Mortal Kombat: Rated "M" for Mutilated

After years of spin-offs, 3D fighters, and other efforts, the developers at the newly coined NetherRealm Studios are bringing the series back to its core: violent, 2D fighting with an outrageous aesthetic.


While many Mortal Kombats in the past were remembered for their excessive gore and not for their fighting engines, the latest Mortal Kombat is a legitimate competitive fighter... and it has enough gore to make parents run for the hills. Even though the single-player modes are rife with imbalances, the core experience in Mortal Kombat is exciting, challenging, and hella bloody.

In Mortal Kombat, you'll be reliving the events of Mortal Kombat 1, 2 and 3, so newcomers to the series won't actually be lost here. I don't know the lore well and I felt comfortable following along with the zaniness. Here's a summary: big, bad Shao Kahn is seriously messing up the world. He kills everybody at the end of the Mortal Kombat storyline, so Raiden sends a message back through time to prevent it. The result? Alternate history!





The story is weak compared to other recent, non-MK video game efforts. I was entertained from start to finish -- partly because of all the dismembered limbs and the fact that Baraka is a total joke -- but it was a cheesy ride.

Mortal Kombat has returned to a 2D plane, which I've always preferred for fighting games. Both one-on-one and tag team matches are available, so there's plenty of options when you're setting up a fight. When it comes to the basics, each character has a set of simple moves as well as a bunch of special attacks. I found combos and special attacks easy to execute, but stringing together attacks and keeping an opponent stunned/juggled will take some time to get.





The crux of Mortal Kombat's fighting engine is the super gauge, which fills as you give and receive damage. This is where a fair amount of Mortal Kombat's strategy comes into play. The gauge is divided into three segments, and those segments can be spent in different ways. Expending one segment will enhance any of your character's special moves. So instead of Nightwolf's single glowing green arrow, he fires three.

If you fill the gauge more and spend two segments, you can break out of an opponent's combo. This is a critical defensive option if you find yourself flailing through the air with a rapidly depleting health bar. Lastly, spending the whole shebang will unleash a devastating x-ray attack, which deals terrible, terrible damage to your victim. It can turn the tide of a fight, but missing it will put you in an awful spot with no super gauge to spend.





this gauge is one of the best parts of Mortal Kombat. It's a simple concept (spend more, do cooler things), but it's rich with possibilities. I found myself favoring the combo breaker and x-ray attack, but I'm sure there will be players that use enhanced specials more often.

The gameplay in Mortal Kombat will be different for those of you accustomed to the speed and fluidity of games like Super Street Fighter IV. I appreciate those types of fighters as much as the next guy/gal, but the savage, deliberately paced fighting in Mortal Kombat feels great to me. Landing a combo and executing special moves is more visceral here then in other fighting games. This is, in part, thanks to the glorious sound design, because effects like Kitana's fans and Jade's staff sound incredible.





So with exciting combat, bloody Fatalities, and tons of things to unlock, Mortal Kombat sounds awesome, right? It is, especially when playing with friends locally or online. Local play is the best because it doesn't suffer from any lag, whereas I detected a slight delay in online play. But not all all is well in the land of Mortal Kombat. I was bewildered by the imbalances found in the single-player modes. You're very often thrown into two-on-one matches and confronted with bosses that actually break the game's rules (like not being staggered when hit).





Sticking to tradition isn't a good excuse, and I was so frustrated with certain sections of the story mode I almost quit playing through it. Sure, I beat it by falling back on special move spamming and plenty of sweeps, but why play a fun game in a boring way?

Furthermore, there's some odd presentation issues that I wouldn't have expected from Mortal Kombat. Chief among them is your inability to pause or skip cutscenes in the story mode. There isn't even a chapter select of any kind. It's a terrible setup.





Mortal Kombat combines the novelty of extreme violence with a great fighting engine. My favorite moments with Mortal Kombat were always playing against a friend but I was disgusted by how unbalanced some of the single-player challenges are.

Even still, Mortal Kombat is a great game. It’s not the most polished fighter out there, but it has a distinct flavor and it’ll be a hit at gamer get-togethers. I’ll leave you with some friendly advice: show your friends Noob Saibot’s default Fatality. It’s amazing.


