Patch Notes - Issue 28: Legacy, Page 2
What's New in Issue 28, Page 2?
Marquee Features
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The Kallisti Wharf Zone Comes To Life!
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Five (5) Brand New Kallisti Wharf Story Arcs + Repeatable Missions!
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New Enemy Group: Blackwing Industries
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New Control Powerset: Pyrotechnic Control
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New Armor Powerset: Psionic Armor
Powers & Gameplay Adjustments
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New Control Mechanic: Deep Sleep
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Controller & Tanker Inherent Changes
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Armor Powerset Balancing Pass
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Balance Tweaks & Fixes
Various Adjustments, Improvements & Fixes
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New Costume Parts (60+), Aether Rewards, Vanity Pets and more!
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Over twenty (21) new Badges!
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Many bug fixes!
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...and much, much more!
CURRENT KNOWN ISSUES
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Psionic Armor > Consume Psyche / Devour Psyche
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Psionic Armor > Memento Mori
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Psionic Armor > Aura of Insanity
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Dark Armor >Soul Transfer
Marquee Features
Kallisti Wharf Zone Comes To Life!
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Kallisti Wharf has been given a substantial amount of work to bring the zone to life/parity with other city zones!
At last! Kallisti Wharf is a fully realized zone!
Zone Improvements
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As stated on the tram/submarine destination, Kallisti Wharf is a Level 40-50 co-op zone.
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Kallisti Wharf now has eight standard exploration badges and an accolade, same as other zones.
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New Tour Guides are available to help people locate all the new badges!
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Many areas of the zone were given expansive polish passes and detail work.
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All neighborhoods given music. No more silence!
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The zone is using a mix of new Homecoming-original compositions, a few previously unused tracks, and a couple of favorite older classics!
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Numerous extra Day Job locations added to the zone:
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Blackwing Headquarters: Law Enforcer / Dirty Cop
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Crey Towers: Crey Employee / Crey Test Subject
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Wentworths: Day Trader / Marketeer
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Vanguard Outpost: Vanguard Recruit
Enemies Encountered
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Added ambient atmospheric/combat spawns to the entirety of the zone.
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The following are the main enemy groups found in Kallisti Wharf:
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Blackwing Industries [NEW]
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Freaklok
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Crey
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Freakshow
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Warriors
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Skulls
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The Awakened
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Unified People's Army (UPA)
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Wyvern
Watch out, the Freaklok are out in force!
Giant Monster Event
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New Giant Monster spawn, the P.E.A.C.E. Keeper, has been added to the zone. They are spawned manually by defeating 200 points worth of Blackwing Industries enemies in the zone. Minions = 1 point; Lieutenant = 2 points; Boss = 3 points; Elite Boss = 4 points.
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The P.E.A.C.E. Keeper will spawn in One Statesman Plaza and fly a patrol around the outside of the tower in the center of the zone; If not engaged in fighting, they should default back to patrolling the tower.
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Only one P.E.A.C.E. Keeper can be spawned at any moment.
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Drops six (6) Reward Merits, two (2) Monstrous Aether on defeat, and a low chance (10%) for Pet: Mini P.E.A.C.E. Keeper invention recipe.
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This recipe can be freely traded like other Giant Monster vanity pet recipes, and also drops from the randomized pet recipe pool found on the Benevolabs vendors located inside Vault Reserve locations.
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P.E.A.C.E. Keeper's dropped rewards are on an 18-hour cooldown per character.
Blackwing Industries is dedicated to ensuring the safety and security of Kallisti Wharf!
New Story Arc
Mergers and Acquisitions - Dap-Dap the Deal-Maka (Level 40-50)
“Once ‘Down with the street’, Dap-Dap the Deal-Maka’ has exhausted his fifteen minutes of fame for being quotable in the replays of his arrest video where he got pinched for a weapons deal with Nemesis. Since leaving the spotlight, he’s found new purpose selling his services to the Freaklok in a bid to help establish them.
In this madcap escapade that resembles kayfabe more than negotiation, Dap-Dap will direct you to interface with nearly every faction in the Wharf as the Freaklok establish legitimacy and a foothold in the Old Slough.”
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CONTACT: Dap-Dap the Deal-Maka
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LOCATION: Kallisti Wharf /thumbtack 1578 47 4995
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ALIGNMENT / LEVEL: Villain, Level 40-50
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OUROBOROS / ARC: 28.02
Cutting Back Old Growth - Erin West (Level 40-50)
“'Crey CARES!' That's the tagline of Crey's newest PR campaign, engineered by their rising marketing star, Erin West. Now she's got a new plan... hire a 'rogue with a heart of gold' to lead Alpha Team, the premiere subteam of the Altruist Division, Crey's new supergroup of unmasked Paragon Protectors known as the 'Real-ID Protectors'. And you are just the rogue to play the role, regardless of the actual makeup of your heart."
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LOCATION: Kallisti Wharf /thumbtack 7213 55 2649
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ALIGNMENT / LEVEL: Rogue, Level 40-50
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OUROBOROS / ARC: 28.03
The Sunlight and the Spotlight - Robert Kogan (Level 40-50)
“Crey's new super group, Altruist Division, has been gaining fame for their fight against crime in Kallisti Wharf. Though not everyone buys Crey's intentions, the heroes themselves seem forthright. When they beat you to investigating a tip about the Skulls and Family, Robert Kogan, an investigative reporter for a progressive, independent newspaper, introduces himself. He also doesn't believe Altruist Division is all they claim to be and wants your help in finding concrete proof... Or, if nothing else, causing the public to question their existence."
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CONTACT: Robert Kogan (The contact requires completing the tip mission "Skulls vs Family" first.)
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LOCATION: Kallisti Wharf /thumbtack 1789 57 3436
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ALIGNMENT / LEVEL: Vigilante, Level 40-50
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OUROBOROS / ARC: 28.04
Know Thy Enemy - Alexander the Great (Level 40-50)
“Alexander the Great asks you to engage in strategic strikes against Warrior outposts and supply routes, to get to the bottom of their current operations in Kallisti Wharf. He suspects that something is terribly wrong with the upper ranks of the Warriors, but he can’t prove anything.”
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CONTACT: Alexander the Great
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LOCATION: Kallisti Wharf /thumbtack 2147.2 11.9 -423.5
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ALIGNMENT / LEVEL: Hero, Level 40-50
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OUROBOROS / ARC: 28.05
Hunting the Hunters - Adelard Ziegler (Level 40-50)
“Adelard Ziegler has contacted you to work on his behalf as the acting force behind his investigation into the Council. The Council’s Void Hunter division has been a subject of much controversy and rumor, and now have suddenly withdrawn from active duty. On top of that, the black market sales of their Void Rifles to other factions seem to be drying up or delivering ‘Dead on Arrival’.
Players will aid Adelard is determining what has happened to the most dangerous and notorious cadre within the Council to see if they are retiring, mutinying, or worse…”
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LOCATION: Kallisti Wharf /thumbtack 6072 65 1304
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ALIGNMENT / LEVEL: Hero, Level 40-50
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OUROBOROS / ARC: 28.06
Kallisti Wharf Repeatable Missions - Levels 40-50
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Players can take repeatable tasks from either of Kallisti Wharf's two mission brokers, depending on alignment:
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CONTACT: Blackwing Liason (Hero) or Broker Chip (Villain)
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LOCATION: Kallisti Wharf /thumbtack 5816 46 2511 or /thumbtack 1829 43 2458
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ALIGNMENT / LEVEL: Any, Level 40-50
New Enemy Group: Blackwing Industries
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Now available in Architect Entertainment!
These men & women ensure that the Kallisti Wharf citizenry remain protected from super threats!
Who Are They?
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Blackwing Industries is a private military company that has been contracted by Emil Christie to replace the Paragon Police in protecting Kallisti Wharf. The branch of their company that is responsible for this task is known as: P.E.A.C.E. (Police Emergency Action & Crisis Engagement).
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They've been specially-trained and armed with cutting-edge technology to excel in suppressing meta human threats! These men & women are dedicated to maintaining peace and order in the zone that is their jurisdiction.
What Can They Do?
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Most Blackwing Industries personnel are decked out in the group's trademarked Excelsion armor, nano-carbon kinetic dampening interlocking hex plates. This armor gives them resistance to conventional weaponry, but also leaves them vulnerable to Toxic!
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Most of the group gets access to more attacks when below 75% HP!
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The group deals a variety of damage types, however the most notable are:
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Range: Cold/Toxic (major), Fire/Psionic (minor)
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Melee: Smashing/Energy (major), Lethal/Fire/Toxic (minor)
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AoE: Fire/Psionic (major), Cold (minor)
The following Blackwing Industries critters are noteworthy threats for their powers and behaviors! (Spoilers for those who wish to fight them blind!) This is only a partial list, detailing some parts of the enemy group's roster:
P.E.A.C.E. Medic (Lieutenant)
Armed in red/white with warp packs, these teleporting medics keep Blackwing personnel healthy. Prone to dropping Triage Beacons and zipping away, they try to avoid direct combat while also keeping their allies supported.
Best to target them early!
Target the white & red or you might end up black & blue!
P.E.A.C.E. Phantom (Lieutenant)
Armed in purple with impervium katanas, these operatives can see through stealth with specular implants in their eyes.
Watch out, they will utilize a particularly dangerous Assassin's Strike combo when cornered!
You may not see them, but they can definitely see you!
P.E.A.C.E. Ballistier (Boss)
Boasting a pair of rocket boots and jet wings, these airborne agents will rain down a variety of grenades, creating damage and debuff patches players will have to avoid.
Counters melee threats with thruster-boosted kicks!
Really putting the 'wing' in Blackwing!
P.E.A.C.E. Commander (Boss)
These armored tanks boast distinctive rounded shoulder pads and are fully decked out head-to-toe in Excelsion body armor. They utilize the only weaponized application of the Excelsion system, compressing kinetic energy into an array of deadly blows.
Commander's lead the charge and will zip into the fray with a Burst of Speed!
These guys are straight-up fighters, tough with no tricks!
P.E.A.C.E. Coordinator (Boss)
The most enigmatic operatives amongst Blackwing's ranks, the Coordinators are bionic psychics who link P.E.A.C.E. squads together mentally, granting them shared senses mentally, creating their second-to-none coordination on the field.
These support units will prefer to stay in the back lines and buff their team. When engaged, they can direct nearby Blackwing personnel to target a specific player!
Mentally-linked Blackwing agents? Dangerous! Take these guys out quick!
P.E.A.C.E. Neutralizer (Elite Boss)
These Elite Bosses are without a doubt, the most dangerous of Blackwing Industries' P.E.A.C.E. units. The Neutralizer carries back-mounted heavy weapons and suppressive cannons that are designed to (You guessed it!) neutralize superhuman targets.
Fortunately, due to prohibitive costs, these operatives are not widespread in deployment.
If Blackwing is sending these guys into the field, you've been deemed a top level threat!
P.E.A.C.E. Keeper (???)
There are rumors that Blackwing Industries has an even more impressive mobile weapon platform, but details on it have been scarce. If the group feels like they're losing their control over Kallisti Wharf, they might be forced to deploy their secret weapon!
New Powerset: Pyrotechnic Control (Controllers, Dominators)
You have the ability to incapacitate enemies with creative and dazzling fireworks-like displays that incorporate elements of light, fire, energy, and sound. Many powers have a chance to Blast Off targets, flinging them into the air and reducing their damage resistance with a vibrant explosion.
Sparkling Cage
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Ranged, Moderate DoT(Fire, Energy), Foe Immobilize, Chance for Blast Off
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Immobilizes your target in a ring of pyrotechnic energy, dealing Fire and Energy damage over time. More resilient foes may require multiple Sparkling Cages to Immobilize.
