Patch info

[Vailex Darkfury]

Patch info

Update Notes: 5/10/04


** Many client crashes that we've had sent in from users over the past two

weeks have been addressed. Keep sending in the error reports!**



City Zones:

* Unresponsive villains in the Sewer Network and Abandoned Sewer Network

should be ready to go!

* Removed lost and wandering NPCs from "The Hive."



Anti-griefing:



* A hero will now get defeat task credit for any villain defeat where his

team did at least 25% of the damage to the villain and they are within 200

ft of the villain when the villain is defeated. This is to minimize the

potential impact that "kill stealing" may have on the completion of defeat

tasks.



Powers:

* Empathy/Resurrect can no longer take Heal Enhancements - It doesn't need them since it heals for 100% anyway, so these were wasted).

* Fixed the Endurance cost of Hack and Slash (for both Katana and

Broadsword). END costs were reversed.

* Increased the recharge time of Hasten and Accelerate Metabolism.

* Updated Fly description Text (power has not changed).

* Set all Scrapper and Tanker Dull Pain powers (and Earths Embrace) to cost 15 Endurance.

* Slightly increased Combustion Damage.

* Volume adjustment made to address complaint about Combat Jump SFX.

* Volume adjustment made to address complaints about targeting drone.

* Arctic Air can now be used with stealth powers.

* Increased Endurance cost of Telekinesis.

* Fixed Seismic Smash. Previously the power did not scale with the player's level.

* Telekinesis will no longer work on bosses, arch villains or giant monsters.

* Increased Endurance cost of Force bubble.

* Super Speed no longer buffs defense and debuffs ACC.

* Added Confusion to Controller/Ice Control/Arctic Air: "While

this power is active, you are surrounded in a fog of Arctic Air that

dramatically slows the attack and movement speed of nearby foes. The

chill of Arctic Air is so bitter that most foes are forced to flee,

albeit very slowly, from the immediate area. Those that do not flee from

the cold may attack their own allies, as the fog from the Arctic Air is

thick and can cause much confusion."

* Controller/Fire Control/Fire Imps: Reduced number if Fire Imps that are

summoned by 1 (it is now 2-5).

* Changed Gravity Control/Fold Space to Singularity (and moved

it to the end as the last power in the set): "You can create a very

powerful Gravitational Singularity. The Singularity will engage your

foes, assaulting them with various gravity powers. Any foes that attempt

to approach the Singularity will be violently hurls away. The

Singularity cannot be healed, but is highly resistant to all forms of

damage and nearly impervious to Controlling type powers."

* Increased Duration on Mesmerize, Mass Hypnotize and Salt Crystals.

* Increased Accuracy (more affected targets in the AoE) for Mass

Hypnotize and Salt Crystals.

* Dark Miasma/Darkest Night now also debuffs the target's Accuracy.

* Increased movement speed of Storm Summoning/Tornado.

* Decreased Recharge Time and Duration of Earth Control/Animate

Stone (to compensate for its slow movement).

* Update text on Earth Control to reflect its Debuff to Defense abilities.

* Fix Short Help (Tool Tips) for Blaster/Devices.

* Ice Armor/Wet Ice now takes Res Damage Enhancements.

* Increased Accuracy of Auto Turret.

[Kwonryu DragonFist]

Transfusion and Siphon Power broke in that patch!

[Drolgin Steingrinder]

Reuse time on AM was increased by a huuuuuuuge amount. I'm guessing I'll need 4 or 5 DO's in it to see any decent use, since it doesn't last all that long as it is. Suck.

[masteen]

They're rolling this bitch back like Wal-Mart.

[Drem]

Yeah, this is pretty much a nerf patch. Only nice thing is they reduced the annoying sound effects for combat jumping and targeting drone. I kinda wish I had taken more advantage of super speed. I was killing groups of 8-10 mobs that were 4-6 levels higher than me in less than 5 mins without getting less than half hp and always full end.

[Hesten]

Targetting drone sound is gone?

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Akanae]

"* Increased the recharge time of Hasten and Accelerate Metabolism. "

Bah they have it backwards the reuse time on AM needed to be decreased!

[Deward]

Grrr I just got AM too. I wouldn't have bothered had I known.