EQ2 Game Updates
12-17-2019, 10:18 PM
Update Notes Tuesday December 17, 2019 "Blood of Luclin" (http://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq2/index.php?threads/update-notes-tuesday-december-17-2019-blood-of-luclin.592050/)
Blood of Luclin
We will not wait for the shissar -- that insidious race of snake people -- to begin their invasion of Norrath! We, Norrath?s proven adventurers and artisans, will travel to the moon of Luclin to implore the moon-goddess herself to join us in stopping the shissar. If we all should fail, the shissar forces will slither across Luclin and arrive on our own doorsteps. Scouts to Luclin found the moon is not as easy to traverse as it might have once been and a great many threats await us. But nothing will stand in our way! Norrath unite!
Level Increase to 120 - Take your character to all new heights with ten new Adventure and Tradeskill levels!
Experience new Mission, Adventure, Tradeskill, and Signature quests as you explore the mysteries of Luclin and confront new and legendary lunar creatures.
Overseer Feature - Recruit and send agents to do your bidding and earn rewards!
Conquer all new Solo, Heroic, and Raid content, including new challenge modes, and contested Raid fights!
Reach for the stars with 10 levels of new Spells and Combat Abilities.
Expand your knowledge with new Achievements, Collections, and more.
WELCOME, OVERSEER!
The overseer system may be access through the main menu or via the /toggleoverseer command. To get started on your overseer journey, claim the Overseer Starting Pack from your /claim window to recieve a short Overseer tutorial quest chain, which will reward you with your initial agents and quests.
USER INTERFACE
Guild Events tab now allows filtering of events based on text.
Added option to disable bag sorting confirmation (User Interface => (Advanced) Inventory => Disable bag sorting confirmation dialog).
Added search field to Housing Leaderboard window.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Scores of new Achievements await your discovery!
Fixed an issue where shorthanded achievements were not being awarded in cases where raid members fully disconnected and rejoined.
ZONES / ZONE PROGRESSION
Doomfire, the Burning Lands [Mission]
Corrected location where players were becoming stuck in a crevasse.
TRADESKILL RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
You can now right-click on an assistant in your house that belongs to another player and choose ?Return to Owner? to send it back to them.
TRADESKILLS
Many items that were not meant to go into the harvest bag have been corrected to not go into the harvesting bag.
The Artisan's Pack Pony has been upgraded to search for new harvests!
The Obulus Frontier Garden has been updated with new harvests
QUESTS
New Lands, New Profits - Quest category is now Tradeskill.
Burglars Afoot - The corpse clues in Tenebrous Tangle have had their respawn timer shortened significantly.
A Source of Malediction - Animist Burtrus' body can now only be found when the player's quest requires one to, "Find Animist Butrus before he can reach the Stonebrunt Highlands."
ITEMS
Archivist's Cloak - Item has had it's appearance changed to something more fitting.
Councilman's Cloak of Chaos - Item has had it's appearance changed to something more fitting.
Underforged Cloth Helm - Helm is no longer sewn of invisible, hair-removing fabric.
Hefty Cord - Item name is now spelled correctly.
CD Armor Voucher: Enlightened Heartstone Glove - Item description typo corrected.
Development Kudos Reward - Item name is now spelled correctly.
Horizontal Window Frame in Tall Divider of Adamantine - The texture of this house item now matches that of the others in this set.
Cask Strength Gnomish Spirits - Texture on this house item will no longer change depending on player distance.
Crushed Clavicle - Collectible is now spelled correctly.
Circle-studded Silverlace Highboots - Armor piece is now spelled correctly.
Orange adornments will no longer function within Blood of Luclin zones.
GUILDHALLS
Renaming a GuildHall should now save correctly and reflect in housing UIs properly.
Guildhall harvester has been updated with new harvests,
ABILITIES
Casting abilities will no longer delay auto-attack
Most abilities that previously stopped increasing in tier at earlier levels will now once again increase in tier. Many of these abilities have new effects which only apply on their new version. An example of this is the Monk ability Tranquil Vision, which previously stopped upgrading at level 60.
The base damage for level 111+ abilities have been increased by a minimum of 20% before level and tier multipliers are applied.
Abilities that granted spell double attack chance have been converted to granting a smaller amount of ability double attack chance.
Most abilities that stuck the target multiple times or summoned multiple swarm pets have had that multiple strike combined into a single larger strike to reduce combat calculations on the server.
Most level 111+ abilities that could trigger on combat hit or on melee hit have been converted to triggering on hostile ability cast to reduce combat calculations on the server.
Assassin
Caltrops X will decrease combat mitigation.
Cunning Defense IX will increase the mitigation granted by their worn armor.
Deadly Focus VII will grant the the caster an ability double attack bonus.
Murderous Design V will increase the fervor of any Fighter it is applied on.
