8.3 Sieges adjustments

Question

Since the 8.3 update rolled out, we've been attentively monitoring your feedback about the Siege changes. It quickly became apparent that these alterations have led to a negative player experience.

Thus, starting from 27.07 following maintenance, we've decided to implement these adjustments:

The siege duration in Gelkmaros/Inggison/Divine Fortress is now extended to 55 minutes (from the previous 25).

As a result of this extension, Bassen and Prades Fortress sieges are rescheduled from 9:30 pm to 10 pm.

Below is the revised Siege schedule:

Siege Location	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Inggison	21:00 - 21:55	-	-	21:00 - 21:55
Gelkmaros	21:00 - 21:55	-	-	21:00 - 21:55
Divine Fortress	21:00 - 21:55	-	-	21:00 - 21:55
Red Katalam (South) - Bassen	22:00 - 22:25	-	-	-
Red Katalam (South) - Prades	-	-	-	22:00 - 22:25

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Galeas · Answer

After discussing further with NCSOFT, we will also have the following changes:

‘Kaisinel’s Blessing’/’Marchutan’s Blessing’: Additional levels were added to the existing buffs for the fortresses in Inggison, Gelkmaros and the Abyss Core in order for the weaker faction to have a better chance to conquering the fortresses.

Additionally, we also fixed that the portal to the Divine Fortress in the Abyss Core was not spawning on Thursday.It will now spawn as intended.

Those changes will take effect on Wednesday the 27th