Updates

The following is a list of major ROSE NA updates. Note that only major updates are presented here: small updates and bug fixes are not considered.

Evolution

• Date: August 24th, 2006

The Evolution update is probably the biggest of all updates in ROSE's history. The update affected almost all areas of gameplay and balance. The most noticeable change was probably the newly implemented and blue-themed user interface. Evolution as a whole was really the beginning of a new ROSE era.

Balancing update (version 144)

• Date: January 24th, 2008

This update was the first major update made by the new development team only a few months after Triggersoft gave up development rights to Gravity Inc. The main focus of the update was to balance most skills that used to be over or underpowered. As a consequence, many skill trees were redesigned almost entirely to provide a fairer and more enjoyable gameplay. The drop system was also totally reviewed in details and updated as part of the balancing plans. One of the consequences of these changes were the addition of gemstones (with grades up to 7) to the drop list of certain monsters.

No changes were made however to the crafting skills of Dealers and Artisans which were considered by most as poorly implemented in terms of possibilities and flexibilities and were, as such, among the top priority issues to work on for the new team. But the crafting system in itself was considered too big to be addressed in update 144. Officials decided to deal with it in a future update entirely dedicated to it.

For more information, see official forum notice.

Crafting update (version 160)

• Date: May 20th, 2008

The second major update made by Gravity's development team was the crafting update. The crafting system and skills trees were completely redesigned. Many new items were introduced including new materials and gems. The following is a list of the main changes made:

• Back items can now be refined using a new refining material: Apotrope.
• Armors and Weapons have been reassigned a more logical item grade distribution.
• Talismans have been reassigned to refine items that are equipped with your hands (Weapons and Off-hand items). Bindrunes will no longer refine Off-hand items, such as shields or magic tools.
• New armors were introduced (via crafting or drops) and stat requirements have been rescaled appropriately.
• Dealers can now craft blue items. New blue prefixes were also introduced.
• Grenades, Bombs and Explosives have been added through the crafting system.
• Higher quality ammunitions are now available through dispensers which can be crafted. NPCs now also sell some of those new ammunitions.
• No gem with a grade higher than grade 3 will now drop.
• New gems have been introduced and all gems now drop or can be obtained via crafting (including Diamonds, Peridots and Emeralds). The new gems are: Pink Opal, Amethyst, Turquoise, Tanzanite, Opal, Zircon, Quartz, Moonstone, Jade, Beryl, Sunstone, Star Agate and Star Quartz.
• New crafting tools were introduced to help offset crafting success rates between low- and high-level artisans. They can be bought from certain NPCs.
• Many new "Dirty" items were added: when cleaned (used) they will reveal their true selves. Some examples include: Dirty Stone, Dirty Ore, Dirty Zodiac Stone...
• Several user interface windows have been updated and expanded for better clarity. Some of them are: Crafting Window, Disassembling Window and Option Menu.
• Many high level weapons have had their stat requirements adjusted in order to follow the proper scale.
• Many items now have new icons to better differentiate them with others that used to share the same icons.
• All refining materials such as Talismans, Bindrunes and Apotropes as well as several other items such as Spiritual stones and ores have also been given individual icons with the help of forum community member NGenesis.
• The Legend prefix will no longer drop. Instead, a new prefix "Legendary" was introduced. As opposed to the old Legend prefix, Legendary gears will increase the stat the class typically relies on: Strength for Soldiers, Intelligence for Muses, Dexterity for Hawkers and Concentration for Dealers.
• Many NPC shops were updated with additional items.
• NPC MP Consumables have had a small increase to their restoration values.

For more information, see official forum notice.

Monsters, Clan and Skill update (version 165)

• Date: July 8th, 2008

Update 165 was another quite substantial update affecting many areas of the game. Main changes include:

• Emoticons may now be normally accessed through the basic skill menu tab.
• Added many old quests such as the "stockpiling" ones.
• Added Mileage Storage Service to NPC Andre on Luna.

Clans

• Clan War
  • The level 150 restriction for the 1,000,000z Clan War has been removed.
• Clan System
  • Players may now increase their Clan Grade by obtaining Clan Points from the Clan Fields either in Junon or Luna, or by completing various Clan Quests on Eldeon, through NPC [Raknu Chief] Darka Khan.
• Clan Fields
  • All Clan Fields are now open permanently, with a single midnight clearing (PST).
  • Junon Clan Field: All monsters have been redesigned to spawn at a progressive rate of difficulty, resulting in higher rates and rewards of Clan Points.
  • Luna Clan Field: Clan Field has been opened. Luna Clan Field is restricted to levels: 120 ~ 160
• Brave Equipment
  • Brave Equipment have been given an additional defense and magic defense rate. Defense and Magic Defense are now set at a 10% bonus rate to the base (yellow) version (previously 5%).
  • Brave Weapons have been added to the Clan Shop. Brave Weapons have a 10% attack bonus over their base (yellow) version, an improved speed ratings and additional movement attributes.

Unique Equipment

• Unique Weapons can now be refined with special refine item dropped only by King status type monsters, the Ancient Scarab.

Balance Changes (Monster)

• Monsters stats have been adjusted to make combat more challenging and rewarding based on difficulty. Each type of monster will now have more noticeable strengths and weaknesses in their abilities. Be sure to pay attention to the type of monster you now pick on by the identifying icon to its name when targeted.

