Update Notes - December 1, 2021

VISIONS OF VETROVIA

• Inspired by mystical visions, a crew of explorers, sailing the uncharted waters beyond the Shattered Seas, have found an isolated continent plagued by dark curses and discordant energies. Ruins of an ancient civilization are scattered across the landscape, while the imposing silhouette of an opulent castle rises from the highest point of the land for all to see. Whispers can be heard, in the native villages found along Vetrovia's coast, of its supernatural master and the horrors it contains, but are any of them true?

Visions of Vetrovia Raids

• Raids for Visions of Vetrovia will be releasing on a schedule. While it may be a bit disappointing to not have them available on release day, the raid council has made it clear that the added time to let things settle will help make the raid content more solid and a whole lot more fun not having to deal with any launch day issues going around. With that said, here are the dates for the raid zone releases!

Karuupa Jungle: The Fading Light [Raid]

Tiers: Three [ Tier I ] bosses and two [ Tier II ] bosses.

Opening Date: Wednesday, December 15th at 12:01 AM PST

Requirements: Must have completed Adventure Signature questline or have a character on the account who has.

Mahngavi Wastes: The Engulfing Night [Raid]

Tiers: Three [ Tier I ] bosses and two [ Tier II ] bosses.

Opening Date: Wednesday, December 15th at 12:01 AM PST

Requirements: Must have completed Adventure Signature questline or have a character on the account who has.

Forlorn Gist: Emerging Deceit [Raid]

Tiers: Two [ Tier II ] bosses and three [ Tier III ] bosses.

Opening Date: Wednesday, January 5th at 12:01 AM PST

Requirements: Must have Defeated all bosses within Mahgavi Wastes and Karuupa Jungles raids or have a character on the account who has.

Castle Vacrul: Thirst for Power [Raid]

Tiers: Two [ Tier III ] bosses and three [ Tier IV ] bosses.

Opening Date: Wednesday, January 26th at 12:01 AM PST

Requirements: Must have Defeated all bosses within Forlorn Gist: Emerging Deceit raid or have a character on the account who has.

Castle Vacrul: Haunting Presence [Raid]

Tiers: Four [ Tier IV ] bosses and one [ Tier V ] bosses.

Opening Date: Wednesday, February 16th at 12:01 AM PST

Requirements: Must have Defeated all bosses within Castle Vacrul: Thirst for Power raid or have a character on the account who has.

GENERAL

• If you have the software cursor enabled (under User Interface - Cursor in the options), you can now choose a color tint for the cursor.
• There is now a new notification on the mini map dial if you have pending items to claim.
• The Recovery Speed stat has been fully removed from game and replaced with either ability reuse reduction, or ability casting time reduction. Note, spells still have a default recovery speed of 0.5 seconds, this change does not remove that effect, it removes the stat that modifies recovery speed.
• Bonus Prestige Points can now be earned in both Reign of Shadows and Visions of Vetrovia content. These have been renamed so that they are no longer specific to a source, for example "Reign of Shadows Prestige Collection Depths of the Darkside" rewarded from the Depths of the Darkside collection is now named simply Bonus Prestige Point 02, and can be earned either from the Depths of the Darkside collection, or from a Visions of Vetrovia source. You still cannot earn the same reward multiple times, so if previously earned, you will not receive that reward again.

REFORGING

• Reforging stats on equipment has been removed. Decorations may still be applied to equipment.

INFUSION

• Visions of Vetrovia and all future items will no longer be able to be infused. Infusers that were obtained in game will be replaced with temporary adornments. Infusers obtained from other methods will not change, but will only function on items previously flagged as infusible.

MERCENARIES

• Mercenaries have had some quality of life additions made to them to make using and finding them somewhat easier.
  • The Mercenary Search button on your mercenary character window will allow you to see what zones available mercenaries can be found in and, in most cases, a button to get a waypoint once you are within their respective zone to hire them.
  • The battalion buff gained from mercenaries has been made available for you to see in the bottom left of the mercenary character window.
  • Healer mercenaries should now be able to check line of sight when on uneven surfaces, allowing them to more easily cast resurrection spells and heals without being blocked by small objects.
  • Mercenary Battalion: Dwarven Battlerage and future Mercenary Battalion spells have been consolidated to grant the same stats, regardless of mercenary type you choose to use.

GUILDS

• Status rewards from repeatable quests will now contribute to guild status for guilds above level 100.

ZONES AND POPULATION

• Nektulos
  • Shady Swashbuckler XVIII is now willing to provide a replacement for a disassembled Star Key for those who have completed "The Maidens' Reception" quest, but does not have "A Star to Unlock" quest.

