January 2023 Korean Class Balance Patch

PvE

The Specialization Combat Stat now increases the natural Hawk Meter gain.

The Specialization Combat Stat now increases the Damage dealt by your Skills while Silverhawk is summoned by a factor of 0.085.

Electric Nova

• Replaced Electric Nova with the new skill “Hawkshot”.
• Changed Electric Nova gem into “Hawkshot” gem.

Atomic Arrow

• Amplified Damage fixed: The Damage buff activates now on hit.

Arrow Wave

• Reduced PvE Damage by 14.6%.
• Giant Whirlwind changed: Tornado width +20%. Outgoing Damage +60.0/68.4/76.8/85.8/94.8% while Silverhawk is summoned.

Arrow Shower

• Master of Evasion changed: Damage to Challenge or below foes +50.0/57.5/65.0/72.5/80.0%. This Tripod can now be leveled up to Level 5.
• Heavy Rain changed: Attack area +20%. Damage to foes +20.0/23.4/26.8/30.4/34.0% every 1s.

Moving Slash

• Increased the skill animation speed.
• Wealth Rune can not be attached to this skill anymore. Already attached runes will be unequipped.
• Silver Master changed: On hit, Hawk Meter restores by 22/24/26/29/33 every 1s for 10s.
• Law of the Jungle changed: Crit Damage +100.0/115.0/130.0/145.0/160.0% while Silverhawk is not summoned.

Blade Storm

• Reduced PvE Damage by 11.0%.
• Wealth Rune can not be attached to this skill anymore. Already attached runes will be unequipped.
• Ranged Hit changed: AoE Radius +20%. Outgoing Damage to Challenge or below foes +50.0/57.5/65.0/72.5/80.0%.
• Silver Master changed: On hit, Hawk Meter restores by 22/24/26/29/33 every 1s for 10s.
• Lightning Blade changed: Element is now [Lightning]. Crit Rate +30.0/37.0/44.0/52.0/60.0%.The last attack sends of an additional Lightning Blade that spins in 4 directions, increasing AoE Radius of certain angles.
• Master of Evasion changed: Crit Damage +100.0/115.0/130.0/145.0/160.0% while Silverhawk is not summoned.

Claymore Mine

• Increased PvE Damage by 21.0%.
• Repulse changed: Crit Damage +60.0/75.0/90.0/105.0/120.0% while Silverhawk is not summoned.

Charged Shot

• Swift Fingers changed: Outgoing Damage +60.0/68.4/76.8/85.8/94.8% while Silverhawk is summoned.
• Fast Fire changed: Charge level increases Range, but no longer adjusts Damage. Max Range -25%. Upon reaching the targeted area, an explosion occurs, dealing +50% Damage. Crit Damage +50.0/62.0/74.0/86.0/100.0%.

Evasive Fire

• Quick Pace changed: Outgoing Damage +60.0/68.4/76.8/85.8/94.8% while Silverhawk is summoned.

Deadly Slash

• Wealth Rune can not be attached to this skill anymore. Already attached runes will be unequipped.
• Silver Master changed: On hit, Hawk Meter restores by 22/24/26/29/33 every 1s for 10s.
• Kick Up, Kiss Down changed: Crit Damage +100.0/115.0/130.0/145.0/160.0% while Silverhawk is not summoned.

Smokescreen Arrow

• Attack Range +25%.
• Duration of Move Speed and Vision reduction duration +3s.
• Sticky Fog changed: Move Speed debuff remains for 5.0/5.2/5.4/5.7/6.0s even after leaving the smoke area.
• Dark Fog changed: Blind debuff remains for 5.0/5.2/5.4/5.7/6.0s even after leaving the smoke area.
• Poisonous Fog changed: Inflict Deadly Poison on foes in smoke area. Inflicts Damage every 1s for 3s. Deadly Poison can stack up to 6 times. Stuns the foe, upon reaching 3 stacks.

Snipe

• Deals the total Damage in 1 hit.
• Increased hit speed slightly.

Identity

• Increased Silverhawk's PvE Damage by 196.4%.
• Now you can cast Wings of Storm while casting other skills.
• The "Silver Master" Tripod effect is applied even during the Silver Hawk summon animation.
• The Specialization Sub Stat no longer affects the Hawk Meter recovery effect of the "Silver Master" Tripod.

Class Engraving

Death Strike

• Changed: When using Last Rush, recover 50% of the remaining Hawk Meter. On hit, target Damage taken +30/40/50% for 8s.

