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Official Announcements => Announcements => Topic started by: GM-MOD on April 04, 2025, 07:40:45 PM
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Hello, I think it's time for some little teasers of the new update. Just giving you a sign that we are working every day to deliver probably our most ambitious project.
Remember, you don't know the rules of the new area, so please do not react to the overwhelming itemization you could see in those teasers; all current items will retain their value.
PvP Drop Enabled ;)
What about new merchants?
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Identify the problem.
There is something that has changed a lot on Justac server compared to the vanilla Archlord. This thing is an extremely extended character itemization that all players, especially returning players, have to overcome to reach level to potentially compete with the rest of the fighters. And since the time and effort to reach that level is very high and there is no shortcut on our server, for some people, especially solo players, that task seems impossible with the time they can spend on the game.
Our solution.
We will introduce a new, fresh way to jumpstart the game for players that don't have so much time in their lives to grind every day. Of course, that way is for every player that would like to do that. Since we would rather not destabilize the main root server economy, the alternative route of gameplay will take you to a completely closed location that every player has to fight for their survival. These areas will have their own rules, items, and level restrictions compared to the rest of Chantra World. You will choose the level you want to stay at yourself.
Zone I — 1-49
Zone II — 50-99
Zone III — 100-150
To enter any of the zones, you will be required to make a fresh Level 1 character with a special sign on your account, and you will be automatically moved to the new encounter area.
The goals for any of those areas will be to gather a new special material that will be allowed to be sent to the outside world and be used as a new currency in a special merchant that allows you to buy out missing pieces for your outside characters. Yet, the Eternal Battlefield is not a safe place to farm on. The area will force you and everyone else to compete for the resources. Party disabled, trading disabled—there is no place for comradely on the battlefield; everyone's on their own.
What will be specially different in Prison Realms will be an aspect of the PvP Drop system that we will introduce. There was a time in the Archlord history that a system similar to this was introduced into the game but was instantly corrupted by adding the p2w system to that. There won't be any way to obtain items preventing PvP item loss on Justac. Additionally, we changed the next important thing that is crucial for the longevity of such a world: items now have a high chance to become destroyed, not dropped. What that will do, in fact, is level a power between a whole player base. It should not matter too much if you grind there for 12 hours or 1 hour per day for character power inside the area. Be aware of the skull, you nasty PK.
The Eternal Battlefield will have a very fast dynamic itemization; there will be extremely fast progression of the character, but remember not to attach too much to your items there, since you can lose complete sets in intensive fights and not even a bound items will stay with you.
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Hello, I think you would like to know a few things about our plans, so here they are, in the form of a more or less accurate timeline:
18-19 April—Release of the Eternal Battlefield Beta Run (with no new material dropping yet to test it properly on the live server).
18-19 April—Start of Latria Chicken Attack Easter Event.
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25 April—balance of drop/mechanic/prices in the new areas, start of community balance project (balance the classes based on the Eternal Battlefield Zone levels thresholds 50, 100, 150 with collaboration with our community).
28 April—Start of Event Server Rewards distribution.
23 May—Release of community balance project.
30 May—Release a full and balanced version of The Eternal Battlefield.
A few things more, to explain. Any overlook of the Eternal Battlefield mechanic has the potential to destroy the whole server economy; that is why we are doing that in such stages to avoid any major mistakes that we could introduce with the update. We did some extra work to add some Easter theme events for you to have some fun during those test days. We would like for you to have some time for testing classes on different levels to later introduce a new class balance patch. Please take some notes of classes and try to be objective and look from different angles for every change you will propose. We are taking this seriously, and we expect proper discussion from all community members. If the community balance project goes well, we could start refreshing other areas of the game for your vision.
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Hello, for now, explore and enjoy the idea behind The Eternal Battlefield. Take your time to learn the new rules of the area; don't rush the leveling process, or you can be short on the items to progress. Don't forget to upgrade your character defenses; monsters on level 40 and above are not as kind as monsters below that level.
After one week, we will do a counterbalance of the area and try to improve it based on the logs and your community feedback. This world has a lot of potential for nice fights in the future, and we will be sure to cooperate with our community to set it well for everyone.
I have a personal request to big groups playing to give a chance for solo players to enjoy the battlefield as well.
Take care, and Happy Easter!
Chicken is fat.
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Some key information and reminders:
- To get to the updated map, you must create a character starting with the # character
for example #Test, #Amoswar #D0gm4
- The nickname ownership rule applies, the priority in creating a nickname with #Examplename is given to the person with the Examplename nickname
if someone has taken your nickname, report us (providing the account of the old nickname)
- On the modified map you start from lv11, you get a few things and gold at the start, use them wisely to deal with the initial monsters
- Map has extended pvp drop rules
We remind you:
all attempts to glitch to and from the map are prohibited
all attempts to transfer gold and items to and from the map are prohibited (trade, Auction House, Safe Keeper are disabled, in due time we will launch a special drop transfer function to a character outside the map)
all bugs should be reported, do not use them
if you notice a nickname without # on the modified map, please report it
the same if you notice a nickname # outside the map - please report it (screenshot).
As already mentioned after the initial test period we will launch the full version. We are waiting for your comments and suggestions (forum topics).
We hope that the proposed solution will meet the expectations of both: occasional and our regular players.