ABILITIES

• General
  • Added an effect to Enhanced Vigor that will give a scaling max hp buff to pets, at a lower rate then is given to player characters.
  • Corrected an issue that prevented effects that limit max damage being dealt to the target from decrementing when the effect triggered, allowing the effect to persist longer then it should. An example of this type of effect can be seen on the Replenishment adornment.
  • Corrected an issue with balanced synergy that could cause the benefits to remain on the target for the buff duration despite it no longer being maintained by all four archetypes.
  • Damage reduction effects that cap damage taken should now correctly display how much damage they cap to. Example "Will cap all damage received to a maximum of 10% of the caster's health." or "Has a 50.0% chance to cap all damage received to a maximum of 10% of the caster's health.", etc.
  • Several stat conversion effects have been updated to grant a scaling stat bonus, since most stats scale at very different paces from expansion to expansion. Due to this, players with high potency levels may see a drop a max hit points from the change to Enhanced Vigor, while players with lower potency values will see a rise in max hit points.
  • The base increase for abilities above level 121 has been set at 35%. This means that most abilities when they increase from their previous tier will increase by a base value of approximately 35%, before any other modifiers such as spell tier or modifying abilities or effects.
  • Updated Accuracy from Strength to base its bonus on being in combat, instead of checking for a recently cast spell.
  • Updated all effects that state they modify profession abilities, spells, or combat arts to not apply to item granted effects.
  • Updated Balanced Synergy to provide a scaling stat benefit through all levels it is available at.
  • Updated Enhanced Vigor to give a scaling max hp buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to max hp.
  • Updated Modified Strength to give a scaling ability modifier buff instead of a stat conversion from primary attribute to ability modifier.
  • Updated Power from the Soul to base its bonus on being in combat, instead of checking for a recently cast spell.
  • Updated Vitality to Strength to base its bonus on being in combat, instead of checking for a recently cast spell.
  • Updated Weapon of the Mind to give a scaling weapon damage buff instead of a stat conversion from weapon damage to potency.
  • When a dispel is applied to a maintained effect on a target, it will now dispel the maintained spell from the caster. For example, if a group member casts a group buff affecting the entire group, if any member of the group has that effect dispelled, the spell is also dispelled from the caster and thus all group members.
  • Increased the damage scaling above level 120 for the following abilities, and triggered effects. This is separate from the base 35% scaling level increase.
    • Animalist: Blindside, Bonechiller Venom, Elnakii's Swipe, Kaldrahir's Growl, Savage Howl, U'lla's Spinning Bite.
    • Assassin: Agonizing Pain, Assassinate, Bleedout, Bloodflurry, Crippling Strike, Deadly Shot, Death Blow, Eviscerate, Gushing Wound, Gut, Head Shot, Improvised Weapon, Jugular Slice, Masked Strike, Massacre, Mortal Blade, Mortal Blow, Necrotic Blade, Nerve Strike, Nightblade, Paralyzing Strike, Shadow Step, Spine Shot, Stealth Assault, Stealthy Surprise, Touch of the Nightshade.
    • Bard: Bump, Messenger's Letter, Rhythm Blade, Round Bash, Sparkling Blade, Taffo's Brilliant Blade, Turnstrike, Walt's Singing Blade, Singing Shot.
    • Beastlord Pet: Brutal Decimation, Exposed Weaknesses, Spirit Drain.
    • Beastlord: Astral Ravaging, Beastsoul, Bestial Vehemence, Disembowel, Feral Destruction, Feral Intensity, Feral Pounce, Feral Rending, Flurry of Claws, Glacial Lance, Glacial Roar, Neurotoxic Venom, Noxious Assault, Primal Consumption, Quick Swipe, Ralissk's Perception, Rush, Savage Beating, Savage Rake, Savage Rampage, Savage Resilience, Sharpened Claws, Shiverback Endemic, Shred, Spinechiller Blood, Spinechiller Venom, Spiritual Feast.
    • Berserker: Annihilate, Berserk Blitz, Berserker Onslaught, Bloodbath, Body Check, Demolish, Dismember, Frenzy, Furious Assault, Head Crush, Insolent Assault, Jeering Onslaught, Maul, Mutilate, Raging Blow, Rampaging Blow, Rupture, Saga of Bloodshed, Slaughter, Stunning Roar, Utter Destruction, Counterattack.
    • Brawler: Baton Flurry, Bruising Strike, Crane Sweep, Devastation Fist, Eagle Spin, Flying Kick, Focused Strike, Leatherskin Riposte, Mantis Leap, Mantis Star, Power Strike, Pressure Point, Rapid Swings, Thrust Kick, Shoulder Charge.
