Metin2 SG added vitality system, hairstyle updates...

Playing catchup recently, Metin2 SG's staff have now introduced the Vitality system for their players to take advantage of. Working like on other servers, players can talk to a new Alchemist NPC in each town to smelt unwanted items (level 40 and above) for a chance at getting Vitality Ores. 30 of these ores can be crafted into a Vitality Stone. Vitality stones have varying power levels, the maximum being 10, and when used will fill a new energy bar located in the bottom left corner of the client. The stats on a player's items will be boosted by up to 10%, depending on the power level. Not much of a change if 10% chance to critical attack becomes 11%, though a little more noticeable when +2000 HP becomes +2200.

 

Metin2 SG players will now also find the new costume button and extra costume inventory window available to them; the new home for costumes and hairstyles. This update also now lets players equip and unequip hairstyles as they please.

Metin2 SG is too late for the London 2012 Olympics and the accompanying Olympic updates that other servers had, though the olympic costumes are being recycled as generic costumes. At least, the football and boxing costumes - the fencing costumes haven't seen any mention. SG players cannot choose which costume they are buying either; instead players may purchase either a football or boxing costume box, which will randomly contain one of the many costumes of each type.

Metin2 SG's olympic costumes do feature stat bonuses however, with football costumes granting a 10% movement speed boost and boxing costumes giving 10% extra attack speed. If an "Olympic" costume is found in the box (in actuality, a UK style costume), the bonus is instead 20% movement speed or 15% attack speed for football and boxing respectively.

The Olympic hairstyles are also coming to the server, lasting 30 days and providing +750 HP. The staff are recognizing that they missed the appropriate time with these updates, and as such there will be a 20% discount on the new items for the next week.

Spider dungeon 3 this halloween on Metin2 UK

Though known under embargo for much longer, Spider Dungeon 3 only began to be publicly teased around the middle of this year, eventually showing up among a bunch of updates that hit Metin2 Korea. After then things went quiet again, though now it's been revealed that the new dungeon will arrive on Gameforge servers this Halloween. Not much more info is given - apart from good drops when the spider is slain.

The new spider boss bears a quite close resemblance to the Queen Spider boss that can be found in the first Spider Dungeon:

 

Expect more info as Halloween comes closer and begins.

Update: Some more screenshots have been released:

   

  

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New quest's arrived on Gameforge servers too

Gameforge and G4BOX have been in sync with numerous updates recently, and here comes another one. Named The Secret Of The Dark Nation by Gameforge, the set of quests have players trekking all around the Metin2 world completing a number of increasingly difficult challenges in order to receive better and better rewards.

Unlike G4BOX's Metin2 US announcement, Gameforge has revealed details of the entire set of quests:

Dark Nation I
Prequest: The Last Page
Prerequisite: Level 60
Given by: Uriel
Goals: Find the Old Gravestone, get the Copy of the Inscription
Reward: 980.000 exp, 175.000 yang, 10 Exorcis scroll, 10 Peachflower, 10 Lilac


Dark Nation II
Prequest: Dark Nation I
Prerequisite: Level 60
Given by: Uriel
Goals: Kill Evil Tree until you get the Old Document, go back to Uriel. Collect other 9 Old Documents and bring it back to Uriel
Reward: 3.000.000 exp, 3 Concentrated Reading, 1 Spider Web, 1 Spider's Poison Sack


The Diary
Prequest: Dark Nation II
Prerequisite: Level 66
Given by: Uriel
Goals: Kill Demon King
Reward: 5.800.000 exp, 3 Blessing scrolls, 1 Scorpion Tail


Anonymous Letter
Prequest: The Diary
Prerequisite: Level 66
Given by: Guardian
Goals: Kill 200 Red Dryads in 30 minutes and get Antidote
Hint: Monsters killed by people that are in your group will also count.
Reward: 2.900.000 exp, 200.000 yang, 1 Broken China, 10 Alpine Rose, 10 Mulberry.
Reward if you do not kill it in 30 minutes: 2.000.000 exp, 100.000 yang, 10 Alpine Rose, 10 Mulberry.


