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12.31.9434

Hunting Ground Rebalancing
Released on January 28, 2020.
General Properties
Update Version	12.31.9434
Type	Minor
Previous Update	12.30.9391 (Major: 12.30.9287)
Next Update	12.31.9451 (Major: 12.40.9997)
Summary
The creatures on the "top 20 hunting grounds" have been adjusted and their experience and/or loot decreased. Creatures and hunting grounds from the Summer Update 2019 and Winter Update 2019 have also been adjusted.

Changes

• Several creatures had their experience decreased (see table for details).
• Several creatures had their loot decreased (see table for details).
• The Kilmaresh Central Steppe, Kilmaresh Southern Steppe and Green Belt in Kilmaresh are now more populated.
• More creatures now roam the Netherworld, Zarganash and Barren Drift.
• Barren Drift's Evil Prospectors raid now triggers every 30 minutes automatically if player involvement does not meet the requirements.
• Parts of Kilmaresh Central Steppe have also been made more accessible in order to make hunting easier.

There were eight batches of changes in this version. Two days after the client patch was released, CipSoft updated some of the creatures again. The main objective of this second batch was to change the focus of the Ferumbras' Ascension Quest areas from Gold to Experience by increasing their experience to about 80% of the pre-balance values but significantly reducing their loot (35%-60%) instead. Five days later, the third batch decreased the experience True Asuri while increased the loot of some other monsters. Three days later, a fourth batch was launched. Five days later, the fifth batch was launched. Six days later, the sixth batch was launched. Seventeen days later, the seventh batch was launched. Eighteen days later, the eighth batch was launched. A few months later, the ninth batch was launched, and on September 01 a tenth batch was launched, which included creatures from the recently released Summer Update.

Hunting Ground Focus

Hunting Ground	Focus
Ancient Ancestorial Grounds	Exp
Asura Palace	Exp (Asuri) Gold (True Asuri)
Buried Cathedral	Exp
Carnivora's Rocks	Gold
Cobra Bastion	Exp
Deep Desert	Gold
Dream Labyrinth	Exp
Falcon Bastion	Gold
Grounds of Damnation	Exp
Grounds of Despair	Exp
Grounds of Destruction	Exp
Grounds of Fire	Exp
Grounds of Plague	Exp
Halls of Ascension	Exp
Lower Glooth Factory	Gold
Lower Glooth Factory South	Exp
Lower Glooth Factory West	Exp
Lower Roshamuul	Exp
Nightmare Isles	Exp
Oramond Mountain Hideout	Gold
Otherworld	Gold
Rathleton Catacombs	Exp
Secret Library	Exp

First Batch of Changes (January 28)

