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[NOTICE] 07/01/2026 Maintenance

Dear Hero Community, We will be performing scheduled server maintenance on July 01. Please be advised of the following updates and changes scheduled for this maintenance.

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  • Events
  • Store
  • Balance
  • Maps
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changedWe will be performing scheduled server maintenance on July 01. Please be advised of the following updates and changes scheduled for this maintenance.
changed🔧 Scheduled Server MaintenanceStart: July 01, 22:00 PM (PDT)
changed🔧 Scheduled Server MaintenanceEnd: July 02, 03:00 AM (PDT)
changed🔧 Scheduled Server MaintenanceDuration: Approx. 4–5 hours
removed0-1. [END] Focused Growth Month EventNPC Dano in Dragon Castle will be removed.
removed0-1. [END] Focused Growth Month EventGrowth Talisman will no longer be distributed every hour.

Hero Plus changes

changedWe will be performing scheduled server maintenance on July 01. Please be advised of the following updates and changes scheduled for this maintenance.
changedStart: July 01, 22:00 PM (PDT)
changedEnd: July 02, 03:00 AM (PDT)
changedDuration: Approx. 4–5 hours
removedNPC Dano in Dragon Castle will be removed.

Dear Hero Community,

We will be performing scheduled server maintenance on July 01. Please be advised of the following updates and changes scheduled for this maintenance.

🔧 Scheduled Server Maintenance

  • Start: July 01, 22:00 PM (PDT)

  • End: July 02, 03:00 AM (PDT)

  • Duration: Approx. 4–5 hours

0-1. [END] Focused Growth Month Event

  • NPC Dano in Dragon Castle will be removed.

  • Growth Talisman will no longer be distributed every hour.

  • Dessert ingredient items will no longer drop from monsters matching your level.

  • Wicked monsters in the Central Isle will no longer appear.

0-2. [END] Event Item Deletion

  • Frozen Clan War reward items (Even Month, June) will be deleted.

  • Aid Post items (Even Month, June) will be deleted.

  • Spring event premium items will be deleted.

  • Player satisfaction survey event reward items will be deleted.

  • Family Month Water/Fire Spirit premium event items will be deleted.

  • Gold/Item Revamp Update event items will be deleted.

1. 2026 Golden Coin (H1) Shop — End of Season

The 2026 Golden Coin Season 1 (H1) will come to an end. Season 2 (H2) is scheduled to open on July 15.

  • 2026 H1 Shop — End of Purchase: July 1, 2026 (Maintenance)

  • 2026 H1 Shop Items — Deleted: July 15, 2026 (Maintenance)

2. Item Stack System Update

To improve inventory space management, the following items will be updated to support stacking:

  • Socket Harmonizer Chest / Advanced Soul Stone Box / Special Soul Stone Box / Soul Pouch / Black Moon Energy / Fur Sack / Prize of War (Mid) / Prize of War (Large) / Prize of War (Extra-Large)

3. ⚽ Soccer Festival Event

Period

July 2 – July 29, 2026 (4 weeks)

NPC

Event Yin Boar | Location: Dragon Castle

Steam post imageA special and noble being has visited Dragon Castle to celebrate the Soccer Festival!

3-1. Attendance Check

Log in daily to claim your rewards!

  • Day 1: Shout Arts (Event)

  • Day 3: EXP Charm (+30%) 2 Hours

  • Day 6: EXP Charm (+40%) 2 Hours

  • Day 10: Firestorm Potion (500 mins), Storage Expansion (9 days)

  • Day 13: Energy Boost Stew (4h), Phantom Ball Helm (Event)

  • Day 16: Charm of Luck x2 (Event)

  • Day 19: Hero Pill (3 days)

  • Day 23: Book of Initializing Identify, Socket Revision,

⚠️ Attendance Notes:

  • Event reward items will be deleted one month after the event ends (August 26, 2026 PDT).

  • Phantom Ball Helm (Event) will be deleted after the event ends (August 26, 2026).

  • Phantom Ball Helm (Event) is a Deco-type helmet with no stats. It can be used as a material item to change the Deco helmet appearance via NPC Sina.

  • Beast characters can equip this item but the appearance will not be displayed.

