A new set of specialist cards (SP12) has been added to the game, with one card per class. The quest can be started with Commander Ellyk in Dimension Rift 1.
The specialist card Achilles has been added for Swordsmen. This specialist uses the crossbow to attack. This decision was made to provide more variety and spice for Swordsmen. Since this class already has the Berserker and Death Reaper specialists, and otherwise only the Crusader uses the secondary weapon, introducing another specialist which uses the secondary weapon allows for more character customisation. It will also give the gameplay more longevity. This specialist is kitted out with lots of debuffs, and designed to maximise range, while dealing the greatest amount of damage in various areas of the game.
Archers get the Admiral Yi specialist card. This specialist uses the dagger to attack. Again, this decision was made to introduce more variety. The Archer already has the Scout and Ranger specialists which are excellent single-target damage dealers in PvP. This specialist is instead designed to be capable of dealing with hordes of monsters in quick fashion. They can inflict large amounts of damage to enemies in all areas of the game in short order with rapid attacks.
The specialist card Merlin has been added for Mages. Once more, this specialist uses their secondary weapon, the spell gun. Following SP11, we learned how having a hybrid specialist who uses both primary and secondary weapons can be problematic, hence why this specialist will only use the secondary weapon. This specialist serves as a hybrid damage/support class, with a variety of buffs and debuffs at its disposal.
The Thor specialist card has been added for Martial Artists. As per the others, this specialist also uses its secondary weapon to attack. After the successful introduction of the Thunderer, we made the decision that this water specialist would attack with its secondary weapon, as the Martial Artist already has the Mystic Arts specialist card. This specialist bolsters raid teams with buffs and debuffs, while also being able to deal out lashings of damage.
You can find the skills and buffs of the new Specialists here https://nostale.comastuff.com/Guides/guides.php?id=69
Gleaming Melon Stones cannot be used for these specialists at the start.
As with previous SP series, there will be a buff for the SP12 series upon release.
A new raid becomes available at the same time:
The raid can be entered from champion level 90
The raid can be started on the map Nezarun’s Fortress
Up to 16 players can enter the raid
Entering requires that the Act 10.2 side quest which has the raid as its goal has been completed
The raid has no lobby map, but consists of 2 phases each with its own mechanics and bosses
The raid can be completed up to 5 times per day, and the raid box reward is not tradeable
Completing the raid rewards a perfection stone for the new specialists in addition to the raid box
The raid seal can be obtained from Shadows in the Dimension Rifts
Increased chance of rarity-level 7 and 8 raid boxes with bette contents
A new family mission has been added
Changes:
Raid bosses can now be targeted via their health bars
Various items such as Mother Nature’s runes, Pet Pearls and Golden Specialist Card Holders are now available in stackable versions
The following items can be opened using the bulk opening feature for raid boxes:
Tarot Card Games, Sealed Treasure Chests, Mother Nature’s Rune Packs, Shining Soul Random Boxes, Completion Gemstone Boxes, Small Completion Gemstone Boxes, Squiff-Eels, Ruby of Completion Bags and Sapphire of Completion Bags
The following changes have been made to chat restrictions:
Restrictions now also apply to pet and partner chats
Unlocking all chat features reuires either level 65+ or reaching the reputation NosBlu
Until this requirement has been fufilled, shops will now be labelled as ‘Playername’s Shop
The ‘Reduced to carrying out normal attacks by sheer anger.’ effect no longer applies to monsters
The ‘Provides an X% chance to reset the cooldown of the attack skill used’ effect is now capped at 80%
Bug Fixes:
\[Bugfix] The damage of the Onyx Dragon now counts as player damage towards the minimum damage required in hardcore raids or for calculating EXP
\[Bugfix] Players are no longer teleported if they use a Dash skill while changing maps
\[Bugfix] Damage effects from runes and other sources no longer prevent your skill bar from being updated
\[Bugfix] Fixed various issues which caused game crashes
\[Bugfix] The ‘No penalty for ranged attacks at close range’ effect on the Attack Amp buff now works as intended
\[Bugfix] Fixed an issue where certain skills could not be used after increasing job level
\[Bugfix] Token bar text is now removed after logging back in
\[Bugfix] Token bar text is now repositioned after changing resolutions
\[Bugfix] Fixed an issue with the effect "Blocks x bad effects up to level y"
