Patch Notes: Monday, February 20th, 2012
 

This patch contains new files. Please obtain the latest EQChanges V21 from the setup guide, or obtain the latest files via the EQEmu Launcher.

PvP/Red Server

• Plane of Fear is now open.
• EXP Bonus scaling has been added. The Bonus will scale from 100% at Level 1 to 0% at Level 50. (100 - (Level * 2)).

Code

• Kanras: Correct skill caps imported into client.
• Kanras: Removed out of combat regen bonus for pets. (this does not apply to sit regen bonus)
• Kanras: Warrior NPCs/pets will bash more frequently than kick.
• Kanras: Merchants now separate items with different charges in their list. (Red)
• Kanras: Removed extra tic from duration of most spells.
• Kanras: Added weapon damage cap for sub-30 players.
• Kanras: Pet haste cap scales with the level of the pet.
• Kanras: Shaman pet can no longer accept weapons.
• Null: Red: Added a 5% per attack reduction in channeling chance.
• Null: Red: Changed PvP Spell damage from 80 -> 67%. This is reverting a previous change I made, forgive me!

Content

• Nilbog: ice giants within permafrost drop less coin.
• Nilbog: The spirit of wolf effect from Black Fur Boots is now self-only.
• Nilbog: Peg Leg spawns lesser spirit upon death.
• Nilbog: Only one Gorgul Paclock can be spawned at a time
• Nilbog: Froham the Forgotten is less picky about capitalization
• Nilbog: Daedet Losaren's 'The Donations' and 'Holy Armor Scroll' quests require indifferent or better faction.
• Nilbog: Farios Elianos requires amiable or better faction for quest turn-ins. (Ranger Epic)
• Nilbog: Slixin Klex will drop Dirt of Underfoot more often. (Magician Epic)
• Nilbog: Essence of Fire no longer drops.
• Nilbog: Added checks to prevent Trakanon Teeth cycles from breaking.
• Nilbog: iksar betrayer spawn in Chardok changed to roaming phs, with more possibilities of spawning. (Monk Epic)
• Nilbog: Verina Tomb and Vessel Drozlin are now 2-7 day spawns. (Enchanter Epic)
• Nilbog: the evil eye of Lower Guk will spawn more frequently. (pve/pvp)
• Nilbog: spectres of Oasis are harder to pull single. Fixed aggro text of spectres in Ocean of Tears.
• Nilbog: Venril Sathir has a slightly greater chance of dropping 2 pairs of greaves.
• Nilbog: Flaming Sword of Xuzl now has a flaming sword texture while it is spawned.
• Nilbog: Butler Syncall is now a shadowknight.
• Nilbog: Guard Valon's quests will now work properly.
• Nilbog: clockwork alchemist and clockwork baker of akanon now spawn independently.
• Kanras: All Hand to Hand weapons are now 1H Blunt weapons.
• Kanras: All buffs go into the main buff window, including bard songs.
• Kanras: Cultural smithing, cultural tailoring, and fine plate dying recipes.
• Kanras: Updated Avatar to give 100 AGI.
• Kanras: Updated Visions of Grandeur to longer duration, correct ATK bonus.
• Kanras: Updated Clarity II to be available at level 54.
• Kanras: Updated Boon of the Clear Mind to be available at level 52.

?!

So does this mean bard songs count towards the 15 effect limit and a bard twisting 4 songs drops you down to 11 maximum buffs/effects on raids?

Also no fix to bard epic, namely the guts? *sadface*

:(

File cannot be found....

404 error on the patch file....

Lue.

What he said!

:(

The server is still down and being patched.

Patience.

Big patch for red... The scaling effect is gona be nice and bring some people back. Nice patch rogean.

More love for blue plz.

Red is a failure and attracted the scum of the freeloading gaming world. Sigh at spending resources on it.

But awesome patch mostly otherwise.

WTB Trak guts.