Advent of Extinction Operation - Dark Side

Dark Side

• The Dark Side consists of 3 areas, 1 Special dungeon, and 1 camp.
• Each area consists of 4 dungeons, which can be accessed through the Area dungeon.
• Party leaders can use the Enter button on the Status Board to enter each Area dungeon and the Retreat button to exit.
• During the Advent of Extinction operation, your current Chaos Level (difficulty) will be applied to all the dungeons.
• If you fail, clear, or retreat from a Major dungeon during the Advent of Extinction operation, then you can't enter that Major dungeon for a while.
• Clear the Major dungeons of the Path to Ruin and Crossroads of Despair to enter the Land of Terror.
• Your objective is to penetrate each area and clear Grauben the Sanctum of Terror.
• Among the 4 dungeons of each area, the Major, Liberation, and Chaos dungeons are related to each other.

Icon	Description
	Major Dungeon: The core dungeon of each area. It must be cleared to complete the Advent of Extinction operation. Entering or clearing this dungeon disables the Chaos dungeon. If you're defeated in or retreat from the Major dungeon at a Chaos Level, then the Chaos dungeon will be re-enabled.
	Liberation Dungeon: This dungeon must be cleared to unlock the Major dungeon of each area. Entering or clearing this dungeon disables the Chaos dungeon. - If you enter the Chaos dungeon and clear the Liberation dungeon at Chaos Level 1, but fail to clear the Chaos dungeon, then you can re-enter the Chaos dungeon without having to go through the Liberation dungeon.
	Chaos Dungeon: Increases your Chaos Level (difficulty) by 1 for all the dungeons for the Advent of Extinction operation. If the Chaos dungeon is reopened, your Chaos Level will be decreased. - Reopened if you're defeated in or retreat from the Chaos dungeon or from the Major dungeon at a Chaos Level.
	Side Dungeon: Temporarily activates beneficial effects in the Raid maps. Can be reaccessed at regular intervals. Re-clearing this dungeon renews your beneficial effects. - Can be reaccessed even after you clear the Major dungeon of the area.
	Chaos Levels: 0 to 3 exist. All the Ozma Raid monsters grow stronger as your Chaos Level increases. The Boss monsters reinforce certain skills at Chaos Level 2 or above. Entering a Chaos dungeon increases your Chaos Level for the Advent of Extinction operation, and your Chaos Level at the time you complete the operation will be applied to the Return of Chaos operation. If a Chaos dungeon is reopened, then your Chaos Level will be decreased. Your Chaos Level (1, 2, or 3) affects the number of items you can get through auction.

Icon	Special Dungeon
	Special Dungeon: Elinos the Oracle Tower You can enter this dungeon in a while after you start the Advent of Extinction operation through the Status Board. Up to 3 oracles are announced, increasing the number of negative effects added to all the dungeons for the Advent of Extinction operation. The 3rd oracle even resets your Raid progression.

Icon	Camp
	Camp: Saint's Land Your Sanity is naturally restored while you're in the camp.

Icon	Ruin Area
	Area Dungeon: Path to Ruin Through the Path to Ruin, you can enter the Resting Place, Beyond Chaos Gate, Gladden the Plain of Ruin, and the Corridor of the Dead.
	Major Dungeon: Resting Place Clear the Resting Place and Aventus the Cradle of Despair to enter the Land of Terror.
	Liberation Dungeon: Beyond Chaos Gate Clear to enter the Resting Place.
	Chaos Dungeon: Gladden the Plain of Ruin Enter to temporarily change the Resting Place's mode to Chaos and increase your Raid Chaos Level.
	Side Dungeon: Corridor of the Dead Clear to get a Raid buff that temporarily increases your damage in all the dungeons for the Advent of Extinction operation.

Icon	Despair Area
	Area Dungeon: Crossroads of Despair Through the Crossroads of Despair, you can enter Aventus the Cradle of Despair, Phylis the Path of Despair, Lunen the Silent Forest, and Serha the Grief Swamp.
	Major Dungeon: Aventus the Cradle of Despair Clear Serha the Grief Swamp and the Resting Place to enter the Land of Terror.
	Liberation Dungeon: Phylis the Path of Despair Clear to enter Aventus the Cradle of Despair.
	Chaos Dungeon: Lunen the Silent Forest Enter to temporarily change Aventus the Cradle of Despair's mode to Chaos and increase your Raid Chaos Level.
	Side Dungeon: Serha the Grief Swamp Clear to increase your Max Sanity (only once upon initial clear) and get a Raid buff that temporarily increases your natural Sanity recovery at the camp.

Icon	Terror Area
	Area Dungeon: Land of Terror Through the Land of Terror, you can enter Grauben the Sanctum of Terror, Eldfell the Infernal Gorge, Martyr's Chapel, and Red Altar of Paradise.
	Major Dungeon: Grauben the Sanctum of Terror Clear to complete the Advent of Extinction operation and enter Elerinon Castle.
	Liberation Dungeon: Eldfell the Infernal Gorge Clear to enter Grauben the Sanctum of Terror.
	Chaos Dungeon: Martyr's Chapel Enter to temporarily change Grauben the Sanctum of Terrors mode to Chaos and increase your Raid Chaos Level.
	Side Dungeon: Red Altar of Paradise Clear to temporarily remove the special status of the Grauben Boss monster.

