Pioneering Granado Espada

T3Fun has updated the servers to v18.29.20. See Patch Note - May 15, 2013. X-Trap has reverted to 5370.

• New Missions - Bloody Navy, Gate of Hell (revised), Demonic Medusa/Minotauros/Sphinx
• New Items - Masterpiece Cube/Diary/Encyclopedia, New Unique Artifacts
• Revised Stances & Skills

There is also a minor update on the game UI. You may want to update your UI skin with the latest 블랙스킨v2 패치수정.



Bounty Hunters Guild Event: May 15 - June 12, 2013
Complete 500 Bounty Hunters' Guild missions to get free Cadet Elisa Character Card (Event), as well as Enchantment Chips, EXP Cards, and Essences. Each of the new missions count as "2" mission completions, although there is currently a bug currently regarding this. To complete 500 missions over 28 days, you must do an average of 18 missions per day.

Unable to undo the curse after the death of Montoro, Selva wants to upgrade her arm shield, so she can become stronger to protect Eduardo. See also セルバアーム強化クエスト (Jap).

[120] For Edward
Prerequisites: Completed Return of the Hero - Selva/Eduardo, Ork's Request (initial), Back Alley Support Victor (initial) quests.

1. Trigger quest mail by moving to Kielce.
2. Trigger a non-combat mission at Kielce (D8). Selva must be in the team.
3. Talk to Bookstore Owner Ork in Kielce (A4) to receive Letter of Ork (quest item). Selva must be in the team.

Note: The prerequisite quests are the initial quests offered by Ork and Victor in Kielce, before they start offering repeatable daily quests.


[120] I Want To Be Stronger
Reward: Expert G EXP Card x5, Small Portable Caborum x1, Small Portable Fish Sausage x1

1. Talk to Artisan Victor in Kielce (D5) to give him Letter of Ork (quest item). Selva must be in the team.
2. Collect Armor Piece of Einwind (quest item) x1 by killing Chaos Einwind in Castilla Tower of Chaos mission.
3. Talk to Artisan Victor in Kielce (D5) to give him the quest item. Selva must be in the team.

[120] Selva Brought Her Power Back
Reward: Bristia Arm Shield x1.

1. Trigger quest mail by moving to Kielce.
2. Talk to Artisan Victor in Kielce (D5). Exclude Selva from the team. He will ask for one of the following random items. You must repeat this 1/day for 15 days.
• Silver Splinter x5
• Reinforced Leather x10
• Veteran Gloves Crystal x1
• Pebbles x5
• Elementium x10
3. Talk to Artisan Victor again to give him Selva's Glove x1.

Two new events for North American servers in May 2013. See Patch Note - May 08, 2013. Meanwhile, they tried to fix what isn't broken (possibly with the chat filter) and ended up with client crashes. See Client Issues after today's maintenance (May 8, 2013), Emergency Server Maintenance - May 8, 2013, and Client crash, Cherlyn character card and Witch Craft issues.

• Removed Growth Stones (100,000 Feso) from Cash Shop
• Added Custom Wing Coupon (30 days) to Cash Shop for 2,900 T-Coins

In addition, the over-zealous X-Trap 8100 is now blocking Battle Encoder Shirase. Now, my laptop keeps overheating and crashing because I can't throttle the CPU load of ge.exe. If anyone knows of a good process throttle software, please leave a comment or private message.


PLAYTIME EVENT 5: CADET ADRIANA & ARCTIC WOLF PET
A new playtime event has begun for May 08-31, 2013. You get 1 point per 10 minutes of game play. Cadet Adriana Character Card costs 1,200 points, while the new Arctic Wolf Pet costs 500 points. To get both items, you need 1,700 points over 23 days... which amounts to about 74 points (12 hours 20 minutes) per day.

