Thanksgiving Bonuses and Pendragon Hot Fix Notes

Posted by John Thornhill | 2014 Nov 27 11:49 -0500 GMT
Happy Thanksgiving friends,

Today is Thanksgiving over here in the United States and as our thanks to you all for being such wonderful players, we're announcing the following zone bonuses that will run from Today until Monday, December 1st.

Before we get to the bonuses though, we also have a rather large Hot Fix making its way to the Pendragon server this morning. This Hot Fix addresses the feedback we received on the CL15 weapons as well as some Darkness Falls updates! Not everything we're planning to address is in here, but a lot is! Read on to find out more!
 

Bonuses

On Ywain:
50% bonus to RP in all NF zones (including Darkness Falls and The Labyrinth)
100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons.
100% bonus to normal BP in all NF zones.

On Gaheris:
100% bonus to normal XP gain in all classic zones and dungeons.
100% bonus to normal BP gain in the capital cities.
100% bonus to normal RP gain in the capital cities.

In each Capital City:
40% Bonus to Crafting Speed
20% Bonus to Crafting Skill Gain

In all Housing Zones:
20% Bonus to Crafting Speed
10% Bonus to Crafting Skill Gain


 

Hot Fix Notes (Pendragon Only)

Class Balance

  • The duration on all caster and support instant stat debuffs has been increased back to 45s from 30s. The recast remains at 10s.

Champion Abilities

  • The Acolyte, Seer, and Naturalist Champion Ability lines have had some adjustments made to the CL Buffing line, including a new level 5 ability, resurrection.
  • All CL15 Weapons have received another itemization pass.
    • All weapons have had their TOA values slightly reduced and normal stats (str, dex, qui, acuity, etc.) slightly increased.
    • All weapons have received new procs or /uses.
    • Several weapons have had their weapon speeds adjusted to more appropriate values
    • Assassin weapons have had their +skill stats adjusted.
    • Friars, Heretics, Wardens, Bards, Druids, Healers, and Shaman now have melee-oriented and support-oriented weapon choices.

Darkness Falls

  • Players now receive a 50% bonus to Realm Points, instead of 25%, when adventuring in Darkness Falls.
  • Grand Chancellor Adremal, Field Marshal Nebir, and all 4 High Lords have had their difficulty increased slightly.
  • Legion has had its difficulty decreased slightly.
  • Lilith, all 4 High Lords, Grand Chancellor Adremal, and the 3 Princes now have a small chance to drop additional Daemon Blood Seals when killed.
  • The 3 Princes and Princess Nahemah now have a chance to drop new medium and large shields.
    • The old shields have been removed from their loot tables.
    • Their other weapons have not been updated but still have a chance to drop.
  • The 4 High Lords now have a chance to drop new bucklers and small shields.
    • The old shields have been removed from their loot tables.
    • Their other weapons have not been updated but still have a chance to drop.
  • Gatekeeper Dommel now has a chance to drop new bracers.
    • The old bracers have been removed from his loot table.
  • New Diamond Seal currency exchange merchants have been added to each realm's Darkness Falls merchant area. They will sell the following alternate currencies for the following amount of seals:
    • 100 Atlantean Glass for 150 Diamond Seals
    • 50 Dragon Scales for 100 Diamond Seals
    • 1 Soul/Ice/Root for 100 Diamond Seals
  • They will additionally allow converting up from Emerald to Sapphire and Sapphire to Diamond Seals for the following amounts:
    • 20 Diamond Seals for 400 Sapphire Seals
    • 2 Diamond Seals for 40 Sapphire Seals
    • 10 Sapphire Seals for 200 Emerald Seals
    • 2 Sapphire Seals for 40 Emerald Seals
  • Legion, Lilith, all 4 High Lords, Grand Chancellor Adremal, and the 3 Princes will no longer drop diamond seals