In order to incentivize the use of Vice Equipment (instead of level 12 or level 13 equipment) within Catastropha Cavern, we have made the following changes:
Vice monsters now deal “Vice Damage”. Vice damage works exactly like absolute damage, but it can be negated using Vice Equipment (see Vice Equipment section).
The base attack power of all Vice Monsters has been decreased.
Please note that if you have a full level 10 Vice Equipment set, you will still receive normal damage from the monsters “base attack power”, but you will not receive any vice damage.
Empowered vice monsters deal an additional 10,000 vice damage.
Boss vice monsters deal an additional 15,000 vice damage.
The health of ALL monsters in the cavern has been multiplied by 5.
The Cavern event now lasts 1 hour, instead of 2 hours.
All monsters inside of Catastropha Cavern now respawn after some time (15 minutes for Empowered monsters, 20 minutes for Boss monsters, and 25 minutes for eggs).
Due to monsters respawning, the exp of all cavern bosses has been reduced by 33%.
The drop rate of Clonium Gems within the cavern has been increased.
The drop rate and drop quantity of Clonium Liquid within the cavern has been increased.
Cavern bosses can now drop Clonium Equipment between stat levels 5-12 (previously this was 5-10).
Cavern Bosses can now drop Vice Armors between Blessing levels 1-6.
We are still waiting on more feedback from players before deciding if we will add level 12 jewelry now or after the new client is released.
Vice Equipment
Vice armor now reduces vice damage by 2% per Blessing level, up to a maximum of 20% at Blessing level 10.
If you have blessing level 10 on all 5 pieces of vice armor, this provides 100% vice damage reduction, and vice monsters will only hit their base attack power.
Vice weapons now increase damage dealt to vice monsters by 45% per Blessing level, up to a maximum of 450% at Blessing level 10.
Blade & Fist Weapons now have threat multipliers.
Other
The Reaper Egg (from the GC Reaper event) now drops directly into the players inventory, instead of the floor (if it drops).