Patch 10/02/2014

Patch 10/02/2014
Statistics
Release Date (US)	2 October 2014
Build	1.0.12.6911
API Version	9
Related Links
•  Update notes
Chronology
← Previous Next → Patch 9/25/2014 Patch 10/04/2014

Launcher

• Updated the launcher EULA.

Characters

Items

• The Disabler gadget should no longer break the Stalker's Stealth. The snare from Disabler can no longer proc off of DoT's.

Item Specials

• Fixed an issue where Specials would not apply if gear was equipped while mounted.

Classes

General

• Resolved a bug where if a Player logged out with action set 3 or 4 active, when they log back in it will no longer switch player to action set 1.
• Resolved an issue that was causing spell GCD modification to behave incorrectly.
• Fixed a client crash that was happening when Players had Hold-to-Continue-Casting on, started to cast Stalker's Tether Mine, but then casted something else while the Tether Mine targeting telegraph was still visible.
• Fixed a client crash that was happening when a Stalker Player had the AMP ‘Unfair Advantage’, was stealthed, started to cast Stalker's ‘Tether Mine’, and then was damaged and knocked out of stealth.

Engineer

Abilities

• Unstable Anomaly
  • Fixed an issue that caused Heal debuff not to apply if the damage is deflected.

Esper

Abilities

• Soothe
  • Allies should now be able to see Soothe's telegraph.

Medic

Abilities

• Gamma Rays
  • The T4 bonus will now simply reduce the cast time to 0.85 seconds.

Spellslinger

General

• Charge abilities will no longer interrupt other spell casting.

Warrior

Abilities

• Relentless Strikes
  • Fixed an issue where the T8 bonus was not granting a charge for Tremor T4-8.

AMPs

• Radiate
  • This will now re-trigger after the cooldown if Players use an ability that generates Kinetic Energy while already at full Energy.

Content

Blighthaven

• Elyona the Mad will now always drop her heart (a quest-granting item) for all players who helped kill her.

Ellevar

• An antidote has been applied to the "Treacherous Territory" quest so that interacting with the 'Poisoned Spirit Walker' no longer poisons players with grief.

Adventures

Crimelords of Whitevale

• Mazzaki Swiftblade should no longer despawn during the third Sons of Ravok mission.

Raids

Genetic Archives

• Phagetech Prototypes
  • Players should no longer take massive falling damage on being sent to the Phase Realm.

Datascape

• Contemplations on Perspective
  • Hyper-Accelerated Skeledroid
    • Crush damage increased by 100%
    • Crush target count reduced to 3 (down from 4)
    • The Hyper-Accelerated Skeledroid will now end the encounter in a timelier manner upon going Berserk.
  • Base Population should now stay despawned when resuming from a save state that has fully completed sections.
  • Abstract Augmentation Algorithm
    • Quantum Processing Units should no longer persist after combat.
    • Quantum Processing Units should now always have their shields removed when Amplified.
• System Daemons
  • Disconnect now targets the highest threat player.
  • Disconnect now ignores line of sight.
• Volatility Lattice
  • If the player targeted by Mark of Enmity dies before the spell completes its task, a new target will be properly selected.
  • Wall health increased to ~550k (up from 400k) because they can be affected by player spells such as Defense Grid and Field Probes.
• Maelstrom Authority
  • Increased the damage of Maelstrom Bolt.
  • Maelstrom Bolt now affects 3 total targets down from 4.
  • Crystallized targets are now immune to Freeze effects.
  • Added a telegraph visual for Crystallize to show explosion's radius.
  • Reduced the target count of Crystallize to 5.
  • Reduced the explosion radius of Crystallize.
  • Slightly increased the stun duration of Crystallize.
  • Maelstrom Bolt's bounce damage now deals tech damage.
  • Will now start with the Shatter phase (starting this way was previously a bug, but we liked it). Lowered HP to ~52m to reflect this change.
  • Knockback from Typhoon should no longer trigger the Shatter phase.
• Gloomclaw
  • A few balance changes based upon feedback.
  • Health reduced to 48 million (down from 54.6 million).
  • Corruption Shield thresholds changed to 100%, 85%, 65%, 45%, 25%, 16%, and 0% HP.
  • For those doing the math, it means 7.68m is the new magic number.
  • Concentrated Essence
    • Pool size increased by 100%.
    • Duration increased to 10s (up from 6s)
    • Pool visual changed to increase visibility.

User Interface

• Guild Perks show their cost correctly in French and German clients again!
• Guild influence amounts are properly displayed once again.
• Updated the client EULA.