'Arthdal Chronicles: Three Factions (hereafter Arthdal Chronicles)' has teased some tweaks to the Black Night Archipelago in its October update. They also flaunted the results of the 3rd Masters League, which set tongues wagging, so what's been happening in the official community over the past week? Weekly Forum Highlight is here to break it down for you.

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3rd Masters League Results Revealed

The results for the Masters League, which ran for roughly a month starting September 8, are finally out. With hefty loot on the line—including the Legendary Skill Book Selection Chest, Legendary Accessory Selection Chest, Legendary Armor Selection Chest, and the Slaughterer's Armor Selection Chest—servers practically tore themselves apart in competition. When the dust settled, the global region saw the Yunseul server's First Alliance take the crown, while New World Krabon went to the Paladin Alliance, and New World Season 1 was conquered by the Leo server's 兄弟盟 alliance, securing a glorious first place.

Aside from the treasure chests, all rewards are limited to one per person among alliance members on the same server at the time the Masters League ends, and they will be distributed as untradeable items. Each alliance leader must decide who gets the goodies, including fellow alliance members from the same server at the league's close, and submit a 1:1 inquiry through customer service by 11:59 PM on October 11. The designated recipients are scheduled to receive their prizes sometime during the afternoon of October 12.

Black Night Archipelago Overhaul Teased

The Black Night Archipelago is absolute serious business in Arthdal Chronicles. It is where masses of players clash in a single space, serving as a crucible for competition and cooperation between servers and alliances alike. Naturally, the feedback box has been overflowing with suggestions to fix it. Because the Masters League was ongoing, tinkering with the rules was tricky if they wanted to keep things fair and square, but now that the league has wrapped up, they plan to roll out improvements to various parts of the archipelago piece by piece, based squarely on what players have been shouting about.

Kicking things off, the October 7 update shifted the spawn locations of wandering bosses in Black Night Archipelago 1. Previously, the wandering boss spawned way too close to the resurrection base, meaning even if you shoved the enemy out of the way, they could scamper right back to the front lines in the blink of an eye. To fix this nonsense, the wandering boss spawn points have been moved from the first and second islands to the second and third islands.

Next up is a temporary fix for integrated points, which tie directly into server tax collection. Now, if you pitch in to beat wandering, regional, and integrated bosses, you will rake in a hefty amount of archipelago points. This tweak ensures that actually showing up and brawling with bosses takes priority over just farming in the archipelago when it comes to grabbing those vital integrated points. This change is a temporary stopgap ahead of the full-scale November revamp, with the ultimate goal of making major archipelago scraps matter far more than endless grinding.

On top of that, an October 14 update will fiddle with regional boss spawn times, scrapping the one that pops up on Saturdays at 11:35 PM. In return, the contributor reward cap is getting bumped up from 50 players to 60. Later in October, they are lining up expanded aggro monsters in the archipelago, the Black Night Archipelago 6, legendary crafting recipes, and bite-sized occupation battles.

The Golden Season of the Arthdal Continent! Flex Your Growth

To celebrate the bountiful autumn harvest, CM Nunbyeol has cobbled together an event where characters can show off just how much they have grown. Drop a comment in [this link] detailing the peak growth achievement of your character. They will draw 200 lucky folks to receive 10 Rare Food Selection Chests, 2 Dungeon Point Selection Chests, and 1 Shining Dreamdol 11x Summon Ticket. The event runs until 11:59 PM on October 18, so do not sleep on it.

Got Questions? Issues Q&A

Q. I want to keep my loot drops anonymous.
A. Check your [Display]-[General] settings.

Whenever you bag high-tier gear, spirits, or mounts, a system broadcast blasts the news to every single player on the server. But let's be honest, sometimes you just want to keep your good fortune to yourself. If that is the case, head into [Display]-[General] and flip the item acquisition anonymity toggle to 'On'. Boom—your character name stays completely under wraps.

Q. What artifact should I upgrade first?
A. We strongly suggest instruments and fans.

Clear out the Arthdal Chronicles Trial Dungeons, and you will walk away with four types of artifacts: instruments, fans, lanterns, and statues. Newcomers diving into New World Season 2 often wonder which one to max out first. While they all boast solid stats, if we have to pick one, it has to be the instrument. Upgrading the instrument boosts your PvE attack power, PvE accuracy, and PvE critical damage. Since speeding up your grind and boosting boss contributions early on is the way to go, this is a solid choice.

Right behind the instrument, we recommend the lantern, which bumps up your PvE damage rate, PvE accuracy, and PvE critical resistance—crucial stuff when accuracy is everything in the early game. If keeping yourself alive is more your style, keep your eyes on the fan. The fan scales up your PvE damage reduction rate, meaning monster hits start stinging a whole lot less as you level it up. That said, upgrading requires varying amounts of stones and success rates, so the smartest play for now is to push all four types evenly up to +9 Enhanced.

Weekly Improvement Status Board

Weighing Improvements to Offline Mode Efficiency

If you are stuck working a 9-to-5, offline mode is basically your best mate. But the drop-off in efficiency compared to actual active grinding is so massive that using it almost feels like getting ripped off. Naturally, players keep sending in endless feedback begging the devs to make offline mode just a little bit less painful.

The team behind Arthdal Chronicles had this to say on the matter: 'We have been steadily tweaking offline mode efficiency and are actively working on narrowing the gap with active play. However, since players make heavy use of various buff items when they are actively logged in and hunting, we are carefully weighing how best to translate those mechanics into offline play. We are aiming to roll out these tweaks before the year is out, and we will drop a separate notice as soon as we lock down the direction.' Here is hoping offline mode actually gets a decent buff so everyone can finally breathe a sigh of relief.