The old thread was getting a bit too hard to find information in so I'm going to try to reorganize things in a new thread. This expansion is slated for a 9/24 PWCN release but has already hit the PWCN test server.
Let me know if there is info I am missing from the old thread.
Previous Thread
Top Questions
Whats this about PW2 and a new engine?
This update is being marketed as PW2 in China but it is most definitely just an expansion. The engine upgrade is also overstated and the new areas don't look noticeably improved from what we've seen in recent expansions.
When are we getting it? It hit CN on 9/24. The word is that it's currently planned here for January but the team will try to push that down to late december.
Expansion NotesNew Race:
"Hazy" race with two new classes: "Night Shadow" and "Moon Fairy".
Character creation screenshots
Flyers gallery (video)
Night Shadow Night Shadow Skill Descriptions + Sage/Demon
A LA sword user (class restricted dex-based sword)
- has a passive to reduce ranged damage taken
- a squad buff to reduce crit damage taken.
- can enter a temporary transformed state with increased APS and reduced skill cooldowns
- has combo skills that can only be used if chained together
- has a teleport stun with a cooldown that is reset when the target dies
- can use blood paint
- can copy certain skills from nearby classes (Video) Ingame descriptions of copied skills (can be used of friendly targets now)
Jarken's Nightshadow Discussion Thread
Gameplay level 1-13 and commentary (Jarken)
Gameplay level 13-21 and commentary (Jarken)
Gameplay level 21-32 and commentary (Jarken)
Meditation and Transformation of the LA class.
Moon Fairy Moon Fairy Skill Descriptions + Sage/Demon
an AA class with a sickle (class restricted).
- most skills can be channeled while moving
- can create self duplicate (pet) Video
- Ranged AOE Reel In skill
- a passive to reduce melee damage taken.
- squad buff lowers damage taken from normal attacks by 20% (lvl 10).
- There are a lot of skills that produce these swirling Ice/Thunder balls around you and other skills that use them. You can have (max?) 3 balls around you and they can be 2 of one kind and 1 of the other.
Level 44 skill showcase from Mel
Character Creation and Initial Gameplay (youtube)
Meditation and Transformation
Skill DescriptionsMoon Fairy / Nightshadow Sage / Demon skills (Chinese)
Skill Listing (Russian)
Sage / Demon Skills (translated from Russian)
Raw chinese (updated 9/24)
Night Shadow Skills translated by Eoria
Moon Fairy Skills translated by Eoria
New starting area This is replacement for the old Origination one
Map
Screenshots
- Players have to be level20+ to leave the new area
- My alt that was in the old origination land was auto-teled to the new start area.
- My lvl 1 alt that was already in arch got a popup prompting it to tele to the new area.
- You can ignore the prompt though and stay in arch.
New Land / City There is a new island east of Misfortune
Map
New TW MAP
Screenshots
HD Youtube video of the area (Mel)
New instance Desert-themed instance that is randomly generated
Uses random tiles like these
Entrance Location and Entrance
HD video of instance entrance and peak inside
Moon Fairy squad run of the instance (level 50 ver)
Run of the level 100 version (video)
Requires:
1. 2nd awakening lvl 100
2. Mirage Sky X ?
3. Can enter 3 times a day
4. 7 - 10 people
Boss drops materials to upgrade r8r gear
There is a baby version of this instance too:
1. level 50+
2. 6 player squad
3. Boss drops materials to make low level gear (lvl 55-85)
Equipment Upgrades R8r, Morai gear, and Warsoul weapons can be upgraded
Youtube video of all the forges
Video of archo forges and nirvana forges
R8rr Gear-4 random stats instead of 3 (not 100% confirmed)
-same set bonus
-no new weapon effects
-higher base stats
-higher refine bonus
-random stats are basically the same pool but come with higher values
-there's a spirit of forge where you can use chienkuns to preview stats before you reroll
Stat comparison of R8rr vs R8r
Gallery of all the new R8rr weapons + the new race weapons
http://imgur.com/a/L5r5NWarsoul WeaponsTwo new stages of Warsoul Weapons added.
http://i.imgur.com/6nhnFZ9.jpg-One half way between normal warsoul and first recast
-Second after first recast with guaranteed 65 attack level and better refine
Stat comparison of the new Warsoul Weapons
MoraiMorai gear recast is a little buffed. Weapon has +70 slaying levels and is now a part of the set.
