6/2 (Tue) Developer Live Stream Summary Notice

📢6/2 (Tue) Developer Live Stream Summary

※ Please be advised that the following is a brief summary of the Developer Live Stream held on 6/2, quoted from the Inven article "[Inven] From 7-STAR Hunter Liu Zhigang to the Q3 Roadmap! June Developer Live."  [View Original Article]

※ This summary focuses on the Q&A sessions and excludes details regarding the 6/4 (Thu) update. Detailed information about the update will be provided through a separate Update Notice.

※ You can watch the video with subtitles in your preferred language by enabling the YouTube subtitle feature > Settings > Subtitles > Auto-translate, and then selecting the language.

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📌 Q&A

Q. Will new Artifacts be added this time?
 - As Liu Zhigang is released as a member of the new Class, Buster, his exclusive Artifact "Surtur's Flame" will also be released. Additionally, to help you farm new Artifacts more easily, Crafting and Modification events will be held together this time.

 Q. Please improve the efficiency of Artifact stats.
 - There have been many complaints as the efficiency between % stats and Additional Stats changed due to the increase in base stats. We apologize for not providing sufficient pre-notice regarding this matter. In the June update, Artifact stats will be adjusted upward, which includes a buff to Additional Stat options, and the performance of existing Artifacts will also be enhanced.

 Q. I have leftovers from the Hunters Association Special Certificate. We need more places to use them.
 - This is an issue we are aware of and mentioned once during the last live stream. In this June update, we plan to significantly update the exchangeable items, allowing you to purchase Artifact Enhancement Reset Tickets and past Hair Parts using the certificates.

 Q. We are running too short on Dungeon Entry Keys.
 - Following the Sweep update, the consumption of Dungeon Entry Keys has become significantly higher than expected. We plan to provide more keys, and alongside running events, we will also reduce the key recharge cost itself to be cheaper than before. Furthermore, although the keys have been unified, the daily missions are still separated, causing inconvenience. To address this, a change is planned for the July update where the consumption of keys itself becomes the mission goal, allowing for smoother progress.

 Q. Please raise the maximum Reputation level.
 - We are continuously monitoring the community and have confirmed that there are requests for a level cap raise among long-time players. The level cap will be raised to Lv. 150. For users who have already achieved the current max level, the changes will be applied retroactively in the July update. Even if you have already received Gold in exchange, your EXP will be returned, so please do not worry.

 Q. It would be great if Sung Jinwoo's Monarch form was released.
 - There was a lot of talk about Sung Jinwoo's Monarch form not being released when Myro came out. We determined that we need to develop it to meet your high expectations, and we are preparing to showcase it within Q3. It is currently being prepared under the tentative name "Shadow Monarch," and we will provide more details in the Q3 roadmap section.

 Q. When will the new Shadow "Greed" be released?
 - It is currently in the final stages of development. It will likely be released around the time of the next update.

 Q. Will the new weapon be released in two weeks this time as well?
 - "Moonlit Gale" will be released immediately with this June update.

 Q. There is a bug where mining keeps failing.
 - There is an issue where expired or deleted data remains in the system. This will be resolved with this update.

 Q. Will swimsuit costumes be released this time too?
 - Since it's summer, we are naturally preparing them. Even if we couldn't cover for the World Cup, we will definitely prepare for a summer event. We are getting a wide variety of swimsuit costumes ready this time.

 Q. When will the Sung Jinwoo Simulation be released ?
 - The release timing for the Sung Jinwoo Mode has been adjusted to further polish its quality. It will likely be released within the second half of the year.

 Q. When will the Shadow "Bellion" be released ?
 - Since the story has not progressed that far yet, it will take some more time before Bellion can be released.

 Q. Will new Classes keep being released?
 - Since the Buster class is newly introduced, there are no plans to add any more new classes for the time being.

 Q. Collaboration Hunters are unobtainable now, yet they still dominate the balance.
 - Along with Liu Zhigang's release, the overall balance of Fire-attribute Hunters will be adjusted. In the next update, we plan to adjust the balance of regular, non-collaboration Hunters to align with the newly releasing Hunters.

Since collaboration characters hold unique value as limited-edition units, you can expect the buffs for existing regular characters to bring them up to a similar performance level as the collaboration Hunters.

 Q. Are Breakers becoming obsolete? It feels like Hunters from non-meta classes are being completely sidelined.
 - While the introduction of Stackers and Buster might make it look like existing classes are being abandoned, we are aiming to design content in a way that clearly distinguishes between stages where Breakers have the advantage and stages where Stackers shine.

 Q. Will new attribute-infusing weapons, like the Transfiguration Key, be released?
 - A new one will be added this time. Please check the update details for more information.

 Q. Are there any plans to hold another Costume Design Contest?
 - We will look into preparing a new contest.

 Q. When will the weapon level cap be expanded?
 - We are preparing an update for this within July.

 Q. What should we do with leftover Myro Seals?
 - We plan to provide a conversion feature when the next Successor is released. Once the next Successor arrives, you will be able to exchange them at a 1:1 ratio and use them immediately. However, since Successors are not released constantly, we kindly ask for your patience until the next one arrives.

 Q. Do you have any plans for future collaborations?
 - There are currently no collaborations scheduled.

 Q. The method for obtaining Successors is too inconvenient.
 - The use of a separate ticket for Successors plays a part in this. However, as this is content we put immense effort into preparing, we are running various events to help ease the financial burden, so we ask for your kind understanding.

 Q. Who is the next Guild Boss?
 - The boss for the next season is the Giant Statue.

 Q. What is the status of the Gem equipping/unequipping feature?
 - Development is being prepared. To be frank, there are mixed opinions internally regarding whether this feature is truly necessary. The process of repeatedly equipping and unequipping can be tedious, and adding an unequip feature would also necessitate a preset system. However, since we have confirmed how strongly you want this, the development team will review it once again.

📌 Closing Remarks

Jin Seong-geon, Head of Development / Executive Producer:
It was truly great to host the live stream together with our development leaders. We will continue to do our best to provide even more exciting action for all our Hunters.

Kim Ryeon-gu, Content Design Team Leader:

I believe we shared a lot of different stories today. The biggest consideration for the staffs while preparing updates is how satisfying and enjoyable it will be for our Hunters. We are putting in a tremendous amount of effort to deliver fun content, including the June update, so please look forward to it. Furthermore, your feedback via the community and strategy videos is incredibly helpful to our staffs, so please continue to share your thoughts with us.

Shin Dong-hyun, Balance Lead:
Starting from today's demonstration, we introduced various upcoming updates. Once you experience Liu Zhigang, the new weapon, and the new boss in actual gameplay, you will find them far more enjoyable than just hearing about them. We will keep striving to provide you with fun experiences moving forward beyond this update.

Thank you.