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Watcher of Realms: Forerunner Patch Notes

4/25/2024:

Salute, Commanders. We are excited to inform you about an upcoming new update planned for 04/25/2024, 19:15 (UTC-8). Rest assured, all servers will remain online throughout the update, ensuring an uninterrupted gaming experience. Once the update is finished, simply relaunch the game to explore the exciting new content. We truly appreciate your understanding and support. After the update, you will receive compensation via mail. We wish you an exciting adventure in the Land of Tya!

 

Introducing the revamped Gear Dungeon. Two Gear Dungeon Raids will open at the same time and a larger supply of items will be available at the Shop. Discover them on the [Raids] page!

 
Compensation:
Diamond x50
 
I. GEAR DUNGEON
  1. Following the update, two Gear Dungeon Raids will open at the same time, and the opening hour of the Gear Dungeon will be extended.
  2. Each Gear Dungeon requires different keys for access. When these dungeons are open, Commanders will receive 100 free keys for each Dungeon.
  3. Now, Commanders have a chance to obtain Gear Dungeon Keys by challenging Stages 19-21 of Gear Raids I, II, and III.
  4. Items in the Gear Dungeon Shop have been enriched.
II. GEAR
  1. Clear Campaign Stage N6-1 to unlock the [Quick Change] feature.
  2. A brand-new [Quick Change] tab will be available on the [Gear] page. The existing [Gear Swap] feature will also be moved to this new tab.
  3. The new [Gear Plan] feature will be available.
Experience the new [Gear Plan] feature via [Gear > Quick Change]. This allows Commanders to customize and save gear plans with personalized names and enables heroes to wear a saved plan directly. This feature also allows the adjustment and trial of different gear pieces for each part.
 
III. DEMON SOLDIER
 
  1. Introduced New Demon Soldiers
Legendary – The Fool Effect: A Support Demon Soldier that periodically grants shields to nearby allies.
Epic – Scalekin Champion Effect: A Support Demon Soldier that is capable of increasing the Movement Spd. of all ground Demon Soldiers (excluding Speedsters).
Epic – Adag’s Follower Effect: A Support Demon Soldier that is capable of pairing with numerous low-cost Demon Soldiers to quickly eliminate durable heroes. The three Demon Soldiers are currently obtainable only through Demonic Crusade, but they can also be deployed in Guild War!
  1. Adjusted Demon Soldier Entrance
The entrance to the Demon Soldier feature has been moved to the home screen and will be unlocked after clearing Campaign Stage N7-8. The previous entrance in the Guild interface is removed.
  1. Adjusted Initial Demon Soldier Gifts
Upon unlocking the Demon Soldier feature, Commanders will receive the shards of all Rare Demon Soldiers. Following the update, Commanders who have already unlocked the Demon Soldier feature before the update will receive the extra rewards via mail.
 
IV. ENTRANCE ADJUSTMENTS
Adjusted the location of the following buttons on the home screen: Storage, Gallery, Invite Friends, and Questionnaire. You can now access them in the drop-down menu on the right side of the home screen.

4/18/2024:

Compensation: Diamond x50

I. BACKGROUND FIGHT

Background Fight Feature Optimized

  1. You can engage in another battle simultaneously when using the Background Fight feature. For instance, while you are conducting a Background Fight in a Gear Raid, you can initiate an Arena challenge at the same time.
  2. However, you cannot initiate two battles in the same stage simultaneously. For example, if you are already engaged in a Background Fight in Campaign Stage N8-4, then you cannot initiate another battle in Campaign Stage N8-4 at the same time.

II. OTHERS

  1. Introduced Odyssey quests.

Requirements: Reach Storyline Chapter 18. Commanders can participate by tapping [Odyssey] in the Camp to earn rewards such as the brand new Dolores skin “Golden Pharaoh” and Rare Summoning Crystals!

  1. Fixed display issues on the Background Fight page.

4/11/2024:

Compensation: Diamond x50

UPDATES

  1. Added Power-Saving Mode to Background Fight.
  2. Bug Fix: During Background Fights, if there are heroes that are not at max level, the EXP they should receive will now be fully converted into Hero EXP Potions. Commanders will also be compensated with Hero EXP Potions after the update.
  3. Optimized the recommendation logic for gear recommendations (thumb-up).
  4. Added multi-language voiceovers for 36 heroes.
  5. Adjusted the text color of Guides in the Immortal Codex for improved reading comfort.
  6. The highest point in the Immortal Codex will now refresh in real-time.
  7. Optimized the red dot logic of Demon Soldiers and Tide talents.

