Hello, Heroes of Bermesiah!
We plan on having a scheduled maintenance for content updates.


<Maintenance Schedule>
April 20, 2022 06:00 - 09:00 (UTC+0)


<Content>
1. A new character, Lime will be added
- Lime “Please give me strength to uphold justice!”


2. Hero Dungeon Improved
1) Hero Dungeon Unlimited Entry and Clear Count
- System updated to allow entry for hero dungeons even after consuming all tickets.
- Before, tickets were consumed on entry, but now it will be used before the start of dungeon at the Ready phase.
- When hero dungeon entry ticket is used, hero dungeon entry ticket and number played are deducted by 1.
- If time goes past 00:00 (UTC+0) and hero dungeon is reset after using entry ticket to reduce clear count to ( 1 / 2 ), clear count is reset to ( 0 / 2 ) and the effects of entry ticket will be reset as well.
- Hero Dungeon Ticket cannot be used during 23:30 - 00:05 (UTC+0).

2) Hero Dungeon Loot
- After consuming all entry, players can still continue to obtain Monster EXP, Monster GP, and Hero's Precious Pearl.
- After consuming all entry, no items will drop other than Hero's Precious Pearl and players will not obtain any rewards.
- After consuming all entry, no items will drop in single play. In party play, there will only be loot for players who still have entry count left. Only those players can roll for loot.

3) Hero Dungeon and PVP Daily/Weekly Quest System
(1) Daily Quest
- Daily quests have been added to 'The Crucible', 'Sanctum of Destruction', 'Wizard's Labyrinth', 'Tower of Disappearance', and 'Berkas' Lair'.
- You can obtain Hero's Bullion Fragment, Refined Opal, Box Craft Tool Set, Core Essence, and Chase Coordi Fragment when you complete daily quests.
(2) Weekly Quest
- PVP Weekly Quest: Land of Judgment is added.
- You can obtain Hero's Bullion Fragment, Chase Coordi Fragment, and Refined Opal when you complete weekly quests.
(3) Hero Dungeon Random Box Craft
- Players can craft Hero Dungeon Random Box by collecting Hero's Precious Pearls through hero dungeon and Refined Opal, Box Craft Tool Set, and Core Essence through Daily/Weekly Quests.
- Hero Dungeon Random Box contains random rewards from Hero Dungeon on a certain chance.


4) Hero Dungeon Individual Loot System
- This pertains to hero dungeon random box materials and Tower of Disappearance rewards.
- In party play for hero dungeons, if there is loot that drops, all party members will obtain the loot.
- Loot that drops will only be visible to the player that receives the loot. Players will not be able to see the loot other party member receives.

3. Chase Coordi System
- Chase Coordi: All characters' exclusive job coordi
- Chase Coordi can be crafted in the 'Forge' by using 'Chase Coordi Fragment'.

- 'Chase Coordi Fragment' can be collected from Seal Breaker on a chance and from daily/weekly quests.
- If you collect all 'Chase Coordi' for a character job, you can receive account-wide stat boost, Chase EXP Potion, and 100 VP. Once the stat boost is obtained, you will retain the stat boost even if the Coordi disappears.
- List of 'Chase Coordi' can be checked in 'Bermesiah's Hero Collection'.



<Event>
1. Free Character Slot +1

2. Chase Coordi Trial Event (04/20/2022 After Maintenance - 05/11/2022 Before Maintenance)
1) Chase Coordi Trial Attendance Event (04/20/2022 After Maintenance - 05/11/2022 Before Maintenance)
- Receive 'Chase Coordi Fragment' by logging in for 30 minutes every day.
- You can craft 'Chase Coordi' of a character job of your choice using 'Chase Coordi Fragment'.

2) Chase Coordi Trial Dungeon Mission Event (04/20/2022 After Maintenance - 05/11/2022 Before Maintenance)
- Obtain 'Chase Coordi Trial Fragment' up to 15 times a day by clearing dungeons.
- You can craft '(Trial) Chase Coordi' of a character job of your choice using 'Chase Coordi Trial Fragment' to experience 'Chase Coordi' of that character job for 1 day.
- You can craft Event Dungeon Festival Ticket, Hero Dungeon Ticket, Champion Mode Ticket, or 10000 GP Coupon using 'Chase Coordi Trial Fragment' to experience 'Chase Coordi' of that character job for 1 day.
- 'Chase Coordi Trial Fragment' and '(Trial) Chase Coordi Forge' will be removed at the end of event.
3) Chase Coordi Trial Buff Event (04/20/2022 After Maintenance - 05/11/2022 Before Maintenance)
- Stone Reinforcement rate +20%, Necklace Reinforcement rate +20% buff will activate every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

