Ironmace just pushed out another patch update post-holidays! From the dev comments the focus has been on enhancing the Goblin Caves and Ruins maps, tweaking the experimental map rotation system, and balancing armors and classes. Also, exciting news for the team at Ironmace, they’ve recieved anofficial rating from the Korean Games Rating Board (GRAC). Congratulations to Ironmace on this step, and all the work and success they’ve achieved.
Class and balance changes
Clerics got a buff with some increased damage, and cooldown reduction. Rogues will see a slight nerf with a few abilities, weak point specifically having a significant change from 40% to 30% armor reduction. Bards have a number of updates to several songs as well.
Weapon and Armor Updates:
- Revised falloff damage curves for bows and crossbows.
- Armor, Shields, and Instruments: Upgraded to improve primary stat bonuses.
- Leather Armors: Enhanced Armor Rating per rarity grade.
- Plate and Chain Armors: Broader Armor Rating gain per rarity grade.
- Frock and Robes: Upgraded Armor Rating and Magic Resistance.
Patch update details:
- Fixed an issue where True Shot was not actually increasing projectile velocity.
- Fixed various minor bugs.
- Rogue’s base Strength reduced from 9 → 6, base Vigor reduced from 6 → 5, and base Resourcefulness increased from 20 → 25.
- Rogue’s Weak Point Attack skill armor rating reduction reduced from 40% → 30%.
- Rogue’s Double Jump perk movespeed penalty has been reduced from -20 → -12.
- Magic Invisibility no longer activates Ambush and Shadow Runner.
- The Shadow Runner buff deactivates when an action such as attacking is performed.
- Castillon Dagger damage has been reduced.
- The duration of all traps has been reduced by half.
- Ranger’s Forceful Shot knockback range has been increased.
- Cleric’s Judgment movement speed penalty has been changed from -20% → -30%.
- Cleric’s Judgment cooldown changed from 32s → 28s.
- Cleric’s Smite cooldown has been changed from 16s → 18s.
- Cleric’s Holy Light casting speed has been changed from 2.5s → 2.25s.
- Cleric’s Holy Strike damage has been changed from 15 → 20.
- Bard’s Aria of Alacrity tier changed from 4 → 1.
- Bard’s Ballad of Courage tier changed from 3 → 1.
- Bard’s Beats of Alacrity tier changed from 2 → 1.
- Bard’s Chaotic Discord tier changed from 1 → 3.
- Bard’s Hamornic Shield tier changed from 5 → 4.
- Bard’s Peacemaking tier changed from 1 → 3.
- Bard’s Shriek of Weakness tier changed from 4 → 3.
- Bard’s Song of Shadow tier changed from 2 → 3.
- Updated the falloff damage curve for the Survival Bow, Recurve Bow, Longbow, and Crossbow so they start to lose damage starting from a shorter distance than previously.
- Updated the falloff damage curve for the Hand Crossbow so the damage loss is less dramatic from the previous version and more in line with the new falloff damage curves of the other bows.
- Upgraded almost all Armors, Shields, and Instruments so that primary bonus stat improves at each rarity grade instead of at every other rarity grade.
- Upgraded most Leather armors to give more ‘ArmorRating’ per rarity grade.
- Updated Plate and Chain armors so that the amount of ‘ArmorRating’ gained per rarity grade is distributed across a wider range.
- Upgrade the Frock to give more Armor Rating.
- All Robes now give 25 Magic Resistance.
- Updated the rotating map pool with the new Goblin Caves. The new Goblin Caves is a larger map that houses both the Cave Troll and the Cyclops.
- Updated the rotating map pool with an updated Ruins map. The Ruins map now has red portals and static red staircases that lead to the Howling Crypts. Adventurers can delve deeper from the Howling Crypts to the Inferno.
- Added the Elite Cyclops boss to the High-Roller Goblin Caves.
- Updated the High Roller AP entrance fee for the Ruins.
- Updated the HR matchmaking system. Solo Matchmaking now uses your Solo tier. Duo matchmaking now uses the highest ranked duo tier of the party members. Trio matchmaking now uses the highest ranked trio tier of the party members.
- Added two new items that can be crafted from special items dropped from the Cyclops.
- Bandages and Healing Potions can now be purchased in stacks of 3.
- Dark and Darker now has an official rating from the Korean Games Rating and Administration Committee and can be serviced in Korea for adults age 19 and up.
- Korean Localization option added.
- Improved the visual effects when under water.
- Torches that are thrown now do a small amount of damage.