06/10/2009 - Maintenance (Wanderer/Minstrel Added)

Common Patch

- Updated skill delay on mercenaries. The changes are as follows:

* Common Skill - Crash: 2s
* Archer Mercenary - Arrow Shower: 1.2s / Charge Arrow: 1s / Focus Arrow Strike: 2.5s
* Spear Mercenary - Pierce: 1s / Brandish Spear: 1.2s / Clashing Spiral: 2.5s
* Fencer Mercenary - Bash: 0.8s / Magnum Break: 1.5s / Bowling Bash: 2.5s

- Corrected Lif's skill "Healing Hands" not correctly applying the delay.
- Corrected the visual effect of "Healing Hands". (The heal appeared on the homunculus even though it targets the master)

Sakray R Test Server

- 3-2 Job Wanderer/Minstrel (Dancer/Bard Gypsy/Clown) added.
- The 3rd job item NPC will sell items specific for Wanderer and Minstrel.
- The wheelchair NPC will provide support to Wanderer/Minstrel class.

- The new novice training grounds is updated to discuss the new user interface.
- Some monster drop items have changed.
- Monster stats and defense have been changed.
- Stat based casting time formula for has changed.
* The level based cast formula has been removed, and the formula has been largely modified.

- Changed the Priest specific izlude arena to be usable by Arch Bishop.
- Corrected some text with the 3-1 job change quests.
- Corrected an error where you might not get a reward for completing a tutorial quest.

- Added a new Arch Bishop Skill.
* Sacrament - Through increased holy awareness, you can grant reduced fixed cast time.

- [Burning] and [Freezing] status effects have changed. (not to be confused with [Frozen] status)

* [Burning] :

Before: Receive 1000 fire element damage every 3 seconds.
After: Receive 1000 fire element damage + 3% of the targets max HP.

* [Freezing] :

Before: Movement Speed - 25% / Attack Speed - 15% / Casting Time -15%.
After: Movement Speed - 80% / Attack Speed - 15% / Casting Time - 15%.

- Homunculus has been updated to be in line with Renewal.
* The bug where homunculus skill delay was not applying has been fixed. (Added)

- Corrected an issue with mercenaries an abnormal amount of SP. (Added)

* The level based cast formula has been removed, and the formula has been largely modified.

Hahaha.
By the way, hooray (I guess?) for Homunculus updates. Sacramento being an AB skill means it's probably going to stack with Strings, which can or not be a good thing, depending on the receiving end. Nice buffs on the new status effects too, but I think Freezing is a bit too strong. Poor Mastersmiths.

Ah yeah. Has Pasana Card ever been able to reduce Burning's damage?

Originally Posted by Doddler

Sakray R Test Server

- Stat based casting time formula for has changed.
* The level based cast formula has been removed, and the formula has been largely modified.

they're trying to annoy us, aren't they ?

in fact they're fixing almost anything we complain about (ASPD too much, crit too much, def not enough, casting sucks), but we've to figure out the new formulas again and again.

I hope that the new formula of casting is like the one I suggested
maybe it's like the aDef reduction now

Also, a very slight indirect buff to mechanics with the new burning and freezing. Maybe they'll rework them next week D:

so does burning lose the 1k dmg per 3s or is it now 1k+3% of max hp every 3s? Hurray for no more cast time increases based on base lv.

Hmm, so mercs can no longer make monsters go boom in an instant when you use certain ai configs. Can't wait what wanderers and minstrels would look like. Also, I guess ABs, once renewal hits RO worldwide, would become Sacramento kings? *sorry, just couldn't help myself*

Originally Posted by Doddler

Common Patch

- Updated skill delay on mercenaries. The changes are as follows:

* Common Skill - Crash: 2s
* Archer Mercenary - Arrow Shower: 1.2s / Charge Arrow: 1s / Focus Arrow Strike: 2.5s
* Spear Mercenary - Pierce: 1s / Brandish Spear: 1.2s / Clashing Spiral: 2.5s
* Fencer Mercenary - Bash: 0.8s / Magnum Break: 1.5s / Bowling Bash: 2.5s

- Corrected Lif's skill "Healing Hands" not correctly applying the delay.
- Corrected the visual effect of "Healing Hands". (The heal appeared on the homunculus even though it targets the master)

Why i think that this part it's one of those patches that they send asap to the other country servers

Corrected the visual effect of "Healing Hands". (The heal appeared on the homunculus even though it targets the master)

Even though I never used it, took them long enough to fix that

Nice changes. It seems to be a good maintanace!!
Finally, finally!!! Get the (probably crazy) sprites e take them for us fast, please!!!

yay for mercenary changes, now I think that the abuse is over.... or next to it.

Originally Posted by NeoSaro

Why i think that this part it's one of those patches that they send asap to the other country servers

It's not just you, almost any skill changes are propagated quickly to other servers as they update their server software. ETA is probably 2-6 weeks. Get your merc leveling done while you can.

any sprites?

Originally Posted by Paddy

any sprites?

Wait at least 5-6h

Screen Shot? lol

Originally Posted by Doddler

Common Patch
- Added a new Arch Bishop Skill.
* Sacramento - Through increased holy awareness, you can grant reduced fixed cast time.

The answer to all those whining warlocks?

- Homunculus has been updated to be in line with Renewal.

Must have more info!

Originally Posted by Paddy

any sprites?

Here.

Originally Posted by Beetleking

Here.

Win.

Originally Posted by Doddler

Common Patch
- Added a new Arch Bishop Skill.
* Sacramento - Through increased holy awareness, you can grant reduced fixed cast time.

Will "Sacramento" works with "Suffragium"? Or it wont be necessary?

Originally Posted by Cris Allan

Will "Sacramento" works with "Suffragium"? Or it wont be necessary?

The kro maintenance starts in 6~8 hours, until then we cant get any sprites, skill descriptions and cant do any tests so we dont know.

Originally Posted by Atum

The kro maintenance starts in 6~8 hours, until then we cant get any sprites, skill descriptions and cant do any tests so we dont know.

Yes, yes. It's because I'm really really anxious, so. Besides, I'm just speculating...It's not necessarily a question...^^

im so excited to see wanderer, im about to explode in my lace thong.