Patch Message ~ 10/12/2005

[Phinneas]

October 12th, 2005
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*** Headlines ***
A new edition of the city newspapers is hot off the presses. See your local Town Crier!

Lesser Faydark and Mistmoore Castle have been returned to their previous states.


*** Missions ***
- The mission, Brownies of Doom, has been made easier. We will continue to monitor this mission to see if it remains too difficult or too long.

- A character that is out of the instance when one of the five �Curse of Blood� raids is completed can get their �flag� and AA by zoning back in before the instance shuts down. There was a bug with the mechanism that handed out the AAs in this case and that has been fixed. The �flag� was being given out properly on zone in.


*** Quests ***
- Many of the guests of Dreadspire were very easily satiated. Their hunger has grown and they can be fed more often.

- Ergrez Shortpaw in Iceclad now asks for Fatty Walrus Meat instead of Walrus Meat.

- There are reports of bandits robbing the Cargo Clockwork in Steamfont. Speak to Jarah in Ak`Anon to find out about the Cargo. (Cargo Clockwork�s quest should now work properly)


*** Spells ***
- Shield of Dreams is now a 451 pt. rune

- The triggered effect caused by Fickle Shadows will now only effect spells which do not have a duration. I.E. instant direct damage spells.

- The charges on the mage summoned Sphere of Air have been increased to 5. The spell that summons this item has also had its mana cost increased.

- The ATK bonuses for Ward of the Hunter, Howl of the Predator, and Strength of the Hunter have been replaced with Double attack bonuses.


*** AAs ***
- The casting times on several of the wizard AA familiars have been removed.

- Dragon Punch has been changed to a physical resist check, it should now be resisted less often.


*** Items ***
- The worn damage shield cap has been increased from 15 to 30.

- The following augmentations now have solvents: Stone of Focused Rage, Heart of Darkhollow Wilds, Darter Stone and Solidified Shadow Spine Magical Taint.

- The Illsalin Royalty Garment now has the click effect of Shield of Auras.

- The Shiliskin Good Luck Charm will now yield a lower max value.

- Pristine Illsalin Stonecraft Mask now has +3 regen and mana regen instead of Composure.

- The Berserker Epic 1.5 and 2.0 effects have been modified. They now increase crit rate, strength (and strength cap), and regen health for the duration of the effects.


*** NPCs ***
- Entalon in the burning woods will now take you to his master on completion of his quest.

- Though she has lived in Neriak since she was born, Ungia has decided to move to Grobb to follow the customer base she acquired during the troll exile.

- Graktar in Iceclad is waiting for a letter from Vkjor in Kael Drakkal.

- Earthcaller Stones should now appear in Shadeweaver's Thicket. This is related to a quest from Captain Karim.

- Sentry Kedra Kai of Shadeweaver�s Thicket will now reward players for adventuring into the Paludal Caverns.


*** Tradeskills ***
- Alchemists no longer automatically throw a tantrum and destroy the small vials used to make some potions if they fail to make the potion.

- Scrindites Mechanoinstruction Reader should now work as described in the book.

- The page needed to make the Unfired Scrindite�s Holepunch Mold has been moved from Poxysmit�s Book to Scrindite�s Book.

- Potters Unite! There are new culturally inspired charms made using the pottery skill. Consult the merchants that sell the culturally inspired books for a new book.

- Refined high quality ore can now be converted between block, large bricks and small bricks.


*** UI ***
- A done button has found its way back onto the Merchant Window.

Note: The updated UI that is currently on test will be pushed live in the next few weeks.


*** Leadership Points ***
- You will no longer lose leadership points if you are shrouded much lower than your regular level and you gain enough leadership experience to gain another point.


*** Atlas ***
- Depths of Darkhollow has been added to the atlas.

*** Miscellaneous ***
- The AC cap has been increased for bards levels 50+.

- The return on AC over the cap has been increased for clerics levels 50+.

- The EverQuest Team
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Phinneas ~ Lord Protector ~ The Walkers of Vazaelle ~ My Magelo

[Zahasha]

[Gildawen]

Get your double attack fix soon, the nerf bat is coming I'm sure.

Early parses show as much as 20% dps increase and essentially 100% double attack rate when fully ranger buffed. The parses I saw had aa's, but no worn fero.
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Gildawen

[Phinneas]

The changes to the Ranger buffs are undergoing new changes on the Test Server.

Phinneas
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Phinneas ~ Lord Protector ~ The Walkers of Vazaelle ~ My Magelo

[Gildawen]

Yea, nerfed to uselessness again
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Gildawen

[Phinneas]

Gildawen ... maybe the Rangers and Paladins can tag-team SOE for their BS and get some improvements to both of our classes!
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Phinneas ~ Lord Protector ~ The Walkers of Vazaelle ~ My Magelo