NoR - Ran changes

- Turn Lefts for Active Buffs/Debuffs are now viewable as an Icon on top of the actual status indicator. (one of the features missing from GoS)

- Max (Element) Ability was Lv40, raised up to Lv50 now, "new" weapon skills, some were previously present as enemy only (Lu Bu's signature strike, and Shinigami Scythe).

- New 'Defense' (Y Button) sprites, and win poses. Originally Marisa's sprite would bug and would from time to time be stuck on 'Near Death' (Tired) pose.

- Some skills got rebalanced, Acala Sword = 80 POW -> 60 POW, Dimensional Slash 77 POW -> 66 POW, Shooting Star Sword 80 POW -> 70 POW.

- EXP needed to level up was cut down or moved, not sure if Party Exp (non-doppel) has scaling like in GoS (ex: Doppels Lv11 -> 12 is only at 300,000 EXP ). Previously Lv9->Lv10 was 800,000 Exp or was it more ?, POW gained was cut as well, at least on the last dungeon.

- Still no viewable SPD Stat. (however Behavior Order is now docummented, and it does mention how enemies with multiple actions may only trigger a single calculation, thus cheating ?).

- Chandra has a 'new' MYS skill (Grudging Demon Grenade) previously only used by the Lich and Hokuto Seikun (not sure if learned post Sub-Doppel Lv10).

- Defeat # (Death Count) obtained in the pre-expansion game doesn't count towards captures against new (added) sub-doppels in Ran.

- Rare Enchants can be 'learned' after battle, HP Absorption stacks, Drop ones don't, I don't think status immunity ones do (it should be 50% Status Avoidance), possibly double-attack and all-target do, if dual-wielding both weapons have chances to learn an Enchant independently.

- Last Word can be Activated while defending (not sure if it can be triggered by enemy damage).

- (?) Is it now possible to learn 2 & 3-Tier Lv. Enchants from the beginning of the game ?, it was previously locked by game progression (as Drops and Materials).

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For anyone who went the trouble of getting 100% in NoR and saved before (or after) the Final Boss before entering Ran Story Mode:


Pre-Expansion Content Additions (besides the ones previouly mentioned):


- Synthesis: You can now craft "Coins".


(*) New sub-doppels: Byouki, Lesser Vampire (1), Ninja (2), Ambivalence (3), Yukkuri, Yukkuri Sisters, Hagure Yukkuri, Yukkuri King

  (1) Won the Poll, (2) was originally planned to be a Sub-doppel, (3) In base NoR the only enemy able to cast Meteor.


(*) New Monster Drops for 'old' monsters:


Behemot     : Fragrant Scarf (recipe material missing from the base game)

Queen Flayer: Murder License (recipe material missing from the base game)