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Following today's maintenance, we've disabled the purchase of Battle Potions in the Hongmoon Store, as the item currently can't be used. We'll bring them back once they are fixed! EDIT: Battle Potions have been enabled again.

I'm closing this thread again because there's no need to state again what was said before. The old thread was closed because it went sideways. I decided not to issue warnings as the tone of the conversation went sour, but please note that the Forum Code of Conduct asks all contributors to be respectful.

The Blade & Soul community has been requesting costumes and other cosmetic items for a while now. We'd like to facilitate this process by creating this pinned thread. Disclaimer: this is not a promise that your request will be fulfilled in any particular timeframe. Please state your request very clearly by indicating the following: Name of the item Category of the item, e.g., costume, adornment, pet, illusion weapon, etc. How was it previously released, e.g., in the Hongmoon Store, Raid reward, etc. When was it last released? You can also share ideas about what you'd like to see as new cosmetics. Please give us suggestions that are as detailed as possible, rather than general references.

Thanks for the suggestions! We started taking notes of those a few months ago. I see people speculating on how our teams work and trying to explain why the costume rotation is the way it currently is. Please don't go that route because (as I mentioned in a previous reply here) there's both no need for this and a lot of mistakes being said (and they tend to start rumor or mislead people reading the forums). Question: what do you mean when you say "other versions of the game"? I understand "a long time ago in the game" but wanted to clarify to see if I'm missing something. Lastly, I'm going to create a Cosmetic Request pinned thread, since this has been a recurring topic!

La saison 2 de Soul boost devait se terminer le 11 janvier, mais nous avons choisi de prolonger cette saison pendant un mois supplémentaire, fixant la nouvelle date de fin au 8 février. Aucun changement ne sera apporté au contenu des quêtes et des récompenses.

Das Ende von Saison 2 für den Soul-Booster war ursprünglich für 11. Januar geplant, wir verlängern sie aber um einen weiteren Monat – bis zum 8. Februar. Am Inhalt der Quests und an den Belohnungen wird sich dabei nichts ändern.

Le 11 janvier prochain à partir de 4 h PDT / 12 h UTC / 13 h CET, tous les serveurs entreront en maintenance pendant environ 5 heures. Une notification en jeu sera envoyée 30 minutes avant le début de la maintenance. Liste des changements : Consultez les notes de mise à jour pour en savoir plus sur la sortie du Festival du 7e anniversaire. Correction de bugs : Les titres Chasseur de fantômes et Tête de citrouille offrent bien les émoticônes correspondantes lorsqu'ils sont équipés. L'accessoire Fourrure de Noël s'équipe maintenant dans le bon emplacement d'apparence. Problèmes connus : Le marqueur de quête du PNJ Dojagi n'apparaît pas sur la carte. Il se situe à l'avant du quai menant au grand gâteau d'anniversaire du Village de Jaderoche et propose la quête journalière "Sept ans d'aventures" de l'événement d'anniversaire. La section "Raccourcis clavier" du menu des options contient un onglet vide, indiquant "#INVALID#". Les animations du familier Oiseau squelette suprême sont incorrectes. Suivez le compte Twitter @BladeAndSoulOps pour rester informés de l'état des serveurs. @BladeAndSoulOps

Hallo, Wir werden am 11.1.2023 ab 13 Uhr Wartungsarbeiten an den Blade & Soul Servern durchführen. Während dieser Zeit werden alle Server nicht erreichbar sein. Im Moment gehen wir davon aus, dass die Arbeiten 5 Stunden in Anspruch nehmen werden. Liste der Änderungen: Details zum Update „7. Jubiläumsfest“ findet ihr in den Anmerkungen zum Patch. Fehlerbehebungen: Beim Ausrüsten der Titel „Geisterflüsterer“ und „Kürbiskopf“ werden jetzt die jeweiligen Emotes angezeigt. Die Feierbereite Stola wird jetzt im korrekten Platz ausgerüstet. Bekannte Probleme: Die Questmarkierung für den NSC Dojagi wird auf der Karte nicht angezeigt. Man kann ihn vor dem Kai finden, der zu dem riesigen Geburtstagskuchen in Dorf Jadestein führt, und er hat die tägliche Quest zum Jubiläumsereignis „Sieben Jahre voller Abenteuer“ für euch. Der Abschnitt „Tastenbelegung“ in den Optionen enthält einen leeren Reiter mit der Bezeichnung „#INVALID#“. Die Animationen für den Unübertroffenen Illusionsstein der Todesschwinge sind nicht korrekt. Folgt @BladeAndSoulOps auf Twitter, um Neuigkeiten zum Status der Server zu erhalten. Tweets by @BladeAndSoulOps

