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Grab It On Your Way Out
Electrifying
Right There On The Wall Dont You See It
Scenic
Energizing
Taste The Rainbow
Dont Trip
What A Dummy
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This Must Be Hell

Developer Comments

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Discoveries

Patch Details

Patch Date: 8th October, 2103
Patch Size: 753k (Client: 4,724k)
Hotfix: ???k (??th Month)

Town Crier Rumors

Free Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "I've heard reports of a Royal Knight in the Obsidian Plains, seeking aid with a vital task."

Town Crier tells you, "I've heard several unusual reports of adventurers being run through some sort of strange tests."

Town Crier tells you, "News! The Viamontian Town Criers finally started to get into the spirit of things! We knew they'd crack eventually. It was just a matter of time."

Town Crier tells you, "The time of Festivus is once again upon us!"

Pyreal Rumors:

Town Crier tells you, "Strange harvest creatures have been spotted in Dereth once again! Be on your guard, some are tougher than before!"

Town Crier tells you, "News! Queen Elysa has dispatched a Royal Knight to the Rynthid Area, who's seeking aid in confronting the Curator of Torment directly!"

Town Crier tells you, "First Lugians and Tumeroks in the Rynthid area, now there seems to be crystals in the area, testing those who seek whatever secrets they hide."

Town Crier tells you,"I heard a secret, but it'll cost you more than that."

Ulgrim Rumors

Free Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "First the Lugians, now the Tumeroks."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It seems no species is safe from the corruption of the Rynthid."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I noticed the Legendary chests got a little smaller. Apparently people were stumbling onto them."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Not sure why someone tries to open a chest from two feet away just to trip up on it when they realize they need to get closer."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "And they're not even drunk!"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "It seems the Rynthid are starting a training program to improve their warriors"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Training psychotic beasts to be more efficient is always a good idea..."

Stout Rumors:

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hear people are paying to have adventurers aid them in their troubles."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Bribing is more like it."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What has become of this world? It is now a world where people have to be given something to help another."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What's the hold up with the next stout?"

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Strange Warding Crystals have shown up in the Rynthid area of the Obsidian Plains."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yes, more crystals, but this time different crystals."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "What do they do? How would I know? I'm not dumb enough to go wandering around there when I can sit here and drink."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I said... when I can sit here and DRINK."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Out in the Obsidian Plains. On one of those Rynthid platforms torn from the ground. There is a crystal."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Yes, I realize there are crystals on many of the platforms. This is a different crystal."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "No, it doesn't look different. Just listen, geez."

Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "You know what, now I've lost my train of thought. I guess you'll have to go find out what that crystal does."

New UI and Game Changes

Autumn has Arrived, the changes can been see throughout Dereth.
Salvage value yield formula reduced. Bags of Salvage now have a value cap of 75k.
Many quests now award MMD tradenotes:
- Legendary Quests.
- Quests involved in the 50-100 Contracts Quest.
- Several MFK quests.
- Top tier Kill Tasks.
Increased the drop rate of Burning Sands Golem Hearts.
Rynthid and Hoshino Luminance creatures can now drop legendary keyrings.
Black Spear of Mukkir Strength cooldown reduced to daily.
Aethelswith should no longer lock up.
Fixed scaling issue with tailored pre-patch Energy Crystal, ones already broken should now be fixed.
Exquisite Casino Chests can now yield Aged Legendary Keys instead of Mana Forge Keys.
Generic Missile Weapons and Magic Casters can now be Tailored onto elemental versions, but not vice versa.
Society Armors can have other armors tailored onto them, but cannot be extracted.
Swarthy Mattekar Robe now accepts crafting interactions.
Whole coverage armor/robes can now be tailored to one another.
Fixed the Scarab spell formula of Dispel Life Other 5.
Merwart Mundagurg & Merwart Pelagurg wield their weapons again.
Fixed icon of Good Coruscating Isparian Crossbow.
Pyre Skeletons no longer drop their shields.
Legendary Chests adjusted so players are less likely to get pulled on top of them while looting.
Withered Tumeroks Slashing Resistance has been adjusted.
Bow & Missile weapons that did not have a mastery were calculating strength for damage boost instead of coordination. (e.g. new Isparian, new atlan, Pvp Arena, etc.) This has been fixed. These same weapons also were missing a sound effect, but this was also fixed.
Rare Purified Mouryou Weapons spells were improved to Legendary spells.
Festivus!

