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Friday, November 29, 2024
The Obsidian Remnant & ShadowHunter Rework!
Hey there, heroes!

Happy Thankstaking week! Hope you're all stuffed full of good food and good times! This week, we return to the Pasgur Ocean, where a new quest can be discovered! The ShadowHunter rework is also up for preliminary testing.

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On an island not far from Maar, there is a watchtower fortress, meant to act as a beacon and means of warning for the late occupants of Pelekoa.

Unfortunately, it was not spared from Akriloth's rage. It now sits abandoned and alone, coated in obsidian and filled with remnants of the Great Dragon's rampage...

What treasures does the Obsidian Remnant hold? This new random dungeon can be accessed by sailing to the small island south of Maar in the Pasgur Ocean.

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DragonFable's Black Friday Sale continues! This week, the Piles of Currency have returned. You can purchase them from the seasonal shops page in the Book of Lore.

A new House Utility Item has also arrived! The Base Armor Closet is here, and 50% off for its Black Friday Debut! This astounding item holds every base class and variation, allowing you to access and save Dragon, Atealan, and even Retro base classes!

We also have some limited-time items! The Obsidian Relic set of cosmetic Helm, Cape, and Weapon are only available for one week only!

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This cool black set is only guaranteed to be around for 1 week, so pick them up while you can!

The House Utility Item 50% off sale also ends with next week's release, so make sure you get those before the sale goes away!

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Now, on to the ShadowHunter rework! Hunt the creatures of the night with your arsenal of Sword, Gun, and Tool combos! Please note that this is still a relatively early version of the class and its widget. Changes and updates are very likely to be on the way.

This new version of ShadowHunter completely replaces the existing version. You will need to continue training ShadowHunter to unlock all of the new skills. As part of this rework, you can now also unlock and train ShadowHunter from Symone in Book 3, and not just in Mogloween!

Now, on to the details! ShadowHunter is a versatile class that uses its 3 Combo skills to power up its toolkit. The major mechanics are Combos and Banes.

Combos:

ShadowHunter has three Combo skills that power up its Hunter Combo passive. The Hunter Combo in turn powers up most of its other attacking skills. The Sword combo increases Boost, the Gun combo increases Bonus, and the Tools combo increases Avoidance, building a stack of Hunter Combo when any of these three skills are used. Using a Combo skill multiple times offers more of its buff, and also more base damage on that skill. After using any three of these Combo skills, all three will go on cooldown. Once you've reached a full combo, the skill Prey Seeker will give a buff based on which combo skill was used the most. Other skills will gain effectiveness based on the number of stacks of any combo type.

Banes:

ShadowHunter's most powerful skills are called Banes. There are six Banes, each having different effects such as reducing foe's resistance, healing, Boost, Bonus, and so on. Banes are boosted in different ways by Hunter Combo level, as well, so plan your usage carefully! Additionally, each Bane has a once-per-combat Silver Bullet that enhances the Bane! You can chamber a silver bullet by selecting the bullet on the class widget (and unchamber it by clicking the bullet again).

Now, on to the skill details!

Attack:

• 1 hit x125% damage
  
• Recovers 15 MP

Silver Shield:

• 20 MP, 6 CD
  
• +180 Avoidance for 2 turns

Sword Combo:

• 15 MP, 0 CD (5 CD with a finished combo)
  
• 1 hit x 120%/3 hits x 60% (180%)/2 hits x 125% (250%) damage
  
• 20/30/35 Boost applied to Hunter Combo for 5 turns

Gun Combo:

• 15 MP, 0 CD (5 CD with a finished combo)
  
• 1 hit x 120%/2 hits x 90% (180%)/2 hits x 125% (250%) damage
  
• 40/60/70 Bonus applied to Hunter Combo for 5 turns

Tool Combo:

• 15 MP, 0CD (5 CD with a finished combo)
  
• 1 hit x 120%/5 hits x 36% (180%)/1 hit x 250% damage
  
• 30/50/60 Avoidance applied to Hunter Combo for 5 turns

Finisher:

• 30 MP, 7 CD
  
• 1 hit x 200%/300%/400%/500% damage based on Combo level
  
• This attack has +200 Crit

Prey Seeker:

• 30 MP, 11 CD, unlocked after a full combo
  
• 1 hit x 125% damage
  
• If Sword combo was used the most: +100 or +200 Crit for 3 turns (+100 if 2 Sword, +200 if 3 Sword)
  
• If Gun combo was used the most: resist death, and +(2 * Player Level) or +(3 * Player Level) STR/DEX/INT for 2 turns
  
• If Tool combo was used the most: purge enemy applied effects from self, and heal 8% or 12% max HP/MP
  
• If combos were spread evenly, gain +10 Boost, +20 Bonus, +20 Avd for 10 turns

Focused Hunt:

• 60 MP, 11 CD
  
• Gain +60% Crit damage, and an extra hit of 100% base damage each turn for 5 turns
  
• Attack again

Mortalbane:

• 20 MP, 5 CD
  
• 1 hit x 125% damage
  
• Applies Mortalbane to target: 50% base damage DoT, -10 All for 2-5 turns based on Combo level
  
• Silvered Mortalbane: 100% base damage DoT, -20 All for 2-5 turns based on Combo level

Beastbane:

• 30 MP, 14 CD
  
• 2 hits x 75% (150%) damage
  
• Stuns target for 3 turns. Auto applies 0 - -90 Immobility resistance for 1 turn
  
• Silvered Beastbane: Applies -200 Crit on hit for 5 turns

Hordebane:

• 20 MP, 2 CD
  
• 1 hit x 115% damage to target, additional 1 hit x 115% to all targets (including original)
  
• Silvered Hordebane: Heal 30% max HP if your first hit lands

Shadowbane:

• 20 MP, 5 CD
  
• 1 hit x 125% damage
  
• Applies Shadowbane to target: -30 - -60 Boost for 4 turns based on Combo level
  
• Silvered Shadowbane: -50 - -80 Boost for 4 turns based on Combo level

Revenantbane:

• 20 MP, 9 CD
  
• 5 hits x 25% (125%) damage
  
• Applies Revenantbane to target: +50-65 Health res, -30 - -75 Bonus for 4 turns based on Combo level.
  
• Silvered Revenantbane: +70-100 Health res, -45 - 90 Bonus for 4 turns based on Combo level

Evilsbane:

• 10 MP, 4 to 1 CD based on Combo level
  
• 1 hit x 250% damage
  
• Silvered Evilsbane: 1 hit x 300% damage with +300 Crit

Final Draught:

• 0 MP, 98 CD
  
• Can only be used at or under 50% max HP
  
• Purge enemy applied effects from self, heal 100% max HP
  
• Permanent +20 Boost/+40 Bonus/+60 Crit/+10% damage resistance
  
• Permanent DoT on self for constant 2 * player level damage each turn
  
• Attack again

With this rework, we wanted to give ShadowHunter more available tools for its kit, while also retaining the concept of building combos. Less information is hidden, and combos should be much more clear as to their effects!

We hope you enjoy this unique new rework! Remember, as usual, everything is subject to change and adjustment, so if some things seem a little strong or a little weak, expect changes! (For example, the widget is not final- future version will have bullets unavailable until the required skill is unlocked)

We look forward to hearing your feedback!

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And that's all for this week! Phew, that was a lot!