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Plaguesmith	4500	1350	-70%	-50%
Grimeleech	8200	2870	-65%	-20%
Hellflayer	12500	4375	-65%	-20%
Vexclaw	7100	2485	-65%	-20%
Juggernaut	14000	4900	-65%	-20%
Fury	4500	1575	-65%	0%
Hellhound	6800	2380	-65%	0%
Hellfire Fighter	3900	1365	-65%	0%
Nightmare	2150	817	-62%	0%
Spiky Carnivor	2500	1250	-50%	-35%
Menacing Carnivor	3200	1600	-50%	-35%
Lumbering Carnivor	2200	1100	-50%	-35%
Dark Torturer	4650	2651	-43%	-60%
Skeleton Elite Warrior	7500	4500	-40%	0%
Undead Elite Gladiator	7900	4740	-40%	0%
Glooth Golem	2200	1606	-27%	-33%
Rustheap Golem	2300	1679	-27%	-33%
Metal Gargoyle	1400	1022	-27%	-33%
War Golem	2750	2008	-27%	-33%
Burning Book	15300	11934	-22%	-51%
Rage Squid	19000	14820	-22%	-51%
Guardian of Tales	11800	9204	-22%	-51%
Devourer	1800	1404	-22%	-17%
Glooth Anemone	1800	1404	-22%	-17%
Ink Blob	17000	14450	-15%	-48%
Icecold Book	15000	12750	-15%	-48%
Squid Warden	18000	15300	-15%	-48%
Animated Feather	11600	9860	-15%	-48%
Energetic Book	14300	12155	-15%	-48%
Brain Squid	21000	17850	-15%	-48%
Energuardian of Tales	13500	11475	-15%	-48%
Knowledge Elemental	12600	10710	-15%	-48%
Biting Book	11000	9350	-15%	-48%
Cursed Book	15700	13345	-15%	-48%
Hellspawn	2550	2550	0%	-49%
Dawnfire Asura	4100	4100	0%	-61%
Midnight Asura	4100	4100	0%	-61%
Spectre	2100	2100	0%	-20%
Destroyer	2500	2500	0%	-49%
Grim Reaper	5500	5500	0%	-49%
Choking Fear	4700	4700	0%	-55%
Retching Horror	4100	4100	0%	-55%
Silencer	5100	5100	0%	-55%
Frazzlemaw	3400	3400	0%	-56%
Guzzlemaw	5500	5500	0%	-56%
Deathling Scout	6300	6300	0%	-30%
Deathling Spellsinger	6400	6400	0%	-30%
Arachnophobica	4700	4700	0%	-35%
Gazer Spectre	4200	4200	0%	-35%
Ripper Spectre	3500	3500	0%	-35%
Burster Spectre	6000	6000	0%	-35%
Crazed Winter Vanguard	5400	5400	0%	-52%
Crazed Winter Rearguard	4700	4700	0%	-52%
Crazed Summer Vanguard	5000	5000	0%	-52%
Crazed Summer Rearguard	4700	4700	0%	-52%
Insane Siren	6000	6000	0%	-52%
Drillworm	1100	858	-22%	0%
Cursed Prospector	4200	5250	+25%	0%
Flimsy Lost Soul	5000	4500	-10%	+46%
Mean Lost Soul	6200	5580	-10%	+40%
Freakish Lost Soul	7800	7020	-10%	+24%
Burning Gladiator	10500	7350	-30%	0%
Priestess of the Wild Sun	8000	6400	-20%	0%
Black Sphinx Acolyte	9000	7200	-20%	0%

Skeleton Elite Warrior walks across earth fields now.
Undead Elite Gladiator walks across energy fields now.

Second Batch of Changes (January 30)

The "Previous Exp" column refers to the values before the beginning of the balance changes.

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Vexclaw	7100	5680	-20%	-51%
Grimeleech	8200	6560	-20%	-51%
Hellflayer	12500	10000	-20%	-51%
Juggernaut	14000	11200	-20%	-49%
Dark Torturer	4650	4650	0%	-55%
Plaguesmith	4500	3555	-21%	-18%
Hellfire Fighter	3900	3120	-20%	0%
Fury	4500	3600	-20%	0%
Hellhound	6800	5440	-20%	0%
Nightmare	2150	1666	-23%	0%

Dark Torture's experience had been reduced on the first batch and was restored on this batch.

Third Batch of Changes (February 04)

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
True Dawnfire Asura	9200	5980	-35%	0%
True Midnight Asura	9000	5850	-35%	0%
True Frost Flower Asura	8700	5655	-35%	0%
Plaguesmith	3555	3555	0%	+46%
Grimeleech	6560	6560	0%	+54%
Dark Torturer	4650	4650	0%	+456%
Grim Reaper	5500	5500	0%	+96%
Glooth Golem	1606	1606	0%	+49%
Silencer	5100	5100	0%	+100%
Crazed Winter Vanguard	5400	5400	0%	+46%
Crazed Winter Rearguard	4700	4700	0%	+46%
Crazed Summer Vanguard	5000	5000	0%	+46%
Crazed Summer Rearguard	4700	4700	0%	+46%

Additionally, the original drop rate of the spectre items Golden Idol of Tukh, Blue Ectoplasm, Green Ectoplasm and Red Ectoplasm has been restored.

Fourth Batch of Changes (February 07)

The "Previous Exp" column refers to the values before the beginning of the balance changes.

