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The Lore You Know: Zealot
February is the month of love, so why not shine a light on our more fanatical of Goddess-lovers, the Zealots. For those of you who are not as familiar with this Cleric-tree class, our Zealots do not call upon the power of a specific Goddess but instead sacrifice their life energy and similar forces to invoke a different type of power to use in battle. There are also rumors that they tortured and assassinated demons during their search for the missing Goddesses. But in regards to this, how does our MMORPG version of the Zealots differ from that of history? First, let’s break down the etymology of the word "zealot". Zealot comes from the Greek word, zelotes, which means, “one who is a zealous follower.” Zealot is also the common translation of the Hebrew word, kanna’im, which means “one who is zealous on behalf of God.” In this historical context, this term was used to characterize members of a 1st century Jewish sect who fought against the Roman rule in Palestine. The more extreme members of this group participated in acts of terrorism and assassination in order to fight against the pagan Romans. When discussing this sect, the word zealot is usually capitalized. The Zealots were adamantly opposed to the pagan Romans that ruled over them. And their views were so extreme that they also opposed any idea of peace between the two political bodies. As Zealots believed they were the defenders and true devotees of the law of God, some Zealots even carried daggers beneath their cloaks to stab anyone they believed were committing a sacrilegious act or who were being too friendly to Rome. A lot of our knowledge about the Zealots during the 1st century comes from the historian and scholar Josephus (37-100AD) who wrote influential works on Jewish history and the political climate of the time. However, Josephus labeled the Zealots as dangerous fanatics and pointed them out as a possible reason why the Romans destroyed the city of Jerusalem. With all of this in mind, it is also important to state that although Jewish Zealots are seemingly the more popular mention, there are zealots in other areas of history as well. The Zealots seen in TOS are not a reflection of the Zealots from the 1st century but more of an interpretation of the word’s core definition “one who is a zealous follower.” Our Zealots express themselves through various skills that reflect the actions of a zealous follower. Skills that involve blind fate, fanaticism, and immolation. Therefore, as you search for the Revelations of the Goddess, have you also given thought to devoting yourself as their follower and becoming a Zealot yourself? References Poole, G. 2017. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Flavius Josephus. [Online] The Editors, 2014. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Zealot. [Online] Etymoline. Zealot. [Online] Jewish Encyclopedia. Zealots [Online] Wikipedia, 2018. Zealotry in Jewish History. [Online]
The Lore you Know: Schwarze Reiter
Schwarze Reiters were a German Cavalry unit from the 16th Century. They were armed with a Wheellock pistol and a Sword and wore a Kettle Hat (Eisen Huet) or a Burgonet. Their name, "Schwarz" ( which means "black" in German), originated from the black armor that they wore. Their armor was black because they made it using low quality steel in order to cut down the price. During battle, Schwarze Reiters would wield two weapons at the same time: the Sword and the Pistol. This was because, in this era, armies were attempting to integrate gunpowder weapons into cavalry tactics. For example, the riders would first advance towards the target in rank formations. As each rank came into range of their target, the riders would turn their mounts slightly to one side, fire one pistol, then turn slightly to the other side to fire another. They would then retire towards the back of the formation to reload and repeat again. This tactic was called “Caracole.” Caracole is also known in Dressage as a turning maneuver. but in Tree of Savior, Caracole is a skill used to immediately disengage from the enemy. Commanders expected Reiters to engage enemies with both firearms and swords. While riding a horse they would shoot a pistol at enemy ranks with the hope that the enemy line would collapse. However, Henry IV and Gustavus Adolphus preferred to employ Reiters and Heavy Cavalry in a more aggressive manner, ordering them to press the charge and fire pistols at point-blank range or to use their swords instead. In Tree of Savior, Schwarze Reiter wields both the Crossbow and the Pistol. But our Schwarze Reiters tend to keep their distance from the enemy.
[UPDATE] Scheduled Maintenance for January 21, 2020
Greetings, Saviors!We would like to announce the details of our weekly maintenance for (January 21, 2020). Make sure to check below for the maintenance schedule and patch notes.Please note that other issues and bugs are also being worked on even if they are not mentioned below.
