Chapter 200: 2nd Major Update

"Mr. Ravens, the game is currently in maintenance. Please try later."

The A.I. program installed in the capsule spoke as soon as Wil pressed the sync button. Followed by the message, a countdown appeared on the screen.

*Countdown: 47:51:34*

"Oh! So, the update started just ten minutes ago, huh… Aster is indeed quick to reply to me."

Lying in the capsule, Wil then opened the forums to check the updates. Unlike the first update, there's a trailer this time. 

He played the video.

He found himself standing on the grass at a level-200 wild zone of some kingdom. The barrier slowly dispersed from his sight. Then, suddenly, the scene changed.

This time, he was standing on a beach. The barrier once again dispersed and then, the next scene is where he was standing on some border.

There are soldiers on either side of the barrier that was separating them. Now, it suddenly disappeared between them.

The scene quickly disappeared and replaced with another scene while powerful music began to play in the background.

At last, he found himself in the middle of barren land. The sky was dim.

As Wil turned his head, he realized there is a huge army on either side, waiting for some sort of signal.

The sun slowly rose in the sky and both the armies gave a war cry before they started running towards each other.

Just as they were about to battle, everything around him disappeared and he saw a title, "War Online: War & Kingdoms, 2nd major update is here."

"Last time I remember watching it on a computer. The trailer is indeed awesome when watching in an S-grade Capsule. Those who don't have it will definitely miss this feature…" Wil can't help but feel satisfied with it.

Whenever something good happens, he feels proud of making a different choice.

Of course, at the same time, he also curses himself for not making the right choice in his previous life.

After watching the trailer, he scrolls down the page to see the details.

*Greetings from Summersoft*

Here are the details for the update on July 31, 2020.

Update Schedule:

July 31st 01:35 to Aug. 2nd 01:34 EST (Eastern Standard Time)

Or

July 31st 17:35 to Aug. 2nd 17:34 WST (Western Standard Time)

Note: The maintenance time can be increased further.

Update Details:

1) New Race

·  Vampire Race has been added to the starter races.

Vampire: *Picture*

Description: An underworld mutant race that feeds on the life force of other people. Enemies to the Angels and humans. Have the ability to see at night.

Stats: - Material world: No changes. Underworld: 20% increase. Day time: 50% decrease. Nighttime: 20% increase.

Note: Stats buff/debuff will stack on each other.

Eligibility: New players or Existing Human race players.

Skills against other races: - Humans: 20% increase. Remaining race: No changes

Available classes: Wizard/Witch, Archer, Gunner, Assassin, Blademaster.

2) Changes to the races

·  Races are limited.

Description: To maintain balance in the game, the races will be restricted to a number of people. For every four humans, there will be one Elf, one Angel, one Demon, and one Vampire.

Human: Elf: Angel: Demon: Vampire = 4: 1: 1: 1

·  Revising the attributes buff and debuff

Description: All the races' passive stat buff will be revised

Note 1: No changes mean there will be no change to their stat or skill, etc... It doesn't refer to the past version.

Note 2: Stat only refers to attack, defense, HP, MP, and Speed.

Human: No changes.

Elf: A race that treats forests as their home.

Stats: - Forest region: 30% increase. Other regions: 20% decrease.

Note: The forest region applies to all the worlds, i.e. Material world, underworld, dungeons, hidden realms, etc…

Skills against other races: No changes

EXP: - forest region in wild zones: 30% increase. Rest of the world: No changes. Dungeon: No changes.

Demon: A race that resides in the underworld. Enemy of mankind and angels.

Stats: - Underworld: 30% stat increase. Material world: 20% stat decrease. Dungeon: No changes

Skills against other races: - Humans and Elves: 20% increase. Vampires and Angels: No changes.

EXP: - wild zone in the underworld: 20% increase. Wild zone in the material world: 50% decrease.

Angel: A race that contains divinity. Enemy of Demons and allies of humans.

