[Patch Notes] March 28th Update Details (Updated)

There will be scheduled maintenance on March 28th.
Please find the update details below.

- Detailed schedule will be announced via the official blog.
- Please be aware that you cannot play the game during maintenance.
- The update details shared below are subject to change during the course of the maintenance.

🌷Season Event: Flower Bloom!

The season of Flower Bloom is here!

Astell is celebrating spring with various special events!
Come visit the Manager's House on the 28th for more details!

All season-limited content will be available until April 20th, 2023.

Changes in Astell

- Flower Bloom themed music will play in the background throughout the season.
- Flower Bloom Event Staff, Cherry Bloomeow, is coming to town!
- New Flower Bloom-themed Photo Spots will be added in Astell. Take a snapshot of the delightful season!
- A Flower Bloom animation effect applies to High-Fives.
- The weather forecast reports flower petal flurries in Astell on certain days! 🌸

Seasonal Currency

- A special currency to use throughout the Flower Bloom event: Blossom Macaron and Scarlet Blossom Macaron
- Seasonal currencies can be obtained through various activities in Astell during the Flower Bloom event.
- Period to gain currency: After March 28th maintenance – April 17th 23:59 (UTC+0)

Flower Bloom NewsFeed Quest

- 'Event | Lively! Flower Bloom Event Ongoing!' feed will be added to the NewsFeed for the Flower Bloom season.
- Upon completion of the quest, a Fresh Sprout Coronet will be awarded!

Flower Bloom Stamp Tours

- 4 Flower Bloom season-exclusive Stamp Tours will be added.
- Complete the Stamp Tours and get your Flower Bloom accessories! You can also exchange items from the Event Store with Flower Bloom currencies!

Flower Bloom Raffle

- Enjoy the Flower Bloom Raffle with Flower Bloom currencies at Cherry Bloomeow's Raffle Baffle!

Flower Bloom Event Store

- You can purchase various items from the Flower Bloom Event Store with Flower Bloom currencies.

Flower Bloom Requests

- You can start Flower Bloom Requests from Cherry Bloomeow.
- Duration: March 28th - April 17th 23:59 (UTC+0)

Flower Bloom Keywords and Title

- Exclusive Keywords: Blossom Chest, Flower Bloom Challenge, Flower Bloom Request
- The Flower Bloom exclusive Title can only be obtained during the event period.

Flower Bloom Challenges

- 3 new Challenges will be available during the event period!
1) Spring Flower Coronet Challenge: March 27th – April 1st
2) Butterfly Bonanza: April 3rd – April 8th
3) Where's the Balloon?: April 10th – April 15th

Flower Bloom Equipment

- 6 pieces of Flower Bloom season-exclusive equipment will be added. (2 weapons / 4 armor)

Blossom Chest

- Season-limited Blossom Chests can be found in Adventure Areas that has been completed at least once during the Flower Bloom season.
- Duration: March 28th – April 17th 23:59 (UTC+0)
- Open the Blossom Chest by hitting it with your weapon to get gold and various items.

Flower Bloom Topic Category

- A 'Spring' Category will be added to Topics.
- Topic Duration: April 1st 00:00 – May 31st 23:59 (UTC+0)

🛍️ New Feature and Outfits!

New outfits will be available for sale in the Boutique.
Try out the new outfits in Boutique J&J!

New Features

- You can now customize Cam and your frog form.
- Style points will be applied for Cam and frog form as well. Their style points will count in Fashion Shows. (Presets cannot be saved)

Outfits

1) Springtime Picnic Set
- The Springtime Picnic Package will be available for purchase with Diamonds from the Boutique.
- Sale Duration: March 28th 00:00 – May 31st 23:59 (UTC+0)

2) New Moments Set
- The New Moments Package will be available for purchase with Diamonds from the Boutique.
- Sale Duration: March 28th 00:00 – May 31st 23:59 (UTC+0)

3) Individual Outfit Items
- You can now purchase individual outfit items that were previously only available from packages.
- Sale Duration: Individual outfit items will be available in the Boutique once the March 28th update is complete.
- Available Items: Lovely Tender, Green Woods Forestry

🏵️ New Emblems and Changes

New Emblems

- New emblems 'Everyday Patra' & '☆ Patra (Hot Topic)' will be added!- Sale Duration: Available in the Boutique from April 1st.
* 'Everyday Patra' Emblem is not included in the Mileage Shop's Epic Emblem Box.