    • Brigand: Backstabbing Thief, Baffle, Barroom Negotiation, Battery and Assault, Black Jack, Blinding Dust, Bum Rush, Cornered, Debilitate, Desperate Thrust, Dispatch, Double Blast, Forced Arbitration, Gut Rip, Murderous Rake, Perforate, Puncture, Rob, Shank, Strongarm, Stunning Blow, Vital Strike, Will to Survive.
    • Bruiser: Battering Onslaught, Beatdown, Blaze Kick, Bruise, Eye Gouge, Hadooken, Haymaker, Merciless Stomp, Meteor Fist, One Hundred Hand Punch, Roughhousing, Roundhouse, Rupture Spleen, Savage Assault, Shifty Dodge, Shove, Staggering Blow, Sucker Punch, Uppercut, Wild Beating, Pummel, Gouge.
    • Channeler: Barrage, Distracting Shot, Downpour, Eye Shot, Fusillade, Healing Arrow, Healing Barrage, Mending Shot, Precise Volley, Seeking Cascade, Vengeful Arrow, Pummel, Soulshot.
    • Cleric: Hammer Divine Smite, Skull Crack.
    • Conjuror: Blazing Conjuration, Fury of the Elements.
    • Crusader: Charge, Crusader's Judgement, Doom Judgment, Faithful Swing, Hammer Ground, Jurisdiction, Lance, Righteous Blow, Swift Attack, Unyielding Advance, Power Cleave.
    • Defiler: Savage Devouring.
    • Dirge: Blade Chime, Crypt's Revenge, Darksong Blade, Darksong Spin, Daro's Dull Blade, Expeditious Stabbing, Jael's Dreadful Deprivation, Misfortune's Kiss, Scream of Death, Thuri's Doleful Thrust.
    • Druid: Hierophant Grasp, Nature Blade, Primordial Strike, Thunderspike.
    • Enchanter: Counterblade, Nullifying Staff, Spellblade's Counter.
    • Fighter: Corpsecrush, Kick, Master's Rage, Sneering Assault, Vicious Embrace, Whirl, Wild Swing, Bash.
    • Fury: Ferocious Bite, Tear.
    • Guardian: Assault, Cooperative Strike, Decimate, Dissociate Limbs, Guardian's Cry, Gut Kick, Inexorable Slam, Lay Waste, Overbear, Overpower, Precise Strike, Retaliate, Ruin, Sentinel Strike, Sever, Slam, Taunting Assault, Taunting Strike.
    • Inquisitor: Interrogation, Invocation Strike, Litany Circle, Strike of Corruption, Strike of Flames, Writhing Strike.
    • Monk: Arctic Talon, Charging Tiger, Combination, Crescent Strike, Five Rings, Fluid Combination, Flying Scissors, Frozen Palm, Hidden Openings, Rising Dragon, Rising Phoenix, Roundhouse Kick, Silent Palm, Striking Cobra, Tiger Strike, Waking Dragon.
    • Mystic: Chilling Strike, Circle of the Ancients, Glacial Strike, Plagueish Strike.
    • Necromancer: Minion's Soulstealing.
    • Paladin: Divine Vengeance, Faith Strike, Faithful Cry, Heroic Dash, Holy Circle, Holy Strike, Penitent Kick.
    • Predator: Back Shot, Bladed Opening, Bleed, Exploit Weakness, Hilt Strike, Noxious Enfeeblement, Open Shot, Pierce, Placating Strike, Point Blank Shot, Poison Combination, Pounce, Progressive Bleeding, Shadow Blade, Shrouded Strike, Spinning Spear, Impale, Swipe.
    • Ranger: Arrow Barrage, Arrow Rip, Blazing Shot, Bloody Reminder, Carve Initials, Combusting Blade, Crippling Arrow, Emberstrike, Exploding Arrow, Explosive Arrow, Hidden Assault, Hidden Shot, Hook Arrow, Immobilizing Lunge, Lightning Strike, Miracle Shot, Natural Selection, Pulverizing Arrows, Quick Shot, Ranger's Blade, Rear Shot, Searing Shot, Shadebringer, Snaring Shot, Sniper Shot, Storm of Arrows, Stream of Arrows, Stream Shot, Trick Shot, Triple Shot, Tear.
    • Rogue: Bludgeon, Boot Dagger, Change of Engagement, Circular Strike, Coule, Deft Disarm, Distracting Blade, Interrupt, Lunge Reversal, Pirate Stab, Pris de Fer, Quick Flurry, Stabbed in the Back, Strangling Throw, Sunder, Swear, Thieving Essence, Torporous Strike, Traumatic Swipe, Walk the Plank, Backstab, Gouge.
    • Scout: Dragonwrath, Dreadfang, Evasive Maneuvers, Sinister Strike, Sneak Attack, Ambush, Quick Strike.
    • Shadowknight: Cleave Flesh, Death Cloud, Exquisite Torment, Hateful Slam, Painbringer, Siphon Strike, Soulrend.
    • Shaman: Dazing Bash, Phalanx, Spirit Bite.
    • Shaper: Impulse Shot, Shatter Rain, Snap Shot.
    • Sorcerer: Ambidexterous Casting, Confounding.
    • Summoner: Provoked Attack, Shockwave.
    • Swashbuckler: Arctic Blast, Daring Attack, Dashing Flourish, Dashing Swathe, Devious Blade, Dissect, Enfeebling Whirl, Flamboyant Strike, Flash of Steel, Flourishing Strike, Flurry of Blades, Hamstring, Kidney Stab, Lucky Gambit, Razor Edge, Seafury Thrust, Shanghai, Share The Love, Snap of the Wrist, Steel Hail, Storm of Steel, Viscerate, Counterattack.
    • Troubador: Ceremonial Blade, Dancing Blade, Discordant Verse, Night Strike, Players Poniard, Sandra's Deafening Strike.
    • Warden: Dawnstrike, Frostbite Slice, Icefall Strike, Whirl of Permafrost, Wolf Bite.
    • Warrior: Acceleration Strike, Belly Smash, Cripple, Defender's Sweep, Dragoon Spin, Executioner's Wrath, Forced Swing, Gladiator's Strike, Mangle, Partisan Cleave, Wound, Concussion, Knee break, Taunting Blow.
    • Wizard: Frostsword.

