NCSOFT's MMORPG 'Throne and Liberty' (TL) conducted a routine update on October 6. In this update, conquest rewards for the Terra Boss 'Vegamont' have been significantly buffed. Acquisition amounts for key crafting materials were doubled, such as 'Eye of the Otherworld' increasing from 4 to 8 and 'Crystal of the Otherworld' from 2 to 4 on Chaos difficulty. Unique Trait Enhancement Stones are now acquired through separate Lucky Reward Boxes.
Progression difficulty for 'Trait Resonance', used in gear progression, was also eased. The dice probabilities for Resonance Enhancement were increased, and a new crafting recipe was added to directly craft 'Trait Resonance Stones' using Trait Resonance Stone Fragments and Rare Magic Powder.
Large-scale balance adjustments were applied to weapon skills and Latent Abilities. Select Latent Abilities and Skill Cores were changed for the Sword, Daggers, Longbow, Wand, Spear, Orb, and Gauntlet, alongside adjustments to PvP gear set effects and critical/heavy attack damage calculation formulas.
Vegamont Rewards Doubled, Eye of the Otherworld Now Obtainable on 'Leap' Difficulty
Conquest rewards for the Terra Boss 'Vegamont' have been buffed. The yield of core crafting materials 'Eye of the Otherworld' and 'Crystal of the Otherworld' doubled compared to before. Eye of the Otherworld increased from 4 to 8 on Chaos difficulty, 3 to 6 on Battle, 2 to 4 on Shatter, and 1 to 2 on Advance.
Players can now also obtain 1 Eye of the Otherworld on Leap difficulty, which previously dropped none.
Crystal of the Otherworld also increased from 2 to 4 on Chaos and 1 to 2 on Battle, while 1 can now newly be obtained on Shatter as well.
'Unique Trait Enhancement Stones', which previously dropped directly from Vegamont, will now be awarded in the form of 'Lucky Reward Boxes'. The boxes are distributed by chance to all characters with contribution, and are excluded from guild distribution.
The event schedule for Vegamont was also adjusted. The events held on Tuesdays at 7:00 PM and 10:00 PM will now alternate weekly between Peace and Guild types.
The guild distribution scope for certain items dropped by bosses has been expanded. In addition to 11 types of Amitoys and 11 types of Morphs, 'Crystal of Chaos' and 'Ice Blossom' can now be registered to the guild distribution box.
Trait Resonance Progression Eased, Trait Resonance Stones Can Be Directly Crafted
The burden of Trait Resonance progression has also been eased.
First, the dice probabilities during Trait Resonance Enhancement were buffed. Furthermore, a new crafting recipe was added allowing players to directly craft Trait Resonance Stones, adding another avenue to supply materials needed for Resonance progression.
Crafting 1 Trait Resonance Stone requires 6 Trait Resonance Stone Fragments, 25 Rare Magic Powder, and 30,000 Solant.
As a result, success rates for Resonance Enhancement are higher than before, while also introducing a direct route to acquire the Resonance Stones themselves.
Dagger Cores Revamped, Longbow Party Support Effects Buffed
Weapon skills and Latent Abilities also received major balance adjustments.
First, cooldown reduction effects for several Latent Abilities were nerfed. Sword 'Enhanced Chain Hook' changed from 6 seconds to 4 seconds, and Daggers 'Enhanced Ankle Strike' changed from 9 seconds to 5 seconds.
Longbow 'Enhanced Quick Fire' was adjusted from 10 seconds to 8 seconds, Wand 'Enhanced Clay's Salvation' from 9 seconds to 6 seconds, and Spear 'Enhanced Gale Cleave' from 10 seconds to 8 seconds. Orb 'Enhanced Supernova Collapse' changed from 30 seconds to 20 seconds, while Gauntlet 'Enhanced Unyielding Carapace' had its cooldown reduction lowered from 25% to 15%.
Daggers saw relatively major changes centered around their Skill Cores.
For 'Creeping Death', the chance to spawn a poison cloud when Deadly Poison Edge triggers increased from 10% to 12%, and poison cloud damage was explicitly defined as 140% of Base Damage + 100. Damage dealt by the poison cloud is also additionally amplified by 15%.
Conversely, 'Poison Swamp' saw its intrinsic poison cloud creation chance reduced from 10% to 5%, and its monster damage amplification lowered from 80% to 15%. However, when equipped alongside 'Creeping Death', its trigger chance changes to 12%.
For 'Foreseen Pain', the base trigger chance dropped from 15% to 12%, but rises to 20% when Creeping Death is equipped. Additionally, landing a Knockdown or Bind on player targets guarantees a 100% chance to trigger Deadly Poison Edge once.
Damage from Deadly Poison Edge and poison clouds was adjusted to bypass shield health on player targets and apply as flat damage, boosting its viability in PvP.
Longbow's 'Enhanced Mark of the Abyss' also underwent major changes. Previously, it granted the caster 240 Critical Hit and 360 Side/Rear Critical Hit, but was reworked to grant party members 120 and 180 respectively.
'Enhanced Sanctuary of Refraction' had its continuous health recovery increase per party member buffed from 2.5% to 3%, while the attack range increase effect from the 'Sanctuary of the Woodland' specialization rose from 0.75% to 1.1% per party member based on Legendary Level 5.
