Test Center Patch Notes - 3/16/2007

submitted by lifebane on Mar 16th, 2007

REMINDER
- Adventuring Sphere experience has been doubled on the test server. This is permanent.
- Crafting Sphere experience will be tripled through this weekend (ending Monday) on the test server.

ADVENTURING NOTES
- Blood Mage – Mortal Calling is now out of combat only
- Disciple – Astral Walk is now out of combat only.
- Monk - Iron Hand has had a significant damage increase.
- Monk - Secret of Flames has had a significant damage increase and the chance to land a bonus fire DoT has been increased.
- Monk - Secret of Ice has had its chance to freeze increased and the freeze duration increased.  This freeze prevents the target from moving or attacking and does not break on hit.
- Monk – Storm Stride will no longer attack your opponent from a distance when used outside of combat. It will actually transport you.
- Necromancer – Claw of Devastation II no longer heals.
- Paladin – Wrath of Vol Anari can now be performed.
- Paladin – Aegis Strike has been added to trainers at level 6
- Paladin - Shield of Chastening has been added to trainers at level 42
- Paladin – Shield of Rebuke has been added to trainers as level 34
- Paladin – Shield of Resolve has been added to trainers at level 38
- Paladin – Shield of Solace has been added to trainers at level 44
- Paladin – Succor has been added to trainers at level 50
- Rogue – Dramatically increased damage on Water of Life, Scarlet Flame and Azure Flame poisons.

CRAFTING NOTES
- Gratosha now doesn’t give Martok outfitters and artisans duplicate improved tools.
- Workman’s Shirt of Problem Solving now has a graphic.
- Ahgram crafting faction advanced work orders have their rewards updated.
- Some advanced work orders were not showing up to players when they should have been. This has been fixed.
- Harvesting - Some crafted harvesting helms have had their stats adjusted.

DIPLOMACY NOTES
- Now that Thannis Heartsworn will successfully give out “Playing Matchmaker,” Samantha Rusten will correctly give out “Local Maidens” (the second in the “Moonstruck Fool” quest line) so that you can actually make it to “Playing Matchmaker.”

WORLD POPULATION NOTES
- Bordinar’s Cleft - A select number of Gwartak Griffonhunters will no longer instantly respawn.
- Khal – Guards will now give you the proper directions to the artificer instructor.
- Nusibe Necropolis - City of the Dead has received a population and itemization pass. This dungeon is designed for small to full size groups of players levels 45 and above.  
- Pantheon of the Ancients - Tashini no longer casts AOE spells on the escorting party.
- Pantheon of the Ancients - Major overhaul of the final encounter to ensure it performs more reliably.
- Pantheon of the Ancients - The Avatars of Mara and Caia now have an immunity set on par with the boss mob encounters in Vanguard.
- Pantheon of the Ancients - Minions of the Reaper will now despawn after the Avatar of Caia receives enough damage to awaken her sister.
- Pantheon of the Ancients - Lowered the damage output of the Minions of the Reaper as well as an amount of their hitpoints.
- Pantheon of the Ancients - The Avatars of Mara and Caia no longer leave a corpse.
- Pantheon of the Ancients - The Avatar of Caia no longer becomes small after corporealizing.
- Pantheon of the Ancients – The final test, the Trial of Death, within the Pantheon of the Ancients has received an overhaul and should be completeable once again!
- Sea Watch Coast - A dozen more solo quests have been added to Strandan City in Sea Watch Coast (level 34+)

Items:
- Fixed a proc display issue with the Fae Hewn Crossbow. It should now report doing damage instead of healing the NPC (it was never actually healing the target).
- Azzuri’s armor set has had its stats tweaked
- Celestine Ward – The druid quest armor has had its +healing focus changed to +nuke focus. In addition, the armor now gives slightly more wisdom and slightly less vitality and intelligence.

~The Vanguard Team