You wake in your own bed. While it may be a bit hazy at first, the events of the previous evening come rushing back - either you were among those on the Frontlines, or you bore witness to the horror of a vast darkness, an unrelenting storm. In both cases, the last thing you remember is being swallowed up by shadows.

Effect on Lore

The World

• Aincrad has reverted back to optimal settings.
  • Any damage caused by the storm's influence (in Storm of Shadows) has been corrected.
    • All NPCs will recall the horrible storm, but they all remember surviving it and rebuilding.
  • The crater on Floor 22 (caused by the Onslaught of the Sundered Spire event) has been repaired. The Lake of Reflections is as it once was.
    • NPCs in the region speak of the crater as if it were a distant legend. They do not remember ever seeing it.
  • Floor 26 is now accessible by teleporter.
• Every floor has been altered, some more drastically than others.
  • At a minimum, new locations exist where there may have been nothing before.
  • Certain quests will be discovered by players to have changed.
  • New quests have been added to certain floors.
• Field Bosses have begun spawning.

Players

• All Players will remember what happened prior to the update.
• All Players will be immediately prompted to reallocate their experience points.
  • In doing so, players will discover that there have been numerous changes made to the system.
    • Leveling System has been dramatically been altered.
    • Combat System has been dramatically altered.
    • Skill System has been dramatically altered.
    • Player stats have been dramatically reduced.
    • New functions have been added to certain Professions.
      • Merchants have been changed to Appraisers. Merchants' general stock has been moved to NPC merchants instead.
    • Tiered Materials have been removed and collated into a single Material currency.
    • New Items have been added to the game.
  • Players also now have the option to upgrade three items of their choosing, and may do so directly from their menu.

Site Information

• The [3.0 Conversion Thread] is open. Players should report to this thread to convert their characters from v2.6 to v3.0.
• The [Member Directory Thread] is open. Players should report to this thread to list down all characters they own.
• The [General Merchant Thread] is open. Players should report to this thread in the future to access and purchase items previously sold by the Merchant profession.
• The [3.0 Questions Thread] is open. Players should report to this thread should they have questions about systems and mechanics involved in 3.0.
• The [Quest/Floor/Lore FAQ Thread] is open. Players should report to this thread should they have questions about quest conversions, new lore, etc.