Test Update Notes: Friday May 5, 2023

ITEMIZATION

• Items dropped by Titanious, Essence of Reviviscence have been updated. Also, four statted items will now be awarded upon defeat
• Corrected a bug that prevented Di'Zok Minion's Runes from being stackable.
• Stat bonuses from Heroic Focus should be retained across zone lines (for those zones where it qualifies).
• The following Medal rewards have been updated:
  • Conqueror of Renewal Greaves
  • Conqueror of Renewal Legguards
  • Conqueror of Renewal Legwraps
  • Conqueror of Renewal Pantaloons
  • Imperial Barbute of Antiquity
  • Imperial Bascinet of Antiquity
  • Imperial Cap of Antiquity
  • Imperial Helmet of Antiquity
  • Marauder's Masterful Tear
  • Unbounded Bracers of Titanious
  • Unbounded Cuffs of Titanious
  • Unbounded Wristbrace of Titanious
  • Unbounded Wristguards of Titanious
• The following items have been updated:
  • Signet of the League Arcanists
  • Signet of the League Guardians
  • Bracelet of the Freethinking
  • Ring of the Freethinking
  • Wrist-band of the Freethinking
• The following items can now be found by killing bosses and named characters in Castle Mistmoore, Throne of New Tunaria, and Crypt of Valdoon:
  • Band of the Coven
  • Band of the Freethinking
  • Bangle of Polished Marble
  • Bejeweled Steel Wristlet
  • Belt of the Freethinking
  • Black Silk Breeches
  • Black Silk Doublet
  • Black Silk Gloves
  • Black Silk Sleeves
  • Bracelet of Binding Energy
  • Bracelet of the Freethinking
  • Bracers of Brawling
  • Bracers of Subjugation
  • Bracers of the Wise
  • Cap of the Dark Winds
  • Chaos-etched Mantle
  • Crumbled Shale Spaulders
  • Crystal Gift
  • Dark Kindred Hoop
  • Dark Stompers
  • Darkmetal Breastplate
  • Darkmetal Gauntlets
  • Darkmetal Legplates
  • Darkmetal Pauldrons
  • Dreamer's Sash
  • Fae Wing Cloak
  • Fanged Lupine Hoop
  • Fine Steel Breastplate
  • Fine Steel Halberd
  • Folded Steel Skewer
  • Gauntlets of the Pious
  • Gloves of Sagacity
  • King's Tear
  • Redhaze Chain Gauntlets
  • Redhaze Chain Leggings
  • Redhaze Chain Shoulders
  • Redhaze Chain Tunic
  • Ring of the Freethinking
  • Ring of Tunarian Might
  • Sash of the Spurned
  • Shadow Strider Helm
  • Shoulderpads of the Wicked
  • Signet of the League Arcanists
  • Signet of the League Guardians
  • Tower Shield of Strife
  • Twice-Traded Beads
  • Wand of the Wicked
  • Wrist-band of the Freethinking
• The following Raid missions will now reward Empire of Antiquity Crate [Tier 12] instead of Renewal Crate [Tier 12] to adventurers who have NOT completed either Raj'Dur Plateaus: The Hunt [Raid] or Sandstone Delta: The Standing Storm [Raid]:
  • Renewal of Ro I [Raid]
  • Renewal of Ro II [Raid]
  • Renewal of Ro III [Raid]
  • Renewal of Ro IV [Raid]
  • Renewal of Ro V [Raid]

MERCENARIES

• Player Mercenaries have undergone a full AI revamp. Mercenaries will now base how quickly they can react to combat based off of the rarity of the mercenary, and the mercenary's level, and in some cases the mercenary's class. For example, a healer is going to be faster reacting to healing needs.
• Mercenaries now display all of their abilities on the mercenary tab.
• Mercenaries will now attempt to cancel abilities to cast certain high priority abilities, such as death prevents or resurrect spells. Mercenaries will only attempt to cancel an ability once every few seconds.
• Mercenaries love their employer. Or at least want to continue getting paid by them, so will prioritize certain abilities onto the employer over others in the group, such as resurrect abilities.
• Mercenaries with buffs, heals, and resurrect abilities should now more reliably use those heals while still actively engaging in mayhem.
• Mercenary Battalion buffs will now start granting bonuses on mercenaries that are unlocked to hire anywhere at rank 2. Contribution is still calculated from rank 5, 10, 20

ZONES AND POPULATION
Loping Plains

• Golgumoth will now respawn after being exterminated.
• Chog the Drooler should no longer respawn under the world.

Buried Takish'Hiz: Empire of Antiquity [Contested]

• Hakri Heartwood's Burning Sensation ability now correctly applies to targets within range.
• Fixed an errant cure message with one of Kragstag the Craggy's curses.
• Entering the zone now places you off of the exit portal, making leaving the zone from said exit portal much easier.
• Falling through the floor of Sanctum Arcanum, particularly by the lifts, will port you to the sanctum's entrance.
• Cure Curse should no longer be stuck in reuse during the encounter with Hakri Heartwood.

Buried Takish'Hiz: Foundation of Knowledge [Heroic III]

• The Key to Knowledge and The Delving Departed's adds have reduced health and respawn less often.