Patch 2.5

Rise of the Upstart Gods

Patch 2.5 was added to the liver servers on April 30th, 2004.

Patch 2.5 Release Notes

GENERAL

• Sword, Sword Mastery, Spear, and Spear Mastery Skills are completely based on Strength
• Replaced the Sword Power "Reign of Steel"'s ATR debuff with a snare
• Elves in Aglan Berrandor no longer attack elf players on sight
• Monster sizing has been reevaluated and adjusted accordingly
• Errants should no longer be able to get boons at any shrine
• An exploit bypassing Weapon Power Timers has been fixed
• Fixed a game recorder crash that would occur on exit
• Staff and Staff Mastery now use dexterity for skill
• Mental resist suffixes now exist in the world
• Fixed getting stuck in the looting position
• Staff weapons now use dexterity for damage
• Increased the level cap on Fear powers
• You cannot drop objects while moving
• Page Up sync exploit has been fixed
• Banecircles cannot be abandoned
• Fixed various client crashes

WORLD

• The Orc Swamp Zone has been revamped and now includes an Epic Encounter with the Champion of Morloch
• The Fallen Angels' Stronghold has been added to the Barrowlands
• Added Bloodmage Vendors in the world
• Added Lore NPCs to various zones

CITY / SIEGE

• Walls are no longer rankable past R1, and their stats have been adjusted accordingly; pre-existing walls of higher ranks will be identical
• Made Scrolls, Bundled Scrolls, and Tomes stock items on Player Vendors (NOTE: In other words, you no longer need to manually create them)
• Placed a limit on the amount of barracks a city can have (please read the In-Development section for more details on this)
• Elven Builders have been activated in the Elven City of Eglan Nanvirond and will sell Elven Architecture Deeds
• Guards will teleport home if they wander too far from their city
• Light Armorers now apply the correct enchantments to gloves
• Various exploits in building placement has been fixed
• Sages will no longer buy Scrolls and Tomes
• Fixed various building placement exploits
• Racial Stewards now have Votary Deeds
• Rebalanced Guard spawning times

RACE

Elf

• Added Elven Bloodline (or Sub-Race) Runestones to Character Creation and the Bloodmage Vendor .

Human

• Added Human Bloodline (or Sub-Race) Runestones to Character Creation and the Bloodmage Vendor .
• Humans will be granted an extra skill point per level

CLASS

Barbarian

• Reduced the range on the Barbarian "Shout" Power

Channeler

• Increased the duration of the flight power.

Druid

• Druids now have access to Staff Mastery once they have reached level 20 and have 80 in Staff.
• Druids will be balanced to make Druids using a staff a viable template.
• Increased Druids' Staff Power rank to 20

Doomsayer

• The Doomsayer Powers "The Void's Wild Vengeance", "Kliszhenk's Doom", and "Dread Curse of Veshteroth" have had their casting time decreased and skill debuffs increased

Scout

• Scouts will be granted a power which grounds fliers (including natural fliers). The power requires 110% Bow skill and 95% Archery.

Templar

• The Templar power "Cleansing Flame" now has a stamina drain component.
• The Templar "Sway the Balance" Power's cost has been decreased.
• Added a Templar sword power called "Sword of St. Malorn".
• A Templar-only one-handed sword is now available.

Warlock

• The Warlock Power "Needs of the One" will no longer cause mobs to aggro.
• Increased the range on the Warlock's "Psychic Shout" Power.
• Increased the duration of the flight power.

Warrior

• Warriors will be granted the Athletics Skill

Wizard

• Consume the Will and Consume Wickedness can now be dispelled with effect/debuff powers.

DISCIPLINE

Artillerist

• Added the Artillerist Discipline and Trainers in the world

Bladeweaver

• Rogue Bards are now granted Bladeweaver powers at power rank 20
• Mage Bards are now granted Bladeweaver powers at power rank 15