Test Update Notes: January 5, 2024

ABILITIES

• Corrected an issue that caused Enhanced Ice Comet II's raid effect to conflict with the base ability.
• Mystical Hex Ward will now modify all versions of Ancestral Bolster
• Conjuror
  • Corrected an issue that caused Elemental Manipulation to prevent Elemental Blast from using the casters Reuse Speed if Elemental Manipulation was at three increments.
  • Corrected an issue that prevented Shard Storm II from applying it's tier values to the target of Shard of Essence and Najena's Essence Summoning, thus preventing the epic effects from the essences from being applied.
  • Stormfront is now an incrementing effect that can increment up to 6 times.
  • Shard Storm II will now add the Stormfront effect to Manupulated Essences.
• Necromancer
  • Living Dead is now an incrementing effect that can increment up to 6 times.
  • Abominate Undead II will now add the Living Dead effect to Manupulated Hearts.
• Assassin
  • Corrected the amount of reuse speed provided by Perfectionist to Arrow Barrage, Assassinate, Mortal Blade, Necrotic Blade, Shadebringer, Sniper Shot, and Storm of Arrows on Time-Locked servers.

HOUSING AND GUILD HALLS

• House item "Hooluk Bucket of Greenbeans" is now spelled "Hooluk Bucket of Green Beans"

ITEMIZATION

• The icon for Felfeather Bow of Pride has been corrected
• The Crippling Assault adornment rewarded by the Void Energy Sash is now properly the Crippling Assault: Waist
• The following items have been updated to require access to The Shadow Odyssey expansion:
  • Artificer's Armlet
  • Artificer's Band
  • Artificer's Choker
  • Chemist's Armlet
  • Chemist's Band
  • Chemist's Choker
  • Crafter's Earring
  • Crafter's Toolbelt
  • Fletcher's Armlet
  • Fletcher's Band
  • Fletcher's Choker
  • Metalshaper's Armlet
  • Metalshaper's Band
  • Metalshaper's Choker
  • Metalworker's Armlet
  • Metalworker's Band
  • Metalworker's Choker
  • Provisioner's Armlet
  • Provisioner's Band
  • Provisioner's Choker
  • Scribe's Armlet
  • Scribe's Band
  • Scribe's Choker
  • Sculptor's Armlet
  • Sculptor's Band
  • Sculptor's Choker
  • Tailor's Armlet
  • Tailor's Band
  • Tailor's Choker
• The following purchased gear crates will no longer reward duplicate items as long as the following is true: The item is still equipped or in your inventory, or you have not already looted all possible usable items
  • Zimaran Gear Crate III
  • Zimaran Gear Crate IV
  • Zimaran Gear Crate V
  • Zimaran Gear Crate VI
• Renewal of Ro Forcelink, Painlink, and Powerlink effects will now function for characters above level 125.
• Of Mice and Maedjinn - Book typo fixed.
• Silver-Threaded Sandals - Collectible item name is now spelled correctly.
• Items that can go in slots that cannot equip green adornments can no longer accept green adornments.
• Vultak Bracers of Skyward - Item now has the proper icon.

LIVE EVENTS

• Turning in divine items to any camp herald will now give double currency rewards for members.
• The "Year of Darkpaw: Celebration Contribution" Mission can now be obtained near the Darkpaw Celebrator merchants within Freeport and Qeynos.

MERCENARIES

• Mercenary abilities will no longer overwrite or conflict with player abilities in most cases and will instead stack with them.

MISSIONS

• The reward for completing "Tarew Marr Celebration Research Investigation - Vol 55" has been increased to 30k status from 5k and coin cost on the merchants tied to this mission have been removed.

OVERSEER

• Overseer agent Selekia Chanak description typo now fixed.

QUESTS

• Jerol in the Isle of Mara will now offer the "Were is the Messenger" tradeskill signature line from mail Vetrovia to level 125+ crafters that have misplaced their original quest offering mail, instead of just offering it to level 120-125 crafters.
• Dismal Crystal Pendant Fragment - Scorched Shambler is now spelled correctly in the quest journal.
• Aether This or That [Solo] - Defeating a menacing shockspine or a crystalline terror in Aether Wroughtlands will now properly update the quest.
• Of Spells and Swords - Enchanters level 80-89 are now sure to be awarded the Mentalist's Robe of D'Lere.
• Getting the Smarmy Sprocket Underway! - Reading Cap'n Cog's Logs now progresses as intended, once again.
• "Supply Stocking", "Clockwork Rescue", "Shipyard Services" and "Emergency Portal Repairs" - The supply inventory ledger now functions as intended, once again.
• A Stitch in Time, Part II: Lightning Strikes - The necessary bucket can be successfully gathered, once more.
• A Restitch in Time: Lightning Strikes - The necessary bucket can be successfully gathered, once more.
• Ominous Tattered Wrappings - Quest journal text typo fixed.
• The [Solo] overland Weekly missions: Do or Die Aerie, Zimara's Last Breath, and Aether Here or There no longer make references to locations in the southern desert of Ro.
• Elements of Destruction: Pure Adventure - Adventurers who left "Eryslai: The Bixel Hive" during their battle with the icecrete rumbler should no longer find themselves being teleported to seemingly random locations while in other zones.

SERVICES

• Several specialty fuel vendors in Qeynos and Freeport that were unable to sell their Zimaran fuel have been informed of the proper selling price for their fuel.

TRADESKILLS

• Crafting multiples of Handcrafted Zimaran Barding of Criticals will now include proper pluralization on the crafting completion message. ("Criticalses" is SO 2023!)
• Level 126-130 recipes for scout experts now require ammolite gems instead of dichroic titanium.
• The recipe for Untamed Regeneration XII (Expert) has been adjusted to match other Zimaran fury expert spells.
• Zimaran fuels now display prose stating that they are used for level 130 recipes.
• "Test Your Mettle: The Sky is the Limit", Orren's dialog has been cleaned up a bit.
• Level 126-130 tradeskill work orders and rush orders have been added for all tradeskill classes.

ZONES AND POPULATION

• Aether Wroughtlands: Native Mettle [Heroic III]
  • Fighters will no longer be targets of Nugget's disarm.
• Zimara Breadth
  • Ironbane will no longer cast Soulrend, Harm Touch, Malice or Unending Agony.
• Vaashkaani: Golden Rule [Solo]
  • Zephyren aeromancers now auto attack from ranged with divine damage.
• Vaashkaani: Golden Rule [Heroic II]
  • The Storm Mistress' lightning anchors will spawn less frequently.
• Aether Wroughtlands: Native Mettle [Heroic III]
  • Heroic Opportunities involving Scout's Honor and Window of Opportunity will now be more reliably tracked, preventing needless deaths!
  • Aureate bandits no longer proc Discharge (from Dishonorable) while charmed.
  • Coppernicus now utilizes damage reduction as stated in his buffs, The Central Fire and Orbiting Bodies.
  • Goldan's maedjinn adds no longer spawn one after another.
• Aether Wroughtlands: Tarnished Oasis [Heroic II]
  • The casting time of Cragnok's Critical Mass ability can no longer be modified.
• The carnivorous corpse eaters in 'Splendor Sky Aerie: Marshlands Miasma' are now spelled correctly.
• No odd quacker will conflict with your shiny collecting in the Tincture Orb Gardens in Aether Wroughtlands, any more.
• Aether Wroughtlands
  • Embri should always spawn on solid ground now.
• The crafting instance in West Freeport for the Coalition of Tradesfolke has finally changed their zone name from "Coalition Crafter's Association" to "Coalition of Tradesfolke"