Stats: - Underworld: 50% stat decrease. Material world: 30% stat increase.

Skill against other races: - Demons and Vampires: 50% increase. Humans and Elves: No changes.

EXP: - Wild zone in Material world: 30% increase. Wild zone in the underworld: 50% decrease. Dungeon: No changes

·  Each Race will receive a unique skill after reaching level-250.

Human: Unity

Skill description: Party of 10 or above with only human players will receive a buff. Exp - 10% increase. Stats – 10% increase.

Elf: Feathered steps

Skill description: Movement speed increases by 50% for five seconds after achieving a 10 combo. 

Demon: Berserk mode

Skill description: Attack increases by 50% when the HP is below 10%.

Angel: Divinity

Skill description: 10% HP harm to undead and demon NPC/monsters with every critical hit as long as their HP is above 10%.

Note: The undead NPC/monsters controlled by players are included.

Vampire: Infect lv2

Skill description: Can forcefully infect other race players of a lower level and turn them into temporary Vampires for a day. Activation condition: Bite on the neck. CD: 3 days.

·  Class restrictions to the races have been revised.

Human: All classes available.

Elf: Guardian, Cleric, Wizard/Witch, Archer, Assassin.

Demon: Guardian, Wizard/Witch, Archer, Blademaster, Assassin.

Angel: Guardian, Knight, Cleric, Wizard/Witch, Archer.

Note: Players who will be forced to change their classes because of the above rule will be compensated with 100 gold coins and 1000 fame points.

All players will also be compensated with a class change scroll. Using the scroll will also change the equipped weapons and armor suitable to their new class.

·  Wings are added to Demon race players.

Description: Now, Demon race players can fly in the sky at a cost of 10 mana points per minute.

·  Mana requirement for the Angel race is removed.

Description: Now, Angel race players can fly in the sky without spending any mana.

3) Hidden Classes

·  One can change into a hidden class after reaching level-300. Their level will be decreased to level-200.

·  Restrictions: - 

Paladin: Human, Elf, Angel

Necromancer: Human, Elf, Demon, Vampire

Summoner:  Human, Elf, Angel, Demon

Berserker: Human, Angel, Demon, Vampire

·  One cannot change their class after the third awakening (four-star).

4) Restrictions on Flight and Swim.

· Using wings 1000 meters above ground will get a debuff of 1%HP per second. 

· Swimming under the water 1000 meters below surface will get a debuff of 1% HP per second.

5) Maximum level limit is increased to 300

·  The barriers to the level 200-300 wild zone of each kingdom will be lifted.

6) Barriers between every kingdom will be lifted.

7) Skills

·  Skill levels, ranging from number 1 to 10 will be replaced by four levels. Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Master. 

·  Current skill levels will be adjusted according to the new scale.

·  The remaining Skill points are converted into Skill fragments. 4 Skill fragments can be merged and form a skill point to upgrade the skill.

·  Skill books can be exchanged for skill fragments.

·  Skill fragments can also be exchanged for a skill. 

10 Skill fragments = random low-grade skill.

25 skill fragments = random medium-grade skill.

50 skill fragments = random high-grade skill.

100 skill fragments = random peak-grade skill.

1000 skill fragments = unique skill.

8) Non combat professions

·  Levels will be removed for Non-combat professions

·  The levels are divided into Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Master, Grandmaster, and Legendary Master.

·  For complete details, please contact the NPC masters in the game.

9) Equipment and monsters grading system

·  Monsters with Heroic or above grade will also have + and - grades. Their HP varies in 1:2:3 ratios. Example: If a Heroic grade level-200 monster has 52 Million HP, then Heroic- grade of the same level will have 26 Million while Heroic+ will have 78 Million.

·  Equipment with Epic or above grade will display have + and – grades, instead of high or low. Their stats vary in 1:2:3 ratios.

10) Mutation

·  Heroic grade and above monsters in the wild or dungeons will now mutate instead of going berserk mode after meeting certain requirements.

