1.81e

Aran_Thule · Post by **Aran_Thule** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:00 am

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Dark Age of Camelot
Test Version 1.81e Release Notes
Realm vs Realm and Class focus
December 8, 2005

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NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES

Darkness Falls Changes

We have made changes to the way the shifting of Darkness Falls occurs between realms. Here is a breakdown of how this will now work:

- When Darkness Falls changes hands, there is now a 15 minute timer activated. Until this timer expires, the realm that loses DF access can still enter the dungeon.

- Each realm has its own potential timer. If DF changes hands multiple times, all three realms could have access simultaneously.

- If this timer is active, it will display as such along with time remaining to all in the /realm window.

- When a realm takes control of DF, if they have a 15 minute re-entry timer, it's zeroed out.

New Things

- When a Hero goes into Stag form or a Berserker goes into Vendo form, the player's tunic will now display. This change will only occur for those using the Catacombs or higher clients.

- The zombie form (when resurrected by a Heretic) has been given an overhaul. The resurrected player will now appear as a skeleton that will display most of the resurrected player's armor. This change will only occur for those using the Catacombs or higher clients.

Bug Fixes

- (Pendragon Only) Spell delves no longer randomly omit casting time and duration information.

- House friends of guild rank 0 should now properly display on the house friends list.

- All effect icons in the mini-pet window will now properly appear.

CLASS CHANGES AND FIXES

Armsman

- "Soldier's Citadel" now correctly has a recast timer and will gray out the button accordingly.

Hero

- "Combat Awareness" now correctly has a recast timer and will gray out the button accordingly.

Weaponskill Changes

- Existing STR/CON poisons will be converted over to the new WS/CON poisons. Any new poisons created from tradeskills or purchased on stores will be the newer Weaponskill/CON poisons.

- The amount of Weaponskill/CON debuffed has been adjusted to the following:

Poisons 22: 9% Weaponskill & 45 Con
Poisons 29: 12% Weaponskill & 61 Con
Poisons 37: 15% Weaponskill & 81 Con
Poisons 47: 19% Weaponskill & 108 Con

Enhanced Cures

- Players will now correctly be able to be interrupted while casting advanced cures.

Subclassing

- Faded Nimbleness and Faded Quickness for Necromancers now correctly have a recast timer and will gray out the button accordingly.

Realm Ability Changes

- Thornweed Field now correctly delves as essence damage instead of matter damage.

- Added an NPC in each Battleground that will allow a player to remove all of their realm points. This removes all of the realm points, abilities, and ranks associated with the points. *Note: This process cannot be reversed once you choose to accept it.

CAMELOT CLASSIC WORLD NOTES

Quests - Albion

- Aged Clubs – The journal entry for step 8 has been updated to describe the location accurately for players using all clients.

Quests - Hibernia

- A Bainshee trainer has taken up residence in the town of Howth.

Darkness Falls

- Chthonian crawlers will proc their poison slightly less often now. The damage of their poison has been reduced as well.

- Prince Abdin's brood is no longer as weak as before.

TRIALS OF ATLANTIS WORLD NOTES

Item Notes

- Master Level 10 cloaks can once again be summoned when wearing the appropriate Chest, Weapon and Leg pieces.

- When activating Orion's Belt, the quest journal will now include the keywords for the different versions of the artifact.

- Players will now be able to combine the scrolls for Orion's Belt and the Gem of Lost Memories at level 30.

CATACOMBS WORLD NOTES

Quests - Albion

- Sergeant Uwigis's Map, used in the Shrouds of the Deathseeker quest, has now been flagged to be usable in shade form.

- Players stuck on step 12 of the Lost in the Dark quest can now respawn Lurd by returning to his hiding place.

DARKNESS RISING WORLD NOTES

General World Notes

- A new Loyalty Reward program is being introduced with this patch that will reward players for continuous, consecutive account activation with recall stones that will allow players to individually teleport to various locations. Currently the rewards are as follows:

3 months: personal bind recall
6 months: personal house recall
12 months: guild house recall

- These stones will be usable once per hour, and do not share a reuse timer. They will not be usable in Realm vs Realm zones. The stones have a 10 second casting time. To obtain these new loyalty rewards, visit the Royal Treasury Clerk (a new NPC) in your King's throne room. As a reminder, you must be using the Darkness Rising client to access the King's throne room. These rewards will only be awarded once (at each plateau) to each character on your account. The stones are not tradable, not sellable, and not destroyable. They are usable in shade form.

Quests - Albion

- The level 48 Delivery quest now displays the correct quest steps.

Item Notes

- The Weaponmasters inside each realm's Throne Room will now accept the Luminescent Cambiare Stone.

- The Armsman Satago Arch-Mace will now properly debuff Crush resists.

FOUNDATIONS WORLD NOTES

- The TOA trophy NPCs are no longer present on the classic server types.

