Dragan Event Rework Preview

Greetings,

The Dragan Event is returning, and we've made quite a few changes to it which we think you are going to enjoy. We'd love to hear your feedback on this event before it goes live, and we
encourage you to report any bug that you may find along the way

The full changelog and FAQ are below:

Changelog:

• Event runtime: 30 days
• Unified castle: There will be no "normal" or "hard" Castle Ravencaw anymore - the player enters the unified castle from Kingshill.
• Mapleader: Heredur, Sargon, Headless Horseman, Demon who had spawned from statues in the hard Castle Ravencaw the last events do spawn now, when the player has eliminated all monsters on the following maps:

• • The Headless Horseman: Gloomy Pastures
  • Summoned Demon: Dungeon in the Sulfur Desert
  • Summoned King Heredur: Dragan's Excavation site
  • Sargon's Corpse: Iron Forest at night
    • They will have a chance to drop one keys to the bosses(/rooms) each time the player defeats them (Empowered Cursed Pearl)
      
• Cursed Pearls open the event/quest maps (Gloomy Pastures, Sulfur Desert, Storage, Iron Forest, Lab, Mystra, Dojo, Wild Forest) as they used to do the last times – Prices did not change for the Difficulty 0. The players can play all maps on any available difficulty now That means when they enter Castle Ravencaw on any difficulty the Quest maps will have the same difficulty- per difficulty the entry gets more expensive put since the player also finds more cursed pearls this is not a disadvantage.

• The drops on the maps get better in total and also the chance to get a boss key dropped.

• To unlock the newest difficulty mode of the current season the player has to spend

• Fragments of Infernal Passage when entering Castle Ravencaw on the highest difficulty.

• The Cursed Pearls are now used as progress items. It is the first time that the Main Dragan Events has a progress bar: The player can receive boss keys and a valuable pet ingredient from filling it.

• New Quest Row: The last event featured special daily quests. This approach was not received well so we changed the quests and them to a new quest row. This means a new quest row consisting of 14 quests. It will unlock after the player finished the quest to kill Dragan.

• Boss Fights: Each time the player has defeated on of the bosses (Dragan or Ghastly Black Widow) a trader(Grima) appears next to the player who sales Dragan set parts for Draken.
  If the player has had bad luck with the drop rates he/she has the chance to buy missing equipment parts here.

• Since the boss runs are more limited this time the drop rate of set parts (helmet, gloves, boots and weapon from the ghastly black widow and ring, cloak, shoulders and torso from dragan) have been significantly increased.

• Dragan's Refuge: To enter this map the player needs to invest one Empowered Cursed Pearl to the Offering Brazier - this is a blue fire bowl in front of the entrance portal. When activating the fire bowl monsters will spawn, after the player defeated them the entry to the map will appear for 60 seconds. This will be explained by a message on the fire bowl and after defeating the monsters as well as visually by the blue (open) portal becoming red (closed) again.

• The player can enter the Ghastly Grave for free (the exit has been moved next to Janus Fox). However to defeat the Ghastly Black Widow the player has to find the Offering Brazier and needs to invest one Empowered Cursed Pearl. Doing so will call the Ghastly Black widow at the end of the map.

• The drop of the weapon parts (Mysterious Weapon Pattern, Dire Ore, Dragan´s Sigil, Dragon´s Breath) has been increased and adjusted to scale correctly with the different difficulties. (Note: The drop chance will not increase any more after Infernal I.)

• Empowered Cursed Pearl are now used as key items for ALL difficulties.
  • Empowered Cursed Pearls are needed for the following actions:
    • Open the Portal to Dragan’s Refuge (Put it to blue fire bowl, fight against monsters and the portal will open) The portal is only open for 1 minute. Players will be informed by a GUI message
    • Call the Ghastly Black Widow in the Ghastly Grave by using it on the blue fire bowl located in the map

• Cursed Pearl to the Damned are obsolete and have been removed - they will be replaced with Empowered Cursed Pearls - The ratio is 1:1.