Master Blacksmith Pack DLC Coming to Steam
Greetings, Saviors! The Master Blacksmith Pack, a new DLC item bundle catered to help you gain the most out of your equipment, will soon be released on Steam. The pack, expected to arrive as soon as it passes Valve's approval process, will remain available for purchase until further notice for those who wish to acquire it. Please check the details for the contents of the Master Blacksmith Pack DLC. [Master Blacksmith Pack DLC Contents] - 1 x Diamond Anvil (Untradable) - Make sure that your equipment doesn't lose it's edge even if you fail! - 3 x Golden Anvils (Untradable) - Have equipment low on potential? Fear not! Here are 3 Golden Anvils just for you! - 3 x Silver Anvils (Untradable) - Low on silver? Use these Silver Anvils to gear up! - 10 x Enhancement Discount Coupon: 100,000 Silver (Untradable) - Save silver while enhancing your gear with these Coupons! - 1 x Attribute Points 1,000 Ticket (Untradable) - Hit harder with your skills after investing attribute points! - 1 x Puppy Balloon Cosmetic Costume - Don't worry, it won't pop! - 20 x Highly Condensed HP Potions (Untradable) - 20 x Highly Condensed SP Potions (Untradable) - 10 x Lv2 Settlement Support Potions (Untradable) - 5 x Highly Condensed Movement Speed Potions (Untradable) - 5 x Goddess Sculptures (Untradable) [IMPORTANT] 1. The Master Blacksmith Pack will not have different DLC products per region. In other words, it will be sold at the same price for all four regions. 2. The DLC can only be purchased and redeemed once per Steam account. Accounts that have already purchased the Master Blacksmith Pack will no longer be able to purchase this DLC. 3. All DLC products are non-refundable once redeemed in the server. 4. In the event that the Master Blacksmith Pack DLC is removed from Steam, we will provide due notice two weeks in advance via official announcement.
[Video] Combat System Change Details - Part 2
Greetings Saviors, Here is a video showcasing some of the changes we have planned for the combat system. You can check our more detailed announcement here! Please note that they may have changed a bit when they are implemented here on iTOS.
New: Irredian Shelter, Hangout Raids and More!
Greetings, Saviors! Today we would like to introduce the new content and rewards that were added during our scheduled maintenance on March 12, 2019. We hope you enjoy reading this post as much as we did preparing it! NEW CONTENT 1. Guild Hangout Raid 1-1. Overview The Guild Hangout Raid is, just as the name suggests, a new raid content that can be enjoyed in the comfort of your own Guild Hangout. Players can now summon bosses in their Guild Hangout and join forces to defeat them. 1-2. Background The refugees of the Kingdom have been suffering greatly at the hands of the monsters that entered our world through the many dimensional cracks that appeared following Medzio Diena. Sage Envoys have been deployed all across the Kingdom in order to seal the cracks but they are in need of help. The Kingdom has decided that the Sage Envoys devise a way to relocate the dimensional cracks to various Guild Hangouts present within the Kingdom to have the guilds help in dealing with the invasion of monsters. Guilds can now participate in private boss raids through the Sage Envoys located in their Hangout to defeat the invading monsters for bounty. 1-3. How to Play Talk to the Sage Envoy NPC in your Guild Hangout to start the raid. 1-4. Rewards Rewards can be obtained from the Sage Envoy NPC after the raid time is reset every Monday at 6:00 AM server time. Rewards are issued as Silver, which is determined by the player’s contribution in defeating the raid boss. 2. New Hunting Grounds: Irredian Shelter 2-1. Overview Irredian Shelter is a new high level Hunting Grounds populated by level 390 monsters and two level 400 boss monsters. 2-2. Background The three rulers of old Nicopolis ran the city with an iron fist as their influence grew. Archmage Irredian had created a shelter for the citizens of Nicopolis to take refuge in. Preparations for siege and various experiments to create a magical barricade that blocks off Nicopolis from the rest of the Kingdom took place at the shelter. 2-3. How to Play The new Hunting Grounds is populated by powerful level 390 monsters. Hunting down these monsters unlocks a portal to new areas that are more densely populated by powerful monsters or even a solo raid with a special boss monster. 2-4. Rewards New necklace items have been added as reward. New seals are also introduced as a part of an obtainable reward. Rewards and Convenience Updates Along with the two new features introduced this week, we will also be providing revisions for rewards and introducing convenience updates with the game’s next major update. Read on below for details! 