4/6/2024:

Power-Saving Mode for Background Fight is now available, along with extra rewards added in Arena and many other optimizations and adjustments.

Come and give it a try!

Compensation: Diamond x50

I. ARENA

  1. Arena now offers additional random rewards for offense victories.
  2. For Overlord rank and above, you will not see the names, Guilds, and BP of the opponents.
  3. Defeats at Platinum III rank now deduct more points: 6 > 10.

II. STAGES

  1. Introduced the Take-over feature for the first five chapters of Campaign – Hard mode.
  2. Optimized Stun and Freeze effects:

Units inflicted with Stun and Freeze cannot dodge now. However, units not inflicted with Freeze or Stun can still dodge potential Freeze and Stun infliction.

III. HERO ADJUSTMENTS

◇ Marksman – Esme, Venom’s Shadow Bug Fix: The duration of Poison inflicted by Talent has been corrected from 5 sec to 10 sec.

◇ Marksman – Liam Neurotoxin’s icon has been optimized to a unique one, distinguishing it from other Poison effects.

IV. OTHERS

  1. Introduced a Power-Saving Mode feature for Background Fight.
  2. Daily Quests now grant 10 Auto-Fight Chances instead of 6.
  3. Idle Rewards now grant 2 more Auto-Fight Chances.
  4. Optimized music and sound effects.

3/28/2024:

I. HERO ADJUSTMENTS

◇Volka, The Blood Mother

[Basic ATK] Extended ATK range from 1 tile ahead to 2 tiles ahead. Deals 100/105/110/115/120% DMG to up to 5 enemies in range instead of 3.

[Midnight Requiem]

Before: When the hero has 5 stacks of Scarlet Ferment, each of her ATK consumes 2 stacks, dealing 260/260/280/280/300% DMG to up to 10 adjacent enemies and inflicting 30% DMG Reduction on them, lasting for 3/4/4/5/5 sec.

After: When the hero has 5 stacks of Scarlet Ferment, each of her ATK consumes 2 stacks, dealing 260/260/290/290/320% DMG to up to 10 enemies within 2 tiles and inflicting 30% DMG Reduction on them, lasting for 3/4/4/5/5 sec.

[Awakened V]

Before: Deals 30% extra DMG to enemies inflicted with debuffs.

After: Deals 45% extra DMG to enemies inflicted with debuffs. During the Ultimate, her Passive 1 consumes only 1 stack of Scarlet Ferment.

 

II. QUICK DISMISS Introduced the Quick Dismiss feature for Epic heroes. Epic heroes who meet all the requirements below are eligible for Quick Dismiss:

  1. Epic heroes not included in the current Hero Fusion.
  2. Duplicates of Awakened V heroes.
  3. Heroes not equipped with gear or Artifacts.
  4. Heroes that have not undergone any leveling up, skill upgrading, or promoting.

3/20/2024:

I. HERO ADJUSTMENTS

  1. Revamped all heroes’ Poison mechanics:

Before: Deals continuous True DMG equal to 1% of the target’s Max HP per sec for 5 sec, stacking up to 3 times. Poison effects from different sources cannot coexist.

After: Deals 5% continuous M. DMG per sec for 10 sec, stacking up to 10 times. Poison effects from different sources can coexist.

2.

[Marksman – Cuke] [P. ATK] The chance of inflicting Poison is reduced from 30% to 20%.

[Marksman – Cutter] [P. ATK] The chance of inflicting Poison is reduced from 30% to 15%.

[Marksman – Skreef] [P. ATK] The chance of inflicting Poison is reduced from 30% to 15%.

II. GUILD WAR

  1. Optimized the process of Guild War by extending the Season Ranking Calculation Phase from 1 day to 8 days. The Weekly Ranking Calculation Phase remains the same.
  2. Optimized the rule for Guild War Points reset when a new season starts.

III. OTHERS

  1. Legendary Skill Crystals can now be looted from Void Rift.
  2. The upper limit for Summon Rewards has been increased to 30,000 and corresponding rewards have been introduced.

3/14/2024:

The Immortal Codex is getting an upgrade, with the introduction of a Boss Gallery and a display of the most deployed heroes!

