BLADEPOINT January 18 Patch Notes

BE prepared NARAKA: BLADEPOINT players! Prepare for a brief respite from the battleground as the servers will undergo maintenance from January 17th, 2024, at 23:00 (UTC) until January 18th, 2024, at 03:00 (UTC). It’s advisable to log out before the maintenance begins to ensure a seamless transition to the enhanced gaming experience post-update.

Naraka Bladepoint January 18 Patch Notes

The details for this update are as follows:

Brand New Content

I. Disengage System

The Disengage system is now available in all modes, except for Ranked Mode and Immortal War.

II. Soul Land Crossover Available Now

1. Limited-time Event: Soul Awakening

Masters of the Soul Land assemble!

Event Rules

(1) Choose among the following Soul Shape to awaken: Moonlapis Leaf, Fleetcharm Bunny, Spirit Eye, and Morpho Butterfly, and receive its Legendary Emote Gesture. The three you didn’t choose can be purchased in the SHOP.

(2) Complete cultivation quests to earn Soul Coins and raise your Soul Power Level. More difficult cultivation quests grant more Soul Power EXP.

(3) Your Soul Power Level reaches a limit every 10 levels. To raise your rank and your level limit, you need to complete breakthrough quests. This also awards you with a reward for that rank.

(4) Consume Soul Coins to redeem rewards.

2. Map Updates

We have introduced crossover content with Soul Land, adding a new area, Yin Yang’s Eye, to both The Morus Isle and Holoroth.

3. New Mechanism

Some new content has been added to BOT Mode, Quick Match, and The Herald’s Trial:

(1) In the Yin Yang’s Eye field, a new mechanism has been added that creates seals. These seals provide continuous healing for allies and damage over time for enemies when interacted with.

(2) Small animals have been placed on The Morus Isle, and the following three crossover animals have been added to both The Morus Isle and Holoroth: Boreal Scorpio, Human Faced Demon Spider, and Ice Silkworm.

(3) Four crossover immortal herbs are now available for picking: Wonder Tulip, Dreamy Orchid, Silken Fragrance, and Lover’s Yearning.

4. New Souljades

Six new brand crossover Souljades have been introduced to the game. They are [Evil Orca Lord (Left Leg Bone)], [Moonlapis Empress (Right Leg Bone)], [Exoskeleton·Arachnid Lances], [Titan Ape (Left Arm Bone)], [Bull Python (Right Arm Bone)], and [Boreal Scorpion (Trunk Bone)].

5. Fairyland Penglai Updates

Newly added crossover themed event mechanism: Seahorse Obelisk.

Players can go to the Seahorse Obelisk and interact with the testing platform, triggering the Sea God’s trial. The Seahorse Obelisk will announce your results in chat!

III. Limited-time Event: Righteous Judgement

1. Event Rules:

1) By completing Daily Quests, players can obtain Shayol’s Token: Golden Keeper Scrolls with an additional chance to obtain one of the following rewards: Tae, Spectral Silk, Peerless Treasure Choice Gift, Hero Coin, Legendary Trial Card, Righteous Coin and other rewards.

2) There are 16 pieces in the four Confidential Scrolls, which can be unlocked by collecting the Golden Keeper Scrolls.

3) You can claim rewards by unlocking any of the four Confidential Scrolls. Some rewards will be available after the new version is released, so stay tuned.

4) Each day, you can help a player obtain a Golden Keeper Scroll (by tapping the contact list, selecting a “Share Shayol’s Scroll” and confirming it). You won’t consume your Golden Keeper Scroll by doing so. However, each player will be given just one Golden Keeper Scroll per day.

2. After the event ends, you can still claim unlocked rewards on the event page and unlock Golden Keeper Scroll to obtain rewards within the remaining time to claim rewards. But you can no longer complete Quests, unlock Confidential Scrolls and share Golden Keeper Scrolls during that period. Once the items expire, they can be converted into 160 Tae each in the Inventory

3. Event Duration: From the January 18th, 2024 update to January 31st, 2024 at 20:00 (UTC).

4. Redeem the rewards before: February 6th, 2024 at 20:00 (UTC)

IV. Immortal War

1. Rules

(1) Time: Open for 3 hours daily.

(2) Requirements: A rank of Platinum or above is required for Immortal War.

