Two Skies, One Glory
[Updates]
- Corrected the Ranger's Explosive Trap change, which had been listed under the Assassin changes.
- Moved the Artifact Capture Battle buff details from Other Improvements to the Abyss Improvements section.
- Added clarification about the per-item selling price set when registering items in the Exchange.
- Corrected the materials listed for the new Stigma Shard (Bound) Morph recipe.
- Abyss Points earned through PvP in the Rift now count toward the acquisition limit.
Here are the December 24 update notes.
Patch Notes
- [Content and Systems] Class Changes
- Changes to Seasonal and Weekly Abyss Point Acquisition Limits
- Changes to Item Drop Restrictions Based on the Daily Kina Acquisition Limit
- Abyss Changes and Improvements
- Rift Changes and Improvements
- Expedition and Daily Dungeon Changes
- Shugo Festa
- Balance Changes and Improvements
- Added Mobile Evasion Support
- Added/Changed PvP Season Missions
- Added/Changed Morph Recipes
- Adjusted Black Cloud Traders' Item Prices
- Set an Expiration Date for Oath Coins
- Adjusted Weekly Cumulative Play Rewards
- UI Improvements
- [Events] Improvements
- A Touch of Unique Personality
- Shugo's Golden Gift
- Christmas Blessing
- [Promotions] Emotes
- [Other Improvements and Bug Fixes] Settings Improvements
- Other Improvements
- Mobile Improvements
- Fixes
- Recovery and Restoration
[Content and Systems]
Class Changes
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Remove Shock | Increased the damage resistance granted by Specialty 1 from 20% to 30%. |
| Remove Shock | Changed Specialty 2 to restore 1,000 Action Points. |
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Slam | Improved the skill animation speed. |
| Wave of Wrath, Assault Stance, Zikel's Blessing, Tenacity, Armor of Shockwave, Forced Bind | Improved to be affected by Attack Speed. |
| Lethal Burst | Increased damage by 20%. |
| Crushing Wave | Specialty 5's pull effect now has a 50% chance to apply. This effect has a 100% chance to apply to NPCs. |
| Assault Strike | Changed so it is no longer affected by Attack Speed. |
| Tenacity | Fixed an error in the Level 20 tooltip. |
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Shield Bash, Judgment, Punishment of the Lord | Improved the skill animation speed. |
| Capture, Punishment of the Lord, Nezekan's Shield, Armor of Balance, Double Armor, Armor of Nobility, Protect Comrade, Grapple | Improved to be affected by Attack Speed. |
| Armor of Nobility | Changed so the skill effect remains after death. |
| Warding Strike | Specialty 5 now applies even when there are no enemies in range. Fixed an error in the Specialty 5 tooltip. |
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Shadowfall, Shadow Walk | Improved to be affected by Attack Speed. |
| Ambush, Flash Slash | Fixed an issue where the consecutive-cast increase was displayed 1 point too high for certain Specialties. |
| Whirlwind Slash | Added a range description to the tooltips when Specialties 2 or 3 are equipped. |
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Explosive Trap | Improved the Delayed Explosion tooltip. |
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Dark Strike | Improved the skill animation speed. Fixed the 2,000 HP absorption limit and an issue that prevented Emergency Evasion from being used immediately. |
| Penetrating Strike | Improved the skill animation speed. Removed the 2,000 HP absorption limit so the skill can absorb more HP. |
| Charge Break, Shockwave, Heavy Strike, Gale Rampage | Improved to be affected by Attack Speed. |
| Protective Ward | Improved so Protective Ward can stack while the Divine Protection effect is active. |
| Earth's Promise | Changed to reduce the target's damage resistance when an attack hits while your HP is at least 75%. |
| Unyielding Mantra | Changed the Attack and Defense increases to Damage Boost and Damage Resistance increases. Increased Specialty 1's Critical Hit increase from 50 to 100. Changed Specialty 2 to increase Accuracy by 100. Changed Specialty 3 to increase Critical Damage Boost by 10%. Changed Specialty 4 to increase Double Chance by 5%. |
