[Patch Notes – New Class & Balance Changes]

- Scheduled Time: April 1, 00:00:00 AM – 00:00:01 AM (Just a second) (PDT)

[Overview]

Say hello to Shadow Stalker, a new class ready to tear through the dungeon! We’ve also made a very few balance tweaks, so be sure to check those out too.

[New Class - Shadow Stalker]

The Shadow Stalker makes their (dis)appearance! This mysterious feline figure can move undetected without leaving a trace. If you feel their presence... it's probably too late for you. 

Main Skills

• Perfect Stealth: Become undetectable for 120 sec by blending into your surroundings. (Cooldown: 5 sec)
• Cat's Prowl: Causes your movements to be completely silent. Has a chance to make monsters offer you treats, healing your health by 100%.
• Lights Out: Minimizes the screen brightness of nearby enemies.
• Nine Lives: Instantly revives you upon death. Each revive makes you faster and stronger. (Up to 8 times)
• Umbral Pounce: Increases jump height by 100 times. Upon landing, unleashes a shockwave that reverberates through the entire dungeon.
• Umbral Comeback: Turns all nearby enemies into allies.
• Curse of the Cat: Forces targets killed by Shadow Stalkers to go to the nearest store and buy treats within 10 min, locking the accounts of players who fail to do so.

[Balance Changes to Classes]

Wizard

• Fireball size increased to 50 times its original size. Fireball has its area of effect extended to the entire dungeon and has a chance to explode, dealing damage to both allies and enemies.
• Wizards will be forced to cast all spells if a Shadow Stalker is nearby. Spells cast in this manner will backfire, hitting you instead.
• Wizards killed by Shadow Stalkers will have Thunder Strike permanently deleted from the game.

Rogue

• Backstab will deal 5 times more damage but will cause you to die immediately if used on a Shadow Stalker.
• Rogues who encounter Shadow Stalkers will be able to forfeit a match by giving up their weapons and dignity.
• Stealth now has unlimited duration, but will be permanently deleted from the game if a Shadow Stalker is nearby.

Fighter

• Shield size increased to 100 times its original size. Raising a shield hides the wielder completely.
• Attacking enemies with a shield knocks them offscreen.
• Fighters attacked by Shadow Stalkers automatically lose their shields and are forced to fight with their bare hands.

Barbarian

• Activating Frenzied Roar will immediately disarm enemies within 50 m and inflict them with fear.
• Axe Throw will immediately kill enemies, converting all gold in the dungeon into platinum coins.
• Barbarians who fight against Shadow Stalkers automatically drop their axes. Axes dropped in this manner will clip through the floor, never to be seen again.

Ranger

• Enhanced Hunting Trap: Prevents trapped enemies from moving for up to 1 hr. Does not affect lunch breaks.
• Firing speed of short bows and recurve bows increased by 1,000%. Arrows automatically track enemies.
• Bows automatically break if a Shadow Stalker is nearby.

Cleric

• Revived targets will be resurrected with health equal to 100 times their max health.
• Summoning a barrier will activate Divine Protection, deflecting all damage for 300 sec.
• Clerics will experience a crisis of faith if a Shadow Stalker is nearby, preventing them from using skills.

[Adjustments to Dungeon Difficulty]

To make each adventure more intense, harsher penalties will be implemented for failing to escape from Hell difficulty dungeons. 

• The Goblin Caves (Hell): Failing to escape the dungeon will result in your character being turned into a goblin.

Goblins can only equip common rank weapons and cannot be equipped with armor. 

• The Forgotten Castle (Hell): Failing to escape the dungeon will result in your character suffering amnesia, resetting them all the way back to Level 1.

[New PvP Dungeon]

• Isle of Cats Can be entered solo.
• Upon entering the dungeon, cats will begin swarming you for a set period of time.
• You can feed treats to the cats by interacting with them, and you will earn points based on the number of treats given.
• Points earned in the Isle of Cats will count towards your overall rank points. Top-ranking adventurers will receive a Treat Ticket (30d) as a reward.
• Treat Ticket: Summons a cat. Interacting with the cat increases both move speed and attack speed by 100% for 3 sec.
• Treat Tickets can only be used once per dungeon.

Well.. The Shadow Stalker might seem a little OP to some adventurers, but there's no need to panic! 

By equipping the Cat Costume, characters of any class will be able to use the Shadow Stalker's main skills. 

Now, let's take a look at how you can equip this costume! 

<Event>

April Event: Become the Shadow Stalker

Adventurers! To celebrate the fun and chaotic launch of the Shadow Stalker class (a.k.a. April Fools’ Day), we’ve prepared two special events just for you! 

1. The First Event:The 15-Day Shadow Hunt Begins!

Log in each day during the event to claim special rewards in the April Fools' Login Event—no tricks, just treats! 

• Event Period: April 1, 00:00 – April 15, 23:59 (PDT)

[Reward]

• Cat Costume Body (body only) for all participants

[Event Details]

• Log in each day during the event to claim special rewards through the in-game April Fools’ login event!
• Adventurers who collect and hold onto the Meow Meow Coupon obtained on Day 7 will receive an exclusive Cat Costume (body only) via in-game mail during Pre-Season #3.
• The exact delivery date for the Cat Costume will be announced at a later time.

2. The Second Event:Shadow Stalker Prank Event

• Event Period: April 1, 00:00 – April 15, 23:59 (PDT)

[Reward]

• Cat Costume Headpiece (head only) for all participants

[How to Join X event]

1. Follow us on X (https://x.com/darkanddarker_m)
2. Leave a emoji in the comments
3. Submit your account ID via Google Forms on X event post (https://x.com/darkanddarker_m/status/1906970788101603588)

* The exact delivery date for the Cat Costume will be announced at a later time.

Let’s all be overpowered!!