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This power has a chance of Blasting Off targets into the air.
Dazzle
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Ranged, Moderate DMG (Fire, Energy), Foe Hold, Chance for Blast Off
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Incapacitates a distant foe with a brilliant explosion of pyrotechnic energy. The target is left helpless for the duration.
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This power has a chance of Blasting Off targets into the air.
Sparkling Chain
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Ranged (Chain), Minor DoT(Fire, Energy), Foe Immobilize, Chance for Blast Off
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Immobilizes a group of foes one by one in a chain formation, dealing Fire and Energy damage over time to each enemy in the chain. More resilient foes may require multiple casts to Immobilize. Sparkling Chain is slower and less damaging than Sparkling Cage, but can capture multiple targets.
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This power has a chance of Blasting Off targets into the air. This chance is greater on the initial target of Sparking Chain.
Glittering Column
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You summon a column of brilliant, glittering energy that is sure to capture foes' attention. The column will reduce the ToHit of any foe within a short range, while also Taunting them, forcing them to direct their attacks in its direction.
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When the Glittering Column expires, it explodes, Blasting Off nearby enemies into the air.
Hypnotizing Lights
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Ranged (Cone), Foe Sleep, Foe Confuse (Within 20ft), Moderate DoT (Psionic)
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You conjure a whirl of lights with differing effects depending on the distance from which it is viewed. Most all targets within the area will be placed into a sleep like trance. Up to five enemies within 20 feet of the display are Confused and receive Psionic damage over time.
Brilliant Barrage
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Ranged (AoE), Foe Stun, Foe Terrorize, Minor DMG (Fire, Energy)
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With a single gesture, you conjure pyrotechnic missiles to assault two locations at once. Enemies near the target you have selected will be bombared with miniature missiles and Stunned. Meanwhile, enemies near the location of have selected on the ground will be hit by shrill noisemaking rocket and become Terrified.
Incendiary Aura
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Toggle: PBAoE, Chance for Blast Off. -ToHit, -Defense
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You create an aura of pyrotechnic energy around yourself that has combustible properties. Enemies within range of the power have a persistent chance of Blasting Off into the air, as well as suffer from reduced ToHit and Defense.
Explosive Bouquet
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Ranged (AoE), Foe Hold, Blast Off
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You create an explosion of light and sound in a flower formation. Foes inside the blast radius will be Held and Blasted Off into the air.
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Every foe you hit will increase its recharge by 14.5 seconds, up to a maximum of 240 seconds. If no foe is hit, the power will recharge in 8 seconds.
Catherine Wheel
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Summon Catherine Wheel: Ranged DMG (Fire, Energy), Special
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You can craft a wheel of pure pyrotechnic energy to assist you in battle. The Catherine Wheel employs a variety of pyrotechnic powers to damage and distract enemies. If an enemy becomes affected by the Blast Off effect from one of your powers, the Catherine Wheel may Intercept the enemy with an attack, dealing additional damage.
New Powerset: Psionic Armor (Brutes, Scrappers, Sentinels, Stalkers, Tankers)
You use your psionic powers to shield yourself reducing incoming damage, as well as steal your foes own psyche and use it against them, be it by empowering your own regenerative powers, weakening their defenses or completely subduing their will!
Psychic Wall:
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Toggle: Self +Res(Smash, Lethal, Psionic)
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You focus to create a psychic wall that dampens the smashing, lethal and psionic damage.
Psionic Shield
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Toggle: Self +Res(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Toxic, End Drain)
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This power generates a psionic shield that dampens most energy and elemental damage types while also reducing the effect of endurance drain effects.
Impenetrable Mind
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Toggle: Self Res (Psionics, Disorient, Hold, Immobilize, Sleep, Fear, Confuse, Knockback)
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When you toggle on this power, it grants protection from Sleep, Disorient, Fear, Immobilize, Confusions, Knockback and Hold effects. Impenetrable Mind also grants moderate resistance to Psionic based attacks.
Consume Psyche
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PBAoE Foe -Regen, -Recovery; Self +Regen, +Recovery
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Only available to Tankers and Brutes
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You Consume the Psyche of nearby foes, thus weakening their Hit Point Regeneration and Endurance Recovery and boosting your own. Although this power has a low recharge, each affected foe will increase its recharge by 5.5 seconds for a maximum total of 60 seconds.
Devour Psyche
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Cone Foe -Regen, -Heal, -Recovery; Self +Regen, +Recovery
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Only available to Scrappers, Sentinels and Stalkers
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You Devour the Psyche of foes in front of you, weakening their Hit Point Regeneration and Endurance Recovery and boosting your own. Although this power has a low recharge, each affected foe will increase its recharge by 5.5 seconds for a maximum total of 60 seconds.
Precognition
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Auto: Self Def(Melee, Ranged, AoE, Psionic)
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Precognition allows you to read your enemies' minds, letting you see their attacks before they happen. This power is always on and costs no Endurance.
Psychokinetic Barrier
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Self, +Absorb, +MaxHP, +Res(-Regeneration, -Recovery, -Recharge, -Endurance)
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You can erect a temporary wall of crystalized psionic energy that will absorb a large amount of damage before breaking off. Psychokinetic Barrier will grant a moderate amount of absorption and reduce the effect debuffs have on you.
Impose Presence
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Toggle: Self +DEF(Melee, Ranged), +To Hit, Foe -Recharge
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Only available to Tankers and Brutes
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Impose Presence your presence on nearby enemies, slowing their attack rate down and increasing your defense and chance to hit
Mask Presence
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Toggle: Self Stealth, +DEF(Melee, Ranged)
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Only Available to Scrappers and Sentinels
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Mask Presence makes you almost impossible to detect. When you attack or are damaged while using this power, you will be discovered. Even if discovered, you are hard to see and retain some bonus to Defense. While stealthed, the strength of your next attack will be more powerful; however, you can only attempt this after spending 8 seconds without attacking.
Aura of Insanity
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Toggle: PBAoE, Foe Confuse, Disorient, Sleep, Hold, Fear, DoT(Psionic), +Special
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You emit a powerful psychic aura that causes the minds of those around you to become weak and distracted. Foes may be stunned, held, terrified or even confused in your presence, in addition to suffering a debuff derived from the applied control effect. Those that resist these effects will suffer damage over time. This power allows you to use your own Hit Points to keep enemies near you disabled. The power cost no endurance but can be dangerous to use.
Aura of Madness
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Toggle: PBAoE, Foe Confuse, Disorient, Sleep, Hold, Fear, -Damage(All), +Special
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You emit a powerful psychic aura that causes the minds of those around you to become weak and distracted. Foes may be stunned, held, terrified or even confused in your presence, in addition to suffering a debuff derived from the applied control effect. Those that resist these effects will see their damage reduced. This power allows you to use your own Hit Points to keep enemies near you disabled. The power costs no endurance but can be dangerous to use.
Memento Mori
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Tanker/Brute:
Psychic Wall
Psionic Shield
Impenetrable Mind
Consume Psyche
Impose Presence
Psychokinetic Barrier
Precognition
Aura of Insanity
Memento Mori
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Scrapper:
Psychic Wall
Psionic Shield
Mask Presence
Impenetrable Mind
Devour Psyche
Psychokinetic Barrier
Precognition
Aura of Insanity
Memento Mori
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Sentinels:
Psychic Wall
Psionic Shield
Mask Presence
Impenetrable Mind
Devour Psyche
Psychokinetic Barrier
Precognition
Aura of Madness
Memento Mori
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Stalkers:
Hide
Psychic Wall
Psionic Shield
Impenetrable Mind
Devour Psyche
Psychokinetic Barrier
Precognition
Aura of Madness
Memento Mori
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Powers & Gameplay Adjustments
Sleep Revamp
Stacking
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Sleep is no longer canceled by damage or any canceling event unless the target is already asleep. This allows for sleep to be stacked even if the sleep-casting power does damage, and sleep stacks that don't render the target asleep won't vanish if the target is hurt but awake.
Deep Sleep
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This is a new variant of sleep. Deep Sleep is stickier than regular sleep. Enemies under its effect don't instantly wake up if damaged, instead the duration of their sleep is shortened. How much the sleep is shortened depends on the enemy rank, with minions taking more attacks to wake up and AVs being woken up by a single hit.
The following powers have been flagged as Deep Sleep:
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Arsenal Control > Tranquilizer
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Earth Control > Salt Crystals
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Ice Control > Flash Freeze
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Mind Control > Mesmerize
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Mind Control > Mass Hypnosis
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Plant Control > Spore Burst
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Pyrotechnic Control > Hypnotizing Lights
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Symphony Control > Enfeebling Lullaby
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Design Notes:
This new mechanic should make many (not all) sleep effects in the game much more powerful as control tools. Note that auto-hit sleep powers will only apply a weaker old-style sleep if they fail their hit-roll.
Pulsing sleep powers like Sleep Grenade and Static Field will not be converted to Deep Sleep.
Misc Changes
There has been an implementation change to critter tables and their maximum levels. This does not change critter maximum level directly, but it gives designers the ability to expand in the future
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Design Notes:
There may be some minor changes on critter stats as they level, especially at the end game, but it should not be drastically impactful. The most obvious impact should be level 54 foes potentially having up to +2% extra HP, something some number crunchers may notice while parsing some optimized farms.
Please keep your eyes open for any oddity in behaviors, especially on player pets or critters above level 50.
Critters Only:
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All -regen debuffs (not flagged to be irresistible) should now be resisted by magnitude, not duration.
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Reduced the magnitude of many (not all) low recharge -regen debuffs with magnitudes greater than -100%.
Archetype Inherent Changes
Controllers
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Controllers inherent now allows them to command their Tier 9 pets.
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Containment now also triggers on critters that are Terrified.
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Containment now also triggers on critters that have been asleep in the last 3 seconds.
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Containment damage now has an additional "Containment" float message across all sets.
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The following controller pets now have a 33.33% chance to proc containment damage:
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Arsenal Control > Tri-Cannon
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Darkness Control > Shades
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Darkness Control > Umbra Beast
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Earth Control > Volcanic Gases
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Earth Control > Animated Stone
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Electric Control > Gremlins
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Fire Control > Bonfire
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Fire Control > Fire Imps
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Gravity Control > Singularity
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Ice Control > Ice Slick
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Ice Control > Jack Frost
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Illusion Control > Phantasm
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Plant Control > Carrion Creepers (Entangle attack only)
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Plant Control > Fly Trap
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Pyrotechnic Control > Catherine Wheel
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Symphony Control > Reverberant
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Design Notes:
These changes should make many control sets a lot more viable for controllers, especially Electric and Arsenal control.
Tankers
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Self damage buff lowered from 1.0x to 0.875x.
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-Res modifiers lowered to match other melee ATs.
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Diminishing returns:
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All powers Melee set powers that go over their standard caps will inflict work at 1/3rd efficiency on those targets
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Gauntlet is immune to these diminishing returns
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Removed passive global Arc/Radius buff
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Increased the radius of all tanker Primary and Secondary Sphere AoEs by 50%
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The increase wont push radius above 15ft
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Design Notes:
In the last Tanker revamp, we aimed to beef up Tankers to better compete with Brutes in damage in a way that was distinct by focusing on AoE output. This was primarily achieved by:
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Increasing the base damage Tankers deal
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Adding an Area buff to Gauntlet, effecting most Tanker powers by increasing AoE size indirectly,
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Adding increased target caps for Tanker AoE attacks (5 targets became 10, and 10 targets became 16)
Initially, this was balanced out by Brutes still dealing more damage per swing as well as a pyramid effect as enemies are defeated, diminishing the Tanker AoE advantage as there were not as many targets to hit as a fight went on. We also wanted them to have a better start, with higher base damage, but lesser burst. We have found that over time this intended balance did not hold up by virtue of the same changes making it easier to keep the player AoEs saturated with targets across various mission and map types. The result was tankers overshooting our goals.
