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Amazon hands Throne and Liberty back to NC — the West changes publisher in Q4 2026
Amazon Game Studios is ending its Throne and Liberty operation in the West and handing the service back to NC, through its FirstSpark Games subsidiary. The transition is set for the fourth quarter of 2026, and the Korean notice published the same day targets completion before the end of the year. Full translation and read-through of the official FAQ: what migrates, what still has no answer, and the single decision players need to make before the date.
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Amazon hands Throne and Liberty back to NC — the West changes publisher in Q4 2026
Amazon Game Studios is ending its Throne and Liberty operation in the West and handing the service back to NC, through its FirstSpark Games subsidiary. The transition is set for the fourth quarter of 2026, and the Korean notice published the same day targets completion before the end of the year. Full translation and read-through of the official FAQ: what migrates, what still has no answer, and the single decision players need to make before the date.
Patch notes — August 25
The Korean note for the August 25 maintenance raises the gear ceiling and lowers the content floor at the same time. Snowsoul weapons open a tier above the Radiant Toland Arch weapon, a Champion grade slots in between Elite and Boss, and Remnants of Nix plus the Tumgir Vault get rebuilt from spawn timers to CC. On the other side, the Orb loses up to 40 percentage points of monster damage amplification.
August Resistance Report — Vegamor delayed and boss rewards unified around group contribution
Official Global report published on August 14, the first one after the announcement that Amazon is handing the Western operation to NC in Q4 2026. The team promises progression and account data stay intact, pushes Colossus Vegamor to September, and lists the progression improvements already shipped in 4.7.0 plus the ones still coming — Nix, gear cap, boss reward criteria, Skill Core presets and Flames of Purification.
Patch notes — August 11
Complete coverage of the Korean August 11 maintenance — section by section. The patch delivers a full party coordination system (ready check, three-second countdown, chat notice and a shareable map icon), eases cooperative PvE with Star Fragment's Resolve reaching the Dimensional and a Helping Hand that now pays out by combat power, and cuts the Trait Stone fee from 218,180 to 43,000 Solant with a refund by mail. On the balance side, nine weapons were touched — Greatsword, Longsword, Longbow, Crossbow, Staff, Wand, Spear, Orb and Gauntlet — each with its own chapter and every change in plain sight. It closes with 36 accessories gaining control traits, the bag tab overhaul, player housing with random visits and more than thirty fixes.
Patch notes — July 28
Complete coverage of the Korean July 28 maintenance — note by note. The patch adds Arch Boss Ramus with peace and guild events, ten new weapons at a fixed Item Level of 85, the Iron Tomb's Cradle Dimensional and the Thuban and Sopor guild raids. Twenty crafting recipes arrive on two wildly different cost routes, a rebalance touches seven weapons, eight unique items get fixed and an economy package cuts level Inheritance in half. Every weapon has its own chapter with all changes in plain sight — Dagger, Crossbow, Gauntlet, Longbow, Staff, Wand and Spear. Ramus's eleven rewards are laid out one by one with full stats. The rest of the technical detail sits in the expandable blocks.
Patch notes — July 14
Full English coverage of the July 14 Korean maintenance — note by note. The patch opens the 'Sealing: Fortress of Bitter Frost' battlefield, resets PvP with Season 2 rotating by day of the week, rebalances all nine weapons (with complete scaling tables), turns unique-gear Skill Core effects into item stats, drastically cheapens Trait and Resonance growth, expands the Sealing Key sources, and brings a huge wave of QoL and fixes. The technical detail lives in the expandable blocks.
Watermark guide — how gear leveling really works, with an interactive calculator
The NIX gear leveling system does not work the way the patch notes said. Based on data mined from the game files and the spreadsheet by Aragon & Kninebeat, this guide explains the watermark, the hard-stuck trap — and includes an interactive calculator: enter your 3 highest item levels and see your exact chances.
Talking Wall — the complete answer key (295 True or False statements)
Community compilation of all 295 statements from the *Talking Wall* event, organized by topic for quick lookup. Covers Nix lore, cosmology and the Ancient War, world regions, core characters, NPCs, and even trivia that has nothing to do with Throne and Liberty.
July Resistance Report — the team answers the post-Nix bottlenecks
Official Global communication following The Frozen Divide: Nix (4.0.0). The team acknowledges that material costs became a wall for new and returning players, and lays out staggered fixes for July 1, 9, and 16. A straight read on what changes for progression, Nix farming, and the month's calendar.
Rise Before Ramux — the first dragon-mounted Archboss arrives in Nix
A global announcement reveals Ramux, the first Throne and Liberty Archboss to fight mounted on a dragon. The Rise Before Ramux event hands out 49 daily rewards starting July 1, with Calanthia selection chests and Queen Bellandir and Tevent weapons. Straight breakdown of the event milestones with a BR-region read.