3. Lime Coordi Seal Breaker Set Encore Event (April 20th, 2022 Maintenance ~ May 4th, 2022 08:59) (UTC+0)
- Keter
- Sirius
- Rexion(Dark Rexion)
- Dokaebi King
- Ordo Squad


4. Closing Event
- Rainbow Event


<Shop Items>
1. New Coordi
- Kanavan Kindergarten Coordi (Limited)



<Bug Fixes/Improvements>
Fixed a bug where Elesis Sword Master could not grab after using dash
Fixed a bug where Ryan's Resurrection Lv.2 HP recovery was displayed to be lower than the actual amount
Fixed a bug where particles disappeared when Ronan went to the next stage while under the effect of Holy Bless
Changed the way additional AP is consumed on Dio's Onrush and increased the damage
Fixed a bug where Rufus took additional damage from getting hit
Fixed a bug where Rufus sporadically moved forward
Fixed a bug where Asin moved in an unnatural manner when using a skill while using Crescent Sweep
Fixed a bug where Unleash the Extreme mission was enlisted after Asin reached Lv.50
Fixed a bug where Asin could not clear the last mission of GP mission: Hunger for Thirst when Asin was Lv.72 and under

Fixed a bug where players could not obtain additional Chase EXP if they were not the party leader in the party
Fixed a bug where skill names were sporadically displaced by 1 slot in PVP
Fixed a bug where characters and monsters moved in an unnatural manner after resurrecting in Tower of Disappearance
Fixed a bug where dungeons sporadically cleared after resurrecting in Tower of Disappearance
Fixed a bug where monsters, certain bosses, and mini bosses with Super Armor activated were sucked into Tornado Stinger
Fixed a bug where inventory did not update instantly when players purchased the same stackables from the Shop that they had equipped in dungeons.
Fixed a bug where Perseo would only move around
Fixed a bug where Garouille's Statue skill would not make enemies attack Garouille

Improved so that players may move to Customer Support in Server Selection Window
Fixed a bug where PVP Rank would show differently in Waiting Room and in Character Window
Fixed a bug where same weapons could be duplicate equipped in the weapon slot
Fixed a bug where damage reduction was not applied in certain cases after equipping Lifeblood Necklace
Fixed a tooltip error on Iron Dragon Equipment Box
Fixed a tooltip error on Moonlight Village Ring(Lv 30) Limited Time Selection Chest


<Banned Players Notice>
Number of players banned for abnormal acquisition of in-game items: 783 (2 Year Bans)
Number of players banned for using and/or promoting hack tools: 15 (Permanent Bans)
Number of players banned for abnormal gameplay: 504 (30/40 day bans, items recalled)
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Please report to us at any time about any abnormal play with video evidence.
We will keep trying our best for GrandChase Classic.
Thank you.

• Fixed the issue where the application becomes unresponsive when there is an error starting a live for SHOWROOM.
  
• Reduced the latency between the controller motion to avatar motion in the SteamVR environment.
  
• Fixed the issue where opening the ring menu and moving right after the application launch caused the rendition to distort.
  
• Fixed the issue where the context menu for a VCI that is unlisted and spawned by a user other than the publisher had all buttons undisplayed other than the lock button.

• A success message will be shown when you successfully acquire a free item in studios.
  
• The external input monitor is usable again.
  
  • A change has been made that now even the studio owner has to choose the device from the external input monitor in the context menu.
    
  • Due to this change, you can now only spawn an external input monitor with its input undefined.
• In the studio, you can now turn the V gifts on and off while streaming on nico live.

• Fixed the issue where deleting a VCI will make you unable to leave the room properly.

• Reduced the latency between controller input and the start/end of the vignette effect.
  
• Reduced the latency between controller input and the actual movement.

The curtain of Photo Contest has been successfully fallen, during the contest period, there were many excellent artworks, and here are the 7 lucky winners:

BadGamerElite
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2791082344

北狗
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2790395429

Joker.D.47
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2789640058

牧羊人
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2785522842

雎羽
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2783994206

你男朋友没我帅
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2783853054

patrick0416c
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2794855464

I will try to add each of the winners as friend on Steam, and send over the prize (code of the Sword and Fairy 7 Soundtrack on Steam).

It was a bit hard to pick up the winners, since all the artworks are great, I hope all the participants enjoy the game, and congrats to whom won the contest.

• Fixed "Learn" button showing up when the blueprint is fully learn or has only level 1 (most items).
  