• Bard
  • Removed the spell reflection effect from Wayfarer's Watch on timelocked servers. Wayfarer's Watch will now operate the same on a time-locked server as it does on live servers, capping the maximum amount of damage the bard can take on a triggering damage event.
  • Updated Requiem to give a scaling weapon damage buff instead of a stat conversion from weapon damage to weapon damage.

• Beastlord
  • Beastsoul will increase flurry and flurry multiplier when cast above level 120.
  • Callous Ferocity will now scale its flurry increase at higher levels and will increase flurry multiplier when cast above level 120.
  • Feral Stance will now scale its fervor increase at higher levels.
  • Hawk Eyes will now scale its crit bonus and potency increase at higher levels.
  • Increased the base damage of Claw of Khati Sha from 60 to 88.
  • Increased the max triggers of Sharpened Claws to 3 when cast above level 120.
  • Increased the mitigation granted by Savage Ruin above level 120.
  • Increased the potency scaling of Kaldrahir's Leadership above level 120.
  • Increased the potency scaling of Shalih Mar's Mandate above level 120.
  • Noxious Assault will now scale its crit bonus increase at higher levels.
  • Sharpened Claws will now scale as a melee attack, and cannot be avoided.
  • Tame Warder and its variations will now provide specific feedback about why a target cannot be tamed.
  • Truespirit Claws will grant base auto-attack damage when cast above level 110.
  • Truespirit Claws will grant weapon damage when cast above level 110.
  • Truespirit Claws will now scale its dps increase at higher levels.
  • Updated primals to use the scout melee attack multiplier tables instead of a flat add 1 table.
  • Warder's Ferocity will now scale its crit bonus and crit bonus overcap increase at higher levels.

• Berserker
  • Updated Critical Rage to give a scaling max hp buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to max hp.
  • Updated Earthshock to give a scaling potency buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to potency.
  • Updated Focus: Berserk to give a scaling crit bonus buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to crit bonus.

• Brawler
  • Boneshattering Combination has been changed to provide a scaling crit bonus and crit bonus buff instead of an effect that scales on the casters potency.
  • Reduced Devastation fist from a 176.364 multiplier with a 0.25 variance to 132.272 multiplier and 0.05 variance for all versions over level 110.

• Brigand
  • Accomplice will grant scaling Fervor instead of Potency if cast above level 120.
  • Added the ability Perforate at level 120, which will upgrade to Perforate II at level 125.
  • Added the ability Vital Strike at level 120, which will upgrade to Vital Strike II at level 125.
  • Amazing Reflexes will grant scaling Strikethrough when cast above level 120.
  • Amazing Reflexes will upgrade at level 125.
  • Deceit will grant flurry multiplier when cast above level 120.
  • Deceit will upgrade at level 125.
  • Desperate Thrust will decrease combat mitigation on targets.
  • Entangle will now decrease combat mitigation on the targeted encounter, instead of the individual target.
  • Partners in Crime will grant scaling Fervor instead of Potency if cast above level 120.
  • Shenanigans no longer reduces defense and parry skills when cast.
  • Thieves Guild will upgrade at level 125.