| Sprinting Mantra | Increased Specialty 1's Received Healing increase from 5% to 10%. Increased Specialty 2's natural Action Point recovery from 20% to 30%. Changed Specialty 3 to double healing when HP is at or below 50%. |
| Wave Strike | Adjusted Specialty 3's activation chance from 5% to 7%. Changed Specialty 4 to reduce Damage Boost by 20% for 10 seconds. Changed Specialty 5 to reduce the cooldown by 5 seconds. Changed to be affected by Attack Speed. Improved the animation speed when activated against bosses. |
| Whirling Strike | Improved to be affected by Attack Speed. Changed to be affected by extendable weapons. |
| Crushing Strike | Changed to be affected by extendable weapons. |
| Blessing of Protection | Improved so the skill effect remains after death. |
| Healing Touch | Changed to a moving skill. |
| Protective Ward | Fixed a typo in the tooltip. |
| Emergency Evasion | Fixed an issue where the skill was affected by Attack Speed. |
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Soul Freeze | Specialty 3's Seal chance now correctly applies at 75%. Fixed an error in the Action Point reduction debuff tooltip. |
| Focused Renewal | Fixed the Daevanion Node to display as Magic Boost. |
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Summon: Fire Spirit, Summon: Water Spirit, Summon: Earth Spirit, Summon: Wind Spirit, Summon: Ancient Spirit | Reduced the spirits' collision size. |
| Continuous Barrage | Removed the 2,000 HP absorption limit. |
| Skill | Change |
|---|
| Discharge | Increased the chain skill activation chance from 10% to 15%. |
| Light of Protection | Improved so the skill effect remains after death. |
| Absolution | Changed to a moving skill. |
Changes to Seasonal and Weekly Abyss Point Acquisition Limits
- The combined weekly limit for Abyss Points earned through PvE and PvP is now 400,000 points.
- Abyss Points earned through PvP in regular fields no longer count toward the acquisition limit. Only PvP Abyss Points earned in Abyss areas count toward the limit.
Changes to Item Drop Restrictions Based on the Daily Kina Acquisition Limit
- Item drop restrictions now also apply in Sealed Dungeons, Garrisons, Transcendence, and Expeditions.
- Items will still drop normally if a player subject to item drop restrictions is in the party, but that player cannot loot items directly or receive them through distribution.
Abyss Changes and Improvements
- Teleporting is now unavailable for a set period after leaving combat in Abyss.
- Skyway Guardian NPCs have been added to the flight circles near the Teminon and Primum strongholds in Lower Reshanta.
- Odyle has been placed throughout Lower Reshanta.
- Abyss Point acquisition and loss amounts based on Abyss ranking points have been adjusted. Abyss ranking points are calculated the same way as before.
- Abyss Point loss upon death in PvP combat has been reduced by approximately 50%.
- The faction at a disadvantage in Artifact Capture Battles will receive the Abyssal Sync buff in the next battle, based on the number of Artifacts it previously lost.
Rift Changes and Improvements
- Attacking enemy NPCs or Kisk activates PvP mode for 10 minutes. (The 70-minute cooldown does not apply.)
- A buff that increases Abyss Point acquisition has been added when PvP mode is active.
- Abyss Points earned through PvP in the Rift now count toward the acquisition limit.
Expedition and Daily Dungeon Changes
- Hard difficulty has been added to Fire Temple and Savage Fang Cavern. New achievements for Fire Temple and Savage Fang Cavern have also been added.
- A new Daily Dungeon, Odium Storage, has been added. You can earn a set quantity of Growth Pet Chests (Bound) based on your completion score.
- The item name of the existing Biological Research Base Challenge Entry Ticket (Bound) has been changed to Unknown Gap Challenge Entry Ticket (Bound).
- Use the Unknown Gap Challenge Entry Ticket (Bound) to choose between Biological Research Base and Odium Storage.
- The number of stages in the Daily Dungeon Daeva Biological Research Base has been reduced from three to one.
