[PATCH NOTES] From the Shadows
ANNOUNCE
7/22/2014 10:03:01 AM
Ninjas are neither seen nor heard. They stalk from the shadows and strike without warning. They are deadly, but hold to an ancient set of principles, a code they will not break. With the new Ninja Talent, now you too can become a master of the night.
New Talent – Ninja
- As your active Talent, you’ll gain Strength and Will more quickly.
- Earn 2x EXP when training Ninja skills.
- New Characters receive the “Shadow in the Darkness” beginner title.
- Entering Combat Mode allows you to run swiftly.
New Weapon Type - Shuriken
- Equipping Shuriken-type weapons will allow you to utilize special Ninja skills.
- The Spiral Shuriken can be obtained through the Ninja beginner's tutorial quest or from an NPC that sells weapons.
- Blacksmiths can now learn how to create Hagi's and Anju's Shuriken from Blacksmith Manuals.
- Operates as a melee and range weapon.
New Skills
- Shuriken Mastery (Passive)
- Must have a Shuriken equipped to train the skill
- Transitions normal attacks into shuriken attacks
- Swiftly strikes a single target in range
- Shuriken Charge
- Charge up the skill and target an enemy to strike
- Charge up your Shuriken to strike multiple enemies in range
- Shadow Cloak
- Vanish into the night, avoiding harm (increases running speed while active)
- If you manually cancel the skill, you'll reappear from the shadows and generate a tornado
- Enemies hit with the tornado will receive damage and be knocked back
- Once the tornado dissipates, it will stun the enemy
- Explosive Kunai
- Deploy an explosive trap on the ground
- Damages enemies that run over it
- gher ranks will increase the number of explosives deployed
- Kunai Storm
- Target an enemy and rain a storm of Kunai blades upon its head
- Any enemies in range will also be damaged
- Shadow Bind
- Select the ground near an enemy to call upon the shadows
- Shadow beings will rise from the ground to stun nearby foes
- Sakura Abyss
- Hold and charge your magic to blast monsters with nature’s fury
- As you continue the charge, the range and damage increases
- Enemies in range will be damaged
- Charging the skill will leave you vulnerable to attacks
- Smokescreen
- Select the ground near an enemy to cast a thick fog
- The fog will cloud the enemy’s vision and lower their defense
Misc.
- Players will no longer drop items when knocked unconscious.
- Players who have at least 10 Weapon Fragments from the Shadowy Talents Event will receive a Starblade Shuriken in exchange.
- Players who received a Shadowy Coupon from the Shadowy Talents Event will receive a Ninja Skill Potion in exchange.
Resolved Issues
- Trading one of the following character cards will now grant an Appearance Coupon:
- Rin-Len Giant Premium Character Card
- Rin-Len Elf Premium Character Card
- Rin-Len Human Premium Character Card
- Miku-Kaito Giant Premium Character Card
- Miku-Kaito Elf Premium Character Card
- Miku-Kaito Human Premium Character Card
- The Rich-Blonde hair color from the Rin-Len Giant Premium Character Card is now available if you have the Rin-Len hairstyle equipped.
- The Maid and Butler hairstyles previously purchased in the Beauty Shop is no longer available. All players who had the hairstyle on 6/24/14 will be compensated with 25 Pon.
- Players can now turn in their Fleta's Heavy Armor Upgrade Coupon (Event) with NPC, Fleta.
- Players who logged in on Saturday, July 19, between 8PM - 9PM PDT will receive the Commerce Reforging Tool upon log in.
- The mouth styles for Square Mouth, Triangle Mouth, and Laughing Mouth will now appear properly for Giants in the Dressing Room.
- Players can no longer equip two inner tubes at once.
- Graphics for the charge counter on skill icons can now be seen.
Known Issues
- In the "First Encounter" quest for Ninja, the first criteria may not complete if you speak to Endelyon too quickly. Re-logging or changing channels will resolve this issue.
- When running the Ninja skill tutorials (in Shadow Missions) for the Ninja, Anju or Hagi may become unresponsive.
- The Hidden Skills tab in the Skill menu currently does not display any skills.