Compensation: Diamond x50

I. IMMORTAL CODEX

  1. Added an entrance to Immortal Codex to the Raid page. After the current event concludes, the entrance page will show the Boss for the next challenge.
  2. Introduced a Gallery feature to Immortal Codex, allowing Commanders to view their personal challenge records and Boss Info.
  3. Introduced the Most Deployed Heroes feature. Commanders can now see the most deployed heroes used in each Boss Challenge.

II. GEAR DUNGEON

  1. During battles in the Gear Dungeon, Commanders can tap on the monster icon in the upper left corner to view the monster’s core mechanics.
  2. The core mechanic “Control Immunity” has been replaced with “Control Immunity III” for monsters in Gear Dungeon – Halls of Defilement Floors 4-6. Control Immunity III allows monsters to be immune to Displacement Skills and reduces the duration of Slow Effects by 50%.

II. OTHERS

  1. Added access to video guides for certain heroes and Raids.
  2. Optimized the visual display of Exclusive Artifact icons.
  3. Optimized the calculation of monster stats in the Arena to enhance the battle experience.
  4. Optimized the visual display of pop-ups for gear purchases.
  5. Optimized the display of the Raid entrance page.

03/07/2024:

We are excited to inform you about an upcoming new update planned for 03/07/2024, 19:15 (UTC-8). Rest assured, all servers will remain online throughout the update, ensuring an uninterrupted gaming experience. Once the update is finished, simply relaunch the game to explore the exciting new content. We truly appreciate your understanding and support. After the update, you will receive compensation via mail. We wish you an exciting adventure in the Land of Tya!

Compensation: Diamond x50

UPDATES

  1. Added random loot items “Sanguine Fabric” and “Smouldering Scale” to Stages 19, 20, and 21 of Gear Raid I, II, and III.
  2. Introduced Auto-fight feature to the challenge stages in Hero’s Visit.
  3. Emotes can now be used in the chat of [Friends > Recent].
  4. Optimized the Void Rift by reducing the DEF of Shadow Keeper in Hard/Elite Mode.
  5. Fixed the bug where you cannot slide the Gear List properly after enhancing and selling gear.
  6. Fixed the bug where the BP colors of monsters appeared abnormal in the Void Rift.

02/29/2024:

I. NEW

  1. Added a new feature: Backup Storage. If you have insufficient hero capacity when summoning, heroes exceeding the limit will be temporarily stored in Backup Storage. Currently, there is no limit for Backup Storage, and you can move heroes from Backup Storage to your Hero Storage freely.

Note: You can ONLY move heroes in Backup Storage to Hero Storage and not the other way around. Make sure there is sufficient hero capacity.

  1. Added a new feature: Top Picks. You can mark heroes as Top Picks on the Hero page. They will be pinned to the top if you sort your heroes by Top Picks.
  2. You may now choose the heroes displayed on [Player Profile > Hero Showcase].
  3. Added a new feature to help better identify your friends by adding Remarks. Tap on your friends’ or Guildies’ avatar to add Remarks.

02/22/2024:

  1. We are excited to inform you about an upcoming new update planned on 02/22/2024, 19:15 (UTC-8). Rest assured, all servers will remain online throughout the update, ensuring an uninterrupted gaming experience. Once the update is finished, simply relaunch the game to explore the exciting new content. We truly appreciate your understanding and support. After the update, you will receive compensation via mail. Introduced Gear Dungeon, where you have a chance to obtain four new gear sets ! Besides, you can build your defense team in the Arena now. Come and give it a try! Compensation: Diamond x50

    I. NEW

    1. Introduced Gear Dungeon. You can access it on the Gear Raid page.
    2. Introduced [Forge] and [Identify] to Foundry.
    3. Introduced a new type of gear – Variant gear. Unidentified gear can now be acquired in the Gear Dungeon and later transformed into Variant gear after being identified in the Foundry.

    II. GEAR NEW

    2 pieces:

    [Wicked Vengeance] ◇Set Bonus: Crit. DMG +40%, ATK +10%

    [Light’s Grace] ◇Set Bonus: Healing Effect +30, Rage Regen +10%

    3 pieces:

    [Hell’s Lament] ◇During the Ultimate, increases DMG by 30% and Crit. DMG by 40%, lasting for 5 sec.

