Updates & Release Notes

Beowulf:
* Slightly increased class stats
* Removed bonus follower synergy with Tamer/Beastmaster, but buffed follower passives to meet the same stat values (or greater) as before
* Removed Mana Siphon and Critical Hits passives
* Valhallan Protection rate increased by 4%
* New Passives:
-- Ascension Synergy: Your Ascension level will now increase follower stats as well
* New skills:
-- Call of Skadi: Increases the chance of your follower performing an offensive spell.
-- Call of Jord: Greatly increases the chance of your follower protecting you.

Freyr/Freyja:
* Removed bonus follower synergy with Beastmaster, but buffed follower passives to meet the same stat values as before
* New skills:
-- Call of Brynhild: Increases the chance of your follower performing a buff or debuff.

Bahamut:
* Removed bonus follower synergy with Tamer/Beastmaster, but buffed follower passives to meet the same stat values as before
* New skills:
-- Call of Idun: Increases the chance of your follower performing a healing spell.

Deity:
* Slightly increased class stats
* Removed the HP Siphon passive
* New passives:
-- The Deity: Deific Channel is occasionally automatically cast while in battle

Heretic:
* Increased magic stat to be more competitive with melee classes
* Added the Steadfast II passive
* Iconoclast now begins its effect from 100% mana, rather than from 50% mana

Omnimancer:
* Increased magic stat to be more competitive with melee classes
* Added the Life Siphon passive ability
* New skills:
-- Refract: Grants a great chance to return some to all of an opponent's attack damage back at them. Refractions are more successful when magic users attempt them.

Grand Mystic:
* New skills:
-- Reflect: Grants a chance to return a portion of an opponent's attack back at them. Reflections are more successful when magic users attempt them.

Blademaster:
* New skills:
-- Counterattack: Grants a chance to return a portion of an opponent's attack back at them. Counterattacks are favorable to win in PvP draws.

Assassin:
* Removed the Last Breath passive
* New passives:
-- Annwn Subterfuge: It is easier to apply status effects to your opponents. Additionally, status effects given to your opponent will last longer.
* New skills:
-- Counterattack II: Grants a great chance to return a portion of an opponent's attack back at them. Counterattacks are favorable to win in PvP draws.

Anubis:
* New skillset: Flame VI, Spark VI, Tremor VI, Frost VI, Lacunus II

Other changes:
* The new "Call of..." skills will work most effectively with Valhallan classes
* Hybrid classes such as the faction god classes and Valhallan classes now have their Attack and Magic stats equalized
* Defeated World Raid Bosses now extra random item and material rewards

* Translations for Hungarian and Romanian
* Revamped battle system and enemy AI
* Themed Dungeons
* Live PvP in the Arena
* Refreshed menus and many user interface improvements
* Added an in-battle options menu to control visibility of some battle settings
* Added "Horde mode" to Dungeons, allowing solo players to fight hordes of enemies at once|
* The Arena, Dungeons, World Raids, and Coliseums can now be completed as a party
* Summoned World Raids may now be made private to you and your party
* Balance adjustments:
-- PvP opponents now must manage mana
-- Spiked Shield will now consume Ward on missed attacks
-- Status effects that cause damage per turn will affect each turn of casting multi-turn spells
* The Castle Keep upgrade now grants a Colisuem
* The Herbalist can now be made public
* View distance is now visible on the map
* New status effect display and icons
* Battles now include an overview and historic action log
* New specializations: the High Cleric, Time Mage, and the Chronomancer
* New spells and skills
* Tons of bug fixes and quality of life improvements

* New World Raids: Yggdrasil & Arisen Yggdrasil
* Two-handed items may now grant weapon abilities
* (Balance) New Realmshifter passive ability: High Tenacity
-- Damage taken from self-inflicted statuses such as Berserk and Bloodshift can no longer deplete HP to 0
-- High Tenacity replaces Apothecarist III
-- Apothecarist III is now available to the Assassin specialization
* July content
* Preparations for Live PvP and party combat
* Performance improvements and bug fixes

* Added bottles as drops to some monsters
* Added herbs as drops to Witch-like enemies
* Allowed level 250 players to share experience while in party, but not receive it
* Fixed an issue where an out-of-date global ranking might be seen on a player's profile

* Translations for Traditional Chinese, Dutch, and Norwegian
* Origin Town additions
-- Visit your party members' towns with the Wayvessel
-- Craft potions at the Herbalist
-- Build and populate your town with the Town Hall
-- Collect offerings from your villagers with the Citadel
-- Bring villagers to your town with Residences
-- (Endgame) Further increase your power with the Altar of Ascension
* You can now party with any Ally
* Character account management improvements
-- You can now have multiple characters under one email address
-- Passwords are no longer required
* Removed the previous "Low" graphics option
* Legacy item normalization
-- Please see https://www.reddit.com/r/OrnaRPG/comments/m9f9xm/sticky_marchapril_upcoming_changes/ for more information
* New help section with FAQ
* Regional chat
* New music: Origin Town + Boss
* Decorations can now be made public
* Visual and graphical improvements
* Bug fixes & stability improvements