Shugo Festa
- Increased the stats of monsters in the "Protect the Shugo Merchant" event.
- Adjusted the points awarded for defeating monsters and destroying chests in "Protect the Shugo Merchant."
- Fixed an issue in "Hidden Lugi" that allowed Lugi to use Evasion and Sprint.
- Significantly increased the movement speed bonus from Lugi's "Hurry, Hurry!" skill in "Hidden Lugi."
- Fixed an issue that allowed players to use Flight in "Isn't This the Tile?"
- Adjusted the wait time between monster waves in "Spirit Ambush."
- Increased the stats of the Thieving Shulack in "Goldrin's Treasure."
- Reduced the distance the whirlwind travels in "Mysterious Track."
Balance Changes and Improvements
- Increased the Damage Resistance stats of Field Named Monsters, Abyss Bosses, and Dimensional Cores.
- Reduced the HP and PvP Damage Boost values applied when transformed into a Guardian General.
- Adjusted Evasion so that its chance is lower than before, especially at high Evasion values.
- Adjusted damage reduction based on Item Level difference so that damage is reduced further as the difference increases.
Added Mobile Evasion Support
- Added a support feature that automatically evades ground attacks while playing on mobile.
- This feature does not guarantee a 100% evasion rate; it helps you move as far as possible outside the ground attack area.
Added/Changed PvP Season Missions
- PvP missions have been added/changed under [Season – Go to Season Missions – Season/Weekly].
| Category | Mission | Objective |
|---|
| Season | Showdown with Elyos/Asmodian Commanders I–II | Defeat Elyos/Asmodian [Commander, Supreme Commander] |
| Season | Showdown with Elyos/Asmodian Generals I–III | Defeat Elyos/Asmodian [General, High General] |
| Season | Showdown with Elyos/Asmodian Officers I–III | Defeat Elyos/Asmodian [1- to 5-Star Officers] |
| Weekly | Reach for the Stars I–X | Defeat Elyos/Asmodian [1- to 5-Star Officers] |
| Weekly | Welcome the Fresh Sprouts I–X | Defeat Elyos/Asmodian [Rank 1–4 Soldiers] |
| Weekly | Pride of the Elyos/Asmodians I–X | Defeat enemy-faction players in areas entered through a Rift |
| Weekly | Fly the White/Black Flag I–X (previously: "Defeat Enemies in the Homeland") | Defeat enemy-faction players in your faction's territory |
Added/Changed Morph Recipes
- Added a recipe under [Morph – Special – Consumables] that uses one Trace of the Lord: Verteron/Altgard (Bound) to morph 10 Soul Stones (Bound), available after reaching level 30 at the Verteron/Altgard Monolith. (Maximum morph quantity: 1,680 per character)
- Adjusted the success rate and materials for the existing recipe that morphs Stigma Shard (Bound) using Unstable Stigma Shard (Bound), and added a new recipe.
| Category | Item | Material | Material Quantity | Chance |
|---|
| Existing | Stigma Shard (Bound) | Unstable Stigma Shard (Bound) | 12 | 20% → 25% |
| Kina | 300,000 → 250,000 | | | |
| New | Stigma Shard (Bound) | Unstable Stigma Shard (Bound) | 48 | 100% |
| Kina | 1,000,000 | | | |
- Added a recipe under [Morph – Special – Consumables] to morph Abyssal Soul Stones using Soul Stones and Enchantment Stones. Abyssal Soul Stones can also be obtained as rewards from Abyss Orders available in Abyss.
| Item | Effect | Material | Quantity |
|---|
| Abyssal Soul Stone (x10) | After activation, attacks deal 10% additional damage. If the target is a character, part of their Defense is ignored. | Soul Stone | 150 |
| | Enchantment Stone | 30 |
Adjusted Black Cloud Traders' Item Prices
- The prices of "Pets" and "Mysterious Pet Chest (Bound)" sold by Black Cloud Traders have been reduced by 50%.
Set an Expiration Date for Oath Coins
- Oath Coins will now be deleted at the end of the season.
