Riders Of Icarus' Next Update Adds PvP Zone Exarahn Badlands

Riders of Icarus' next update will be going live later this month. The update will bring with the PvP zone, Exarahn Badlands, and the Guild Alliance War system.

The Exarahn Badlands are described as follows.

Riders enter this PvP area through a dimensional rift, which sends them 1,000 years back in time. The Exarahn Badlands is a region that has been left chaotic and lawless after the fall of the ancient Exarahn Kingdom and before the establishment of the Hakanas Empire.

The Exarahn Badlands has a similar topography to the Hakanas Highlands. However, it is a world of eternal nightfall with a looming crimson moon, which starkly contrasts the blue skies and vibrant foliage of the Hakanas Highlands.

Only players who are level 28 or higher can enter the Exarahn Badlands. The reason for the restriction is "to ensure that only those that have had sufficient experience in battle may enter."

When the update launches, guilds of Guild Rank 3 or higher will be able to form Alliances and declare war on other Alliances. Once your guild has formed an Alliance with another guild, you will be able to converse with the other guild via Alliance chat and you cannot attack its , even when in the Exarahn Badlands. When at war, the Alliance that reaches 200 kills first wins the war. When at war, you can be attacked anywhere except "regions that came before Parna's Coast."

Players that are not in a guild or who are in a guild that is below Guild Rank 3 will be able to a Militia, allowing take part in PvP in Exarahn Badlands despite not meeting the requirements to an Alliance. Players in a Militia will be treated as allies and given their own Militia chat channel. Unfortunately, specifics about the system have yet to be unveiled.

Additionally, a weekly PvP event called the Manastone Battle will be added to the game. Manastone Battles will take place exclusively in the Exarahn Badlands and will work similarly to capture the flag, except that the Manastone spawns in a random location and the player that is carrying the manastone—the event's flag equivalent—will receive a buff to Constitution until they drop it. The first Alliance that delivers the manastone to the Vantara Manastone Oracle in town wins the battle.

More information about the update will be revealed in the coming weeks.