LOCO: Finally the free expansion Assault on Balaura has launched, but more problems came. Firstly we spent much time updating our client and fixing the patch error. When waiting for the downloading, we visited the official forum and found ppl talking about the Rifting nerf. The rifting nerf is real. A 80% damage reduction in Eltnen and Morheim. A 40% damage reduction in Belusan and Heroin.And from the patch notes, obviously NCsoft just focus on the PVE content. The rifting nerf could be seen as the killer of PVP. Of course PVE players will like the new expansion, but not the PVP fans.

We thought that this time the free expansion will attract some old players, but now we are not sure about this. We collected some players' comments, from which you could find how disappointed they are: "It appears that rifting was nerfed in the Korean version of the game fairly badly. Hat's 76% of the Korean players commenting that a defense buff protecting people from twinks is not needed. However, we do know that there is a defense buff to protect individuals from twinks in Morheim/Eltnen and Beluslan/Heiron. The goal of this move appears to be to force twinks into either the Abyss for PvP or towards the end game(Loco Gold) rifting in Balaurea.