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Update Notes - January 17, 2024

Discussion in 'Game Update Notes (Live)' started by Angeliana, Jan 16, 2024.

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  1. Angeliana Senior Community Manager

    ABILITIES
    • General
      • Modification types that applied like a potency modifier have had their descriptive text updated with more detail indicating how they function. For example, the effect description "Increases the damage of Arcane Bewilderment by n", will now read "Increases the damage of Arcane Bewilderment by a potency modifier of n."
    • Assassin
      • Corrected an issue that prevented Assassinate IX from triggering Fatal Followup.
    • Crusader
      • Corrected an issue with Crusader's Judgement that prevented it from applying both its hostile effect to enemy targets as well as its beneficial cure effect.
    • Brigand
      • Reduced the bonuses from Organized Crime.
    ITEMIZATION
    • The drop rates of higher-stat items have been increased in Aether Wroughtlands: Native Mettle [Heroic III] including a guaranteed drop from the final boss.
    • Updated Zimaran Vampiric Requiem Rune's to start their effectiveness scaling from 20.23 effectiveness.
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Zimaran Lacerating Dust Storm runes from stacking from multiple casters.
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Zimaran Critical Thinking runes from stacking from multiple casters.
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Asphyxiating Sorcery from the Runed Guard of the Sel'Nok from displaying the effects level cap.
    • Corrected an issue that prevented level 126 to 130 Grandmaster recipescrolls from dropping in the world.
    LIVE EVENTS
    • A new Masquerade of Divinity camp has appeared within Everfrost on both Live and TLE servers.
    • Items able to be unlocked in each Masquerade of Divinity camp can now be viewed before they have been unlocked.
    MISSIONS
    • Masquerade of Divinity E'Ci event missions should now properly update for the group.
    TRADESKILLS
    • Ballads of Zimara Weaponsmith recipes now require Zimaran Coal instead of Zimaran Sandpaper.
    • Ballads of Zimara Mastercrafted Weaponsmith recipes now require Dichroic Titanium as the primary ingredient instead of Ammolite.
    • The recipe for Forward Charge II (Grandmaster) has been moved from Fighter Grandmaster Recipes Volume III to Fighter Grandmaster Recipes Volume II to match the level of the combat art.
    • Those players who were unable to receive tradeskill rush orders or work orders should be able hail the writ giver in order to once again be able to receive writs.
    ZONES AND POPULATION

    • Vaashkaani: Every Which Way
      • Switching between both versions of the zone will no longer cause Spheres of Influence to remain hidden.
    • Aether Wroughtlands: Native Mettle [Heroic III]
      • Aureate bandits not buffed with Hat Trick attack at melee range.
      • Aureate bandits have approximately 25% less health.
      • The Aurum Outlaw will track the number of aureate bandits more reliably, and will no longer start the encounter with Blockade.
      • Updated the conditions required to mine Nugget's unearthed aurum clusters.
      • Nugget will destroy aurum ore in exchange for your armor should a certain ability not be properly dealt with.
      • That casting time of Coppernicus' Absorb Celestial Materia has been increased, SLIGHTLY.
      • Goldan's Extended Range now applies to Cure Curse and persists through death.
      • Goldan's maedjinn disruptors have less health.
    • Zimara Breadth: Crested Expanse [Raid]
      • The Zimara Breadth: Crested Expanse [Raid] zone is now active on all live servers. Entrance requirements are at least one player in raid having obtained the "BoZ Quest: Flag - Live Free or Sky Hard" account flag.
  2. Denmum Developer

    TRADESKILLS
    Those players who were unable to receive tradeskill rush orders or work orders should be able hail the writ giver in order to once again be able to receive writs.
  3. Angeliana Senior Community Manager

    Updated to include Denmum's note as well as:
    • Aureate bandits have approximately 25% less health.
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