(Season end date: January 21, 2026, 05:00:00)
Adjusted Weekly Cumulative Play Rewards
- Adjusted the weekly cumulative play count thresholds for Kina acquisition rate limits applied when earning Odyle Energy rewards in Expeditions.
| Category | 100% Kina Acquisition Rate | 80% Kina Acquisition Rate | 60% Kina Acquisition Rate | 40% Kina Acquisition Rate | 20% Kina Acquisition Rate |
|---|
| Expedition | 56 or fewer → 28 or fewer | 70 or fewer → 35 or fewer | 84 or fewer → 42 or fewer | 98 or fewer → 49 or fewer | 99 or more → 50 or more |
UI Improvements
- You can now set separate shortcut keys for the World Exchange and Server Exchange.
- Changed the background colors of the World Exchange and Server Exchange UIs to distinguish them.
- Added World Exchange and World Exchange search buttons to the following UIs: Item Details, Morph Materials, Crafting Materials, and Pantheon Item Info.
- Improved item registration so the per-item selling price is entered according to the following priority: (1) current lowest transaction price; (2) lowest transaction price within the past 28 days if there is no current price; (3) default value if no lowest price is available from the past 28 days.
- Fixed an issue where identical names appeared repeatedly when searching the Exchange. Search results can now include items from both Elyos and Asmodians.
- Improved the visibility of the "Buy All" button for purchasing multiple selected items and renamed it "Buy Selected."
- Added a button to cancel selected decorations in Pantheon.
- You can now use Enchantment Materials stored in the warehouse in Unified Enchantment without moving them to your Cube. Materials stored in the warehouse are displayed separately from those in the Cube in the Unified Enchantment UI.
- Improved the success/failure animation for Morph results.
- When inviting players to a Party or Force in Expeditions, Transcendence, or Sanctuaries, players now join the next available empty slot rather than the selected slot.
- Changed the message displayed when inviting a player who has not unlocked the content in Expeditions, Transcendence, and Sanctuaries.
- Adjusted the Party and Force settings window to show only available distribution settings.
- Improved the Season Rewards popup UI so rank requirements and rewards can be viewed on one tab.
- Added UI indicators for scrollable content to the following screens: Subscription, Closet Shop, Faction Understanding probability window (Slot/Level tabs and option list), and Shugo Festa schedule tab.
- Improved the transition time and animation when switching to drag-and-drop mode.
[Events]
Improvements
- Set the morph chance to 100% for Small Snowflake Key (Event), Abundant Snowflake Key (Event), and Brilliant Snowflake Key (Event), which use Snowflake Crystal (Event) as a material.
A Touch of Unique Personality
- After maintenance on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 – before maintenance on Wednesday, January 7, 2026
- During the event, customization costs are discounted by 50%, from 200 Quna to 100 Quna.
| Event | Dye Price | Limit | Description |
|---|
| A Touch of Unique Personality! | 200 Quna ▶ 100 Quna (50% discount) | None | Discounted customization during the event |
Shugo's Golden Gift
- Event Schedule
- Pass period: After maintenance on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 – Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 05:00
- Pass purchase period: After maintenance on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 – Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 05:00
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| Event Pass | Price | Contents | Purchase Limit |
|---|
| Shugo's Golden Gift (Basic) | 500,000 Kina | Complete missions during the pass period to earn various rewards | Once per character (available at Level 45 or higher) |
| Shugo's Golden Gift (Premium) | 2,000,000 Kina | Complete missions during the pass period to earn various rewards | Once per character (available at Level 45 or higher) |
- How the Event Pass Works
- Complete various missions during the Event Pass period to earn Pass EXP.
- Earn Event Pass rewards at each Pass level. The maximum level is 20.
- After reaching Pass Level 20, additional levels earned with EXP grant repeat rewards.
- Each Pass level can be purchased for 200,000 Kina.
