Hello, I am Director Lee Jong-joo.
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Today, I have two topics to discuss, and in this director's note, I will first address the Extrem Difficulty level.
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Regarding the Concept
As I mentioned before, the Extrem Difficulty level is expected to be truly challenging, as the name suggests, based on the current growth standards.

Much stronger monsters will appear than those in the challenge stage being held for the Halloween event.

However, as you clear some stages of Extrem Difficulty, you'll be able to form a party of 6 members (up from 5), and since the maximum level will expand from 60 to 70, you will be able to reach the final chapter with party composition and hero growth.
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​That being said, earning 3 stars on this difficulty level is expected to be quite challenging.
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To ensure party stability, if you use a composition heavily focused on tanks and supporters, your party will be more stable, but you won't be able to defeat monsters quickly. On the other hand, if you choose a composition that focuses more on damage dealers for faster monster elimination, the stability decreases, putting you at greater risk.

With the 6-member party composition, it will be fun to consider synergies and combinations when forming your teams.

In Extrem Difficulty, there are giant monster stages not only at boss stages 5 and 10 but also at stages 3 and 8, adding more strategic points to consider.
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Since clearing each stage in Extrem Difficulty will not be easy, the initial clear rewards have been increased from 30 Garnets to 45 Garnets.

Although this may seem very difficult, I believe that with hero growth, your creative strategies, tools, and control, it will be conquerable in no time (but please take your time!).
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Growth and Farming
With the patch today, the maximum level will be expanded, and items that can only be obtained in Extrem Difficulty will be added.
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As I mentioned earlier, leveling up will require more resources than before, but the growth you experience will be more significant as well.
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It will be rare for anyone to raise many heroes to level 70 overnight. I recommend challenging higher chapters one level at a time by utilizing the gold, experience, and exploration books you can acquire from Extrem Difficulty.
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In addition to leveling up, there is also growth achieved through farming.
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When you clear A Cagesong of the Ocean Difficulty 16-10, the "shoe" slot will be unlocked, and shoes can be acquired from Extrem Difficulty adventures.
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Shoes can be obtained in tiers 1-11 based on the A Tear of Vermillion episode, and their primary options will be randomly assigned as either Attack (%), Defense (%), or Health (%).
For secondary options, items at tier 11++ can have up to three random secondary stats.

Just like weapons, armor, and shields, the secondary options will be randomly assigned.

Shoes, however, will have 5 unique special options that are not duplicated. Each shoe will have only one special option.
The 5 special options are as follows:
-Increased Healing
-Increased Shield Amount
-Increased Damage
-Reduced Damage Taken
-Knockback Resistance (not immunity)
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The shoe slot will also have Smithy enhancements added. Just like existing equipment, it can be enhanced up to level 10 at 2 stages.
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In the very hard difficulty, you can acquire equipment of a higher tier than what you previously obtained.

After Chapter 14 of extrem difficulty, tier 24 equipment will drop, and if you're lucky, you can obtain tier 25++ equipment from the mysterious boxes.
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In addition to drops from adventure stages, you can craft tier 24++ equipment using the essences obtained from caves.
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If you achieve a great success while crafting, you can also obtain tier 25++ equipment.
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As always, you'll need to farm diligently in the caves.
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In today's patch,"A Tear of Vermillion" Extrem Difficulty was added,
and "A Cagesong of the Ocean" Extrem Difficulty is scheduled to be added on the 24th, two weeks later.
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Please understand that some time is needed to perfect the Extrem Difficulty's monster composition and placement, which goes beyond simple stat changes.
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That's all the information I have to share about the Extrem Difficulty difficulty today.
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I will return with information about Muse’s balance patch as soon as the details are organized in a director's note.
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Next week, there will be an expansion of the floors for the Destiny, Eternal, and Sea Abyss.
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Please note that these floors will be adjusted for a 6-member team from a certain floor onward.

Thank you.
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