Test Update Notes: Friday, March 28, 2014

This update should occur around 5pm PST:

BETA
This server will be set to PvP after this update.

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
High Keep: The Bloody Breach [Contested]
Undead Army now increases the amount of damage inflicted on the target instead of decreasing the amount of healing received.


ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENTS
The effectiveness of taunts and detaunts will improve based on debuffs applied to an NPC’s related resistances. For example, a Scout’s Evade will be more effective when their target’s physical mitigation is debuffed.
Taunts and detaunts will now benefit from the effects of the hate gain modifier stat.


PVP UPDATES
PVP and Battlegrounds - General
Discord Runes are now available from the adornment merchant in Champion's Respite.
Auto attack multiplier has been increased from .8 to .9.

PVP Servers - General
Status points awarded by player kills have been increased at level 80 and above.
Recent Player Kill list now lasts 15 minutes.

Warfields
Warfield guards now have an increased amount of hit points.
Players will gain a carnage flag after attacking a Warfield Guardian.
Pet owners will gain a carnage flag if their pet attacks a Warfield Guardian.
Players under PVP immunity will now lose that immunity if they or their pet attack a Warfield Guardian.
There will be a zone wide message once any Warfield Guardian is defeated.
Exiled faction can now be carnage flagged, and will be rewarded 60 Marks of Devastation regardless which faction wins the warfield.

New Tunaria [Warzone]
Contested Encounters will now always drop a random war rune when defeated.
An additional writ will be granted to players in the New Tunaria Warzone. This writ will be automatically offered every 60 seconds as long as you do not currently have the writ active in your quest journal.

Highkeep: The Bloody Breach [Warzone]
This zone mirrors Highkeep: The Bloody Breach [Contested] with the following exceptions:
Faction alliances are no protection within this Warzone. Players of any city alignment can attack any player outside of their group or raid.
Boss encounters have a chance to drop PVP currency writs which can be used to purchase PVP equipment.