Changelong: Percival Update

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The Percival Update introduces solo randomized dungeons, expanded character customization, mount skins, and a fundamental rework to Life Steal mechanics, alongside several new weapon skills and GvG adjustments.

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Solo Randomized Dungeons
- Introduced solo-balanced randomized dungeons throughout the open world, accessible via portals or special Dungeon Maps.→Added
- Combat Shrines:Added small combat shrines in solo dungeons that provide a random combat buff to the first player who activates them.→Added
AxesSpinning Blades:Added Spinning Blades W-spell: deals magic damage in a 6m radius and increases caster damage by 4% per hit.→Added
Frost Staffs
- Ice Shard:Added Ice Shard Q-spell: deals 140 magic damage in a 3m radius.→Added
- Avalanche:Avalanche cast time reduced to 0s, though hit delay and standtime were added.0.7s→0s s
Hammers
- Inertia Ring:Added Inertia Ring W-spell: creates a tar ring that reduces enemy move speed by 90%.→Added
- Bash Knee:Bash Knee slow duration increased by 1 second.3s→4s s
- Giant Steps:Giant Steps now increases attack range by 50%.→+50% %
Holy Staffs
- Holy Blessing:Removed Heal Over Time; added physical armor increase and immunity to displacement effects.HoT→Armor/Immunity
- Desperate Prayer:Desperate Prayer cooldown reduced.15s→10s s
Quarterstaffs
- Rising Blow:Added Rising Blow W-spell: knocks enemies in the air for 1.25s and deals 50 physical damage.→Added
- Separator:Separator radius increased from 5m to 7m.5m→7m m
Spears
- Impaler:Added Impaler W-spell: deals 170 physical damage and slows enemies by 50% in a 2.5m radius.→Added
- Rooting Smash:Rooting Smash cast range increased.4m→5.5m m
- Rooting Smash:Rooting Smash standtime significantly reduced.1.4s→0.7s s
Swords
- Parry:Added Parry W-spell: grants damage immunity and reflects damage, ending with an AoE hit and silence.→Added
- Heroic Charge:Heroic Charge attack and move speed increase improved.10%→12% %
MobsRoaming Mobs:Fame rewarded by standard open-world mobs increased by 25%.→+25% %
City GvGSilver Return:Adjusted threshold for silver return in 20v20 city GvGs, making it easier for attackers to get silver back.149→195 points
General
- Character Customization:Added numerous new hair, beard, face, and underwear options; appearance can now be updated anywhere.→Added
- Bank Tabs:Added ability to purchase additional personal and guild bank tabs for Silver.→Added
- Item Power Cap:Removed Item Power cap for Blue and Yellow Zone open-world clusters and dungeons.Capped→Removed

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HammersBash Knee:Bash Knee slow strength slightly reduced.32%→30% %
Holy Staffs
- Holy Blessing:Holy Blessing duration reduced.8s→5s s
- Holy Blessing:Holy Blessing cooldown increased.10s→15s s
MobsPoison Potions:Damage of poison potions against mobs reduced to one-third of previous value.100%→33% %

◆Other changes8

Life Steal MechanicsLife Steal:Life Steal now steals a percentage of damage dealt rather than a flat amount and no longer counts as healing, bypassing Healing Sickness.Flat HP→% of damage
Axes
- Life Leech:Passive Life Leech now returns 15% of damage dealt as HP.→15% %
- Vampiric Strike:Removed flat self-heal; now steals 30%/60%/100% of damage based on the number of Rending Strikes.Self Heal→Life Steal
Frost StaffsShatter:Shatter damage now scales across the three area hits instead of being flat.93.60→80/100/120
QuarterstaffsSeparator:Separator now knocks enemies back 14m and applies a 40% slow instead of knocking them in the air.Knock-up→Knock-back
MobsHigher-tier mobs now gain more armor instead of health to normalize damage dealt across tiers.Health→Armor
City GvGMatch Length:City GvG match length increased from 25 to 30 minutes.25m→30m m
GeneralMount Skins:Introduced mount skins to alter appearance; rare mounts converted to account-bound skins.→Added