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- How to Earn Event Pass EXP
| Event Pass | EXP Source | EXP | Maximum EXP |
|---|
| Shugo's Golden Gift (Basic/Premium) | Defeat 10 monsters | 60 | 30,000 XP per character per week |
| Successful gathering | 20 | |
| Successful crafting | 30 | |
| Complete an Expedition or Transcendence | 300 | |
| Complete a Sealed Dungeon | 200 | |
| Complete a Garrison | 200 | |
| Participate in Shugo Festa | 150 | |
| Defeat an enemy-faction player | 100 | |
| Pass Level | Shugo's Golden Gift (Basic) | Qty. | Shugo's Golden Gift (Premium) | Qty. |
|---|
| 1 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 1 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 2 |
| 2 | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 |
| 3 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 50 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 200 |
| 4 | Tuning Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) | 1 | Tuning Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) | 2 |
| 5 | Book of Souls (Bound) | 5 | Book of Souls: Reset (Bound) | 2 |
| 6 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 1 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 2 |
| 7 | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 |
| 8 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 50 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 200 |
| 9 | Tuning Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) | 1 | Tuning Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) | 2 |
| 10 | Book of Souls (Bound) | 5 | Book of Souls: Reset (Bound) | 2 |
| 11 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 1 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 2 |
| 12 | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 |
| 13 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 50 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 200 |
| 14 | Tuning Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) | 1 | Tuning Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) | 2 |
| 15 | Book of Souls (Bound) | 5 | Book of Souls: Reset (Bound) | 3 |
| 16 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 1 | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 2 |
| 17 | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 1 |
| 18 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 50 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 200 |
| 19 | Tuning Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) | 1 | Tuning Stone Fragment (Unique) (Bound) | 2 |
| 20 | Book of Souls (Bound) | 5 | Book of Souls: Reset (Bound) | 3 |
| Repeat | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 20 | Soul Crystal (Bound) | 50 |
Christmas Blessing
- Event Schedule
- December 25, 2025, 00:00–23:59
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- Event Details
- On Christmas Day, you can claim a Christmas Gift Bundle (Bound) from your Mailbox.
- Christmas Gift Bundle Contents
| Gift | Mail Claim Period | Item | Quantity |
|---|
| Christmas Gift Bundle (Bound) | December 25, 00:00–23:59 | Appearance Chest (10 Uses) (Bound) | 5 |
| | Mysterious Pet Chest (Bound) | 5 |
| | Odyle Energy (Bound) | 3 |
| | Expedition/Transcendence Challenge Ticket Selection Chest (Bound) | 2 |
| | Resurrection Spiritstone (Bound) | 5 |
| | Life Crystal (Bound) | 20 |
| | Festival Champagne (Bound) | 10 |
| | Christmas Lollipop (Bound) | 10 |
| | Christmas Tree Cookie (Bound) | 10 |
[Promotions]
Emotes
- After maintenance on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 – until further notice
- Five new emotes have been added under [In-Game Menu] → [Shop] → [Changa Rung Trading Company] → [Emotes].
- For details, see "[Notice] December 24 (Wed) New Products [Link]" under [News] – [Notices] on the official AION 2 website.
| Product | Price | Contents | Purchase Limit |
|---|
| Emote: Eyes on Me | 300 Quna | Emote: Eyes on Me (Bound) x1 | Once per character |
| Emote: Mood | 300 Quna | Emote: Mood (Bound) x1 | Once per character |
| Emote: Fluttering Day | 300 Quna | Emote: Fluttering Day (Bound) x1 | Once per character |
| Emote: Ready | 300 Quna | Emote: Ready (Bound) x1 | Once per character |
| Emote: Hesitation | 300 Quna | Emote: Hesitation (Bound) x1 | Once per character |
[Other Improvements and Bug Fixes]
Settings Improvements
- DLSS Multi Frame Generation is supported on NVIDIA RTX 5000 Series graphics cards. When DLSS is selected under [Settings > Graphics > Optimization > Upscaler], frame generation options are available: Off / 2x / 3x / 4x.
- Unsupported frame generation options are removed from the list. If only Frame Generation is supported, Off / 2x options are available; if Multi Frame Generation is supported, 3x / 4x options are available.