The changes in this page are intended to address the following points from the prior Tanker revamp:
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The damage buff reduction is proportionate to last revamp's damage increase, achieving the intended higher base but lower bursts. This was something that should had been part of that but was missed.
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Manually changing the radius of Tanker AoEs ensures that there are no unintended outliers from the global boost, while also having their AoEs follow the normal formula where larger coverage comes with slightly reduced output as a tradeoff.
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A Tanker that can easily hit 10/5 and 16/10 enemies compared to other Melee AT's is dealing +100%/+60% more damage to the group. Diminishing return mechanics past standard caps are meant to ensure that the intended target caps still hit correctly, while anything beyond the normal caps still receive bonus damage.
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Tankers will still deal more damage than they had in the past, and be AoE specialists among the Melee AT's. We believe that this is a more balanced take for their intended role compared to more damage-focused counterparts. Despite all these changes, Tankers will still find themselves in a much better standing than they were before the previous revamp.
Powers
Darkness Manipulation
Touch of the Beyond.
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This power can now be activated without a targeting an enemy.
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If used without an enemy target, the power will not root and apply all the sustain effects.
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Design Notes:
We understand the desire to move the sets sustain to a toggle, but we are not looking to homogenize all Blaster Manipulation sustain powers that way. With this change we are attempting to alleviate the need to start a fight without the sustain being active. With this change, players should be able to refresh the sustain effects while having no target or if the targeted enemy is far enough away.
This is not part of a set-wide revamp, only a QoL improvement on the power.
Sonic Attack
Simplified the -res stacking.
The following powers now apply a scale -1.5 resistance debuff for various durations:
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Shriek - 8s
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Scream - 8s
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Howl - 8s
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Shout - 10s
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Screech - 15s
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Dreadful Wail - 20s
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Design Notes:
This changes should make it much easier to understand Sonic Blast's -res effects. Each power is simply independent of each other and has their stacking set to replace. Players should be able to see slightly higher average -res than live with most builds, but the effects will continue to be much lower than they used to be before the last pass.
Water Blast
Water Jet
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Enhanced Water Jet will do 3 extra ticks of scale 0.4433 cold damage increased over 4.5 seconds (totaling scale 2.8) (PvE only)
Dehydrate
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This power's DoT will do extra ticks of damage if used against a foe that has been recently hit by other water-based attacks, Dehydrate excluded (PvE only)
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Design Notes:
Although water Blast is a well performing set in the AoE department, it's ST leaves a lot to be desired for, especially if the player attempts to build around the set's own attacks. These changes seek to give a slight bump in single target DPS while focusing on a water-only attack chain.
Dark Miasma
Black Hole
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This power now applies a trawl (reverse repel) effect.
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Targets that are immune to the trawl effect will be phased.
Staff Fighting
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Perfection: Levels are now granted on misses.
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Perfection stacks duration increased from 6 seconds to 10 seconds
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Sky Splitter: Increased bonus damage inflicted by Sky Splitter while under level 3 Perfection from scale 0.828 to scale 1.656.
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Eye of the Storm: Increased bonus damage inflicted by Eye of the Storm while under level 3 Perfection from scale 0.246 to scale 0.4920.
Dark Armor
Cloak of Fear
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Endurance cost lowered from 0.56 per second to 0.26 end per second.
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Pulse rate changed from every 5s to every 1s.
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Power is now auto hit (Fear effect still requires a hit roll).
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Radius increased from 8ft to 15ft (Fear and Taunt still only apply within 8ft).
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Accuracy increased from 0.67 to 0.8.
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Power now applies a scale 2 -dmg debuff (equal to Chilling Embrace).
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Power now applies a -25% kb str debuff on all affected targets.
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Power now grants + 1.0KB protection for each enemy in range for 5 seconds. This Stacks and refreshes even if only one foe is in range and is capped at 10 for a maximum of 10 kb mez protection. The most foes you have in melee range, the faster you will reach the cap..
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Enhancements and resistance now affect magnitude instead of duration.
Shadow Dweller (Stalkers)
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This power now also grants a regeneration buff in addition to all previous effects.
Tenebrous Regeneration (Sentinels)
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Renamed Shadow Dweller
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This power now grants a small amount of defense in addition to it's regen buff.
Soul Transfer
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Can now be used while alive.
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Using this power while alive will cost endurance.
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This power now recharges in 10 seconds if no targets are hit.
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This power now grants a minor Absorb buff per foe hit, as well as Mez Protection for 30 seconds.
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Power now also grants resistance to -ToHit and -Endurance for 30 seconds
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Used while conscious, this power now grants an auto self rez if the player dies within 45s of using it in it's conscious state. Note this resurrect is not as strong as it could be if the player was to use it while as a rez with multiple foes in range and requires to hit at least one foe.
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Used while conscious, the power will apply mag 3 stun on all affected enemies.
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This power will not inflict damage nor heal the caster if used while conscious.
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Now accepts accuracy enhancements and sets (only useful for alive usage).
Dark Regeneration
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This power is now available to Sentinels as a mutually exclusive option from Obscure Sustenance.
Obscure Sustenance
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This power is now available to Brutes, Scrappers, Stalkers and Tankers as a mutually exclusive option from Dark Regeneration.
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Increased self heal component from 5% to 25% heal.
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This power now offers -ToHit and -Regeneration resistance for its duration
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Fixed a bug where Soul Noir theme would trigger the incorrect animation
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This power is now a click, no longer requires foes in range.
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No longer accepts damage or accuracy enhancements or sets
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No longer roots
Dark Embrace
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Reduced recharge from 4s to 2s
Murky Cloud
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Reduced recharge from 4s to 2s
Electric Armor
Static Shield
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This power now grants scale 2 Toxic resistance.
Grounded
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This power now grants scale 0.8 resistance to Smash/Lethal/Fire/Cold.
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Knockback protection should now last for up to 10 seconds after touching ground.
Power Sink
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This power now adds a regeneration buff for each enemy hit.
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17.5% regen for the first target hit (only while grounded).
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+17.5% regen for each additional target.
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+End per target lowered from 25 to 15.
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No longer has a chance at lowering enemy recovery.
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-End lowered from -40 to -35.
Energize
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Regeneration buff duration increased from 30s to 45s.
Power Surge
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Crash removed (EM Pulse remains).
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Recharge lowered to 350s.
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All effect durations lowered from 180s to 30s.
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Power now grants a +400% regen buff.
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Resistances lowered.
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Design Notes:
We are seeking to upgrade the overall sustainability of this set. Although the set provides some solid resistances (making its burst/alpha survival rather solid) it suffers in sustained survivability. For this reason, we are giving Power Sink some scaling regenerative buffs in trade of some of its endurance drain capabilities. The duration of Energize's regeneration buff is also being extended and Power Surge is getting a makeover that is more in line with the live version of Icy Bastion while retaining it's closing AoE burst. We are going to evaluate the viability of this change based on feedback, there is a high possibility for it to get very minor adjustments or being rolled back to it's live form.
Energy Aura
Energy Drain
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Per target +def lowered from scale 0.5 to scale 0.4.
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Up-front +def lowered from scale 0.1 to scale 0.08.
Power Shield
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Fire and Cold defense lowered from scale 2 to scale 1.7.
Overload
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Added visual indicator of an impending crash within 10s of expiration.
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Design Notes:
The set is getting some minor toning down on its defenses due to some relatively minor over-performance. This also helps the set's portability to tankers, despite the tanker version not being a carbon copy of the set.
Energy Aura Proliferated to Tankers
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Kinetic Shield: Toggle: Self +DEF(Smashing, Lethal, Energy), Res(DeBuff DEF)
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Dampening Field: Auto: Self +Res (Smashing, Lethal, Energy, Endurance Drain)
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Power Shield: Toggle: Self +DEF(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative), Res(DeBuff DEF)
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Entropic Aura: Toggle: Self +Res(Knockback, Repel, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Teleport, DeBuff DEF), Self +Recharge, Foe -Recharge.
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Energy Protection: Auto: Self +Res (Energy, Negative, Toxic, Psionic, Slow)
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Power Armor
Energy Reserve: Auto: Self +MaxHP, +Resist(All DMG)
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Energize: Self Endurance Discount, Heal, +Regen
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Energy Drain: PBAoE, Self +End, +Def, Foe -End
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Overload: Self +DEF(All), +Recovery, +MaxHP, Res(DeBuff DEF)
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This power is different from other versions of Overload.
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300 second recharge, 30 second duration
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25% def against all but toxic/psi
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20% def against toxic/psi
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+30% MaxHP
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Scale 1 Res(-Defense)
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+100% Recovery
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Has no crash.
Ice Armor
Hibernate (Tanker/Brute)
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This power has been converted to Icy Bastion.
Icy Bastion (Scrapper/Sentinel/Stalker)
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This power now is a toggle.
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It will make you untouchable and give high regeneration rate.
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It will deactivate automatically after 30s.
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It can be deactivated early, keeping reduced effects for the remainder of the window.
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If under the effects of No Phase, the power will automatically deactivate and just provide the reduced +regen/+recovery and +Res.
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Note: After shutting this toggle down, the power will be identical to the previous version of Icy Bastion.
Icicles
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Now inflicts cold damage instead of lethal.
Rime
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New power, mutually exclusive from Hoarfrost.
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90s recharge, 30s 30% Absorb, +100% regen, & 60s +Scale 2 Res(Toxic).
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Design Notes:
We are seeking to consolidate the T9 power between Tankers/Brutes and Scrapper/Stalker/Sentinels. The new consolidated power should have the benefit of both versions, with the minor inconvenience of having to double-click it if the player rather not enter a period of invulnerability and inability to attack.
We area also giving the power an alternate power option to Hoarfrost: Rime, that should provide a more active mitigation choice for players that prefer a more involved defensive play style over the long duration/high heal of Hoarfrost.
Radiation Armor
Ground Zero
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The offensive components of this power now can only hit 16 foes.
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Power still can hit up to 255 allies.
Radiation Therapy
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 15 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by varying amounts to a maximum total of 60 seconds. First target adds 12 seconds, each additional target adds recharge proportionate to it's buff strength.
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Every subsequent target will yield a 25% weaker effect than the previous target
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Accuracy lowered from 3x to 1.2
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Heal per enemy increased from scale 2.2% to scale 11%.
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Heal with no enemy in range lowered from scale 11% to scale 6%
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Total maximum heal with all targets increased from 33% to 38%
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Regeneration buff reduced from +100% to 50%, duration reduced from 60s to 45s
Meltdown
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Power now has a visual indicator that the power is going to crash in the next 10 seconds.
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Design Notes:
Ground Zero is a power that should had never been released in its current form. It's high cap was set so it could reliably cover allies and still be able to hit some foes. This ideally should had been split into two independent components when finalizing the set, but was not done due to how hard it was to create such powers at that time. Making an armor power affect more enemies than even incarnate nukes was never the intended goal. These days we have new tools to properly split these components without the legacy headaches. We should had done this long ago, but that does not give the power a pass.
Radiation Therapy is another power that has other issues. It does too many things at once. The original version left by the devs never had such a high accuracy, nor did it grant endurance to the caster. These are things that were added later in an experiment and resulted in the power being too overloaded. The accuracy was never meant to be increased to 3, but to 1.13 (would had resulted in about 85% acc against even level foes). The original power, as left by the dev team, had an accuracy of 1.0x. We are compromising with 1.2 in this pass, but at 3x we may as well make the power auto hit. Such an incarnation would lose access to accurate healing enhancement sets.