NIX level-80 itemization — m95hak's updated BiS spreadsheet
Updated version of m95hak's kr NIX update spreadsheet: the level-80 itemization map for the Korean server, now with 163 items. Each tooltip shows stats, the item skill and the tiered trait table (with resonance traits). Covers all 10 weapon classes, 5 accessories and 6 gear pieces, including the new ArchBoss items of the NIX expansion.
Post-Nix Improvements — Unique Gear, Abyss Points and Teleportation
Official NCSoft Korea notice on three fronts of improvement identified after the Nix update launch: difficulty of growing unique equipment, repetition fatigue in the Abyss Points, and convenience of movement with teleport stones. Some changes are already entering the June 25 temporary maintenance.
NIX has landed on the Korean server — every detail of the biggest update
The Korean server's biggest update yet, in two parts. It opens the Nix region, adds the Gauntlet weapon, raises the max level to 60, rebuilds the entire gear-growth structure and introduces loot by purification — plus heavy PvP rebalancing, new dungeons, bosses, a skill-chaining system and a flood of QoL. Full coverage, leaving no information or image out.
Everything about the NIX expansion
Geunsu Park, Throne and Liberty's PD, opened the doors to Nix in a full presentation. The frozen domain, the new item level system that retires enhancement, the Nix's Remains extraction battlefield, the Gauntlet weapon with its two modes, and the Arch Boss roadmap through August. Translation and BR read of the PD's talk.
Character Boost — Enter Nix at Level 55 on Day 1
The Character Boost for The Frozen Divide: Nix delivers a combat-ready character at Level 55 with ~7,200 CP, Epic Tier 5 skills, weapon mastery Level 160, all 11 life skills at Level 10, and a complete starter pack of currencies. Available in the in-game Shop and on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox — applied only during character creation.
Gauntlets — Behind the Weapon That Turns Your Body Into an Instrument of War
Official Behind the Scenes (EN) on the creation of the Gauntlets. Covers the concept of turning the body into a weapon, Eclipse of Blood as the central mechanic that changes appearance and combat style, the tank/dealer duality, the learning curve, and the internal story of discarding the boxing style in favor of Eclipse of Blood. Gauntlets arrive with The Frozen Divide: Nix on June 25.
Update 3.37.0 — Skill Fixes and Cooking Interface
Global update 3.37.0 (Jun 3, 2026): skill fixes for Longbow, Wand, and Archpriest, Cooking interface overhaul, Castle Siege and Battlegrounds adjustments, and expiration dates set for Nix items.
Remnants of Nix — the high-stakes extraction PvP zone of The Frozen Divide
Official behind-the-scenes of Remnants of Nix, the high-stakes PvP zone launching with The Frozen Divide: Nix. The devs explain the full-loot drop on death, why small-scale beats large numbers, the free-entry design and the field tools that turn the tide. Direct analysis with a BR read.
NIX leak — full weapons, skills and gear for all 10 classes
Technical compilation of The Frozen Divide: NIX datamine, extracted from the game files in collaboration with Kninebeat. Covers all 10 weapons — Bow, Crossbow, Dagger, Gauntlets, Greatsword, Orb, Spear, Staff, Sword & Shield and Wand — plus the universal species enchantments. A full reference for every leaked mechanic, with values still in placeholder until the Korean launch.
Behind Nix — the bosses beyond the eternal ice
Official behind-the-scenes on the bosses of The Frozen Divide: Nix. The devs open up the design of each boss: the mechanical cat Fellinex, the abomination Vulcanus, the Arch Boss Ramux who fights in sync with the Atirat mount, and the Colossus Vegamor — as tall as a building. With a tactical BR reading.
Behind Nix — the world beneath the eternal ice
Official behind-the-scenes of the expansion The Frozen Divide: Nix. The devs open up the lore of the frozen tundra, introduce the boss White-Shoulder Thuban, explain why Nix drops the Waypoints and tell how they beat the snow whiteout. Direct analysis with PT-BR translation and a BR read.
The Frozen Divide: Nix — the biggest expansion arrives June 25
Amazon Games and NCSoft announced the biggest Throne and Liberty expansion to date. The Tundra of Nix, the Red Mist, the Sky Wedge and the Auroral Way, a new Tank/DPS hybrid weapon, progression to level 60 and a heavy post-launch roadmap. A direct breakdown of the official announcement with a BR read and Scaryel's verdict.
Equipment system overhaul arrives with Nix
Official Korean server notice published on May 22: the arrival of Frozen Frontier: Nix will rewrite the rarity and progression system for equipment. Current item values will be recalibrated and Solisium's Blessing Plus (28 days) loses a benefit. Details coming in the third week of June.
Next expansion leaks — NIX has been revealed
Technical extraction of Throne and Liberty's internal build (codename NIX) reveals 4,538 changes: 3,508 additions, 544 modifications and 486 removals. Translated analysis, grouped by system, with a BR reading and an honest confidence calibration.
Patch Notes — May 12
Korean patch published at 6:30 PM brings a rework of the Codex system, adjustments to Daggers and Staff, a 1-year event and heavy raid fixes. Straight analysis with translation, before/after and a BR reading.