Steam post image ▲ Phantom Ball Helm(Event)

3-2. Soccer Festival Victory Buff

Collect Steam post image Soccer Festival Trophy items and deliver a total of 2,026 to NPC Yin Boar in Dragon Castle to activate the server-wide Soccer Festival Buff!

  • Obtain 1 Soccer Festival Trophy every hour while logged in.

  • Deliver to NPC Yin Boar to contribute to the server total (Check progress via NPC).

[Soccer Festival Buff (5 hours)]

  • Normal DEF +5%

  • Arts DEF +5%

  • EXP Bonus +5%

⚠️ Note: Event reward items will be deleted one month after the event ends (August 26, 2026 PDT).

3-3. Victory Essence Crafting

Defeat monsters matching your level to collect Victory Essence materials, then craft them into special buff items via NPC Yin Boar in Dragon Castle. (100% Crafting Success Rate)

CRAFTABLE ESSENCES

  • Steam post image Red Victory Essence: STR/INT +15, HP +5000, Chi +5000, EXP +15% (2h) (Cost: Victory Essence x5 + 1M Gold)

  • Steam post image Blue Victory Essence: Accuracy +100, DEX +15, EXP +15% (2h) (Cost: Victory Essence x5 + 1M Gold)

  • Steam post image White Victory Essence: Arts ATK +3%, Arts DEF +3%, EXP +15% (2h) (Cost: Victory Essence x5 + 1M Gold)

  • Steam post image Tricolor Victory Essence: Wind/Water/Fire +20, ATK Speed +10, Critical +3%, EXP +45% (2h) (Cost: Red x3 + Blue x3 + White x3 + Guardian Young Coin x4 + 20M Gold)

⚠️ Crafting Notes:

  • Red, Blue, White Victory Essence: Trade X / Storage O / Consignment X / Soul X.

  • Tricolor Victory Essence: Trade O / Storage O / Consignment O / Soul O. (Will NOT be deleted after event ends).

  • Drop level range: Non-Divine (+-15) / Divine & Darkness (+-30).

  • Event reward items will be deleted one month after the event ends (August 26, 2026 PDT).

  • Enable [Event Material] in Aid system settings to collect Victory Essence via Aid.

  • Right-click to activate the buff; it will be displayed in the top-left corner and the duration cannot be paused.

3-4. Victory Special Box Drop

Defeat monsters matching your level to obtain special Victory boxes. Enable [Event Material] in Aid settings to collect via Aid.

BOX DROPS & CONTENTS

  • Victory Special Box (Obtain all listed items): Book of Initializing (Identify), Socket Revision, Adventurer Additional Coupon (Event) x10, Black Herbal Tea (x5)

  • Victory Lucky Box (Obtain all listed items): Charm of Luck 2X, Charm of Luck 3X, Soul Stone Charm of Luck (1kyu), Soul Stone Charm of Luck (2kyu)

  • Victory Golden Box (1 random item by chance): Premier Golden Statue (3B Gold) / Advanced Golden Statue (1B Gold) / Golden Statue (100M Gold) / Golden Cow Statue (45M Gold) / Broken Golden Statue (10M Gold)

⚠️ Box Drop Notes:

  • These boxes have a low drop rate.

  • Drop level range: Non-Divine (+-15) / Divine & Darkness (+-30).

  • Victory Golden Box grants only 1 random item. Higher-value Gold items have a lower drop rate.

3-5. Soccer Box Monster Hunt

Soccer Box Monsters spawn in 68 specific maps (1 per map). Defeat them to obtain a Soccer Special Box. (Respawn time: 4 hours / 240 min).