Despite this we still feel the power does a lot for it the set out of a single power, and that should be reflected somehow, either by removing effects or increasing recharge. Simply increasing recharge did not seem like a good compromise since it would make the power way less useful in boss encounters so decided to use the new Adaptive Recharge technique with the power. This means the power has a very low recharge that scales with it's usage. At maximum saturation, the power will have a higher recharge than it does currently live, but with fewer foes around the power will recharge much faster up to the point where 1v1 fights the player will be able to continually use the power. The power can now be used anywhere between every 25 seconds and 90 seconds depending on how many enemies (if any) were in range.
We understand nerfs are never popular, but sometimes we need to tone some sets down.
Regeneration
Fast Healing
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Now grants 20% fixed regen resistance at all levels, for all ATs.
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(Stalker only) Now grants 15% recovery buff and 20% recovery debuff resistance.
Resilience
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Power icon updated to represent its effects.
Quick Recovery
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Now grants 20% recovery debuff resistance.
Dull Pain > Second Wind
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Converted to Second Wind.
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Grants a 20% Max HP buff, this buff is retained even if the caster is defeated.
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Provides a 40% heal.
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This heal ignores resistances.
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Recharge increased from 300s to 360s, matching Dull Pain's recharge.
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Cast time lowered from 1.5s to 0.73s (same as live Dull Pain).
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While during the effects of Second Wind, should the player be defeated, they will be given a chance to get back up and keep fighting.
Reactive Regeneration [New power for scrappers/brutes/stalkers]
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Mutually exclusive power from Instant Healing.
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This power is a toggle, pulses every 2 seconds.
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Grants a 200% enhanceable regeneration buff.
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Grants an additional 25% non-enhanceable regeneration for 20 seconds if damaged in the last 2 seconds. This can stack up to 10 times.
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Grants a 5.5% regen debuff resistance for 20 seconds if damaged in the last 2 seconds. This can stack up to 10 times.
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Grants a 3% recovery and end drain resistance for 20 seconds if damaged in the last 2 seconds. This can stack up to 10 times.
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Sentinel's Reactive Regeneration power will follow this implementation of the power.
Revive > Ailment Resistance
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Converted this power to Ailment Resistance.
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This power is now an auto power.
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Grants a 24% MaxHP buff, half enhanceable.
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Grants -15% resistance to heals (making all heals on you 15% stronger).
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Grants 20% resistance to -Defense, -Endurance, -Speed, -Regeneration, -Recovery, -Recharge, -Range and -ToHit.
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Power no longer accepts endurance or recharge enhancements.
Moment of Glory
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Cast time reduced from 2.57s to 1.5s.
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Now grants a small damage buff that decays over time.
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Now grants a small amount of Psionic and Toxic defense.
Power order changed to:
Stalker:
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Hide
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Reconstruction
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Fast Healing
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Ailment Resistance
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Integration
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Resilience
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Instant Healing/Reactive Regeneration
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Second Wind
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Moment of Glory
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Fast Healing
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Reconstruction
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Quick Recovery
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Ailment Resistance
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Integration
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Resilience
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Instant Healing/Reactive Regeneration
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Second Wind
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Moment of Glory
Sentinel/Tanker:
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Fast Healing
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Reconstruction
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Quick Recovery
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Ailment Resistance
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Integration
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Resilience
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Reactive Regeneration
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Second Wind
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Moment of Glory
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Design Notes:
Existing builds will now have access to an option that let them opt into more reliable and constant performance at the expense of occasional spike survivability with the new toggle alternative to Instant Healing: Reactive Regeneration. The set is also gaining new debuff resistances.
The new MaxHP passive should allow low recharge builds access to more constant/reliable source of mitigation as well as constant debuff resistances. This should also give even more breathing room to, if desired, hold back the use of the HP buff click (now Second Wind) for moments of more danger. Most ATs should also be able to reach their current MaxHP caps only with Second Wind, if only temporarily, via very high recharge builds or combination of Second Wind and Burnout in addition to accolade powers and set bonuses.
Some players should likely find Ailment Resistance optional to their builds if all they want is to retain live functionality, unless they highly desire the additional passive benefits. The power is still intended to be highly desirable.
Regeneration proliferated to Tankers
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Fast Healing
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Reconstruction
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Quick Recovery
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Ailment Resistance
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Integration
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Resilience
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Reactive Regeneration
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Second Wind
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Moment of Glory
Electric Control
Tesla Cage
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Cast time reduced from 2.17s to 1.67s
Chain Fences
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This power now applies an additional 3 ticks of scale 0.1 energy DoT over 5.2 seconds in addition to its base damage
Static Field
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Converted into a true pseudopet.
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Domination should now work on this power even if activated when the patch is already out
Jolting Chain
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This power has been turned into a real chain.
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Damage increased from scale 0.3 to scale 1.2 against primary target.
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All jumps now take full advantage of caster inherents.
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Endurance drain is now auto hit.
Conductive Aura
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Target cap increased from 8 to 16.
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After the 8th target hit, the power will yield diminishing returns.
Synaptic Overload
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This power has been turned into a real chain.
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All jumps now take full advantage of caster inherents.
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Endurance drain is now auto hit.
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Max Target Cap 16.
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Domination now reliably works on this power.
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Cast Time lowered from 2.37s to 2.0s.
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 6 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by 6.5 seconds for a maximum total of 110 seconds.
Paralyzing Blast > Tesla Coil
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Power renamed to Tesla Coil.
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Now summons a Pseudopet that will hold up to 16 foes on summoning and then continue to hold up to 5 every 4 seconds for 60 seconds.
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Now inflict damage over time to up to 5 foes every 4 seconds
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This power now applies -Recharge, -Fly and -Jump to up to 16 foes in the area of effect
Gremlins
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Pets now spawn as even level.
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Gremlins have been given a new attack.
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Gremlin's Jolting Chain power is now a true chain.
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Damage resistances against non-smash/lethal/energy increased.
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Design Notes:
Paralyzing Blast is getting a complete makeover as a static pet that constantly chain-zaps enemies near its area, as well as inflict damage to held enemies.
The chain powers have been adjusted with an auto-hit component that should make the powers immune to critical failure where the chain dies on its first target.
Fire Control
Bonfire
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This power is now a true pseudopet.
Cinders
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Endurance cost reduced from 15.6 to 8.528.
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 8 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by 14.5 seconds for a maximum total of 240 seconds.
Ice Control
Glacier
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Endurance cost reduced from 15.6 to 8.528.
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 8 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by 14.5 seconds for a maximum total of 240 seconds.
Illusion Control
Flash
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Endurance cost reduced from 15.6 to 8.528.
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 8 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by 14.5 seconds for a maximum total of 240 seconds.
Gravity Control
Gravity Distortion Field
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Now summons a Pseudopet that will hold up to 16 foes on summoning and then continue to hold up to 5 every 4 seconds for 60 seconds.
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Now inflict smashing damage to up to 5 foes every 4 seconds
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Now takes damage enhancements and sets.
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Now applies a -Speed debuff on up to 16 foes in the area of effect
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Now applies the Gravity Distortion effect to all enemies that enter its area of effect
Symphony Control
Chords of Despair
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Endurance cost reduced from 15.6 to 8.528.
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 8 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by 14.5 seconds for a maximum total of 240 seconds.
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Design Notes:
Early feedback about Adaptive Recharge has been mostly positive outside it's impact on procs, perhaps one of the most positive feedbacks we have received for a change to existing powers in a long time. Based on this, we will be expanding this system to more sets. We still are aiming to not homogenize every set into this schema. We are aiming to keep a rather even split between Adaptive Recharge 240s holds and area of denial ones. We will be applying these as it makes most thematic and playable sense for the individual set.
Other sets had their 240s holds switched into longer duration area of effect patches. Although less effective at holding all enemies at a given time, these patches are immune to purple patch (at least on their overall duration) making them a lot more flexible at various level ranges to create area of denial zones. Dark Control, Earth Control and Arsenal Control' already had access to Shadow Field, Volcanic Gasses and Tear Gas respectively. Now Electric Control's Tesla Coil, Plant Control's Vines and Gravity Control's Gravity Distortion Field join them at creating such areas of effect. As additional counterbalance to their lower flexibility, these powers now also inflict damage to enemies they manage to overcome.
Mind Control
Terrify
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Accuracy increased from 0.9 to 1.0.
Total Domination
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Endurance cost reduced from 15.6 to 8.528.
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 8 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by 14.5 seconds for a maximum total of 240 seconds.
Mass Confusion
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Accuracy increased from 0.8 to 1.0.
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Endurance cost reduced from 26 to 8.528.
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 8 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by 14.5 seconds for a maximum total of 240 seconds.
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Design Notes:
Total Domination and Mass Confuse recharge are being adjusted to have a lower endurance cost and base recharge. Each foe affected will increase its recharge by 14.5s resulting in a maximum recharge of 240s at maximum saturation. This allows the power usage to scale with the encounter, increasing its value in smaller fights without making Confuse redundant, at the same time it lowers the penalty of missing with the power.
Plant Control
Spore Burst
Seeds of Confusion
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Scale reduced from scale 20 to scale 8.
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Endurance cost lowered from to 15.6 to 8.528
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This power now has Adaptive Recharge. It has a base recharge of 6 seconds, and each affected foe will increase the recharge by 6.5 seconds for a maximum total of 110 seconds.
Spirit Tree
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Cast time lowered from 3.2s to 1.67s.
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Recharge reduced from 200s to 120s.
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Duration reduced from 90s to 60s.
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Spirit tree can now be attacked.
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Spirit tree now taunts and has a scaling defense and resist aura.
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Even after being defeated, spirit tree's regen aura should remain.
Vines
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Now summons a Pseudopet that will hold up to 16 foes on summoning and then continue to hold up to 5 every 4 seconds for 60 seconds.
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Cast Time reduced from 3.1s to 2.1s
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Now inflict damage over time to up to 5 foes every 4 seconds
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Now applies a -DMG debuff on up to 16 foes in the area of effect
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Now accepts damage set and enhancements.
Carrion Creepers
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VFX now moves along with the pet patch.
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Carrion Creepers can now proc Domination, Containment and Overpower.
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This power should no longer execute an excessive proc cascade.
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Vines should now be able to trigger Containment (for reals this time)
Fly Trap
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AI mode changed from Pet_Base to Pet_Ranged.
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Resistances have been improved
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Pet should use Smash more often if in range (but maybe not, pets dont always listen... not even to us)
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Design Notes:
We are aware this will initially stir some reactions. Please test these changes before making your final judgements. With the introduction of Deep Sleep, we are seeking to re-adjust the set balance so its not as focused on 2 powers.
You may have noticed, we are standardizing confuse powers to 90s recharge with a lower scale. Spirit Tree will continue to work as it always did, but now also can dub as a pseudo-tank, at least for limited window. This will not come at any cost, as even if defeated the +regen portion will persists for its standard duration.
Similar to some of the other sets we mentioned above, Vines is getting a pseduopet revamp. We are not looking to homogenize all the 240s holds into the same form, instead we are trying to give them a some flavor, but some may be a bit similar. You should find this new incarnation much more useful.
Finally, Carrion Creepers was implemented in a way that interacted with multiple procs in an abusive way. The pet had many powers that created other pets that executed other powers resulting in sometimes triple proc rates, bypassing all safeguards the game has to prevent such things. This is being finally adjusted in this iteration. We expect all the additional buffs to other powers, especially in controller containment capabilities, to result in a much more well rounded set.
Arsenal Control
Tear Gas
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Now will hold up to 16 foes on summoning, then continue to hold up to 5 foes every 4 seconds for 60 seconds.