• Fixed unique equipment ending up in Resource Stash when swapped.
  
• Increased chance of stations selling ships from its faction.
  
• Crystals can now also be stored in Resource Stash.
  
• Added scrollbar to Quest Panel.

Ninja update:
1) The new health meter design is complete! The new design is easier to read and takes up less space.
2) Redesigned Level 2 tutorial to be more straight forward and introduce mechanics more seamlessly.
3) Penny has an easier to see design.

Previous update:
1) You can now switch between cartoon Boris and Realistic FMV style Boris! Along with this, Euka and Capy also change
2) Capy now has a new design, check him out! Capy the Capybara provides helpful tips and overall look cute
3) Improved contrast between falling platform and chandalier against background

• The Energy Regen stat will now use decimal numbers (previously would only grant energy in integers)
  
• Items effected in this change:
  
• Energy Generator – Energy Regen changed to (1, 2.5, 4, 5.5, 6) was (1, 2, 4, 6, 9)
  
• Energized Plating and Medic Implant – Energy Regen changed to (1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5) was (1 at all tiers)
  
• Energy Scavenger – Energy Regen reduced to 0 (was 1). Max Energy increased to (40, 70, 100, 130, 160) was (30, 60, 90, 120, 150)
  
• Energy Recycler – Energy Regen increased to (1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8, 2.0) was (flat 1)
  
• BioFuel Converter – Energy regen now (1.1 to 1.5) was (flat 1)
  
• Exploding barrel – health lowered to 100 (was 200). Respawn time increased to 30 seconds (was 10)
  
• Toxin Cloud ability – ichor cost decreased to (350/500/650/800/950) was (350, 550, 750, 950, 1150)
  
• Darkness orb – slow amount reduced to -40% (was -60%)

• Adjusted Rex and Tyrant skin hitboxes
  
• Fixed a bug causing movement speed gear specialization to not work
  
• Fixed bug with Scout Protocol healing players when it shouldn’t

New Content:
+ Added new graphic options.
+ Added brand new VFX and SFX pack.
+ Added hotkeys.

Bugfix:

+ Fixed a bug that caused the game to crash when clicking the tower base too fast.
+ When the pause, defeat, and victory panel appear, other things can no longer interact.
+ Fixed a bug that appeared when spamming the time speed button.
+ Resolution issues fixed.

Tweaks:

+ Some tower and enemy balances.
+ Optimization improved.
+ Level design improved.
+ Game music has changed.
+ When you buy or upgrade a tower, Tower levels are shows as text for a while.
+ You can no longer constantly make profit by buying and selling towers.
+ Also, the first 3 towers are definitely blue and when you get the 4th tower, the wave starts.
+ We use URP renderer and toon shader now. Also color palette changed. Enemies looks more distinguishable now.
+ No more upgrade limits. Blue towers can now be upgraded to gold. This will cost more, but the towers will be stronger.
+ Rarity system balances: Gold towers are now harder to obtain.


Community:

Thanks everyone for your continued support, you are amazing!
You've increased the average play time to 6 hours!

We have released an update for TWTest.
Changes in this update are:

• Spectating dead players is no longer a thing. spectating as a whole is a bit more polished.
  
• In Invasion you'd occasionally get shot into orbit when getting a duplicate item, that has been fixed.
  
• Added "sv_friendlyfire," which defaults to 0.
  
• Team overlay now properly visible in all team modes, including Invasion.
  
• Bots now properly queue in Team Anarchy when bots are set via the main menu.
  
• Disconnecting a game of Invasion will no longer soft-lock the match.
  
• Fixed wrong caliber HUD description for the Rogue Snapper and Dawn Hawk (akimbo mode.)
  
• Fixed being able to spawn the RC Bomb Car inside a wall.
  
• Fixed RC Bomb Car kills not being reported properly.
  
• Friendly fire is now being properly accounted for in scoring.

Dear SOF Community

Netgame will be performing maintenance at 13:30 PM (PDT) on 4/19.

As we want to offer our player's more stable and reliable gaming experience,
we will be updating the game with patches to improve server stabilization.

We expect this maintenance to last about 4~5 hours.
Kindly find the detailed information below.

Downtime: Apr 19, 13:30 PM (PDT) – 18:00 PM (PDT)
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[Details]

1. [Netgame] Web/Billing/Server Maintenance

During the maintenance, players will not be able to connect to our server.

- Players will not be able to log into SOF server during the Maintenance period.
- Players will not be able to connect to the SOF website during the Maintenance period.
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Best Regards
SOF Team

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