New Quests

Crimson Scarab Corruption
Rynthid Tentacle Weapons
Rynthid Assessment
Harvest Festival quests reappear for October:

Live Events

2013/10 - Halloween Live Events.

The 2013 Halloween Live Events were run on the following Servers at the following times;

Server	Time
Frostfell, Harvestgain and Thistledown	Late Night, Friday 11th October, 2013 <Link>
Solclaim, Verdantine	Late Night, Thursday 17th October, 2013 <Link>
Leafcull, Wintersebb	Late Night, Friday 18th October, 2013 <Link>

Updated Quests

Geraine's Library quest now permanently flags access for Geraine's Hosts quest.
Tusker Guard Kill Task - Silver Tuskers no longer count towards the Kill Task Total.
Augmentation Realm Upper Level Portal access was extended to a week.
Monthly Explorer Society Quests
WARNING: These quests are standalone quests, the xp bonuses are strictly handled by the NPCs in Kara, speak to them after finishing to get your bonus. Also your timer for the bonuses depend on when you completed last month's set of quests, speak to each NPC to find out if your timer hasn't expired yet. More details here.

Ansar El-Kerdany: - Font of Joji
Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "Greetings, Adventurer! We are looking for adventurers to unlock the power of the Font of Jojii."

Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "Travel these lands, complete your tasks, and I shall reward you."

- Completion Message;

Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, "You must have traveled far to complete your task. Here is your reward."

Esmond Fielding: - Harbinger
Esmond Fielding tells you, "Greetings, Adventurer! The Explorer Society has decided it would help direct attention to citizens in need of help."

Esmond Fielding tells you, "This month we have decided that the Harbinger needs to be destroyed."

Esmond Fielding tells you, "You will need his arm as proof of your victory. I shall reward you upon your successful return."

- Completion Message;

Esmond Fielding tells you,

Niccolo De Luca: - Flags - Collecting the Silk from the Spinning Grievver flags as completion.
Niccolo De Luca tells you, "Greetings, Adventurer! The Explorer Society has decided it would help direct attention to citizens in need of help."

Niccolo De Luca tells you, "This month we have decided that there simply aren't enough flags in Dereth."

Niccolo De Luca tells you, "You will need silk from a Grievver to make one so be careful."

- Completion Message;

Niccolo De Luca tells you, "More flags means more fun. Here is your reward."

Monthly Game Hunter
WARNING: These Kill Tasks are standalone quests, the xp bonuses are strictly handled by the Rand, Game Hunter in Holtburg, speak to Rand after finishing each Kill Task to get your bonus.

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "As a game hunter I've tagged a variety of creatures to test your skills. Kill these creatures to test your skills and prove your abilities and I'll make it worth your while."

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Vile, Vicious and Villainous Scarecrows as the moderate difficulty prey."

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Undead Sailors as the medium difficulty prey."

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Pyre Champions as the high difficulty prey."

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "You'll have to kill a few more Wight Captains and return to me."

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, "This month I've tagged Harvest Reapers as the other prey of highest difficulty."

New NPCs

Aun Ol'tra - Tribal Adviser
Varinia - Keeper of Whispered Lore
Morgethais - Royal Knight
Rynthid Assessment Crystal

Updated NPCs

Aethelswith - Spirit Slayer

Retired NPCs

New Locations

Bah'Ktar's Tower - 62.7S 66.6W
Catacombs of Opposition - 62.3S, 65.5W

Updated Locations

New Items

2013/10 - Halloween Live Event

Mukkir Wings Accursed Scarecrow Mask Casting Jack o' Lantern Token of the Accursed Token of the Doomslayer Token of the Haunted Token of the Possessed Token of the Pumpkin Lord

Rynthid Tentacle Weapons

Shard of the Curator of Torment's Mask Rynthid Tentacle Wand Nether-attuned Rynthid Tentacle Wand Rynthid Tentacle Bow Rynthid Tentacle Spear Life-attuned Rynthid Tentacle Wand‎ Rynthid Tentacle Mace Rynthid Tentacle Dagger Rynthid Tentacle Greatspear

Updated Items

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Tailoring

Swarthy Mattekar Robe

Beer

Tusker Pus

Casinos

Exquisite Casino Chest

Fixed Icons

Major Coruscating Isparian Crossbow

Purified Mouryou Weapons

Purified Mouryou Nodachi Purified Mouryou Katana Purified Mouryou Nanjou-tachi Purified Mouryou Nekode

Retired Items

New Titles

Well Trained

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