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These patch notes....
Tom Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:01 pm
suck
summary:
animist gets BD pets
BMs will rape stuff
enchanters will be unkillable
ranger adds will be more annoying to deal with
minstrel nerf
reavers are still useless
skald nerf
more PvE
they forcefully respecced my savage becaue they changed the UI a bit, wtf?
1.111 Highlights
New RvR Missions are available in the Frontiers! Slay enemy players, slaughter enemy guards, destroy enemy caravans and stave off the invading clans of Picts for fun, for bounty and for the glory of your realm!
The Atlantis zones have new quests! If you are looking for Atlantean Glass to help obtain artifacts and progress through your Master Levels, these new quests are what you have been waiting for. Generous amounts of Atlantean Glass await those who travel to these distant lands.
Animists have been given new controllable pets, so keep an eye out for mobile mushrooms on the battlefields.
Class Balance
Realm
Balance Changes
All “taunt” styles and any level 4 and lower style has had its endurance cost reduced to “Low” if it was not already.
Assassin
Balance Changes
Assassin classes with the Spymaster Master Level ability, Decoy, has been changed in the following manner:
Summoned decoys will no longer have a visible display name.
When targeted the decoy it will display the race of the decoy in the targeting window.
Animist
Balance Changes
All Animists have been given a forced respecialization.
A new controllable pet has been added to each of the Animist specialization lines at 40 specialization. These controllable turrets behave like normal, moveable pets that will follow the Animist. They cannot be cast via ground target. Only one controllable pet, of any type, may be up at a time.
Arboreal Mastery
Guardian of the Forest
This controlled turret will cast more while in the beginning of melee combat as opposed to never casting once melee is initiated.
Casts an Armor Factor buff on spawn.
Casts an Absorb buff on spawn.
Has access to a lifetap spell.
Creeping Mastery
Heart of the Grove
This controlled turret will cast more while in the beginning of melee combat as opposed to never casting once melee is initiated.
Has an archmagery buff which it will cast on spawn
Has access to a damage/snare spell.
Has access to a debuff/damage spell.
Verdant Mastery
Harbinger of War
This controlled turret will have more hit points, higher defense, and hit harder in melee than the other controlled turret types.
This controlled turret melees its targets.
Casts a defensive proc buff on itself that grants an accuracy boost on spawn.
Casts an offensive proc buff on itself that debuffs its target’s Armor Factor on spawn.
Casts a Bladeturn buff on spawn that pulses every 10s on the pet and its group.
In order to facilitate these changes, the level 40 spell, Defending Emissary (Absorb Buff), has been moved to level 41.
Bug Fixes
Players will now correctly return to their RR5 Mushroom form if they cancel a 2nd shapeshift spell while Fungal Union is active.
Bard
Balance Changes
All Confusion spells in the Music line have been reduced from 3.5 to 2.0s cast time.
Blademaster
Balance Changes
Triple-Wield now provides a 31% Celerity Buff in addition to its damage add and negation of critical hits from enemies. This celerity buff cannot be overwritten.
Enchanter
Balance Changes
The Enchanter RR5 Protection of the Underhill has been changed to a 2000 point, 50% ablative, which absorbs both magic and melee damage done against the Enchanter. This ability will last 3 minutes, or until depleted, and have a 10 minute recast. This ability requires the Enchanter to have a pet alive to activate.
Minstrel
Balance Changes
The Minstrel Realm Rank 5 Calming Notes has had its radius changed from 750 to 600.
