Producer’s Letter: Discussing the January 2024 Update
Hi Milletians,
With our January 18th update, we have released changes to Mabinogi that we recognize many Milletians have strong feelings about. In particular, we would like to address the changes to Tech Duinn missions and the weekly clear reward limits that have been integrated into these missions. As with Crom Bás or Glenn Bearna dungeons which had weekly clears from the start, Tech Duinn has now been updated to introduce similar weekly clear limits. Along with this change, the mission format has been reorganized, consolidating difficulty levels from four to two (Normal/Hard), improving the ease and intuitiveness of mission puzzles, adjusting dungeon rewards, and improving dungeon drop rates.
Many of these changes represent improvements on the existing system, but the community has expressed considerable uncertainty regarding the weekly clear limits. The team has been reading and digesting the many thoughts and feedback you have. While adding a limit to content that was previously unlimited understandably may not sit well initially, the reasons behind the change have been reviewed and considered deeply by the development team, whose thoughts we will share with you below.
As Mabinogi’s publisher, we will review and scrutinize the many facets of the game’s content, while also placing our trust in the best intentions of our developers. Our goal as a connected team aligns in our desire to do what is best not only for the longevity of the game, but for the enjoyment of our community.
From myself, and on behalf of my team at Nexon America and Nexon Korea, we will continue to put our whole hearts into Mabinogi to provide a service that we can all enjoy.
Sincerely, GM Mewlynne Mabinogi Producer
Developer’s Comments: Behind the Change
The core purpose of dungeon-related updates is to increase the value of dungeons and rewards. Most dungeons in Mabinogi have a lower chance of rewarding the most desirable items. This is by design, to encourage repeated playthroughs. The items given as dungeon rewards are typically also tradable, so the reward probability has to be determined by taking into account repeated play. Our development team believed that this was causing repeated negative experiences in dungeons.
After reviewing the data and play patterns of our Milletians, we decided that it was necessary to make improvements so that you could grow and acquire equipment. However, there were concerns that simply increasing the probability of receiving rewards would increase the supply of materials excessively, decreasing the value of items and ultimately leading to a loss of motivation to play dungeons at all. This is also the reason why the average number of runs required to obtain a desired reward set in general Mabinogi dungeons was not able to be adjusted immediately, even though it might have felt somewhat difficult for Milletians trying their hardest to grow. Our development team has thought deeply about the best choice we could make for Mabinogi’s future, and has significantly increased the probability of rewards while limiting the number of clears so that Milletians, in their quest to grow ever stronger, can enjoy a meaningful challenge in the dungeons they are focusing on.
In preparing for this update, we considered the appropriate direction based on these contents as basic premises.
Tech Duinn weekly clear limits Tech Duinn is a dungeon with the most direct rewards that Milletians can achieve as intermediate goals in their growth process. If you look at the status of Milletians playing Tech Duinn missions, they are generally receiving “Elite” passes on Feth Fiada Hard difficulty. In the case of Crom Bás, it is possible to enter without obtaining an entry pass to farm the Nightbringer weapon set, so the fact that you needed to separately obtain an Elite pass to acquire the materials for the Perseus weapon set felt like an unnatural part of the growth process. We eventually determined that to be one of the hassles, and thought of the way where you could play them without acquiring passes.
However, as acquiring passes is no longer required and the drop rates for the rewards have been increased, we have concluded that the amount of acquired items could increase too excessively, without the limitation to the entry. As maintaining items’ value is also an important part of the game, we concluded that the entry limit is necessary.
When looking at the play patterns of North American Milletians playing Tech Duinn missions, the dev team found that most Milletians who were playing the Elite missions were clearing them fewer than 10 times per week, and around 80% of Milletians were clearing them fewer than 5 times a week. When considering the now-increased probabilities of receiving many of the rewards, we felt that clearing the mission about 15 times was a reasonable level, providing a better experience in clearing without significantly affecting the value of the rewards obtained.