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Increased duration from 45s to 60s, set stacking to replace
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-Damage debuff applies to up to 16 foes in the area of effect
Sleep Grenade
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Pulse timer reduced from 4s to 3s.
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Design Notes:
Although relatively a minor change, this should have significant impact when combined with the new 3s rules for Controller Containment triggers after sleep is broken. In the previous configuration, a 4s pulse, the 3s of containment on sleep foes left about 25% chance for no containment damage. You likely wont notice this impact, but having it at 3s pulses will make containment work smoother and have a nearly unnoticeable buff to the regularity enemies fall asleep again after being disturbed.
New Powerset: Pyrotechnic Control
New control set for Controllers and Dominators.
You have the ability to incapacitate enemies with creative and dazzling fireworks-like displays that incorporate elements of light, fire, energy, and sound. Many powers have a chance to Blast Off targets, flinging them into the air and reducing their damage resistance with a vibrant explosion.
Sparkling Cage:
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Ranged, Moderate DoT(Fire, Energy), Foe Immobilize, Chance for Blast Off
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Immobilizes your target in a ring of pyrotechnic energy, dealing Fire and Energy damage over time. More resilient foes may require multiple Sparkling Cages to Immobilize.
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This power has a chance of Blasting Off targets into the air.
Dazzle:
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Ranged, Moderate DMG (Fire, Energy), Foe Hold, Chance for Blast Off
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Incapacitates a distant foe with a brilliant explosion of pyrotechnic energy. The target is left helpless for the duration.
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This power has a chance of Blasting Off targets into the air.
Sparkling Chain:
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Ranged (Chain), Minor DoT(Fire, Energy), Foe Immobilize, Chance for Blast Off
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Immobilizes a group of foes one by one in a chain formation, dealing Fire and Energy damage over time to each enemy in the chain. More resilient foes may require multiple casts to Immobilize. Sparkling Chain is slower and less damaging than Sparkling Cage, but can capture multiple targets.
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This power has a chance of Blasting Off targets into the air. This chance is greater on the initial target of Sparking Chain.
Glittering Column:
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You summon a column of brilliant, glittering energy that is sure to capture foes' attention. The column will reduce the ToHit of any foe within a short range, while also Taunting them, forcing them to direct their attacks in its direction.
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When the Glittering Column expires, it explodes, Blasting Off nearby enemies into the air.
Hypnotizing Lights:
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Ranged (Cone), Foe Sleep, Foe Confuse (Within 20ft), Moderate DoT (Psionic)
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You conjure a whirl of lights with differing effects depending on the distance from which it is viewed. Most all targets within the area will be placed into a sleep like trance. Up to five enemies within 20 feet of the display are Confused and receive Psionic damage over time.
Brilliant Barrage:
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Ranged (AoE), Foe Stun, Foe Terrorize, Minor DMG (Fire, Energy)
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With a single gesture, you conjure pyrotechnic missiles to assault two locations at once. Enemies near the target you have selected will be bombared with miniature missiles and Stunned. Meanwhile, enemies near the location of have selected on the ground will be hit by shrill noisemaking rocket and become Terrified.
Incendiary Aura:
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Toggle: PBAoE, Chance for Blast Off. -ToHit, -Defense
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You create an aura of pyrotechnic energy around yourself that has combustible properties. Enemies within range of the power have a persistent chance of Blasting Off into the air, as well as suffer from reduced ToHit and Defense.
Explosive Bouquet:
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Ranged (AoE), Foe Hold, Blast Off
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You create an explosion of light and sound in a flower formation. Foes inside the blast radius will be Held and Blasted Off into the air.
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Every foe you hit will increase its recharge by 14.5 seconds, up to a maximum of 240 seconds. If no foe is hit, the power will recharge in 8 seconds.
Catherine Wheel:
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Summon Catherine Wheel: Ranged DMG (Fire, Energy), Special
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You can craft a wheel of pure pyrotechnic energy to assist you in battle. The Catherine Wheel employs a variety of pyrotechnic powers to damage and distract enemies. If an enemy becomes affected by the Blast Off effect from one of your powers, the Catherine Wheel may Intercept the enemy with an attack, dealing additional damage.
New Powerset: Psionic Armor
New armor set for Tankers, Brutes, Scrappers, Sentinels and Stalkers
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Design Notes:
Psionic is a type that has been lacking defensively in the game outside a few select Epic Pool powers and the infamous Dominator/Blaster sustain power Drain Psyche. This power was always considered so iconic (and in its heyday, overpowered) that when designing a Psionic Armor set, there was zero doubt a form of this power had to be the cornerstone of the set's performance. As such, each version of this set contains a similar power that help Psionic Armor achieve extremely high levels of regeneration.
Given the existence of other psi toggles in Psi mastery pools being resist based, the secondary balance factor for the set is designed around resistances. As a unique power for the set, Aura of Insanity costs no endurance and applies one of 5 random control effects on targets, albeit at the cost of your own health. The aura also applies debuffs that are tied to these control effects. Although chaotic, this opens up many build opportunities. From building for a specific control effect, using HOs to boost them all, or using a variety of enhancement sets be it for set bonuses or procs. The power is extremely versatile on the kind of enhancements that it can accept.
Finally, Memento Mori is a discrete power. It can be used to come back from defeat, but it's primary usage is to boost your Maximum HP while applying fear on its targets. With Adaptive Recharge, you can either boost yourself in a large feed, granting some solid survivability for its duration. If facing fewer foes, the power can be used more casually to get a smaller HP buff more regularly.
You use your psionic powers to shield yourself reducing incoming damage, as well as steal your foes own psyche and use it against them, be it by empowering your own regenerative powers, weakening their defenses or completely subduing their will.
Psychic Wall:
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Toggle: Self +Res(Smash, Lethal, Psionic)
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You focus to create a psychic wall that dampens the smashing, lethal and psionic damage.
Psionic Shield
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Toggle: Self +Res(Fire, Cold, Energy, Negative, Toxic, End Drain)
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This power generates a psionic shield that dampens most energy and elemental damage types while also reducing the effect of endurance drain effects.
Impenetrable Mind
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Toggle: Self Res (Psionics, Disorient, Hold, Immobilize, Sleep, Fear, Confuse, Knockback)
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When you toggle on this power, it grants protection from Sleep, Disorient, Fear, Immobilize, Confusions, Knockback and Hold effects. Impenetrable Mind also grants moderate resistance to Psionic based attacks.
Consume Psyche
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PBAoE Foe -Regen, -Recovery; Self +Regen, +Recovery
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Only available to Tankers and Brutes
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You Consume the Psyche of nearby foes, thus weakening their Hit Point Regeneration and Endurance Recovery and boosting your own. Although this power has a low recharge, each affected foe will increase its recharge by 5.5 seconds for a maximum total of 60 seconds.
Devour Psyche
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Cone Foe -Regen, -Heal, -Recovery; Self +Regen, +Recovery
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Only available to Scrappers, Sentinels and Stalkers
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You Devour the Psyche of foes in front of you, weakening their Hit Point Regeneration and Endurance Recovery and boosting your own. Although this power has a low recharge, each affected foe will increase its recharge by 5.5 seconds for a maximum total of 60 seconds.
Precognition
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Auto: Self Def(Melee, Ranged, AoE, Psionic)
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Precognition allows you to read your enemies' minds, letting you see their attacks before they happen. This power is always on and costs no Endurance.
Psychokinetic Barrier
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Self, +Absorb, +MaxHP, +Res(-Regeneration, -Recovery, -Recharge, -Endurance)
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You can erect a temporary wall of crystalized psionic energy that will absorb a large amount of damage before breaking off. Psychokinetic Barrier will grant a moderate amount of absorption and reduce the effect debuffs have on you.
Impose Presence
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Toggle: Self +DEF(Melee, Ranged), +To Hit, Foe -Recharge
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Only available to Tankers and Brutes
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Impose Presence your presence on nearby enemies, slowing their attack rate down and increasing your defense and chance to hit.
Mask Presence
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Toggle: Self Stealth, +DEF(Melee, Ranged)
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Only Available to Scrappers and Sentinels
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Mask Presence makes you almost impossible to detect. When you attack or are damaged while using this power, you will be discovered. Even if discovered, you are hard to see and retain some bonus to Defense. While stealthed, the strength of your next attack will be more powerful; however, you can only attempt this after spending 8 seconds without attacking.
Aura of Insanity
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Toggle: PBAoE, Foe Confuse, Disorient, Sleep, Hold, Fear, DoT(Psionic), +Special
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You emit a powerful psychic aura that causes the minds of those around you to become weak and distracted. Foes may be stunned, held, terrified or even confused in your presence, in addition to suffering a debuff derived from the applied control effect. Those that resist these effects will suffer damage over time. This power allows you to use your own Hit Points to keep enemies near you disabled. The power cost no endurance but can be dangerous to use.
Aura of Madness
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Toggle: PBAoE, Foe Confuse, Disorient, Sleep, Hold, Fear, -Damage(All), +Special
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You emit a powerful psychic aura that causes the minds of those around you to become weak and distracted. Foes may be stunned, held, terrified or even confused in your presence, in addition to suffering a debuff derived from the applied control effect. Those that resist these effects will see their damage reduced. This power allows you to use your own Hit Points to keep enemies near you disabled. The power costs no endurance but can be dangerous to use.
Memento Mori
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Tanker/Brute:
Psychic Wall
Psionic Shield
Impenetrable Mind
Consume Psyche
Impose Presence
Psychokinetic Barrier
Precognition
Aura of Insanity
Memento Mori
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Scrapper:
Psychic Wall
Psionic Shield
Mask Presence
Impenetrable Mind
Devour Psyche
Psychokinetic Barrier
Precognition
Aura of Insanity
Memento Mori
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Sentinels:
Psychic Wall
Psionic Shield
Mask Presence
Impenetrable Mind
Devour Psyche
Psychokinetic Barrier
Precognition
Aura of Madness
Memento Mori
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Stalkers:
Hide
Psychic Wall
Psionic Shield
Impenetrable Mind
Devour Psyche
Psychokinetic Barrier
Precognition
Aura of Madness
Memento Mori
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Misc Power Changes
Epic > Dark Mastery > Black Hole
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This power now applies a trawl (reverse repel) effect.
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Targets that are immune to the trawl effect will be phased.
Epic > Psionic Mastery > Telekinesis
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Target cap increased from 5 to 10.
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Toggle duration reduced from 20s to 10s.
Armor Sets > Self heals (all)
Self Resurrect powers
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Self resurrect powers will now show a separate buff icon for their Untouchable and Debt Protection durations.
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Players can now cancel the Untouchable buff they receive after self-resurrecting by right clicking on the buff icon .
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This only applies to powers from armor sets, epic pools and prestige powers.
Battle Axe > Axe Cyclone
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Cast time increased from 1.76s to 2.1s.
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Pull distance is now resistible.
Battle Axe > Swoop
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Cast time increased from 1.23s to 1.37s.
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Design Notes:
Last round of buffs to Battle Axe were potentially too good, we are doing a minor bump-back on Axe Cyclone's and Swoop due to the unexpected boost. Axe Cyclone will continue to pull enemies, but foes will be able to resist the effect where resistances apply.
Street Justice > Sweeping Cross (All versions)
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Arc increased from 50 degrees to 75 degrees.
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Pre-combo damage scale reduced from 1.5 to 1.444.
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Max combo damage reduced from 1.875 to 1.805.
Invulnerability > Unstoppable
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A visual cue should show up informing of the impending crash.
Ninjitsu > Kuji-In Retsu
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A visual cue should show up informing of the impending crash.
Shield Defense > One with the Shield
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A visual cue should show up informing of the impending crash.
Stone Armor > Geode
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Cleaned up power info screen.