Nightshade
Balance Changes
The single-target casted damage spell has had its damage values adjusted as follows:
Level 1 - Lesser Dusk Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 6 damage (Cold) - 2 power
Level 3 - Dusk Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 11 damage (Cold) - 3 power
Level 5 - Lesser Twilight Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 16 damage (Cold) - 4 power
Level 8 - Twilight Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 23 damage (Cold) - 5 power
Level 12 - Lesser Gloaming Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 32 damage (Cold) - 7 power
Level 16 - Gloaming Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 41 damage (Cold) - 9 power
Level 22 - Lesser Nocturnal Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 55 damage (Cold) - 11 power
Level 28 - Nocturnal Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 69 damage (Cold) - 15 power
Level 35 - Lesser Midnight Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 85 damage (Cold) - 20 power
Level 45 - Midnight Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 108 damage (Cold) - 26 power
The single-target instant damage spell has had its damage values adjusted as follows:
Level 6 - Dart of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 18 damage (Cold) - 4 power
Level 9 - Dagger of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 25 damage (Cold) - 6 power
Level 13 - Knife of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 34 damage (Cold) - 8 power
Level 18 - Stiletto of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 45 damage (Cold) - 10 power
Level 24 - Arrow of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 58 damage (Cold) - 12 power
Level 31 - Rapier of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 73 damage (Cold) - 17 power
Level 39 - Spear of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 90 damage (Cold) - 23 power
Level 48 - Lance of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 108 damage (Cold) - 29 power
Ranger
Balance Changes
Rangers now receive the ability, Tracker's Alacrity, at level 35. This ability grants the user a 35% buff to their evasion, and gives them access to Advanced Evade, for 30 seconds, every 7 minutes.
Reaver
Balance Changes
Reavers have been given access to the Charge Realm Ability.
Runemaster
Balance Changes
All Confusion spells in the Suppression Specialization have been reduced from 3.5 to 2.0s cast time.
Savage
Balance Changes
All Savages have been given a forced respecialization.
Savagery Abilities now appear in the Spells UI tab instead of the Specialization/Ability UI tab for easier navigation.
Skalds
Balance Changes
The Realm Rank 5 ability, Voice of Skaldi, has had its duration reduced to 15 seconds and recast reduced to 300 seconds (5 minutes).
Sorcerer
Balance Changes
All Confusion spells in the Mind Magic Baseline have been reduced from 2.5 to 2.0s cast time.
All Confusion spells in the Mind Magic Baseline now have a duration of 1 minute.
Thane
Balance Changes
All Thanes have been given a forced respecialization.
The Thane Hammer specialization line has had its damage table increased to be in line with other Hybrid melee classes.
Newly created Thanes will start with a Training Hammer instead of a Training Axe.
Thanes will now receive a group endurance reduction buff in their Stormcalling specialization line.
Level 11: Thor's Energy - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1500 range - 10% endurance reduction - 10% power
Level 21: Thor's Stamina - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1500 range - 15% endurance reduction - 10% power
Level 31: Thor's Persistence- 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1500 range - 20% endurance reduction - 10% power
Level 41: Thor's Tenacity - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1500 range - 25% endurance reduction - 10% power
Thanes will now receive a self-targeted resist pierce buff in their Stormcalling specialization line.
Level 10: Mjollnir's Precision - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1% resist pierce - 5 power
Level 20: Mjollnir's Accuracy - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 3% resist pierce - 10 power
Level 30: Mjollnir's Clarity - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 5% resist pierce - 15 power
Level 40: Mjollnir's Acuity - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 7% resist pierce - 20 power
Level 50: Mjollnir's Sagacity - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 10% resist pierce - 25 power
The following styles have been adjusted for Thanes only:
Hammer
Level 32: Comminute - Pre-Req: None - Effect: 40 Energy DD
Level 44: Sledgehammer – Pre-Req: Conquer - Effect: 110 Energy DD
Axe
Level 21: Valkyrie's Shield has been renamed to Midnight Moon. It now utilizes a Parry reactionary instead of a Block reactionary.
Sword
Level 4: Frost Cut - now utilizes a Parry reactionary instead of a Block reactionary.
Valkyrie
Bug Fixes
The line of Cone AoE Pulsing DDs in the Odin’s Will specialization line can once again be cancelled properly.
World Changes
Items
Changes
Bracelet of Zo'arkat's Bedazzlement ability has been reduced from a 25 to 15% chance to cause fumbles and miscasts on affected enemies.
