ofichal 1.9 patch notes

The Korean Patch 1.9 has hit the player-test realms, and the notes have been translated from Korean on the Powerwiki. Read on for the highlights!

* A new system to combine two-handed weapons for increased power!
* Supplements to assist with reducing the failure rate of socketing manastones.
* The maximum number of sockets increased to 15.
* Enchanting armor will increase HP in addition to physical defense.
* Gathering and Crafting increased to 499. New crafting and morphing recipes.
* A brand-name boutique shop has been added in each capital. Suit up!
* A new Rental system has been added, with weapons and armor that can be used for a set amount of time after purchase.
* New Legendary class weapons and armor that can only be purchased from the Abyss Contributor have been added.
* New wings have been added to the Wing Feather Seller’s Items for Sale in the large cities.
* Characters who have progress slowly from level 15 despite long connection times and continuous in-game activity will now obtain bonus EXP through the Energy of Salvation.
* Energy of Repose will now be earned starting at level 15. Its effects have been increased between levels 30~45.
* New stats have been added that allows spells to critical strike, as well as, resist critical strikes.
* All stigma stones types can now be purchased from the Stigma Seller located in the large cities.
* The cost of Soul Healing, Soul Binding, and Flight Transportation have all been decreased.
* A Looking For Group function has been added to help players find others for group quests.
* A new quickbar that can be moved anywhere on the screen has been added.
* A new function will allow players to buy back items at the original sale prices.
* A number of new skills for all classes have been added.
* The Dredgion’s play time has been changed from 1 hour to 40 minutes.
* The number of Abyss Points players can earn on the Dredgion has been slightly increased.
* The drop rates of the boss monsters in a number of dungeons have been increased.
* Some of the instances that could only be entered during a campaign quest can now be entered at any time.
* "Daily quests" have been added allowing players to undertake a new quest every day upon joining certain groups.
* New Dredgion quests have been added.
* When undertaking the crafting quests [Elyos] “Well Rounded” and [Asmodian] ”Proving Proficiency”, the number of "Boiling Balaur Blood Stains" needed to craft the "Heart of Magic" has been reduced from 125 to 100.
* The difficulty of some campaign quests has been decreased.
* The reward stats of some quests that can be acquired after level 20 have been increased.
* The Abyss Fortress War interval has been changed from 2 hours to 1 hour, and boss difficulty and spawn times reduced to 30 minutes.
* The opposing race’s bind point can no longer be invaded.
* New paths and Obelisks that can be reached through flight have been added.
* Teleport coordinates have been added to the teleport statues in the city regions. NO MORE FAILBOAT!