Post-Nix Improvements — Unique Gear, Abyss Points and Teleportation

After the gear reorganization, the existing path to grow unique equipment using gear properties disappeared. The effect was immediate: the property enhancement burden rose significantly, especially for those still trying to complete normal unique properties in Raid content that is already about a year old.

The development team determined that, considering the content's lifecycle and the current growth stage, a difficulty adjustment is necessary. The changes aim to allow more efficient use of resources accumulated before the reorganization.

Abyss Content was intentionally adjusted to increase the time spent consuming Abyss Points — the idea was to induce a certain level of concentration and cooperation among group members, given the multiplayer nature of the content.

However, the team confirmed that fatigue in the repetitive hunting section increased beyond expectations. The Abyss is the central growth content used daily, so the excessive burden weighs more than it does in optional content. The review is underway with a focus on two fronts: Abyss Point consumption efficiency and reduction of gameplay repetition.

The movement experience in Nix was designed to combine the Sky Wedge (fast travel with a panoramic view) with the Milky Way for exploration. In practice, the Sky Wedge became the only way out of Etherion to the field — which accumulated more fatigue than expected in repetitive gameplay and inter-region switching.

The solution: 5 Teleport Stones, one at each Star Lighthouse location across Nix's 5 regions, available starting with the June 25 maintenance. For exploring wider areas, such as the outer regions of Nix, the Sky Wedge and Milky Way are still required — the original design intent is not compromised.

Part of the announced improvements will not wait for a full development cycle — the team separated what can go into temporary maintenance. The changes below are applied on June 25 (Thursday).