Stat comparison of Morai G15 recast vs Morai G15
http://i.imgur.com/Ewc6gav.pngMorai Recast set (plus weapon):
3/6 = Warding Level +5
4/6 = Slaying Level +5
5/6 = Chan -6% (AA) Int -.05 (LA/HA)
6/6 = HP+600 (AA) / HP+650 (LA) / HP+750 (HA)
New Systems1) Skill learning window revamp with new interface Screenshot
http://i.imgur.com/kD3Q1Z0.png2) New system to auto unlock a teleporter when you enter a town
3) New daily registration system. Can miss <= 3 days a month and get monthly. There are daily rewards too that progressively get better the more days you register. Screenshot List of prizes
http://pwi-forum.perfectworld.com/showpost.php?p=21902001&postcount=4214) Mounts can be upgraded to go underwater
5) Advanced Cultivation conversion. An item that allows you to switch cultivation and autoconvert all level 11+ skills
6) Quest NPCs can be selected from quest tracker without clicking on them
7) Character creation has better camera controls
Equipment comparison function Screenshot, very basic
http://i.imgur.com/6Svv69w.png9) Can click on URLs in system chat
10) Easier to see fashion colors
11) Easier to enter 'complex characters' in chat
12) New TW land, the one next to Misfortune New TW MAP
http://i.imgur.com/yzq201a.pngQuest Optimization1) Low level quests are made easier
2) Low level cultivation has been simplified?
3) Some new level 80+ daily
4) New 8x and 9x BHs
5) New quests in each race's main city
6) level 28-105 quests have their XP buffed
7) New quest reward interface
Crazy stone buffed
9) New daily for lvl 83-95
10) Optimization for World Quest daily
11) Learning manufacturing skills unchanged
12) NPC locations in Archo and major cities have been adjusted
13) XP increase for Morai quests
14) New teleporter in Mirrorflower ?
Interface Optimization1) New beginner guide
2) Event Calendar filtering
3) Better blacklist and shortcut key interface
4) Keyboard map entry for the shortcut keys
5) Better dressing room camera controls
6) New character switching menu
7) Better shortcut bar lock control
New aggressive mob indicator, can tell if mob will aggro Screenshot
http://blog-imgs-60.fc2.com/r/u/s/rustrust/2764f5cd7b899e518870380941a7d933c9950d4a.jpg9) Square minimap (if you have rotating minimap it will still be round) Screenshot
http://i.imgur.com/HqOxzTQ.png10) Better backpack interface with fashion
11) More pictures for beginner guide
12) Overhaul of the ingame encyclopedia
13) New portrait UI Screenshot
http://i.imgur.com/gxaj1ia.png- More memory configuration options
- New progress bar for the book demon
- Max inventory size increased from 64 to 80
- An extra page added to the pet bag (20 total slots)
- New manufacturing interface Screenshot
http://i.imgur.com/nmNthVy.pngOther1) Revelation Potion can be used by assassins to increase awareness by 1 point
2) Cash shop update for new race
New loading screensAll DQ Items are 1 COIN (death of bot induced inflation!)
- No new Nuema / RB level / Sky Levels / Avatars / History Advancement, all primal stuff seems the same
- New Title Quest chain
- Adjusted required scores in the veno instance (?)
Misc ScreenshotsFB19 Boss
http://f-picture.net/lfp/s04.radikal.ru/i177/1409/4a/7ce4c46e8c05.jpg/htmHow to log on yourselfIf youre interested in trying this out now you can do so on PWCN. The steps you have to do are:
1) Setup an account on PWCN
2) Download the client
3) Install any patches that are needed
4) Log on
Here's a guide for setting things up and Installing patches.
How to answer the anti-bot question
Troubleshooting version mismatch
Resources / CreditsMel's videos (RU community guy)
Japanese Blog "Just a little time"
Russian Site "PWmarket"
Wanmei News Updates
- attackerv (lots of PWCN news / forum posts)
- Eoria (skill translations)
- Jarken (Night Shadow playthrough videos)
- Mars - Morai (RU findings)
And more more Basic video exploring the new zone.
