Netmarble has posted its written recap of the September 2 Developer Lounge Talk, and the Q&A section carries answers the roadmap slides did not: which characters come back for the Half-Anniversary, which do not, and what the balance pass is aimed at.
The Half-Anniversary Lands With Ver.1.4
Ver.1.4 is the Half-Anniversary update, and beyond EP.7 Ashen Cradle Lullaby, the Gaba Archipelago and Elemental Sanctuary it carries:
- Special Character Rerun Recruitments and Half-Anniversary events
- A new Conquest Boss, Unknown
- A Story & Mini-Game Archive
- Balance adjustments for 5-star Standard and Event Recruit characters
- Guidebook improvements
Elemental Sanctuary is built around Fire, Ice, Earth, Wind and Lightning, and its Restrictions system is the lever: accept more of them on entry and the reward tier goes up. Sorin follows Reginula as a Legendary Monster and comes with a Legendary Monsterling of its own.
Of the two new characters, Isabella arrives first; Chloe is adapted from the original game, and Netmarble says more characters will be reworked out of it.
Ver.1.5 Names Its Characters
November’s update continues EP.7 after Isabella and Chloe with M.A.D and Rue, alongside the friend system revamp, honor-based ranking rewards for Conquest and Rifts, and the DMM GAMES launch.
Reruns and Balance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
Is
Mina
in the rerun lineup? |
Yes |
| Are the Summer Dive! characters? | No — released too recently |
| Will 1.4’s characters get Epic Quests? | No. They are introduced through the EP.7 Main Story instead |
The balance pass is aimed at two groups: buffs for 5-star characters, under review, and the overall utility of Event Recruit characters. Two names were given.
Verna: Summer Dive!
is getting buff and debuff elements supplemented so she performs both on-field and off-field, and
Nagi
is being reviewed from several angles.
Answered in the Live Q&A
- Crashes are still being investigated, with improvements shipping continuously.
- A recommended Monsterling equip feature already landed in the August 18 update. Filters, favourites and a lock for individual Monsterlings are under review, and Netmarble agrees the lock is needed.
- Keyboard and mouse walking controls are not scheduled, only under consideration.
- Emote motions for characters other than
Narae
are being looked at.