The wolf buff is ATK vs. Monsters +15%, Penetration +5, Critical +10, Accuracy +10, Move Speed +10%, and Monster Damage -5%. It is basically the same as Black Dragon Pet, except that it also has monster damage reduction. The wolf reportedly consumes 1 pet food every 4 minutes. [Source]

The previous playtime events were for Sorang (1,200 points), Snake Medal (800 points), Bristia Pioneering Medal (600 points), and Rascel (600 points). I hope the required points stop rising further. I need to let my computer rest once in a while...




LYNDON BOX 4
Lyndon Box (490 T-Coins) has been updated for May 08-22, 2013, including Cherlyn Character Card, The Witchcraft (AR 34 tome), [Inferno] Ring, and Nero Croma (DR 32). Oh, and "rare" items - Growth Stone x3!

All Time Paradox missions come in 2 versions - normal and broken. You can select which type in the room creation window. The following monster statistics are from Broken Time Paradox (v18.07.08). Bosses and mini-bosses in (Normal) Time Paradox tend to have more hit points (about 30-40% more) and ATK/DEF Rating.

You must have [Time Crystal] Arbremon quest to get the roulette reward. If not, you can still join the mission, but will not get the roulette reward. This raid mission is mainly for collecting Strata Devil Weapon materials and for making Evil Weapons (ATK Rating 34) - gaiters or knuckle. (There is no Evil Rosario, even though Angry Arbremon drops Seed of Arbremon, which is used to craft Strata Devil Rosario.)

It is also needed for Piece of Arbremon (quest item) in Recruit Ion quests. You must be alive and near the boss when he dies to acquire the quest item.

Time Paradox - Cortes mission guide has also been updated.

These new quests in v18.07.08 reward a total of 5 bonus family attribute points. See [Feature] Family Characteristics for more details of family attributes. See Missions index for some guides of the required raid missions.

[1] Family Attribute: Call from Master Guardian 1 - Using Family Attribute
Reward: Family Attribute Point +1.

1. Trigger quest mail by moving to town.
2. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.
3. Assign 1 point in Warrior I attribute using Family Attribute window (Ctrl + T).
4. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.

[60-110] Family Attribute: Call from Master Guardian 2 - Squad Application
Prerequisites: Family level 10, completed Using Family Attribute quest above.
Reward: Family Attribute Point +1.

1. Trigger quest mail by moving to town.
2. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.
3. Kill Demonic Escudo Pecher x1, Demonic Pasiar x30, and Demonic Imanon x25 in Demonic Porto Bello mission.
4. Kill Demonic Victor x1, Demonic Helena x40, Demonic Sasha x40 in Demonic Dr. Torsche's Mansion mission.
5. Kill Demonic Chrysalis x1, Demonic Evil Priest x35, Demonic Jabberwock x50 in Demonic Prison de Joaquin mission.
6. Kill Demonic Boneless x1, Demonic Skeleton Gunman x65, Demonic Skeleton Warrior x65 in Demonic Skeleton Dungeon mission.
7. Kill Demonic Elmorc x1 in Demonic Ice Wizard's Tower mission.
8. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.

Note: The demonic missions are accessible from Bounty Hunter's Guild in City of Auch.


[100] Family Attribute: Call from Master Guardian 3 - Now, I Am An Intermediate!
Prerequisites: Family level 20, completed Squad Application quest above.
Reward: Family Attribute Point +1.

1. Trigger quest mail by moving to town.
2. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.
3. Kill the following monsters in missions offered by Coimbra Mercenary in Coimbra Nimrod Bridge (I5).
• Gullfaxi x1 in Joaquin Barrier (Siege) mission.
• Suburb Gate x1 in Joaquin Barrier (Defense) mission.
• Bone Rebirth x1 in Rhapsody of Dead Man mission.
4. Kill Queen Eater Egg x1, Poison Great Mandra x10, and Poison Red Mandra x5 in Rafflesia mission via Coimbra Nimrod Bridge (I5).
5. Kill Vergo the Cursed x1, Pasiar Captain of Mein x1, and Pasiar x10 in Vergo the Cursed mission via Coimbra Nimrod Bridge (I5).
6. Kill Argus x1, Brain of Argus x1, Bribantra x3 in Cabeza de Bahia mission via Nimrod Bridge (I8). You need Amethyst Piece x10 to enter the mission. You also get Stinky Brain Piece (quest item) x1 by killing Brain of Argus.
7. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.