• Dragan's Protective Armor (Set):
  • Dragan's Incensed Weapon has been added to the set.
    • The base versions of the weapons can now drop from the Ghastly Black Widow.

• Dragan's Rageful Armor (Set):
  • Dragan's Grim Signet Ring has been added to the set.
    • It can drop from Dragan.
• Challenges Progressbars have been completely reworked.
• Challenge Maps:
  • A chest has been added to each of the four challenge maps. It contains a guaranteed amount of progress (amount depends on difficulty). It can be opened after completing a quest which will be accepted automatically when entering one of the maps.
• All challenge exits have been moved to Dragan Junior's Chamber (at the end of Castle Ravencaw).

• Daily Challenges have been added.

• New Achivements have been added and old ones have been adjusted.
  • Drake related achievements have been moved to the "Drakes Treasures" category.
  • There are new achievements for defeating Dragan, the Ghastly Black Widow, Sargon and Heredur. The old ones have been moved to the "Legacy" category.

• Neat and Cursed Amphoras have been added to the event maps.

FAQ:

Empowered Cursed Pearls (Boss Keys) / Entering Dragan's Refuge / Call Ghastly Black Widow

Q: What is the drop chance of the "Empowered Cursed Pearls" which are dropped by the bosses that spawn after all of the monsters are killed on one of the four farm maps?
A: We removed the statues in Castle Ravencaw. One of the former statue boss-monsters will now spawn on every non-challenge map after clearing them to a 100%.
We are not giving out exact numbers but let's put it like this: The chance depends on the map and difficulty setting:
Gloomy pastures on normal: lowest chance <----> Iron forest at night on infernal I: highest chance to get an Empowered Cursed Pearl, but there will be no 100% Drops.

Q: When entering the boss rooms in a group, does each group member need to use their Empowered Cursed Pearls?
A: Only one group member needs to use their Empowered Cursed Pearls with the fire bowls (State object) to open the entry to Dragan's Refuge or to call the Ghastly Black Widow.

Q: Why did you introduce the fire bowl mechanic for entering a boss room, will it will slow down stronger players who want to make quick runs, and will a teleport item be available to skip past that?
A: This mechanic is designed to support group play. It allows groups to enter the boss rooms by using only 1 Empowered Cursed Pearl per group!
About the fire bowl (Offering Brazier) mechanic: The spawning monsters should not slow the players down - especially strong players since only a couple of monsters will spawn and it will be only one wave.
There will be no teleportation scroll available for skipping the fire bowl mechanic for entering a boss room.

Q: Do all EX-statues have the same drop chance to drop the empowered cursed pearls? In the past some had a higher chance to drop than others.
A: The leaders have different chances of dropping an Empowered Cursed Pearl depending on the map they appear on and the selected difficulty.
Like mentioned above this means that you have the lowest drop chance in the Gloomy Pastures on difficulty Normal and the highest chance in the Iron Forest at Night on Difficulty Infernal I.
Basic rule: The more Cursed Pearls you need to spend to enter a map the higher the chance.

Q: Getting to the boss room used to be easy! Why do we now need to clear a map to spawn a leader monster, gather cursed pearls from those monsters, take the cursed pearls to a firebowl, and then fight another group of monsters to get to the boss?
A: This is due to the improved drop chances for uniques when killing bosses. By "improved" we mean a drastically higher drop chance. So in short, yes it takes longer to get to the boss but you will need less runs to get the equipment.

Q: Will you be able to buy normal and empowered cursed pearls via the shop?
A: Yes, you will be able to buy both versions in the shop; the price for the empowered cursed pearl has been slightly raised, but we cut the price for the normal cursed pearls in half!