Starting on January 11, 4:00 a.m. PDT / 12:00 UTC / 13:00 CET, all servers will undergo maintenance for approximately 5 hours. An in-game notice will be given 30 minutes prior to the maintenance start. List of Changes: See the 7th Anniversary Festival patch notes. Bug Fixes: The Ghost Whisperer and Good Gourd titles now grant the corresponding emotes when equipped. The Decked Out Adornment now equips to the correct appearance slot. Known Issues: The quest marker on the map is missing for NPC Dojagi. He is located at the front of the dock that leads to the giant birthday cake in Jadestone Village, and grants the anniversary event daily quest “Seven Years of Adventure.” The “Key Bindings” section of the Options menu contains a blank tab, marked “#INVALID#.” The animations of the Ultimate Deathwing Pet are incorrect. For server status updates please follow the @BladeAndSoulOps Twitter account. Tweets by @BladeAndSoulOps

Season 2 of Soul Boost was schedule to end on January 11, but we’re extending that season for another month, and the new end date will be February 8. There will be no change to the content of the quests or rewards.

Correct!

Further details about the Demonsbane ranking rewards that players should receive after the maintenance on Wednesday: We added 500 gold and 5 Demonsbane Challenge Tokens to each tier of rewards (you can see the original rewards in the Dark Awakening Patch Notes). As we announced previously, ranked players will receive those rewards twice. The rewards will be sent automatically after the maintenance.

I wouldn't go that route yet as I'm hoping I can get to it some time next week. I'll message you then if I'm unable to. Thank you for the generous offer!

Congratulations on this positive step forward! I understand but Blade & Soul is an MMO and this is not going to change. I sincerely hope that you can find a group of like-minded players to join your adventures (there are a few active Discord players where you may be able to find some?).

I've relayed that feedback before and will continue to do so. But I also noticed that some of the pains of this community are "self-inflicted" to a certain extent. I've have been involved in communities that consider helping other players a cornerstone of improving the overall health and happiness of that community. And I don't mean to say here that the Blade & Soul community is not like that, we have clear examples in this forum thread of that positive behavior! I mean to say that to a certain extent the player behavior makes the problem worse (but they didn't cause the problem). If we all start seeing a "collision" as an opportunity to guide each other, I think we all benefit. This is certainly the way I've read comments from the Blade & Soul community over the past 11 months! (I mention that because I know that most of you have been here for much longer than that)

I'm just going to point to one obvious assumption in your post that is not correct. Please stop making these assumptions. The rest of your post has valid feedback (that I record and continue passing), but I think it's important that we have an honest discussion where you don't state things that aren't true.

I want to say that this (old) topic is something we've been thinking about. There'll be a few things to help with this year, but I can't say more than that at this point.