Credits: IGN.com

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Cabal Legacy of Darkness Patch Notes

ESTsoft's follow-up to the Mercenaries patch for their smashing game Cabal Online is already rounding up the corner. Entitled "Legacy of Darkness", the latest patch is filled with humongous changes to how the game will be played.

For the past month, the developers have successfully teased us with the patch notes from their test servers. What we have here now is the final patch notes for Legacy of Darkness.






Update: April 27

■ Modifications

Fixed bug that caused can not re-enter Mission War
Fixed Forgotten Temple B1F quest error (no quest item drops)
Fixed some bugged quests


■ Changes

Dungeon Re-enter

Allow single player re-enter dungeon
In dungeon running time, if there's an interrupt, players are able to re-enter dungeon.
Reenter is not available when you gave up dungeon.
Allowed situations
Character changing
Server changing
Disconnected Client
Allowed time range : 10 mins from interrupted time.





Upgrade System Reforming

Upgrade by Force Core System Reforming
Added 5% to all upgrading cases.
Changes effect of Catalyst upon Upgrading Process
Added new catalyst types which can obtained by extracting items












Reduce item level of Shadow Titanium & Aqua :
Old : High
Change : Medium
Shadow Titanium & Aqua items now can be upgraded with UCM, Slot creating with SEM,...

Changes the display of Epic items (items with Crafted options)
Divided Epic items into 2 categories:
Sub Epic : Craft Level 1-3 : Color : Green
Top Epic : Craft Level 5-7 : Color : Purple
Change the display name & color of "Top Epic" items
Destruction -> Doom (Osmium Blade of Destruction -> Osmium Blade of Doom)
Luck -> Miracle (Osmium Armor Gloves of Luck -> Osmium Armor Gloves of Miracle)
...
For example:
Mithril Great Sword of Amp. : Sword Skill Amp. 6%, 10%
Mithril Great Sword of Wide : Sword Skill Amp. 14%
Only "Top Epic" items would be "Character bind after equipped".






Bike Upgrade System

Update Bike Upgrade System
Bike could be up to +15
Added "Bike Upgrade Kit"
Bike Upgrade Kit (Low) : For "Astral Bike Blue" upgrading
Bike Upgrade Kit (Medium) : For "Astral Bike RW3" upgrading
The upgrading progress will improve stats of Bikes. For example, RW3 +15 will have 95 Defense, 900 Defense Rate and Moving Speed is 950
Change the using purpose of Plasma Coating Kit.
Old : Bike Upgrading
Change : Bike Re-Coloring
Available colors: 8
0 - Blue
1 - Dark Red
2 - Dark blue
3 - Burnt Yellow
4 - Dark Viridian
5 - Iron Yellow
6 - Permanent Red Dark
7 - Dark Ultramarine
Plasma Coating Kit are sold in NPC Shop in villages with price : 100,000,000 Alz each
Reduce required level of Blue Bike to 60 (old : 80)
Craft Basic Level changed, from Plasma Coating Kit to Bike Upgrade Kit (Low)