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25% of this power's regen and recovery buffs will persist for the full 30 second window even if the power is shut down or if the Geode is destroyed.
Super Reflexes > Elude
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A visual cue should show up informing of the impending crash.
Willpower > Strength of Will
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A visual cue should show up informing of the impending crash.
Bug Fixes
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Enhancements > Performance Shifter: Chance for +Endurance: Fixed a bug where the ally buff could potentially be weaker based on level differences.
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Enhancements > Coercive Persuasion: Contagious Confusion: This proc no longer ignores combat modifiers.
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Dark Armor > Obscure Sustenance: Fixed a bug where Soul Nier theme would trigger the incorrect animation.
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Tactical Arrow > Glue Arrow: Fixed power short description.
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No Phase: Fixed a bug where No Phase would disable Jump Pack and Steam Jump.
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Pool > Fighting: Changes to the attacks power info screen to clarify the conditional effects.
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Mace Mastery > Web Envelope: Fixed this power's description to denote the power does toxic damage over time.
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Prestige Travel > Jump Pack/Steam Jump: These powers buff should now flash when the 30 second timer is about to run out, as well as give a "low fuel" warning.
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Plant Manipulation > Wild Fortress: Fixed a bug where the power's vfx would fade away if the player selected color customization options.
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Atomic Manipulation > Metabolic Acceleration: This power no longer accepts Endurance Discount enhancements. The power costs no endurance.
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Dark Mastery > Possess: Fixed a bug where the debuff applied to the caster instead of the target.
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Dark Mastery > Black Hole: Fixed this power range (was erroneously set to 10ft instead of 50ft).
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Devices > Remote Bomb: Fixed a bug that would cause the bomb to become defunct if the targeted critter died during the power's placement animation.
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Traps > Temporal Bomb: Fixed a bug that would cause the bomb to become defunct if the targeted critter died during the power's placement animation.
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Accolades > Mark and Recall: Name changed from 'Mark & Recall' so the power can be functionally linked in chat.
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Energy Mastery > Energy Torrent: Fixed Laser Beam Sweep customization option's hitfx desynced from attack.
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Arsenal Control > Cryo Freeze Ray: Fixed VFX timing errors in attack and hit FX.
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Fiery Aura > Cauterizing Blase: Fixed Dark Fire customization option missing FX.
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Mercenaries > Commando: Fixed Commando's Full Auto attack FX attached to their hand instead of their Assault Rifle.
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Atomic Manipulation > Gamma Burst: Fixed several bugs with this mechanic implementation and adjusted powers descriptions to clarify the mechanics.
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Ice Melee > Frozen Aura: This power should no longer display it's effects twice in the power info screen.
Character Customization Improvements
Costumes
New Costume Parts (62)
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Male/Female/Huge > Head > Various > Detail 1 > Blackwing
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Female > Head > Various > Detail 1 > Seer Visor
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Male/Female/Huge > Head > Various > Detail 2 > Blackwing
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Female > Head > Various > Detail 2 > Seer
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Male/Female/Huge > Arachnos Soldier > Detail 2 > Blackwing
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Male/Female/Huge > Arachnos Soldier > Detail 1 > Blackwing
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Female > Arachnos Soldier > Detail 1 > Seer Visor
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Female > Arachnos Soldier > Detail 2 > Seer
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Male/Female/Huge > Arachnos Widow > Detail 2 > Blackwing
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Male/Female/Huge > Arachnos Widow > Detail 1 > Blackwing
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Female > Arachnos Widow > Detail 1 > Seer Visor
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Female > Arachnos Widow > Detail 2 > Seer
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Huge > Head > Standard > Troll*
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*Notice: The Troll head option is mutually exclusive with details that clip and they will not appear. Likewise, if you currently have incompatible head details selected, the Troll head option will not appear.
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Beholder Clean*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Beholder Corrupted 1*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Beholder Corrupted 1 Flipped*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Beholder Corrupted 2*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Beholder Corrupted 2 Flipped*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Scryer Clean*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Scryer Corrupted 1*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Scryer Corrupted 1 Flipped*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Scryer Corrupted 2*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Scryer Corrupted 2 Flipped*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Seeker Clean*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Seeker Corrupted 1*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Seeker Corrupted 1 Flipped*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Seeker Corrupted 2*
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest > Awakened Seeker Corrupted 2 Flipped*
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*Notice: The Awakened chest options are mutually exclusive with shoulder pads that clip and they will not appear. Likewise, if you currently have incompatible shoulder pads selected, the Awakened chest options will not appear.
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Jackets > Blackwing
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Various > Shoulder > Blackwing Light
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Various > Shoulder > Blackwing Light Original
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Various > Shoulder > Blackwing Heavy
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Various > Shoulder > Blackwing Heavy Original
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Chest Details > Special Symbols > Blackwing
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest Detail > Blackwing Light
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest Detail > Blackwing Light Original
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest Detail > Blackwing Heavy
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Tight > Chest Detail > Blackwing Heavy Original
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Female > Upper > Various > Gloves > Blackwing > Custom
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Female > Upper > Various > Gloves > Blackwing > Original
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Male/Huge > Upper > Various > Gloves > Blackwing Light > Custom
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Male/Huge > Upper > Various > Gloves > Blackwing Light > Original
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Male/Huge > Upper > Various > Gloves > Blackwing Heavy > Custom
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Male/Huge > Upper > Various > Gloves > Blackwing Heavy > Original
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Male/Huge > Upper > Various > Gloves > Imperial Defense Heavy
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Female > Upper > Tight > Belt > Seer
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Beholder Clean
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Beholder Corrupted 1
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Beholder Corrupted 1 Flipped
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Beholder Corrupted 2
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Beholder Corrupted 2 Flipped
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Scryer Clean
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Scryer Corrupted 1
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Scryer Corrupted 1 Flipped
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Scryer Corrupted 2
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Scryer Corrupted 2 Flipped
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Seeker Clean
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Seeker Corrupted 1
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Seeker Corrupted 1 Flipped
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Seeker Corrupted 2
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Tight > Pants > Awakened Seeker Corrupted 2 Flipped
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Skirts > Pants > Awakened Beholder
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Skirts > Pants > Awakened Scryer
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Skirts > Pants > Awakened Seeker
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Monstrous > Pants > Awakened Beholder
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Monstrous > Pants > Awakened Scryer
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Monstrous > Pants > Awakened Seeker
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Various > Boots > Blackwing Light > Custom
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Various > Boots > Blackwing Light > Original
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Various > Boots > Blackwing Heavy > Custom
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Various > Boots > Blackwing Heavy > Original
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Male/Female/Huge > Backpacks > Blackwing Light
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Male/Female/Huge > Backpacks > Blackwing Heavy
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Male/Female/Huge > Cape > Full Mantle > Brooch > Blackwing
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Male/Female/Huge > Cape > Half Mantle > Brooch > Blackwing
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Male/Female/Huge > Cape > Asymmetrical Mantle > Brooch > Blackwing
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Male/Female/Huge > Cape > Single Shoulder Mantle > Brooch > Blackwing
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Male/Female/Huge > Cape > Over Shoulder Mantle > Brooch > Blackwing
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Male, Female, Huge > Auras > Path Auras > Rocket Boots - Jump
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Male, Female, Huge > Auras > Path Auras > Rocket Boots - Fly
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Male, Female, Huge > Auras > Path Auras > Rocket Boots - Jump & Fly
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Male/Female/Huge > Costume Presets > Paragon Protector
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Male/Female/Huge > Costume Presets > Blackwing Light
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Male/Female/Huge > Costume Presets > Blackwing Heavy
Costume Proliferation
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Missing costume options added to missing categories:
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Male/Female/Huge > Arachnos Soldier > Wolf > Detail 1 > Parity Pass - Many missing options added.
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Male/Female/Huge > Arachnos Soldier > Wolf > Detail 2 > Parity Pass - Many missing options added.
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Male/Female/Huge > Standard > Detail 2 > Samurai Menpo
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Male/Female/Huge > Standard > Detail 2 > Oni Mask
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Male/Female/Huge > Masks w/Hair > Detail 2 > Samurai Menpo
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Male/Female/Huge > Masks w/Hair > Detail 2 > Oni Mask
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Male/Female/Huge > Full Mask > Detail 2 > Samurai Menpo
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Male/Female/Huge > Full Mask > Detail 2 > Oni Mask
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Male/Female/Huge > Hats > Detail 2 > Samurai Menpo
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Male/Female/Huge > Hats > Detail 2 > Oni Mask
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Male/Female/Huge > Hoods > Detail 2 > Samurai Menpo
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Male/Female/Huge > Hoods > Detail 2 > Oni Mask
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Male/Huge > Upper > Various > Chest > Yakuza
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Male/Huge > Upper > Various > Chest > Yakuza 1 Glow
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Male/Huge > Upper > Various > Chest > Yakuza 2 Glow
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Jackets > Gloves > Elemental Order
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Male/Huge > Upper > Jackets > Gloves > Imperial Defense Heavy
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Male/Female/Huge > Upper > Robes > Gloves > Elemental Order
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Male/Huge > Upper > Robes > Gloves > Imperial Defense Heavy
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Monstrous > Pants > Spectrum
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Monstrous > Pants > Gold Bricker
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Male/Female/Huge > Lower > Monstrous > Pants > Gold Bricker (Legacy)
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Female/Huge > Back > Backpacks > Circle of Thorns
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Male > Upper > Sleeveless Robes > Chest > Spectrum
Costume Fixes
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Various skirt models have had poor/non-functional LOD models that cause them to appear broken at distance; Skirt models should now always render the higher detail model.
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Female > Upper > Various > Asymmetrical Shoulders > Skull 1: Fixed this option being listed twice.
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Male/Huge > Lower > Various > Boots > Flat > Spectrum: Fixed this option using the wrong texture.
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Female > Lower > Various > Boots > Flat > Spectrum: Fixed this option being listed twice.
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Fixed many categories that were missing the tintable Aeon Gloves.
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Fixed a few Gold Bricker gloves that weren't set to collapse options properly.
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Fixed a mistake on the skin mask of the Labeaux option for Sleeveless Robes on Female body types.
Power Customization
Force Field
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Epic > Personal Force Field > Excelsion customization option added.
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Force Field > All > Excelsion customization options added to every power available in the powerset.
Oh hex! That's pretty cool!
Traps
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Force Field Generator > Excelsion customization option added.
Teleport
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Pool > Teleportation > Teleport > Bright Electricity customization option added.
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Pool > Teleportation > Teleport > Dark Electricity customization option added.
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Pool > Teleportation > Combat Teleport > Bright Electricity customization option added.
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Pool > Teleportation > Combat Teleport > Dark Electricity customization option added.
Broadsword
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Swordfish custom weapon option added.
Rifles
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Shotgun custom weapon option added.
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Advanced Shotgun custom weapon option added.
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Grenade Launcher custom weapon option added.
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Advanced Grenade Launcher custom weapon option added.
Custom Weapon Fixes
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Fix to rifle weapons appearing on the back when they should be in the hand at the time.
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Fixed broken Munitions Rifle model FX for Devastator, Shard Cannon, and Shock Rifle options on all three body types.
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Fixed broken base Munitions Rifle FX on Huge body type.
Aether Shop Rewards
Reward Additions
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New NPC costumes added to the Tier 1 Aether reward vendor offerings:
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Costume: Devouring Earth Razorvine
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Costume: Devouring Earth Geode
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Costume: Freaklok Boomer
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Costume: Freaklok Tecromancer
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Costume: Mastermind Oni
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Costume: Mastermind Assault Bot
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Costume: Mastermind Lich
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Costume: Mastermind Spec Ops
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Costume: P.E.A.C.E. Ballistier
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Costume: P.E.A.C.E. Commander
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Costume: P.E.A.C.E. Coordinator
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Costume: PPD Guardian
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Costume: PPD Undercover Cop
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Costume: Slag Golem
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Costume: Slag Heap
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(Mastermind Aether costumes include power customization option to pick their upgraded visuals.)
