Members of the Resistance,
We thank you for your feedback following The Frozen Divide: Nix (4.0.0) release. As we continue to listen to your feedback, we would like to share how we’ll address the current major pain points following the release.
Progression Improvements
We acknowledge the current material requirements relative to supply creates a significant hurdle to players’ progression, especially for new and returning players. We’re analyzing gameplay data across all servers to make proper adjustments.
We also recognize there is currently a disproportionate ratio of the daily accumulation of Abyssal Contract Tokens and limited options to spend them in the Nix region. On July 16, we’re overhauling Tumgir Hollow. One of the changes is the ability to consume Abyssal Contract Tokens and making it easier to acquire Sollant and growth materials. More details are included in the Coming Soon section below.
Additional Acquisition Sources for Seal Keys
We understand that the limited acquisition sources for Seal Keys is putting unnecessary pressure on some players. Alongside the Battlegrounds update on July 16, additional free in-game acquisition sources will be added for Seal Keys.
We'll continue to listen to player feedback and if the system continues to hinder progression, we're prepared to make further adjustments.
Equipment Visibility and Player Inclusion Improvements
The equipment visibility feature was introduced to help new and returning players reference other players' builds. We acknowledge the feedback that sharing equipment can create an exclusionary environment in Co-Op Dungeon parties and contradicts our goal of creating an inclusive community.
The equipment visibility will remain as we believe new and returning players can benefit from learning how veteran players configure their builds. To welcome and support new and returning players, we’ll introduce the Companion Growth Reward System and reducing the difficulty to clear Elite-Tier Dungeons:
On July 16, we’ll introduce additional growth materials to parties with new or returning players. The goal is to create an environment where helping newer players is genuinely rewarding and fosters an inclusive community.
The difficulty to clear Elite-Tier Dungeons will be reduced and implemented on July 9. After removing the role selection from party match making, it made Elite-tier dungeons difficult to clear and caused unnecessary frustrations. We’ll continue to enable flexibility in forming parties, but we’ll reduce the difficulty for some mechanics and lower the minimum combat power entry requirement. The rebalance is intended to continue challenging players, but not at the detriment of allowing flexibility and expedited match making queues.
Coming Soon: Support Measures and Content Improvements
While the structural improvements above are being finalized, here are some immediate improvements we’ll implement:
Rise Before Ramux Attendance Event on July 1
The event runs for 49 days and is intended to provide an additional path for players to earn Heroic equipment and Archboss weapons.
All three Heroic equipment pieces (weapon, armor, accessories) are rewards as Selection Chests with 3x Tier 3 Traits unlocked. The reward on Day 28 is a selection chest that includes Queen Bellandir and Tevent weapons that are set to Item Level 55.
Note the Rectify Check-In system does not apply to this event. Log in on at least 28 days of the 49-day event to claim the Archboss Weapon and the Heroic Equipment Selection Chests. Read our Rise Before Ramux Attendance Event article for more details.
Adjustments to Character Boost Rewards on July 9
The Character Boost was intended to allow players to quickly advance to end-game content and receive starting items to begin their journey in Nix. However, we identified that some items pertinent to new player progression were not originally included. Players who have already used a Character Boost before the July 9 update will receive the additional items retroactively during maintenance. Additional items included in the Character Boost are: DaVinci's Favor (28 days), Precious Skill Growth Book, Precious Skill Growth Book: Omnipotence, Chaos Soulstone: Calanthia, and more.
Tumgir Hollow & Abyssal Contract Token Consumption Improvements on July 16
We’ve heard your feedback that the current Tumgir Hollow layout is not optimal for farming and adjusting the locations where enemies spawn to be more centralized.
Tumgir Hollow will also be modified to consume Abyssal Contract Tokens. This change addresses the current disproportionate ratio of the daily accumulation of Abyssal Contract Tokens and limited options to spend them.
Looking Forward
We use your feedback as our north star to guide us on making improvements and we encourage you to continue providing feedback on what you’re enjoying most and areas of improvement.
Thank you for your patience and continued support.
The Throne and Liberty Team
