Hi Adventurers,

To better support upcoming DLC products while still supporting customer rights to refunds, we will no longer be able to support cross-platform logins in the near future. For users that linked their account across multiple platforms, you will be asked to select one platform as your main platform upon login in an upcoming update. Once a main platform is selected, all account data will be bound only to that specific platform and switching across platforms will no longer be possible.
To honor our commitment to loyal Blacksmith supporters who purchased the game before it became available on a mainstream platform, we will ensure that those players will still have the chance to switch their account to a mainstream platform if they choose to do so. Players who purchased the Dark and Darker Standard / Founders: Hold the Line Edition on our Blacksmith platform before 9:00 PM UTC on June 7, 2024 (the day we launched the free-to-play version on the Epic Games Store and Steam) and have still not moved over to another platform will have a one-time opportunity to switch their account to the Epic Game Store or Steam platform of their choice (further details will be announced later). We appreciate your understanding as we aim to fulfill our commitment to loyal customers and improve the overall shopping experience for our global audience.
As for this update, we have introduced an MMR system for the Arena. Adventurers who participate in the Arena earn a matchmaking rating (MMR) based on the results of their matches. We will be testing the MMR system to improve the Arena matchmaking quality. We plan to augment this feature very soon with an Arena Ranking system. We have also made some minor changes to the Arena system with some improved QoL and the re-introduction of monsters. We thank you for your patience at it took us longer than expected to polish up this feature. Thank you and see you in the dungeons!

IRONMACE

Changes:

• Fixed an issue where the Barbarian's Executioner perk could be applied to the Bardiche.
  
• Fixed an issue where items could be lost after extracting.
  
• Fixed an issue where party members would not be visible in the lobby.
  
• Fixed an issue where the cloak might not appear properly in portraits.
  
• Fixed an issue where a party member could not enter the dungeon if they tried to re-enter after canceling their dungeon entry.
  
• Fixed an issue where monsters generated by the Warlord could move to unintended locations.
  
• Fixed an issue where Harpy's Whirlwind sound would not be played properly.
  
• Fixed an issue where Cyclops' blinding action could extend beyond the boss room.
  
• Fixed an issue where the door leading out of the Forgotten Castle Stables module would not open.
  
• Fixed an issue where players could be attacked directly upon spawning in certain areas in the Goblin Cave
  
• Fixed an issue where you could transform into a rat and exit the map in the Ruins Forest Path
  
• Fixed an issue where certain locations in the Ruins Castle Armory could prevent taking damage from the crows
  
• Fixed an issue where death by blizzard in Ice Cavern could be slightly faster than the timer indicated.
  
• Fixed an issue where sound could be muffled in some areas.
  
• Fixed an issue where an unintended message could appear when leaving an item to Expressman if there was not enough space.
  
• Fixed an issue where Dungeon Express would not function properly if a crash occurred during the dungeon.
  
• Fixed an issue where some quests might not work as intended
  
• Fixed an issue where information could disappear when registering an SSF item in the Market Place and reconnecting.
  
• Fixed an issue where an Arena teammate could start alone without being matched.
  
• Fixed an issue where equipment could disappear when changing equipment right before the end of the final round of the Arena.
  
• Fixed an issue where if a round ended with the spawn zone door open in the Arena, it could remain open in the next round.
  
• Fixed an issue where monsters would sometimes not be in their proper places when starting the next round in Arena
  
• Fixed an issue where summoning a summoned creature just before the next round starts in Arena could affect the next round as well.
  
• Improved the visibility of the scroll bar in the merchant list
  
• Re-added monsters and loot boxes to the Arena. Monsters and lootboxes fully reset during the first tiebreaker round of the Arena.
  
• Changed the loaded ranged weapon to be unloaded when placed in the inventory.
  
• The 125+ Gear Score Normal Dungeon is no longer available. This may be adjusted in real time.
  
• Arena Match Making Rating added. (Experimental). The rating values and ranges will likely change in the future and your rating may be reset.
  
• Users can choose whether to invalidate a match if not all allies enter the Arena.
  
• An Arena Scoreboard feature added. You can check the match status even during the match by holding the default Cap Lock key during a match.
  
• Chat Report feature added. You can now report improper chat content.
  
• Added Request to Join Party feature. Now you can request to join a party that has already been formed.

Hi Adventurers,

This update reverts the values of most weapons and armors to similar levels from before the hotfix #69 update. We understand that the previous changes took away much of the motivation to gain loot in the game. We have also re-added many of the secondary attributes, including additional memory capacity and buff duration, to the random modifier pool to allow for more builds. We will continue working to find the right balance between the value of gaining loot in the game and reducing the time barrier for fairer PvP. We thank you for your patience as we work on this challenge. Thank you and see you in the dungeons.

IRONMACE

Changes:

• Barbarian's Axe Specialization additional weapon damage changed from 5 → 3.
  
• Barbarian's Rage movement speed bonus changed from 15% → 12%.
  
• Clarified the gap between item rarities. (Primary attributes for items return to similar levels as in Hotfix #68.)
  
• Return of the removed random modifiers except for the Magical Interaction Speed/Regular Interaction Speed.
  
• New modifier added to unique weapons that only had 4 modifiers.
  
• Hunting Trap’s initial damage changed from 15 → 5, duration changed from 8/10/14/18/22/26/30 → 3/4/5/6/7/8/9.