Changes include updates to some Skill Runes, the damage reduction effect, and tuning for many of the Advanced Classes to balance their impact and further define their battlefield roles.
Damage Reduction Effect Updates
Smilegate RPG Developer note: “Skills that reduced damage for the player or group were too efficient in PvP, resulting in potentially boring combat due to oversimplification of skill usage and strategy. To address this, we put a limit on party damage reduction buff during PvP.”
All damage reduction skill effects received by party members in PvP areas have been changed to only apply 65.0% damage reduction. The following skills have changed to reflect this.
Paladin
Holy Area – Grace tripod
God’s Decree – Grace tripod
Heavenly Blessings
Gunlancer
Nellasia’s Energy
Guardian’s Protection
Bard
Sound Wave – Endurance Wave tripod
Note Bundle – Strong Note tripod
Guardian Tune
Rhapsody of Light – Light Protection tripod
Wardancer
Wind’s Whisper – Warrior’s Courage tripod
Soulfist
Energy Release
Skill Runes
Changed how the cooldown reduction effect of Conviction and Judgment was calculated, by factoring in the cooldown reduction effect of Swiftness using multiplication instead of addition.