Bug Fixes
Bearman Battle Jerkin (Midgard) is now dyable.
Arcus of Diana (Longbow) is now usable by Scouts.
Encounters
World
Bug Fixes
Poisonous Sylvanshades will no longer turn invisible after combat while under the influence of a player charm spell.
Quests
World
Changes
A series of repeatable quests have been added to the TOA zones which reward players with generous amounts of Atlantean Glass. The NPCs offering these quests can be found in the following locations:
For players level 30 to 44:
Oceanus - Astoissi and Wicoessa in Oceanus Haven.
For players level 40 to 50:
Mesothalassa - Sirina, Noula, and Mylia in Mesothalassa on the central island.
For players level 45 to 50:
Stygia - Scout Relion (Albion), Hunter Relion (Midgard), Ranger Relion (Hibernia) in Stygia Haven and the Sphynx, Inarus.
Volcanus - Algmar and Sudari in Typhon's Reach.
Aerus - Captain Chryse in Aerus Haven and Eliana in the Green Glades.
Several new repeatable quests have been added to the New Frontiers. These quests will provide Coin, Experience and Bounty Point Rewards upon successful completion. The quests may be obtained from the following Royal Emissaries located near the portal stone of the primary Border Keep.
In Albion – Commander Wentworth on the New Frontiers side of Castle Sauvage.
In Midgard – Commander Hrurdin on the New Frontiers side of Svasud Faste
In Hibernia – Commander Locke on the New Frontiers side of Druim Ligen.
Bug Fixes
Stolen History (All Realms) – using the Top Half of the Tablet will now step this quest properly.
Best Laid Plans (Midgard) – Kraldor will once again interact with players entering the instance.
User Interface
Changes
The Thane style icons for Raider and Midnight Moon (formerly Valkyrie's Shield) have been swapped.
The style icon for Midnight Moon now has the correct widget.
The style icon for Frost Cut now has the correct widget.
summary:
animist gets BD pets
BMs will rape stuff
enchanters will be unkillable
ranger adds will be more annoying to deal with
minstrel nerf
reavers are still useless
skald nerf
more PvE
they forcefully respecced my savage becaue they changed the UI a bit, wtf?
1.111 Highlights
New RvR Missions are available in the Frontiers! Slay enemy players, slaughter enemy guards, destroy enemy caravans and stave off the invading clans of Picts for fun, for bounty and for the glory of your realm!
The Atlantis zones have new quests! If you are looking for Atlantean Glass to help obtain artifacts and progress through your Master Levels, these new quests are what you have been waiting for. Generous amounts of Atlantean Glass await those who travel to these distant lands.
Animists have been given new controllable pets, so keep an eye out for mobile mushrooms on the battlefields.
Class Balance
Realm
Balance Changes
All “taunt” styles and any level 4 and lower style has had its endurance cost reduced to “Low” if it was not already.
Assassin
Balance Changes
Assassin classes with the Spymaster Master Level ability, Decoy, has been changed in the following manner:
Summoned decoys will no longer have a visible display name.
When targeted the decoy it will display the race of the decoy in the targeting window.
Animist
Balance Changes
All Animists have been given a forced respecialization.
A new controllable pet has been added to each of the Animist specialization lines at 40 specialization. These controllable turrets behave like normal, moveable pets that will follow the Animist. They cannot be cast via ground target. Only one controllable pet, of any type, may be up at a time.
Arboreal Mastery
Guardian of the Forest
This controlled turret will cast more while in the beginning of melee combat as opposed to never casting once melee is initiated.
Casts an Armor Factor buff on spawn.
Casts an Absorb buff on spawn.
Has access to a lifetap spell.
Creeping Mastery
Heart of the Grove
This controlled turret will cast more while in the beginning of melee combat as opposed to never casting once melee is initiated.
Has an archmagery buff which it will cast on spawn
Has access to a damage/snare spell.
Has access to a debuff/damage spell.
