July 23 Version 2.0 Optimization and Fixes Announcement

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Version 2.0 focuses on Path balance adjustments, DoT standardization, and significant Arena network and combat fluidity optimizations.

▲Buffs19

Buff FoodBuff Food is now split into Vitality and Attack categories, allowing players to equip and benefit from both Max HP and Physical Attack boosts simultaneously.Buff Food→Vitality Food / Attack Food
Bellstrike - Splendor
- Nameless Sword skills:Vagrant Sword, Daunting Strike, and Relentless Chase now chain more smoothly in high-latency online boss fights.
- Sword Energy:Removed damage falloff when hitting multiple non-player units, significantly increasing AoE clearing power.Enabled→Removed
Bellstrike - Umbra
- Soul-Shaken:Increased the duration of the Soul-Shaken debuff from 15 to 18 seconds.15s→18s s
- Sober Sorrow:Sober Sorrow now applies Soul-Shaken regardless of the target's current state, simplifying the rotation in Arena.Requires Soul-Shaken→Guaranteed
- Wine Gu:Reduced the number of consecutive strikes required for the Wine Gu effect from 5 to 3.5 hits→3 hits
Silkbind - Jade
- Unfading Flower:Adjusted Blossoms Point refund to ensure consistent resource returns during boss encounters.Immobilized/Airborne→Non-Boss Immob/Airborne or Exhausted Boss
- General Projectiles:All projectile skills now ignore 5 Physical Resistance by default.0→5
Stonesplit - Might
- Thundercry Blade:The conversion cap for Max HP to Max Physical Attack now scales with Martial Arts Breakthrough level instead of being fixed at 120.120→Scaling
- Exquisite Scenery:Increased Cadence duration to 20s and max stacks to 2, making Special Defensive Riposte easier to trigger.15s→20s s
Bamboocut - Wind
- Infernal Twinblades:Increased the duration boost for buffs gained via Perfect Dodges from 20% to 40%.20%→40% %
- Echoes of Oblivion:Light Attack triggers now ignore 10% Physical Defense and 10 points of Bamboocut Resistance.0→10% %
Bamboocut - Dust Path
- Dreamwrought Bubbles:Increased damage against non-player units by 20%.→+20% %
- Phantom Rally:Phantom Umbrellas from Dreamwrought Bubbles can now trigger Resonance Damage.No→Yes
- Phantom Rally:Perfect Catches now grant stacks of Fragrant Song - Delicate, allowing the next Dreamwrought Bubbles to be cast instantly.0→1 stack
Arena
- Melee Dash:Increased the speed of dash skills for melee weapons to reduce performance disparities.→Increased
- Sword Light Attack:Stages 2, 3, and 4 of Sword Light Attacks execute faster with improved interrupt points for stable linkage.→Faster
- Thundercry Blade:While Drumbeat or Breakthrough buffs are active, Heavy Attack now instantly casts the Stage 3 strike with increased damage.→Instant Cast
Dragon's BreathDark Scorch:Added Dark Scorch enlightenment branch; multiple players can now apply independent Dark Scorch debuffs to a single target.→Added

◆Other changes7

Buff FoodBuff Food attributes are now added to Base Attributes before percentage-based scaling, with UI updates to distinguish Base vs Effective Physical Attack.
Bellstrike - UmbraStrategic Sword:Bleeding and High Bleeding now inflict baseline Qi damage, which is further amplified if the target is Soul-Shaken.→Baseline
Silkbind - Jade
- Vernal Umbrella:Merged Special and Charged skill DMG boosts into a single 'Frequent Ballistic' boost for Tier 96 gear to increase build flexibility.Special/Charged split→Frequent Ballistic
- Blossom Barrage:Changed the Tier 5 buff from Critical Damage Bonus to Direct Critical Rate for a more balanced profile.Crit DMG Bonus→Direct Crit Rate
Stonesplit - MightThundercry Blade:Changed the bonus attribute from Critical Rate to Max Physical Attack to prevent players from overcapping their effective crit rate.Critical Rate→Max Physical Attack
Bamboocut - WindMortal Rope Dart:Adjusted Rodent Damage to include Bamboocut damage, though the maximum scaling percentage was slightly reduced.Phys +9% (up to 15%)→Phys/Bamboocut +9% (up to 12%) %
ArenaImplemented a reverse hit-validation system to negate damage if the defender was in a dodge invulnerability state on the server.→Reverse System