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[KR Dev Stream] Big August Changes – PvE, PvP, Class Balance, QoL, Housing & Free Stuff

Anti‑Cheat & Account Enforcement

  • Permanent bans for accounts using unauthorized programs / packet manipulation.
  • Serious cases under legal team review for possible additional action.
  • Discovery and permanent ban of Africa (Ghana) Starlink + VPN farms; extra measures added to prevent similar abuse

⚔ PvE Content & Progression

New Expedition – “Contaminated Daeusu Research Base”

  • New Expedition dungeon (ex‑Transcendence map).
  • Entry: Lv 50, Exploration ~3,800, Conquest ~4,500.
  • Rewards: weapons, accessories, dragon‑heart accessories, new “Rampaging Fear’s Energy” accessory, same Kina / Philosopher’s Stone pattern as current Expeditions.

New Transcendence – “Hidden Legacy in Noilan”

  • Brand‑new Transcendence with new boss patterns and gimmicks.
  • Rewards: previously unobtainable Dice & Lantern Arcana, Kina similar to existing Transcendence.

Gear & Arcana

  • New Arcana set: main stats Accuracy & Evasion, usual PvE/PvP sub‑stats (penetration, crit, etc.).
  • New gear tier comes with inheritance crafting paths.

⚔ PvP Systems & Matchmaking

  • Battlegrounds: players who don’t build combat contribution for a period get a warning, then are kicked.
  • Battleground queues will match solo (1) or full party (5) only—no 2/3/4‑man mixes.
  • Abyss and Rift matching servers being reconfigured; attack/defense split for Rift is planned.
  • Continued focus on Abyss PvP fairness and removing high‑geared workshop/RMT accounts.

🧪 Class Balance – Buffs & Nerfs

권성 (Brawler‑type) – Buffs / Floor Raise (PvE/PvP)

  • Wheel heal changed to healing based on % of damage taken, improving survival in heavy damage scenarios.
  • Ultimate “경로” cooldown reduced; with traits it goes down to ~60s, buff uptime adjusted to 10s.
  • Area summon duration buffed from 10s → 30s, enabling more combos.

검성 (Sword) – Latency‑Sensitive DPS Fix

  • Main DPS cycle reworked: cancel timing on 절단의 명타 / 격파의 명타 and 1st‑branch skills adjusted.
  • Base damage buffed to offset rotation changes and keep overall DPS viable.
  • Separate, system‑wide mechanic in testing to reduce latency‑based DPS gaps for all classes.

치유 / 호법 (Healer & Chanter)

  • Healing re‑scaled: lower base heal, much higher scaling from attack‑based healing amplification, so gear growth feels meaningful.
  • 호법 PvP: slight nerf to PvP damage on key skills (암격세, 관통세) to tone down overperformance.

🎯 Class Concept & Macro Design Direction

  • Starting Aug 26, rollout of “class concept enhancement”:
    • Macros stay, but best DPS will require more manual skill presses at correct timings, not just one macro spam.
    • Classes with similar “macro‑spam” playstyles will get distinct rotations and input feel.
  • Changes will be applied class‑by‑class, with monitoring and follow‑up.

🛠 Quality‑of‑Life (QoL) Changes

  • Target buff/debuff limit increased, so more status icons are visible.
  • Race‑understanding auto‑analysis: new auto‑spin function to finish race analysis without manual repetition.
  • Wardrobe auto‑combine expanded: 10 → 30 items per batch.
  • Server name unification: overlapping “이스할겐” standardized to “할겐” (same as classic Aion).
  • Planned/soon‑TM QoL:
    • Character‑swap without going to selection screen, showing dungeon counts & Ode per character.
    • Auto on/off toggle for a requested system (goes live next patch).
    • Stigma & skill presets, easier high‑tier Stigma reset.
    • Orb‑stone bonuses applied to ground AoE (장판) skills.
    • More convenience around Abyss and latecomer progression.

🎨 Cosmetics & Life Content

  • New outfits: “Hoogan Pajamas,” “Lovely Party,” “Penguin Hood”, with a bundle summer discount plus individual purchase options.
  • New pets: Goodnight Teddy Bear (fun mount animation), Sweet Unicorn (Quna shop).
  • New wings: Cloud‑texture wings (구름결 날개).
  • Housing:
    • Devs shifted life‑content resources to ship housing first.
    • Purely cosmetic (no stat buffs); uses materials like wood/metal; focus on aesthetic items.
    • Explicitly no mandatory legion‑crafting / forced stat grind attached to housing.

🎁 Rewards & Events (From the Stream)

  • Hero crystals (“영웅 결정”): stream ended with a decision to give 20,000 total via push (10k from each dev).
  • Ode Energy:
    • Extra Ode for the new Expedition/Transcendence patch.
    • Agreement: 4 Ode per day until the next stream, then back to the regular pattern.
  • Appearance change ticket (외변권): one extra important ticket given due to viewer spam.
  • New players: additional 2,000 hero stones as a catch‑up boost.

🗣 Policy & Q/A Highlights

  • Global vs KR/TW:
    • KR/TW team focuses on Korea & Taiwan; China/Japan/US/global have separate teams.
    • KR devs appear on other regions’ streams as guests when requested.
  • Server transfers:
    • 2nd transfer window: Aug 26 – Sep 2, more slots than first wave, with per‑server population controls.
    • No permanent lock: players who moved in wave 1 can move again in wave 2.
  • Workshop/RMT:
    • Domestic high‑power account resales and foreign farms acknowledged; promise another big crackdown soon.
  • Class‑change token (직변권):
    • Offline feedback showed 50/50 split, so no final decision yet.
    • Plan: use future Purple vote system tied to combat power data to decide.
  • MVP system:
    • Will not just be a raw internal score; they’re designing a different selection logic.
  • Ping / platform:
    • Will coordinate with Purple platform to reduce peak‑time ping spikes.
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u/i_am_Misha — 11 days ago
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NCSoft will limit in Global (EUNA) Quna to Kinah exchange. P2W just took the biggest hit since release in KRTW.

You will be limited how much Quna to Kinah you can spend. LOL

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u/i_am_Misha — 17 days ago
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"Large-scale MMO online game Aion 2 officially announced for the Chinese server — the shortest press conference in history, expected to launch within a year."

NO P2W Packs are allowed in China. No P2W Packs are now NOT allowed in EUNA also.

Now you can cry more

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u/i_am_Misha — 23 days ago

What are the PvP changes announced at Heidel Ball 2026?

I watched some of it but cant find anything important about PvP or Group Content. Can you guys redirect me towards the sources?

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u/i_am_Misha — 27 days ago
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New Sci-Fi MMO "SpaceCraft" - Live on steam

Game: B2P
Subscription: No
P2W: No
Shop: Yes (skins only achievable in game by completing quests).
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3276050/SpaceCraft/

If you have an itch for sci fi games with exploration (subnautica style) on 10 galaxies 150-200 systems and close to 1000 planets with Automated Drone Factories (satisfactory style) and Modular Ship Building in Your own Shipyard like in any other good Sci Fi games, take a look at this one.I dont want to spoil the content, i dont want to convince anybody to play it, i just want to know this gem exists.

The game was recently launched, its MMO (with in game Auction House), its EA and there wont be wipes according to devs on official discord.

Have a great day, gamers!

u/i_am_Misha — 2 months ago