Dead Front

What is Dead Front?

Dead Front is a recurring team-based event, in which up to four parties compete in an assault on the impregnable Pokas Fortress built by the Serpent demons. The ultimate goal of the event is to kill off the boss demon, Ophiuchus, and then survive a free-for-all battle. The last team standing becomes the Supreme Warriors.

Application & Entrance


Application

1) Collect 20 special pouches (Fortress Vouchers), which are dropped by monsters at your appropriate level. Take the 20 pouches to Tess at Braiken Castle or Grina at Loa Castle and exchange them for the Fortress Map. Note that there are six levels of these pouches and Fortress Maps, corresponding to the following level-based Dead Front groups: Rabble (lvl. 21-45), Common (lvl. 46-70), Baron (lvl. 71-90), Earl (lvl. 91-110), Duke (lvl. 111-130), Arc (lvl. 131+). Note: If you have extra Fortress Vouchers, you can purchase more than one Fortress Map.




North Ares

2) Once you have acquired the Fortress Map appropriate for your character’s level, travel to North Ares to the north of Braiken Castle and seek the Chain of Fire. Look on the bottom right area of the map. Step into the Chain of Fire to enter the Dead Front entrance area.




Commander

3) Once you have stepped through the Chain of Fire, look for the commander NPC associated with the level of your Fortress Map, and speak to that NPC.

4) Dead Front is a recurring event, and when the time is close, the Party Leader may apply to join the next event by clicking on "Application" in the quest window offered by the commander NPC. Only the Party Leader may apply, and the following conditions must be met for successful application.

Dead Front Schedule:

* Time between Application Periods – 22 minutes
* Application Period – 5 minutes
* Entrance Opportunity Time – 3 minutes
* Waiting for Start of Battle – 2 minutes or 2.5 minutes
* Event Time from Start of Battle – 30 minutes

Requirements for Dead Front participation:
* The person applying for the Dead Front event must be the Party Leader.
* All party members including the Leader must be in the entrance area, having passed through the Chain of Fire.
* All party members (including the Party Leader) must be within the level range of the Dead Front event to which the Party Leader has applied.
* Every member must have the appropriate Fortress Map, which corresponds to their character level range.





Enter

5) After the application period is over, the selected parties will be notified. A window will appear on the screen of each member of the selected Parties. Click on "Enter Dead Front" to enter the event. Each member will have 3 minutes to enter the Dead Front event. The event will then begin approximately 2 minutes later and will last for 30 minutes. Note: A maximum of 4 parties may participate in a single Dead Front event.

6) If any selected players fail to enter in time, they will be excluded from the event and will have to reapply for a later Dead Front event.






How to Play

The winning party will be the one that achieves the highest total score, based on the total points earned by all members. Practically speaking, the winning team will have to prevail in the PvP stage of the event.


Starting Points

1) Each party that enters Dead Front will begin at its individual starting point. As soon as the event start is announced, each player must pass through a gulch in order to get to the next stage of the event.




Supply Depots

2) Along the path, there will be three Supply Depots. Each party must fight and defeat monsters to capture these locations. A special score is awarded to the first party to capture each of the three Supply Depots – one possible scoring opportunity for each of the three locations. Other parties that fail to capture a Supply Depot will get nothing for that one, but still have an opportunity to score on another.




Sub Boss

3) After breaking through the gulch and going across a wide bridge, players will meet the sub-boss, "Ras Alhague," guarding the front gate of the demon fortress. Only the party that does the most damage to Ras Alhague will receive the score for this boss, as well as some boosted game experience. The other three parties will get no score; however they will earn normal experience points.

4) Once the front gate is breached, the parties can infiltrate the demons’ armories, which can be found by exploring the areas beyond the gate. Players who can defeat the guardians can take all the treasures of the armories.





Entering

5) Killing Ras Alhague opens a gate further on, which leads to the Central Gate area. Once you are in the Central Gate area, you must explore the four side paths and decipher the four Ancient Codes. Only when all the Ancient Codes have been decoded can you read the Ancient Book at the Central Gate and gain entrance to the First Chamber of the Serpent Boss, Ophiuchus.




Ancient Codes

6) Inside the First Chamber, you must find a way to open the secret wall to the boss room. Doing so will also close and lock the Central Gate behind you, so do not use the key until all teams are present. It will require your combined efforts to take down Ophiuchus! Any players who fail to enter the First Chamber before the secret wall opens will be excluded from the boss battle.

Opening the secret wall will unleash a horde of Pitborn monsters, which you must kill in order to reach Ophiuchus, who awaits the survivors down the path. All survivors will gain same game experience points when you defeat Ophiuchus, however the party that does the most damage will receive a bonus award.



7) Defeating Orphiuchus triggers the final phase of the Dead Front event – a massive PvP free-for-all battle. All survivors of the boss battle will be teleported into the PvP arena, and the last surviving team will gain extra rewards and experience. However, the title of Supreme Warrior will go to the members of the party that has the highest Dead Front score and the most experience points earned during the event. Based on the scoring, winning the PvP event will generally determine the Supreme Warrior party.