v2024.05 (Rebalance edition)

General changes

• See the associated release https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules/releases/tag/v2024.05

Rebalance changes

• All these changes only affect Renewal. Pre-renewal is unchanged, unless otherwise stated.
• This includes the changes from the previous rebalance release https://github.com/HerculesWS/Hercules/releases/tag/v2024.04-rebalance

2-2 Classes

• Rebalance of the 2-2 job skills, implementation based on kRO and kRO zero patch notes from 2018-10-31, iRO Wiki, rAthena and divine pride info, along with some in-game testing. (#3229, part of issue #2727)

Crusader

• Rebalance of CR_GRANDCROSS (Grand Cross)
  • Fixed casting time changed: 1.5 s -> 0.5 s
  • Variable casting time changed: 1.5 s -> 1 s
  • Global delay changed: 1.5 s -> 0.5 s
  • 1 s cooldown added
  • Self damage is removed
• Rebalance of CR_SHIELDBOOMERANG (Shield Boomerang)
  • Damage formula changed
    • Old: ATK (100 + 30 x SkillLevel)% (Shield weight gives extra flat damage)
    • Now: ATK (80 x SkillLevel + Shield Weight + Shield Upgrade x 4)%
• Rebalance of CR_SPEARQUICKEN (Spear Quicken)
  • Additionally gives +10% of Equipment ASPD

Alchemist

• Rebalance of AM_DEMONSTRATION (Bomb)
  • Chance of breaking target weapon increased
    • Old: SkillLevel %
    • New: (3 x SkillLevel)%
  • It now uses basic/default melee damage calculation (instead of special formula)
  • Damage formula changed:
    • Old: [100% + (Skill Level x 20)]% (ATK + MATK)
    • New: [(Skill Level x 60) + (Potion_Research_Lv x 10)]% ATK
  • Note: the skill code was refactored to move the chance to break the enemy weapon to the SkillData2 field of the skill DB (affecting both renewal and pre-renewal)
• Rebalance of AM_ACIDTERROR (Acid Terror)
  • Chance of breaking target armor increased
    • Old: 3 / 7 / 10 / 12 / 13 %
    • New: 5 / 15 / 25 / 35 / 45 %
  • It now uses basic/default ranged physical damage calculation (instead of special formula)
  • Damage formula changed:
    • Old: [200% + (Skill Level x 80)]% (ATK + MATK)
    • New: [(Skill Level x 200) + (Potion_Research_Lv x 100)]% ATK
  • The damage effect has been corrected (renewal only) and it is now applied in a bundle of 5 hits instead of a single damage

Rogue

• Rebalance of RG_RAID (Sightless Mind)
  • SP cost reduced: 20 -> 15
  • Damage increased
    • Old: [100 + (Skill Level x 40)]%
    • New: [50 + (Skill Level x 150)]%
  • Damage debuff changed
    • Old: 20% more damage for 5 seconds or 7 hits
    • New: 30% more damage (15% on boss monsters) for 10 seconds
• Rebalance of RG_BACKSTAP (Back Stab)
  • Skill mechanics changed
    • No longer needs to be behind the target to use skill
    • No longer ignores accuracy check
    • No longer usable from Hiding state
    • Now increases skill Hit by 4 per skill level
    • Number of hits changed:
      • Old: 1 hit
      • New: 2 hits with Dagger, 1 hit with other weapons
  • SP cost reduced: 16 -> 12
  • Cooldown added: 0.5 s
  • Number of hits changed
  • The bow damage formula has been corrected (affecting both renewal and pre-renewal). Incorrectly, only part of the skillratio value was getting halved when using bows, disregarding the base 100% value.
• Rebalance of RG_PLAGIARISM (Intimidate)
  • Also increases Attack Speed by 1% per Skill Level