Test Update Notes: Monday, November 26, 2012

GENERAL
Fixed a bug where items that dropped from epic monsters that were pre-adorned were not tradable when they should be.
Spellscrolls will now be more accurate when saying whether or not they’re locked based on spell tier and account subscription level.
Call of the Veteran is now treasured instead of fabled so that all account levels can properly use it.
The background and frame will now show up again in the Target and Implied Target windows when the slider is set to show them.


AMENITIES
Advanced Guild Hall Writ Agent now offers writs for the Withered Lands, Eidolon Jungle, and Obol Plains.


ACHIEVEMENTS
The achievements for defeating the Ancient Sentinel in Sleeper’s Tomb: Unearthed should now be properly awarding to players.


POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Eidolon Jungle
The portal in Lightshadow Contingent will no longer port the whole group to Feerrott.
On the quest Fear Itself, scanning creatures with the Fear-Divining Rod now updates the quest for your entire group.

Sleeper’s Tomb: The Forgotten Catacombs [Solo and Heroic]
The gargoyles in the Eternal Sentinel fight should be slightly easier to trample.

Sleeper's Tomb: The Forgotten Catacombs [Solo]
The ice pillars during the Frost encounter should be easier to destroy.

Sleeper’s Tomb: The Forgotten Catacombs [Heroic]
The Eternal Sentinel now charges slightly more frequently, and should not rotate to face different group members while starting his charge.
The Eternal Sentinel can now be killed after trampling 6 of his gargoyles.
The Forgotten Statue’s blue and red buffs can now be removed in a much greater radius on his pedestal. He no longer needs to remain dead-center on it for this to work.
The Forgotten Statue’s health regeneration buff, Cerulean Force, no longer heals him so quickly.

Sleeper’s Tomb, a Temporal Rift
Some trash encounters will no longer re-spawn.

Wurmbone’s End
A portal should spawn that can take players back to the entrance of the dungeon once the boss has been defeated.

Wurmbone’s End [Advanced Solo]
Seer Gh'char’s Spirirt Rift no longer hits mercenaries. Spirit Rift has had its damage reduced.

Wurmbone Crag
A portal should spawn that can take players back to the entrance of the dungeon once the boss has been defeated.

Throne of Fear
Adds during the Planar Manifestation fight should no longer drop loot or give exp.
A portal should spawn that can take players back to the entrance of the dungeon once the boss has been defeated.

Temple of the Faceless
Venekor (solo) has increased slightly in difficulty
A portal should spawn that can take players back to the entrance of the dungeon once the boss has been defeated.

Chelsith: Ancient Vault
A portal should spawn that allows players to leave the dungeon once the boss has been defeated.

Harrow’s End
Fitzpitzle should no longer have a chance of disappearing completely when he tries to run away from the group.
Bastion should now drain his pillars of energy slightly faster.
Once Bastion has been triggered into Challenge Mode on subsequent attempts players will have the option of switching him to challenge mode once he is between 40 and 50% health. They will not have to wait until the pillars have all completely drained.
Bastion should now properly reset once he has defeated players in challenge mode.

Harrow’s End: Baleful Dominion
Fitzpitzle should no longer keep the group locked in combat after that encounter has been defeated.
Fitzpitzle should no longer have a chance of disappearing completely when he tries to run away from the group.

ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT
All prestige abilities that grant castable abilities should now have disctinct icons.
All prestige abilities that enhance a profession or AA ability should share the base abilities icon.
All prestige abilities that enhance another ability should share their parent abilities backdrop color.
All prestige abilities that proc or grant persistent effects should have the appropriate backdrop on the effect:

• Yellow for self buff
• Orange for targeted buff
• Purple for group buff
• Red for single target detrimental
• Green for encounter detrimental
• Blue for area detrimental

TRADESKILLS
Transmuting Dilutions Volume 10 should now properly refer to Frozen Fragment's.
Rare roots are no longer more common than other rares from the gathering goblin.
Rare harvests are now more rare from the gathering goblin and refining common resources.
T10 tradeskilled cloth and leather armor now have more lenient class restrictions.
Experimentation changes should now read correctly on the broker.


ITEMS
We made several improvements to the tooltips and examines of spirit stones and items with spirit stones attached to make determining their progress easier.
Necroscorcher’s Grip now has a more appropriate effect.
Bridled Tuatara Windgazer mount can now be examined to turn into a house plushie, and vice versa.


LIVE EVENTS
Heroes’ Festival
A Dream Adventure - Thumore D'Armer's name is now spelled correctly.
Cloak of the Dream Traveler is now marked "Appearance Only".
Heroes' Festival is now spelled correctly on the lights and streamer house items.
Aggressive Advertising in... - no longer allows you to pass out the flyers to mercenaries.
Gloves are now available for purchase from the Heroes' Festival merchant.
Festive Flames in Freeport - The Ro Candle location descriptions have been updated to better reflect the locations.


QUESTS
Convenient Conversion: Everyone in the group will now be granted positive lujien faction after speaking to Elder Direfur.
A Lost Sister: Jenni Everling should respond to you more reliably now.
One Hungry Bug: Scuttles, with some help from Jenni Everling, will now grant this quest more reliably.
Shades of Drinal: Fate's Crusade - Oligar of the Dead is now standing at the front of the dais, allowing players to approach him without being automatically teleported.
The incomplete memoirs in Oggok should now properly hand out the quest "Holdout".
Building Volunteers - You can no longer use the Velium Focus Crystal on Porousk [Banker], Brakerouk [Broker], or Crystalik [Mender].
Ironforged Requests - Call to Arms is now properly identified by Lily and Kaedrin Ironforge's name is now spelled correctly in quest journal.
Fixed a bug that was causing an error when attempting to pick up the diary for the quest "Diary of a Madman".
The Blue Sunrise should be referred to by her proper name during the quest "Sink or Swim".