Class & Skill Balances

• Mage
  • Aural Pierce: Range increased from 20 meters to 30 meters range. Skill level 5 begins an Area effect advantage starting at 2 meters, increasing by 1 meter per level beyond 5. Skill no longer causes monsters to become aggressive towards caster.
• Muse
  • Wallop Charm: Reduced % of effect to 2% per level, starting at 1% for level 2. Added INT influenced base rate of 5 attack to level 1, with a small gradual increase to the base rate as the skill is mastered.
  • Resilience Charm: Reduced % of effect to 2% per level, starting at 4% for level 1. Added INT influenced base rate of +9 Defense to level 1, with a +4 per level increase to the base rate.
  • Hustle Charm: Reduced % of effect to 5% per level, starting at 10% for level 1. Added INT influenced base rate of +10 Movement Speed to level 1, with a +5 per level increase to the base rate.
  • Precision Charm: Reduced % of effect to 2% per level, starting at 4% for level 1. Added INT influenced base rate of +9 accuracy to level 1, with a +4 per level increase to the base rate.
• Cleric
  • All Cleric Buff skills are now self cast party buffs.
  • Battle Charm: Reduced % of effect to 2% per level, starting at 4% for level 1. Added INT influenced base rate of +4 Attack Speed to level 1, with a +2 per level increase to the base rate.
  • Clobber Charm: Reduced % of effect to 2% per level, starting at 17% for level 1. Added INT influenced base rate of +40 Attack Power to level 1, with a +15 per level increase to the base rate.
  • Evasive Charm: Reduced % of effect to 2.5% (rounded down) per level, starting at 10% for level 1. Added INT influenced base rate of +10 Dodge to level 1, with a +10 per level increase to the base rate.
  • Critical Charm: Reduced % of effect to 1% per level, starting at 2% for level 1. Added INT influenced base rate of +9 to level 1, with a +2 per level increase to the base rate.
  • Valkyrie Charm: Slightly increased the additional damage given per level of skill.
• Soldier
  • MP Consumption for all Soldier Skills has been slightly reduced.

Union & Faction Wars (version 193)

• Date: December 16th, 2008

Update 193 is another big change to Rose Online which is the come back of the Castle Gear and preparation for the war!

Today marks a momentous day as we introduce a the long awaited Union System, Faction wars and Castle Gear! While these patch notes cannot fully contain the details of the update, an FAQ will be posted shortly that may better explain each feature's implementation and linked from here once available.

Christmas Event - (Christmas Event Notice) The Holidays are near and the man in red is back at it again. Santa's Planetoid is opened up once again to visit the big guy and see if he needs any help. There are also rumors that the roaming reindeer outside his workshop are up to no good by trying to convince visitors to ruin Christmas.

Union System - (Union System FAQ) Introduction of the Union System - Characters level 30 and above may join any of the four available Unions in the City of Junon Polis. Each Union offers a number of benefits and incentives, so chose wisely! Members of a Union will have the ability to participate in quests that are only available to that Union, as well as take part in the Faction Wars. Each Union will host a list of items that can be purchased with Union Points earned by completing tasks for their union or by successfully competing in a Faction War.

Faction War - (Faction War FAQ) Once joined with a Union you will be able to participate in the Faction Wars that are held throughout the day. These wars pit the two rival factions against one another in a fight for glory and honor! The winners reserve their bragging rights until the next match, while the less fortunate lick their wounds and prepare for their chance to strike back. Faction War will be possible to all Union members several times throughout the day.

Quests In Search of Castle Gear Knowledge Quest - Added Castle Gear Drive Quest for characters Level 110 and above who meet the requirements. Part 2 of the Hovert's Mementos Quest has been added. Additional rewards are now available when speaking to [Guide of Plain] Pein in Anima Lake, while on this quest.

User Interface Enhancements Several updates have been made to the User Interface to help with the clarity of various menus, pop-up messages and displayed features.

Item Mall Update The ability to send Item Mall items as a gift has been removed until further notice.

Item Changes Santa Beard, has been renamed to Nomadic Beard.

Any Castle Gear Schematics that may have been collected prior to today's update have decayed and withered to an unusable state. The Akram Kingdom has confiscated certain key materials that were once known to allow the construction of Castle Gear parts. Through special agreements each Union has been given permission to sell certain materials to union members.

Skill Changes

• Third Eye
  • Summon skill has been increased to have 5 levels.
  • Each summon level increases the range of detection and movement slowing effect.
  • The summon will detect and slow enemies that enter their effective range.

• Battle Alertness
  • Range increased to base 16M with a 2M increase per level.
  • Cooldown has changed so that level 1 starts at 6 seconds and will increase by 1 second per level

• Mystic Eye
  • Range increased to base 17M with a 2M increase per level.

• Second Sight
  • Range increased to base 18M with a 2M increase per level.

• PAT Crafting
  • With the introduction of the Union System and the quest to enable the use of Castle Gears. The PAT Crafting skill will now include the ability to craft pieces of Castle Gears.

Bug Fixes

• Elemental Summon - Fixed Bonfire dialog error message.
• Mercenary Summon - Adjusted AI to be more responsive to their masters commands.
• Hunter Summon - Adjusted AI to be more responsive to their masters commands.
• Luna Clan Quest - Corrected error in dialog; Penguin Samurai dialog now correctly displays 30 Clan Points as reward. Penguin General *Dialog now correctly displays 50 Clan Points as reward.

For more information, see official update notice.

See also

• ROSE NA