Patch Available - KMST 1.2.493

Patch Notes

English Patch Notes

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[*]The stat cap for spending AP has been increased.
[*]The level difference between players and monsters will affect damage.

If the monster level is lower, damage will be higher
If the monster level is higher, damage will be lower

[*]Inner Ability rework

Honor Levels deleted, Fame(?) used instead
Fame (?) can be used to reset your Inner Ability. When you reset, the level and ability will change.
You can reset to Legendary rank with Fame (?)
Instead of getting Honor EXP, you gain Fame from those medals that give Honor EXP
Fame will be allocated according to your current Honor Level
Additional Fame can be used to lock an Inner Ability Rank and Option
Locked Inner Abilities Ranks can only be used on Epic or lower rank.
Option Locking: Options can be locked. Some sort of limit. Dunno.
Current (Miracle) Circulators can be used as they normally function.

[*]Gathering Changes

Gold Flower and Heart Stone things can only (?) be found in Meisterville harvesting grounds now
Mysterious Herb/Flower/Ore whatever these are can be found in their normal places.

[*]Maple Tutorial has been improved.

Can be used by users between level 10 and 140.
Recommends quests, areas, and content based on current level
Can accept quests that are recommended quickly (through the UI instead of NPC?)
Can quickly move to recommended area and content (teleport or autowalk?)

[*]The following content has been temporarily disable

Aswan
Spiegalman's Strange Gallery
Ariant Arena
Monster Carnival
Mini-Dungeon

[*]The following content has had level requirements added

Profession: Level 35+
Hecaton: Level 60+
Cross World PQ: Level 70+
Pyramid: Level 80+
Mu Lung Dojo: Level 120+
Root Abyss: Level 125+
Monster Park/Monster Park Extreme: 100+
Normal/Chaos Magnus: Level 90+

[*]Zakum Entry Quest and Methods reworked

Zakum can be fought on any channel
Expedition removed, can be challenged as a Party
At level 50, speak with the job instructor in El Nath to move to Zakum's Door
Job instructor will no longer provide Zakum All Cures
Stage 1 and 2 entry quests not required. Talk to Adobis to receive Eye of Fire/Eye of Fire Shards
Stage 1 and 2 Entry Quests just provide EXP and Mesos now. No longer provides materials for Eye of Fire
You can only enter Zakum's altar twice a day, regardless of difficulty.
Easy/Normal/Chaos Zakum Altar entry resets late night some time (midnight?)

[*]Account Friend System added

A friends list that works for all your characters in one world.
Requires you to request the person through your current Friends List.
When registering an Account Friend, you add a Nickname for them
Right Click in the Friends List UI to do this stuff

[*]Offline Login Added

When choosing a character and being prompted for your 2nd password, check off the "Private Connection" box
When you log in like this, you will appear Offline to people in your friends list
You can change your status in the Friends List
Other than appearing offline to people in your friend list, everything else works as normal

[*]Friend List UI rework

Reduced to 3 buttons
Current button functions have been moved to right-click functionality
Added Friend Memo function. In the case of an Account Friend, enter their Nickname instead of character name to send a memo
Something about new chat function for account friends
Online/Offline Status setting added
Group, Maple Chat, Change buttons removed

[*]Victoria Taxi is now free
[*]Several types of boxes that you could not Quick Slot before, and had to click a gorillion times to open, can now be Quick Slotted.
[*]Shortcut menu below the minimap removed. The different reminders that appear on the left side about content have been readjusted.
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<Enhancement System Changes>
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[*]Scroll Enhancement System changed

An improved scroll system has been added where you get scroll pieces(?)
Uses the normal scroll slots
Higher level equipment has lower chance of success. Improvement is higher and uses more scroll pieces.
Will appear on the left side Contents list to indicate use
Can be obtained from defeating monsters
You can get scroll pieces from disassembling scrolls (?)
Current scrolls work as they normally do.

[*]Additional Potential method has been changed. Now it can only be applied to items that already have Potential.
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<Field Battle System Changes>
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[*]Field Monster's HP and EXP have been increased

Level 100 and below, HP 2x, exp 1.2x
Level 100 and above, HP 2~9x, exp 1.2~4x

[*]Rune System added

Runes will spawn in a fixed cycle on maps
For testing purposes, this spawn time will be short
Pushing <Space Bar> in front of a rune will request a command input. When this command is input, the rune's effect will be added.
After taking a Rune buff, you cannot accept a new one for 10 minutes.
Rune Effects-
Common: 2 minutes 2x EXP
Speed Rune: 2 minutes, Movement Speed, Attack Speed increase
Regeneration Rune: 2 minutes, every 1 second, recover 10% HP, All Resistance +20%, Damage Taken -20%
Breaking Rune: When activated, KOs every monster on the map. 2 minutes, Damage +50%
Destruction Rune: 15s, Normal Monster's HP -10%, 2 minutes, Damage +50%