Verdant Mastery
Harbinger of War
This controlled turret will have more hit points, higher defense, and hit harder in melee than the other controlled turret types.
This controlled turret melees its targets.
Casts a defensive proc buff on itself that grants an accuracy boost on spawn.
Casts an offensive proc buff on itself that debuffs its target’s Armor Factor on spawn.
Casts a Bladeturn buff on spawn that pulses every 10s on the pet and its group.
In order to facilitate these changes, the level 40 spell, Defending Emissary (Absorb Buff), has been moved to level 41.
Bug Fixes
Players will now correctly return to their RR5 Mushroom form if they cancel a 2nd shapeshift spell while Fungal Union is active.
Bard
Balance Changes
All Confusion spells in the Music line have been reduced from 3.5 to 2.0s cast time.
Blademaster
Balance Changes
Triple-Wield now provides a 31% Celerity Buff in addition to its damage add and negation of critical hits from enemies. This celerity buff cannot be overwritten.
Enchanter
Balance Changes
The Enchanter RR5 Protection of the Underhill has been changed to a 2000 point, 50% ablative, which absorbs both magic and melee damage done against the Enchanter. This ability will last 3 minutes, or until depleted, and have a 10 minute recast. This ability requires the Enchanter to have a pet alive to activate.
Minstrel
Balance Changes
The Minstrel Realm Rank 5 Calming Notes has had its radius changed from 750 to 600.
Nightshade
Balance Changes
The single-target casted damage spell has had its damage values adjusted as follows:
Level 1 - Lesser Dusk Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 6 damage (Cold) - 2 power
Level 3 - Dusk Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 11 damage (Cold) - 3 power
Level 5 - Lesser Twilight Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 16 damage (Cold) - 4 power
Level 8 - Twilight Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 23 damage (Cold) - 5 power
Level 12 - Lesser Gloaming Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 32 damage (Cold) - 7 power
Level 16 - Gloaming Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 41 damage (Cold) - 9 power
Level 22 - Lesser Nocturnal Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 55 damage (Cold) - 11 power
Level 28 - Nocturnal Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 69 damage (Cold) - 15 power
Level 35 - Lesser Midnight Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 85 damage (Cold) - 20 power
Level 45 - Midnight Strike - 3s cast - 1500 range - 108 damage (Cold) - 26 power
The single-target instant damage spell has had its damage values adjusted as follows:
Level 6 - Dart of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 18 damage (Cold) - 4 power
Level 9 - Dagger of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 25 damage (Cold) - 6 power
Level 13 - Knife of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 34 damage (Cold) - 8 power
Level 18 - Stiletto of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 45 damage (Cold) - 10 power
Level 24 - Arrow of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 58 damage (Cold) - 12 power
Level 31 - Rapier of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 73 damage (Cold) - 17 power
Level 39 - Spear of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 90 damage (Cold) - 23 power
Level 48 - Lance of Night - 0s cast / 20s recast - 700 range - 108 damage (Cold) - 29 power
Ranger
Balance Changes
Rangers now receive the ability, Tracker's Alacrity, at level 35. This ability grants the user a 35% buff to their evasion, and gives them access to Advanced Evade, for 30 seconds, every 7 minutes.
Reaver
Balance Changes
Reavers have been given access to the Charge Realm Ability.
Runemaster
Balance Changes
All Confusion spells in the Suppression Specialization have been reduced from 3.5 to 2.0s cast time.
Savage
Balance Changes
All Savages have been given a forced respecialization.
Savagery Abilities now appear in the Spells UI tab instead of the Specialization/Ability UI tab for easier navigation.
Skalds
Balance Changes
The Realm Rank 5 ability, Voice of Skaldi, has had its duration reduced to 15 seconds and recast reduced to 300 seconds (5 minutes).
Sorcerer
Balance Changes
All Confusion spells in the Mind Magic Baseline have been reduced from 2.5 to 2.0s cast time.
All Confusion spells in the Mind Magic Baseline now have a duration of 1 minute.