Q: Why can't we change the difficulty level for entering a boss room in Castle Ravenclaw anymore?
A: This is a conscious decision: We want to prevent players from being able to farm i.e. Dragan on fatal difficulty mode even easier by just running through Castle Ravencaw on normal mode. If you choose
a challenging difficulty, the experience should be consistent.
Quests

Q: Were the dailies from Janus Fox removed or replaced by a new quest line?
A: The quests remain the same, but they belong to one big ques line now. You can start the quest line after you finished the quests in the 4 quest maps.
There is no daily restriction anymore so you can accept and finish the quests anytime.
Equipment / Crafting

Q: What about Dragan's signet ring? Some people still have tier 1 and tier 2 rings that they would like to craft.
A: You can still buy the old (non-updated) T1 and T2 rings at Gnob's shop to craft the old (non-updated)version tier 3 of the ring.
Additionally, we will introduce a "Equipment Refiner" with rel_ 192 (similar to the sapphire refiners), so that players will always have the chance to transfer their outdated versions of an item
to the latest version. Example: You can use equipment refiners to transfer the old Dragan T2 ring to the new Dragan T2 ring which we brought into line with the new framework.
Example: Combine four old tier 2 Dragan rings to get an old T3 Dragan ring and then use equipment refiners to transfer it to the new Dragan T3 ring.

Q: What are Equipment Refiners??
A: If you have an item which has received a reworked counterpart after the Sands of Malice content expansion, you can use Equipment Refiners to transform those older, non-updated event and parallel world items into the newly reworked version ("Transfer Crafting"). We felt players would appreciate an additional and more simplified way of transforming their old gear into the new Sands of Malice framework.

Q: Do you automatically get unique items in the highest tier level, or do you have to craft them?
A: Similar to the parallel worlds, you can find higher tiered unique items by playing on higher difficulty levels. Please note that you will not be able to raise the tier of the newly updated Dragan unique items by combining 4 items of the same tier, as you could with the old version of those items.
If you want a new Dragan T3 item, it will be dropped from a boss (note: the unique drop chance has been improved drastically!). Additionally, you can use equipment refiners to transform your old Dragan T3 cloak to the new Dragan T3 cloak that is in line with the framework.

Q: Have the unique items been reworked to fit the new Sands of Malice framework, and do they have different stats now? Can you craft them using PW cores?
A: The uniques have been reworked and put in line with the new framework, however, their stats are not completely different and they still follow the same "theme". This means that
the new Dragan ring will have a % based crit chance enchatment, because the old Dragan ring had a crit enchantment.
To craft these items you need Draken Cores (These drop from event bosses) and Pristine or Soul Cores.

Q: If I can get unique items on any difficulty level, then what is the point of trying to get them on the higher difficulty levels?
A: While you can find unique items on every difficulty, their tier level depends on the difficulty level that you received them on; it is the same system you are familiar with in the parallel worlds.

Q: Will Dragan and the Widow drop draken cores?
A: Indeed they will, and the amount of cores dropped depends on the difficulty level; just like in the reworked full moon event.

Q: What is the tier level and cost of the items sold by "Grima", the female version of Gnob? Will the item level scale with the player level or dungeon difficulty level?
A: Grima will always offer you 4 items per boss: 3 "normal" items costing 2000 Draken a piece (tier 0) and a rare item that costs 3000 Draken (also set at tier 0).
Higher tiers will cost more: 3720 Draken for T4 normal items, and 4720 Draken for rare items. The tier level of these items corresponds with the difficulty level you have chosen for the boss run.
All of the items offered in Grima's shop will scale in level with your character's level item's level, but the price will remain the same no matter which level you obtain them on. That means that a level 31 character buying a level 31 item will pay the same price as a level 51 character buying a level 51 item.