We have also prepared the methods for Milletians who want to clear missions more by making it possible to clear more than 15 times a week (25 times or more in total) using additional entry passes received through events and Adventurer’s Seal Shop. We are also open to the possibility of gradually easing restrictions when the demand/supply of rewards has stabilized in the future.
We are also listening carefully to your concerns about situations that impede free play. We will continue to think about which values are most important from a long-term perspective and find solutions that offer enjoyable experiences.
Intention of introducing the Dungeon Re:fine system
A lot of Milletians have been asking about the details of the Re:fine System and the intention behind it.
Re:fine system is the system where the probability of a certain reward’s appearance remains the same regardless of the party member’s number. In practice, it works as below.
For certain items, the number and the probability of these items appearing in one dungeon run will remain the same regardless of whether it was cleared by one person or multiple people. Once the item’s appearance is decided, who will get the item among the party will be decided by an even probability.
In other words, if the probability of an item is 1%, and an individual clears the dungeon, the item will appear by 1% for them. If the dungeon is cleared by a party of 4, whether the item will appear or not will be decided by 1%, and the item will be given to the 1 of the 4 members by even probability.
The initial purpose of the Re:fine system was to bridge the compensation gap, accounting for multi-client usage. Although this will now be addressed to some extent by blocking the use of multiple clients, we still have to take into account abnormal styles of play. In particular, the higher the expected reward of a dungeon, the more advantageous it is to clear it using multiple computers. We intended to prevent this type of play pattern from being encouraged. With the update, we applied the Re:fine system to certain dungeons while increasing the drop rates of major rewards, to prevent the situation of using multiple clients or computers being advantageous while increasing the level of rewards for playing dungeons.
The purpose of the development explained above is focused on changes for the long-term growth of Mabinogi. However, we believe that the freedom and variety of play styles that can be experienced in Mabinogi are also important values. We will strive to develop Mabinogi through a process of gathering opinions while doing our best to provide a sufficient explanation of our intentions to all Milletians.
Thank you, Mabinogi Development Team
The First Chronicle Update - Patch Notes - January 18th
Check out all of the details of this month's Patch Notes, featuring The First Chronicle Update! The following Events, Sales, and Promotions are running:
Wishes to the Moon Event:Thursday, January 4th, After Maintenance - Thursday, January 25th, Before Maintenance
Shadow Reaper Box Sale: Thursday, January 4th, After Maintenance - Thursday, February 1st, Before Maintenance
Several quality of life changes have been added to help with your fantasy life! See the full post for more information: The First Chronicle Update
New weapons have been added, and existing weapons have been adjusted!
Changes have been made to Tech Duinn Missions.
Dungeon drop rate improvements have arrived!
And more!
The following changes have been made to the game:
The following books have been updated with a revised version to be more canonically accurate.
The Goddess Who Turned to Stone
The Knight of Light Lugh, The Hero of Mag Tuireadh
In the Bag Order Settings menu, 'PLUS Inventory' has been renamed to 'VIP Inventory', to match the tab name.
Renamed "Glass Trim Monocle and Earrings" to "Glass Trim Veiling Band and Earrings" to have the name better match the face accessory's visuals.
Renamed "New Start (Ship BGM)" to "New Start (Tutorial BGM)". Visions of a blue-haired girl and a black-wooled sheep cross your mind.
Chain Slash Grandmaster has been renamed to Grandmaster Chain Slasher, to fit with the other GM Talents.
We'll always remember you, Chain Slash Grandma.
The text when attempting to wear an invalid face accessory and headgear together has been improved to be much more clear and a bit less judgmental.
It was "Probably not a good idea to dress like this.", if you were curious.
When sending a message to an offline friend, it no longer will tell you that your friend is too busy to chat. They might still be busy, but that's not the reason why your message wasn’t received.
