Just as our preview says,the Blade & Soul Update 2.1 – Shattered Empire is now live.

Group Content

The Shattered Empire update brings two new dungeons; Cold Storage, a fairly simple but lucrative daily dungeon; and a new pinnacle in difficulty: Sogun’s Lament. In addition, Whirlwind Valley ushers in a brand new 6v6 objective-based PvP mode. See more in our Group Content article.

Spring Bounty XP Event

From April 27–May 11 earn additional experience to help propel you toward the end-game, or even just level up some new characters and classes. During the event the following bonuses are active:

• +50% XP from defeating NPC enemies/monsters
• +50% XP from daily quests
• +100% Guild Points from gathering/crafting

These bonuses also stack with all other XP bonuses, including the one provided through a Premium Membership. Get the most out of your leveling speed potential!

Shattered Empire 2.1 Patch Notes

General

• Daily Challenge is now available!  Earn bonus rewards for certain Daily quests and get bonus rewards if you are able to complete 4 or more!
• A Daily Challenge Tab has been added to Dragon Express where you can redeem Heavenly Energy.
• Reduced the amount of Soulstones needed to craft Moonwater Plains items, including Moonwater Transformation Stones.
• Additional sliders have been added for Monster and Background Effects Quality.
• Fixed an issue where the /dance emote was not working.

Dungeons

• Increased the amount of Frozen Stingers available from Avalanche Den, Lair of the Frozen Fang, and Awakened Necropolis.

PvP

• Whirlwind Valley is now available!  Whirlwind Valley is an objective-based 6v6 PvP mode where teamwork and coordination is key.  This PvP mode is not gear equalized.
• Fixed the use of unintended items in Duel Arena and Tag Match.
• The following items are now available through PvP currencies from Duel Arena, Tag Match, and Whirlwind Valley (additional requirements are needed):
• Hongmoon Pellet
•     Bloodshade Harbor Hongmoon Skillbooks (untradeable)
•     Retreived Hongmoon Secret Technique - Volume 1
•     Retrieved Hongmoon Secret Technique - Volume 2
•     Chilling Flame Elixir

Items

You can now resist Asura's Brand in Sogun's Lament when equipping the following items:

• Awakened Oathbreaker Belt
• True Oathbreaker Belt
• Awakened Scorpio Belt
• True Scorpio Belt

New items can now be stored in the Wardrobe, including the following previously avaialble items:

• First Mate
• Lover Boy Bow Tie
• Bunny Fluff

The following items can now be mailed with Outfit Delivery Stamps:

• White Night
• Lover Boy Bow Tie
• First Mate

Localization

• Fixed and updated a large amount of text, voiceover, and cutscene localization in English, German, and French.

System

• Fixed an issue where some accounts were not able to send mail to other characters on the same account.
• Fixed an issue where external links could not be launched from the Announcements (F1) window.
• The deletion timer for characters level 16 and higher has been reduced to 12 hours.

More details please clicking the official site.