[*]Elite Monsters added

Elite Monsters will appear on the field after completing certain requirements
For testing purposes, these requirements will be simple/easy
Elite Monsters are twice as big, HP, ATK,and EXP increased.
Skills?
After defeating an Elite Monster, drops based on the monster type it was prior will be awarded. Level 110 and below items of Rare~Epic quality, Cubes, Flames of Reincarnation, Golden Hammer, Protection Scroll (?), are all possible.

[*]Elite Bosses Added

Elite Bosses will appear on the field after completing certain requirements
For testing purposes, these requirements will be simple/easy
When an Elite Boss appears, all monsters on the field will disappear, and the Boss will appear with Elite monsters instead.
A message will appear on the map, and for anyone who enters the map, that an Elite Boss has spawned
After defeating an Elite Boss, you can receive rewards from a bonus stage.
Bonus Stage awards a large amount of EXP, Mesos, Level 120 or lower Rare~Unique equipment, different cubes and Flames of Reincarnation, Additional Potential Stamps, Epic Potential Scrolls, Protection Scrolls, are all possible.

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<Battle System Change>
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[*]Invincibility time after taking damage has been decreased.
[*]Multi Kill and Combo Kill System has been added

When one skill kills three or more monsters at once, you gain a Multikill bonus
When you kill multiple monsters in a row, you gain a Combo Kill bonus.
Combo Kills aren't based solely on number of monsters killed, but also on the skill and number of times it's used.
Multikill and Combo Kills provide bonus EXP.

[*]Party Bonus EXP Added

Party Play bonus being limited to few maps has been changed. It now applies to any map.
EXP bonus will scale based on your party size, for 2 or more members
Minimum bonus is 125%, maximum bonus is 275%
When attacking the same monster, party members will have the EXP split amongst them but at an increased rate. This bonus is limited to three people at max.
When not in the normal field, but in certain content, Party Play EXP may be decreased.

[*]Damage Effect Indicators have been adjusted.

In the Options, the current damage effect, and a new effect can be chosen (I believe the new effect displays older lines with a floating away effect or something)

[*]Simple Party Matching System added

Will invite people of appropriate levels in the same field
Enabled in the Options menu

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<Skill Related>
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[*]As monster HP and EXP have been increased, Instant KO skills have had their activation rate and cooldown adjusted

Ice/Lightning Archmage: Storm Magic (Ice/Lightning)
Ranger: Mortal Blow
Paladin: Advanced Charge
Dark Knight: Beholder Revenge
Dark Knight: Dark Impale
Captain: Battleship Bomber
Kaiser: Blue Strike
Zero: Advanced Earth Break
Zero: Advanced Storm Break
Soul Weapon Skill: 내 앞길을 막지마

[*]Aran: Combo Tempest effect has been adjusted

Monsters under the effect of Combo Tempest will no longer be OHKO when hit by Combo Tempest again.

[*]The following skills' OHKO effects have not been changed. However, they may be changed or replaced with different effects in a balance patch.

Final Cut (Dual Blade): Has a lengthy cooldown, and a rather low activation rate. No changes.
High Kick Demolition (Mercedes): OHKO rate is low, has a chain requirement. No changes.
Absolute Kill (Luminous): 100% Activation Rate, however, the OHKO is part of the skill's main concept. No changes.
Snipe (Marksmen): The main focus is on the possibility to use this with 100% cooltime reduction. After the patch, we will gather data with regards to whether this effect needs to be adjusted and/or replaced.
Headshot (Captain): Same as Snipe.
Wild Hunter Character Card Effect: Effect rate is low. No change.

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<Item Related>
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[*]Level 100 and below set effets have been added. They start at Level 20.
[*]Drop rates of Field monsters has been decreased.

Resale price of Level 110 and below gear has been increased

[*]Level 120 and below's Reveal fee has been decreased.

30~70: 75% reduction
70~120: 50% reduction

[*]? Not sure. I think it refers to sale price of items with potential that are and are not revealed.
[*]Balrog items have been improved

Balrog's Leather Shoes and Fur Shoes (?) have had their options increased.
Balrog Weapons have had their attack stats adjusted to weapons of the same level range. However, other weapons that are higher in attack for their level have not been adjusted.

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Skipping the rest (Map, Monster, Quest, Event, Mileage, Auction)