·  Battle companion quests have been added. One can mutate their battle companion by completing quests or gathering materials.

·  Each mutation will improve the battle companion's grade. Example: If a Heroic – pet mutates, it will increase to Heroic. Double mutation will make it a Heroic + and triple mutation will upgrade the pet's level to legendary –

11) Battle companion

·  Potential is added to battle companion.

·  Mutation will depend on the potential displayed on the pet's stats. Please check your pet stats.

12) Until Aug. 9th, migration is available to other kingdoms. Nobility will not be changed. From 9th-16th, migration will reset one's nobility. After 16th, migration won't be allowed.

13) Transfer of Beginner villages.

·  Beginner villages are removed from the material world and will be placed on a different planet. 

·  The players are free to roam in the new world. Plenty of villages to migrate, and plenty of NPC to receive quests.

14) Contract System

. All Two-star and above Appraisers can create a contract upon which two parties can make an agreement officially. One cannot break the contract without paying a compensation fee. The system has all the rights to decide about the compensation.

15) Gold and Credits exchange increased from 100 gold coins to 1000 gold coins per player.

16) Fixes

·  Fixed an issue where some of Angel race players able to fly in the Arena battle.

·  Fixed an issue with forced log out when the device is overload. B to D-grade capsule users will also receive a warning once you reached 80% of continuous playtime.

·  Fixed an issue with human players able to enter the racial dungeons.

·  Fixed an issue with a few players able to exchange/transfer locked gold coins.

. Fixed an issue with stamina being consumed instead of mana for melee players.

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"Damn… This update seriously looked like it's aimed at me…" Wil growled, looking at the details. "Advantage of Mutation is gone… My title is useless with everyone can fly without any demerits… Divinity is nerfed… Damn you, Summersoft… If I don't receive sufficient compensation…

Wait a second…"

Right then, a certain line from the details caught Wil's attention. "Mutation will increase a level…

Leon is a legendary+ grade beast… Does that mean it will become a mythic grade?"

Realization dawned upon Wil and all of his negatives thoughts turned into excitement. "If it becomes a Mythic grade beast, then, no one would be able to stop me. I still have four pet slots left. I should try my luck, catching them.

I also need to increase the pet slots. Not sure how many are available right now.

We can think about inheritance quest, later."

Closing the forums, Wil then stepped out of the capsule and returned to his bed. Looking at the ceiling, he mumbled, "I forgot that I need legendary grade pet scrolls to catch them.

I should ask Aster about it, tomorrow. I wonder if anyone is interested to sell them. If I can't buy them, then, I'll just kill them. Either way, I will be the winner. And then…"

Wil's face turned cold, "I will demolish that Reverie kingdom before the war even begins. This time, I won't let you win, Bran…"

*Lights off*

***

The next day, Hailey City;

"No way," Mia screamed at her mom. "What about my school? What about my friends?"

She rushed to her room and slammed the door.

Scarlet turned her head towards Rey, "convince her."

"But, mom…" Rey wanted to ask why but he kept silent, following her order. "Okay."

As Rey left to Mia's room, Scott, who was standing beside her, asked, "I think we should tell them the reason…"

"Reason…" She snapped at him but spoke in a low tone so that her voice didn't escape the living room. "What should I tell them? That their father is a felon who scammed people and lied to his family for all this time? And now, some organization is after not only him but also our lives?"

"I'm sorry…" Scott apologized to Scarlet. He found this lovely but lazy wife of his scarier after he confessed the truth. Each word of hers appeared cold whenever he tried to have a conversation with her.

But he understood that it's a plausible reaction since he was guilty.

He was satisfied with any kind of treatment as long as she won't divorce him.

"Anyway… I've already made arrangements with a former colleague of mine. Leafway city is the safest place for us and our children."

What he doesn't know that she's even guiltier than him but was just covering it up by pointing his mistakes.