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Falcon Knight	7500	4500	-40%	+20%
Falcon Paladin	8200	4920	-40%	+20%
Cobra Assassin	6300	7560	+20%	+150%
Cobra Scout	6600	7920	+20%	+150%
Cobra Vizier	6600	7920	+20%	+150%
Menacing Carnivor	3200	1920	-40%	0%
Spiky Carnivor	2500	1500	-40%	0%
Lumbering Carnivor	2200	1320	-40%	0%
Choking Fear	4700	4700	0%	+30%
Retching Horror	4100	4100	0%	+30%
Reality Reaver	3100	2480	-20%	0%
Dread Intruder	3000	2400	-20%	0%
Breach Brood	2200	1760	-20%	0%
Sparkion	1900	1520	-20%	0%

Lumbering, Menacing and Spiky Carnivors had their experience previously decreased by 50%, with this batch of changes their experience was increased by 20% which is equivalent as a decrease of 40% in relation to their original experience.
Cobra Vizier had the damage of one of its attacks, the chain lightning, reduced by approximately 15%.

Fifth Batch of Changes (February 12)

The "Previous Exp" column refers to the values before the beginning of the balance changes.

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Metal Gargoyle	1400	1278	-8.7%	+15%
Rustheap Golem	2300	2100	-8.7%	+15%
War Golem	2750	2310	-16%	+50%
Glooth Anemone	1800	1755	-2.5%	0%
Devourer	1800	1755	-2.5%	0%
Frazzlemaw	3400	3740	+10%	+30%
Guzzlemaw	5500	6050	+10%	+30%

Sixth Batch of Changes (February 18)

The "Drop Rate Change" column refers to the values before the beginning of the balance changes.

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Plaguesmith	3555	3555	0%	-20%
Grimeleech	6560	7216	+10%	-25%
Hellflayer	10000	11000	+10%	-45%
Vexclaw	5680	6248	+10%	-45%
Juggernaut	11200	11200	0%	-45%
Burning Book	11934	11934	0%	-25%
Rage Squid	14820	14820	0%	-25%
Guardian of Tales	9204	9204	0%	-25%
Icecold Book	12750	12750	0%	-24%
Squid Warden	15300	15300	0%	-24%
Animated Feather	9860	9860	0%	-24%
Biting Book	9350	9350	0%	-24%
Energetic Book	12155	12155	0%	-24%
Energuardian of Tales	11475	11475	0%	-24%
Ink Blob	14450	14450	0%	-24%
Brain Squid	17850	17850	0%	-24%
Knowledge Elemental	10710	10710	0%	-24%
Cursed Book	13345	13345	0%	-24%
Hellspawn	2550	2550	0%	-25%
Dawnfire Asura	4100	4100	0%	-30%
Midnight Asura	4100	4100	0%	-30%
Spectre	2100	2100	0%	0%
Destroyer	2500	2500	0%	-25%
Metal Gargoyle	1278	1278	0%	-10%
Rustheap Golem	2100	2100	0%	-10%
Choking Fear	4700	4700	0%	-20%
Retching Horror	4100	4100	0%	-20%
Silencer	5100	5100	0%	0%
Frazzlemaw	3740	3740	0%	-20%
Guzzlemaw	6050	6050	0%	-25%
Deathling Scout	6300	6300	0%	-15%
Deathling Spellsinger	6400	6400	0%	-15%
Arachnophobica	4700	4700	0%	-18%
Gazer Spectre	4200	4200	0%	-25%
Ripper Spectre	3500	4200	0%	-25%
Burster Spectre	6000	4200	0%	-25%
Crazed Winter Vanguard	5400	5400	0%	-15%
Crazed Winter Rearguard	4700	4700	0%	-15%
Crazed Summer Vanguard	5000	5000	0%	-15%
Crazed Summer Rearguard	4700	4700	0%	-15%
Glooth Anemone	1755	1755	0%	0%
Devourer	1755	1755	0%	-8%
Insane Siren	6000	6000	0%	-26%
Young Goanna	6100	6100	0%	+50%
Adult Goanna	6650	6650	0%	+43%
Feral Sphinx	8800	8800	0%	+51%
Manticore	5100	5100	0%	+52%
Ogre Sage	5500	5500	0%	+50%
Ogre Rowdy	4200	4200	0%	+50%
Ogre Ruffian	5000	5000	0%	+49%
Lamassu	9000	9000	0%	+51%
Sphinx	7500	7500	0%	+50%
Cobra Assassin	7560	8316	+10%	+268%
Cobra Scout	7920	8712	+10%	+270%
Cobra Vizier	7920	9108	+15%	+275%

Spectre, Silencer and Glooth Anemone had their drop chance restored to the state before the rebalancing changes.