[Spawn Locations] Dragon Castle / Highlands / Venom Swamp / Spirit Spire / Southern Plains / Bamboo Mountain / Stone Valley / Silent Valley / Mudo Island / Crimson Sky / Crystal Summit / Tranquil Vale / Deserted Temple / Red Dragon Lair / Soft Shoulder / StreamFlow / Dime Desert / Mt.Celestial DownStairs1 / Mt.Celestial UpStairs1 / Suh-Nyung 1 / Tiger Castle / Kunlun Mountain / Dream Valley / AnHee Hab_Bi / Mount Hua / Mount Sohua / Wutai Mountain (Non-PVP) / Jongnam Mountain (Non-PVP) / Mount Frozen / Mount Frozen (PVP) / Wutai Mountain Black Moon (Non-PVP) / King Aura Mount Hua / King Aura Mount Jongnam / King Aura Mount Wutai (Black Moon) / Wutai Mountain (PVP) / Jongnam Mountain (PVP) / Wutai Mountain Black Moon (PVP) / Millenary Tree Forest-S.1 / Millenary Tree Forest-N.1 / Death Valley / Ghostblood Valley (1) / Ghostblood Valley (2) / Mount Hua (PVP) / Mount Sohua (PVP) / King Aura Crystal Summit / King Aura Red Dragon Lair / King Aura Mt.DownStairs / King Aura Suh-Nyung / King Aura Dream Valley / Mt.Celestial DownStairs2 / Mt.Celestial UpStairs2 / Suh-Nyung 2 / Desert Combat Base / Desert Outpost Base / Rasa Plateau / Desert Outpost (Divine) / Desert Plateau (Divine) / DarkNight Crystal Summit / DarkNight Wutai Mountain / DarkNight Hab_Bi / SawangCheon (N-Divine) / SawangCheon (Divine) / SawangCheon (Darkness) / Deathking SawangCheon (Non-Divine) / Deathking SawangCheon (Divine) / Deathking Mount Jongnam / Deathking Mount Frozen / Deathking Death Valley

[Soccer Special Box — Possible Drops] (1 random item per box) Blessing of the Water Spirit (Event) / Appearance Voucher / Phantom Ball Helm (Permanent) / Socket Miled Stone (+1) / Socket Harmonizer Stabilizer / Premium Material Box / Soul Stone Charm of Luck (2kyu) / Hero Restorative Potion (3hrs)(Event) / Hero Brew (3hrs)(Event) / Illusion Holy Water / Valuable Material Box / Phantom Ball Helm (Event) / Energy Boost Stew (4h) / Charm of Luck 3X / WindSwift (3 Bundles) / Storage Expansion (9days) / Honey Tea (100p) / EXP Charm (+40%) 2 Hours / EXP Charm (+30%) 2 Hours

SPECIAL BOX CONTENTS

  • Valuable Material Box: Grants 1 at random (Hundred Years Smelted Iron Piece Box / Million Years Smelted Iron Piece Box / Old Dense Iron Piece Box).

  • Premium Material Box: Grants 1 at random (Hundred Years Smelted Iron Bar Box / Million Years Smelted Iron Bar Box).

⚠️ Monster Hunt Notes:

  • Phantom Ball Helm (Permanent) will not be deleted after the event ends.

  • Event items: Trade X / Store O / Consignment X / Soul X.

  • Event reward items will be deleted one month after the event ends (August 26, 2026 PDT).

4. Hero Tavern Update

End of Sale — July 1, 2026

  • Moonlight Package

  • Moonlight Package (10+1)

🆕 New Items — July 2 – July 29, 2026 (4 weeks)

  • Red Victory Chest

  • Red Victory Chest (10+1)

[Red Victory Chest — Possible Drops]

  • Dharma Weapon Coupon (Identify)

  • Special Black Herbal Tea (x50)

  • Transform Pill (x3) Bundle

  • Large Book of Arts Exchange (Reset All Arts)

  • Firestorm Potion (10 Bundles)

  • Charm of Luck 7kyu

  • Socket Gem Box

  • Sky Dragon Scale

  • Combat Phantom Mask

  • Buff Altar Box

  • Phantom Jar (1 day)

  • Enhancing Identify Package

  • Bag Expansion (100 days)

  • Guardian Young Coin (8)

  • Full Sky Box (Advanced Heavenly Flower Ginseng + Advanced Grain Wine)

  • Potion Box (Hero Potion + Hero Power Potion)

  • Scroll of Young Seo (100%, 10h)

  • WindSwift (30 Bundles)

⚠️ Red Victory Chest Notes:

  • ※ Grants 1 random item upon opening.

  • ※ Certain rare items have a lower drop rate.

Thank you for your continued support.

Team Hero

Source

Steam News / 1 July 2026

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