(3) Score:

·The Score bonus is determined by your ranking and the total number of enemies downed by your party.

·Knocking down the same enemy multiple times within a short period will not all be counted. A maximum of two knockdowns per enemy will be counted.

·There are no rank restrictions when making teams; instead, matchmaking is based on the team member who has the highest score.

(4) Players: 18-player in Trios; 16-player in Solo.

(5) Rewards: You gain 3,000 Dark Tide Coins upon knocking down an enemy. The first three players in a match to do so also receive a 3,000, 2,000 or 1,000 Dark Tide Coin bonus. You can only receive this reward up to twice from each enemy, however.

(6) Realm of Yang: The basic rules are the same as in Ranked Mode. The Realm of Yang only refreshes once in the first round of Trios.

(7) Rift Dealers: More Rift Dealers were added to the map, and you will obtain Epic or Legendary Souljades through Lucky Souljade Bags.

(8) Quests: All the Scroll tasks will become Bounty Quests in Solo. While in Trios, the amount and duration of the quests will be decreased.

(9) Drops: There will be less Epic equipment and no Legendary equipment on the map.

(10) Caves: Extra drops of Legendary weapons, Souljades IV and huge amounts of Dark Tide Coins.

2. Season Rewards:

Season rewards will be awarded based on the highest rank gained in the Immortal War (Solo or Trios).

If you make it to the Top 500 in the Immortal War, you’ll be on the Immortal Leaderboard. This leaderboard is updated every Monday at 04:00 (UTC). Being in the Top 500 earns you a special title. At the end of the season, if you are on the leaderboard or have a title, you get an Avatar.

In addition, when the leaderboard is updated for the final time, the Top 3 players will be awarded exclusive Hero Badges.

Hero Adjustments

I. Justina Gu

Optimized the pulling effect that occurs when Justina Gu interrupts her dash and initiates a weapon move during the casting of [Shadowswipe] or [Shadowswipe: Blizzard].

1. Fixed an issue where the camera would oscillate when the player rapidly adjusted the viewing angle and switched the target during targeting.

2. The pulling effect of this move will only be activated when Justina Gu’s target is an enemy hit by [Shadowswipe] or [Shadowswipe: Blizzard]; if not, the move will not trigger the pulling effect and will simply auto-aim melee strikes toward the enemy.

//Developer’s Comment: After introducing the post-emergency-stop pulling effect for Justina Gu, we have observed an increase in players executing thrilling moves with Justina Gu. However, we also recognize that some seasoned players have had a less satisfactory experience due to changes in character control habits. To address this, we have implemented the above fine-tunings for better performance. Moreover, we are in the process of developing a setting that will allow players to choose whether to enable the post-emergency-stop pulling effect for Justina Gu. We will also continue to pay close attention to player feedback.

Weapon Adjustments

I. Swordsmanship

1. Slightly reduced the knockback distance when a target is hit by a charged vertical strike.

2. Enhanced the melee correction for Straight Lunge and Lethal Jab.

3. Optimized the pre-input timing for Straight Lunge and Lethal Jab.

4. Slightly reduced the startup frames of follow-up horizontal strikes launched after Straight Lunge or Lethal Jab.

5. Reduced the window for interrupting the follow-up horizontal strikes launched after the Straight Lunge or Lethal Jab.

6. Reduced the window for interrupting the follow-up vertical strikes launched after the third stage of the vertical strike or Shadow Step.

7. Fixed an issue where the first strike of the charged vertical strikes would hit an airborne enemy but its second strike would miss the target.

8. Optimized animations of the second, third, and fourth stages of the vertical strike.

9. Optimized character animations when charging a new charged vertical strike after executing charged vertical strikes.

10. Optimized character animations when a successfully countering.

11. Optimized the sound effects for some moves.

Souljade Adjustments

I. Dual Halberds Souljade

A new Souljade, [Martial Art·Will-Form Hook], has been added to the game.

II. Heng Sword Souljade

1. The Focus effect of the second strike of [Rampage] has been changed from Blue Focus to Purple Focus.

2. The first strike of [Aurora Burst] now applies a silence effect upon hitting the target and extends the range of subsequent strikes.

III. Effect (Consumable) Souljades

The special effects of [Explosive Armor] have been optimized, and the uses have been adjusted to 1.