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New NPC costumes added to the Tier 2 Aether reward vendor offerings:
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Costume: Devouring Earth Lunaflora
(Devouring Earth costume based on the Lunar Agapanthus flowers found in Kallisti Wharf's One Statesman Plaza; This beautiful but deadly theoretical creature gently pulses with a lunar glow at night in-game! Includes power customization option to glow at all times.)
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New NPC costumes added to the Tier 3 Aether reward vendor offerings:
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Effect: P.E.A.C.E. Coordinator
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(Make your character look like one of Blackwing Industry's psychic tacticians! Projects a data display around your character and encapsulates your head in an energy field! Tintable power customization options and data-only or dome-only.)
Reward Adjustments
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Tier 2 has been renamed from 'Vintage' to 'Vintage/Extra' to include the non-legacy costumes that are Homecoming additions.
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The following costumes have had their names adjusted:
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Costume: Devouring Earth Plant -> Costume: Devouring Earth Bladegrass
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Costume: Devouring Earth Crystal -> Costume: Devouring Earth Quartz
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Costume: Devouring Earth Mushroom -> Costume: Devouring Earth Fungoid
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Costume: Devouring Earth Rock -> Costume: Devouring Earth Bedrock
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The following costumes have had customization options expanded:
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Effect: Luminous > Symbiote
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Effect: Luminous > Symbiote Tintable
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Effect: Umbral > Symbiote
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Effect: Umbral > Symbiote Tintable
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Effect: Luminous > Tentacles
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Effect: Luminous > Tentacles Tintable
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Effect: Umbral > Tentacles
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Effect: Umbral > Tentacles Tintable
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The following costumes have had customization options removed:
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Effect: Luminous > No Bubble (duplicate with Eyes)
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Effect: Umbral > No Bubble (duplicate with Eyes)
Reward Fixes
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Effect: Luminous: Fixed an issue where this effect's eye glow would not appear on Aether costumes that didn't support sheathed weapons.
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Costume: Freakshow Stunner: Ambient sound effects removed from this costume.
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Costume: Freakshow Super Stunner: Ambient sound effects removed from this costume.
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Costume: Longbow Mender: Fixed this costume using the incorrect boots option.
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Costume: Rularuu Wisp Overlord: Ambient sound effects removed from this costume.
Vanity Pets
New Pets Recipes
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The following Rare recipe has been added with a 0.1% (1 in 1000) chance to drop from any Blackwing Industries enemy group Boss or Elite Boss rank defeats:
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Pet: P.E.A.C.E. Drone
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The following Uncommon recipe has been added with a 10% (1 in 10) chance to drop from the P.E.A.C.E Keeper Giant Monster when defeated.
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Pet: Mini P.E.A.C.E. Keeper
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As with other recipes, these can be traded to other players or on the Auction House.
Various Additions, Enhancements, & Fixes
New Badges (22)
Accolade
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The Prettiest One - Obtain this accolade by earning the following Exploration badges: On The Shoulders of Giants, In Their Prime, Protest Too Much, Fueled by Greed, Raving Mad, Marked Out, Quay to the City and Tourist Trapped.
Accomplishment
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Staring Into The Abyss - Complete Adelard Ziegler's story arc to earn this badge.
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Business Savvy - Complete Dap-Dap the Deal-Maka's story arc to earn this badge.
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Front Person - Complete Erin West's story arc to earn this badge.
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Justified Ends - Complete Robert Kogan's story arc to earn this badge.
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Thicker than Water - Complete Alexander the Greats's story arc to earn this badge.
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Generational Trauma - Earned from completing bonus objectives within Adelard Ziegler's story arc.
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Uncomfortable Truths - Earned from completing bonus objectives within Erin West's story arc.
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Truth Seeker - Earned from completing bonus objectives within Erin West's story arc.
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Brass Tax - Earned from completing bonus objectives within Dap-Dap the Deal-Maka's story arc.
Defeat
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Two Birds One Stone - Defeat 250 Blackwing Industries enemies to earn this badge.
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Peacekeeper / Peacemaker - Defeat the P.E.A.C.E. Keeper in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
Exploration
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In Their Prime - Explore in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
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Protest Too Much - Explore in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
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Fueled By Greed - Explore in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
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Raving Mad - Explore in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
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Marked Out - Explore in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
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Quay to the City - Explore in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
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Tourist Trapped - Explore in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
History
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Christie Consolidation - Learn more about the brave and bold leadership of Emil Christie.
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Flagtown Memorialist - Learn more about the Flagtown history in Kallisti Wharf.
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Patron of the Arts - Learn more about Theatre Row and Maxwell Stadium to earn this badge.
Badge Adjustments
Changes
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Dreamwalker / Dreamkiller - Quill and The Unnamed One are now required for this badge. No changes to those who already earned the badge.
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Variety Act - Badge art updated to look more like proper badges.
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License to Chill - Badge art updated to help differentiate Winter events by year (2021).
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Home for the Holidays - Badge art updated to help differentiate Winter events by year (2023).
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Hypothermia - Badge art updated to help differentiate Winter events by year (2024).
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Bicentennial - Relocated 200th Anniversary Plaque in Kallisti Wharf to Theatre Row.
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New coordinates are [2380, 56, 1132].
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Protector of Paragon City - Changed criteria of Protector of Paragon City badge to replace Shauna Braun's arc (heroic ending) with completing Roy Cooling's arc. (Beyond Reasonable Doubt -> Helping Hand).
City Badge Tracker
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Added a City Badge Tracker kiosk to Pocket D at [-234.2 0.0 -908.8].
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This kiosk will display the badges that you're missing, and a Leaderboard with every character who entered Pocket D since the last mapserver reset. There is no persistent storage at the moment, and it might not be possible.
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The player with the most badges will be displayed as a "hologram" next to the City Badge Tracker kiosk. Clicking on this NPC will display their character information and badge progress.
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In the event of a tie, the character who last clicked the City Badge Tracker kiosk (not the NPC!) will be displayed, and there's a 60-second cooldown between switches to avoid spamming back and forth.
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City Badge Tracker also displays progress towards Bicentennial, Dimensional Warder, River Rat and Dreamwalker/Dreamkiller.
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Null the Gull no longer shows progress towards Dimensional Warder, since the City Badge Tracker "Progress" page has that info.
Zones
Various
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Newsies have been updated to shout about much more recent Homecoming-relevant things.
Talos Island
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Relocated a shrubbery that was too close to a mission door, occasionally causing players to exit trapped inside.
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Closed geometry gap near a group of shops nearby the tram plaza.
Independence Port
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Closed geometry gaps around the water foundation of the building near Miss Liberty.
Brickstown
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Fixed two event glowie spawn points that were floating above the ground and not working correctly.
Peregrine Island
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Carnies in Peregrine Island now display more festive behaviors instead of holding sniper rifles and shotguns.
Kallisti Wharf
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Zone now has eight standard exploration badges and an accolade, same as other zones.
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Many areas of the zone were given expansive polish passes and detail work.
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All neighborhoods given music. No more silence!
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The zone is using a mix of new Homecoming-original compositions, a few unused tracks, and a couple of favorite older classics!
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Added ambient atmospheric/combat spawns to the entirety of the zone.
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New Giant Monster spawn, the P.E.A.C.E. Keeper, has been added to the zone. They are spawned manually by defeating 200 points worth of Blackwing Industries enemies in the zone. Minions = 1 point; Lieutenant = 2 points; Boss = 3 points; Elite Boss = 4 points.
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The P.E.A.C.E. Keeper will spawn in One Statesman Plaza and fly a patrol around the outside of the tower in the center of the zone; If not engaged in fighting, they should default back to patrolling the tower.
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Only one P.E.A.C.E. Keeper can be spawned at any moment.
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P.E.A.C.E. Keeper's dropped rewards are on an 18-hour cooldown per character.
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Relocated pride benches alongside plaque change. New coordinates are [2380, 56, 1132].
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Mini-map markers added for the following locations:
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Crey Towers
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Vanguard Outpost
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Langston Corp Factory
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A Vanguard Merit invention station has been added to the Vanguard Outpost location near the helipad.
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Moved the neighborhood marker for Flag Memorial Park to the center of the memorial itself.
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Numerous extra Day Job locations added to the zone:
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Blackwing Headquarters: Law Enforcer / Dirty Cop
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Crey Towers: Crey Employee / Crey Test Subject
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Wentworths: Day Trader / Marketeer
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Vanguard Outpost: Vanguard Recruit
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Added a pair of Merit Vendors to each side of the zone.
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Moved water fountains away from Fusionette so their SFX don't blast player's ears while using the trainer.
'Crey's Folly'
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Lowered two floating crates near [1715, -21, 1518].
Eden
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Removed rogue piece of canopy geometry from Eden.
The Hive
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Added a Black Helicopter line destination so this zone can be accessed by villains.
Firebase Zulu
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Brought a floating shrub back to ground.
Pocket D
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Fixed a texture Z write error on the zone's moons.
Mercy Island
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Rubble and debris from the former Architect Entertainment building have finally been cleared away, and construction on the Rogue Isle Police precinct has been completed.
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New building contains an SG Registrar so villains can start Super Groups from their start zone, same as heroes.
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Also contains a Quartermaster who sells enhancements.
Grandville
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Arachnos has added a quartet of new R.O.T. installations in the Central Holding Block (CHB) to ensure prison security for their highest security prisoners.
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Dr. Quatrexin and Calystix the Shaper have been added to the prisoners found in the CHB.
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Prisoner locations within the Grandville CHB have been moved around slightly in order to facilitate future planned content.
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Fixed incorrect lighting in Grandville's hospital room.
Rikti War Zone
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Removed floating tank markers in the air.
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Fixed indoor lighting when in the vehicle bay south of the Vanguard base.
Nova Praetoria
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Lowered two floating trees.
Imperial City
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Lowered a floating traffic light.
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Removed a random metal door that was poking out of the floor.
First Ward
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Moved Vanessa Devore out of the stairs.
Labyrinth of Fog
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When the zone is at +10 Labyrinth Shifts, The Minotaur In The Fog will instantly teleport to their chosen hunt target, making it much faster for raids to find and engage them in combat.
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The target of the Minotaur at +10 shifts is now announced.
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Doors found in the Orange 5th Column floor of the map have been removed as the Minotaur had issues pathing through them.
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Players inside the Font of Malevolence now receive a minor stealth buff to allow raids to assemble within without aggro'ing the central mobs.
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Fixed a Malevolent Fog spawn point that was misbehaving in the Green Praetorian Lab ceiling.
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High score of the last run now persists until the Minotaur is defeated again/zone resets so players can view it more easily.
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Stuck check timer of the Minotaur reduced from 6 minutes to 60 seconds.
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When the Minotaur uses Cursed Plague Howl, it will reset their stuck timer.
Various
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Added clickable door geometry to Arachnos Flyer doors to make them easier to use.
Tasks
Incarnate Trial - 'Minds of Mayhem'
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Minds of Mayhem script has been re-written from SZE to Lua.
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In general, the trial should play exactly as before, just with better performance. The following are the only intentional changes:
General - Task & Strike Forces
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The level bracket maximum of Task/Strike Force content is no longer enforced, except for Ms. Liberty and Lord Recluse's (Level 50+ only).
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Example: Previously the Manticore Task Force was always set at 35, but allowed 30+ characters. Now the Manticore TF's missions would be set at 30 if that's the leader's level, rather than 35+, and presenting those players with +5 or higher enemies.