• Bruiser
  • Updated Hateful Defiance to give a scaling max hp buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to max hp.

• Channeler
  • Adjusted the scaling curve of Distracting Shot's fervor decrease at all levels.
  • Decreased base casting time of Downpour from 2 to 1.4.
  • Decreased base reuse time of Downpour from 60 to 50.
  • Decreased the base casting time of Barrage from 3 to 2.
  • Decreased the base casting time of Precise Volley from 3.1 to 2.7.
  • Decreased the base casting time of Salubrious Invocation from 3 to 2.6.
  • Decreased the base casting time of Vector of Life from 3 to 2.4.
  • Decreased the base casting time of Vengeful Arrow from 3 to 2.
  • Decreased the base reuse time of Distracting Shot from 210 to 180.
  • Decreased the base reuse time of Precise Volley from 380 to 340.
  • Essence Weave will now scale its Max Hit Point Percent increase at higher levels.
  • Hawk Eye will now reduce the base casting times of Barrage and Vengeful Arrow to 1.6 seconds.
  • Increased the base damage of Construct's Sacrifice from 10.89 to 14.31 when cast at level 120 or higher.
  • Increased the base damage of Downpour from 19 to 22.5 when cast above level 110.
  • Increased the base damage of Healing Arrow from 1.2 to 2.4 when cast above level 110.
  • Increased the base duration of Sanctuary of Darkness from 5 to 15.
  • Increased the base healing of Truespirit Restoration from 20 to 25 when cast at level 120 or higher.
  • Increased the base healing of Vector of Life from 12 to 18 when cast at level 120 or above.
  • Increased the base range of Vector of Life from 10 to 30.
  • Increased the base ward of Siphoned Protection from 120 to 160.
  • Increased the maximum stoneskin triggers for Thir'Slaa's Shell to 20 when cast at level 120 or higher.
  • Increased the range of Salubrious Invocation from 20 to 30.
  • Sanctuary of Darkness will now dispel hostile root, stifle, stun, fear, daze, and mesmerize effects when cast.
  • Swift Aid will now scale its Max Hit Point Percent increase.

• Cleric
  • Divine Guidance has been made uninterruptible.
  • Equilibrium has been made uninterruptible.
  • Updated group reactive heals so that they no longer expires when a single target consumes all triggers.

• Coercer
  • Corrected a the stacking flag for Enraging Demeanor, it should now provide all of it's listed statistic bonuses when cast.
  • Enraging Demeanor will now increase at level 121
  • Increased the scaling of the Fervor overcap and crit bonus overcap granted by Lethal Focus at higher levels.
  • Increased the scaling of the Fervor overcap, crit bonus overcap, and crit bonus granted by Enhance: Mind's Eye at higher levels.
  • Peaceful link will no longer apply hate reduction to fighters.
  • Signet of Intellect will grant ability doublecast when cast above level 120.
  • Velocity will now increase at level 123.

• Crusader
  • Crusader's Judgement will also cure hostile effects from the caster.
  • Decreased the base reuse time of Divine Aura from 300 to 210.
  • Fearless Morale will now apply its fear immunity to the group.

• Defiler
  • Corrected an issue with Spiritual Ally that prevented it from applying to the pet.

• Deity
  • Final Judgment will no longer critically apply or be modified by the casters stats.

• Dirge
  • Updated Battle Cry to give a scaling potency buff instead of a stat conversion from multi attack to potency.

• Elementalist
  • Removed the level reduction effect from Glacial Freeze. Encounters that depended on this effect have been adjusted.

• Enchanter
  • Aura of Power may now only trigger once every 6 to 12 seconds.
  • Removed the max trigger count of Aura of Power.

• Fighter
  • Boneshattering Combination, Earthshock, and Vital Trigger will no longer terminate at four increments, and will instead no longer be able to be cast until the buffs have been removed, at which point their cooldown will begin.
  • Boneshattering Combination, Earthshock, and Vital Trigger will no longer increment multiple times due to double casts, but will still double cast the damage components of the abilities.

• Guardian
  • Guardian and Intercept are now on separate reuse groups, but you may not cast Guardian on a target under the effects of Intercept, nor cast Intercept on the target of Guardian.
  • Updated Focused Offensive to also grant flurry multiplier.
  • Updated Measured Blows to remove an double reduction in ability double cast.
  • Updated Stalwart Wall to give a scaling max hp buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to max hp.