You can now earn Field Raid Contribution when using the following Harmonic Saint actions:
Recover an ally with Hand of Restoration or Echoes of Salvation
Resurrect an ally with Hymn of Resurrection
When using Shadow Flare and Polar Vortex, 2x casting speed of wands will be applied to the Celtic Tribolt Wand and single-attribute wands.
The following bug fixes have been made to the game:
Continued Text Polish on generations and items!
Why the catch-all item instead of listing them all out individually, you hypothetically inquire? These are usually small things, such as adding missing periods/spaces and other similar typos. We try to include the more impactful fixes and changes individually. Thank you as always for your reports!
The Abominable Rabbit from Glenn Bearna was being too abominable. Previously after using Roar, the unpleasant bunny would stackingly increase its allies Defense and Protection. As this was not intended to stack, we've asked the loathsome lagomorph to take it down a notch.
In specific situations, Dauntless Defense’s cooldown would be applied incorrectly. This has been corrected.
The damage is now applied correctly when using Thunderblight at rank 5 or higher against a target whose Magical Defense and Magical Protection have been reduced below zero.
The bag sizes for the following Doll Bags were incorrectly listed. The text has been updated to match the actual values.
Bhatair Doll Bag
Morfydrianas Doll Bag
Tani Doll Bag
The item descriptions for the following Doll Bags displayed the incorrect Collection Categories. Only the text was incorrect, the functionality for these items have not changed.
Fixed an issue where Doll Bags did not collect Equipment if set to the Cooking and Equipment Collection Categories.
The Shadow Reaper Mask was so stealthy that Milletians couldn't even see its textures. A series of off-screen montages has given all Milletians the power to properly see the mask.
Improved the text when cooking the best food Erinn has seen. Continue your hunt for the essence of true flavor, Master Chefs!
When undertaking the Shuriken Charge Advancement test, the supervisor no longer refers to it as the Kunai Storm test.
Corrected a minor visual error with the Vanguard Uniform Bandage (M).
Corrected a minor visual error with the Cheerful Bride's Gloves.
After waiting many long years to return, the Girl on the Moon was super excited to see all you ‘Mabinogians’ again for ‘second anniversary’! She's going to catch some well deserved rest.
The following bugs were fixed during the course of December:
The Check Weekly Rewards Received for Glenn Bearna no longer inaccurately lists the weekly limit as 4x per week. The text now displays the correct 3x per week.
Undye your hair and mourn no longer- Atrata now properly grants selected PTJ rewards, rather than just giving it out all as experience points.
Chefs rejoice! You can now search for Cooking Potions on the Auction House!
The Echostones from the Erinn-go-Round Echostone Boxes were interacting unintentionally when an Echostone Supplement was applied. We have fixed the issue causing Echostone Grades to reset- you can no longer use the Echostone Supplement item on an Echostone that has not been advanced at least one Grade.
The notification of your Auction House listings being sold are now correctly showing once more. Yayifications!
The Detective Squirrel Doll Bag description stated that it had a set effect when summoned with another doll bag. As this isn't the case, this line has been removed.
The following are known bugs:
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When using the new item Defender's Will, the stats displayed in the message incorrectly displays the stats from Aggressor's Will. This is a text issue only, the correct defensive stats are given.
The new crafting recipes for Protective Red Upgrade Stone and Protective Blue Upgrade Stone incorrectly refer to 'Gem of Protection' as 'Gem of Protective Power'. The former is the correct name for the item, and is the item used in the craft.
In rare circumstances when rapidly casting Arrow Revolver, players will become unable to move or attack until receiving an attack or relogging.
Several items containing ampersands in their name and description aren't showing the & symbol.
Shop items with expiration times start counting down upon the player logging in or changing channels, rather than having their countdown start when the item is purchased.
There is an issue where one-time/limited items cannot be purchased from the in-game shop, but can be on the web-shop.
There is an issue with the in-game Guild list not populating with guilds.
Scheduled Maintenance - January 18th
Mabinogi will have a scheduled maintenance on January 18th. During this time, the game will be unavailable. Maintenance is expected to begin at 6:00 AM PST and last approximately 5 hours.
Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.
-Time-
Thursday, January 18th
Pacific (PST, UTC -8): 6:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (EST, UTC -5): 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Paris (CET, UTC +1): 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Don't forget to spend your hard-earned FomorDash Tokens before maintenance!
Last chance to grab a little fella to pick up your loot before we put the dolls back into the box! The Winter Specialist Doll Bag Box is ending!
Note: The Name Change submission site will be unavailable after 6:00 AM PST time, and will be available after the maintenance.
- The Mabinogi Team
[Completed] Scheduled Maintenance - January 18th
The maintenance has concluded at 10:54 AM PST and the servers are open once more. We thank you for your patience. Mabinogi will have a scheduled maintenance on January 18th. During this time, the game will be unavailable. Maintenance is expected to begin at 6:00 AM PST and last approximately 5 hours.
Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.
-Time-
Thursday, January 18th
Pacific (PST, UTC -8): 6:00 AM - 11:00 AM Eastern (EST, UTC -5): 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Paris (CET, UTC +1): 3:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Don't forget to spend your hard-earned FomorDash Tokens before maintenance!
Last chance to grab a little fella to pick up your loot before we put the dolls back into the box! The Winter Specialist Doll Bag Box is ending!
Note: The Name Change submission site will be unavailable after 6:00 AM PST time, and will be available after the maintenance.
- The Mabinogi Team
Winter Fishing Event
Jan's back once again to smelt you away with a fish-tastic request. Break the ice this winter by going after the Glacier Smelt and catch some cool rewards, like the new Mag Mell Fishing CHair (for 2), or some new Homestead friends with set effects! Check out the fishy details below!
Event Details
Event Dates: Thursday, January 18th, After Maintenance - Thursday, February 15th, Before Maintenance
Upon log in you will receive the quest [Guide] Jan's Request.
Jan can be found next to the Reus River Mana Tunnel.
Talk to Jan to register a main character.
You can only register one character per account.
Once a character is registered, that character will receive a Snowfield L-Rod (Event), a stack of Glacier Smelt Bait Feeder (Event), and a Fishing Rod.
Use the Snowfield L-Rods and the Land Maker action to make fishing holes along the river.
If you ever lose your Snowfield L-Rod (Event), speak to Jan and select "I need another Snowfield L-Rod" to receive another.
After agreeing to help Jan and the aquaphobic Seal Pal, and registering a main character, he will give you the daily quest: [Event] Be the One Who Smelt It and Dealt It.
Bring Jan some Glacier Smelts to receive rewards depending on the amount you bring him. Please be aware the [Event] Phishy Phobia in Physis quest must be in progress to receive the rewards.
To create a fishing hole in the river, Humans and Elves must use Snowfield L-Rods. However, Giants can use Stomp to open one.
You will receive 100 bait each day for logging in on the character you registered as a main character.
Bait will be received the day after you register a main character.
Daily Quest
[Event] Be the One Who Smelt It and Dealt It
Bring 10 Smelt to Jan near the Mana Tunnel at Reus River.
You will receive the following rewards after completing the daily quest [Event] Be the One Who Smelt it and Dealt It:
Glacier Smelt Bait Tin x30
10,000 Gold
200,000 EXP
The daily quest will reset at 7:00 AM PST.
Phishy Phobia in Physis Rewards
Bring 30 Glacier Smelts - Golden Experience Fruit (500%) x2
When placing the following Homestead animal decorations, your homestead will grant the following stats:
2 Set Effect:
Luck +20
4 Set Effect:
Movement Speed +2%
Note: The bonuses of Homestead decorations are combined. However, if there are multiple bonuses in the same stat, only the highest will be applied.