Loyal Companion

• Changed: Summons Silverhawk MK-II, allowing Move Speed +4%, Silverhawk's Basic AoE Radius +60%, Silverhawk skill's Crit Rate +10/20/40%, and Silverhawk's summon duration +30/60 /100%. On Basic Attack or Wings of Storm hit, foes get a Mark of Death: foe takes +3/7/12% Damage from you. Additionally, when Silverhawk is summoned Atk. Power +1/3/6%.

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PvE

Gatling Gun

• If cancelled, the Cooldown of the skill is corrected more quickly when using Will of the Destroyer Tripod.

Identity

Increased the basic duration of the Firepower buff from 6s to 8s.

Reduced the Firepower Meter's decay speed by 50%.

Class Engraving

Firepower Enhancement

• Changed: When the Firepower Meter is full, the overheat effect is activated, increasing the Damage of Normal Skills by 5/12/25%. The duration of the Firepower Meter is increased to 10/12/14 seconds. When not in Barrage Mode, incoming Damage -5/10/15%.

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PvE

Meteor Stream

• Bullets won't disappear even If you cancel the skill. (Visual update only!)

Sharpshooter

• Guardian's Breath changed: Element is now [Fire]. On hit, Burns foe, inflicting Damage ever 1s for 5s. Burn stacks up to 7 times. The last shot deals +60.0/70.2/80.4/91.2/102.0% additional [Fire] Damage.

Focused Shot

• Enhanced Bullet changed: Damage to foes +20.0/26.0/32.0/38.0/45.0%, Damage to foes with less than 50% HP +30%.
• Double Tap changed: The second shot fires a special bullet, inflicting Damage equal to +35% of the base Damage. The special bullet will only hit one foe and will not pierce them. During Kill Confirmation, on hit, Damage +50.0/65.0/80.0/95.0/110.0%. An additional special bullet is fired before the last shot when using the Quick Finish Tripod.

Perfect Zone

• Kill Confirmation changed: Damage to foes +20.0/26.0/32.0/38.0/45.0%, Upon hitting Perfect Zone, Damage to foes with less than 50%HP +30%.

Spiral Flame

• Kill Confirmation changed: Bullet Crit Rate +20.0/26.0/32.0/38.0/45.0%. +30% additional Crit Rate to foes with less than 50%HP.

Class Engraving

Time to Hunt

•  Changed: Crit Rate +22/33/45%. Unable to use Shotgun Stance.

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PvE

Meteor Stream

• Increased PvE Damage by 12.0%.
• Bullets won't disappear even If you cancel the skill. (Visual update only!)

Death Fire

• Increased PvE Damage by 20.0%.
• Infinite Decimation changed: Number of Rapid Fire attacks +3. Outgoing Damage +120.0/134.7/149.3/164.0/180.0%.

Equilibrium

• Increased PvE Damage by 7.0%.

Last Request

• Increased PvE Damage by 22.0%.
• Massive Explosion changed: Applies powerful explosive pressure. Outgoing Damage +25.0/31.0/37.0/43.0/50.0%. Knocks foes higher into the air and increases the knockdown time. Damage to staggered foes +50%.
• Execution changed: Atk. Speed +20%. While preparing to fire, moves 4 meter forward. Fires a special round. Outgoing Damage to push immune foes +10.0/16.0/22.0/28.0/35.0%.

Class Engraving

Pistoleer

• Changed: Can only use the Handgun Stance. Handgun Skill Damage +35/60/85%. Stagger Damage +40%. Awakening Skill Damage +20/30/40%.

PvE

PvE Damage of all Skills reduced by 4.0%.

Class Engraving

Master Summoner

• Changed: Reduced Wisdom Orbs cost for Spirit Summoning Skills by 1. Damage of Normal Skills and Spirit Summoning Skills +2/6/12% and Crit Rate +3/8/16%.

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PvP

PvP Damage of all Skills reduced by 6.0%.

PvE

Four of a Kind

• Improved reusing speed of the skill, if Swift Preparation Tripod effect activates.

Evoke

• PvP Damage of the skill reduced by 19.0%.

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PvP

PvP Damage of all Skills increased by 4.8%.

PvE

Punishing Strike

• Unavoidable Fate changed: Changes to Normal Skill. Skill casting shortens. Attack is now diagonally striking Lightning 16 meters in front. Outgoing Damage +15.0/21.0/27.0/33.0/40.0%.

Explosion

• Backfire changed: Casting action is reduced, and changed to a normal skill. Explodes Wildfire on the spot and deals Damage to foes in a cone-shape. Outgoing Damage +15.0/21.0/27.0/33.0/40.0%.
• Backfire can be leveled up to Tripod level 5.
• Skill animation speed increased when using Backfire Tripod.

