From June 7th, patch 69 is bringing with it additional instances, a new battleground, and more powerful gear!
But that’s not all, of course: we’re opening one additional server each for English and German speakers. This gives you the opportunity to start your career as a hero again from scratch and to take the new world by storm!
[h1]New Dungeons[/h1]
Antaroth’s Abyss will be available in normal and hard modes. Guild quests have also been added for these dungeons.
Antaroth’s Abyss:
- For 5-player groups
- Difficulty: 4 stars
- Required item level: 446
- 1 daily entry, 2 for club members
Antaroth’s Abyss (Hard):
- For 5-player groups
- Difficulty: 5 stars
- Required item level: 453
- 1 daily entry, 2 for club members
[h1]Extra Rankings[/h1]
Like for battlegrounds, with patch 69 there are now also rankings for two instances:
- Antaroth’s Abyss (Hard):
- Pit of Petrax
Here you’ll be able to view the rankings for the fastest completions in each 4-week season, filtered by class.
From patch 71 (planned for July), they will also be joined by the new Dreadspire!
[h1]Battleground Changes[/h1]
Underground Battlepit
The Underground Battlepit is new patch 69 and replaces the Gridiron.
Here are a few details on this new battleground:
- Opening times: Saturdays and Sundays between 8 PM and 10 PM
- Minimum level: 65
- Number of players: 10v10
- Reward: depends on the rank achieved
- The 10 best players in the battleground will receive between 5 and 9 rewards chests.
- Rewards are issued independent of your own party and are only dependent on your own rank.
- At least 300 points need to be scored to receive a reward.
Players in each party are anonymous. This means that the name of your character is not visible to other players:
- Players receive names such as “Red 01” or “Blue 10”.
- All players receive identical-looking equipment.
- Your name is also anonymized in the battleground’s rankings.
Kumas Royale
- The voting process for expelling a player from the party has been adjusted. In the future for the vote to pass, 80% of the players must vote “Yes”.
- The number of rewards for lost rounds has been increased from 1 to 3 rewards chests.
Corsairs’ Stronghold
- Reduced the cooldown for the Corsairs’ Stronghold to 10 minutes
- Increased rewards for won and lost rounds:
- Won: 7x Champion’s Enchanting Chest (previously: 5x)
- Lost: 4x Champion’s Enchanting Chest (previously: 1x)
Fraywind Canyon
- Increased rewards for won and lost rounds:
- Won: 8x Champion’s Enchanting Chest (previously: 6x)
- Lost: 5x Champion’s Enchanting Chest (previously: 1x)
Champion’s Enchanting Chest
- Increased the probability of receiving Golden Talents
- Reduced the probability of receiving Silver Talents
- Contains the Mask of the Infinity and Veilthroch
[h1]New Gear[/h1]
In patch 69 it is possible to upgrade the previously best gear to a new type of equipment!
- Stormcry Set +9 can be upgraded to the Hero’s Oath Set +0.
- This requires a new material – Veilthroch!
- Veilthroch can be received in the following game content:
- Antaroth’s Abyss (Hard)
- Corsairs’ Stronghold rewards chests
- Fraywind Canyon rewards chests
The Mask of the Infinity mentioned in patch 68 can now also be obtained in the game!
[h1]Dungeon Changes[/h1]
Pit of Petrax
- Both the quest reward and loot from Petrax have been improved.
- Petrax’s HP has been adjusted specifically for the different classes.
- The battle mechanics have been adjusted so that Petrax no longer gets a shield when the archers appear.
[h1]Other Changes[/h1]
- Pieces of Seren’s Relic are now dropped from level 12 (no longer from level 11 as before).
- A maximum of 2 pieces of Seren’s Relic can be dropped as loot at once (no longer 4 as before).
- The increasing of HP through guild skills has been reduced.
- Various improvements have been made to quests.
- Towers for guild wars can now only be placed by players who have been given the right to do so by the guild leader.
[h1]Regional Changes[/h1]
Supplement to patch 68:
- Regional rewards have been added to the two new dungeons (3/4-star rewards respectively).
Patch 69:
- Regional rewards have been added to the two new dungeons (4/5-star rewards respectively).
- Added the new enchantment item "Veilthroch" (non-tradable) into the "Divine Support Box".
- Added the Buff "Velik's Little Helper" (+23 Power, +23 Endurance) to the following dungeons:
- Red Refuge
- Red Refuge (Hard)
- Antaroth's Abyss
- Antaroth's Abyss (Hard)
- RK-9 Kennel (Hard)
- Removed the Token "[Event] Ruby" from the Star Gift Event
- We'll remove the following items from all inventories, banks and other storage places with the B69 maintenance:
- Summer Festival Tokens (Seashell, Sun Token)