Black Bag (10X17) Coupon
Igloo Fishing Chair
Ice Fishing Rod
Ice Fisher 2nd Title Coupon
Heliodor 10cm
Bloodstone 10cm
Jade 10cm
Tourmaline 10cm
Pink Sapphire 10cm
Jet 10cm
Opal 10cm
Phantom Quartz 10cm
Tanzanite 10cm
Ametrine 10cm
Green Heliodor 10cm
Red Heliodor 10cm
Party Phoenix Feather (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
Special High Speed Gathering Potion (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
Movement Speed 40% Increase Potion (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
HP Buff Potion (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
MP Buff Potion (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
Stamina Buff Potion (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
Protection/DEF Buff Potion (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
Special Tendering Potion (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
Special Tendering Potion S (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
Production Failure Potion (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
Potion of Proficiency (Event) (Expires in 7 Days)
HP 500 Potion SE x5
MP 500 Potion SE x5
Stamina 500 Potion SE x5
Wound Remedy 500 Potion SE x5
HP 300 Potion SE x5
MP 300 Potion SE x5
Stamina 300 Potion SE x5
Wound Remedy 300 Potion SE x5
HP/MP 300 Potion x10
HP/Stamina 300 Potion x10
HP/Stamina 100 Potion x10
HP/MP 100 Potion x10
HP 300 Potion x10
MP 300 Potion x10
Stamina 300 Potion x10
Topaz 10cm
Star Sapphire 10cm
Emerald 10cm
Aquamarine 10cm
Garnet 10cm
Jasper 10cm
Ruby 10cm
Spinel 10cm
Diamond 10cm
Poinsettia Seed
Homestead Chamomile Seed
Homestead Rose Hip Seed
Homestead Eggplant Seed
Homestead Strawberry Seed
Homestead Pumpkin Seed
Homestead Cabbage Seed
Homestead Tomato Seed
First Chronicle: Hotdays and Event Buffs
The Master Plan may have finished, but your fight is not over! It's time to put your training to the test. We've pushed the limits on the content below so you can push YOUR limit!
Event Buffs
Event Dates: Thursday, January 18th, After Maintenance - Thursday, February 15th, Before Maintenance
During the entire event period, the following benefits will be active:
50% Discount on repair costs
2x Combat EXP
Baltane Elite Mission Level Cap Boost (Increases level limit to 200).
Daily Lord Mission Reward Limit increased from 3 to 5.
Daily Alban Knights Training Grounds Mission Reward limit increased from 3 to 5.
Weekly Crom Bas Reward Limit increased from 10 to 12.
*NEW* Weekly Chronicle Mission Reward limit for obtaining the Chronicle mission weekly rewards will be increased to 7 times, up from 5 times normally.
*NEW* Weekly Tech Duinn Reward limit for obtaining the Tech Duinn weekly rewards will be increased to 20 times, up from 15 times normally.
*NEW* Weekly Glenn Bearna Reward limit for obtaining the Glenn Bearna weekly rewards will be increased to 4 times, up from 3 times normally.
Weekly Hotday Event
Event Dates:Thursday, January 18th, After Maintenance - Thursday, February 1st, Before Maintenance
Log in during the event period each week to receive the First Battle of Mag Tuireadh Combat Support Box.[table][tr][th]Date[/th][th]Hotday Reward[/th][/tr][tr][td]Week 1: Thursday, January 18th, After Maintenance - Thursday, January 25th, 7:00 AM PST[/td][td]First Battle of Mag Tuireadh Combat Support Box x1[/td][/tr][tr][td] Week 2: Thursday, January 25th, 7:00 AM PST - Thursday, February 1st, Before Maintenance [/td][td] First Battle of Mag Tuireadh Combat Support Box x1
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Claim the item from the Hotday menu to receive it on your current character or choose Claim Later if you wish to receive the reward on another character.
You can only claim the item from the Hotday menu once during each week of the event period.
Items within the box are not tradable and expire in 7 days.
