v8.8.8 introduces a new World Arena Challenge Battle season with monster adjustments, significant QoL improvements to the Challenge Battle UI, and various bug fixes for Arcane Weapons.
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- Wind TotemistRune set changed from Revenge to Will for the new Challenge Battle season, increasing survivability.Violent + Revenge→Violent + Will
- Arcane WeaponCrushing Swipe:Fixed an issue where the increased harmful effect activation rate at Lv. 5 did not apply to the cooldown increase effect for Wind/Light versions.
- World Arena Challenge Battle
- Increased the number of Monsters available for selection from 12 to 14.12→14
- Attack Speed is now displayed on Monster thumbnails, and Monsters can be sorted by Attribute or Attack Speed.→Attack Speed
- Players can now apply owned Transmogrifications to Challenge Battle Monsters.→Added
- Summoner profiles now display ranking, win rate, and battle records.→Added
- Rune Power-UpPressing the Power Up Selected button now automatically selects all eligible Runes.→Auto-select all
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- Fire ArchangelAttack Speed decreased by 2 for the new Challenge Battle season.X→X-2
✚Bug fixes1
- Arcane WeaponEmergency Drive:Fixed an issue where Fire Arcane Weapon's skills could be used manually in World Arena while in the mechanical frame state after fatal damage.
◆Other changes3
- Wind Dragon KnightRune set changed from Seal to Nemesis for the new Challenge Battle season.Violent + Seal→Violent + Nemesis
- Water Twin AngelsRune set changed from Violent to Swift for the new Challenge Battle season.Violent + Will→Swift + Will
- Fire ValkyrjaUsage information updated from Ally Protection to Revive for clarity.Ally Protection→Revive
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- v8.2.9.1 Update Notice (Steam)Apr 2, 2024 · 29mo
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+2→ - →Login Info Issue Patch Notice (Steam Only)Feb 6, 2024 · 31mo
A targeted fix for Steam users to resolve an issue where saved login information was not loading correctly.
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