Ellin's New Chapter

Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. New Quests
3. New Bosses
4. Altaire Exchange Shop
5. TL;DR


Introduction

Recently due to the 6th Anniversary Patch, Ellin Forest maps were changed and new maps were added with mobs that are high level. This may be accidental, but even if it is accidental, this change can bring life to this region as it is a small part in a player’s journey. The additions of Ephenia and Chao, two bosses both of which can make this area relevant to higher levels by giving players ways to level up and to make money without relying on mages all too much. I also believe that with the addition of these two bosses, quest-lines of higher level and a whole system, much like that of the new Crimsonwood Keep exchange, should be considered. The system I am willing to suggest is much bigger in general than the single addition of an exchange.


New Quests

*Disclaimer: I am not too invested in general lore, so you can do what fits best for lore.
**Note: Quests below are just examples

Quests are a good way to continue the lore of the region from where it last stopped. The continuation of the questline should resume upon reaching level 100, as the mobs and bosses are much higher level as well as it prevents potential mass muling on lower levels. On top of the questline that continues the story and unlocks the fight to the bosses, you can create weekly quests that are unlocked after completing the questline, examples of such quests can be:

Spoiler: Low on Supplies

Quest Name: Low on Supplies
Objective: Collect
300 Black Mushroom Spore
300 Moss Snail Shell
300 Tree Trunk
300 Rubble
300 Tough Leather

Reward: 4 Shiny Altaire Stone

Spoiler: Purifying the Forest

Quest Name: Purifying the Forest
Objective: Collect 100 Polluted Matter from Shining Fairy and Ancient Fairy

Reward: 6 Shiny Altaire Stone

Spoiler: Eliminating Violent Boars

Quest Name: Eliminating Violent Boars
Objective: Kill 999 Violent Primitive Boars

Reward: 6 Shiny Altaire Stone

Spoiler: Fairy Studies

Quest Name: Fairy Studies
Objective: Collect 200 Shining Fairy’s Wings and 200 Ancient Fairy’s Wings

Reward: 4 Shiny Altaire Stone

The purpose of the Reward is to serve as a way to use these Shiny Altaire Stones as currency. Athena Pierce can take these Stones in exchange for rewards that you can pick, however, more details on that later. (High level mobs should also have a very rare chance to drop Shiny Altaire Stones)


New Bosses

The area should include new bosses, Chao and Ephenia. I believe that these bosses should be fairly challenging, so a short timer and a maximum expedition of 6 members can attempt the boss, and two entries per day. Loot can be various gachapon exclusive 30% scrolls as well as 60% scrolls, where the 30% scrolls are very rare. In addition, equipment can drop ranging from lvl90-100 including both weapons and armor. Some of the rarer armors and weapons such as female warrior armor and crossbows are good additions to the loot. Bosses should also drop 0~3 Shiny Altaire Stones.




Ephenia has 14.25m HP and Chao has 6.375m HP. I believe that their HP should be atleast 50m with a 10minute timer (imagine another Jiaoceng bossfight). The bosses should reward a fair amount of EXP as well. Given their potentially good drop table, the EXP shouldn’t be too high, somewhere around 2-2.5mil sounds good (exp given under 1x values). The bosses can also be given an item needed to enter the room, with a daily quest to receive said item, much like Ravana and Scarlion/Targa.



Altaire Exchange Shop




So this is the part where the Altaire stones come in handy. This is basically a permanent exchange list that you can get prizes from. Athena Pierce will be responsible for the exchange, and the exchange list can look something like this:

Spoiler: Exchange List

150 Shiny Altaire Stone


Ephenia’s Ring [Unique] [One-of-a-kind]

Code:

+3 STR
+3 DEX
+3 INT
+3 LUK
+300 HP
+300 MP
5 Slots

40 Shiny Altaire Stone

Random 30% Scroll Raffle (should have a pool of 30s that are generally very good and some bad ones like def)

25 Shiny Altaire Stone

Ephenia’s Beefy Soul Shard

“A part of Ephenia’s soul, it appears to have properties of her physical strength. Use this on Ephenia’s Ring for a 50% chance to gain +2 STR.”

Ephenia’s Swift Soul Shard

“A part of Ephenia’s soul, it appears to have properties of her swift wings. Use this on Ephenia’s Ring for a 50% chance to gain +2 DEX.”

Ephenia’s Wise Soul Shard

“A part of Ephenia’s soul, it appears to have properties of her wisdom. Use this on Ephenia’s Ring for a 50% chance to gain +2 INT.”

Ephenia’s Prosperous Soul Shard

“A part of Ephenia’s soul, it appears to have properties of her prosperity. Use this on Ephenia’s Ring for a 50% chance to gain +2 LUK.”

Ephenia’s Hearty Soul Shard

“A part of Ephenia’s soul, it appears to have properties of her good health. Use this on Ephenia’s Ring for a 50% chance to gain +120 HP.”

15 Shiny Altaire Stone

AP Reset

3 Shiny Altaire Stone

Altarian Apple

“A delicious apple grown in the luscious forests of Altaire, upon consumption gain +40 Attack and +60 Magic Attack for 5 minutes.”

The exchange list is supposedly a permanent addition, so it should have rewards of value, of personal benefit and takes time to get the rewards on the list. If you are able to get an average of 25 Stones a week, it will take you 6 weeks to acquire the ring and 1 week per soul shard. The success rate on the soul shard is there to make the content not lose significance and retain replayability while not giving a massive boost of stats in just one or two attempts. To those who care about minmaxing their ring, this process will require a lot of luck and time.


Tl;DR

New maps can open a new way to introduce mid-game and end-game content. Ways to make HP washing optional, speed up washing and a way for players to make money.

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I personally got excited seeing the new boars at Ellin and wrote this whole thing in hopes that Ellin can become something relevant and new to all of us. This is simply an idea of mine and I wanted to share it with the community in hopes to create a discussion around the idea of elevating Ellin into a low level region into a higher level region with new content for us. Let's discuss and share ideas so this someday becomes a reality!

 

shameless bump as we got teases through the updated map and library info uwu

Spoiler: Ellin Map

Credits to Miney for sharing it on discord and bringing attention to it!