Since 200329 Oct 2026
How to read this timeline
Conquer Online has been running for more than twenty years. Over that time it kept adding classes, expansions and whole new power systems. This page lists the milestones we could date from official news and from game press of the time, in order.
2003–2009: the early years
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2003 | The game first launches in China in April. An English closed beta follows in November. |
| 2004 | January 17: release for North America and the rest of the world. |
| 2008 | The New Dynasty expansion. Its new class, the Ninja, arrives on December 19 (evening, US Pacific time). |
| 2009 | The Riding Clans expansion. |
2010–2014: new classes and the first epic weapons
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Legends Return, called the third official expansion, is planned in three chapters across the year, starting in April for the game's 7th birthday. It is announced with a new class, the Monk. |
| 2012 | Invasion of Pirates, set for January 11, brings the Pirate, a class that fights with a pistol and a rapier. |
| 2014 | At the end of October the King of Kung Fu expansion adds the Dragon Warrior, together with two new servers. |
2015–2019: Perfection, Conquer 3.0 and Runes
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2015 | May 7: Taoists Ascending, the first big expansion after the Dragon Warrior, gives Taoists epic weapons and the new Hossu. |
| 2016 | January: Awakening of the Monk (epic weapon and new skills). June 16: Beyond Perfection brings the Perfection system. September 8: Invincible Warrior gives the Warrior its epic weapon and skills. |
| 2017 | January 12: a new class, the Windwalker. October 17: Conquer 3.0 New opens in open beta, with redesigned maps such as Twin City, refreshed models and icons, and smoother character movement. |
| 2018 | February 6: the Runes version. April 12: Surging Pirates gives the Pirate its epic weapons and skills. December: Magic Melt and new blue and yellow runes are revealed. |
| 2019 | March 12: a triple update with Anima, Thunderstriker and Tailed Beast. July 2: Inspired Trojans adds the Weapon Archive and Weapon Spirits for the Trojan. |
2020–today: class awakenings and new power systems
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2020 | April: Inspired Ninjas is introduced, with new Ninjutsu skills and the Bounty Hall. October: a new guild system for guilds. |
| 2021 | January 19: Awakened Almighty Warrior (War Myths). August: Soaring Archers, with the War Suit for the Archer. October: Gear Mythforging and the Mythsoul. |
| 2022 | January: Dominating Taoists, with an exclusive Taoist tool and three rare yellow runes. March: Patch 7360 adds new yellow rune slots. July 12: Wave Chaser for the Pirate. August: new Clan War rules for clans. |
| 2023 | February: Dragon's Ascension for the Dragon Warrior, with the new Mythic Beasts system. October 24: the Astredge system. |
| 2024 | March 12: Dragon Clash and an upgrade to the Trojan Weapon Archives. July 9: the Universal Eonspirit expansion, followed by Eonspirit Battle on August 13. |
| 2025 | January 21: Wave Chaser Future Energy and the Astredge Love Forever. March 11: Martial Zen, the Monk's Golden Arhat system. April 29: the Monk's Eonspirit, Victorious Buddha. December: the Dune Wanderer class opens on a new server. |
| 2026 | January: the Dune Wanderer reaches all servers, together with the Awakening system. April: the Global Anniversary with patches 7910 and 7911. September 1: the Relic Transform feature. |
Most of these systems belong to the official game and to private servers on newer clients. To see which ones a private server has, read game versions and check the server's own page.
Sources
- Official guide: Introduction of Conquer Online
- Official news: Ninja Release Date Confirmed (2008)
- MMOs.com: Conquer Online review (launch and release dates)
- Impulse Gamer: Legends Return expansion announcement (2010)
- Engadget: Conquer Online details upcoming Invasion of Pirates expansion (2012-01-04)
- MMOBomb: Conquer Online expansion King of Kung Fu launching tomorrow (2014-10-29)
- Newswire: Taoists Ascend with new prowess and epic weapon May 7 (2015)
- Official news: Conquer 3.0 New Opens a New Era on Oct. 17th (2017)
- Official guide: Magic Melt
- Official guide: Wave Chaser (Pirate)
- Official guide: New Clan War Rules
- Official guide: Astredge System
- Official guide: Trojan Weapon Archives Upgrade (Power Focus)
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