- The following Trophy quests were modified so that only one Trophy quest can be completed at a time: Fafnir's Remains, Mordred's Remains, Dub's Remains, Grubthor's Remains, Terracite Cthiyrkkftooift's Remains, Golnar's Remains, Orunos' Remains, Winged Terror's Remains, and Chief Amanita's Remains.

COOPERATIVE SERVER NOTES

- Players attempting the Progression quest for any realm will now be able to find General Sonvan, General Muris, and General Hagir.

PLAYER VERSUS PLAYER SERVER NOTES

- Players attempting the Progression quest for any realm will now be able to find General Sonvan, General Muris, and General Hagir.

Satyn · Post by **Satyn** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:58 am

I dont understand this.

- A new Loyalty Reward program is being introduced with this patch that will reward players for continuous, consecutive account activation with recall stones that will allow players to individually teleport to various locations. Currently the rewards are as follows:

3 months: personal bind recall
6 months: personal house recall
12 months: guild house recall

- These stones will be usable once per hour, and do not share a reuse timer. They will not be usable in Realm vs Realm zones. The stones have a 10 second casting time. To obtain these new loyalty rewards, visit the Royal Treasury Clerk (a new NPC) in your King's throne room. As a reminder, you must be using the Darkness Rising client to access the King's throne room. These rewards will only be awarded once (at each plateau) to each character on your account. The stones are not tradable, not sellable, and not destroyable. They are usable in shade form.

Heta · Post by **Heta** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:12 am

if you have had an account active for 3 months, you will get a stone that u can use to port to your bind location

Satyn · Post by **Satyn** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:13 am

as in like if you pay for 3months, 6months or a year? Or the period you have been playing already?

Kesxex · Post by **Kesxex** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:27 am

I read it as time the account is open without interruption.
But we probably get a definite answer on Friday in the Grab Bag.

Heta · Post by **Heta** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:05 pm

it say if the account is has been open for a straight period of 3/6/12 months you will get those items.

so if you let it run out each month before you pay again (as I do) you wont get any of the stones

Mojo · Post by **Mojo** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:14 pm

Heta wrote:it say if the account is has been open for a straight period of 3/6/12 months you will get those items.

so if you let it run out each month before you pay again (as I do) you wont get any of the stones

I feel cheated by this :<

Gandelf · Post by **Gandelf** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:19 pm

Weaponskill Changes

- Existing STR/CON poisons will be converted over to the new WS/CON poisons. Any new poisons created from tradeskills or purchased on stores will be the newer Weaponskill/CON poisons.

- The amount of Weaponskill/CON debuffed has been adjusted to the following:

Poisons 22: 9% Weaponskill & 45 Con
Poisons 29: 12% Weaponskill & 61 Con
Poisons 37: 15% Weaponskill & 81 Con
Poisons 47: 19% Weaponskill & 108 Con

I think I'm justified to say that I feel that casters who have a str/con debuff should also have their debuff changed to WS/CON. I personally don't think it's fair that it should be restricted to classes who use poisons.

The same reason why the change has been made (i.e. that a strength debuff is of no use against certain classes), applies to castable str/con debuffs too.

Admittedly some castable debuffs are AOE, but they are also usually of lower value than poison debuff.

Gandelf · Post by **Gandelf** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:28 pm

- A new Loyalty Reward program is being introduced with this patch that will reward players for continuous, consecutive account activation with recall stones that will allow players to individually teleport to various locations. Currently the rewards are as follows:

3 months: personal bind recall
6 months: personal house recall
12 months: guild house recall

- These stones will be usable once per hour, and do not share a reuse timer. They will not be usable in Realm vs Realm zones. The stones have a 10 second casting time. To obtain these new loyalty rewards, visit the Royal Treasury Clerk (a new NPC) in your King's throne room. As a reminder, you must be using the Darkness Rising client to access the King's throne room. These rewards will only be awarded once (at each plateau) to each character on your account. The stones are not tradable, not sellable, and not destroyable. They are usable in shade form.

What a load of rubbish! Surely they could have thought of some better reward for keeping your account active? I don't think any players have real difficulties porting around, especially with bind stones in houses, porters in cities etc.

Also, do any of you feel that it discriminates against players who may not be able to afford to re-open their account? From that point of view, would any of you feel that ANY bonus based on account up-time is ethical? I will let you decide.

Norcott · Post by **Norcott** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 12:52 pm

I can port to my bind point from anywhere in the game rvr zones / dungeons absoultely anywhere with no timer .. "gateway" ML souj.. and groups "massgateway" (not been thought out very well has it.) Lame offer imo.. loyality rewards should be hard cash. free months here and there or a loyalty item (which has some use).. or a full respec applied to ur acount for any of ur characters.. looks like mythic havnt got a clue about what players want.. a free bloody return stone u can use once an hour.. get real.. weve all got that alrdy.. its called agro /release.. 17gold heal con tyvm and away ya go..