kTEST - 29/11/2017

29/11/2017 - KTEST Live Maintenance

▣ Update Contents
【Changes/Additions】

Challenge Mode:
	- Elite Monsters will begin to spawn in at Stage 6.
	- Issues where it wasn't possible to see the entrance of 'Challenge Mode' in Low/Disabled effects modes has been corrected.
	- When there are 2 or more people in party entering Challenge Mode , if you happen to exit the Challenge Mode you have 5 minutes to re-enter before the re-entry is disabled.

Geraldas, The Wandering Merchant:
	- The way this NPC works will now be changed.

		Before:
			- Purchasing Limit = Character based Point Balance
			- 10,000 Silver for first purchase, increasing at +5,000 Silver per additional purchase.
			- Characters of any level can partake.

		After:
			- Purchasing Limit = Team based Point Balance
			- 10,000 Silver for first purchase, increasing at +5,000 Silver per additional purchase.
			- Character must be Lv.100+ for eligibility

Blue Spion Gem:
	- The Blue Spion Gem item has been removed.

Varlehench Gem:
	- The gem's equipping slot has been changed from (Wep/Boots) to (Wep/Gloves).


Monster UI:
	- The Icons that display the monster's race has been updated.

Hunting Grounds Drop Rate Changes:
	- The drop rate of items in the hunting ground will be changed.
	- The drop rate of Red/Blue/Green/Purple Monster Card Albums has been increased, and the drop rate of blessed shards has been decreased.

Card Effects/Reuse/Waiting Time:
	- Monster cards with a % chance of recovering HP/SP now have a cooldown timer for the effects abililty to proc again.
	- A cooldown timer has been added to 6 Cards.
		- Woodspirit Card (20 Seconds Cooldown)
		- Mallet Wyvern Card (5 Seconds Cooldown)
		- Cerberus Card (5 Seconds Cooldown)
		- Velnewt Card (15 Seconds Cooldown)
		- Canceril Card (15 Seconds Cooldown)
		- Deathweaver Card (15 Seconds Cooldown)

Instanced Dungeons/Missions:
	- Re-entering a party that was formed via auto-matching is now possible.
	- If a player has entered an instance using the "enter now" button and leaves it, but then decides to join a party via auto-matching within a short timeframe, when they attempt they will be given the following message:
- " An instanced dungeon is currently already open, are you sure you still want to enter?"

【Skills】
Dragoon:
	- Dragontooth:
			- Tooltip contents have been added. [ Critical Attacks apply damage twice.]
Falconer:
	- Circling:
			- The Duration of the skill has been changed.
					- Original Duration: 15 + (Skill Lv*1) Seconds
					- New Duration: 10 + (Skill LV*1) Seconds
			- Tooltip information has also been updated.
					- AOE Defense Ratio reduction is now a fixed value of 1.

	Circling:Expand Attribute:
			- The existing effect has been deleted and a new effect has been put in its place.
				► New Effect ! - "When casting [Circling], you now gain a  [Circling:Expanding] buff which gives the caster +3 AOE Attack Ratio"

Featherfoot:
	- Kundela Slash:
			- AOE Attack Ratio has been added to the tooltip.

▣ Bug Fixes:

Bokor:
	- Zombify: Large Zombie Attribute:
			- Fixed issue with Large Zombie's damage sometimes not being applied instantly.
Cataphract
	- Acrobatic Mount:
			- Fixed issues where when the skill was active it wasn't increasing SP cost of Cataphract's [Steed Charge] Lancer's [Crush] skills.

Shadowmancer:
	- Shadow Pool:
			- Fixed issue where you couldn't prematurely end the skill whilst it was in use.
		-
Cryomancer:
	- Ice Wall:
			- This skill will no longer push players in town maps, and instead overlaps them.
Falconer:
	- Pre-Emptive Strike:
			- Fixed issue where the relevant attributes weren't functioning properly.
			- The tooltip for Pre-Emptive Strike has been modified.

Sorcerer:
	- Summoning:
			- Fixed issue with Fire Lords 3rd ability not working correctly.
			- Fixed issue with Dullahan's 3rd ability not hitting enemies.

【Quest Fixes】
Have You Heard of Saalus Convent?
	- Fixed issue where Sister Aiste's quest flag was blocked.

【Monster Fixes】
Red Chafperor:
	- Fixed issue where this mob would mistakenly drop the "Blue Chafperor Gem" instead of "Chafporer Gem"

【Item Fixes】
Black Harugal Gem:
	- Fixed issue where the effect of the gem remained even after removing it from gear.
Nuttabug Gem:
	- Fixed issue where the effect of the gem remained even after removing it from gear.
Varlehench Gem:
	- Fixed issue where you coulnd't see the tooltip of the gem after equipping it.
Armao's Card:
	- Fixed issue with the buff duration being 30 seconds, instead of the intended 10 seconds.
Red Tassel Hat:
	- Tooltip corrections have been made.
Silver Tiara:
	- Tooltip corrections have been made.
White Gem:
	- Fixed issue where the penalties of the gem were still being applied even after roasting the gems.
Mallet Wyvern & Deathweaver Card:
	- Fixed issue where some monsters wouldn't trigger the cards effects.
Biteregina Card:
	- Fixed issue where the poison damage was being applied incorrectly.

	【Graphic/UI/Sound Fixes】
- Fixed issue with the display issues for the "The Sign of the Assassin" quest.
- Archer Circle 3 Costume's one-handed bow grip Idle animation has been corrected.
- Fixed visual clipping with the Hanbok Costume(M) when also sat in the PaperBox
- Fixed visual issues that would occur when using gestures after being affected by Thaumaturge's Swell Brain/Left&Right Arm
-  Swell Brain should now no longer break hairstyles when used with the hairstyles:
	- Terius
	- Dandy Wave Curl
	- Root Lifted Wave Hairstyle
	- Noble Ponytail
	- Quiff Style
	- Cockatrice Head
	- Noble Dandy Cut
	- Curling Back Perm
	- Upper-bind Two-block
	- Twoblock
	- Prince Waves
	- Medium Cut
	- Asymmetric Long Cut
	- Long Terius

The UI text asscosiating with ranking down has been simplified.
A warning is now displayed regarding attributes when a player is going to rank down.
Fixed visual issue where the bow equipped would swap hands when jumping whilst affected by the Swell Right Arm buff.
Fixed issue where rank information ui was being incorrectly displayed.
Issue with existing information and blank spaces in the other sections of rank information will be fixed.
The image for the 'Rank Down' button has been altered slightly.
Fixed the timer issues in Challenge Mode.
Fixed issue where Guild Emblems would often revert back to their older emblem icon sometime after being updated.
Fixed issue where White Gems were not being registered in the Adventure Journal.

【Other Stuff】
Fixed issue where players clients would often freeze when creating a large number of items simultaneously.
Fixed issue where Hawk Companions couldn't have their name changed.
Fixed some issues relating to chat restrictions.
'E-Run event The 2nd.' items special tooltips have been removed.
Fixed typos with NPC Limantas' dialogue.
Card application effects UI has been improved.

Source Post: http://tos.nexon.com/ts/notice/view.aspx?n4ArticleSN=140
Translation by Gwenyth @TOS Forums.