Update 1.27.1

An Archery rebalance, a follow-up to last patch's item-pickup fixes, and a few bugs closed out — including one that let a Blacksmith recharge a Zemstone of Sacrifice's protection charges as if it were worn equipment.

Improved

• Archery's Side Volley branch now grants a flat damage bonus (Marksman) on every bow shot instead of only boosting a positional side shot — it holds up in 1v1 and PvP, not just against groups.
• Archery's ice-focused Elemental Focus branch now freezes for less time (max 500ms instead of 1000ms), closer in line with Side Volley.
• Archery's Fire Focus now ignites for a single, stronger tick worth 25% of the hit's damage instead of stacking up to four weaker ticks; Ice Focus's freeze duration bonus is unchanged.
• Merien's Spellblade talent (step 3) now delivers its full advertised attack-speed bonus on every weapon, instead of a flat speed step that under- or over-shot depending on how fast your weapon already swings.
• Drop rate for the Zemstone of Sacrifice and the four Ancient Piece of Stone pieces has been reduced.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug where Archery's fire/ice arrow effect could roll twice against the same target from a single arrow when the Piercing Volley double-hit connected, sometimes doubling Burn/Frozen strength.
• Redirecting a floor-item pickup mid-walk (a new click, or dragging the held button) now follows the newest target instead of sticking to the first one, and running mode no longer drops to walking on the final approach step.
• The Blacksmith (and Repair All) no longer refills a Zemstone of Sacrifice's protection charges — that item's durability tracks charges, not wear, and isn't meant to be repaired.
• Fixed a bug where casting Possession on a floor item could leave its sprite appearing in the wrong spot for other players.
• Fixed talent tooltip text sometimes rendering with words running together when using the Noto Sans KR UI font.