Class Engraving

Reflux

• Changed: Disables Arcane Rupture, but Damage of skills (except Awakening and Movement skills) +10/15/20% and Cooldown -3/6/10%.

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PvE

The Specialization stat now increases the Damage of Battlefield Shield. Scaling factor is 0.5.

Increased the Damage of Lance Skills by 5.3%.
Increased the Damage of Normal Skills by 1.5%.

Bash

• Ready Attack changed: On hit, Atk. Power +by 25.0% / 27.0% / 29.0% / 31.3% / 33.5% for 6.0 seconds.

Shout of Hatred

• Open Weakness changed: On hit, Shield Meter +20%. Weakness is exposed and outgoing Damage from all party members +4% for 12s. Frontal and back attacks from all party members +5%.

Shield Charge

• Pushes and knocks up enemies on hit in PvE.

Surge Cannon

• PvE Damage increased by 4.3%.

Charged Stinger

• PvE Damage increased by 3.1%.
• Last Charge changed: Charge Level +1. Overcharge increases move distance +2 meters. Outgoing Damage +45.0%/52.3%/59.5%/68.2%/76.9%, and enables you to bombard foes, knocking them back for +30% Damage.
• Increased turning speed while charging.

Gunlance Shot

• PvE Damage increased by 7.1%.

Counter Gunlance

• PvE Damage increased by 4.3%.

Dash Upper Fire

• PvE Damage increased by 3.1%.

Fire Bullet

• PvE Damage increased by 3.1%.

Guardian's Thunderbolt

• Magick Control changed: MP Cost -50.0%/53.0%/57.0%/62.0%/67.0%.
• Undying Heat changed: Cooldown -2.0/2.5/3.0/3.5/4.0 seconds.
• Damage Luck changed: Damage to Push-Immune foes +20.0%/26.2%/32.4%/38.6%/45.0%.
• Tough Strike changed: Outgoing Damage +30.0%/37.0%/44.0%/52.0%/60.0%.

Leap Attack

• PvE Damage increased by 4.1%.
• Direct Hit changed: Outgoing Damage +15.0%/21.0%/27.0%/33.0%/40.0%.
• Quick Prep changed: Cooldown -3.0/3.7/4.4/5.2/6.0 seconds.
• Shockwave changed: Spreads a massive shockwave from where you land. Outgoing Damage +35.0%/42.3%/49.7%/57.4%/65.1%.
• Leap changed: Charge up and leap into the air. Cooldown +4 seconds. Enables you to travel a max of 18 meters. Damage +65.0%/73.0%/82.0%/91.0%/100.0%. Great Earthquake, Electric Field, and Shockwave range +50%.

Identity

Battlefield Shield

• Can now be toggled off.
• Changed: Consume all Shield Meter and move instantly to a location up to 16 meters away, ignoring collision with adventurers, guardians, and monsters.
  Upon landing, strike foes and inflict Damage to foes within a 6-meter radius, launching them into the air. Foes within a 3-meter radius of the center of impact suffer direct hit.
  Gain a shield proportional to the consumed Shield Meter, and grant Push Immunity to party members within a 10-meter radius. Any Damage to them will be directed to you for up to 5s.
  When the shield duration ends, or it gets depleted, an explosion occurs, dealing Damage to nearby foes and pushing them away.
  This skill can not be used if the Shield Meter is below 20%. When the shield duration ends, you recover up to 25% Shield Meter based on Damage absorbed for your allies.

Engraving

Combat Readiness

• Changed: Normal skills Damage +25/27.5/30%. Shield Amount +30/40/50% in Defensive Stance. Damage +2/3/4% for 10s when hit or hitting foes while in Defensive Stance (stacked up to 3 times, once every 1s).

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PvP

Perfect Swing

• PvP Damage reduced by 12.5%.

Endure Pain

• Cooldown in PvP increased from 40s to 50s.

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PvE

Increased the Damage of Punish Skills in PvE by 6.1%.

Holy Sword

• PvE Damage increased by 2.6%.
• Increased Stagger level.
• Condensed Energy changed: Focuses light into a single point and fires. The AoE radius of the light narrows. Inflicts +130.0%/143.0%/156.0%/169.0%/182.0% Damage.

Executor's Sword

• Increased Stagger level.
• Executioner's Strike changed: Deliver an additional downward attack at the ground, inflicting 110.0%/121.0%/132.0%/143.0%/155.1% of the total Damage.

Punishment

• PvE Damage increased by 5.1%.

Class Engraving

Judgment

• Changed: Punish skills Damage +15%/22.5%/30%. When Punishment skill hits, Piety Meter gain +100%. Duration of Sacred Executioner +100%/125%/150%.

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