The MMORPG Astellia brought a major update to the West today. It included expansions for the classes and new features for the endgame.
What exactly did the new update bring? The new patch for Astellia focused on three things:
- Class expansions
- The first level of legendary dungeons
- Errors in the localization of the German and French versions
This means that you now have some new tasks in the endgame. The class expansions can only be applied once you have reached the maximum level. The same applies to legendary dungeons.
Furthermore, the major point of criticism that there are currently many errors in the German localization has been addressed with the patch. However, we do not yet know if this affects all errors.
When did the update come out? The servers went into maintenance mode this morning, on October 8 at 9:00 AM.
They have been back online since 11:30 AM with the new update.
New abilities and new attributes through higher classes
What changed with the classes? With the new update, higher classes were introduced. This allows each class to focus on a specific playstyle.
As a ranged character, you have three specializations available:
- Bounty Hunter
- Hawkeye
- and Ranger
Each improves different stats and grants you new abilities. As a Ranger, you tend to control enemies and dodge attacks, while as a Hawkeye, you can defeat enemies faster.
How do the higher classes work? After reaching level 50, you can specialize in a so-called higher class and level it through “Star Levels”.
With each specialization, you receive:
- Always two new skills
- Two specific attributes are always improved
- An old skill is upgraded to an Awakened version
Do I have to keep the subclass forever? In Astellia, you are not bound to a subclass forever but can switch. However, you lose the new skills and gained attributes.
A switch is still worthwhile since the Awakened version of the old skill remains. So, if you level all three higher classes, you benefit from a total of 3 Awakened versions and from the bonuses granted by your selected higher class.
Avalon, other legendary dungeons and events
What does Astellia plan for the future? Today’s update brought the first legendary dungeons. However, these are only the first level and more content in this direction is to follow.
Additionally, the PvP area Avalon, which resembles the WvW from Guild Wars 2, is still missing.
For this year, Halloween and Christmas events are also planned, as well as two more Guardian Astels.
What are your experiences with the new MMORPG so far? You can find the impressions of our author here:
