The announcement
The experience lists an event called 40+ WORDS + Word Mastery. Public write-ups place the start at 7 Nov 2026, 17:00 UTC. The developer's wording, as repeated by those listings, adds more than 40 words, including giant monsters, heroes, creepy creatures and a few secret ones. The new names were not published in that text.
Word Mastery uses a favourite word. You finish Mastery quests for it and unlock a version described as bigger, stronger and with a new look. The same announcement said words that were too strong or too weak were tuned.
One event listing also gave an end of 9 Nov 2026, 4:00 PM Pacific. Treat that as the listing's window, not as proof the words disappear when the clock hits.
What to redo in-game
- Open the Word Diary and see which new entries you can still discover. Collector still wants 150.
- Pick one word you already understand and look for its Mastery quest before you chase a new name.
- Throw out pre-update rankings of a single best word. The balance pass was the point of the patch.
- Re-walk the island. The announcement includes map changes, and a climb that used to answer Tsunami may have moved.
VIP servers
The announcement mentions a VIP server control panel. The public universe record, updated 8 Nov 2026, still had VIP server creation turned off. If the button is missing, that flag explains it. Do not buy a pass on the assumption that a panel is already live.
The experience record itself was updated 8 Nov 2026. That timestamp is not a second patch note.