Torture X will decrease combat mitigation.
Beastlord
Quick Swipe XIII will decrease the Fervor of the target.
Vine Net XII will decrease combat mitigation.
Berserker
Berserk Rage XI will improve the base auto-attack multiplier of the caster.
Bloodlust X will increase weapon damage bonus of group members.
Controlled Rage will improve the base auto-attack multiplier of the caster.
Destructive Rage IX will increase weapon damage bonus of raid members.
Reckless Aide will increase the caster's riposte chance and riposte damage.
Wall of Rage X's cripple component will deal damage to the target encounter.
War Cry VIII will improve the base auto-attack multiplier of the caster.
Brigand
Befuddle IX will deal damage to the target.
Entangle V will decrease combat mitigation of the target encounter.
Holdup X will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Mug X will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Rob XI will decrease fervor of target.
Bruiser
Brutality X Will grant Fervor to raid members.
Divide and Conquer will decrease combat mitigation of the target encounter.
Shrug Off V will increase the caster's riposte chance and riposte damage.
Channeler
Channeler's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Marisha Kur's Blessing and will modify Marisha Kur's Blessing instead of granting a separate spell.
Shadow Bind XII will decrease combat mitigation of the targets.
Coercer
Mesmerize IX will increase the damage done to the target, this effect is only intended to last until the target is next struck, which removes the mesmerize.
Obliterated Psyche IX will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Power of Mind X will increase the melee weapon range of group members.
Pure Awe VII will increase the damage done to the target, this effect is only intended to last until the target is next struck, which removes the mesmerize.
Conjuror
Aery Hunter VII has a new appearance.
Earthen Avatar X has a new appearance.
Fiery Magician VIII has a new appearance.
Flameshield IX will trigger damage to the target when casting hostile abilities.
Defiler
Noxious Efflux VIII has been added to Defiler spellbooks
Defiler's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Noxious Efflux and will modify Noxious Efflux instead of granting a separate spell.
Abhorrent Seal VII will decrease the Fervor of the target.
Atrophy VII will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Deathward V will heal the target on application.
Harbinger X Will increase the target's crit bonus overcap.
Imprecate XI will decrease combat mitigation of the target instead of decreasing mitigation.
Tendrils of Horror IV's triggered effect will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Terror Chant X will decrease combat mitigation of the targets.
Vehemence IX will increase Potency of group members.
Dirge
Clara's Chaotic Cacophony VIII will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Daro's Sorrowful Dirge VIII will decrease potency of target encounter.
Disheartening Descant IX will decrease potency of target encounter.
Hyran's Seething Sonata IV will increase Fervor of Fighter targets.
Jael's Mysterious Mettle IX will increase physical mitigation of group members.
Riana's Relentless Tune X will increase crit bonus overcap of group members.
Songster's Luck X will increase ability modifier of group members.
Tarven's Crippling Crescendo X will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Verlien's Keen of Despair X will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Daro's Dull Blade X will decrease fervor of the target.
Fury
Master of the Hunt VIII has been added to Fury spellbooks
Fury's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Master of the Hunt and will modify Master of the Hunt instead of granting a separate spell.
Brambles X will decrease combat mitigation of the targets.
Lucidity X will increase the Fervor overcap of target.
Maddening Swarm VII will decrease combat mitigation of the target encounter.
Primal Fury IX will increase the weapon damage bonus and weapon damage bonus overcap of its target when triggered.
Guardian
Call of Shielding IX will prevent the death of a single priest in the group once every 60 minutes.
Never Surrender V will increase the caster's riposte chance and riposte damage.
Sentinel V has a chance to deal damage to the target's attacker when they are damaged.
Call to Arms X will increase the weapon damage bonus of group members.
Guardian Sphere IV Wards group members against damage until triggered.
Hunker Down X will increase the weapon damage bonus of the caster.
Inquisitor
Fanatic's Faith VIII has been added to Inquisitor spellbooks
Inquisitor's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Fanatic's Faith and will modify Fanatic's Faith instead of granting a separate spell.
Mystic
Ancestral Mettle VIII has been added to Mystic spellbooks
Mystic's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Ancestral Mettle and will modify Ancestral Mettle instead of granting a separate spell.
Necromancer
Grim Sorcerer VIII has a new appearance.
Nightshade VII has a new appearance.
Undead Knight X has a new appearance.
Scout
Evade X will increase the physical damage done to the target for a small number of hits after being applied.
Templar
Symbol of Marzin VIII has been added to Templar spellbooks
Templar's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Symbol of Marzin and will modify Symbol of Marzin instead of granting a separate spell.
Warden
Essence of the Great Bear VIII has been added to Warden spellbooks
Warden's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Essence of the Great Bear and will modify Essence of the Great Bear instead of granting a separate spell.