Seventh Batch of Changes (March 06)

The "Drop Rate Change" column refers to the values before the beginning of the balance changes.

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Hellflayer	11000	11000	0%	-30%
Vexclaw	6248	6248	0%	-35%
Juggernaut	11200	11200	0%	-35%
Icecold Book	12750	12750	0%	-9%
Squid Warden	15300	15300	0%	-9%
Animated Feather	9860	9860	0%	-9%
Energetic Book	12155	13371	+10%	0%
Energuardian of Tales	11475	12623	+10%	0%
Brain Squid	17850	19635	+10%	0%
Knowledge Elemental	10710	11781	+10%	0%
Falcon Knight	4500	5985	+33%	0%
Falcon Paladin	4920	6544	+33%	0%
Spiky Carnivor	1500	1650	+10%	0%
Menacing Carnivor	1500	2112	+10%	0%
Lumbering Carnivor	1500	1452	+10%	0%
Black Sphinx Acolyte	7200	7200	0%	+31%
Priestess of the Wild Sun	6400	6400	0%	+30%
Burning Gladiator	7350	7350	0%	+29%
Crypt Warden	8400	8400	0%	+52%

In addition to these changes, the loot/drop chances of the Cobra Assassin and Cobra Scout have been adjusted so that you get less Rings of Red Plasma but Opals instead. The overall loot value of these creatures remained the same, however.

Eighth Batch of Changes (March 24)

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
True Dawnfire Asura	5980	7475	+25%	0%
True Midnight Asura	5850	7313	+25%	0%
True Frost Flower Asura	5655	7069	+25%	0%
Cave Devourer	2800	2380	-15%	-25%
Tunnel Tyrant	4000	3400	-15%	-25%

Ninth Batch of Changes (July 28)

The "Drop Rate Change" column refers to the values before the beginning of the balance changes.

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Cobra Assassin	8316	8316	0%	+176%
Cobra Scout	8712	8712	0%	+178%
Cobra Vizier	9108	9108	0%	+181%

Tenth Batch of Changes (September 01)

The "Drop Rate Change" column refers to the values before the beginning of the balance changes.

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Branchy Crawler	31200	23400	-25%	-10%
Rotten Golem	31200	23400	-25%	-10%
Mould Phantom	29900	23920	-20%	-10%
Brain Squid	19635	17672	-10%	-24%
Energetic Book	13371	12034	-10%	-24%
Energuardian of Tales	12623	11361	-10%	-24%
Knowledge Elemental	10603	11781	-10%	-24%

Combined Changes by Spawn

The table below is a summary of all changes. All comparisons are relative to the values before the first batch of changes.

Ferumbras' Ascendant Quest

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Plaguesmith	4500	3555	-21%	-40%
Grimeleech	8200	7216	-12%	-25%
Hellflayer	12500	11000	-12%	-30%
Vexclaw	7100	6248	-12%	-35%
Juggernaut	14000	11200	-20%	-35%
Fury	4500	3600	-20%	0%
Hellhound	6800	5440	-20%	0%
Hellfire Fighter	3900	3120	-20%	0%
Nightmare	2150	1666	-23%	0%
Dark Torturer	4650	4650	0%	0%

Carnivora's Rocks

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Spiky Carnivor	2500	1650	-34%	-35%
Menacing Carnivor	3200	2112	-34%	-35%
Lumbering Carnivor	2200	1425	-35%	-35%

Deep Desert

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Skeleton Elite Warrior	7500	4500	-40%	0%
Undead Elite Gladiator	7900	4740	-40%	0%

Glooth Factory

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Glooth Golem	2200	1606	-27%	0%
Rustheap Golem	2300	2100	-9%	-10%
Metal Gargoyle	1400	1278	-9%	-10%
War Golem	2750	2310	-16%	0%

Secret Library

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Burning Book	15300	11934	-22%	-25%
Rage Squid	19000	14820	-22%	-25%
Guardian of Tales	11800	9204	-22%	-25%
Ink Blob	17000	14450	-15%	-24%
Icecold Book	15000	12750	-15%	-9%
Squid Warden	18000	15300	-15%	-9%
Animated Feather	11600	9860	-15%	-9%
Energetic Book	14300	12034	-16%	-24%
Brain Squid	21000	17672	-16%	-24%
Energuardian of Tales	13500	11361	-16%	-24%
Knowledge Elemental	12600	10603	-16%	-24%
Biting Book	11000	9350	-15%	-24%
Cursed Book	15700	13345	-15%	-24%