👛 New Paid Items and Store Update

Seasonal Items

3 'Flower Bloom' packages will be added to the Premium shop.
- Sale Duration: March 28th – April 20th
- Purchase limit: 1 per account

New Pass

1) Diligence Pass
- Complete 7 missions that reset 3 times a day to gather points and earn rewards!
- Pass Sale and Activation Period: March 28th – May 31st 23:59 (Server time)
- Purchase limit: 2 purchases over 2 months

2) Premium Equipment Pass
- Get materials for crafting Dreaming Haze equipment! A new Login Pass will be added.
- You can purchase login counts with 25 Diamonds per day. Missions left for that day will be instantly completed.
- Pass Sale and Activation Period: After March 28th update until further notice

Paid Item Changes

1) First Upgrade! Package
- Price Change: 13 Diamonds → 25 Diamonds
- Package Content Change: 2,000 Gold + 7 Metacubes → 10,000 Gold + 7 Metacubes

2) Unboxing Upgrade! Package
- Price Change: 130 Diamonds → 250 Diamonds
- Package Content Change: 20,000 Gold + 70 Metacubes → 100,000 Gold + 50 Metacubes

3) Monthly Life Package
- Package Content Change: 110 Diamonds + 100,000 Gold + 30 Clovers
→ 110 Diamonds + 100,000 Gold + 45 Clovers

4) Monthly Creative Package
- Package Content Change: 110 Diamonds + 100,000 Gold + 45 Contest Cards + 30 Fashion Battle Cards
→ 110 Diamonds + 100,000 Gold + 45 Contest Cards + 10 Dye Vials

5) Visitor's Pass
- Package Content Change: 80 Diamonds + 80,000 Gold + 56 Metacubes + 40 Dye Vials
→ 160 Diamonds + 120,000 Gold + 84 Metacubes + 40 Dye Vials

🎈 Brochure Update

Stamp Tour Changes

1) Changes in 'Part-timer' Reward
- The reward for completing 9 Requests will change from 5 Diamonds to 3 Adventure Tickets as of April 1st.

2) 'Watch Ad, Get Gift!' Removed
- 'Watch Ad, Get Gift!' will be removed from the Stamp Tour as of April 1st. (Only available until March 31st)

3) Changes in 'Adventure Victory'
- The current UTC+0 based 'Adventure Victory' Stamp Tour schedule will end on March 31st. (Only available until March 30th)
- Adventure Victory Stamp Tour will begin again on April 3rd in server time. Adventure Victory will now run for 14 days and reset.

4) Changes in 'Fashion Battle Victory'
- The current UTC+0 based 'Fashion Battle Victory' Stamp Tour schedule will end on April 7th. (Only available until April 6th)
- Fashion Battle Stamp Tour will begin again on April 10th in server time. Fashion Battle Victory will now run for 14 days and reset.

⚙️ Other Improvements and Adjustments

Content Improvement

- 11 new Requests will be added to Astell's Request board.
- The number of monsters in Adventure Area Ch.1 stages 7 – 40 will be increased.
- The space between waves of monsters in Adventure Area Ch.1 stages 1 – 40 will be decreased.

Damage Visuals Improved

- The damage font and effect have been improved.

Improvements in Contests

1) Championship Phase System
- Boss phase shift will change from 'HP Reduction' system to 'Phase Increase' system.

2) Championship Donation System
- Donation cost: Each time a donation is made, the cost of the next donation will increase.
- Donation buff level: As the donation level increases, the chance of donating a more beneficial and stronger buff will increase as well. Furthermore, ATK related buffs will be more likely to be donated. (1-10 times: Level 1 / 11-20 times: Level 2 / 21 or more times: Level 3)- The donation effect will change. Also, a system for players to give reactions to donations has been added.

3) Fashion Show Style Point Calculation Method & Donation Costs

- The donation cost for Fashion Show will be adjusted to reflect the change in how the Fashion Show style points are calculated.
- 'It's okay' donation: 25 Coins → 250 Coins
- 'Like it' donation: 250 Coins → 500 Coins

Fashion Battle Rewards

- Winning against another player: 1 Dye Vial → 500 Gold
- Winning against an NPC: 3 Dye Vials → 1,000 Gold

Improvements in Auto-Battle

- When there is a door opening animation, the character will wait for a moment before proceeding.
- An issue where auto-battle feature would not seek out monsters in certain areas has been fixed.

Frog Form Content Updated

- You can now use community content in frog form.

Improvements in Character Creation Customization

- Face accessories / Head accessories / Glasses / Ear accessories / Neck Accessories / Masks / Gloves will be added. Furthermore, more selections of Hair style / Outfits / Shoes will be added.
- More color palettes will be added to select from in character creation.

Costume Set

- Improvements to match the set bonus of outfits with the main style tag they belong to.

Fow's Event Store (Updated)

- The Donation Coin price discount in Fow's 'Event Store' has ended.