Dungeons Drop changed

Common:
Remove drop of Blessing Beads from Weakened Dungeons
Remove drop of Remove Extract Potion from Lake in Dusk, Ruina Station, Tower of the Dead B1F
Raise drop rate of epic items (included Sword/Magic Skill Amp)
Added drop of Earrings / Bracelets with Sub-Epic
For example : Earrings / Bracelets of Amp. (with 1/2/3% Amp)
Weakened Lake in Dusk
Critine / Shadow Steel Weapons & Armors drop with Top-Epic 1-2
Weakened Ruina Station
Bluestin Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Bluestin Armors drop with Top-Epic 1-2
Shadow Steel Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Weakened Tower of the Dead B1F
Bluestin Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Bluestin Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1-2
Bluestin Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Bluestin Armors drop with Top-Epic 1-2
Lake in Dusk
Aqua / Shadow Titanium Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Aqua / Shadow Titanium Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1
Shadow Titanium Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Shadow Titanium Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Titanium Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Titanium Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Ruina Station
Aqua / Shadow Titanium Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Aqua / Shadow Titanium Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1
Shadow Titanium Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Shadow Titanium Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Titanium Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Titanium Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Tower of the Dead B1F
Lapis / Osmium Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Lapis / Osmium Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1
Shadow Titanium Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Shadow Titanium Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Vocalnic Citadel
Lapis / Osmium Weapons / Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Lapis / Osmium Weapons / Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Earrings / Bracelets +2 Sub-Epic 3
Earrings / Bracelets +3
Tower of the Dead B2F
Lapis / Osmium Weapons / Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Lapis / Osmium Weapons / Armors drop with Top-Epic 1-2
Earrings / Bracelets +2 Sub-Epic 3
Earrings / Bracelets +3
Forgotten Temple B1F
Topaz / Redosmium Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Topaz / Redosmium Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1
Osmium Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Osmium Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Earrings / Bracelets +3 Sub-Epic 3
Earrings / Bracelets +4
Illusion Castle : Underworld
Topaz / Redosmium Weapons / Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Topaz / Redosmium Weapons / Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Earrings / Bracelets +3 Sub-Epic 3
Earrings / Bracelets +4
SIG-Metal Material Core / Quartz Core
Altar of Siena B1F
Topaz / Redosmium Weapons / Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Topaz / Redosmium Weapons / Armors drop with Top-Epic 1-2
Earrings / Bracelets +3 Sub-Epic 3
Earrings / Bracelets +5
SIG-Metal Material Core / Quartz Core
Forbidden Island
SIG Metal Weapons / Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
SIG Metal Weapons / Armors drop with Top-Epic 1-2
Redosmium Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Redosmium Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1
Earrings / Bracelets +3 Sub-Epic 3
Earrings / Bracelets +5
SIG-Metal Material Core / Quartz Core
Altar of Siena B2F
Mithril Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Mithril Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Mithril Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
SIG Metal Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
SIG Metal Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1
Earrings / Bracelets +4 Sub-Epic 1
Earrings / Bracelets +6
SIG-Metal Material Core / Quartz Core
Illusion Castle : Radiant Hall
Mithril Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Mithril Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1
Mithril Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
SIG Metal Weapons drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
SIG Metal Weapons drop with Top-Epic 1
Earrings / Bracelets +6
SIG-Metal Material Core / Quartz Core
Forgotten Temple B2F
Mithril Weapons / Armors drop with Sub-Epic 1-3
Mithril Weapons / Armors drop with Top-Epic 1
Earrings / Bracelets +4 Sub-Epic 2
Earrings / Bracelets +7
SIG-Metal Material Core / Quartz Core

DX Dungeons Drop changed

Remove Essence Rune drops from DX Dungeon
Change the way of dropping armor-parts in DX Dungeon, now each DX drop a specified armor-part:
Steamer Crazy : Gloves
Panic Cave : Helm
Catacomb Frost : Boots
Lava Hellfire : Suit
Change drop based on Dungeon difficulty
Easy :
Redosmium Armor : Normal / Sub-Epic 1-3 / Top-Epic 1
Osmium Weapon : Normal / Sub-Epic 1-3 / Top-Epic 1
Epaulet +7
Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium)
Medium
SIG-Metal Armor : Normal / Sub-Epic 1-3 / Top-Epic 1
Redosmium Weapon : Normal / Sub-Epic 1-3 / Top-Epic 1
SIG-Metal Epaulet +7
Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium)
Hard
Mithril Armor : Normal / Sub-Epic 1-3 / Top-Epic 1
SIG-Metal Weapon : Normal / Sub-Epic 1-3 / Top-Epic 1
Epaulet +8
Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium)
Premium
Mithril Armor : Top-Epic
SIG-MetalWeapon : Top-Epic
Epaulet +7 / +8
Slot Extender (High / Highest)


Chaos Arena Drop changed

Added Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium) & Perfect Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium)