Return of Chaos Operation - Elerinon

Elerinon

• Elerinon consists of 3 different dungeons.
• Throne of Chaos consists of 3 dungeons. You can enter each of these dungeons and confront Ozma of Chaos.
• You must confront the Boss monster of Throne of Chaos to enter Armis the Mirror Garden.
• Meet certain conditions to enter Elerinon the Tragic City.
• Parties that enter Throne of Chaos can enter Armis the Mirror Garden and Elerinon the Tragic City through the Status Board, without having to retreat.
• Your Chaos Level at the time you complete the Advent of Extinction operation will be applied to all the dungeons for the Return of Chaos operation.
• Every time you're defeated in or retreat from a dungeon during the Return of Chaos operation, your recovery time will be increased, and you can't fight until it expires.
• Your objective is to penetrate each dungeon and clear Throne of Chaos.

Icon	Elerinon
	Major Dungeon: Throne of Chaos Clear to complete the Return of Chaos operation.
	Special Dungeon: Elerinon the Tragic City Clear to activate the special status of Ozma of Chaos.
	Side Dungeon: Armis the Mirror Garden Clear to temporarily increase your natural Sanity recovery at the camp during the Return of Chaos operation and activate a Raid buff that increases your damage in all the dungeons for the operation. Can be reaccessed at regular intervals to renew your beneficial effects.

Icon	Camp
	Camp: Elerinon Gateway Your Sanity is naturally restored while you're in the camp.

Systems

Sanity System

• The Sanity system will be added to all the Ozma Raid dungeons.
• You lose Sanity every time you're attacked by the Boss monsters. When it drops to 0, your mind will be moved to the Inside and your body will be turned into an Imposter, threatening your party members.
• In Inside mode, you can fight and defeat your inner Imposter to return to normal. If you lose the battle, however, you'll die.
• When you return from the Inside, you'll gain 50 Sanity.
• If you come back from the Inside and let your Sanity drop to 0 again in the same dungeon, then you'll die.
• If all your party members in the same dungeon enter the Inside, leaving no one to confront the Boss monster, then you'll fail the battle.
• You can check your current Sanity and Inside mode through the figure and color of the new UI next to your HP, and also through the Party Info and Status Board UI in the dungeons.

Sanity Gauge	After Visiting the Inside

• You get 100 Sanity by default. You can increase your Max Sanity through Dark Side Seals, which you can get as Ozma Raid rewards. During the Raid, you can also temporarily increase your Max Sanity by clearing Serha the Grief Swamp (once per Raid).
• Sanity is naturally restored while you're in the camp for each phase. You can also recover it with Chrysos's Purge Potions while inside dungeons.
• your natural Sanity recovery at the camp is increased if you clear Serha the Grief Swamp or Armis the Mirror Garden and activate its buff.

Dark Side Seal Engraving System

• Dark Side Seal Engraving will be added as the Ozma Raid's exclusive stat improvement system.
• Stats added by Dark Side Seal Engraving will only be applied during the Ozma Raid.
• Ruin/Terror/Despair Crests can be obtained through the Ozma Raid and used to improve the Ozma Raid-exclusive stats.

Throne of Chaos HP Sharing System

• A Boss monster HP sharing system will be applied to the parties that enter the Throne of Chaos dungeon during the Return of Chaos operation.
• The parties will share the Boss monster's HP and the damage that they inflict on it in each dungeon.
• Each party's damage will be displayed on the HP bar as the same color as its party color, along with the numerical value.
• The Throne of Chaos Boss monster will recover HP if no party has encountered Ozma of Chaos in the Throne of Chaos dungeon.

Final Damage Adjustment Display System

• The Final Damage Adjustment Display UI will be applied to the HP UI of all the Ozma Raid Boss monsters.

Emergency Evasion System

• In the Ozma Raid dungeons, you can use the Dungeon Special key (default hotkey: Tab) to use Emergency Evasion.
• Emergency Evasion: Can be activated with the Dungeon Special key. Enables you to dash forward in temporarily Invincible mode. (Cooldown: 45 sec.)

The Loot Auction System will be added.

• Clear the Ozma Raid at Chaos Level 1 – 3 to obtain loot based on the drop rate for each Level. You can bid on the loot to win it. Won loot will be Mailed to you.
• After the auction, the winning bid amount minus the service fee will be distributed via Mail to all the participants.
• Loot auction messages are stored for up to 15 days.

Loot Auction Menu Details

• Bid Now: Auto-bid 5% more Gold than the current highest bid. The Gold is immediately deducted from your wallet.
• Enter Bid: Manually place a bid above the minimum bid. The Gold is immediately deducted from your wallet.
• Account Vault: Withdraw Gold from your Account Vault.
• Highest Bidder: The highest bidder can't place additional bids. If the highest bidder is renewed, then the previous bidder's Gold will be returned. If the returning Gold exceeds your character's carrying limit, then the entire amount will be Mailed to you.
• Loot Destruction: If no bid is placed on an item, then the item will be destroyed.

Loot Auction Restrictions

• Personal trading is restricted during loot auctions.
• You can leave your Raid Group, change channels, move to the Character Selection window, or close the game, but if you do, you can't rejoin the auction.

Loot Auction Highest Bid Limit

• You can't bid past your character's Gold carrying limit.