Maintenance Sept. 29, 10

Patch Notes - 09/28/10

September 28, 2010

• The Harvest Event has begun! Talk to Chef Manardee in town for a cookbook then combine food items to demonstrate your taste for cooking!

• Fixed some text issues.

Interviewing Featherboy

• One of the oldest ShadowHearts member.  
• Joined Forum: 18 Mar 2008 
• Our first R7. 
• He LOVES chicken.

• Main Character name: Featherboy
• Class: Druid
• Lv or Rank: 151
• Pet you use with Main: R7 harpy, R7 genie, R7 rpix, R7 hawk, 149 Yeti, 145 Sala, 145 Bpix
• Location: Netherlands, The Hague
• Guild: uhhm something with Shadow
• How long u been playing Rappelz? since the beginning of Epic 3
• Tell us about ur character: im a buffer and i like to stun things and kill them
• Why that name? Not much deff and patk its almost like you attack someone with a feather it tickles but is very annoying
• Why that class? im a buffer and i like to stun things and kill them
• Your favorite pet and why? Genie , because of the nice pdef and patk and it looks good
• How did u knew about Rappelz? Do u remember the epic and how was it? Was playing a game called vietcong (multiplay coop first person shooter)  When some got tired of the game and went to rappelz after a few months i joined them. The guild was called sixthsense
• What you like about Rappelz? the people that you meet
• What would you change about it? the people who creates the stuff in this game
• Tell us ur best or funniest moment in Rappelz: the day i joined Shadowheart
• The worst thing it ever happened to you (in game) : when my first guild sixthsense was destroyed
• Do you have more characters? Yes a R7 evoker tiger6th and some little alts
• What do u expect of the future of the game? this game will fall down i give it a max of 1 year
• What are ur in-game plans? nothing, all mine plans are completed

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• Character name: tiger6th
• Class: started as fighter when i reached 112 i changed to evoker
• Lv or Rank: 150
• Pet you use with Main: R7 harpy, R7 genie, R7 rpix, R7 hawk, 149 Yeti, 145 Sala, 145 Bpix
• Guild: Not in a guild
• How long u been playing Rappelz? since the beginning of Epic 3
• Tell us about ur character im a dd/tanker
• Why that name? tiger was the name i played in multiplay first shooter games. I joined a guild called sixthsense i changed my name into tiger6th
• Why that class? when i was champion i didn't feel strong so rebirth to evoker and used high pets
• You have 2 R7 characters, how u made it?Lots of SS and dont think too far ahead. When you reach R5 don't think like omg i still have to get 50 levels to reach R7.  Just think like oke im going to reach 5 levels i need about ..hours of dp to reach that. And then when you reach like 130 then think how much hours you need to gain 2 levels and when you're like 140 think about how many hours you need for 1 level. Also when exp event was on i usually farmed with ss instead of doing dp. Sounds crazy ? Well not exactly why should i w8 like 3 hours before i can join a dp and get like 4% in a dp while i can farm 3 hours on ss and gain 7% 

Thx for the great interview Featherboy! Keep it up! 

Want an interview? Leave a comment or send an email to shadowheartsguild@hotmail.com, there I can send you the questions (main character pic required). Interviews will be published during Sundays. 

New hairstyles and colors

We got the hairstyles and colors yesterday Sept. 23.  Both from Cash Shop Item at 100gpots (color) and 200gpots (style) - In Fenrir this cost 20m Ruppees.-  There's  A LOT of colors and 4 different hairstyles + original styles in case u wanna go back to ur origins.   You can see how the colors and styles looks like in the "View Details" options.  Hairs and colors dosnt add extra stats.

 

I took some pictures in game of some hairs. Enjoy!

Oh! I also saw this yesterday @ Rondo ^^

Soon ill change all my alts hair and make them look like jelly beans!
Thx for reading~

About the Harlequin Pet

I have NO full info about this pet, but I gonna tell you what I know and heard:

1. This pet DOSNT drop
2. DO NOT attack - is just a deco.  Doesn't have attack skills, just passives.
3. Its seems it dosnt have differents evolutions - just one - I haven't seen other evo's
4. I heard u can get it by combining enchanted pets (aka dura pets)

Now the pics

If someone of my readers own a Harlequin, plz leave a comment with info about this pet.

