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Patch Details

Patch Date: 4th March, 2014
Patch Size: 4,877k (Client: 2.939k)
Hotfix:  ???k (??th Month)

Town Crier Rumors

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Ulgrim Rumors

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New UI and Game Changes

• Enhancements and updates have been made to the three societies, the Celestial Hand, the Eldrytch Web, and the Radiant Blood.
• The random rewards for the Viridian Rise have been reworked and most of the consumable rewards have been removed.
• Players can now learn level 7 spells directly from teachers. Stipend spells have been changed from level 7 to level 8.
• Society armor now works with layering kits.
• Asheron's Castle now has specialization statues. Specialization statues have been simplified.
• The cost of Major Item Tinkering Armature has been adjusted back to a cost of 1.
• Healing animations are now shorter. The heal comes earlier in the animation.
• The value of Massive Mana Charge has been restored. Massive Mana Charges can no longer be sold.
• Dual Wield has been changed to COORD + COORD / 3.
• Weapon masteries are universal. All characters get the benefit of 5 DR when using a weapon with a mastery, regardless of the character's mastery. Weapon that previously had no mastery bonus at all still don't give 5 DR.
• The number of creatures in the PK Luminance arena have been reduced.
• A brand new coliseum to challenge players and top end characters has been added.
• A weapon upgrade system that creates Paragon weapons has been added to the game. Characters can slowly enhance their favorite weapons by forging them into Paragon weapons. The process that will send characters all over Dereth to prove themselves by completing heroic tasks and gaining Luminance. Though the process is involved, Paragon weapons gain levels and empower the user with substantial benefits. The process can enhance melee weapons, missile weapons or casters. (This process will work on most quest and loot weapons that do not already have set spells.)
• Enlightenment has been added to the game. A system designed for our most dedicated players, Enlightenment allows a character who has reached the pinnacle of levels and Luminance to let it all go and start over. The process of Enlightenment is certainly not for the faint of heart, but enlightenment will provide an avenue for players to prove that they are some of the most hardcore players of the game.
  • An enlightened character proves themselves by sacrificing all experience, levels, Luminance, and Luminance augmentations.
  • The character starts fresh, gaining a title, an extra point in all trained and specialized skills, and two extra Vitality points. ~ Enlightened characters retain their normal augmentations. They no longer have to spend experience points on those augmentations as they level.

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New Quests

• Enlightenment
• Gauntlet
• Paragon Weapons

Updated Quests

• 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: -

  Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, ""

  Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, ""

  - Completion Message;

  Ansar El-Kerdany tells you, ""

• Esmond Fielding: -

  Esmond Fielding tells you, ""

  Esmond Fielding tells you, ""

  Esmond Fielding tells you, ""

  - Completion Message;

  Esmond Fielding tells you,

• Niccolo De Luca: -

  Niccolo De Luca tells you, ""

  Niccolo De Luca tells you, ""

  Niccolo De Luca tells you, ""

  - Completion Message;

  Niccolo De Luca tells you, ""

• 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, ""

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, ""

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, ""

Rand, Game Hunter tells you, ""

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New NPCs

Summercrown

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New Creatures

Tumerok

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Hollow Minion

• Hollow PawnHollow Pawn/

Lugian

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Wisp

• Torment WispTorment Wisp/

Ghost

• Corrosive ArcherCorrosive Archer/

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Splash Screen

During this the final patch there was no Splash Scren added but instead the following 2 screen were used as part of a final sign of to Asherons Call.
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