Mabinogi Renovation Update

• Kapra wrote on 2014-12-14 01:11

  Quote from Kaeporo;1257194:

  
  Humans can wield the 2H axes/blunts.
  

  
  Were elves tested? I remember reading somewhere in this thread that KR said Elves could wield the weapons.
  

  
  Sword Mastery now gives STR instead of DEX.

  
  What. . .
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2014-12-14 01:17

  Quote from Kapra;1257207:

  Were elves tested? I remember reading somewhere in this thread that KR said Elves could wield the weapons.

  
  
  I heard they took out Dual Wield Mastery from the elves' unlearned tab.
• Oberynn wrote on 2014-12-14 01:44

  Quote from Kapra;1257207:

  Were elves tested? I remember reading somewhere in this thread that KR said Elves could wield the weapons.
  
  What. . .

  
  
  He meant dual-wield mastery now gives 17 STR instead of 22 DEX, which makes sense because elves cannot learn it.
  
  And seems like elves can also use the 2h axes/blunts, so seems like elf melee just became strong enough for any content nowadays and not in the current "it's enough okay, pls believe me" sort of way it is now.
• JoeyDee9 wrote on 2014-12-14 02:18
  Elves can...
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/dtHwX.png]

  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/dtHrx.png]

  
  
  Both of these are the royal variants.
• Kapra wrote on 2014-12-14 02:43
  To clarify, Elves can use all of the new weapons. That was my original question, not regarding dual wielding. (And yes elves cannot dual wield any of the new weapons. I also tested if we can do weird combinations like 1 axe+ 1 blunt, nothing works.)
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2014-12-14 21:52

  Quote from Kaeporo;1257194:

  Sword Mastery now gives STR instead of DEX.

  
  
  I heard it was Dual Wield Mastery that changed the stat gain?
• Kapra wrote on 2014-12-15 02:09

  Quote from Darkboy132;1257327:

  I heard it was Dual Wield Mastery that changed the stat gain?

  
  Both Sword Mastery and Dual Wielding Mastery changed from Dex to Str. So previously, where Humans had 9 more dex than elves than humans because of giant/human only dex from dual wield mastery, it's back to 14 dex advantage of Elves. However, dex got removed from all three races because Sword Mastery no longer gives Dex, and now the Str cap is even higher than it already was. . .
  
  I might be alone on this sentiment, but I liked when skills give stats that its skillset doesn't use and other skillsets do, it encouraged hybridization.
• Daakun wrote on 2014-12-15 03:01
  I like that when the stats make sense, but then there are things like Tasting.
  Why the hell does it have 19 int and 24 dex?
• Kapra wrote on 2014-12-16 03:38

  Quote from Daakun;1257431:

  I like that when the stats make sense, but then there are things like Tasting.
  Why the hell does it have 19 int and 24 dex?

  
  What else would tasting give? It's not like it takes stamina to eat crap.
• Daakun wrote on 2014-12-16 05:55
  The 'will' to keep eating for skill exp, even though you're turning into a ball of lard?
• Nalgor wrote on 2014-12-16 06:52
  Oh yeah, about giants...
  They can use the new battleaxe and hammer, but is it 1h to them, or 2h like the other races?
• Kingofrunes wrote on 2014-12-18 10:20
  Looks like it's on the live servers now. New login screen!
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/dzzW2/1e7dea026f.jpg]

  
  
  There's a couple events going on and some sort of Aranwen RP that I'm going to try and check out.
  
  Here's one without the login box in the way (thanks Kapra)
  
  

  [Image: http://i5.minus.com/ib2twKNfUmIFxV.png]

  
  
  Okay guys so I just did an RP type quest with Arawen in Dunbaraton and that's what unlocked Rage Impact on KR live:
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/dzApI/c2fdaf95b3.jpg]

  
  
  I'll upload the RP later.
  
  To obtain bash there's another quest that involves talking to Ranald and then this guy:
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/dzC87/405edea018.jpg]

  
  
  You then battle him as he uses the Bash skill, after wards you chat with him a couple times and then you go see Nao for some reason. After all that you go back and talk to Ranald to obtain Bash. I'll upload that with the Rage Impact video
  
  Here's coverage on the Christmas Stuff going on in KR (unrelated): http://mabination.com/threads/83292-Mabinogi-KR-Christmas-Events-and-more
• Jyu Viole Grace wrote on 2014-12-18 16:44

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1257821:

  Looks like it's on the live servers now. New login screen!
  
  

  [Image: http://puu.sh/dzzW2/1e7dea026f.jpg]

  
  
  

  
  
  Oh wow they actually made a login screen based off of the trailer. Dang, now I'm realising how badly I want this update to come to NA.
• Darkboy132 wrote on 2014-12-18 19:42

  Quote from Kingofrunes;1257821:

  [Image: http://i5.minus.com/ib2twKNfUmIFxV.png]

  
  
  Lets see...
  

  
  
  • Angel and demon at the top left using couples flight?
    
  • Mari, as a mage?
    
  • Ruairi, as a mace giant?
    
  • A gunner in the back.
    
  • A merchant with an alpaca at the back.
    

  
  
  

  Quote from Darkboy132:

  
  
  • Are the new skills affected by close combat talent? IIRC the new director pushed talents aside or something.
    
  • How bad is Bash as KR players claim? Did the change to its functionality to not reset when using skills make any difference?
    
  • [S]Does Rage Impact debuff apply to ALL melee weapons (lance, puppet, dischord, etc) or just swords/axes/blunts?[/S]
    
  • Does the Defense run with shield apply to ineffective shields[S] and guard cylinders[/S]?
    
  • Check cooking tools and reading books for ineffectives? Charge works with the former but not the latter.
    
  • Any other changes from test to live?
    

• Kingofrunes wrote on 2014-12-18 19:52
  New skills are affected by talents. You get 2x experience for them and they are included in the master warrior talent list.
  
  As for Defense walk, if you don't have any item that's classified as a shield you will walk, any shield you wield however will allow you to run with defense. Guard Cylinders are of course considered shields. So if you defend while duel wielding swords, axes, blunts, you will walk when you use defense. Have not tried books, will try that tonight.
  
  As for changes between test and live, I have Teto working on that when she has some down time. Can't really speak for Bash as of yet. Haven't had a successful combo yet and don't have a good feel of how to properly use it as of yet.