Dear Ladies and Lords,

To provide you with a better gaming experience, all servers of Fate of the Empress will be under maintenance on 9/28/2021 (UTC+8). You will not be able to log in the game during the maintenance. The estimated maintenance duration is about 7 hours. And maintenance time may be adjusted according to the actual situation.

Update rewards will be sent by mail after the maintenance.

Players in SEA Servers will not be able to participate Trivia Quiz（18:30）, Clan War and Guild Bonfire on 9/28/2021 due to the maintenance. Therefore, corresponding compensation rewards will be sent to players of SEA Servers by mail afterwards.

Besides, please pay attention to the time of your Banquets and pre-arrange them in case of any unnecessary losses.  

This update will be contained in a patch, which will be detected and loaded when you log in to the game after the maintenance. 

【Maintenance Duration】

SEA Servers: 9/28/2021 16:00 - 23:00（UTC+8）

NA Servers: 9/28/2021 01:00 - 08:00（UTC-7）

【Servers】

All servers

【Updates】

1. New Function

- New Gears: Vambrace & Belt

Your highness will unlock new gears: Vambrace & Belt at level 100. Vambrace & Belt are graded from brightness to blaze and nirvana according to quality. Vambrace can be inscribed by 【Head】 or 【Dress】 crystal while Belt can be inscribed by 【Pendant】 crystal. Collect gears to activate more perks and increase your might!

- Elite Trial: World Elites

Three world elites are coming! Team up with friends from your server or other servers and challenge the world elite. World Elite Trial and Server Elite Trial share daily reward chances together. There’s a chance to obtain Brightness Vambrace, Brightness Belt, Blaze Vambrace Design, Blaze Belt Design, Emerald Charm, Godly Essence and Gems with secondary attribute if you defeat the elites.

World Elite Trial-Shouhou, Challenge Time: Tuesday, Friday, 12:00-21:29

World Elite Trial-Yehua, Challenge Time: Monday, Thursday, 12:00-21:29

World Elite Trial-Yuwen Yao, Challenge Time: Tuesday, Friday, 12:00-21:29

- Treasure Polish

Treasure Polish will unlock if you advance one treasure to Tier 4 for the first time or your character level reaches 125. Polish treasures with treasure polish stones will reset treasure skills and attributes. Treasure polish locks can keep certain attributes unchanged while polishing your treasure.

- Max Character/Hero Awaken Level Increases from 10 to 15

- Max Character/Hero Upgrade Level Increases from 25 to 30

- Max Gear Refine Level Increases from 30 to 40

2. New Gameplay

- Market Battle

The first Market Battle is going to be held on 8th of October. The event has a 4-day event period and a 3-day display period. Both personal earnings and guild earnings can be obtained when you have a stall (The amount of personal earnings differ from that of guild earnings). Increase guild rankings with your guild members to obtain valuable loots and powerful buff for Cross-server Guild War. Personal earnings-Gold Coins can be used to exchange for items at event shop.

- Cross-server Guild War

Only Top 8 guilds in Market Battle are able to enter Cross-server Guild War. The 1st Cross-server Guild War will begin on 12th of October. The schedule is as follows:

10/12 quarter-final

10/13 semi-final

10/14 final

Fabled dog egg and many other valuable rewards will be available then. Please find more details about the event in game when it begins.

3. Gems with Secondary Attribute

Gems with secondary attribute will be available after the update. The gems will have 2 attributes. The primary attribute of this kind of gem is the same as the attribute of single-attribute gem with the same name and level. The secondary attribute of the gem is only half the attribute of single-attribute gem with the same name and level. Double-attribute gems with the same primary attribute can not be inlaid into the same gear. Three double-attribute gems with exactly the same primary and secondary attributes can be fused into one with higher level.

4. Underworld Soul

Underworld Soul event will begin at 10:00 on 19th of October with a 10-day challenge phase and a 3-day settlement phase. The event has the same rules as Lotus Dream Event. Besides, lotus petals obtained from previous Lotus Dream Events will be automatically transferred into Equinox Flowers (currency of Underworld Soul) of the same amount when the event begins. There’s a chance to obtain new mount-Yellow Duckling, new costume-Invincible Bond and hero shards of Princess Linglong from this event.

5. New Hero

(1) Zhan Zhao

       New Guard Hero - Zhan Zhao is coming !

       Active Skill: Justice Served

       Cast Judgement on a single enemy, dispel buffs and deal DMG of 175%ATK.

       Rage Skill: Royal Law

       Deal DMG of 150% ATK 3 times to a single enemy and 60% Ricochet DMG to 2 enemies with the lowest HP.

       Passive Skill: Sword’s Soul

       Increase 6% CRIT Rate before every attack, 3 layers max.

(2) Princess Linglong

       New Gourmet Hero - Princess Linglong is coming !

       Active Skill: Reflected Starlight

       Deal DMG of 80% ATK to a single enemy. 29%*(1+ACC) chance to stun the enemy for 1 round.

       Rage Skill: Dreadful Sound

       Increase 12% ATK and 10% AGI for all allies, lasting 2 rounds.

       Passive Skill: Splintered Crystal

       The active skill has a 70% chance to decrease 20% DEF of the target, lasting 2 rounds.

6. New Mount

(1)  Kylin

l Attributes:

Team ATK: 150

Team HP: 2250

Speed Buff: 35%

l Use Spirit Tokens to exchange for Kylin at Function-Ride.

(2)  Yellow Duckling

l Attributes:

Team ATK: 85

Team HP: 1250

Speed Buff: 30%

l Obtain from Underworld Soul Event.

(3)  Halloween Broom

l Attributes:

Team ATK: 85

Team HP: 1250

Speed Buff: 30%

l Obtain from Halloween event.

7. New SSR Hero Skins

Grand Ambition (Lyu Bu), Debater (Song yu), Mighty Ruler (Ying Zheng), Eternal Glory (Jing Ke)

8. New Costume: Invincible Bond, Lightning Shadow, Golden Plume, Bright Dandelion

Various new costumes are coming! Participate in the events and get your preferred ones!

【Tips】

1. There will be a 5-minute maintenance countdown before the maintenance starts, during which you can not do anything in the game. As soon as the maintenance starts, you will not be able to log in the game. Please arrange your time in advance.

2. Please take note of your account, password as well as your server name before the maintenance.

3. Please pay attention to the time of your Banquets and pre-arrange them in case of any unnecessary losses.

4. Thanks for your understanding and support. Please do not hesitate to contact us as following if you have any problems.

Customer Service:fswqg_service@friendtimes.net

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