Out-game Adjustments

I. Free Heroes Adjustments

Matari has been replaced with Feria Shen on the Free Heroes list available for new accounts. Their positions on the hero selection page have also been exchanged.

II. Fairyland Penglai

1. Sky-high Racing

The blue totems on the track are now individually displayed for each player while ensuring that racers do not affect each other.

//Developer’s Comment: Since the last update of the track, we have observed some players engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct. Actions have been taken against these players, and we encourage everyone to contribute to maintaining a friendly environment on Fairyland Penglai.

III. Righteous Season Pack Adjustments

Steam players can now purchase the Righteous Season Pack in-game. You can check the ‘Season Pack’ page in the ‘Event Center’ to check and buy the Righteous Season Pack. Meanwhile, the Righteous Season Pack DLC will be removed from the Steam Store.

The limited-time discount for the Righteous Season Pack will be extended till 23:00 on March 6, 2024 (UTC).

Showdown Adjustments

I. Enigma Peak is Now Available!

In the Enigma Peak, Showdown Souljades drop by various kinds. If you defeat a certain number of Bosses in a single match, you can also receive rewards like Legendary Souljade Choice Gift, Thunder Essence, exclusive Hero Badge and so on.

Since the Sense Levels are unlocked in alignment with Enigma Peak, the Sense Level cap has been increased to 700. The cultivation level cap for some stages of Yama’s Abyss has been adjusted accordingly.

II. Yama’s Abyss Adjustments

1. A preparation phase has been added in Yama’s Abyss: Before the battle starts, players can choose one from the Ice Essence, Thunder Essence, or [Blessed Weapon Repair Kit] blessings as their starting enhancement.

2. The Health and Attack of the first Boss have been reduced, while the Health and Attack of the last two Bosses have been increased.

3. The price of the Weapon Repair Kit has been reduced to 50 Dark Tide Coins, the price of the Grappling Hook has been reduced to 15 Dark Tide Coins, and the prices of these two items will not increase across the stages of Yama’s Abyss. The price of the Boss Soul Remnant item has been reduced to 0 Dark Tide Coins.

4. Now, in Stage 41 and above of Yama’s Abyss, the Rift Dealer will only sell temporary enhancement items of Legendary rarity or higher.

5. Some Bosses on certain stages have been adjusted: The first Boss on Stage 36 has been changed from the Fiery Monster to Iron Taifeng, and the first Boss on Stage 38 has been changed from the Fiery Monster to Stone Monster.

6. Now, when entering the dual-Boss battle due to the [Lost] curses, it will not consume battle time, and even if the two Bosses are not defeated, the player will automatically clear the stage after a certain time, but the quality of rewards obtained will be lowered.

7. The Health of the weak point of [Water Ent] in Yama’s Abyss has been changed to 30% of its total Health.

8. Now, when using the Boss move item [Annihilate Light] on distant enemies, the aim assist will trigger automatically.

9. The Souljade [Copper Ward] is no longer available in the selection of Souljade enhancements.

III. Enigma Domain Adjustments

1. Stone Monster and Omnius·Rock have been temporarily removed from the Enigma Domain, and the Matron of Yushan has been added. Meanwhile, the Thunder Omens in Enigma Domain are now changed to Frostbite Omens.

//Developer’s Comment: We will change the Bosses and Omens in the Enigma Domain from time to time in the future.

2. The area of the Boss battle in the Shadowjade Mine has been adjusted, and the battle range of the Boss has been decreased.

IV. Omens Adjustments

1. Valda Cui’s Water-attribute attacks can now extinguish [Hellhole] for 10 seconds, and Tarka Ji’s Fire-attribute attacks can now melt [Frozen Earth] for 10 seconds. Additionally, the height of [Hellhole] and [Frozen Earth] has been lowered to better match their visual performances.

2. Melee attacks on the [Divine Thunder] and [Ice Mound] mechanisms will now trigger a pulling effect.

3. The gestures of the Ice Spore emerging after the use of the [Ice Coral] item have been optimized, making the attack animation smoother.

V. Combat Adjustments

1. The hit detection of [Water Ent]’s weak point has been relaxed.

2. [Water Ent] will no longer use its invisible attack move twice in a row.

3. The maximum triggering range of the Potential [Honed Apparatus] has been adjusted from 15 meters to 50 meters.

Client Optimization

I. Performance Optimization

Fixed the sudden frame rate drop under certain circumstances like hitting opponents in Soul form.

