Vanguard Build 1792 Patch Notes 3/26/2007 – TEST SERVER

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Vanguard Build 1792 Patch Notes 3/26/2007 – TEST SERVER

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GAMEPLAY NOTES
- Fix for DoTs not working in PvP

ADVENTURING NOTES
- Blood Mage – Conduct, the Conducive Symbiote granted ability no longer requires a symbiote to use.
- Blood Mage – Plated Symbiote now states how much damage it will return when you are attacked.
- Blood Mage – Conducive Symbiote and Quickening Symbiote can only be cast on a single target one time every 5 minutes.
- Blood Mage – Blood Feast is now a toggled ability. It has also been changed to work as an aura. This makes it go away when you die and work for multiple BMGs in one group.
- Blood Mage – Symbiotes are now soulbound
- Blood Mage – All symbiotes now state that there can only be one on a target at a time.
- Dread Knight – Fell Aura (dreadful countenance rank 3) no longer pulses on and off while it is applied
- Dread Knight – Dread Tide (dreadful countenance rank 5) now applies itself to the opponent as intended.
- Dread Knight – Slay now deals damage, roots your opponent, is usable at 20% target health, costs 30 endurance and crits 50% of the time instead of directly killing your opponent. Also has a 20 second refresh.
- Dread Knight – Slay now opens chains when it crits.
- Necromancer - Necromancer abomination no longer requires that all the grafts be reequipped after relogging. Additionally, if you log out with your minion still summoned, you will no longer have to recast it when you log back in.
- Ranger – Form of Precision no longer jumps to level 4 when you are supposed to be at level 3.
- Ranger – Moved Intercept I to level 12 and Speed of the Wolf to level 12
- Warrior – Shield Wall now increases block chance by 80% for 15 seconds and has a 10 minute refresh timer.

CRAFTING NOTES
- Kojani ship and house quests now require Kojani faction.
- A very high level quest concerning crafting catalysts has been added in Ahgram.
- Fixed description of second tier furnace failure as it had the description of a different attached to it.
- Adjusted the stats on cloaks with Melee Evasion.
- Diplomacy deconstruction quests have been added. They are available to tailors and weaponsmiths.
- Fisher’s Pen no longer gives a double-dose of Thestran Watch faction for a successful work order hand in. You should only get 10 Thestran Watch faction now.

DIPLOMACY NOTES
- Tursh Academics now give appropriate rewards for Incite parleys.
- Thestra tier 3 Diplomacy waist items now correctly equip to the waist slot and are no longer masquerading as shoulder items.
- Thestra tier 3 Diplomacy ring items now correctly display ring icons.
- Tier 3 shoulder items are now available on Plots informants. Trade in your tier 3 rumor and evidence of plots to receive them.
- All Tier 3 Ring items now offer at least 2 different types of Presence. Items that offered 2 Presence types now offer 4. Items that offered 3 Presence types now offer 4. Some values have been adjusted upward as well.
- Diplomats with 1000 Prestige faction in one of the nine major cities on Telon can now trade in this faction for a unique title. Seek out the various rulers/administrators of the nine cities (King Mithdor, King Baran, Warden Iona, Magistrate Jadedragon, etc.) and speak with them to earn this title.
- A mysterious Prestige Altar has appeared on all three continents. Those who carry titles of great prestige can approach them, hoping for even greater title of honor and a gift of experience.
- Tier 2 Horse Quest available for diplomats on Qalia of at least 200 skill. See Haftan the Black in the main square of Ahgram. You must have completed the Tier 1 Horse Quest and have a young courier horse on your person to accept the quest. Haftan will supply one at no cost if you don’t have one. Side quests along the way will provide opportunities to acquire tack, horseshoes, and courier saddlebags as well.
- Tier 2 Horse Quest available for diplomats on Thestra of at least 200 skill. See Svena Remniol in the court of King Targonor in New Targonor. You must have completed the Tier 1 Horse Quest and have a young courier horse on your person to accept the quest. Svena will supply one at no cost if you don’t have one. Side quests along the way will provide opportunities to acquire tack, horseshoes, and courier saddlebags as well.
- Tier 2 Horse Quest available for diplomats on Kojan of at least 200 skill. See Poet Kan Ya in Tanvu to begin the quest. You must have completed the Tier 1 Horse Quest and have a young courier horse on your person to accept the quest. Kan Ya will supply one at no cost if you don’t have one. Side quests along the way will provide opportunities to acquire tack, horseshoes, and courier saddlebags as well.
- “It’s My Party” is now available in the Black Orchid Forum with Duchess Perthia Hilthorn for diplomats of at least 326 skill who have 250 or more faction with House Hilthorn.

WORLD POPULATION NOTES
- Beranid Downs - Overland population in the Beranid Hills, Fields of Despair and Plains of Anguish has been thinned out.
- Celestine Ward - The rare candle drop rate from NPCs deep within Vol Tuniel and Thelaseen has been increased.
- Jathred’s Twist – The back of Vault of the Hidden has received a named NPC and itemization pass.
- Nusibe Necropolis – The Cleric/Paladin quests, Blessings of Vol Anari, have been fixed. NOTE: Players currently on the quest will need to abandon the quest. Also, players will need to delete the Mysterious Crystal and/or Crystal of Holy Blessings, and obtain a new one by re-entering the dungeon from the entrance.
- Nusibe Necropolis – Esprit Sparkles has been revamped. NOTE: Any Shaman currently on this quest will have to abandon it and start it again from the Dire Spirit.
- Nusibe Necropolis – Necromancers should keep an eye out for a quest-starting orb.
- Nusibe Necropolis – The Wrath and Spirit of Nusibe will now show face again, whereas before they never spawned.
- Nusibe Necropolis – Caress of the Dead no longer hits Clerics and Paladins. No really. This time it’s true!
- Nusibe Necropolis – The Sentinel of Nusibe will no longer assist other minions in the area.
- Quest – The Purification of Graystone – A two-handed maul option has been added to the rewards for this quest.
- Quest – The Purification of Graystone - Players who have selected the one-handed mace, the two-handed axe, or the martial staff will be able to permanently trade in their selections for the two-handed maul.
- Quest – Penetrating The Core – The components will no longer drop if you have the dagger made.
- River Valley - Flowers in the river valley can now be looted without the item requirement. Drop rates and spawn rates have also been increased.
- Thelaseen – Ancient elven chests now have a chance to drop candles in place of a chance to drop armor pieces.

GUI NOTES
- Crafting steps will now show a progress bar for each individual action family below it so that you may more easily gauge individual progress and the effects of complications.
- Crafting action families will no longer sometimes stop refreshing or not appear as disabled correctly when they are complete.


~The Vanguard Team