    [Tempered Will] ◇Set Bonus: DMG Reduction +15%. For each enemy blocked, increases DEF by 5%, stacking up to 4 times.

    REVAMPED [Unshaken Will]

    ◇Before: HP +20%. When being attacked, recovers 5% of Max HP. Triggers up to 1 time every 10 sec.

    ◇After: When deployed, HP +20%. When being attacked, recovers 5% of Max HP. Triggers up to 1 time every 5 sec.

     
    III. HERO ADJUSTMENTS
    [Mage – Boreas, Arbiter of Frost] [Frosty Endowment]
    Before: Activates Eternal Icehaven and increases DMG by 200/200/225/225/225%. Each ATK will reduce the trigger interval of the next Frozen Purification by 1 sec. This effect lasts for 26/28/28/30/30 sec. Rage Cap: 1300/1300/1300/1300/1200.
    After: Activates Eternal Icehaven and increases DMG by 150/150/175/175/175%. Each ATK will reduce the trigger interval of the next Frozen Purification by 1 sec. This effect lasts for 21/23/23/25/25 sec. Rage Cap: 1100/1100/1100/1100/1000. [Chilling Blow]
    Before: When enemies are inflicted with Freeze, they will also receive Anti-Healing for 3 sec. When attacking enemies inflicted with Freeze, deals 35/40/45/50/55% extra DMG.
    After: When enemies are inflicted with Freeze, they will also receive Anti-Healing for 4 sec. When attacking enemies inflicted with Freeze, deals 30/32/34/36/40% extra DMG. [Frozen Purification]
    Before: When deployed, deals 160/160/180/180/200% M. DMG to up to 10 enemies in a wide range (within 4.5 tiles around the hero) and inflicts Freeze on them for 2 sec. This effect triggers 1 time every 20/18/18/16/16 sec afterward. During Eternal Icehaven, the skill’s trigger interval is reduced by an extra 10 sec.
    After: When deployed, deals 160/160/180/180/180% M. DMG to up to 10 enemies in a wide range (within 3.5 tiles around the hero) and inflicts Freeze on them for 1 sec. This effect triggers 1 time every 18/17/17/16/15 sec afterward. During Eternal Icehaven, the skill’s trigger interval is reduced by an extra 9 sec.
     

    IV. ARENA

    1. Commanders can now build their defense teams in the Arena via [Arena > Defense Team].
    2. Commanders can now build their defense team for Anti-Air DPS Challenge, AoE DPS Challenge, and Single-Target DPS Challenge in training stages. You can challenge these stages as many times as you want for practice and update the battle record when finished.
    3. Commanders can now choose to update their Auto-fight offense teams and defense teams while engaging in attacks or defenses.

    V. OTHERS

    1. Fixed the issue with the enemy targeting logic of Demon Soldier – Murkling Menace.

Forerunner Patch Notes 2/1/2024:

We are excited to inform you about an upcoming new update planned on 02/01/2024 19: 15:00 (UTC-8). Rest assured, all servers will remain online throughout the update, ensuring an uninterrupted gaming experience. Once the update is finished, simply relaunch the game to explore the exciting new content. We truly appreciate your understanding and support. After the update, you will receive compensation via mail. We wish you an exciting adventure in the Land of Tya! Compensation: Diamond x50 I. GUILD WAR ◇Demon Soldier Balance Adjustments:

  1. Necromancer (Demon Soldier):Increased the Cooldown of Twisted Resurrection by 1 sec but reduced its initial Cooldown by 1 sec.
  2. Maw (Demon Captain): Impalement now deals True DMG based on ATK.
  3. Scourge (Demon Soldier): Slightly reduced Scourge’s HP.
  4. Ghoul Hound (Demon Soldier): Slightly reduced Ghoul Hound’s ATK.

II. VOID RIFT

  1. Added Mount – Nemesis to Void Rift.
  2. Commanders can now collect Shards in Void Rift (Nightmare) to activate Mount – Nemesis.
  3. Nemesis’s Skill: There is a chance to immediately clear the stage that allows Auto-fight.

III. HERO’S VISIT

  1. More heroes will visit the Camp now.
  2. Introduced new Challenge Stage Quests.
  3. Adjusted the difficulties of Dispatch Quests.

IV. OTHERS

  1. Optimized the Gear Ascend page by introducing Filter and the display of Secondary Attributes.
  2. Optimized the Gear Recast page by introducing Filter.