Dragonstone - Patch 1.8.3

Cycle 9 - Patch 1.8.3

Balance Changes

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Template

• Template Buff 10 ➜ 20 (+25%)
• Template Nerf 20% ➜ 10% (-33%)
• Text Buff. 🡹
• Text Nerf. 🡻

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All Melee Weapons

• Standardized PvP Power on all melee weapons to 70%.
• Swinging your weapon while in the air now has a higher pitched sound to let you know that you are attempting a crit attack instead of slash attacking.

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Aether Blade + Eternal Wind

• Attack Speed increased from 1.6 ➜ 1.8 (+13%)
• Now restores 2 mana to the player on direct hit. 🡹
• Eternal Wind now has 3 Runestone Slots. 🡹

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True Aether Blade

• Attack Speed increased from 1.6 ➜ 1.8 (+13%)
• Now restores 3 mana to the player on direct hit. 🡹
• Vertical knockback reduced from 7 ➜ 6 (-14%)
  

Developer Notes (Click to show)

We are looking for strategic ways to buff Aether melee weapons to help them compete with Hellstone weapons and their damage over time effect. Adding mana gain on hit and boosting attack speed should help give Aether weapons their own identity.

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🛠️ Forge Recipe Changes 🛠️

If you crafted any of these items within the last 30 days, please open a ticket for a partial refund!

Essence Generator

Aether Forge

• Aether Blade:
  • Reduced Aetherian Steel cost from 10 ➜ 2
  • Reduced Gold Ingot cost from 100 ➜ 20
  • Reduced Birch Log cost from 100 ➜ 20
• Aether Axe:
  • Reduced Aetherian Steel cost from 15 ➜ 3
  • Reduced Gold Ingot cost from 40 ➜ 10
  • Reduced Diamond cost from 40 ➜ 10
    
  • Removed End Crystal cost (1 ➜ 0)
    
• Aether Pickaxe:
  
  • Reduced Aetherian Steel cost from 20 ➜ 3
  • Reduced Gold Ingot cost from 50 ➜ 10
  • Reduced Diamond cost from 50 ➜ 10
  • Removed End Crystal cost (1 ➜ 0)
• Aether Shovel:
  
  • Reduced Aetherian Steel cost from 15 ➜ 1
  • Reduced Gold Ingot cost from 40 ➜ 10
  • Reduced Diamond cost from 40 ➜ 10
  • Removed End Crystal cost (1 ➜ 0)
• Aether Bow:
  
  • Reduced Aetherian Steel cost from 20 ➜ 5
  • Reduced Undead Essence cost from 30 ➜ 5
  • Reduced Diamond cost from 50 ➜ 10
  • Reduced Stick cost from 100 ➜ 10
  • Reduced String cost from 100 ➜ 10
  • Reduced Feather cost from 100 ➜ 10
  • Removed Bow cost (1 ➜ 0)
• Aether Wand:
  • Unchanged
• Aether Helmet:
  • a
• Aether Chestplate:
  • a
• Aether Leggings:
  • a
• Aether Boots:
  • a
• Eternal Wind:
  • a
• Cloud Boots:
  • a

Hellstone Forge

• Hellstone Blade:
  • a
• Hellstone Axe:
  • a
• Hellstone Pickaxe:
  • a
• Hellstone Shovel:
  • a
• Hellstone Bow:
  • a
• Hellfire Wand:
  • a
• Hellstone Helmet:
  • a
• Hellstone Chestplate:
  • a
• Hellstone Leggings:
  • a
• Hellstone Boots:
  • a