Normal Fields Drop changed

Bluestin, Titanium, Osmium armors class bind will be drop
Mutant Forest drops
SIG-Metal Material Core & Quartz Core
Forgotten Ruin
Astral Bike - Blue / RW3
Epaulet +7
Slot extender (Low / Medium)
Osmium Armor Class (Normal / Sub-Epic 1, Top-Epic 1)
Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium)
Lakeside
Astral Bike - Blue / RW3
SIG-Metal Epaulet
Slot extender (Low / Medium / High)
Redosmium Armor (Normal / Sub-Epic 1, Top-Epic 1)
Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium)
Pontus Ferrum
Astral Bike - Blue / RW3
SIG-Metal Epaulet
Slot extender (Low / Medium / High / Highest)
SIG-Metal Armor (Normal / Sub-Epic 1, Top-Epic 1)
Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium)
Porta Inferno
Astral Bike - Blue / RW3
Epaulet +8
Slot extender (Low / Medium / High / Highest)
Mithril Armor (Normal / Sub-Epic 1, Top-Epic 1)
Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium)

Quests change

All scenario & common quests were changed
Dungeon quests changed
Added Skill-EXP & Honor bonus after completing quests

Quest UI changed

Added Quest Task list (Summary Information window) with Progress of each quest displayed
Allow up to 5 quests selected to be displayed in task list
Allow pinning Quest Task list on the screen
Allow moving Quest Task list (like Jukebox)
Dungeon Quest are automatically registered in Quest Task list
Allow to check monster locations in GPS
Displayed quest items







Enhanced Help System

Help works better with pictures direct in help content
When you meed certain conditions, game displayed an icon with related help content.

Battle & Aura mode change

Remove Battle / Aura after countdown end

Board / Bike change

Reduce the speed of bikes / boards when summon and release
Display bikes / boards speed in tooltip
Keep bike / board summoning state when change channel, reconnect


Auction Hall change

Item in AH can not be registered if:
Items are cheaper than normal NPC Shop.
Allow price check of items.

Misc changes

Mercenaries party active social skills are enabled
Improve the loading speed of Windows 7 OS
Remove penalties of Mission Dungeon, Quest Dungeon and DX Dungeon
Alt + Enter through the window mode conversion modification
Alt + Enter when in Windowed-mode: Full screen
Alt + Enter mode when in full-screen: Windowed-mode
Change the style of attack UMD-03 Lantus Plumma to Non-Aggressive
Auto register "Return Stone" in quick-slot for new character

■ Additions

Add SP Dungeon Dice

Recover SP when finished dungeon, based on rolling dice
Based on BSLv of character
BS Lv6 - Bs18 : 0 - 5 SP bars could be recovered.
BS Lv19 : 1 - 6 SP bars could be recovered.






Class-bind Armor

Bluestin / Titanium / Osmium Armor now are class-bind armors
Armor has the same old stats but added HP
By upgrading, bonus HP gained
Added Bluestin / Titanium / Osmium armor switch card:
Allow to switch old armors into class binding armor
NPC : Hamperic
Price :
Bluestin switch card: 100,000 Alz
Titanium switch card: 500,000 Alz
Osmium switch card: 1,000,000 Alz
Each grade consists 6 separated classes : WA / FB / BL / FS / FA / WI
After using switch card, all stats won't change included:
Enchant Level
Item Properties
Epic Options






DP System

Added DP system (DP : Dungeon Point)
When cleared Dungeons (Mission Dungeon, Chaos Arena, DX Dungeon) DP would be earned
Maximum accumulated DP is 100
DP will be reset to 0 after 3 hours
Allow check current DP in Dungeon Window
NPC Hampton in Port Lux sells DP-Reward-items (use DP to buy)
Cube of Discipline
Cube of Soul
Strengthened Cube









New MD Dungeon "Marquis Salinas Outposts"

Limit:
Lv 145
BSLV 11+
Entry Location:
Pontus Ferrum
X: 94
Y: 128






Entry Item:

Hacked code disk





DP acquired when clear : 10DP
Honor reward : 40,000
Time Limit : 7 mins, time gained when completed Dungeon Quest
Introduction Quest:
New MD Dungeon Quest Outposts Marquis Nas
Level: 145
Start NPC: Sally in Fort Ruina