News - WQ

The witch quest now lvl you up from lvl 70 to 90 (not lvl 88 anymore) I did it few days ago with my Evoker and now shes lvl 90! Im so excited about it, now i can work on my other pets.  I also made a stage 1 blue pixie, trying out how the dura thing work with pets. Also, took angel card and failed 3 times (using tpro) with +4 card lvl 10 taming.  I also tamed other pets, but ill add that later on the Taming post.

I like idea of the bunny ignoring whats going on lol!

 Gz on R4 LadySparrow! 

More Enchanted pets

I found the enchanted Angel, I WANT ONE!... more than ever xD Enjoy the pic! 

 

Also found this:

 

Im pretty sure having an enchanted angel is more expensive than having a kid.  Gz! to the owner :) 

Special Sale Alert! ★

We are having an Epic Sale to celebrate the launching of Rappelz Epic 7

Contents:

T-Protect - Protect your precious pet cards from a failed taming attempt!

T-Protect

1,200 gPotatoes

E-Repair + Angel Card Package - A 5 pack of E-Repairs at a 40% discount PLUS a free bonus Angel Card!

E-Repair Powder (5) + Bonus Angel Card

6,000 gPotatoes
Sale: 3,600 gPotatoes

E-Protect - A 5 pack of E-Protects at 50% off the bundle price! This one is so hot we are offering it this weekend only!

E-Protect (5)

2,000 gPotatoes
Sale: 1,800 gPotatoes

Act now - this sale will end at Noon on October 1st Pacific Time.

Click here to check it out before it is gone!

Day 3-5 in Epic 7

Some of the pics I took during the weekend. Enjoy!

I dont know is this new or I didn't notice. Anyways, the pic is good :)

Will post more later.

Interviewing EvaCassidy

• Rappelz (USA) forum moderator  
• ShadowHearts guild co-leader. 
• Joined ShadowHearts: 07 May 2009
• Queen of the Locks
• Main Character name: EvaCassidy

• Class: Bishy

• Rank: R6

• Pet you use with Main: Varies

• Location: California or BC

• Guild: ummm.. this one? (ShadowHearts)

• How long u been playing Rappelz? Too long, 3+ years.

• Tell us about ur character: Using it for anything except as a normal healer!

• Why that name? Couldn't think of one atm, so I used my RL middle and last name.

• Why that class? Because math was boring.

• Your favorite pet and why? Harpy. Cause it looks like a Siren and Hawk slammed together!

• How did u knew about Rappelz? Do u remember the epic and how was it? Former coworker, E3.

• What you like about Rappelz? Nice chat proggy.

• What would you change about it? The management.

• Tell us ur best or funniest moment in Rappelz: One the test server with a GM and he got pwned by Betty, even with the special buffs.

• The worst thing it ever happened to you (in game) : GayGuard

• Do you have more characters? Too many.

• What do u expect of the future of the game? Couple years left, until 2012.

• What are ur in-game plans? Nada atm.

• It is a hard work being Rappelz Forum Moderator? Depends. sometimes during server outages or changes in the chronicles like last week the forums will be like a bad DP, need to smack the duplicate posts, broken gayguard threads and the like. 

• I know everyone ask you this but, why you're using a 2h axe? It's to make peeps ask me! I like my bish to stand out, why she uses other tools too. The axe will go on my huna when it's R6. 

• How you balance and manage your RL + Rappelz? Has to be on more on RL, especially spending time with hubs. Most time I jump in when hubs is at work and there's some downtime in my telecommuting.

Thx you Eva for the interview!

Wanna an interview? Leave a comment or send an email to shadowheartsguild@hotmail.com, there I can send you the questions (main character pic required). Interviews will be published during Sundays.

ShadowHearts guild status Sept 2010!

