Dear players,

It has been brought to light that there are some doubts from your side about the high strength of the Materials of the Master Summoner set, and we would like to explain the implementation process of the set with new bonuses that go over the cap of 90% bonus to ranged and melee strength:

• Yes, this move was intended and the new set was designed to be the strongest in the game. With the constant development of the game, you will see new and different sets which might be stronger than those previously created. This is the way challenge and motivation are maintained in the game. We feel that if every year (or even 9 months) there are new, stronger sets added to the game it is normal for the game progression and allows players to strive for greater achievements and higher goals.

• This strongest set will be available for everyone. As the event is new we would like to give players an incentive to participate. Therefore we decided to include some very attractive rewards in it. Every player is able to collect this equipment, the question is not ‘if’ but ‘when’. The top 800 players on the server will still be able to get the set in 12-13 months (3-4 months later than top 100 players). Much larger amount of players will be able to get this set compared to other strong sets before, as you do not need to be in the top ranking every time in order to get one item set.

• This commander set will not be easy to get. Players should expect around 6-7 months in order to gain the full set.
  Example: The average price for one item of this set is 6 000 Insignias. Players from the top 100 will get 400 Insignias a day of the event running. If the event ran for 14 days in a month and in one iteration the top 100 players earned 5 600 points, these players would need around 9 months to get the full set.

• At a later point in time, we will introduce new Castellan sets to you which must balance the difference this commander set might bring. We will introduce it in the game at the appropriate time to ensure that both sets can be obtained in a timely manner.

We also saw some players are worried that we performed the gem rework last year to avoid overcapping in the set effects and that this set will be taken out later too. We would like to put your mind at ease, as this set intentionally has additional PVP bonuses to range and melee strength and this number is controlled. In the old system (before the gem rework) the main issue was that we could not really control the amount of the bonus and it could be even higher than 150% or even 180% (in some cases). Furthermore, the problem during the gem rework was that the majority of high-value sets were exclusive for a limited group of players and not for everyone.

In this case, we created the new effect which we can control now and in the future (none can exceed than intentional 110% bonus cap to range and melee strength) and that is what makes this situation unique from the gem rework.

We really appreciate your feedback and it will be really helpful for us during the implementation of new Shapeshifter Castellan.

Your Empire Family