Patch 18

Patch 18, December 2006 Content Patch, was added to live servers on December 20th, 2006.

Changelog

Added Mana Recovery and Alacrity to the Greater Concoction Potion
Equipment with a buff on it will no longer show the buff when it expires
Buffed Equipment will now show countdown timers
A 'Remove Friend' option has been added to the Friend List Interface
Made various improvements to the performance of the chat system
Groups are now automatically created upon inviting someone instead of having to create the group first and then inviting another player to it
Mouse-overs now work on the Hotbar
Fixed an issue with the World Map Options causing the client to crash
Increased Ithriana's Min and Max damage as well as her attack rating

All items crafted by Hirelings have been reduced to have a 10 minute creation process with the exception of Bane Scrolls which will remain the same
Only Buildings of War can now be dropped during an active Bane
Defenders can now place more Buildings of War
A city must now have a Rank 6 Tree of Life to have the maximum amount of Siege Spires
Reduced the Maintenance Costs of Bulwarks to 64,000 gold

The Half Giant Stun Immunity will no longer overwrite the Barbarian Rage Stun Immunity

Healers now receive a new Power at Level 2 called Contagion; it inflicts Disease Damage Over Time and only works against Mobiles

The Secondary Effects of the Warlock Powers Dull the Mind and Dull the Body are now flagged as Debuffs

Previous Patch: Patch 17

Next Patch: Patch 19