Nexon Q&A 11

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IRC Questions

Q: when is the next maintenance? By that I mean ninja

Heisenborg: We're planning to push Ninja out on Wednesday morning, normal maintenance time. :) Thats 7/23.

Q: What will happen after the Ninja update is up? I'm assuming there will be some sort of event for it?

Heisenborg: That's right - as some of you expect, there will be a 2x Skill Training event that will run the first two weeks of Ninja. Basically - the best time to start training Ninja talents will be right after launch, during this event. More details on that coming soon. :)

Q: What day is ninja and will nekojima be coming with it.

Heisenborg: Nekojima island = Doki Doki island, but it's not coming back with ninja talent release I'm afraid.

Q: Will Mabinogi NA ninjas be based as the same stats (Strength and Will) as Japan?

Heisenborg: Yes - Ninja talent focuses on STR and WIL

Q: Are the new skills training requirements going to be long-term?

Heisenborg: I think this question is asking does it take a really long time to train these skills. It's a bit tedious but this week we've actually been talking to the devs about potentially reducing the skill training time and cooldown times for some of the skills. Nothing is confirmed at the moment, but there were some complaints from the JP service we're taking into consideration.

Q: are [Shurikens] counted as one hands or two handed weapons?

Heisenborg: They'll be two handed weapons, you have the Shuriken and the Kunai. There are actually several types of Shurikens, there's the Starblade Shuriken, Spiral Shuriken, and Anju/Hagi versions of the Shurikens. Anju and Hagi are the Ninjas on the microsite btw. The Spiral Shuriken is obtained in-game and for beginners and scuh, the Starblade Shuriken will be during a special giveaway event we're having. That's set up for this coming Saturday currently. And for those of you who live in EU or AU or overseas - that's an all day giveaway event. Meaning log in any time of the day to get the reward (and it doesn't contibute to the Ultimate Reward at th end of the summer). So ya know, better for other time zones :)

Q: What shuriken are we getting from the shadowy talents event?

Heisenborg: This is the Starblade Shuriken. It's actually my favorite currently.

Technical difficulties

Heisenborg: So as I mentioned before the hagi and Anju shurikens are also obtainable. The Hagi Shuriken has a lower attack but higher crit than Anju's and I think I mentioned earlier before tech difficulties - but the ninja is considered a "beginner friendly talent". So you'll see it in the same Talent selection window as Fighter and Close Combat. And it kind of pairs well following our New Beginnings patch. :)

Q: Do two-handed weapon enchants apply to shurikens? i.e. violent, untamed, etc.?

Heisenborg: Yes. :)

Q: is the website ninja characters npc?

Heisenborg: Yep, the male is Hagi, the chick is Anju.

Q: Why would a talent considered the hardest to train be a newbie talent? Sorry if i sound ignorant with this q'

Heisenborg: So it might be a bit extensive to train the talent up (we're working on that) - but the introduction to the game which mixes with the Hagi and Anju NPCs is good for new players. So its good for new players to start with, but not necessarily a "newbie" talent. But also because newbies want to be the naruto.

Q: How many skills are there in total?

Heisenborg: There are 8 skills in total - Shuriken Mastery Shuriken Charge Kunai Storm Shadow Bind Shadow Cloak Explosive Kunai Smokescreen Sakura Abyss

Q: Can we get Hagi's hair and is it unisex or male only?

Heisenborg: The hairstyles will be obtainable as wigs* - and there are different versions. Some are gender locked, but not all

Q: Is there going to be anyway to get the ultimate summer reward if u have only missed one hot time but were online during?

Heisenborg: Unfortunately, you will need to have hit every single giveaway to get the ultimate reward. That won't include the Shuriken we're giving away with the Ninja update, but on the same day (like all the Sats and Suns this summer), there will be the login giveaways you'll need to get. And we know there was an issue with the Commerce Reforging Tool from this weekend. Q.Q We have all the information regarding who should receive the reward - unfortunately there's just going to be a delay in delivering the item. Really sorry about that, seems to have been a mixup in our QA process with that one. We're working on it though and Sabina will keep you all well informed.

Q: Shadow mission often gets "Broken-Legged monsters". Is Nexon fixing this? Cause it's freaking annoying.

Heisenborg: I assume this is related to the "stuck mobs" issue that a lot of us see. It's been difficult for us to nail down what exactly is causing this, but I assure you we're looking into it.

Q: Can customize each eye in the Ninja update?

Heisenborg: ...you can't. >.<