Announcements - 2012/05 - Wayward Prince

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Teaser

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Wayward Prince

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"The Archons huddled in the small damp room, nervous of what consequences would come from the latest defeat. House Mhoire had managed to recruit the aid of many strong warriors who had no fear of stepping into His Eternal Splendor’s hidden refuges. In a series of defeats every one of Geraine’s hosts had been systematically destroyed. The others looked to Saelar to speak first.

“The hosts have been destroyed master. It appears Mhoire has many allies.”

A weakened voice flowed softly out of the darkness, “I know. The pain is sharp when a bond is destroyed.”

Silence filled the room once more, as the Archons feared ending up on the wrong side of Geraine’s wrath. He had seemed to be on edge with the latest conflict, his powers challenged for the first time in millennia.

“The failure was surprisingly… pleasant.” The Archons were unsure of what to make from such a statement. Their lord had little patience for incompetence and failure. This was the same being who had corrupted an entire kingdom for speaking out against him, the one who had manipulated time to ensure success thousands of years in the future.

“Emperor?” Saelar questioned meekly.

“The book held me for far too long. Eons of knowing everything that was coming, of being able to see the result of every plan. It became far more of a curse than a gift. Life turns to torture when there are no surprises, no unexpected results. Finally, for the first time in as long as I can remember, I cannot see.”

A soft sigh, almost as quiet as a whisper, left the darkness. “Worry not about those hosts, we will find more. New bonds can be bridged,” joy crept into his voice as he spoke, “instead, keep an eye on Borelean for soon he will know the curse that is The Book. It has chosen him as its new servant. I saw a glimpse of its plans before it broke from me… a transformation is about to occur, the power of which will be most magnificent.”

A small, pale, haggard hand appeared out of the darkness and dismissed the Archons. “Go now and find me some more willing hosts. For now I will rest, my first rest now that I am free.”

Rollout Article

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Release Notes

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May 2012: Release Notes

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GGreetings and welcome to the May Event, Wayward Prince! This month the team is implementing several fixes into the game a result of feedback from our players. Some of the changes are things that still needed some adjusting after the big February update. So let's get right to the changes that are coming this month to Asheron's Call!

• Monthly Kill Tasks have been changed.

Quests of the Month update

• Weekly: Portal Space Rifts
• Bi-weekly: Overlord's Sword Quest
• Monthly: Simulacra Infiltrators

CONTRACTS:

• Bobo's Medicine
• Kidnapped Handmaiden (AKA Rescue Hoshino Kei by player wiki)
• Mhoire Castle
• Mhoire Oubliette
• Sepulcher of Nightmares

• Lugian appearance fixes:
  • Tusker Emporium shirt

• Lugian sound effects added to playable lugians

• Casting box increased

• Dirty Fighting's Heal debuff moved to High attack height

• Removed seaonal body part drops from Soul Hunter Sclavi

• Removed duplicate spells from Chapterhouse rings

• PvP damage modifier change: 5% reduction of critical hit damage from Fire Opal (Critical Blow) Imbued weapons, as well as all non-imbued melee weapons (i.e. all Rends nor Critical Strike imbued weapons were affected.)

• New bonus reward for Geraine's Hosts quest.

So these are just some of the things we have in store for Asheron's Call in May. Please remember that along with everything listed here, there are new quests and exciting things going into the game for the May Event.

Developer Comments

No Developer Comments this Month.