Note: Talk to Federigo in City of Auch to exchange items for mission keys. The field versions of Vergo, Rafflesia, and Argus also work.


[120] Family Attribute: Call from Master Guardian 4 - Faction Missions
Prerequisites: Family level 30, completed Now, I Am An Intermediate! quest above.
Reward: Family Attribute Point +1.

1. Trigger quest mail by moving to town.
2. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.
3. Do the following in Disaster of Stone Pit Area party mission.
• Kill Starter No.122 x1 and Starship No.142 x1. These two mini-bosses spawn in the southern colonies after the northern colony has been destroyed.
• Kill Meatenderiser x1 which spawn in the middle of the map after the 2 southern colonies are destroyed. You should also get Well-Repaired Part (quest item) x1 by killing it.
4. Kill Gray Wolf Boss x1 in Fury Farm party mission. You should also get Rough Gray Fur (quest item) x1 by killing the boss.
5. Do the following in Fury Rafflesia mission.
• Collect Corroded Leaf (quest item) x10 by killing Poisonous Great/Red Mandragoras. 
• Kill Fury Queen Eater Leg x1, Fury Queen Eater Torso x1, and Fury Queen Eater Egg x1.
6. Kill Fury Vergo x1 in Fury Vergo mission. You should also get Horse Nail (quest item) x1 by killing him.
7. Kill Uraeus Egg x20 and Uraeus Minion x100 in Fury Uraeus mission.
8. Kill Fury Griffon x8 and Fury Griffon Leader x1 in Fury Griffon mission. You should also get Feather of Eagle (quest item) x1 by killing the leader.
9. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.

Note: The faction can redo the mission any time for other members as long as nobody clicks on the roulette chest after the boss dies. (The 7-days cool-down will not start until the roulette chest is opened.)


[120] Family Attribute: Call from Master Guardian 5 - Practice!
Prerequisites: Family level 40, completed Faction Missions quest above.
Reward: Family Attribute Point +1.

1. Trigger quest mail by moving to town.
2. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.
3. Kill Chaos Dekaravia x1 in Castilla Mine mission.
4. Kill Tempest x1 in Castilla Relics mission.
5. Kill Novia x1 in Gate of Ice mission.
6. Kill Sekhmet x1 in Inside the Crater mission.
7. Talk to Master Guardian in town about family attribute.

With v18.45.16 Update, new stance books have been added to the Stance Promotion Recipe Shop at the Master Guardian. T3Fun's server would probably get this in the next update, so if you are thinking of spending a bomb on the following stance books, you may want to think again.

Screenshot taken from Singapore server (v18.45.16)

Promotion Recipe - Stance is available via the weekly Black & White: Temptation of Darkness quest. See Viron Quests for details.

Imperial Wheel S (Japan) has been updated, featuring a new weapon series to reward pay-to-win players. I knew it was only a matter of time before Strata Devil grade weapons (AR 35) find their way into the casino...

Tyrant Sword
Sword • ATK Rating 35 • ATK 290
[Weapon Block] Trigger 10%, Penetration +10, HP Absorb 5%, Immunity -10

Tyrant Knuckle
Knuckle • ATK Rating 35 • ATK 215
[Menace] Trigger 10%, Penetration +10, HP Absorb 5%, Immunity -10

Tyrant Bracelet
Elemental Bracelet • ATK Rating 35 • ATK 293
[Power Magic] Trigger 5%, Penetration +5, Immunity -10

Little Shit Princess Costume Set
Body Costume + Hair • Kano
See いい加減にしてくださいませんかねぇ for more screenshots.