• Inquisitor
  • Added a Flurry and Flurry Multiplier increase to of Tenacity versions above level 110.
  • Adjusted the Weapon Damage increase of Tenacity to scale better at higher levels.
  • Alleviation has been made uninterruptible.
  • Arch Healing has been made uninterruptible.
  • Bestowal of Vitae has been made uninterruptible.
  • Bestowal of Vitality has been made uninterruptible.
  • Chilling Invigoration has been made uninterruptible.
  • Chilling Vengeance has been made uninterruptible.
  • Combat Healing has been made uninterruptible.
  • Decreased the base flurry multiplier granted by Shield Ally from 1.22 to 0.33.
  • Evidence of Faith has been made uninterruptible.
  • Evidence of Faith has been re-written so that it no longer expires when a single target consumes all triggers.
  • Fanatical Healing has been made uninterruptible.
  • Fanatic's Inspiration has been made uninterruptible.
  • Fanatic's Protection has been made uninterruptible.
  • Fervent Faith has been made uninterruptible.
  • Increased the base combat mitigation reduction of Condemn from 0.8 to 1.2.
  • Increased the base trigger count by 100% above level 110.
  • Malevolent Diatribe has been made uninterruptible.
  • Malevolent Diatribe has been re-written so that it no longer expires when a single target consumes all triggers.
  • Ministration has been made uninterruptible.
  • Penance has been made uninterruptible.
  • Perseverance of Divinity has been re-written so that I no longer expires when a single target consumes all triggers.
  • Prayer of Amelioration has been made uninterruptible.
  • Radiance has been made uninterruptible.
  • Resolute Flagellant has been made uninterruptible.
  • Soothe has been made uninterruptible.
  • Soothing Sermon has been made uninterruptible.
  • Updated the ability doublecast increase of Casting Expertise to a level scaling value.
  • Updated the weapon damage bonus and DPS increase of Battle Prowess to a level scaling value.

• Monk
  • Reduced Dragonfire VI from a -3.1255 multiplier, and a -1.74135 recurrence multiplier with a 0.1 variance to a -1.9778 multiplier, -1.0299 recurrence multiplier, and 0.05 variance.
  • Reduced Dragonfire VII from a -3.1255 multiplier, and a -1.74135 recurrence multiplier with a 0.1 variance to a -2.8255 multiplier, -1.47135 recurrence multiplier, and 0.05 variance.
  • Updated Tranquil Power to give a scaling max hp buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to max hp.

• Mystic
  • Corrected an issue with Ravenous Protector that prevented it from applying to the pet.
  • Reduced the amount of crit bonus provided by Ravenous Protector.

• Paladin
  • Castigate will dispel 50% more when cast above level 120.
  • Crusade will Increased the Fervor of both priests and fighters when cast above level 120.
  • Decreased the base casting time of Divine Aura from 1.5 to 1.
  • Decreased the base reuse time of Ancient Wrath from 30 to 24.
  • Decreased the base reuse time of Divine Favor from 300 to 180.
  • Decreased the base reuse time of Stonewall from 90 to 60.
  • Holy Aid will now increase all mitigations when cast above level 110.
  • Holy Ground will now upgrade at level 125.
  • Increased the base damage of Consecration from 3.6 to 12.6 when cast above level 120.
  • Increased the base duration of Faith from 3 to 6.
  • Increased the base health increase of Blessing of the Paladin from 0.05 to 0.5.
  • Increased the cure amount of Cure Spells.
  • Increased the damage of Holy Ground from 2.2 to 6.2 when cast above level 120.
  • Increased the potency scaling of Wrath Stance at higher levels.
  • Prayer of Healing will increase max hit point percent instead of raw max hp when cast above level 120.
  • Raid Armament will now provide arcane as well as physical mitigation.
  • Resolute Faith will now upgrade at level 125.
  • Updated Divine Wall to give a scaling max hp buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to max hp.
  • Wrath Stance will now scale its Fervor increase at higher levels.

• Shadowknight
  • Death March II and III have been added.
  • Updated Earthshock to give a scaling potency buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to potency.
  • Updated Shadow Wall to give a scaling max hp buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to max hp.

• Shaman
  • Corrected an issue with Ancient Pedigree that prevented it from applying to the pet.
  • Corrected an issue with Enhance: Spirit Companion that prevented it from applying to the pet.
  • Corrected an issue with Virulence that caused it to be an activated instead of passive.
  • Removed the spell reflection effect from Immunities on timelocked servers. Immunities will now operate the same on a time-locked server as it does on live servers, giving a chance to reduce damage for the shamans group.