New Armor grade

New Armor grade added "Dry Plastic Mechanism"
Only drops in "Marquis Salinas Outposts".
Will drop with one slot, slot extension is unavailable.
Use "Highest" core level (FCHH, UCHH, PCHH, can't use SEHH)
Limit : 145+
Items drop with 3 random options, include:
Helmets :
All Skill Amp. : max 5%
Critical Rate : max 5%
Critical Damage : max 10%
Boots :
All Skill Amp. : max 5%
HP Absorb Limit : max 30
Defense : max 10
Gloves :
All Skill Amp. : max 5%
Add Damage : max 10
Defense : max 10
Suits :
All Skill Amp. : max 5%
HP : max 50
Defense : max 10
















Special bonus added when wearing more than 1 part of new set






New Epaulet grade added "Dry Plastic Mechanism Epaulet"

Only drops in "Marquis Salinas Outposts".
Resist Critical added in stats for Epaulet of Guard






Add social-network integrated UI

Twitter
Chat commands: /tweeter, /xmdnlxj
Added to the Cabal menu: Cabal menu - Community - Twitter
Logout button has been removed.
Published charater is limited to 140 characters.
Twitter window can post a screen shot attached.
Facebook
Chat commands: /facebook, /vpdltmqnr
Added to the Cabal menu: Cabal menu - Community - facebook
With this feature you can post an article on Facebook.
You can post a screen shot attached.
Automatic publishing feature articles
Satisfy certain conditions, automatic posting on the Facebook wall post.
Upon completion of specific quests article will be posted automatically.
"Warrior of Knight Star" quest-chain end
Scenario quests completed
Country / change quests completed

Aura / Battle mode saving feature

Auto save Aura / Battle mode when change the channel

Add item equipment lock

Allow to lock equipment, so it's easy to switch between items






Inventory / Warehouse sub-password

Allow to use sub-password for Inventory & Warehouse

■ Mission War

Add Mission War damage buff items

Allow to use only in Mission War
Formula Card & Material are sold in Groceries in village except Fort. Ruina








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Update: April 29


■ Modifications

Fixed some Auction Hall bugs
Display success of upgrading rate for Bikes in Upgrading Window
Fixed bugs caused when moving items in/out Warehouse while holding Shift
Fixed bugs caused to can not receive items in temporary inventory
Fixed Auction Hall bugs caused when try to interact with
Catalyst
Mission War buff items
Sub Epic Accessories
Fixed bug : in some cases, the reset progress of DP caused error
Auto save the state of Quest Task List when change channel
Location of monster were displayed incorrectly in Quest Task List
Fixed quests typos
Update Help system
Fixed bug caused by changing between window modes
Fixed bug caused when opening personal store and moving mouse

■ Changes

Adjusted chance of drops for 7% amp and 16% C.Dmg & 8% C.Rate of all MD & DX dungeons slightly lower
In dungeon, Quest Task List can show up to 7


■ Additions

Map code rewarded from quests
Lv.65 : Fort. Ruina : Reward : Fort. Ruina Map Code
Lv.80 : Frozen Tower of the Dead : Reward : Undead Ground Map Code



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Update: May 4


■ Modifications

Fixed camera bug in Warp Center
Fixed bug Plastic Armor Set shown "0" value for special epic option
Fixed bugged quests
Fixed bugged quests in Marquis of Salinas dungeon
Change attack style of bosses in Marquis of Salinas dungeon
Fixed incorrectly displayed FX of Plastic Armor Set when +15
Bugs caused when drop Bikes in Altar of Siena B1F & Forbidden Island


■ Changes

Edit quest related with Stone Golem in Port Lux
Updated some quests
Reduce number of required monsters or items from quests
Update Promotion quests 70/80/90/100
Alert when number of HP / MP / Return Stone falls below a certain quantity
Remove Core Cube as reward at the end of dungeons
Tower of the Dead B2F, Forbidden Island, Altar of Siena B1F, Altar of Siena B2F, Illusion Castle Underworld, Illusion Castle Radiant Hall, Forgotten Temple B2F


■ Additions

Added "Frozen Tower of the Dead" quest
Required level : 80+
Start NPC: Warehouse Keeper Fisher - Bloody Ice
Reward: Undead Ground Map Code & Warp Code
Character Information Window displays the current DP
Add New Character Name Color
Created new characters' names are displayed in green.