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Blood of Luclin
We will not wait for the shissar -- that insidious race of snake people -- to begin their invasion of Norrath! We, Norrath?s proven adventurers and artisans, will travel to the moon of Luclin to implore the moon-goddess herself to join us in stopping the shissar. If we all should fail, the shissar forces will slither across Luclin and arrive on our own doorsteps. Scouts to Luclin found the moon is not as easy to traverse as it might have once been and a great many threats await us. But nothing will stand in our way! Norrath unite!
Level Increase to 120 - Take your character to all new heights with ten new Adventure and Tradeskill levels!
Experience new Mission, Adventure, Tradeskill, and Signature quests as you explore the mysteries of Luclin and confront new and legendary lunar creatures.
Overseer Feature - Recruit and send agents to do your bidding and earn rewards!
Conquer all new Solo, Heroic, and Raid content, including new challenge modes, and contested Raid fights!
Reach for the stars with 10 levels of new Spells and Combat Abilities.
Expand your knowledge with new Achievements, Collections, and more.
WELCOME, OVERSEER!
The overseer system may be access through the main menu or via the /toggleoverseer command. To get started on your overseer journey, claim the Overseer Starting Pack from your /claim window to recieve a short Overseer tutorial quest chain, which will reward you with your initial agents and quests.
USER INTERFACE
Guild Events tab now allows filtering of events based on text.
Added option to disable bag sorting confirmation (User Interface => (Advanced) Inventory => Disable bag sorting confirmation dialog).
Added search field to Housing Leaderboard window.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Scores of new Achievements await your discovery!
Fixed an issue where shorthanded achievements were not being awarded in cases where raid members fully disconnected and rejoined.
ZONES / ZONE PROGRESSION
Doomfire, the Burning Lands [Mission]
Corrected location where players were becoming stuck in a crevasse.
TRADESKILL RESEARCH ASSISTANTS
You can now right-click on an assistant in your house that belongs to another player and choose ?Return to Owner? to send it back to them.
TRADESKILLS
Many items that were not meant to go into the harvest bag have been corrected to not go into the harvesting bag.
The Artisan's Pack Pony has been upgraded to search for new harvests!
The Obulus Frontier Garden has been updated with new harvests
QUESTS
New Lands, New Profits - Quest category is now Tradeskill.
Burglars Afoot - The corpse clues in Tenebrous Tangle have had their respawn timer shortened significantly.
A Source of Malediction - Animist Burtrus' body can now only be found when the player's quest requires one to, "Find Animist Butrus before he can reach the Stonebrunt Highlands."
ITEMS
Archivist's Cloak - Item has had it's appearance changed to something more fitting.
Councilman's Cloak of Chaos - Item has had it's appearance changed to something more fitting.
Underforged Cloth Helm - Helm is no longer sewn of invisible, hair-removing fabric.
Hefty Cord - Item name is now spelled correctly.
CD Armor Voucher: Enlightened Heartstone Glove - Item description typo corrected.
Development Kudos Reward - Item name is now spelled correctly.
Horizontal Window Frame in Tall Divider of Adamantine - The texture of this house item now matches that of the others in this set.
Cask Strength Gnomish Spirits - Texture on this house item will no longer change depending on player distance.
Crushed Clavicle - Collectible is now spelled correctly.
Circle-studded Silverlace Highboots - Armor piece is now spelled correctly.
Orange adornments will no longer function within Blood of Luclin zones.
GUILDHALLS
Renaming a GuildHall should now save correctly and reflect in housing UIs properly.
Guildhall harvester has been updated with new harvests,
ABILITIES
Casting abilities will no longer delay auto-attack
Most abilities that previously stopped increasing in tier at earlier levels will now once again increase in tier. Many of these abilities have new effects which only apply on their new version. An example of this is the Monk ability Tranquil Vision, which previously stopped upgrading at level 60.
The base damage for level 111+ abilities have been increased by a minimum of 20% before level and tier multipliers are applied.
Abilities that granted spell double attack chance have been converted to granting a smaller amount of ability double attack chance.
Most abilities that stuck the target multiple times or summoned multiple swarm pets have had that multiple strike combined into a single larger strike to reduce combat calculations on the server.
Most level 111+ abilities that could trigger on combat hit or on melee hit have been converted to triggering on hostile ability cast to reduce combat calculations on the server.
Assassin
Caltrops X will decrease combat mitigation.
Cunning Defense IX will increase the mitigation granted by their worn armor.
Deadly Focus VII will grant the the caster an ability double attack bonus.
Murderous Design V will increase the fervor of any Fighter it is applied on.
Torture X will decrease combat mitigation.
Beastlord
Quick Swipe XIII will decrease the Fervor of the target.
Vine Net XII will decrease combat mitigation.
