Undocumented Changes - Update 9

[NexEverto]

Buffs are now lasting through death (And active while dead)... Interesting, not sure if that's WAI or totally messed up. It is amusing and handy though.

[PNellesen]

It is a very sad day for any divine

I'm pretty disappointed in this one, but I'll wait and see how it works out - we still have Destruction/Implosion/Cometfall/Harm, etc. but I'm going to miss running through the Vale using almost nothing more than Extended/Maximized Blade Barriers and Banishment.

I'll probably still keep Extend, if only for things like Holy Aura, Recitation, and Divine Power (and of course buffs at lower levels)

Buffs are now lasting through death (And active while dead)... Interesting, not sure if that's WAI or totally messed up. It is amusing and handy though.

Oh wow, I REALLY hope this is WAI - would almost make up for losing Extend on Blade Barrier I suppose it's too much to hope this "bug" stops Beholders from dispelling buffs as well? (I know, I know... I just HATE when they do that after blowing 250-300sp on buffs when heading to HoX )

[steelblueskies]

am i alone in my confusion at getting copper festival coins in end chests ranging from normal isle of forgotten dreams, to elite bringing the light(ie 2 copper festival coins in 2 chests one lvl 4 quest, one level 19.)?

[katz]

combat expertise counts as a defensive stance and removes rage(spell)
CE does not remove madstone clicky
unable to get madstone effect normally with CE on from 50 or so hits, need more testing

also, BB is only 30 seconds, not certain if it was listed

It is a very sad day for any divine

my husband read the release note much more thoroughly than i did, and he noticed that apparently somewhere in there it says that extend no longer applies to any offensive spells. only buffs. i forsee alot of people dropping extend. i didn't have it on my divine anyway, and i won't drop it on my sorc. i like haste too **** much >.>

[y0himba.net]

Please tell me it was Mostly Harmless.

+1

(LONG time fan so yes, I do appreciate it)

[Draccus]

A minor change but the assassin's "vorpal on a 20 with any weapon" has a name change in the combat log. It now says "You hit a Windlasher gnoll with Vorpal Death Strike." where before it just said "vorpal."

And it works in Epics on low hp mobs as intended.

[slimkj]

The Twilight Winter Wolf in the Vale has Rudolf antlers and nose. Something intended for Festivult this year accidentally left in this client build? Hehe.

[spyyder976]

If you've got a rudolph winter wolf and festival coins dropping, I'd guess that it's coming back very soon, kinda like Festivult in Summer last year...

[LordDamax]

I don't know if I missed these in the notes (they were quite long!) so I'll list a few things I saw on Lamma that I didn't see in the notes.

- When you evade a spell or affect, you see "evade" above your head in the same gray text that you see "miss" on a missed attack.

- New teleport locations: Stormreach Harbor (puts you by the gate to the Inspired Quarter), The Twelve (puts you in the Planescaller room), Crafting Area (immediately teleports you out if you try, due to it not being open yet).

- Diplomacy and Bluff now provide feedback messages. I saw something like "Moderately Harmless" after a diplo and bluff. I didn't test Intimidate.

Well thank god for the Harbor teleport. I'm down to less than 100 Ski Lift Hot Cocoa's, and they wont be back til the ice games return. Can finally port back to the IQ easily now.

[SiliconShadow]

The skin effect of camoflauge wasn't staying on for me, it applied with nifty tree branches then vanished, not sure if this is intended a bug or unique to myself.

[Rawel_San]

The skin effect of camoflauge wasn't staying on for me, it applied with nifty tree branches then vanished, not sure if this is intended a bug or unique to myself.

Please, please,please,please dev's let this be WAI.

[LordDamax]

Please, please,please,please dev's let this be WAI.

Seconded. I HATE when someone cammo's me. Stone/bark is bad enough. Cammo is even worse. Why does no one understand it ONLY WORKS WHEN YOU ARE STEALTHED?!

[t0r012]

Seconded. I HATE when someone cammo's me. Stone/bark is bad enough. Cammo is even worse. Why does no one understand it ONLY WORKS WHEN YOU ARE STEALTHED?!

Aye, I have getting cammoed with my little halfling monk. tough enough to see her when I'm surrounded by halforcs and WF already. With such a small attack range it is tough when you are blended to make sure you land the important strikes like SF,dismissing, Jade tomb and QP.
course now with not getting crane ki on stunned mobs well I won't be throwing them much anyway.

[patang01]

The Archon will 'turn off' every single time you go into a new place or area. In quest or out of quest. It'll be there for a sec or so (ex if you in Chrono go from area to the tavern) but then it'll be gone.

[Uska]

Buffs are now lasting through death (And active while dead)... Interesting, not sure if that's WAI or totally messed up. It is amusing and handy though.

That's funny to hear

[Trillea]

Buffs are now lasting through death (And active while dead)... Interesting, not sure if that's WAI or totally messed up. It is amusing and handy though.

Maybe this is a sneaky buff to the long-forgotten rogue capstone that was coded wrong and applies to all deaths?

[Solacetine]

Ya no more extend on BB but i did find that the casting time has been shortened. That made me a little happy until i tried to cast mass heal without quicken to see if i could get rid of the feat lol, no luck.

[badbob117]

Stoneskin appearance has been changed a bit. It now highlights certain overlapping pieces of your armor a darker shade of stone.

Leather DT armor stoned



Medium DT armor stoned

[sephiroth1084]

It had been so long since I ran content without Extend that I decided to try a few epics with it off (on live--I can't install Lama). VERY UPSET about this change! Web, firewall, disco ball, CK all felt like they weren't lasting nearly long enough. Going to keep trying this to see if I can stand dropping Extend and having to refresh Haste, Rage and Death Aura more frequently.

[oberon131313]

The Twilight Winter Wolf in the Vale has Rudolf antlers and nose. Something intended for Festivult this year accidentally left in this client build? Hehe.

Haha, that's the abbot bow for antlers.