■ Mission War

Fixed bug caused DC when receive mail after TG


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Update: May 11


■ Modifications

Fixed incorrectly displayed quests in Quest Window
Fixed bug caused disconnect to the server when Force Archer use Multi-Shooter in dungeon
Fixed bug caused client exit when using Warehouse
Sound of Unique monsters were sometimes unusual, fixed
Fixed bug caused normal user can enter Premium Lava Hellfire
Some quests don't show NPC location on GPS, fixed
Unique monsters drop weapon with unusual HP property, fixed

■ Changes

Quest Dungeon Name Change: Captain Mark's lair => Sirius's lair
Change some quest dungeons location


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Update: May 18


■ Modifications

Fixed bug that produced wrong catalysts when extract Shadowsteel Daikatana
Fixed the bug that caused the quest in Illusion Castle Radiant Hall could not be proceed
Fixed the bug caused client exit when using Remote Shop Card
Unique monsters / bosses in low level fields now drop low level epaulets
Sometimes favorite link in Auction Hall were not active, bug fixed
Fixed bug of GPS for Forgotten Ruin quests
Fixed bugs of tooltip for monsters of quests
Active-quests did not display with exclamation sign, bug fixed


■ Changes

Character creation screen changed with Titanium and Pherystin items
Added UI scaling ability
Added option in Option > Display which allows UI scaling based on the resolution
Changed the content of quest "The secret lair vampires"
Change the way inside quest dungeons
Change item extraction rate
More probability with result of Catalysts for Armors
Changed some NPC of quests
Changes drop rate of Bike Upgrade Kit (Low / Medium) of all MD Dungeons


■ Additions

Cube of Reinforcement (from DP Reward system) edited
Added : Slot Extender
Slot Extender grade based on grade of "Cube of Reinforcement"
For example :
Slot Extender (High) can be obtained from Cube of Reinforcement (High)
Slot Extender (Highest) can be obtained from Cube of Reinforcement (Highest)



Add new TIP messages

When certain conditions are met the new TIP message will be displayed.

Level up, session length, entry, such as Dungeons


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Update: May 25


■ Modifications

Tower of the Dead B2F Epic equipments dropped with error options
NPC Petsha (DP Reward Trader) wasn't shown up on GPS, fixed
Tooltips of Auction Hall sometimes didn't auto disappear
Tooltip of "Cube of Reinforcement (Highest)" incorrectly displayed
Allow continue the quest progress if in Temporary Inventory has items in Tower of the Dead B1F, bug fixed
Item in Dungeon Quest Inventory (Quest Task List) displayed incorrect tooltips
When unique items are looted, can not post automatically to Facebook


Changes

AH's slots of Premium users expanded to 15 slots
Added 1 DP for Premium PC (Korean PC-Bang)
Mission Dungeon, DX Dungeon, Chaos Arena when cleared: Old DP + 1 DP
Change the color of icon on GPS





Reward items from some scenario quests changed item property
Adjust EXP quest rewards
Adjusted some scenario quests experience of the quest rewards (higher)
Some common quest rewards have been added experience into rewards
'Lv.70 Create warehouse expenses' quest item 'saengpoyong Tools' changed to allow sales
7. 'Lv.93 ASC controllers' quest for the mission 'ASC controller destroy' mission added
8. 'Rise' of the group leading the quest Quest 'Lv.51 damaged Map' quest to change
Unique monsters of low-level fields, changed the maximum number of items to drop change into 2 (old : 1)
Fort. Ruina -> Pontus Ferrum entrance warp changed the coordinates
The warp point now easier to see and click, no more obscure the vision
Change the location of the NPC "Najaba" in Fort. Ruina
Moved backward than the existing
Remote trading card item property changes
Available for sale => Not available for sale
In Warp Center by pressing ESC key when you click on the confirmation window, it will be closed
Camera field of view in some fields and dungeon quests improved