High's lvls Per Class

Holy Warrior:
Knight: Ozys lv 13x
Soldier: Ryuya lv 12x
Cleric:
Priest: NightRain Lv 12x
Bishop: EvaCassidy lv 13x
Breeder: SpiritBreeder lv 13x

Fighter:
Archer: Xilita Lv 11x
Champion: Rachel21 Lv 9x
Kahuna:
Battle Kahuna: CapusVacans lv 12x
Druid: FeatherBoy lv 15x
SpellSinger: HudRobin 11x

Strider:
ShadowHunter: zlatorog lv 14x
Assasin: KrazyB1989 Lv 12x
Dark Magician:
Chaos Mage: Locky666 Lv 13x
Warlock: Corsola 12x
Sorcerer:
Superhero6th Lv 13x

# Members: 106

Avarange lvl: 97

Special Sale Alert! ★

Our current special is a package of 50 Stamina Savers for 5000 gPotatoes. This is 50% off the normal price!
Stock up now to take advantage of this special price!

Tired of your class? Maybe it is time to get a Scroll of Rebirth and start fresh!

This special will be available until Noon on September 21th Pacific Time.

Click here to check it out before it is gone!

Day 2 in Epic 7

Heres what I saw during my day #2

Evo 2 Death Tyrant

I like how both looks like! What you think?

My first day in Epic 7

After 10hrs of trying to download the patch and log in, here's the pictures i took last night playing E7. I notice females hairs looks more shiny and glow weapons glow even more like a glow stick.

Enchanted pets (Thx to PetGrower, TryiantXIX and zlatorog)

My shiny hairMy glow stick (+8 Scream of Dragon)

What you think of the enchanted pets? Gonna try one? What enchanted pet u like most?

Epic 7 Release - Messy day.

Stats taken in Sept 14, 2010 @ 6:12pm -4 GTM

Game Servers:
Tortus Server (normal) (204.2.134.125:4518) - Offline :(
Pantera Server (pvp) (204.2.134.125:4518) - Offline :(
Bahamut Server (normal) (204.2.134.128:4514) - Offline :(
Naga Server (normal) (204.2.134.162:4514) - Offline :(
Fenrir Server (normal) (204.2.134.161:4514) - Offline :(
Unicorn Server (pve) (204.2.134.197:4514) - Offline :(

Other Servers:
Login Server (204.2.134.120:4500) - Offline :(
Official Website (204.2.131.153:80) - Offline :(
Official Forums (204.2.131.158:80) - Offline :(
Index Server (204.2.131.240:3516) - Offline :(
Patch Server (204.2.131.240:80) - Offline :(
Launcher Index Server (38.99.100.203:80) - Online :)
In-Game Guild Status and Help Server (204.2.134.124:80) - Offline :(
Game Guard Patch Server (211.233.43.45:8080) - Online :)
Source

Players are having problems with Game Guard, Launcher and even with Manual Patch. Every new Epic we get is the same mess.

*Took me from 3pm to 12am to finally log in.

Extended Maintenance Monday 9/13/10

Maintenance is now complete. Epic VII: Awakening is now live! Players may experience some problems updating GameGuard due to the high volume of users attempting to connect. If you experience this, you may want to wait a few hours and try again later.

Click Here for Patch Notes

Maintenance has been extended by 3 hours. It is expected to be complete by 12:00 PM. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Maintenance is now underway. All servers will be down until approximately 9:00 AM Pacific Time to apply Epic VII: Awakening.

There will be extended maintenance tonight from 9:00 PM to approximately 9:00 AM Pacific Time to apply Epic VII: Awakening. Weekly maintenance will return to its normal schedule next week. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Click Here to Join in the Maintenance Pet Combination Forum Topic!

Click Here to Join the Epic Pet Food Topic!

There will be extended maintenance tonight from 9:00 PM to approximately 9:00 AM Pacific Time to apply Epic VII: Awakening. Weekly maintenance will return to its normal schedule next week. Our apologies for the inconvenience.

Click Here for Patch Notes

Known Issues for 9/14/10

*Word Wrap does not function properly.
*The Rappelz logo displays the incorrect subtitle.
*Some NPCs on the Veiled Island do not have the correct dialogue.
*The text on Empty Mystic Koala cards appears as an empty string.
*Disbanding a guild gives a 7-day penalty to all members of that guild.
*Transferring guild master does not allow the new guild master to exercise guild master authority over the previous guild master.
*The Death Tyrant ability "Requiem" does not function properly.