Q: One more question regarding crafting: What exactly do you need for that? Dragan unique + random item of the same kind + pristine cores + soul cores for example?
A: You need Draken Cores, which will drop from Dragan and the Ghastly Black Widow (This will be the same for every event in the future). The crafting mechanics will be the same as in the parallel worlds ( example:
Dragan unique +legendary item + Draken core + pristine core OR soul core). Think about it like this: The Draken Cores replace the elemental cores from the parallel worlds. In the parallel worlds you need elemental cores, in the event you need Draken Cores as a recipe ingredient.
Pets / Companions

Q: How can the "valuable pet" be obtained, how will it be categorized in the Collector's Bag, and which buffs does it give when using it?
A: There will be 2 new companions/pets: A strong one and a not-so-strong one. As in the past, you will be able to combine several of the parts to craft the pet. The number of parts needed for crafting a complete pet
differs, depending on the actual pet you want to create. You will find the new pets in the category "Scoundrels". The pets give you a %-based HP buff and a flat +Damage bonus at the same time! (Of course, the bonuses
from the stronger pet will be better). You will get the pet parts from making progress in the main event and the challenges and from killing Dragan and the Ghastly Black Widow

Q: What kind of loot you can find in the amphorae chests?
A: Normal/cursed/golden amphorae chests can contain the following items (Please note: This only is the loot for the amphorae which require keys for opening, the "neat amphorae" chests do contain generic loot!):
Tame Battle Spider (Epic Mount), Empowered Cursed Pearl (100% chance for opening the first golden amphora), normal Cursed Pearls, or in case the amphora is located on a challenge maps: Cursed Candy, Draken.
Boss Fight / Monster Balancing

Q: Was the Dragan boss fight changed?
A: Regarding the boss fight mechanic (Lasers), the boss fight remains mostly the sam, but we made some fun changes to the Black Knights. The number of Black Knights that spawn during the fight will vary depending on the difficulty level chosen for the boss room, and so will the skills they use! Note: There will be no knights on normal difficulty.

Q: Did you balance the Demon and the Headless knight bosses? Out of the four statue bosses those 2 were the strongest by far.
A: Yes, we balanced all of them to be on the same level now.

 

Everything seems super, BUT there is one big disadvantvage - Where is the Black Warllord set? That one is The BEST set in the game, can''t you adapt it to the new 55 level? Will this set be available again? When? How?
If you can rework it and put it now with the event, i think that this will be great event ever !
Cheers!

 

I got 2 more concerns:
- why the bosses aren't dropping drakens anymore?
- the dragan's weapons don't seem interesting to anyone. The higher base attack speed don't cover the lack of base dmg and, in a game where essence & resurce management are big factor, everyone prefers slower & high dmging weapons; why don't you align the dragan's weapons base stats with the "normal" weapons?

More in general I'm quite twisted about the new system to obtain unique items.
While you removed the option to combine unique to otain an higher tier of the same item because it was too "inventory space consuming, you also intruduced this "random base stats system" which leads to a more luck based game.
If you get the good rolls on the first drop, you get the jackpot, on the other side, you could never get a well rolled equipment after tremendus amount of time/spent resouces.
Wouldn't it be more fair if you restrict the range between min-max values AT LEAST on unique items? It' so frustrating to drop a T4 item with lower stats than a T2...

 

I don't mind to forget how hard I farm for 8 months to get amount of draken to get Black Warlord Regalia set, that I used only for 2 months. Because of no official information regarding R.185. Seriously I hate it.. I think you know how many players being let down & quit.

Please just let us know, does Black Warlord Regalia set going to be reworked or not?
Just inform us.. good or bad, we'll deal with it & move forward.

 

The question is, apart from the weapon parts, will we be able to get the stones as well to craft the weapon into a fire, poison etc weapon or that possibility is not available any more?

So that means your new t2 item will have the base stats from the new t2 item as when you get it as drop from the difficulty you have to run for the t2 item?

 

So guys, as advised in the czech forum (admins do not (allegedly) have access to report bugs on testserver.....and advised to report the bug on EN forum.....) I would like to report a bug-the set from dragan-the helmet-cannot be worn by rangers. Sorry if I put this in the wrong section.

 

So who's bright idea was it to add a 2H weapon to a defensive set? Just thinking out loud, but wouldn't it make more sense to put the offensive 2H weapon into the offensive oriented set and the ring that spawns a minion that can defend you into the defensive oriented set?