- Added an option under [Settings] to turn Skill Queue on or off.
- Fixed an issue where some boss pattern effects were not displayed when [Settings > Graphics > Show Player Effects] was set to "Self Only."
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Other Improvements
- In Expeditions, Transcendence, and Sanctuaries, distribution settings cannot be changed and members cannot be expelled while fighting a boss, after dungeon completion, or while the Party/Force Leader is outside the dungeon.
- Improved reward distribution after defeating Abyssal Wings Ketu and Rift Rahu in Sanctuaries; intermediate boss rewards no longer drop during the separated forging section.
- The leggings of the "Cool-Headed Maid (Leggings)" appearance no longer look darker than the chest armor when dyed. Leggings dyed previously may now appear brighter.
- The red ribbon on the "Snowflake Reindeer Festival (Gloves)" appearance can now be dyed.
- Fixed holes and other abnormal appearances on some outfits depending on customization.
- Fixed an issue that prevented immediate resurrection after dying to the Judgment trait at Stage 7 or higher of Deus Research Base.
- Fixed an issue where boss cutscenes did not play correctly in Deus Research Base.
- Fixed an intermittent issue where the normal attack cancel effect (shadow afterimage) was not displayed. The effect is no longer subject to the per-character limit on displayed effects.
- Fixed an issue where certain skill effects revealed characters in Stealth.
- Fixed an intermittent issue where monster waves did not appear if an intermediate boss's HP reset in the separated forging section of Sanctuary Abyss.
- Fixed an issue in the Asmodian Hero Quest "The Invisible Truth" where the maddened Daeva at Quailing Camp did not become hostile.
- Fixed an issue in the Asmodian Hero Quest "Operation: Rescue the Order" where an NPC moved unnaturally if the prison entrance was blocked.
- Fixed an issue in the Elyos Regional Quest "Cursed Blue Mineral" where Shugo corpses in Dodoring's Stolen Goods Warehouse prevented an NPC from moving.
- Fixed an issue in the Elyos Regional Quest "Find the Missing Child" where Deobar respawned after dying when hit with high damage.
- When auto-progressing a quest while flying, your character now lands in front of a door and interacts with it to enter.
- Fixed an issue that prevented attacks on some monsters in Grivade Hills and Moslan Forest.
- Adjusted the location of Odyle placed on the ground in the middle reaches of the Elun River in Verteron.
- Changed the Lepismas' faction setting from Cogni to Fera.
- Fixed some objects in towns that had incorrectly configured counterattack resources.
- Fixed an issue where auto-move did not work correctly in some locations in Altgard.
- Added ranged guards inside Nornir Meeting Place.
- Fixed an issue where the auto-use Potion slot appeared dim after resurrection.
- Fixed a mismatch between the Abyss Corridor entry animation and interaction, and increased the interaction time.
- Fixed an issue where the calculator's MAX value was incorrect after adding some purchase-limited products from an NPC Shop to the cart.
Recovery and Restoration
- We will restore accounts affected by an issue before the December 17 (Wed) update where Arcana enchantment did not increase Skill Level. Arcana with the same skill and stat options as before the issue will be sent to the Arcana Storage so you can retry enchanting from the previous state.
- Arcana at Enchantment Level 3 or 4 will be provided depending on the number of Skill Levels that failed to increase:
- If you enchanted to +4 but one Skill Level did not increase: +3 Arcana
- If you enchanted to +5 but one Skill Level did not increase: +4 Arcana
- If you enchanted to +5 but two Skill Levels did not increase: +3 Arcana
- A Lesser Training Arcana will also be sent by mail to affected accounts. Please claim it on the character that will retry enchanting.
- For characters whose Asmodian Abyss [Trace of the Lord: Ereshuranta] collection achievement did not count correctly before the December 3 (Wed) update, the count has been updated to the correct current completed amount.
- If you accidentally sold Snowflake Crystal (Event) to a Shop after the December 10 (Wed) update and before the December 17 (Wed) update, the quantity sold has been reissued.
Thank you.