Item Details
Open the First Battle of Mag Tuireadh Combat Support Box to obtain all the items below:
Special Forgetful Potion x1
Any Pass Selection Box x1
When opening the selection box, you can select one from the following passes:
Unlimited Dungeon Pass
Unrestricted Shadow Mission Pass
Unlimited Veteran Demon Pass
Abyss Advanced Dungeon Pass Selection Box
Baltane Elite Mission Pass Selection Box
Mag Mell Mission Difficulty Pass Selection Box
Rabbie Phantasm Dungeon Pass
*NEW* Tech Duinn Mission Additional Entry Pass
Crom Bás Reward Key Coupon
Refined Shadow Crystal (Event) x3
Baltane Mission Crystal (x3) x3
*NEW* Refined Avon Crystal (Event) x3
Grants an additional 400% EXP and Gold when completing one Theatre or Chronicle Mission.
*NEW* Aggressor’s Will x3
When used, increases Max Damage +10, Magic Attack +13, and Alchemic Damage +5 for 2 hours.
*NEW* Defender’s Will x3
When used, increases Defense/Magic Defense +15, and Protection/Magic Protection +10 for 2 hours.
[Livestream] First Chronicle Update Preview (January 2024)
Join Community Manager Arciellia as she goes over the details of the upcoming January content! Join us on our Twitch.tv channel, Tuesday, January 16th at 2:00 PM PST (5:00 PM EST). As always, there will be giveaways throughout the stream.
Maintenance has concluded at 9:10 AM and the game is available once more. We thank you for your patience! Mabinogi will have a scheduled maintenance on January 11th. During this time, the game will be unavailable. Maintenance is expected to begin at 7:00 AM PST and last approximately 3 hours.
Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.
-Time-
Thursday, January 11th
Pacific (PST, UTC -8): 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern (EST, UTC -5): 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Paris (CET, UTC +1): 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
To address the following:
Weekly server upkeep.
It's time to wish Tour Guide Joy best wishes as she closes up her shop of Arcana-related goodies and travels on. The Erinn-go-Round Event is ending, so be sure to spend your coin before then!
The Iceborn Noble Box is ending! Don't give it the cold shoulder before it's gone!
It's the finale week of the Master Plan: Winter Infinite Growth Event! All 4 NPC shopkeepers will be giving their benefits! Use this week to power through your last bit of training... for it could soon be put to the ultimate test.
Note: The Name Change submission site will be unavailable after 7:00 AM PST time, and will be available after the maintenance.
- The Mabinogi Team
Scheduled Maintenance - January 11th
Mabinogi will have a scheduled maintenance on January 11th. During this time, the game will be unavailable. Maintenance is expected to begin at 7:00 AM PST and last approximately 3 hours.
Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.
-Time-
Thursday, January 11th
Pacific (PST, UTC -8): 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern (EST, UTC -5): 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Paris (CET, UTC +1): 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
To address the following:
Weekly server upkeep.
It's time to wish Tour Guide Joy best wishes as she closes up her shop of Arcana-related goodies and travels on. The Erinn-go-Round Event is ending, so be sure to spend your coin before then!
The Iceborn Noble Box is ending! Don't give it the cold shoulder before it's gone!
It's the finale week of the Master Plan: Winter Infinite Growth Event! All 4 NPC shopkeepers will be giving their benefits! Use this week to power through your last bit of training... for it could soon be put to the ultimate test.
Note: The Name Change submission site will be unavailable after 7:00 AM PST time, and will be available after the maintenance.
- The Mabinogi Team
[COMPLETED] Scheduled Maintenance - January 4th
Maintenance has concluded as of 9:18AM PST. We thank you for your patience.
Mabinogi will have a scheduled maintenance on December 28th. During this time, the game will be unavailable. Maintenance is expected to begin at 7:00 AM PST and last approximately 3 hours.
Please note that the estimated length of time for each maintenance is subject to change without notification.
-Time-
Thursday, January 4th
Pacific (PST, UTC -8): 7:00 AM - 10:00 AM Eastern (EST, UTC -5): 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Paris (CET, UTC +1): 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
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