1. Guild Quest - The rewards obtained from Guild Foundation quests will be increased by fivefold. Players will be able to earn up to 5,000 attribute points by partaking in a Guild Quest. - Guild Foundation quests do not require special initiation processes and will begin as soon as a Guild Quest is started. 2. Gemstone Feud - New NPCs will be added to each of the major cities (Klaipeda, Orsha and Fedimian) that will let players enter Gemstone Feud sessions. - The number of Goddess’ Blessed Gems that can be traded will be increased from 1 to 2 per day and the number of badges required will be reduced by half. - The following are the new badge requirements for rewards obtainable in the Gemstone Feud. Reward Required Number of Badges Before After Goddess’ Blessed Gem 2000 1000 Attribute Point 100 200 140 Silver Ichor Extraction Kit 5500 3850 Looting Chance Potion 100 70 Hero’s Retribution Potion: Devil (Feud) 850 595 Hero’s Retribution Potion: Mutant (Feud) 850 595 Hero’s Retribution Potion: Insect (Feud) 850 595 Hero’s Retribution Potion: Plant (Feud) 850 595 Hero’s Retribution Potion: Beast (Feud) 850 595 Hero’s Aegis Potion: Devil (Feud) 450 315 Hero’s Aegis Potion: Mutant (Feud) 450 315 Hero’s Aegis Potion: Insect (Feud) 450 315 Hero’s Aegis Potion: Plant (Feud) 450 315 Hero’s Aegis Potion: Beast (Feud) 450 315 3. Collections - Players will be able to register new collections without having to visit the Magic Association NPC. 4. Instance Dungeon: Level Dungeons - Some lower level dungeons will be integrated for better matchmaking. The level difference penalty will be alleviated for lower level dungeons. 5. Uphill Defense - The weekly entry count will be reduced and the rewards will be improved instead. 6. Remnants of Bernice - Rewards will be overhauled. The current ranking data will be reset with the coming update. - Attendance reward will be given as attribute points to promote players’ continued participation. - Attendance rewards can be obtained by clearing the first stage. - Stage rewards will consist of more useful items. They will be issued once per Team depending on the highest stage that the player has reached. - Rank rewards will also be improved to include useful items and not honor rewards. - Rank rewards will be given out for each of the class trees and there will be no rewards for overall ranking. 6. Earth Tower - The difficulty will be adjusted to fit the changes that were implemented in the Re:Build update. - The progression of the Earth Tower will be adjusted to provide faster pacing. - Earth Tower will be divided into units of 5 floors each, and players will be free to choose which floors they wish to challenge.
Kupole's Daily Attendance Check (Nov '18)
Greetings Saviors, We have a special Kupole waiting to talk with you every day when you are in town. Take a break and check in with this Kupole to receive some boosting experience buffs. Event Period FROM the scheduled maintenance of November 13, 2018 TO the scheduled maintenance of December 11, 2018 Who Can Participate - Characters of all levels How to Participate STEP 1. For the duration of the event period, you will see a curious Kupole hanging around town. It looks like she's taking notes....Why not take a second to talk with her? STEP 2. After talking with the Kupole, you will receive a very special buff. The effects of this buff will differ depending on the number of days you log into the game. STEP 3. Each day you log into the game and talk with the Kupole, she will register the number of days and will grant you a buff accordingly. Make sure you talk with her! - Keep in mind that the effects of the buff differ according to the number of days you speak with the event Kupole. - If you break your consecutive streak, you will have to start over from Day 1. Buffs Day 1: Nothing...sorry you're just getting started and the Kupole wants to see if you'll come again. Day 2: EXP +5% Day 3: EXP +10% Day 4: EXP +15% Day 5: EXP +20% Day 6: EXP +25% Day 7: EXP +30% AND Movement Speed +1 Important - The buffs can be obtained by all characters and will last up to 1 hour. - The number of times you can receive the buff is unlimited.
Scheduled Maintenance for July 14, 2020
Greetings, Saviors!We would like to announce the details of our weekly maintenance for (July 14, 2020). Make sure to check below for the maintenance schedule and patch notes.Please note that other issues and bugs are also being worked on even if they are not mentioned below.
Scheduled Maintenance for December 29, 2020
Greetings, Saviors!We would like to announce the details of our weekly maintenance for (December 29, 2020). Make sure to check below for the maintenance schedule and patch notes.Please note that other issues and bugs are also being worked on even if they are not mentioned below.