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	A '''Hot Zone''' is a special modification to any one of the game's existing macrozones. There may only be one hot zone at a time. Every ~~three~~ hours, a new one is chosen at random. The purpose of the hotzone is to provide players with a place to find additional player versus player conflict over the use of the zone.		A '''Hot Zone''' is a special modification to any one of the game's existing macrozones. There may only be one hot zone at a time. Every two hours, a new one is chosen at random. The purpose of the hotzone is to provide players with a place to find additional player versus player conflict over the use of the zone.

	== Where to Find ==		== Where to Find ==

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	* Chance to drop [[Glass Weapon\|glass weapons]].		* Chance to drop [[Glass Weapon\|glass weapons]].

	== ~~Official Posting~~ ==		== History ==
	''In the July 2005 Content Patch released, a new game feature was introduced called hot zones. A '''hot zone''' is an adventuring area randomly chosen that yields a greater experience gain when a creature is killed there and a chance to drop additional treasure. A hot zone lasts for three (3) hours and then, on the hour, will change to a new one. Every non-safe zone has the chance to be the Hot zone, but they're randomly chosen-- one of the battlegrounds on Maelstrom might be the hot zone this afternoon, and the Amazon jungle might be the hot zone this evening.''		Hot Zones were a feature added to Shadowbane in July 2005.
			{{quote\|In the July 2005 Content Patch released, a new game feature was introduced called hot zones. A '''hot zone''' is an adventuring area randomly chosen that yields a greater experience gain when a creature is killed there and a chance to drop additional treasure. A hot zone lasts for three (3) hours and then, on the hour, will change to a new one. Every non-safe zone has the chance to be the Hot zone, but they're randomly chosen-- one of the battlegrounds on Maelstrom might be the hot zone this afternoon, and the Amazon jungle might be the hot zone this evening.''

	''When a player logs in, a system message will appear and tell him which zone is currently "hot". If a player does not know where the area is by its name, he simply has to open up the World Map and look for the blue icon.''		When a player logs in, a system message will appear and tell him which zone is currently "hot". If a player does not know where the area is by its name, he simply has to open up the World Map and look for the blue icon.

	''Once a player arrives, all monsters he kills will grant more experience than they would elsewhere. He also has a good chance to roll for additional loot ranging from resources needed for crafting items to Favor used to give buffs and enhancements from Shrines.''		Once a player arrives, all monsters he kills will grant more experience than they would elsewhere. He also has a good chance to roll for additional loot ranging from resources needed for crafting items to Favor used to give buffs and enhancements from Shrines.\|[[Wolfpack Studios]]\|}}

	~~Found~~ [~~http://chronicle.ubi.com/HotZones.php here~~].

	== Additional Information ==		== Additional Information ==

Candi at 09:05, 16 November 2012

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[[Category:Game Mechanics]]
A '''Hot Zone''' is a special modification to any one of the game's existing macrozones. There may only be one hot zone at a time. Every three hours, a new one is chosen at random. The purpose of the hotzone is to provide players with a place to find additional player versus player conflict over the use of the zone.

== Where to Find ==
Hotzones are denoted by a blue macrozone (usually white) icon in a player's world map. Additionally, each time a new hot zone is chosen or a player first logs in to the world, notification of the current hotzone and time remaining in it will be given via the system channel.

== Benefits ==
A hot zone has many incentives:
* Double experience gain from mobs and players.
* Accelerated and improved item drops from mobs.
* Accelerated [[resource]] drops from mobs.
* Accelerated hireling contract drops from mobs.
* Increased chance to find statistic or mastery runes.
* Increased [[gold]] per mob.
* Chance to drop [[Glass Weapon|glass weapons]].

== Official Posting ==
''In the July 2005 Content Patch released, a new game feature was introduced called hot zones. A '''hot zone''' is an adventuring area randomly chosen that yields a greater experience gain when a creature is killed there and a chance to drop additional treasure. A hot zone lasts for three (3) hours and then, on the hour, will change to a new one. Every non-safe zone has the chance to be the Hot zone, but they're randomly chosen-- one of the battlegrounds on Maelstrom might be the hot zone this afternoon, and the Amazon jungle might be the hot zone this evening.''

''When a player logs in, a system message will appear and tell him which zone is currently "hot". If a player does not know where the area is by its name, he simply has to open up the World Map and look for the blue icon.''

''Once a player arrives, all monsters he kills will grant more experience than they would elsewhere. He also has a good chance to roll for additional loot ranging from resources needed for crafting items to Favor used to give buffs and enhancements from Shrines.''

Found [http://chronicle.ubi.com/HotZones.php here].

== Additional Information ==
* Statistic runes that are dropped as a result of a zone being hot are not announced through the system channel as natural drops are.
* Hotzone drops are generated after a mob has been killed, and therefore cannot be stolen from mobs by [[thieves]].
* "Newbie Island" or starter area zones may not become hot zones.