Gate of Time

## Rewards

Challenge Chest / Silverstar / Mana / Red Stardust / EXP / Holy Red Mark / St. Star Red Mark / (Bound) Spirals / Hero's Mark II / Jewel Selection Chest / (Season) red card shards / Shells / Wings of Time (30d) /

Gate of Time is a monthly Time Race PvE event open to servers and players with a Level of 95 or above, on Wednesdays and Saturdays (between 5:00 and 24:00). Players compete in teams of 3-5 within their own server for a ranking in the leaderboards, which is based on the highest floor cleared and the amount of time it took to clear it. Players can clear any floor up to 5 times on a single day.

There are a total of 30 floors to challenge (40 floors in *Purification mode*). On the first day, the first 10 floors will be unlocked. Afterwards, 5 more floors will be unlocked on each day Gate of Time takes place. On each event day, the 5 highest floors will be set as *hell mode*. Clearing floors in hell mode earns your team bonus rewards.

### Season Difficulty

When a new season begins, its difficulty level will be determined based on the number of days a server has been opened. The rewards are also increased with server age.

Difficulty Levels:

* Normal
* Hard
* Nightmare
* Torment I
* Torment II
* Torment III
* Torment IV
* Torment V

### Special effects

During the event, 3 special effects will be generated every week. Special effects are a gameplay mechanic that increases the difficulty of the stage. Each special effect has three strength levels: Basic, Enhanced, and Mutated (purification mode). Special effects in effect and strength levels increase with higher floors, unless they are reduced by the team's average purification stat.

### Purification mode

With the introduction of Lv105 came purification mode, a new variation of Gate of Time that increases the floor count from 30 to 40, updated rewards, added Mutate special effects and the *Purification* stat used to weaken those effects and buff the team.

Challenging purification mode requires a team of 5 players. The Purification recommended to challenge a floor is based on the average Purification value of the team. Higher floors require higher Purification.

When all 3 special effects are Mutated Effects, the revival cooldown in Gate of Time will be extended.

To gain Purification, a minimum of Lv100 equipment that has reached its **maximum advancement level** is required. The Purification interface can be accessed through the **Workshop** interface. Purifying equipment requires the use of Crystals (from dismantling gold equipment) and Purifying Stones (dropped from Zodiac Bosses).

## Gameplay

* Fight through groups of monster and elite monsters in familiar locations across the continent to increase the team's progression.
* Once progression reaches 100%, the floor boss will spawn. Defeating the boss within the time limit allows the team to enter the next 3 unlocked floors.
* Trigger Buff Totems spawned across the map to receive various buffs for the team.
* Dead players can manually revive themselves. The revival cooldown increases based on the amount of times players have revived. The boss' HP will not be recovered if all players die.

## Rewards

Gate of Time rewards are divided into 3 sections: **1st Clear Reward**, **Highest Floor Reward** on each event day, and **Season Reward**.

The 1st Clear Reward applies to each new floor cleared. Clearing a floor higher than the ones below first also means receiving the 1st Clear Reward for those lower floors.

The Highest Floor Reward is received at the end of each event day, assuming player participation has been confirmed. This reward includes the Challenge Chest of which the contents can differ from floor to floor, and the Hell mode bonus chest if your team has managed to clear one of the last 5 newly unlocked floors.

Lastly, the Season Reward is given out at the end of the month for the top 100 ranking players on the leaderboard. The exclusive back accessory "Wings of Time" can also be obtained in this manner.

## Background

When Calamity hit for the first time, purple lightning appeared in the sky. Along with it was a giant rift. Led by Mozirad, Quin, and Chazilek, all the Vanguards and the Disciples headed to the rift for investigation. It didn't end well. Quin was heavily wounded, and Chazilek disappeared with the sheepskin scroll!

To find out what was going on in the Sword Valley, Mozirad had to use an arcane spell to activate the "Time Corridor." But an accident happened after they entered it-a corner of the corridor collapsed! Quin did everything in his power to activate a magic circle, which barely prevented a full collapse. The consequences of the Time Corridor's collapse were too grave and hard to predict. Because of this mishap, Mozirad was permanently exiled from the Mage Tower. All his arcane spells were banned, too.

Time flies. When people began to forget what had happened, Skarog's Box reappeared. Once again, the Time corridor became unstable...

Now, purple lightning is flashing in the skies above Yggdrasil, Silversnow, Bloomcrest Basin, and Sunrise Forest. Giant rifts have surfaced on the ground, as well. All signs are indicating one thing-Calamity has returned!