Beta / Test Update Notes: Thursay, February 13, 2014

This update should occur around 2pm PST:

NEW TUNARIA WARZONE
This contested zone is accessed by right-clicking the discord portal from any city zone, the same portal that is used to access champion's respite/battleground servers.

Zone information
New Tunaria Warzone has been set to have around 36 players, any more then that and it will spin up another copy of the zone and new players will be placed there.

Upon entering the zone, you will be in a PvP restricted area that will allow you to form groups. To leave this area, you will need to right-click on the discord portal in the center of area and chose one of the three destinations within the zone. You can also use the discord portal to return to your home city.

Once you are out of the safe zone, the only way to return to the safe area is to die a horrible, gruesome death and revive, or to zone out entirely and zone back in. No running for safety in here folks.

Making his way through the zone is a Priest of Discord, who will offer you a writ to kill players for rewards. This writ will be immediately repeatable.

There are also several contested mobs that will be wandering the area that drop rewards specific for PvP.

In this zone, the following are changes to the global pvp rule set:
1) Complete free for all for any ungrouped player - This means anyone can attack anyone else, as if they were exiles. If you leave the zone while you are grouped, you will be removed from the group.
2) Max group size of 6 - You cannot form a raid in this zone.
3) No recent list. If you kill someone, and they come back for revenge, you can kill them again immediately and gain credit.
4) No PvP Mark drops from player kills.
5) Chat in /say, /shout, /ooc, /group, and /tell has been made available to all factions.

Please use the following thread to give us your Feedback:
https://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/index.php?threads/new-tunaria-warzone-beta.545986/


PvP General
At level 95, when a player is resurrected, they have their toughness and lethality reduced by 1500 for 10 seconds.

PvP Abilities
General
Death Prevention abilities can only trigger once every 10 seconds in PvP Combat per player.

Troubador
Arcane Purification and Elemental Purification can now only trigger once per 10 seconds per player when in PVP Combat.


POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Loyalty Merchant
Noble Tark Validus has a new item to assist gold members who wish to change their city alignment or betray their adventure profession.
Noble Toowik Mclure has new adventuring equipment available for sale.


ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT
Mage
Kinetic Assault now debuffs the targets lethality, and no longer stuns in PvP combat.

Channeler
Blue and Green Construct Color spells can be purchased from channeler trainers.

Coercer
Siren's Gift now also removes the casting time of Mana Flow.

Enchanter
Channeled Focus no longer has a cast time.

Templar
Holy Arbitration now also removes the casting time of Divine Arbitration.

Troubador
Sound Vortex no longer removes the casting time of Abhorrent Verse.
Abhorrent Verse no longer has a cast time.


TRADESKILLS
All Player crafted Round Shields should once again be scout usable and grant agility.


QUESTS
The Blood of the Bear, Part Two - The steps that require reading the corresponding book can now be completed in any zone.
The Blood of the Bear, Part Three - The steps that require reading the corresponding book can now be completed in any zone.
Supplies for Brianna - Brianna once again removes the five Tin Long Swords required by the quest.
A Lesson in History - A map marker is now present for the diseased treants in the vicinity of the Green Knoll.
Remembrances - Nyalla-Phon - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
Remembrances - Tel'riia'mil'an'ane'ie - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
Termble Clankerbang Findings Vol. 98 - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
Remembrances - Norrath - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
Remembrances - Prime - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
Telanius Menonius Ledger - Warmstill - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
The Lyresmith Poetry Collection - Children's Rhymes - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
Remembrances - Berrox - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
The Shadows of lonesome Hollow - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.
Remembrances - DyzAz - Quest completion no longer results in "[DEVL] INVALID - No progress texts specified" error.