Pet Acorchado
Max HP +10,000, HP +500 per second, DEF +20, All RES +10, Immunity +5, Heal 2500 when HP is below 80%

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[US] Powerful Packages & Lucky Shop Casino
T3Fun has added new packages to the cash shop - Tora package, Marie package, and Pet Acorchado package. See Powerful Package Items (until May 08).


Lucky Shop casino has also opened again, featuring new stance books (e.g. Royal Guard, Trans Robo) and crystal weapons (AR 34).

Here are the 2 update previews for March and April 2013 - 업데이트 미리보기 - 올리비아 (Olivia) and  업데이트 미리보기 - 티그레스 수용소, 베 (Veil).


UPDATE PREVIEW - MARCH 2013

1. Bristia Scenario 2-1
New scenario quest continues with Olivia's betrayal and Caisse's disappearance. It triggers when you enter Kielce after completing Kielce Scenario. The Bristia Independence Front is suffering as they face off the Blood Navy. It is crucial to find the missing two leaders.

2. New Character - Olivia (v18.59.76)
You must complete Bristia 2-1 scenario to recruit her. Quest starts when you enter Kielce Government General with Bernelli in MCC team. She starts at Lv.100, and has unique stance [Combat Assault] using dagger + knuckle. It deals 4 hits per cycle, and has 2 buff skills and instant-cast attack skills. She uses leather armor (any type).


There is also a premium version - Spy Olivia, with [Shadow Assault] stance. She is made available via Lyndon Box.


3. New Field - The Scars
Added new field - Bristia the Scars, devastated by Magic Focused Cannon during the 3-Year War and now populated by ghosts. You can move there from Resistance Hideout after completing Bristia 2-1 scenario. Mobs are mostly undead, but after a certain number of monsters has been killed, the daemon boss will appear. When boss appears, more powerful mobs replace the normal ones.



4. Character Buffs & Sensation
Revised character team buffs. As long as you have 3 active characters, you get ATK Rating +1 and DEF Rating +1. In addition, each character grants additional buff. For details, see Character Buff 角色增益狀態介紹.


Charisma (aka Charm) has been revised to Sensation. It reduces casting time and action time when above 50.  It still affects summons (e.g. Catherine, Viki) as before. For details, see 新素質「感知」介紹.

Also, it seems you can reset the equipment enchantment back during enchanting process.

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UPDATE PREVIEW - APRIL 2013


1. Bristia Scenario 2-2
Olivia has been caught. New scenario quest begins in Kielce. Garcia and Raven continues acting the goat to Marchetti in Kielce. General Renauld attacks the Government General.



2. New Character - Veil (v18.89.99)
As the captain of the Resistance, he became Colonel during the 3-Year War. He starts at Lv.100, and uses crossbow + crossbow. His personal skill buff increases movement speed. See Blue Moon Waltz: Veil for details.


Also added new stances - [Twin Sting] for Veil, and [Battle Medicine] for scouts.


3. New Map - Lighthouse & Tigres (?) Camp
After 3-Year War, the lighthouse was closed, then one day, witnesses saw lights flashing from it... It is a mission similar to Viron Clock Tower. The mission holds up to 12 families (MCC3), which must complete some quests in Bristia 2-2 scenario and complete Colonel Veil's quests. Kill the floor boss to get roulette chest, which includes artifact materials.

IAHGames and WAYI have updated the Singapore and Taiwan servers to v18.45.16. See also [US] Update v18.07.08 for links to related game features.

• [SG] Official Patch Notes - Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
• [SG] Manual Patch & Client Download
• [SG] Launch Events v18.45
• [TW] GE王者之劍R：審判之日即將來臨!
• [TW] 審判之日版更更新項目

This new mission is available in Granado Espada Online (v18.07.08). To join in the mission, you must have completed [Kielce Guide] Citizen Cain`s Merchant Union Guide quest. If you have not done so, simply talk to Port Guard in Kielce (D9), then talk to Cain in Kielce (I5) and reload the map (i.e. move back to Kielce). When you join the mission, there will be a number next to your family name, indicating the highest character level in your current team.