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Update: June 1


■ Modifications

Under certain cases, tooltips in AH were displayedstances incorrectly
When the sound muted, Ending Scroll works incorrectly
AH bugs in Bike section

■ Changes

When character logged out, change the time of party members to maintain party status
Old : 5 mins
Change : 10 mins
Quest UI changes
Allow sorting quests in progress by Quest level
Added "?" button in Quest-Task-List, shows the information of clicked quest
Blended Rune high-level ( II and III ) chance of success raised when crafting
Allow changing BGM when dungeon dialog appears
Change some quests' location
Daily quests now can be deleted

■ Additions

Change the way camera moving while holding Right-mouse-button and moving the mouse
Added GPS icon for "Marquis Salinas Outposts" dungeon in Pontus Ferrum


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Update: June 8

■ Modifications

* Fixed bug that caused when clearing quest dungeons
* Under certain cases, can get daily quest items
* Change the appearance of "Drei Frame" Battle Suit
* Animation of boss "Agrya" in Tower of the Dead of B1F displayed incorrectly, fixed

■ Changes

*


Fixed layout of some dungeon quest NPC







Credits: Cabal EU

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Sony Enlists FBI as US, Canadian Authorities Look into PSN Breach

The British government's Information Commissioner's Office announced it was opening an inquiry into the ongoing PlayStation Network outage and data leak. Now, US and Canadian government bodies have joined the chorus demanding answers about the exposure, which could potentially lead to the theft of up to 77 million PSN users' personal information.


Reuters reports that US Representative Mary Bono Mack (R-California) has asked members of the US House of Representatives' subcommittee for commerce, manufacturing, and trade to begin looking into the data leak. Mack, the widow of the late US Representative Sonny Bono, chairs the subcommittee, which will apparently soon weigh in on whether hearings are needed on the matter. Mack's move comes one day after US Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on Sony to offer full disclosure to PSN users if their information was compromised.

Reuters also reports that Sony has contacted the San Diego office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's cybercrimes unit to look into the data breach. The news service could not get public comment, but it did cite unnamed sources as saying say the law enforcement body was investigating the matter.

Meanwhile, north of the border, Canadian authorities are also looking into the PSN debacle. Canada's privacy commissioner told the Vancouver Sun that it, too, is launching an inquiry.

"We are currently looking into this matter and are seeking information from Sony," a spokesperson said. "We will determine next steps once we have a full understanding of the incident."

Unfortunately for Sony, the worst may be yet to come. "European countries are going to go crazy and be all over this," Dan Burk, a professor at the University of California, Irvine School of Law, told Reuters. "They are absolutely obsessed about companies holding personal information."

The increasing attention of government bodies is just the latest wrinkle in the increasingly convoluted timeline of the PlayStation Network outage and data leak. Earlier today, the first lawsuit over the matter was filed, with an Alabama man seeking class-action status on behalf of all PlayStation users whose accounts may have been compromised.

Credit card companies find no PSN-related activity

As the PSN outage and data leak drag on, Bloomberg has posted a pair of articles that add to the ongoing saga. First, the news service reports that financial companies Wells Fargo, American Express, and MasterCard have seen "no unauthorized activity relating to Sony." The news comes shortly after Sony announced that all PSN credit card information had been encrypted during the time of the leak and that there was "no evidence" that any had been stolen.

The credit card companies' revelation is a rare bright spot in the crisis, which is weighing heavily on the brow of one particular Sony executive. Bloomberg also reports that Kaz Hirai, who became head of Sony's entire consumer electronics business on April 1, is under a magnifying glass to see how he handles the ongoing debacle. The scrutiny is particularly intense as Hirai has extolled a plan to use the PlayStation Network as the basis of a content store that will extend to other Sony devices, such as HDTVs and Blu-ray players.



All eyes are now on Kaz Hirai


"Almost everything Hirai has been trying to do has an element of network," Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities analyst Masahiko Ishino told the news service. "Sony's strategy to connect its products through network is very crucial for the company's transformation. Sony may struggle if the business gets disrupted."

