[Test] Test Update Notes: Wednesday, September 30, 2010(0)

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GENERAL

• Streaming client - Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the client to hang for long periods of time on startup.

BETRAYAL

• Fixed a bug where you would incorrectly keep some AA abilities from your previous class after betraying.

NEW MOUNT FEATURES!

• It’s now easier to manage your collection of mounts from within the Character Window (C).
  • Mounts can be stored in their own dedicated inventory window and newly acquired mounts will go here automatically (there is a ‘Mount’ tab on the bottom of the Character Window).
  • Drag any mount to the “Equipped” or “Appearance” mount slot.
  • Summoning a mount will now use the effects from the Equipped slot but apply the appearance from the Appearance slot.
  • There’s a new “Summon Mount” ability in your Knowledge Window as well as the bottom of the ‘Mount’ tab, which may be dragged to your hotbar.
  • There are also new achievements to reward you for expanding your collection of mounts!
  • To better display the name and type of mounts that will be appearing in the mount window, many of the items have been renamed to be more concise.

USER INTERFACE

• Changed the mini-map to show the player indicator and orientation even when no map is available for compass functionality.
• Click to cure and /cureplayer will now work with potions other than trauma potions.
• Inventory bag windows will now always anchor to the center of the screen so they will remain positioned relative to each other when the main window resizes.
• Fixed a bug where selecting a quest under very specific circumstances in your quest journal could lead to the quest selection flashing until removed from your journal.
• We’ve introduced a new Currency tab within the Character window (bottom of the Character Window next to the new ‘Mounts’ tab).
  • All in-game currency items can now be stored in this window instead of filling up your bags and bank space.

SPELL FX REVAMP

• Fixed Issue with entering and exiting stealth on all classes. It should now be more visually obvious when steath breaks and when entering steath.
• We are fixing issues with Roots, Fear, Stuns, Mezzes, etc not showing for the full duration of the spells. Currently the Mage classes should be fixed and we will address the other classes before the next update. We are aware that some of these persistent FX may be showing the apprentice level of FX even though you may be casting the master version, this will be fixed in the next update.

PLAYER HOUSING

• Outdoor areas have been added to the following housing layouts:
  • Freeport: 1 Compassion Road, 3 Compassion Road, 5 Compassion Road, 7 Compassion Road, 1 Integrity Road, 1 Freedom Road, 2 Freedom Road, and 1 Justice Road

ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT

Scouts

• "Unencumberance" is now "Deft Disarm" and is in the first slot of the Wisdom line for Rogues. "Deft Disarm" deals minor damage and decreases the target's strength. Deft Disarm does not require an empty offhand.
• "Freehand Reversal" now increases weapon damage bonus by 3% per rank following the first. The Riposte Chance has been changed to Multi Attack.
• "Lunge Reversal" now refreshes every 15 seconds and is in the third slot of the Wisdom line for Rogues.
• "Coule" now reduces accuracy and weapon damage bonus.

TRADESKILLS

• Tinkered feign death items now share their own unique reuse timer and should no longer interfere with the adorning tradeskill arts.
• Danak Wishbone and Riliss Chicken Foot are now flagged ‘lore equip’ so that crafters may use one and sell others.

QUESTS

• The Pillars of Flame - Shu Fang Qi now offers the quest "Sandscrawler Debacles" to New Halas citizens.

LIVE EVENTS

• The Druid Ring reconstruction event has been completed! Tunarian token merchants will remain at the rebuilt Druid Rings so that players can spend any excess Florets of Growth.

NEST OF THE GREAT EGG

• Killing Nutty or Switch will now allow anyone in the instance to activate the lift to the Chamberlain. You no longer need to have the key on your person. This should also continue to work if players leave the zone and come back.

DEATHTOLL

• There is no longer an access quest requirement to enter Deathtoll.

PALACE OF ROEHN THEER

• Crossing the bridge to Roehn Theer’s platform should no longer prove fatal.

BATTLEGROUNDS
Fixed an issue where a groupmate’s icon was still visible after that groupmate left the group.

Notes are not final until the update goes live, and are therefore subject to change.


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