Mission Information
Location: Kielce (I5, Citizen Cain)
Entry Cost: None
Frequency: 1/day
Participants: 1-10
Duration: 60 minutes
Kill the various Resistance fighters to acquire Bomb items. Once you have Bombs in your inventory, click on the Rock at H10 to destroy it and free a citizen (HP 9,114 • DR 74). Each citizen has a green gauge bar to indicate his hit points. Do not let them die, as enemies will appear in front and/or behind the citizens to attack them.

Escort and protect the citizen to the next Rock at F7. Destroy it to free another citizen. Escort and protect them to the last Rock at G6. Destroy it to free the third citizen. Escort all 3 citizens back to the start point.

Just before the start point at E3 (near the fireplace), there will be an ambush where Resistance fighters suddenly appear very close to the citizens, so stay near them and spam area skills, such as [Flame Dance].

Once the citizens reach the start point (E2), a dialogue will trigger and a roulette chest will appear. You get better rewards for more surviving NPC citizens.

Resistance Doggy • Lv.140 Human • Hard Armor • None • Small
HP 105,840 • ATK Rating 70 • ATK 4,795 • DEF Rating 70 • DEF 200
Penetration 0 • Magic Penetration - Fire 0, Ice 0, Lightning 0, Mental 0
Immunity 0 • RES - Fire 60, Ice 40, Lightning 60, Mental 60

Resistance Buchholz • Lv.140 Human • Light Armor • None • Small
HP 84,240 • ATK Rating 70 • ATK 2,016 • DEF Rating 70 • DEF 160
Penetration 0 • Magic Penetration - Fire 0, Ice 0, Lightning 0, Mental 0
Immunity 0 • RES - Fire 60, Ice 60, Lightning 40, Mental 60

Resistance Mullen • Lv.140 Human • Hard Armor • None • Small
HP 112,320 • ATK Rating 70 • ATK 2,534 • DEF Rating 70 • DEF 200
Penetration 0 • Magic Penetration - Fire 0, Ice 0, Lightning 0, Mental 0
Immunity 0 • RES - Fire 60, Ice 60, Lightning 60, Mental 40

Resistance Keros • Lv.140 Human • Soft Armor • None • Small
HP 90,720 • ATK Rating 70 • ATK 5,227 • DEF Rating 70 • DEF 160
Penetration 0 • Magic Penetration - Fire 0, Ice 0, Lightning 0, Mental 0
Immunity 0 • RES - Fire 60, Ice 60, Lightning 60, Mental 60

Roulette Reward
Bonus roulette costs 1,000,000 Vis. There are 3 roulette types - low, mid, and high, probably corresponding to the number of NPCs alive. The following reward list is taken from T3Fun game client (v18.07.08).

• Medal of Honor A/B/C/G x1
• Lv.92 Elite Armor x1
• Lv.92 Elite Weapon x1
• Kobold/Werebear/Dullahan Weapon x1
• Lv.92 Enchantment Chip x10
• Lv.100 Enchantment Chip x5
• Bristia Soldier's Box x1/3/5
• Essence (any) x1
• [Mid/High] Essence (any) x3
• [Mid/High] White Gold Bar x5
• [Mid/High] Veteran Enchantment Chip x5
• [Mid/High] 1-100,000 Vis Purse x2
• [Mid/High] 1-1,000,000 Vis Purse x2
• [Mid/High] 1-10,000,000 Vis Purse x2
• [High] Essence (any) x5
• [High] Elemental Jewel x1
• [High] Elite Le Blanc (any) x1
• [High] Skill Ring x1 - [Royal Guard] skills (any), [Femme Fatale] skills (any), or [Dagger Polish] skill