This is a complicated topic, and I wanted to drop a few notes (I have more to say but not the time to say it): There are, roughly speaking, two "sides" here. It's the nature of online games that it creates a divide like this. I'm simplifying because new and returning are two different things, for example, and there are some that are much more invested in the endgame among the active players. I want to remind both experienced/high-geared players AND those who (re)joined more recently or "less advanced" to be respectful to each other. I have not seen a post here that warrants any moderation action, but I want to promote understanding. I definitely see the more experienced/high-geared players sharing their viewpoints here as trying to be helpful while @Nicolee is trying to get somewhere with this discussion and I don't want them to be discouraged. At the core of this discussion, there are two important points: Game knowledge. Blade & Soul is not an easy game for a new or returning players, as it has a vast amount of systems and layers. I know it's a lot of fun for the most engaged players here (and I can feel the passion), but it's not easy for the rest to catch up. There are resources and I need to work on promoting the various guides that engaged players have created (like this one). Community. Like any MMO, Blade & Soul gets better with the people you play it with. But the different layers of the game have created layers in the community and I think it's naturally difficult for people to talk to each other when they're not at the same "level" (of knowledge, experience, or gear). I have a few ideas of things to try in 2023, but I'm not sure if/when I'll have the time to get to them. I hope this message helps steer this discussion in the right direction!

Apologies for not being to get to that guide before the holiday break. I'm also pinning this thread for now so that more people can see it.

Apologies as the first message had to be updated due to new information we obtained. The ranking IS working, but the last "week" corresponds to two weeks in real time as I indicated in our last update on the situation.

Yes it is, with the only difference that there is a "week" (I used double quotes to denote what the game considers a week for the purpose of weekly rewards) that lasts two weeks in real life. Just imagine that we stretched that last week of the Demonsbane season. Functionally, we believe that on January 11 you'll receive your weekly and seasonal rewards as you'd expect. But as we said yesterday, we're going to try to double the last "week"'s rewards and add some extra.

You're right that there is room for more things to be introduced in The Darkweald. Please don't read my comment as a promise that it will happen, but I know that it's possible.

Après de multiples discussions avec les équipes de développement, nous souhaitons clarifier la situation concernant les classements du Fléau des démons lors de la semaine du 4 au 11 janvier. Pendant cette semaine, les classements pour la quatrième "semaine" de la saison actuelle du Fléau des démons continueront lors de la semaine suivante au lieu d'être séparés d'une semaine à l'autre. Cela signifie que vos scores du Fléau des démons vous permettront de monter au classement de la "dernière" semaine de la saison, qui durera deux semaines en temps réel. Le 11 janvier, les meilleurs personnages de chaque classe recevront automatiquement les récompenses hebdomadaires habituelles. Nous étudions actuellement la possibilité de doubler ces récompenses hebdomadaires pour compenser la semaine de récompenses manquantes, ainsi que d'ajouter un petit supplément afin de nous excuser du désagrément. Les classements saisonniers seront également mis à jour avec les scores obtenus par les joueurs lors de la semaine du 4 au 11 janvier, comme d'ordinaire. Les récompenses saisonnières seront distribuées le 11 janvier, comme prévu. Nous vous prions de bien vouloir nous excuser pour le désagrément causé par cette situation, ainsi que pour notre communication tardive à ce sujet.

Nach weiteren Gesprächen mit den Entwicklerteams möchten wir die Situation für die Dämonenbann-Ranglisten der Woche vom 4. bis 11. Januar aufklären. In dieser Woche wird die Rangliste für die vierte „Woche“ der aktuellen Dämonenbann-Saison fortgeführt. Ihr könnt also mit euren Dämonenbann-Ergebnissen die Rangliste der letzten „Woche“ der Saison aufsteigen, die zwei tatsächliche Wochen andauern wird. Am 11. Januar erhalten die bestplatzierten Charaktere automatisch die wöchentlichen Standard-Belohnungen. Wir prüfen gerade eine mögliche Verdopplung dieser Belohnungen, sowie ein kleines Extra als Entschuldigung für die Unannehmlichkeiten. Die Saisonrangliste wird wie üblich ebenfalls durch die Ergebnisse aktualisiert, die die Spieler in der Woche vom 4. bis zum 11. Januar erreichen. Saisonbelohnungen werden wie erwartet am 11. Januar verteilt. Wir bitten, die dadurch entstandenen Unannehmlichkeiten und die verspätete Kommunikation zu diesem Problem zu entschuldigen.

It was just an honest mistake that we didn't catch during review.