Thane
Balance Changes
All Thanes have been given a forced respecialization.
The Thane Hammer specialization line has had its damage table increased to be in line with other Hybrid melee classes.
Newly created Thanes will start with a Training Hammer instead of a Training Axe.
Thanes will now receive a group endurance reduction buff in their Stormcalling specialization line.
Level 11: Thor's Energy - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1500 range - 10% endurance reduction - 10% power
Level 21: Thor's Stamina - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1500 range - 15% endurance reduction - 10% power
Level 31: Thor's Persistence- 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1500 range - 20% endurance reduction - 10% power
Level 41: Thor's Tenacity - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1500 range - 25% endurance reduction - 10% power
Thanes will now receive a self-targeted resist pierce buff in their Stormcalling specialization line.
Level 10: Mjollnir's Precision - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 1% resist pierce - 5 power
Level 20: Mjollnir's Accuracy - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 3% resist pierce - 10 power
Level 30: Mjollnir's Clarity - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 5% resist pierce - 15 power
Level 40: Mjollnir's Acuity - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 7% resist pierce - 20 power
Level 50: Mjollnir's Sagacity - 3s cast / 20 minute duration - 10% resist pierce - 25 power
The following styles have been adjusted for Thanes only:
Hammer
Level 32: Comminute - Pre-Req: None - Effect: 40 Energy DD
Level 44: Sledgehammer – Pre-Req: Conquer - Effect: 110 Energy DD
Axe
Level 21: Valkyrie's Shield has been renamed to Midnight Moon. It now utilizes a Parry reactionary instead of a Block reactionary.
Sword
Level 4: Frost Cut - now utilizes a Parry reactionary instead of a Block reactionary.
Valkyrie
Bug Fixes
The line of Cone AoE Pulsing DDs in the Odin’s Will specialization line can once again be cancelled properly.
World Changes
Items
Changes
Bracelet of Zo'arkat's Bedazzlement ability has been reduced from a 25 to 15% chance to cause fumbles and miscasts on affected enemies.
Bug Fixes
Bearman Battle Jerkin (Midgard) is now dyable.
Arcus of Diana (Longbow) is now usable by Scouts.
Encounters
World
Bug Fixes
Poisonous Sylvanshades will no longer turn invisible after combat while under the influence of a player charm spell.
Quests
World
Changes
A series of repeatable quests have been added to the TOA zones which reward players with generous amounts of Atlantean Glass. The NPCs offering these quests can be found in the following locations:
For players level 30 to 44:
Oceanus - Astoissi and Wicoessa in Oceanus Haven.
For players level 40 to 50:
Mesothalassa - Sirina, Noula, and Mylia in Mesothalassa on the central island.
For players level 45 to 50:
Stygia - Scout Relion (Albion), Hunter Relion (Midgard), Ranger Relion (Hibernia) in Stygia Haven and the Sphynx, Inarus.
Volcanus - Algmar and Sudari in Typhon's Reach.
Aerus - Captain Chryse in Aerus Haven and Eliana in the Green Glades.
Several new repeatable quests have been added to the New Frontiers. These quests will provide Coin, Experience and Bounty Point Rewards upon successful completion. The quests may be obtained from the following Royal Emissaries located near the portal stone of the primary Border Keep.
In Albion – Commander Wentworth on the New Frontiers side of Castle Sauvage.
In Midgard – Commander Hrurdin on the New Frontiers side of Svasud Faste
In Hibernia – Commander Locke on the New Frontiers side of Druim Ligen.
Bug Fixes
Stolen History (All Realms) – using the Top Half of the Tablet will now step this quest properly.
Best Laid Plans (Midgard) – Kraldor will once again interact with players entering the instance.
User Interface
Changes
The Thane style icons for Raider and Midnight Moon (formerly Valkyrie's Shield) have been swapped.
The style icon for Midnight Moon now has the correct widget.
The style icon for Frost Cut now has the correct widget.
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