Hello, this is Lee Dong-shin, the director of Elsword. We have once again reviewed various options regarding the changes to Reforge effects. Fundamentally, we considered the utility in the upcoming solo raid and growth phases scheduled for the April 24th (Thursday) update, user convenience, and future balance direction.We also fully took into account the current equipment setups of many adventurers, which had been a point of concern. First, the option of maintaining the current stats while only

Hello. This is Lee Dong-shin, the director of Elsword. Through the previous and additional pre-revamp announcements, we informed you that the Reforge effect related to Specific Skill Damage Increase would be changed to an effect that increases All Skill Damage, along with numerical adjustments. After the announcement, many adventurers shared their thoughts regarding the change. We carefully reviewed all feedback about the benefits and concerns of this revamp and continued internal discussions. W

Hello, Adventurers. This is Lee Dong-shin, the director of Elsword. Following the advance notice about updates in the first half of 2025, we will provide additional details for adventurers who are curious about major changes in this patch. Raid Solo Mode Solo Mode will be added to Varnimyr, Berthe and Abyss Raid. You can clear the dungeon as one player and receive the same rewards as when clearing it with a party. The solo mode offers certain buffs to facilitate quicker clear times. Abyss Rai

Hello, Adventurers. This is the Elsword director, Lee Dong-shin. In the second half of 2024, we wrapped up ElStar 2, Hyper Punch Master Event, new Mod skills, new raids, new weapon and balance patches.After the new content was added, we carefully examined your feedback as you played.We tried to quickly apply improvements where needed, but there are still parts that are lacking and unsatisfactory.In the future, we will strive to improve based on your feedback, aiming to deliver more satisfying up

Wilting Tower Dungeon Separation The Wilting Tower dungeon in the Doom Aporia raid will be split into Wilting Tower: Arc (Phases 1 and 2) and Wilting Tower: Ruin (Phase 3). The recommended party size, combat power, demon realm debuff, and armor restrictions will remain the same. Clearing Wilting Tower: Arc grants access to Wilting Tower: Ruin. All party members must clear the same stage of Wilting Tower: Arc to enter Wilting Tower: Ruin. When entering Wilting Tower: Ruin, the difficulty will

Developer Notes After monitoring gameplay following last week's Doom Aporia Raid difficulty adjustments, further improvements will be made to "Nightmare: Reset Room" and "Tower of Eternal Falls" in the upcoming March 13 (Thursday) update. Even after this round of difficulty adjustments, we recognize the need for additional improvements to address long playtime and fatigue in the Tower of Eternal Falls dungeon. The following adjustments will be applied in the March 27 (Thursday) update: The Tower

Developer Notes This balance patch is based on play data from the Serpentium Raid and Doom Aporia Raid, following the completion of all updates to base job advancement Force Skills. Using the synergy balance patch from February 27 as a reference, we assessed whether characters possess sufficient offensive capabilities based on their current synergy effects. Characters deemed lacking were adjusted accordingly. The patch not only enhances party damage output through attack power increases, receive

Developer Notes The final dungeon of Doom Aporia has been updated, and we have been consistently monitoring players' experiences and data. Based on feedback, we are making some improvements through this week's update, specifically addressing issues encountered in the Tower of Eternal Falls and dungeon difficulty. After reviewing the play data, we found that the weapon acquisition and subsequent growth periods may feel too lengthy. Additionally, improvements are needed in how weapons are used d

Maintenance Date: February 27, 2025 Duration: 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM KST (4h30) Doom Aporia - Tower of Eternal Falls Can only be cleared when the previous dungeon is 100%. Offers weekly and repeatable rewards. Doom Aporia Weapon Growth Stages Quests can be completed only when wearing this weapon throughout the entire run. Socket Conversion system The [Socket Conversion] system can be accessed through the NPC Haivan at the Steel Wall Temporary Base . Attempting socket conversion co

Developer Notes Based on data obtained from your gameplay - attack support in the end screen window, character play rate and the type of synergy, we are introducing a follow-up patch to the new mod skill update. The focus was on synergy of characters in the roster (party buffs/debuffs). In addition to numerical changes, we also considered efficient skill usage and redistributed skill cooldown synergy. We believe it has a great impact on damage output. Due to the accessory slot expansion update a

Maintenance Duration: 5:30 AM ~ 11:30 AM KST (5h30) Developer Notes As previously announced, a new raid - Doom Aporia - is getting released along with the separation of Avatar and General Accessory slots.This update also includes guaranteed Serpentium Raid accessory drop and new Avatar Accessory set from EP Shop. The Doom Aporia raid consists of 4 dungeons, 3 of which can be played on release.Drop rewards include new weapon, new accessories and T-Type Circuit.New weapon and accessories can be

Maintenance Duration : 7:00 ~ 9:10 AM KST Mod (E) Skill Revision Balance Patch First of all, most new Mod (E) skills received damage number nerfs in PvP. If you're interested about their new PvP multipliers, you will have to bear with the original post .There are also a few general or PvE-focused changes to these skills. Please check the link below. They also informed that they will continue making changes until satisfactory. Next Balance Patches will happen on February 27th and March 27th.

Notice Content Hello. This is the Elsword director, Lee Dong-shin. There has been a lot of complaints about the revision patch for latest Mod (E) skills due to being delayed by a week.We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience that occurred because we were forced to postpone it due to our internal work schedule and testing process.A lot of this feedback was about fairness in revision patches and the lack of preparations for the upcoming raid update. We were unable to review your opinions in a

Maintenance Date : Thursday, January 16, 2025 Duration : 6:00 AM ~ 11:00 AM (5 hours) Developer Notes Hello. This is a letter from Lee Dong-shin.I would like to share information and address some questions regarding the upcoming updates. We announced that the next Balance Patch will be carried out on March 27th for clarity and to alleviate the issue of indefinite waiting times. The next Balance Patch will happen in July, and while this might feel distant, we actually cannot proceed much quic

Maintenance Date: January 2, 2025 Duration: 6:30 AM to 11:00 AM KST (4h30) Developer Notes This time around, we will answer questions from players asked through various platforms, such as the customer support. As for the supply of Circuit Amplifiers for Exascale, we are preparing improvement scheduled for February through the new raid update.We plan to maintain this armor as a long-term investment system, but we will monitor the supply and demand of materials, and make improvements if necess