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Original: http://www.megatenonline.com/news/archive/update580.html

Thanks for always playing. This is the Megami Tensei Imagine Management Committee.
Here are the patch notes for the upcoming update on the 25th of October, 2007

■Implementation of New System

- Friendship Rating
Devils now have a “friendship rating”. Their friendship rating will fluctuate depending on what you do while they are summoned out. You will be able to have a rough idea on what their current friendship rating is via a gauge above their heads.

- Chain Expert Skills
“Chain Expert Skills”, has been implemented a new type of expert skill that are are awaken though learning various related expert skill.

The two chain expert skills introduced this time are “Fusion” and “Magical Destructive Fist”. Detailed information about these two skills can be found at the expert skill section.

- G1 Trial
A new system, “G1 Trial” has been implemented.
The trial involves competing in an instantiated dungeon against a stop watch.
Detailed information can be found at the G1 Trial section.

■Expert Skills

- Fusion
“Fusion”, an item enchanting system involving devils and gems, has been implemented.
Fusion is done through the “Fusion” chain expert skill. You’ll able to form contacts with players who have learn this skill.

More details can be found on the special “Fusion System” page that will be placed up official homepage on the 25th of October.

※ Note: This does not mean that the”magical crystal” from all devils have an effect. Effects for “magical crystal” for certain devils will be added as time goes by.

- Magical Destructive Fist
“Magical Destructive Fist”, a chain expert skill combining rushes with destructive magic has been implemented.
It can be acquired after developing the 3 prerequisite expert skill, “Destructive Magic”, “Rush” and “Magic Manipulation”.

“Magical Destructive Fist” is only unlocked after the 3 expert skill, “Destructive Magic”, “Rush” and “Magic Manipulation” reach class 1.

- Occultism
Occultism, a new expert skill has been implemented.
Occultism contains passives that increases your intelligence as you raise it.
It is also a prerequisite skill for “Fusion”.

- Magic Manipulation
Magic Manipulation, a new expert skill has been implemented.
It reduces your cast time and MP costs as you raise it.
It is also a prerequisite skill for “Magical Destructive Fist”.

- Mineralogy
Mineralogy, a new expert skill has been implemented.
Effects of this skill will be implemented later.
The “Fusion” chain expert skill will grow as this skill grows, however the effect it has is less than “Devil Knowledge” or “Occultism”.
Please take note of this when you raise this expert skill.

- Destructive Magic
A new group of toggle skill, “Accela” has been implemented.

- Devil Knowledge
A new group of passives, “Sympathy” has been implemented.

■G1 Trial

- Targeted Dungeons
The G1 Trial, “Defeat the Boss Group” has been added to these instantiated dungeons:
Suginami Makai Mine (Bronze)
Suginami Makai Mine (Silver)
Makai Cell Tower (Bronze)
Makai Cell Tower (Silver)
Old Ichigaya Garrison (Bronze)
Old Ichigaya Garrison (Silver)
Shibuya Makai Quartz (Bronze)

- Related NPCs
A new NPC, “Goatman Mail” has been added to the lobby of following instantiated dungeons. They are where you report time, collect report, buy stop watches from, receive explanations etc…
Suginami Makai Mine Lobby
Makai Cell Tower Lobby
Old Ichigaya Garrison Lobby
Shibuya Makai Quartz Lobby

- Interface Related
The functionality to check your G1 trial best time has been added to the quest/episode window.
You are also able to inspect the G1 trial best time of other players by right clicking and then choosing analyse.
※ We are considering announcing the server-wide best G1 Trial time on the official website. If we do so, we’ll seek permission first before we announce the character name.

■Event/Quest

- New episode added.
Act 11 “Azura Special Training”
Act 12 “Visionary of the Past”

The above 2 acts have been added.

- Saint Germain
A new NPC, “Saint Germain” has been added to Shinjuku Babel.
You are able to get two quest, “Embryo of Hohemhein” and “Vibrio of Nettesheim”. which allows you to learn the basics of the expert skills, “Occultism” and “Magic Manipulation”.

Also, you are able to get “Rete bottle, no trade” if you listen to the lecture for the first time.

-Fortune Card Renewal
Blah blah blah

■Complete Devil Book Related
- New Memories
Five new memories have been added.

- New Reward
A reward for 60 devils registered has been added.

■Balance/System Adjustment

- Item Detail Window
Right clicking on an item in your inventory will now open an “Item Detail Window”
If will show fusion results and other information that is absent from the balloon popup.

※ If you right click an item you place on your shortcut, it will remove the item from your shortcut bar as it is now. Please take note.

- Animation Change
Some combat animation for player characters has been changed.

- Difficulty Adjustment
The devil requested by the NPC, “Junker Man” has been revised.

■Campaign Related

- Saien’s Selection
Ended blah blah blah

■Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that prevented Act 4 from being successfully completed.

A bug that prevent sacrificial/bloody jewelery, black lantern hats from modifying parameters has been fixed.