Patch 8.0

September Content Patch

Patch 8: September Content Patch was added to live servers on September 7th, 2005.

Changelog

GENERAL

• Power mouseovers now report the amount of time remaining to recast.
• The who list received some minor UI updates.
• Upon promotion, a new message alert players to the class channels.
• Newly promoted players are now announced to their class' class channel.
• The promotion reminder HUD is now a little more user friendly.
• The group experience and gold grant radius has been reduced.
• PvP death messages have been shortened and simplified.
• The tracking HUD can now be resized.
• Stacks of resources no longer have gold value.
• Light armor sleeves purchased at the Black Market should be repairable.
• PvE Messages will no longer be announced in Nation Chat
• Fixed a server crash

WORLD

• The hit point curve was significantly reduced for monsters over level 40.
• Runemasters have a new travel option, much like repledging without the guild membership change. All cities available for repledge are also open to travel.
• Irekei bankers now call themselves such.
• Adjusted the Siege and Mine Windows of Opportunity
  • Mourning and Test
    • Siege Windows of Opportunity: From 1 PM to 12 AM CST (18-5 GMT)
    • Mine Windows of Opportunity: From 12 PM to 12 AM CST (17-5 GMT)
  • Redemption
    • Siege Windows of Opportunity: From 12 PM CST to 8 AM CST (18-14 GMT)
    • Mine Windows of Opportunity: 11 PM CST to 8 AM CST (17-14 GMT)
  • Wrath
    • Siege Windows of Opportunity: From 12 PM CST to 8 PM CST (18-2 GMT)
    • Mine Windows of Opportunity: From 11 AM CST to 9 PM CST (17-2 GMT)
  • Vindication
    • Siege Windows of Opportunity: From 2 PM CST to 10 PM CST (20-4 GMT)
    • Mine Windows of Opportunity: From 1 PM CST to 11 PM CST (19-5 GMT)

CITY / SIEGE

• Banes may only occur during specified times of the day. Like mine windows, the defender chooses a time between two bounds (currently, the same times as mines). If the defender doesn't choose a time, the closest bound is chosen for them.
• Guild and nation leaders may set a message of the day for their members. It may be set from either an option in the Guild menu or from slash commands: "/SetNationMotD" and "/SetGuildMotD."
• Asset maintenance messages now report the specific city's name.
• Mine attack messages are now sent to the nation channel.
• Mine claim news is now broadcast around the world.
• Simple PvP death messages are now sent to the nation channel.
• New members are now announced to the guild channel.
• You must now wait an hour between changing guilds.
• Guild charters are significantly more expensive.

RACE

Half-Giant

• Half-Giants now receive +10 to great axe mastery, great hammer mastery, and great sword mastery.
• A new power block immunity power, Undaunted, is granted to Half-Giants for free at level 25.

CLASS

GENERAL

• The "Proficient with Bows" character creation starting rune has been removed.
• A minor weapon power is now available at level 1.
• A personal dispel stealth power, Reveal Thyself, is available to all rogues at level 2. It costs no stamina.
• Base class trainers now talk about Nightstalkers and Necromancers.

Fighter

• All fighters and rogues now receive the bow skill at level 1.
• All fighters and rogues may now take a bow starting kit in character creation.

Rogue

• Rogue starting kits that provide a single sword and a single dagger have been removed.

Crusader

• Last month's Crusader weapon power, Darius Fist, is no longer a weapon power, but a regular point-blank area of effect DOT. It still requires a Liturgy weapon.

DISCIPLINE

GENERAL

• Expansion Discipline mouseovers now say that they require an expansion.

Clan Warden

• A new discipline, Clan Warden, is now available to Dwarven Priests.
  • Shaper's Sanction - Single Target Holy Resistance Debuff
  • Grasp of Thurin - Single Target Grounding Shot
  • Dwarvish Wrath - Personal Attack Buff
  • Simeron's Song - Group Power Damage Buff Chant (Dwarf only)

Huntsman

The Huntsman Power "Skin the Beast" is now flagged as aggressive

Saboteur

• The Saboteur power Infiltrate should no longer be blocked by no teleport spires.

Savant

• The Savant discipline heal, Strength of the Many, should heal about 50% more hit points.

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