PM
- Central European Summer Time: 11:30 PM
- Australian Eastern Standard Time: 7:30 AM [August 27]

Changes and Updates:

- The issue with the quest navigation compass causing frame drops will be fixed.
- The issue with the familiar equipment UI not updating when the “Auto-loot Emblem” is equipped will be fixed.
Riders of Icarus - NxA_OneLetter
We will be performing an unscheduled maintenance with no downtime on Friday, August 26, 2016. There will be a client update, but there should be no server downtime.

Once the maintenance is complete, you will need to log out and then log back in to Riders of Icarus in order for your client to receive the update. We estimate that the maintenance will be complete at the following times:

- Pacific Daylight Time: 2:30 PM
- Eastern Daylight Time: 5:30 PM
- Central European Summer Time: 11:30 PM
- Australian Eastern Standard Time: 7:30 AM [August 27]

Changes and Updates:

- The issue with the quest navigation compass causing frame drops will be fixed.
- The issue with the familiar equipment UI not updating when the “Auto-loot Emblem” is equipped will be fixed.
Riders of Icarus - CM CuddleWings
Attention Riders! Mount up and log in to Riders of Icarus this weekend for a chance to get some awesome items and extra buffs to help you capture and collect more mounts and pets!

Open Beta Login Rewards Event

August 25, 2016 – August 30, 2016

It has been 50 days since Riders of Icarus began its Open Beta, and we’re rewarding all Riders with amazing items! Log in to Riders of Icarus each day and receive wonderful rewards each day. Click here to learn more about this event.

Ellora’s Super Weekend

August 27, 2016 – August 28, 2016

Log in to Riders of Icarus during the set times on each day this weekend to receive a Heroic Familiar Mark Box! Click here to learn more about this event!

Facebook “Like” Event Rewards

August 18, 2016 – September 7, 2016

The reward for the Facebook “Like” event has been extended to September 7<sup>th</sup>!  PLUS, in addition to receiving the +20% Taming Success buff during this period, we are also giving all Riders a +20% Tempering Success buff and reducing the spawn times for Heroic familiars and Raid familiars!

For a limited time only, Heroic familiars will spawn 4 times faster:
  • Agnas the Red: 60 minute spawn time reduced to 15 minutes
  • Karresh: 150 minute spawn time reduced to 37.5 minutes
  • Terror Kerav: 120 minute spawn time reduced to 30 minutes
  • Venomous Caspert: 120 minute spawn time reduced to 30 minutes

For a limited time only, Raid familiars will spawn 3 times faster:
  • Daveen: 120 minute spawn time reduced to 40 minutes
  • Dark Knight Ashuram: 300 minute spawn time reduced to 100 minutes

Note: Exarahn Badlands familiars are unaffected by the respawn rate change
Riders of Icarus - CM Cuddles
Attention Riders! Mount up and log in to Riders of Icarus this weekend for a chance to get some awesome items and extra buffs to help you capture and collect more mounts and pets!

Open Beta Login Rewards Event

August 25, 2016 – August 30, 2016

It has been 50 days since Riders of Icarus began its Open Beta, and we’re rewarding all Riders with amazing items! Log in to Riders of Icarus each day and receive wonderful rewards each day. Click here to learn more about this event.

Ellora’s Super Weekend

August 27, 2016 – August 28, 2016

Log in to Riders of Icarus during the set times on each day this weekend to receive a Heroic Familiar Mark Box! Click here to learn more about this event!

Facebook “Like” Event Rewards

August 18, 2016 – September 7, 2016

The reward for the Facebook “Like” event has been extended to September 7<sup>th</sup>!  PLUS, in addition to receiving the +20% Taming Success buff during this period, we are also giving all Riders a +20% Tempering Success buff and reducing the spawn times for Heroic familiars and Raid familiars!

For a limited time only, Heroic familiars will spawn 4 times faster:
  • Agnas the Red: 60 minute spawn time reduced to 15 minutes
  • Karresh: 150 minute spawn time reduced to 37.5 minutes
  • Terror Kerav: 120 minute spawn time reduced to 30 minutes
  • Venomous Caspert: 120 minute spawn time reduced to 30 minutes

For a limited time only, Raid familiars will spawn 3 times faster:
  • Daveen: 120 minute spawn time reduced to 40 minutes
  • Dark Knight Ashuram: 300 minute spawn time reduced to 100 minutes

Note: Exarahn Badlands familiars are unaffected by the respawn rate change
Riders of Icarus - CM CuddleWings
Pick up demonic skins for your familiars and stock up on packages, mounts and more during our 1-week summer sale event!



Check it out here>>
http://icarus.nexon.net/en/news/article/16433/



Riders of Icarus - CM Cuddles
Pick up demonic skins for your familiars and stock up on packages, mounts and more during our 1-week summer sale event!



Check it out here>>
http://icarus.nexon.net/en/news/article/16433/



Riders of Icarus - CM CuddleWings
Can you believe it has been 50 days since Riders of Icarus began its Open Beta? We want to reward all of our participating Riders, who have provided us with great feedback to improve the game, with an event where you can receive amazing items by simply logging in to Riders of Icarus! Starting tomorrow until August 30th, Riders can receive a reward each day when they log in to the game. This event is available to Riders of all levels, and all you have to do is be logged in during the event times. No need to log out and then back in for each day—as long as you’re logged in during the event time, you’ll get rewarded!


Learn more about the events here>> http://icarus.nexon.net/en/news/article/16541/
Riders of Icarus - CM CuddleWings
We will be performing a scheduled maintenance on Thursday, August 25, 2016. We anticipate the maintenance to last approximately 4 hours. Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.

Thanks for your patience!

Time:
August 25, 2016
  • Pacific Daylight Time: 6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
  • Eastern Daylight Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
  • Central European Summer Time: 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
  • Australian Eastern Standard Time: 11:00 PM – 3:00 AM [August 26]

What will be unavailable:
  • All Riders of Icarus game servers.

Changes and Updates:
  • Ellora’s Shop will be updated with new items, and our 1-week Summer Sale Event will begin!
  • Text issues found in the tooltips of the following Ellora’s Shop items will be fixed:
    • Bag Expansion Package
    • Daily Ellun Package
  • The achievement tracking text cut-off issue in the Achievement window will be fixed.
  • Minor typos found in the following achievements will be fixed:
    • Hakanas Capital Guard
    • Extract 500 Items
    • Extract 100 Items
    • Waste Not Want Not
    • Heroically Cursed
    • Commonly Cursed
    • To Temper
  • A typo in the Chillwall Rune tooltip will be fixed.
  • The Dungeon Conqueror Event will be extended through August 31, 2016.
  • The Special Familiar Collection Event will be extended through August 31, 2016.
  • PvP damage will be adjusted for all classes.
  • Explosive Shot damage will be reduced by 40%.
  • Additional buffs will be added to the Facebook Like Event:
    • Tempering Chance increased by 20%
    • Heroic familiar spawn times will be 4 times faster
    • Raid familiar spawn times will be 3 times faster
    • Note: Exarahn Badlands familiars are unaffected
  • The following sales in Ellora's Shop will end:
    • Luminous Drake Package
    • Armored Hatchling Package
    • Temper Master Package
    • Lv. 120 Elite Tempering Stone (Ellun and NX sales)
    • Heroic Familiar Seal Token
  • Special 16 Slot Bag offer for Riders Lv. 4 - Lv. 8.
  • Special Wayfarer's Package offer for Riders Lv. 18 - Lv. 20.
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