II. Xbox One Performance Optimization

Reduced scene culling overhead to decrease lag on the Xbox One.

Bug Fixes

I. Performance Bugs

1. Fixed occasional unresponsiveness and freezing that occurred when playing the game on DX12.

2. Fixed some bugs that caused performance issues on the Steam Deck while playing the game on DX 11.

II. PlayStation 5 Bugs

Fixed some sneaky crashes.

Store Updates

I. New Feature: Cosmetic Upgrade

1. Players can use Glazed Crystals to upgrade Weapon Skin, and use Abysmal Crystals to upgrade Emote Gesture.

2. After upgrading, the cosmetic will get a new look, but it can no longer be reverted to the previous levels.

3. Players get Collection Points accordingly by upgrading the cosmetic levels.

4. Glazed Crystal and Abysmal Crystals can be purchased in SHOP. You can also get Abysmal Crystals in the Soul Awakening event.

5. Cosmetics that can be upgraded are as follows:

Legendary Weapon Skin: Soul Land·Conqueror

Legendary Emote Gesture: Soul Land·Conqueror’s Maul, Soul Land·Moonlapis Leaf, Soul Land·Fleetcharm Bunny, Soul Land·Morpho Butterfly, Soul Land·Spirit Eye.

There will be more upgradable cosmetics in the future. Please stay tuned.

II. New Packs

1. Newly added Temulch exclusive Pack [Tang San Pack (Temulch)], including Temulch Legendary Outfit [Soul Land·Tang San], Temulch Legendary Hairstyle [Soul Land·Ocean Power] and Temulch exclusive Voice Pack [Temulch·Tang San Voice Pack]. Standard price: 3,600 Gold; Now: 120 Gold.

2. Newly added Kurumi exclusive Pack [Xiao Wu Pack (Kurumi)], including Kurumi Legendary Outfit [Soul Land·Xiao Wu], Kurumi Legendary Hairstyle [Soul Land·Phoenix] and Kurumi exclusive Voice Pack [Kurumi·Xiao Wu Voice Pack]. Standard price: 3,600 Gold; Now: 2,400 Gold.

3. Newly added Pack [That’s Interesting Pack] for Male Characters, including Epic Emote Gestures [Quite Interesting] and [Cheery Greeting] for Male Characters, as well as Epic Poses [That’s Interesting] and [Greeting Applaud] for Male Characters. Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 600.

III. New Discounts

1. Newly added Polesword Legendary Skin [Soul Land·Conqueror]. Standard price: 1,500 Gold; Now: 1,250 Gold.

2. Newly added Legendary Emote Gesture [Soul Land·Conqueror’s Maul]. Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 900 Gold.