 

I've another issue. Draken cores. Farming those is pretty much impossible compared to farming PW cores without using huge amounts of money and time during event. I'd hope that I'd be able tho farm these outside events from somewhere like I can run trough PW map and kill boss when I have time(meaning outside events from somehwere,). Otherwise I can pretty much skip all draken sets since I'll never have enough cores to craft/update anything useful into those.

 

Incorrect.
All teams, including Cz/Sk team, are having access to few "bug reporting platforms" and one dedicated platform made only for this new event version.
However, I will report this issue further.

Cheers.

 

Plus the block rate rune, wouldn't make more sense to use it into defensive items and not into a 2H weapon?

 

Well the same person that tought let you use q7 set and dragan set together. Why are you complaining? Makes no sense, if I was in charge i would promote him right away!!! But seriously, will be so fun to use q7 + dragan offensive.

 

Thank you.

 

Actually that set isn't only defensive as it seems since 1 part of the set bonus gives a relevant attack buff.
I think they did it exactly for what it was meant for: a "balanced" set for 2h DK. It seems an archetype they want to push even further most of all if you consider you can use both the sets at the same time.
I would ask for a better weapon in the set instead.

Another thing I would like to be changed is the entrance fee for the 4 maps.
ATM map Dragan's excavations site is the best to farm pearls since it's smaller and faster to be cleaned nonless is the second one for higher chance of dropping the empored pearl.
I'd say that the cost should be related to the size of the map, the highest cost for the biggest map.
The larger size of the map and the higher cost should be interesting because inside the maps you farm also the QI you need to get the keys to open the chest with the jewel of enhancement and will give you an higher chance to get the pearl.

Whoever want only farm the pearls will use map Dragan's excavations site instead.

 

This is incorrect, Bellicose helmet, gloves, boots, and Grim Signet ring are dropping from Dragan, and Battleworn cloak, pauldrons, torso, and basic Dragan weapons are dropping from the Ghastly Black Widow.

Did you mean: Gloomy Pastures, Dungeon in the Sulfur Desert, Dragan's Excavation Site, Iron Forest at night, Profesor Jullov's Lab, Mystra at night, Black Knight's Battlegrounds and Wild Forest at night?

With that outta my chest..., looks good, so far, I'll refrain from commenting further until I play the LS version.

 

Dragan bow = big dmg !! now they low the dmg and up the speed WHY ???! Useless! dont do that..we want the old dragan bow who was one of the best bows in the game..think again ! before do that change no ones will wants this bow anymore..

 

ok i have a question, i was reading this faq and i was reading on the wiki, and they are screaming that drakensang go removed the old dragan set.

Is this true, or not ??

Pls tell me it isn't. My hole char is building on that set and the new set isn't so much better. i have more blockrate en strength and more dmg with the old set.

the old set can be combine with all good stuff of q2 , q4 , q7 and q8, ( old dragan set + q2 amulet + q4 ring and belt + q7 weapon and gloves + q8 ammo and torso) and drakensang go remove this epic building in a new set that never can combines this stuff???????

That isn't a really good idea i think

 

I will keep posting/asking series of issues/questions ... as long I am testing.
For now I have this one:

Since now the cursed pearls are filling the progress bar ... and knowing that anyone can finish the main progress in day 1... that means we will be getting this notification for the rest of the month:



This may be no issue with the challenges ... because they are lasting for a few days and you don't have to go there if you finished the challenge ... BUT ... getting this in the main map where the players will be farming continuously entire month is a serious issue.
This is blocking the player's view and not just that but moving the cursor over the icon (which will happen frequently) is causing unresponsive mouse and skills.
You should remove this.

 

Can't craft weapon

 

Split them in 3x1

 

mmmm...How can I do that?
If I try to put them in Kobold or in Workbench I move all.
I can't put in an item, I can't use Jeweler...I've no idea.

Anyway this weapon have too low stats...a magic rifle with 2xgold bonus is much better.