• Summoner
  • Pets will once again apply casting animations that have been missing since the summoned pet AI revamp.

• Swashbuckler
  • Advance Warning will increase ability doublecast when cast above level 120.
  • Bravado will increase weapon damage bonus and weapon damage bonus overcap when cast above level 120.
  • Cocky Maneuver will increase duration based off of the spell tier.
  • Daring Advance will now scale its fervor increase at higher levels.
  • Daring Leader will now grant an effectiveness increase to Perfect Finesse.
  • Dazzle will grant a combat mitigation reduction instead of a multi attack reduction to Dashing Flourish.
  • Increased the combat mitigation reduction of Double-Cross from 0.6 to 0.8.
  • Increased the curve of the Stamina bonus granted by Bladeweaver.
  • Increased the everything granted by Cocky Maneuver.
  • Increased the weapon damage bonus granted by Cocky Maneuver.
  • Marauder's Vaunt will also increase Fervor Overcap of raid members when cast above level 120.
  • Ruthless Cunning will grant a base auto-attack increase when cast above level 120.
  • Smuggle will now grant it's crit bonus increase to the group.
  • Swarthy Deception will increase base auto-attack damage of the target and the caster when cast above level 120.
  • Swarthy Deception will Increased the flurry multiplier of the target and the caster when cast above level 120.
  • Swarthy Deception will Increased the flurry of the target and the caster when cast above level 120.
  • Swarthy Expertise will Increased the ability doublecast granted by Cocky Maneuver.

• Templar
  • Adjusted the Weapon Damage increase of Aegolism to scale better at higher levels.
  • Beneficence has been re-written so that it no longer expires when a single target consumes all triggers.
  • Decreased the base reuse time of Sanctuary from 180 to 140 seconds.
  • Devoted Resolve has been made uninterruptible.
  • Divine Arbitration has been made uninterruptible.
  • Focused Intervention has been made uninterruptible.
  • Holy Intercession has been made uninterruptible.
  • Holy Intercession has been re-written so that it no longer expires when a single target consumes all triggers.
  • Increased the base combat mitigation reduction of Awestruck from 0.2 to 0.6.
  • Increased the base combat mitigation reduction of Sign of Pacification from 0.2 to 0.6.
  • Increased the base damage of Blaze of Faith from 4.8 to 7.8.
  • Increased the base damage of Divine Smite from 4.2 to 11.2.
  • Increased the base damage of Divine Strike from 12 to 13.9.
  • Meliorate has been made uninterruptible.
  • Repent has been made uninterruptible.
  • Restoration has been made uninterruptible.
  • Sanctify has been made uninterruptible.
  • Sanctuary has been made uninterruptible.
  • Seraph's Restoration has been made uninterruptible.
  • Shield of Faith has been made uninterruptible.
  • Unyielding Benediction has been made uninterruptible.
  • Vital Intercession has been made uninterruptible.
  • Word of Redemption has been made uninterruptible.

• Troubador
  • Reduced of Jester's Ruse from a multiplier of -19.4 to a multiplier of -14.55.
  • Updated Energizing Ballad to give a scaling potency buff instead of a stat conversion from flurry to potency on timelocked servers, the same as live servers.

ITEMS

• All Adornments are now no-value.
• Damage conversion items, such as the Embrace of Frost will now override the targets auto-attack damage type, including ranged damage from ammo, as well as apply an effect that modifies pet damage.
• Energy Inverters are now tradeable, and cannot be resisted.
• Equipped items that are used to cast a persistent effect will now drop if the item is flagged REQUIRES-EQUIP. All adornments by default have the REQUIRES-EQUIP flag, items that have an adornment will inherit the REQUIRES-EQUIP flag from the adornment.
• Item adornments can no longer be applied while in combat.
• Items with "Kiteshield" in the name have been renamed to have "Kite Shield" instead.
• Shadowed Ethereal Trackers will be rewarded from some Visions of Vetrovia weekly missions.
• Starting with Visions of Vetrovia, familiar stats will increase at 1% per level, down from 5%.
• Thadampos will sell Heirloom items to adventurers who achieve certain triumphs.
• Updated Guild Buff to give a scaling crit chance buff instead of a stat conversion from crit chance to crit chance.
• Updated Rechanneled Fire to give a scaling potency buff instead of a stat conversion from crit bonus to potency.
• Fighter Wary Protection Effect
  • Visions of Vetrovia Tower shields, brawler defensive fist weapons, and defensive two handed crushing weapons have had the Wary Protection effect added to them that will prevent a portion of the damage a fighter takes while they are under that effect. This effect scales with the tier of the weapon, which will be displayed in the description of the Wary Protection effect.
  • This bonus will be most effective in the content that the shield was acquired from, or previous content, and will have a lessened effect in future content. For example, if a Reign of Shadows shield provides mitigation in Reign of Shadows, it will provide that same mitigation in all expansions previous to Reign of Shadows, but it will provide significantly less mitigation within Visions of Vetrovia encounters. Monks will benefit from the same type of bonus based off of the highest value of their equipped primary, secondary, or two handed weapon, but at a 50% reduction.
  • This effect will not apply to non-fighter classes.

