Developer's Notes - Part 9-5

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After the 3/14 Update we realised that there were some Skill Rebalancing details that were not included in the Update Notice. We will now give you more information on the skills that have been rebalanced.

As mentioned in the Developer's Notes 9-4, we will be rebalancing the second class skills to avoid any issues following the addition of new skills after the Class Transfer. Also, following the addition of new Class attributes. We know that we caused a lot of confusion amongst our Heroes as these details were supposed to be given in the Update notice but were omitted. We sincerely apologize for the confusion that this caused. We will now give you more details on the skill rebalancing.

1. Mastery Skill Added
The Mastery Skill was acquired automatically after the first class transfer. Each of the mastery skills had a max level of level 1.  The added mastery skills will definitely make hunting monsters much easier.

Race	Second Class name	Skill name	Skill Effects
Human	Bishop	Healer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 5%, Reduces Damage received from monster by 5%
	Paladin	Tanker Mastery	Reduces Damage received from monster by 20%
	Sorcerer	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Treasure Hunter	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Hawkeye	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Warlord	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
Elf	Elder	Healer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 5%, Reduces Damage received from monster by 5%
	Temple Knight	Tanker Mastery	Reduces Damage received by 20%
	Spellsinger	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Plains Walker	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Silver Ranger	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Swordswinger	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
Dark Elf	Shillien Elder	Healer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by  5%, Reduces Damage received from monster by 5%
	Shillien Knight	Tanker Mastery	Reduces Damage received from monster by 20%
	Spellhowler	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Abyss Walker	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Phantom Ranger	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Bladedancer	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
Dwarf	Sage	Healer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 5%, Reduces Damage received from monster by 5%
	Guardian	Tanker Mastery	Reduces Damage received from monster by 20%
	Battle Mage	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Scavenger	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	War Ranger	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%
	Slayer	Dealer Mastery	Increases Atk. Damage to monster by 10%

2. Skill Rebalancing

All Class skills have been rebalanced. The details of the adjustment are as follows.

