Effective by next Saturday War of Emperium, the following costumes will be banned on GvG maps, including War of Emperiums:
- Costume Fool's Day
- Costume Jack Mask
- Costume Tormenting Spirit
- Costume Cute Octopus Balloon
- Costume Santa Poring Balloon
- Costume Birthday Balloon
- Costume Big Wedding Veil
- Costume Guild Recruiting Hat KOJ
- Costume Deviruchi Balloon
- Costume Rainbow
- Costume Rain Cloud
- Costume Lightning Cloud
- Costume BF recruiter hat
- Costume GF recruiter hat
- Costume Twinkle Little Star
- Costume Blazing Sun
- Costume Banshee Master Kiss
A server reboot will take place some time after midnight on Saturday so that this will be put into effect by WoE.
These costumes are a little "too big" to the possibility of covering another player to "protect" them via sprite blocking. That is not the intention of costumes in a gvg setting. Any "large" costumes in the future will also join this list.
While it's possible for a player to wear the "real" hat to do the same thing, at least it comes with the downside of using these hats which are typically not gvg competitive in their stats and effects, which is considered a "fine" drawback if someone intends to use these hats for sprite blocking reasons.
GM team will continue to monitor the situation, and adjust as necessary. If players see any other hats that should qualify on this list, please feel free to make suggestions.