Blade&Soul Update 2.1 Shattered Empire Overview & Patch Notes

blade & soul update 2.1 – shattered empire

group content

the shattered empire update brings two new dungeons; cold storage, a fairly simple but lucrative daily dungeon; and a new pinnacle in difficulty: sogun’s lament. in addition, whirlwind valley ushers in a brand new 6v6 objective-based pvp mode. see more in our group content article.

spring bounty xp event

from april 27–may 11 earn additional experience to help propel you toward the end-game, or even just level up some new characters and classes. during the event the following bonuses are active:

50% xp from defeating npc enemies/monsters
50% xp from daily quests
100% guild coins from gathering/crafting

these bonuses also stack with all other xp bonuses, including the one provided through a premium membership. get the most out of your leveling speed potential!
 
shattered empire 2.1 patch notes

general

daily challenge is now available!  earn bonus rewards for certain daily quests and get bonus rewards if you are able to complete 4 or more!

a daily challenge tab has been added to dragon express where you can redeem heavenly energy.
reduced the amount of soulstones needed to craft moonwater plains items, including moonwater transformation stones.

additional sliders have been added for monster and background effects quality.
fixed an issue where the /dance emote was not working.

dungeons
increased the amount of frozen stingers available from avalanche den, lair of the frozen fang, and awakened necropolis.

pvp

whirlwind valley is now available!  whirlwind valley is an objective-based 6v6 pvp mode where teamwork and coordination is key.  this pvp mode is not gear equalized.

fixed the use of unintended items in duel arena and tag match.

the following items are now available through pvp currencies from duel arena, tag match, and whirlwind valley (additional requirements are needed):
hongmoon pellet
-bloodshade harbor hongmoon skillbooks (untradeable)
-retreived hongmoon secret technique - volume 1
-retrieved hongmoon secret technique - volume 2
-chilling flame elixir

items

you can now resist asura's brand in sogun's lament when equipping the following items:
awakened oathbreaker belt
-true oathbreaker belt
-awakened scorpio belt
-true scorpio belt

new items can now be stored in the wardrobe, including the following previously avaialble items:
-first mate
-lover boy bow tie
-bunny fluff

the following items can now be mailed with outfit delivery stamps:
-white night
-lover boy bow tie
-first mate

localization
fixed and updated a large amount of text, voiceover, and cutscene localization in english, german, and french.
system
fixed an issue where some accounts were not able to send mail to other characters on the same account.
fixed an issue where external links could not be launched from the announcements (f1) window.
the deletion timer for characters level 16 and higher has been reduced to 12 hours.