Race	Class	Skill Type	Skill Name	Changed Details
Human	Paladin	Active	Slam	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Vengeance	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
		Passive	Righteous Fury	15% Aggro Value Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Maximum of 10%-25% Increase for Dmg. Given to Monster
	Warlord	Active	Thunderstorm	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Wide Sweep	5% P.Atk. Increase added when skill level 40 is reached
	Treasure Hunter	Active	Back Stab	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
		Active	Haste	Maximum Skill Range Increased (400→800) Cooltime decrease when Skill level 40 reached (40s → 35s)
		Passive	Sneak	Proc Rate Increased (10% → 30%) Cooltime Increased by 3s
	Hawkeye	Active	Multiple Shot	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Arrow Rain	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Bleed Debuff  added for 3s on the first hit
		Passive	Guidance	250% Accuracy Increase
	Sorcerer	Active	Molten Bowl	Penetration Effect removed Explodes when hit by enemy Maximum Range Increase Skill Range Increased 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 40 is reached
		Active	Boost Mana	Mana consumed when Skill is used Mana Regen. when skill is used  removed Duration Decreased (90s → 40s) M. Atk Increased Skill Atk. Value Increased
	Bishop	Active	Divine Punishment	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Debuff added for 10% Atk. Decrease when Skill level 40 is reached
			Major Heal	Skill Range Increased (700 → 900) 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 30 is reached 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 40 is reached 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 50 is reached
		Passive	Divine Link	Defense decrease effect decreased( Max 125% → 50%) Party Critical Resistance Rate Increase effect added (Increases according to party members)
Elf	Temple Knight	Active	Tribunal	Skill Range Increased (300 -> 400) 30% ->50% Aggro Value Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
		Active	Aegis Stance	Cooltime decrease when skill level 30 reached (40s → 35s) Atk. Speed Added (15%~30%)
		Passive	Righteous Fury	15% Aggro Value Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Maximum of 10%-25% Increase for Dmg. Given to Monster
	Swordsinger	Active	Sonic Blaster	Sword Aura speed increased (1800->2000) Combat Size increase(230->250) 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 40 is reached
			Sonic Storm	Sword Aura speed increased (1500->1800) Sword Aura size increased (250->270) 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 40 is reached
			Rhythm of Combat	Skill Range Increased (500->700) 3% Atk. Increase effect added when skill level 30 is reached 3% Atk. Increase effect added when skill level 40 is reached
			Song of Hunter	Skill Range Increased (500->700) Cooltime decreased when skill level 30 is reached (60s → 50s) 3% Critical Rate Increase when Skill level 40 is reached
	Plains Walker	Active	Triple Splinter	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Planeswalk	Maximum Skill Range Increase (400->800)
	Silver Ranger	Active	Lethal Shot	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Mind’s Eye	7% Critical Rate Increase when Skill level 40 is reached added
		Passive	Guidance	250% Accuracy Increase
	Spellsinger	Active	Ice Spear	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Blizzard	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
	Elder	Active	Holy Fire	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Restoration	Skill Range Increased (700->900) 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 30 is reached 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 40 is reached 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 50 is reached
			Mental Refresh	Skill Range Increased (500->700)
Dark Elf	Shillien Knight	Active	Life Leech	Only 35% of Max HP caan be recovered using this skill. (It was 30% previously) 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Minimization of first attack damage removed Defense added when Skill attacks once
			Chain Hydra	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 40 is reached
			Ultimate Defense	Cooltime Decreased when Skill level 30 is reached(40s->35s) Cooltime Decreased when Skill level 40 is reached (35s->30s)
		Passive	Righteous Fury	15% Aggro Value Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Maximum of 10%-25% Increase for Dmg. Given to Monster
	Bladedancer	Active	Spinning Slasher	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Dance of the Warrior	Skill range increased (500->700) 7% P.Atk. Increase added when skill level 40 is reached
			Dance of Fury	Skill Range Increased (500->700)
	Abyss Walker	Active	Sting	Skill effect width increased (200->250) Skill effect distance increased (300->350) 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
	Phantom Ranger	Active	Death Sting	Maximum targets increased when Skill level 40 is reached (3ppl->4ppl)
			Stun Shot	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Rapid Fire	8% Critical Dmg. Increase when level 40 reached
		Passive	Guidance	250% Accuracy Increase
	Spellhowler	Active	Dark Breath	Skill effect width increased  (200->250) Skill effect distance increased (700->750)
			Fatal Wisdom	Cooltime Decreased when Skill level 30 is reached(40s->35s) Cooltime Decreased when Skill level 40 is reached (35s->30s)
	Shillien Elder	Active	Vampiric Touch	Skill Range Increased (420->550) 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached 5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 40 is reached Maximum Regen proportional to Dmg.: 50% Max HP Regen proportional to M. Atk added
			Empower	Effect that does not allow HP to reduce below a certain value for a period of time removed Restore HP by a small amount removed M. Atk. Increase effect added One's HP Drain Increase effect added (3%~6%) Party Dmg. Increase effect added Duration: 20s
		Passive	Aggression	0.3% HP Drain increase when Skill level 30 is reached
Dwarf	Guardian	Active	Thrust	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Earthquake	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Atk. decrease value increased when level 40 is reached(20%->25%)
		Passive	Lucky Dexterity	Lucky Dexterity's Cooltime depends on the cooltime of the skill used before [Minimum cooltime 15s]
			Righteous Fury	15% Aggro Value Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Maximum of 10%-25% Increase for Dmg. Given to Monster
	Slayer	Active	Power Smash	15% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached 15% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 40 is reached
			Leap Attack	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
	Scavenger	Active	Blade Rush	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached 2s Knockdown effect added
			Sonic Star	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached Maximum target increased when  Skill Level 40 is reached (3ppl -> 5ppl)
	War Ranger	Active	Burst Shot	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Evasion Shot	7% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached 7% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 40 is reached
		Passive	Guidance	250% Accuracy Increase
	Battle Mage	Active	Earth Spike	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Tri-shard	5% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Infighter	Atk. Speed Buff added when Skill Level 30 is reached (10%~25%) 7% Dmg. Decrease when Skill level 40 is reached
		Passive	Aggression	0.3% HP Drain Effect Increase when Skill level 30 is reached
			Lucky Defense	Proc Cooltime increased (5s ->12s)
	Sage	Active	Divine Protection	Skill Range Increased (700->900) 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 30 is reached 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 40 is reached 5% Regen. Rate Increase when Skill level 50 is reached
			Divine Clap	10% Dmg. Increase when Skill Level 30 is reached
			Great Vitality	Skill Range Increased (500->700) Duration Decrease(180s->40s) Maximum of 5% HP Regen. When Skill Level 40 is reached Max HP increase by set %, HP increased through this skill does not Regen
		Passive	Lucky Pure Heal	Set chance for HP Regen for all party members when Attacked. Cooltime Increased (3s->8s) HP  Regen. Increased

There was a lot of discussion regarding the Dwarf Class' Guardian skills rebalancing. Here are more details on it.

In the case of the passive skill for the Guardian Class, Lucky Dexterity, we rebalanced it such that it can reset the cooltime for all skills. However, there was a rebalancing issue where the cooltime for even rare skills could be reset to 15seconds.  As a result, we had to rebalance the other class' skills as well. Rebalancing for this skill has been made as follows;

Previous: 15 seconds cooltime
New: Previously reset skill's cooltime (Minimum of 15s)

In order to strengthen the Guardian's role as a Tanker, we have increased the value of the Passive Skill, Righteous Fury and increased the damage dealt to monsters. We have also increased the skill effects of the active skills Earthquake and Thrust. 

We regret not giving our Heroes sufficient information regarding the skill rebalancing. To express our depest apologies, we will be giving out the following rewards to all our users.

- Rewards: 1,000 Red Diamonds
- Rewards Distribution Period: 3/17(Sat) 12:00PM UTC+8

Once again we would like to offer our sincere apologies to our Heroes. We will make sure that we continue to strengthen the communication with our Heroes to ensure that such an issue does not happen again.

This is all we have for you today in our Developer's Notes. We will continue to do our best as the Developer’s Team.

Thank you.