Please be aware that server maintenance is scheduled from [u][b]September 13, 2024 8 AM to 10:00 AM UTC.[/b][/u] Matchmaking queues will be closed starting at 7:20 AM, 40 minutes prior to maintenance. Ongoing matches will not be affected. Dev Comment: We are hard at work on the pre-season patch, which will introduce significant changes to the game, starting with a complete rework of Classic Mode. The patch is set to release in a few weeks, and we'll be sharing a series of announcements to provide more details on the upcoming changes. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this transitional period. Stay tuned! [h2]Class Balance[/h2] [h3]Cryomancer[/h3] - Frostbite Curse reworked: Charge up to 2 stages. Stage 1: Shoots a frost arrow at the target, dealing active damage, applying a slow effect and "Frostbite Curse" on hit, Frostbite Curse deals passive damage to the target every second for a duration, healing the Cryomancer; Stage 2: Directly applies Frostbite Curse to the target, dealing additional active damage and applying a slow effect. After a short delay, spreads Frostbite Curse to other nearby targets. Frostbite Curse can only have 1 stack on the same target at a time [h3]Druid[/h3] - Force of Nature: Increased attack range of Treants, reduced their base health, and slightly decreased the maximum cast distance - Seed Pods passive: Increased the cast interval between two stored Force of Natures to 5 seconds (this does not affect the cast interval of Rejuvenation) [b][h3]Base Resistance Changes[/h3][/b] - Rogue (including Mithril Shadow) and Swordmaster: Increased base Elemental Resistance from 10% to 15% - Druid: Reduced base Physical Resistance from 10% to 5% - Fighter (including Mithril Zealot): Reduced base Elemental Resistance from 10% to 5% - Pyromancer and Cryomancer: Reduced base Physical Resistance from 10% to 5%, increased base Elemental Resistance from 10% to 15% [h2]Weapon Balance[/h2] [h3]Lightning Staff[/h3] - Increased the interval between each lightning strike in Storm Call by 10%, reduced damage by 10%, and significantly reduced the charge interruption effect it deals - Increased the minimum cast interval between two consecutive Storm Call casts by 0.3s Flaming Staff - Increased overall damage by 12% [h2]Gameplay Balance[/h2] - Dragon Scale: Damage reduction effect now only triggers upon taking active damage [h2]Others[/h2] - Rogues will no longer hear their own footsteps in first-person view while stealthed - Optimized the visual effects of Rupture [h2]Bug Fixes[/h2] - Fixed an issue where the health of Treants summoned by Druids was abnormal in certain situations - Fixed errors with the visual and sound effects of Frostbite Curse in certain situations - Fixed an issue with the refresh mechanism of the Merchant's free Cloudy Life Essence - Fixed several localization errors