Hello, this is Director Lee Jong-joo.

Yesterday, after the patch, the Extrem Difficulty of A Tear of Vermillion opened.

As I mentioned before, the Extrem Difficulty provides a high level of difficulty, and players are expected to progress step by step through growth.

I observed player feedback yesterday.

I’ve seen almost all the reactions, ranging from “We can progress through growth,” to “It feels suffocating right from the start,” and “I want to form a 6-person party quickly, but it feels overwhelming,” among others.

There were many players who strategized and grew to eventually form a 6-person party, so while considering easing the conditions was difficult, we ask for their understanding as we proceed with adjustments today.

Previously, players had to achieve 1,500 stars in the Adventurer Skill to form a 6-hero party (roughly an average of 3 chapters). However, we will adjust this requirement to 1,450 stars so that it's possible after about 1 chapter.

We will implement this through a temporary maintenance patch to ease the requirement.

That being said, because Extrem Difficulty is content that should offer both a sense of challenge and progression, we will not adjust the difficulty level.

The initial stages of Extrem Difficulty are balanced to be manageable if you have cleared Hard mode of A Cagesong of the Ocean 16-10 (which is the condition to unlock Extrem Difficulty).

However, we will make it easier to form the much-anticipated and enjoyable 6-hero party earlier than initially planned.

Additionally, while progressing through Extrem Difficulty, I noticed some players changing their party composition and using reset tickets in an attempt to clear the stages, only to get worse results than before. As a result, after today’s temporary maintenance, we will distribute 1 Advanced Book of Harmonization (full reset) and 3 Book of Harmonization (level reset).

Please remember, as I have mentioned before, reset tickets are limited items, so please use them with caution.

We will apply this patch through a brief temporary maintenance at 05:00 AM (UTC+0) today.

Thank you.