• Depots
  • Added a depot that will store tradeable house items.
  • Added a craftable personal scroll depot.
  • Increased storage depot size limits to the following amounts:
    • Ammo Depot - 1250
    • Ammo Depot (Large) - 2500
    • Collectible Depot - 5000
    • Collectible Depot (Large) - 10000
    • Food & Drink Depot - 2500
    • Food & Drink Depot (Large) - 5000
    • Fuel Depot - 500
    • Fuel Depot (Large) - 1000
    • Harvesting Supply Depot - 5000
    • Harvesting Supply Depot (Large) - 10000
    • Poison, Potion, & Totem Depot - 500
    • Poison, Potion, & Totem Depot (Large) - 1000
    • Scroll Depot - 2500
    • Scroll Depot (Large) - 5000
    • Home Depot - 1250
    • Home Depot (Large) - 2500
    • Lore & Legend Depot - 5000
    • Lore & Legend Depot (Large) - 10000
    • Adornment Depot - 2500
    • Adornment Depot (Large) - 5000
    • Personal Ammo Depot - 1250
    • Personal Collectible Depot - 5000
    • Personal Food & Drink Depot - 2500
    • Personal Fuel Depot - 500
    • Personal Harvest Depot (large) - 5000
    • Personal Poison, Potion, & Totem Depot - 500
    • Personal Scroll Depot - 2500
    • Personal Home Depot - 1250
    • Personal Lore & Legend Depot - 5000
    • Personal Adornment Depot - 2500

HOUSING

• House Actors may now be set to the Vah Shir race if the owning account has the Vah Shir race feature.
• The carpenter-made Vacrul Double Chandelier, Vacrul Quadruple Chandelier and Unlit Vacrul Chandelier will anchor incorrectly on the floor until a future patch. The Elaborate Forlorn Wall Sconce will place sideways in the wall until that same time. Any of these items that are made before that time will automatically be fixed at that time.

TRADESKILLS

• Captain Ethan Darani is looking for skilled crafters willing to accept short-term job offers in Vetrovia. Crafters that are level 120 and own the Visions of Vetrovia expansion should check their in-game email for details and the offer. This will start you on the Were Is the Messenger tradeskill signature line. Should you somehow lose the mail or delete it, Jerol in the Village of Shin should be able to give you a fresh copy of the offer.
• Daily and weekly tradeskill missions will be offered by Renfry and Igore in Renfry's Basement to those crafters who have completed the Were is the Messenger tradeskill signature line.
• Crafters rejoice! Tradeskill fuel stack sizes have been increased from 200 to 800 fuel per stack.
• Hulda Flintbraid now checks to make sure a player is a level 120 crafter before offering them "The Delineation of Method" Reign of Shadows tradeskill signature line.
• Tradeskill Blueprints:
  • The tradeskill blueprint system allows players who have completed a recipe at pristine quality to automatically complete the recipe in the future without all the button mashing at a 20% increase to fuel and build components (but not Primary Components) required. Items created with the Blueprint system will not update achievements or quests.
  • To qualify for the blueprint system the character must meet the following requirements:
  • Have completed the “Which Were, Where?” achievement. (Which is obtained by completing the Were Is the Messenger line).
  • Have membership.
  • Be Tradeskill level 125.
  • And as previously stated, have already completed the recipe at pristine quality.
  • To make use of the blueprint system, simply select the Blueprint checkbox on the recipe window, and press begin.

QUESTS

• Korrom Flintknuckle in Svarni Expanse can use a bit of help to learn "How Broken Shore Bay Got Its Name", after which you'll find so many more adventures await you in Vetrovia!
• Visions of Vetrovia guide quest will be available at launch of the Visions of Vetrovia expansion.
• Knock the Fight Out of 'Em - You can no longer continue to ruin the orc objects you have already ruined. Haven't you ruined them enough!?
• For the quest "The Scrivener's Tale: Followup Friendships" the catalog spell should no longer cause the targets to become aggressive when cast.