Oramond Factory Raids

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Devourer	1800	1755	-3%	-8%
Glooth Anemone	1800	1755	-3%	0%
Drillworm	1100	858	-22%	0%

Oramond Dungeon

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Hellspawn	2550	2550	0%	-25%
Dark Torturer	4650	4650	0%	0%
Hellhound	6800	5440	-20%	0%
Juggernaut	14000	11200	-20%	-35%
Grim Reaper	5500	5500	0%	0%

Oramond Fury Dungeon

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Fury	4500	3600	-20%	0%
Spectre	2100	2100	0%	0%
Nightmare	2150	1666	-23%	0%

Asuras

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Dawnfire Asura	4100	4100	0%	-30%
Midnight Asura	4100	4100	0%	-30%
True Dawnfire Asura	9200	7475	-19%	0%
True Midnight Asura	9000	7313	-19%	0%
True Frost Flower Asura	8700	7069	-19%	0%

Roshamuul and Nightmare Isles

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Retching Horror	4100	4100	0%	-20%
Choking Fear	4700	4700	0%	-20%
Silencer	5100	2100	-59%	0%
Frazzlemaw	3400	3740	+10%	-20%
Guzzlemaw	5500	6050	+10%	-25%

Deathlings

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Deathling Scout	6300	6300	0%	-15%
Deathling Spellsinger	6400	6400	0%	-15%

Buried Cathedral

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Arachnophobica	4700	4700	0%	-18%
Gazer Spectre	4200	4200	0%	-25%
Ripper Spectre	3500	3500	0%	-25%
Burster Spectre	6000	6000	0%	-25%

Winter and Summer Courts

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Crazed Winter Vanguard	5400	5400	0%	-15%
Crazed Winter Rearguard	4700	4700	0%	-15%
Crazed Summer Vanguard	5000	5000	0%	-15%
Crazed Summer Rearguard	4700	4700	0%	-15%
Insane Siren	6000	6000	0%	-26%
Arachnophobica	4700	4700	0%	-18%

Lost Souls (Brain Grounds, Netherworld, Zarganash)

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Flimsy Lost Soul	5000	4500	-10%	+46%
Mean Lost Soul	6200	5580	-10%	+40%
Freakish Lost Soul	7800	7020	-10%	+24%

Barren Drift

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Cursed Prospector	4200	5250	+25%	0%

Issavi Cult

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Burning Gladiator	10500	7350	-30%	+29%
Priestess of the Wild Sun	8000	6400	-20%	+30%
Black Sphinx Acolyte	9000	7200	-20%	+31%

Issavi Surroundings

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Young Goanna	6100	6100	0%	+50%
Adult Goanna	6650	6650	0%	+43%
Feral Sphinx	8800	8800	0%	+51%
Manticore	5100	5100	0%	+52%
Ogre Sage	5500	5500	0%	+50%
Ogre Rowdy	4200	4200	0%	+50%
Ogre Ruffian	5000	5000	0%	+49%
Lamassu	9000	9000	0%	+51%
Sphinx	7500	7500	0%	+50%
Crypt Warden	8400	8400	0%	+52%

Falcon Bastion

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Falcon Knight	7500	5985	-20%	+20%
Falcon Paladin	8200	6544	-20%	+20%

Cobra Bastion

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Cobra Assassin	6300	8316	+32%	+176%
Cobra Scout	6600	8712	+32%	+178%
Cobra Vizier	6600	9108	+38%	+181%

Otherworld

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Reality Reaver	3100	2480	-20%	0%
Dread Intruder	3000	2400	-20%	0%
Breach Brood	2200	1760	-20%	0%
Sparkion	1900	1520	-20%	0%

Warzone 5

Creature	Previous Exp	New Exp	Exp Change	Drop Rate Change
Cave Devourer	2800	2380	-15%	-25%
Tunnel Tyrant	4000	3400	-15%	-25%