The following release notes are for the Bullroarer public test server only and may not reflect the final list of changes or updates included at release.
These notes are not final and should be viewed as a work in progress and subject to change.
Due to the method of gathering information for the patch notes, there may be duplicate/similar entries or topics that are not included.
The Eyes and Guard Tavern is now open! Please note you will also not be able to advance class and race traits for Beornings at this time.
Important Note: Given the scope of this update please be aware that the build you are seeing here is a work in progress and is by no means the finished Update 16 product. There are many items that are not yet complete or added into what you are seeing. There may also be items missing from this initial list, this is not intentional and will be added as we progress.
You can use Character Copy to bring over an existing character from the Live servers.
PLEASE NOTE: The New Legendary Item Imbuement system is not yet 100% complete. We did however want players to get their hands on it and give feedback as soon as possible. Most of the work that still needs to be complete is User Interface and Cosmetic, and there still may some functionality that will be adjusted or changed based on feedback.
Imbued legendary items
- Based on feedback, we are making the following changes:
- Increasing the maximum amount of DPS/HPS legacy tiers to 25, up from 20. This includes other primary legacies like Champion incoming healing, Loremaster tactical damage rating, etc.
- Lowering the number of unlockable tiers on all class legacies to 10, down from 15. This means class legacies will have 35 maximum tiers available in u16, down from 40.
- The level bar for Imbued LI should now show IXP progress towards next time when one of the legacies will tier up.
- You can no longer reforge Imbued LI.
- Minstrel - Rally cooldown legacy should now properly reduce the cooldown of Rally!
- Fixed an issue where Hunters Merciful Shot Critical Multiplier was increasing Merciful Shots Cooldown instead of decreasing it.
- Resolved issue where Champions Fear Nothing incoming healing was vanishing at max rank.
- Resolved issue where Champions battle frenzy Physical mastery legacy was too small. This should properly give the intended rating.
Epic Story
- Fixes to Bandron's Waggon and Nethadan in Lossarnach
- Rewards for Epic Book 3, 'Voices of the Past' have been hooked up.
Osgiliath Instances
- Instance Finder has been updated to have buttons to look for groups for Osgiliath.
- Osgiliath Instances should now be hooked up with the Osgiliath map
- The Ashes and Stars quest should now advance when you play through the instances
- Sunken Labyrinth
- Muzgásh has relearned some of his abilities and should be more challenging on tier 1 and tier 2
- The tier 2 challenge quest has new requirements
Ruined City
- Boss reset mechanics are now in for Jukotor,Thrug, and Lumithil (Lumithil's has some more refinement coming to it in the future)
- Thrug now has some regen on him to counteract the effects of orc-on-troll violence
- Jukotor's Fell Feint is now about half as deadly
- Fixed an issue where Jukotor's adds get stuck in tents
- Now you can't leap into Jukotor's camp from an illicit pack window
- When Lumithil dies, the wraith illusion he projects dies too
Dome of Stars
- You can now face all three bosses, although the final two fights are still being balanced.
Lossarnach
- Madness of Vanyalos has been considerably shortened and streamlined
- Vanyalos is now a better pacifist and doesn't get stuck due to combat
MISC.
- The "Revive Tomes" link from the "Enhance" panel in the Character Panel has been replaced with a "Virtues" link.
- Helgrod Quest - "Raid: Storvagun the Traitor" now has a class-specific weapon available for Beornings.
- Set Several challenge gear items and weapons to Bind on Acquire
- Beorning - The Forest Bounder's set now has stat bonuses.
- Mounted Combat - Skills - Favour of the Mearas no longer requires Power to use
- Based on feedback, we are making the following changes:
- Increasing the maximum amount of DPS/HPS legacy tiers to 25, up from 20. This includes other primary legacies like Champion incoming healing, Loremaster tactical damage rating, etc.
- Lowering the number of unlockable tiers on all class legacies to 10, down from 15. This means class legacies will have 35 maximum tiers available in u16, down from 40.
- The level bar for Imbued LI should now show IXP progress towards next time when one of the legacies will tier up.
- You can no longer reforge Imbued LI.
- Minstrel - Rally cooldown legacy should now properly reduce the cooldown of Rally!
Eyes & Guard Tavern
- Stars of Merit, Gift-Giver’s Brands, and East Gondor Silver Pieces can all be acquired from Rock via daily quests in the Eyes and Guard tavern basement.
Known Issue:
- The Ruined City instance will be closed for repairs during this Bullroarer round of testing.