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Me and other Rappelz players are having issues with Launcher. Mine stopped at 76% with an error message, its been 2hrs since im trying!

9.11

Source

I know Im kinda late to say this...
In Sept. 11, 2010 was the ninth anniversary of the fall of the twin towers. To my USA visitors I wanna show you my respect about this horrible event. Peace and Love for USA and the world.
R.I.P

Epic 7 Events

To celebrate Epic 7's arrival we are hosting some Epic Events!

Epic Experience

From September 14th to September 21st players will recieve a 25% increase in EXP!

Epic Perks

On September 14th everyone will receive a free 7 day pass to the Hidden Village.

If you already have a Hidden Village pass an extra 7 days will be added to your time!

Epic Prizes

Beginning September 14th and ending October 18th, players will receive special in-game prizes for logging in each week!

If you log-in for one day in a week you will receive an Animal Cracker; log-in for 5 days in a week and you will receive 5 Stamina Savers on top of that!

With special prizes when you play 15 and 30 days total, the more you play Epic 7 the more prizes you can win!

Weeks begin on Tuesdays and end on Mondays to follow our maintenance schedule.
Prizes are handed out during maintenance.
You must be level 20+ to receive the prizes.
All time are Pacific.
Source

Its seems the Login Event was a "hit" so its back.

Pre-Patch Notes - Epic VII: Awakening

Epic VII: Awakening

Release Date 09/14/10

New Features

• A mysterious gatekeeper holds the secret to accessing new Hidden Dungeons. Find the gatekeeper in Crystal Valley, Palmir Plateau, the Sanctuary, or any of the shrines on the Veiled Island to open a portal to these difficult (but rewarding) dungeons!
• The Veiled Island has been expanded greatly! Several new areas have been added for high level players to explore and conquer.
• The Death Tyrant, a new pet, can now be tamed. This undead knight possesses many unique skills to strike fear into the hearts of your enemies.
• The Creature Enhancement system has been added. Visit the Creature Enchanter in town for the supplies needed to combine your pet cards into enhanced versions! Plus, even on a failed pet combination you may have the last laugh....
• The guild system has been overhauled. A new UI with new functions allows for a much improved guild experience.

Feature Improvements

• New items have been added that can be combined to create artifacts for enhanced pets to equip.
• New quests have been added to provide rewards for clearing various dungeons.
• Four additional hot bars have been added. Be prepared for every situation! O.O
  
• New Cube Chips will now drop from monsters. These items can be combined to create special cubes that can enchant items for more than one enhancement bonus per combination.
• The Ursa Caverns merchant now has an expanded inventory.
• Players can now choose whether to display helms and decorative items on other players.
• Powerful monsters should now drop more Essence of Power items. LOL WTF? xD
  
• When combining Essence of Power items, you now will get a bonus when combining 1,000 or 10,000 items at a time.

Tweaks and Fixes

• Several stat formulas have been changed. Dexterity and Agility will add to ranged attack power. Attack speed will increase with Agility. MP Regen will increase with Wisdom. Some other values have been tweaked.
• Some blacksmith upgrade stone prices have changed.
• Some NPCs in town are sporting new looks for Fall. Fashion npc? lol
  
• Some ethereal items have had their bonuses tweaked.
• Ethereal items now glow when enchanted.
• Some soul stones have had their stats improved.
• The locations of the Cancel and Confirm buttons have been reversed. Now my life is much better!
  
• Fixed a bug that caused monster HP or loot items to sometimes not appear.
• Fixed a bug that caused certain decimal values to always round down. All decimals should now round to the nearest integer.

These patch notes are not final and are subject to change.

Those in red are the ones that made me laugh... ^^

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Special Sale Alert! ★

This week we are offering an Ancient Upgrade Package with a bonus Naga Card.
The Upgrade Packages contain: 6 E-Protects, 3 Ancient Strike Cubes, 3 Ancient Defense Cubes.
There are packages for Ranks 5, 6, and 7.

This special will be available until Noon on September 14th Pacific Time.

Click here to check it out before it is gone!