The Discovery
Prequest: Anonymous Letter
Prerequisite: Level 72
Given by: Lee chung
Goals: Find the Worn Stone Tablet, get the Notice
Reward: 3.100.000 exp, 1 Experience Ring (1h), 1 Unknown Medicine+ OR Unknown Medicine, 1 Piece of Fabric.


Icy Treasure
Prequest: The Discovery
Prerequisite: Level 72
Given by: Lee chung
Goals: Kill Frosty Ice Man, Yeti and Ice Golem to get the Blue Crystal Essence. Give the item to Lee Chung. Go again in Mount Sohan and collect 49 Blue Crystal Essence. Give the item to Lee Chung again (it can fail). You can deliver 10 Blue Crystal Essences every 24 hours.
Reward: 20.000.000 exp, 225.000 yang, 3 Researcher's Elixir, 1 Thief's Glove (2h), 1 Lucky Gold Coin (3h).


Red Hell Quartz
Prequest: Icy Treasure
Prerequisite: Level 78
Given by: Lee chung
Goals: Kill Fighting Tiger, Flame and Flame Warrior to get Volcanic Earth, Flaming Mane, Foundation Stone. Give it to Lee Chung to create
Red Hell Quartz. (Refinement can fail) You can refine maximum 7 times a day and you have to create a total amount of 20 Red Hell Quartz.
Reward: 36.000.000 exp, 1 Sun Elixir (L), 1 Blessing Marble, 1 Medal of Diligence (4h).


Final Element
Prequest: Red Hell Quartz
Prerequisite: Level 78
Given by: Lee chung
Goals: Kill Red Evil Tree to get 100 Hallowed Tree Gum
Reward: 48.000.000 exp, 230.000 yang, Moon Elixir (L), Magic Copper Ore, 1 Book of the Leader.
Goals: Go to Baek-Go
Reward: 2 Shrunken Head


The Fight Begins
Prequest: Final Element
Prerequisite: Level 84
Given by: Lee chung
Goals: Get the Heaven's Teardrop from Lee Chung, go to the 5th floor of Devil's Catacomb and kill Tartaros
Hint: Heaven's Teardrop last for 7 days and provide a buff to all your group when you are in the DC 5th floor or higher
Reward: 63.000.000 exp, 250.000 yang, 1 Sage King's Glove, 1 Sage King's Symbol, 1 Magic Iron Ore.


Prince Charon
Prequest: The Fight Begins
Prerequisite: Level 84
Given by: Lee chung
Goals: Go to the 6th floor of Devil's Catacomb and kill Charon
Hint: Heaven's Teardrop last for 7 days and provide a buff to all your group when you are in the DC 5th floor or higher
Reward: 84.000.000 exp, 250.000 yang, 2 Stone of the BlackSmith, 20 Bravery Cape, 1 Fruit of Life. 
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New quest's on Metin2 US Z8Games

Likely another piece of the new content that arrived on Metin2 Korea a few months ago, Metin2 US players are now being treated to a brand new quest. A quest which comes in multiple parts, and also has some quite surprising rewards.

Known as the Legend Of Delos, players must seek out the staple storyline quest giver Sage (seen above) to initiate the first phase. This first part of the quest will reward the player with 10 Exorcism Scrolls. Players can also receive Hermit's Advice books and Blessing Scrolls from later segments. 

The first part merely requires the player to click on a stone in the tangra mountain map, though later parts of the quest become significantly harder. Killing the Death Reaper is required for one part, a hefty challenge for a quest with a target level of 66. [GM]s have commented that this might change in future revisions though.

As of this writing the quest has not been fully completed by any one player, though there is a community effort to create a guide for the quest going on.