Berserker
Berserk Rage XI will improve the base auto-attack multiplier of the caster.
Bloodlust X will increase weapon damage bonus of group members.
Controlled Rage will improve the base auto-attack multiplier of the caster.
Destructive Rage IX will increase weapon damage bonus of raid members.
Reckless Aide will increase the caster's riposte chance and riposte damage.
Wall of Rage X's cripple component will deal damage to the target encounter.
War Cry VIII will improve the base auto-attack multiplier of the caster.
Brigand
Befuddle IX will deal damage to the target.
Entangle V will decrease combat mitigation of the target encounter.
Holdup X will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Mug X will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Rob XI will decrease fervor of target.
Bruiser
Brutality X Will grant Fervor to raid members.
Divide and Conquer will decrease combat mitigation of the target encounter.
Shrug Off V will increase the caster's riposte chance and riposte damage.
Channeler
Channeler's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Marisha Kur's Blessing and will modify Marisha Kur's Blessing instead of granting a separate spell.
Shadow Bind XII will decrease combat mitigation of the targets.
Coercer
Mesmerize IX will increase the damage done to the target, this effect is only intended to last until the target is next struck, which removes the mesmerize.
Obliterated Psyche IX will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Power of Mind X will increase the melee weapon range of group members.
Pure Awe VII will increase the damage done to the target, this effect is only intended to last until the target is next struck, which removes the mesmerize.
Conjuror
Aery Hunter VII has a new appearance.
Earthen Avatar X has a new appearance.
Fiery Magician VIII has a new appearance.
Flameshield IX will trigger damage to the target when casting hostile abilities.
Defiler
Noxious Efflux VIII has been added to Defiler spellbooks
Defiler's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Noxious Efflux and will modify Noxious Efflux instead of granting a separate spell.
Abhorrent Seal VII will decrease the Fervor of the target.
Atrophy VII will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Deathward V will heal the target on application.
Harbinger X Will increase the target's crit bonus overcap.
Imprecate XI will decrease combat mitigation of the target instead of decreasing mitigation.
Tendrils of Horror IV's triggered effect will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Terror Chant X will decrease combat mitigation of the targets.
Vehemence IX will increase Potency of group members.
Dirge
Clara's Chaotic Cacophony VIII will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Daro's Sorrowful Dirge VIII will decrease potency of target encounter.
Disheartening Descant IX will decrease potency of target encounter.
Hyran's Seething Sonata IV will increase Fervor of Fighter targets.
Jael's Mysterious Mettle IX will increase physical mitigation of group members.
Riana's Relentless Tune X will increase crit bonus overcap of group members.
Songster's Luck X will increase ability modifier of group members.
Tarven's Crippling Crescendo X will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Verlien's Keen of Despair X will decrease combat mitigation of the target.
Daro's Dull Blade X will decrease fervor of the target.
Fury
Master of the Hunt VIII has been added to Fury spellbooks
Fury's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Master of the Hunt and will modify Master of the Hunt instead of granting a separate spell.
Brambles X will decrease combat mitigation of the targets.
Lucidity X will increase the Fervor overcap of target.
Maddening Swarm VII will decrease combat mitigation of the target encounter.
Primal Fury IX will increase the weapon damage bonus and weapon damage bonus overcap of its target when triggered.
Guardian
Call of Shielding IX will prevent the death of a single priest in the group once every 60 minutes.
Never Surrender V will increase the caster's riposte chance and riposte damage.
Sentinel V has a chance to deal damage to the target's attacker when they are damaged.
Call to Arms X will increase the weapon damage bonus of group members.
Guardian Sphere IV Wards group members against damage until triggered.
Hunker Down X will increase the weapon damage bonus of the caster.
Inquisitor
Fanatic's Faith VIII has been added to Inquisitor spellbooks
Inquisitor's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Fanatic's Faith and will modify Fanatic's Faith instead of granting a separate spell.
Mystic
Ancestral Mettle VIII has been added to Mystic spellbooks
Mystic's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Ancestral Mettle and will modify Ancestral Mettle instead of granting a separate spell.
Necromancer
Grim Sorcerer VIII has a new appearance.
Nightshade VII has a new appearance.
Undead Knight X has a new appearance.
Scout
Evade X will increase the physical damage done to the target for a small number of hits after being applied.
Templar
Symbol of Marzin VIII has been added to Templar spellbooks
Templar's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Symbol of Marzin and will modify Symbol of Marzin instead of granting a separate spell.
Warden
Essence of the Great Bear VIII has been added to Warden spellbooks
Warden's Class Prestige starter has been renamed to Enhance: Essence of the Great Bear and will modify Essence of the Great Bear instead of granting a separate spell.
View on EQ2players.com (http://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq2/index.php?threads/update-notes-tuesday-december-17-2019-blood-of-luclin.592050/)