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[Gratch]

Does this mean that the Harper's clickie (Lesser & Greater Harper Pin) is now gone or are the SKill bonuses in addition to the clickies?

This was kind of a cool item - I use it quite often.

I think it is all additive as per:

"New Favor rewards have been added where favor rewards had not existed previously, or where a one-time-use item is granted."

So that subsequent TR's actually get you something once you have the items. I'd guess you still get the items each time as well in addition (in case you lose them or more likely since it may not even be in the player record what favor was unlocked previously at these sort of tiers).

[Amundir]

Yes, the list becomes out of date, but it's more of a breadcrumb. By having some of the unique ID's of the items in the logs, we can cross-reference them with orphaned items we find in the database, and then un-orphan the lost items. What's in the database is the authoritative source, the logging is an additional tool.

Ah, very nice. Thanks for the follow up.

[J1NG]

Boo. I've collected my Argonnesson T1 and T2 earlier today. So I won't get anything for those two on my main during this (extended) life (whilst WF gets repaired in the animation department). :/

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Or... Is there only a T3 reward? So confusing now I'm reading it again. T1 and T2 supposed to give Skills and then HP, but not available to all (like, Argonnesson yet?)? Or only to the ones released?

:: further edit ::

Nevermind, after reading it a few times over and comparing to existing rewards, it appears that the skills and HP only applies to ranks earned that previously had no reward or was a one time deal thing. So Argonnesson T1 and T2 would always give what I've already obtained. But T3 will yield the extra. OK. That makes more sense then.

J1NG

[MistaMagic]

Keepers of the Feather reward for 240?

[LTForge]

Good looking patch. Shame about the new favor bonuses not applying retroactively though, hopefully that changes.
REALLY looking forward to trying out the improved stealth now that aggro through doors, walls and ceilings looks like it'll be more manageable.

Also is Cisren okay?

[Gywiden]

New Patron rewards will apply when talking to the patron to get that tiers rewards.

Unfortunately, this means that for bonuses added to reward tiers that already existed pre-patch which you have already bypassed and turned in during your current life there is not a way to obtain them until TR.

This is a lot of changes for people with non-TR characters to be excluded from. Not everyone TRs or continues to TR. What about them?

[Powerhungry]

That's a little vague.
"your speed is reduced to zero and all mobs instantly teleport to you"
or something else?

[Livmo]

The DDO game worlds will be brought down on Tuesday, February 5th from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) to release Update 41 Patch 3. Click here for the Release Notes.

woot woot:

Favor

New Favor rewards have been added where favor rewards had not existed previously, or where a one-time-use item is granted. Additionally, the Falconry Universal Enhancement Tree is now available to unlock on a per-character basis through Favor.
Tier 1: Grants Skill Bonuses
Tier 2: Grants +5 Hit Points (Stacking)
Tiers 3 & 4: Various Benefits, including: Saves versus Attack types or monster types, Tree Access, and other benefits

In this update, the following Favor grants new benefits:

Gate Keepers:
Rank 1: Favor 75 - "Gatekeepers: Skill Bonus" - "This feat grants you +2 bonus to Concentration and Spot skills."
Rank 2: Favor 150 - "Gatekeepers: Hit Point Bonus" - "This feat grants you +5 HP."

House Jorasco: Adds the following bonuses to Existing Ranks
Rank 1 :"House Jorasco: Skill Bonus" "This feat grants you +2 bonus to the Heal and Diplomacy skills."
Rank 2: "House Jorasco: Hit Point Bonus" "This feat grants you +5 HP."

House Deneith:
Rank 1: "House Deneith: Skill Bonus" "This feat grants you +2 Intimidate and Search skills."
Rank 2: "House Deneith: Hit Points Bonus" "This feat grants you +5 HP."

Purple Dragon Knight
Rank 2: "Purple Dragon Knights: Hit Point Bonus" "This feat grants you +5 HP."
Rank 4: "Purple Dragon Knights: Save Bonus" "This feat grants you +2 saves versus Evil Creatures."

House Phiarlan:
Rank 1: "House Phiarlan: Skill Bonus" "This feat grants you +2 bonus to Hide and Perform skills."

The Twelve
Rank 4: "Twelve: Save Bonus" "This feat grants you +2 saves versus Spell Saves."

Agents of Argonnesson
Rank 3: "Agents of Argonnesson: Save Bonus" "This feat grants you +2 saves versus Dragons."

The Harpers
Rank 1: "Harpers: Skill Bonus" "This feat grants you +2 bonus to Perform and Bluff skills."
Rank 2: "Harpers: Hit Point Bonus" "This feat grants you +5 HP."

The Free Agents:
Rank 4: Access to the Falconry Tree on a per character basis.

[Captain_Wizbang]

Coin Lord tier 3 "Finishing School" Intim

Will that stack with New House Tier 1?

If not, why no adjustments to said Coin Lords?

[Sam-u-r-eye]

Yes, better recordkeeping. I'm cautiously optimistic that the other work we did will mean that it won't be needed.

Thanks!

[Alistina]

The effects of Orange and Red Dungeon Alert have been adjusted.

Could you please elaborate on what these changes are?

[Annex]

Yes, better recordkeeping. I'm cautiously optimistic that the other work we did will mean that it won't be needed.

Thank you, and all other developers working on this issue, for your dedication and hard work to make 'reincarnation' as reliable as possible.

[J1NG]

Could you please elaborate on what these changes are?

Ah, forgot to talk about this point.

Would like to know this too, but I guess will know soon enough with its release.

With all the recent changes to Dungeon Alert, especially Red over various quests in various areas, I'm wondering... If the devs are trying to close the easy way to a "bug" that they queried me about recently...

Also, I absolutely despised the old (current still) Dungeon Alert where it caused movment reduction artificially, caused motion sickness in myself and one or two others when that happened. So I'm all for having it changed so long as it doesn't make things worse in that regard anyway.

J1NG

[janave]

Rank 3: "Agents of Argonnesson: Save Bonus" "This feat grants you +2 saves versus Dragons."

wait what?!

This is a lot of changes for people with non-TR characters to be excluded from. Not everyone TRs or continues to TR. What about them?

This is kinda painful, who did the preparation earlier anticipating these rewards... oh well.

[TinyAvain]

These favour rewards have been a long time coming, but what about the overall favour rewards?
The last one so far you have is a BTA +5 tome of your choice at 5k, (which when you consider some raids drop +8 tomes) is a bit lacking when compared the current power level

[Aelonwy]

Neither of my questions were answered:

Will Anniversary cookies finally go in the Store-Bought Cookie Jar?


Did something happen to Cisren?

[HungarianRhapsody]

Okay, the next thing I have to do is Epic Reincarnate, so I guess I'll be the guinea pig for the new code.

I'll be taking screen shots before I pull the trigger.

[Veltamore]

The DDO game worlds will be brought down on Tuesday, February 5th from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Eastern (-5 GMT) to release Update 41 Patch 3. Click here for the Release Notes.

When will the throwing weapons be fixed so improved precise shot works with them. Throwing weapons not much good without it.

[Brandall]

"The effects of Orange and Red Dungeon Alert have been adjusted."

As a frequent user of Orange and Red Alert, this will impact my gameplay, can you be more specific on details please?

[Hipparan]

Cosmetic rewards found in the Ravenloft bundles are now Bound to Account.