3. Newly added Legendary Rescue Special Effect [Soul Land·Rescue]. Standard price: 1,200 Gold; Now: 400 Gold.

4. Newly added Epic Kill Announcement [Soul Land·Fleetcharm Bunny]. Standard price: 300 Gold; Now: 200 Gold.

5. Newly added Temulch Epic Pose [Daring Charge]. Standard price: 300 Gold; Now: 200 Gold.

6. Newly added Legendary Emote Gesture [Soul Land·Moonlapis Leaf]. Standard price: 900 Gold; Now: 360 Gold.

7. Newly added Legendary Emote Gesture [Soul Land·Fleetcharm Bunny]. Standard price: 900 Gold; Now: 360 Gold.

8. Newly added Legendary Emote Gesture [Soul Land·Morpho Butterfly]. Standard price: 900 Gold; Now: 360 Gold.

9. Newly added Legendary Emote Gesture [Soul Land·Spirit Eye]. Standard price: 900 Gold; Now: 360 Gold.

10. Newly added Temulch Legendary Outfit [Soul Land·Tang San]. Standard price: 1,800 Gold; Now: 1,500 Gold.

11. Newly added Temulch Legendary Hairstyle [Soul Land·Ocean Power]. Standard price: 800 Gold; Now: 600 Gold.

12. Newly added Temulch Voice Pack [Temulch·Tang San Voice Pack]. Standard price: 1,000 Gold; Now: 800 Gold.

13. Newly added Kurumi Legendary Outfit [Soul Land·Xiao Wu]. Standard price: 1,800 Gold; Now: 1,500 Gold.

14. Newly added Kurumi Legendary Hairstyle [Soul Land·Phoenix]. Standard price: 800 Gold; Now: 600 Gold.

15. Newly added Kurumi Voice Pack [Kurumi·Xiao Wu Voice Pack]. Standard price: 1,000 Gold; Now: 800 Gold.

16. Newly added Epic Emote Gesture [Quite Interesting] for Male Characters. Standard price: 300 Gold; Now: 200 Gold.

17. Newly added Epic Emote Gesture [Cheery Greeting] for Male Characters. Standard price: 300 Gold; Now: 200 Gold.

18. Newly added Epic Pose [That’s Interesting] for Male Characters. Standard price: 300 Gold; Now: 200 Gold.

19. Newly added Epic Pose [Greeting Applaud] for Male Characters. Standard price: 300 Gold; Now: 200 Gold.

IV. Removal of Crossover Themed Item

Our collaboration with the masterpiece “Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains”, housed in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum, will soon come to an end. After the update on Jan 18, 2024, the following cosmetics will no longer be available:

Hero Outfit – Fuchun Mountains·Hills Afar

Weapon Skin – Fuchun Mountains·Verdure

Hairstyle – Fuchun Mountains·Sunrise-lit

Emote Gesture – Fuchun Mountains·Gleaming Peak

The cosmetics will no longer be available for purchase; however, players who have already unlocked them will not be affected by this change.

V. Discounts End

1. Zai Legendary Outfit [Martial Infinity·Baji] has returned to its standard price of 1,800 Gold.

2. Zai Epic Hairstyle [Martial Infinity·Fierce] has returned to its standard price of 400 Gold.

3. Zai Legendary Accessory [Martial Infinity·Non-Self] has returned to its standard price of 1,200 Gold.

4. Zai Legendary Pose [Martial Infinity·Bajiquan] has returned to its standard price of 900 Gold.

5. Justina Gu Legendary Outfit [Lithe Feathers] has returned to its standard price of 1,800 Gold.

6. Justina Gu Legendary Hairstyle [Frosty] has returned to its standard price of 800 Gold.

7. Justina Gu Legendary Accessory [Lunar Flute] has returned to its standard price of 900 Gold.

8. Feria Shen Legendary Accessory [2674·Mech Prototype] (unlock it to get a new appearance for Feria Shen’s ultimate “Mech Mayhem”) has returned to its standard price of 5,200 Gold.

9. Feria’s Bronze Mech Paint [2674·Midnight Prototype] has returned to its standard price of 1,000 Gold.

10. Heng Sword Legendary Skin [Bejeweled Aurum Blade] has returned to its standard price of 1,500 Gold.

11. Spear Legendary Skin [Martial Infinity·Hidden Dragon] has returned to its standard price of 1,500 Gold.

12. Fan Legendary Weapon Skin [Floral Mystery] has returned to its standard price of 1,500 Gold.

13. Zai Legendary Emote Gesture [Zai·Hexa-Harmony Spear] has returned to its standard price of 1,000 Gold.

14. Tianhai Legendary Emote Gesture [Tianhai·Shaolin Staff] has returned to its standard price of 1,000 Gold.

15. Viper Ning Legendary Hairstyle [Ruby Red] has returned to its standard price of 800 Gold.

16. Akos Hu Legendary Hairstyle Fiend Wind] has returned to its standard price of 800 Gold.

17. Feria Shen Legendary Hairstyle [Street Carnival·Color Pop] has returned to its standard price of 800 Gold.

18. Tessa Legendary Hairstyle [Morning Dew] has returned to its standard price of 800 Gold.

19. Zai Epic Background [Martial Infinity·Settled] has returned to its standard price of 200 Gold.

20. Tianhai Epic Background [Martial Infinity·Zen] has returned to its standard price of 200 Gold.

VI. New Items in Spectral Silk Store

1. Newly added Kurumi Legendary Accessory [Soul Land·Fleetcharm] with a price of 12,000 Spectral Silk.

2. Newly added Temulch Legendary Accessory [Soul Land·Qianshou] with a price of 12,000 Spectral Silk.

VII. Gold Purchase Updates

A new recharge tier of 120 Gold has been added, replacing the original 240 Gold tier

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