Difference between revisions of "Patch 2.2"

Revision as of 20:19, 6 February 2018

Patch 2.2, the Shroud of Ardan Chapter 2 Patch patch, will be added to the Shadowbane Emulator soon!

Newb Isle Polish (Part 1)

Newb Island maximum level has been reduced from 35 to 30. This means a character is kicked out of Newb Isle at rank 3.
Faction Guards now patrol the starting areas for each faction.
Alchemists on the island no longer sell Greater Concoction Potions for 2,000, instead handing out a new item: Lesser Concoction Potion with +35 stat buffs for free.
Removed the Movement Speed from the newb Island outpost bonuses.
Classes now begin with their class "damage" power. This affects Bard, Crusader, Druid, Prelate and Sentinel.
Stances are now granted at level 10, rather than 15.

Doon (Community Manager) wrote:
This Noob Island Update is part of a two-part update to polish Noob. This should make it easier for returning players, and it should both reduce extreme griefing and make characters more viable in PvP at an earlier level.

Tooltip and Particle Update

Tooltips are now more detailed and provide information about their interactions, dispel tags, ranges and radius where appropriate.
Prelate, Fury, Channeler and Sentinel AoE animations have been made more minimalistic to improve FPS and visibility in large battles.

Doon (Community Manager) wrote:
This client portion should slightly improve GvG FPS and visibility, as well as make powers and effects interactions much more understandable without needing to go to the wiki as often.

Balance

Channeler's Call Lightning damage has been reduced by 20%.
Necromancer's Unholy Storm damage has been reduced by 20%.
Prelate's Saint Lorne's Ire damage has been reduced by 5%.
Health suffixes found on armor have been reduced from "20/30/40/50/60/70/80/100/125" to "5/10/15/20/30/40/50/60/75".

Doon (Community Manager) wrote:
This balance portion is put together due to the potency of high-powered casters, and the meta of burst-AEs. We hope that this slight reduction in power won't result in a pendulum swing, and that more armor suffixes may become viable as a result.