How Hirai copes with the PSN outage--which has already sparked government investigations and civil lawsuits--will likely affect his chances of succeeding current Sony Corp. CEO Sir Howard Stringer. As part of the announcement of Hirai's promotion, Stringer himself said that he was the frontrunner. "This is an opportunity for the board to watch Hirai-san and judge his performance," said Stringer.

Unfortunately for Sony, the market is already weighing in on the PSN outage. Today, Sony shares fell 4.5 percent to 2,260 ($27.71) on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It was the largest decline for the company since the tragic earthquake and tsunami hit Japan in mid-March.


Credits: Gamespot Asia

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Sony PSN Confirmed Hacked

Whatever is going on over at the PlayStation Network seems pretty serious. As you may know, the PlayStation Network has been down for nearly a week. This has lead to tons of rumors and speculation. And Sony confirmed Tuesday that hackers have managed to obtain personal information Sony stored within the PlayStation Network, possibly including credit cards.


According to Sony's Sr. Director, Corporate Communications & Social Media, Patrick Seybold an "unauthorized person" has obtained PlayStation Network Users' personal information, including name, address, password, login. According to the company, it's possible that credit card data has been accessed as well. Meaning, things just went to a potential catastrophe for millions of PlayStation 3 users.



The PSN issues also affected Sony Online Entertainment MMOs such as Free Realms and DC Universe Online.

Sony said that some services would be restored within a week.

Sony's statement:

Valued PlayStation Network/Qriocity Customer:
We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this intrusion, we have:
Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;
Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full and complete investigation into what happened; and
Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our network infrastructure by re-building our system to provide you with greater protection of your personal information.

For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email, asking for your credit card number, social security number or other personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information, you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them, as well.


Check out the full statement on the PlayStation site.


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Sony Unveils PlayStation Tablets

During a media briefing in Japan today, Sony announced two new tablet computers, the S1 and S2, available globally this fall.





The S1 has a single 9.4-inch display while the S2 features two 5.5 inch screens in a clamshell design similar to the Nintendo 3DS. The dual screens can be used as one combined larger screen or separately to allow video to play on the top screen with input commands on the bottom, for example.



Sony S1


Both tablets are PlayStation Certified, allowing users to download and play PlayStation One titles through PlayStation Suite. They are also both equipped with Android 3.0, WiFi and 3G/4G.



Sony S2


Price details were not announced at this time.


Credits: IGN.com

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Blade and Soul OK with nVidia 8800GT

Recently, NCsoft announced the PC system requirements for Blade and Soul in preparation for the game's upcoming closed beta testing.





Do players need to upgrade their computers?


As tested by NCsoft's staff, "Intel Core E6600 (2.4GHz) + nVidia GeForce 8800 GT" is definitely able to support the gameplay with excellent game effects.

According to understanding, the computers featuring the above mentioned specifications were mainstream ones in South Korea 4~5 years ago; the game can support a maximum resolution of 1680x1050, as well as Windows XP, Windows Vista & Win7 32Bit/64Bit; and 2GB memory is enough for players to enjoy smooth gameplay.





After tests, it's proved that with highest game effects activated on the computers boasting the above specifications, 24~26fps can be guaranteed during the combats in the wild in Blade & Soul, which is quite satisfactory in a sense.

As Blade & Soul's producer Mr. Pae said, though NCsoft's proudest shadow & light shaft technologies were introduced into the game, players are still able to see the game run smoothly.

Enabling smooth gameplay attached with all game effects to be realized on low-specification computers, NCsoft does save players a large sum of money.





Not for Minors

However, the downside of this is that Korean media have recently said that according to the game ratings from the KMRB (Korea Media Rating Board), Blade & Soul is too violent and won't be open to minors.

On April 22, the KMRB agreed to rate Blade & Soul "18+" because of the obviously bloody scenes shown when the characters equipping swords/axes fight in the game, and decided to ban the game from being open to minors.





According to applicable Korean law, "violent" elements are forbidden in the games that "minors are allowed to play". Just because of the integration of large numbers of such elements, Blade & Soul was rated "18+".


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