General - Advanced Mode
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The combat levels on Challenge Arch-villain rank enemies (King Midas, Emperor Romulus, K'ong, etc) can now be seen in their name plate.
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Nectanebo's Curse Breaker: Can now be used during Advanced Mode content to cleanse Curse of Weariness.
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Stalkers are no longer hit by map-wide auto Damage Over Time effects that would break their stealth.
Positron Task Force - Part 1
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On the finale mission, saving the four heroes and defeating the Circle of Thorns ambush can no longer be skipped.
Ms. Liberty Task Force
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Add a text to the task force intro that mentions the minimum level is always set to 50.
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Fixed a typo comma during Dr. Aeon's cutscene monologue in Mission 2.
Lord Recluse Strike Force
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Add a text to the strike force intro that mentions the minimum level is always set to 50.
Dr. Aeon Strike Force - 'Chasing Fool's Gold'
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Dimensional ripple doors in the finale mission now have connecting (invisible) door exits, which should help Battle Becky and other pets path through them with more consistency.
Christine Lansdale - 'The Mysterious General Z'
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Fixed clue not granting during arc.
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Misc typo/misnaming fixes.
Doc Buzzsaw - 'The Freakish Lab of Dr. Vahzilok, Act 2'
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Fix for possibly bypassing the "Bile Powers Down" trigger in Buzzsaw finale.
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Trigger location moved to pipe exit at radius of 100ft. Should be much better now for him.
Sister Valeria - 'Glory and Dark Tidings'
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Sibyl that was named 'Achlys' has been renamed 'Astraia' to prevent unintended Labyrinth of Fog association.
Wes Schnabel
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Fixed legacy contact from stopping giving missions too early.
Brokers
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Allows Oberst Straxt to be introduced by Sharkhead brokers.
Repeatable Kallisti Wharf Missions
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The Blackwing Liaison will provide heroes with opportunities to fight crime in Kallisti Wharf.
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Chip will provide villains lucrative criminal ventures in Kallisti Wharf.
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Both contacts are currently easiest to find via the Contact Finder feature.
Mission Maps
Kallisti Wharf Office Maps
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These mission map tileset pieces have had an extensive decoration pass on all rooms.
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Maps used in the new Kallisti Wharf zone content have had their critter density properly balanced.
Mayhem / Safeguard Maps
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Atlas Park: Mini map has had extents corrected and should now accurately display player's positions on the map.
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Founder's Falls: Mini map sizing corrected and should now accurately display player's positions on the map.
Various - Midnight Club Maps
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Closed a large number of geometry gaps in Midnight Club mission maps using the big round room.
DA_Epilogue
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Added a collision height cap to this map.
IOM_FoundersFalls_DA
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Lowered bubbles FX so they don't appear on the cement floor.
Outdoor_City_03A_Rikti, Outdoor_City_03A, Outdoor_Unique_City_02
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Lowered collision wall that had a gap, allowing players to teleport outside mission boundaries.
P_Tech_Power_45_Layout_03_01
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Fixed this room layout from having an objective spawning inside of an object.
Freak Olympics
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Moved a floor glowie that appeared inside the wall.
Outdoor_Graveyard_01A
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Relocated a fern flying in the air back to the ground.
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Lower floating rocks back to the ground.
AbandonedOffice_To_Rikti
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Fixed ceiling gap on this map where the cave tunnel ends.
SmoothCave_To_Rikti
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Fixed most of these maps containing invisible details in the hallways that were mis-grouped.
Abandoned_Warehouse_45_Layout_02_01
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Removed a locked door in this map that could never be opened.
Enemies
Giant Monsters
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Increased BigMonster rank base ToHit from 0.5 to 0.65, removed accuracy buff from all Giant Monster attacks.
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Buffed potency of the Colossal HP buff from 15% MaxHP per stack to 25%.
Arachnos
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Arachnos NPCs in various zones now use Arachnos mugs when using the /drink emote.
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Black Scorpion: Fixed a missing FX that was causing his tail to go missing.
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Scirocco: Fixed some sequencer misfires where he could fail to draw his sword when using non-sword powers.
Awakened
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Mobs that summon in this group no longer do so unless inside a mission instance.
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Subjugator: Removed text regarding consuming a Seer, as this power doesn't hurt players and doesn't warrant an urgent float warning.
Carnival of Shadows
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Added glowmask to the masks of the various female enemies in this group.
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Added glowmask to the mask of Vanessa Devore.
Council
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Galaxies
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Boss Stygian Return activation chance reduced from 100% to 50%.
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All versions of Stygian Return now have text popup warning on activation, delay before resurrection extended from 2s to 5s.
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Removed Stygian Return from 50% of high level Galaxy Adjutants.
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Removed Stygian Circle from Galaxy Archons, removed Stygian Return from Eclipse Galaxy Archons.
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Archon Kruger
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Increased Bone Smasher dmg from scale 0.7 to scale 1.64.
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Decreased Cybernetic Blade dmg from scale 1.25 to scale 1.2, decreased recharge from 12s to 3.5s.
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Decreased Energy Torrent dmg from scale 1.4 to scale 0.96, decreased recharge from 14s to 12s.
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Increased Explosive Blast dmg from scale 0.7 to scale 1.0, decreased recharge from 6s to 4s.
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Increased Power Blast dmg from scale 1.2 to scale 1.64, decreased recharge from 10s to 8s.
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Reduced Power Bolt animation from 2s to 1s, increased dmg from scale 0.5 to scale 1.0.
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Increased Power Burst dmg from scale 0.9 to scale 2.12, increased recharge from 8s to 10s.
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Reduced Total Focus animation from 3.3s to 2.53s, increased dmg from scale 1.6 to scale 2.56, removed taunt.
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Fixed some fx errors for his custom attacks.
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Archon Burkholder
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Increased Cybernetic Blade dmg from scale 1.0 to scale 1.2, increased recharge from 3s to 4s.
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Increased Whirling Hands animation from 1.67s to 2.5s.
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Trimmed attacks from high level version to allow AI to use power suite more intelligently.
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Added Energize to high level version.
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Fixed some fx errors for his custom attacks.
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Vandal
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Adjusted high version Missile Launch from scale 1.9 damage over time to scale 1.0 dmg, increased accuracy from 1.0x to 1.05x, increased recharge from 3s to 4s.
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Increased high version Power Blast dmg from scale 1.1 to scale 1.64, increased recharge from 3s to 8s.
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Increased Power Shot dmg from scale 0.75 to scale 1.0.
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Increased Power Thrust dmg from scale 0.6 to scale 0.8, decreased recharge from 12s to 6s, decreased accuracy from 1.2x to 1.0x.
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Increased Total Focus dmg from scale 1.5 to scale 2.56, removed taunt, decreased accuracy from 1.4x to 1.2x.
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Adjusted Drill Strike from scale 0.633 damage over time to scale 1.42 dmg, increased recharge from 15s to 20s, decreased accuracy from 1.6x to 1.4x, increased knockup chance from 75% to 100%, now only works near ground.
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Increased Whirling Hands dmg from scale 0.8 to scale 1.18, adjusted disorient from 100% chance, scale 8.0 mag 1, to 30% chance, scale 5.0 mag 2.
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Decreased EM Pulse accuracy from 1.4x to 1.0x, decreased radius from 80ft to 60ft, adjusted end drain from -37.5 points to -33.75%, added special dmg vs robots.
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Standardized Overload effect durations to all be 60s, increased defense buff from scale 3.0 to scale 6.0, increased maxhp buff from scale 2.0 to scale 4.0.
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Removed duplicate AV resistance from high level Vandal.
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Council Empire
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Increased Missile Launcher dmg from scale 1.0 to scale 1.32, increased recharge from 1s to 6s.
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Decreased Grenade Launcher dmg from scale 1.32 to scale 1.0, decreased recharge from 8s to 4s.
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Increased Crippling Axe Kick dmg from scale 1.0 to scale 2.12, increased recharge from 3.83s to 11s, added fly and defense debuffs.
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Fixed Dragons Tail checking melee instead of AoE defense, increased dmg from scale 1.0 to scale 1.18.
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Increased Eagles Claw dmg from scale 1.96 to scale 2.28, increased recharge from 10s to 12s, increased disorient from 60% chance to 100%.
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Decreased Thunder Kick dmg from scale 1.0 to scale 0.84, decreased recharge from 4s to 3s, adjusted disorient from 100% chance mag 1, to 10% chance mag 2.
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Added chance for critical hit to all martial arts attacks.
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Increased Brawl dmg from scale 0.68 to scale 1.0, increased recharge from 2s to 4s.
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Miscellanous
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All (non-AV, non-GM) critical knockback is no longer flagged to be unresistable.
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Removed chance for critical knockback from werewolves, robots.
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Applied updated weapon and martial arts animations to Council Empire enemies.
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Fixed some AI flags for powers.
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Adjusted spawndefs to reduce the appearance rates of transforming enemies.
Crey
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Paragon Protectors: Variants with Moment of Glory, Unstoppable, and Elude can now be stripped of these defensive powers by being Held before reaching 25%.
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Will play a yellow electric FX when they lose their defensive T9 power.
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If they activate their T9 it can no longer be stripped from them.
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Crey Crisis Unit/Eliminator/Juggernaut:
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Decreased Grenade Launcher damage from scale 1.32 to scale 1.0, decreased recharge from 8s to 4s.
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Increased Sleep Gas accuracy from 0.8x to 1.05x, increased recharge from 22s to 45s, increased sleep magnitude from 2 to 3.
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Increased Hallucinogenic Gas recharge from 36s to 240s, increased radius from 10ft to 20ft.
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Increased Tear Gas Grenade recharge from 25s to 30s, increased radius from 15ft to 35ft, increased debuff duration from 12s to 20s, increased tohit debuff from scale 0.5 to scale 0.7, removed unresistable flag.
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Decreased Missile Launcher recharge from 8s to 6s.
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Fixed Taunt having swapped radius and target cap.
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Added missing root time to Personal Force Field.
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Increased Brawl damage from scale 0.72 to scale 1.0.
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Fixed Kick applying disorient instead of knockdown.
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Crey Gamma Tank:
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Fixed melee attacks not properly dealing split energy/smashing damage.
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Fixed Radiation Siphon missing self heal.
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Fixed Positron Cell using copypasted blaster hold mechanic.
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Crey Protector:
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Increased Cryo Rifle accuracy from 1.0x to 1.2x, increased slow debuffs from scale 0.2 for 10s to scale 0.3 for 12s, added missing continuingFX.
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Fixed AI issue with Force Bolt.
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Deflection Shield now applies up to 3 targets per cast.
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Cryogenicist:
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Decreased Cryogenic Shot damage from scale 1.6 to scale 1.0, decreased recharge from 8s to 4s, fixed immobilization fx, increased from 66% .chance to 100%, increased slow debuff duration from 6s to 15s.
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Decreased Cryogenic Beam damage from scale 1.2 to scale 0.92, decreased recharge from 12s to 10s.
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Decreased Absolute-Zero Beam damage from scale 2.6 to scale 2.17, decreased recharge from 17.6s to 14s.
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Added missing AI flag to Benumb, decreased debuff duration from 20s to 15s.
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Ice Shield now applies up to 3 targets per cast, fixed ugly ice cube FX.
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Fixed Serum using wrong AI flag, decreased heal from scale 8.0 to scale 4.0, removed unresistable flag.
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Added glowmask to visors of Crey Scientists when worn.
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Added glowmask to eyes of Crey Tank enemies.
Drudges
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Fixed Trap Soul attack healing an enemy instead of damaging them.
Gold Brickers
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AU-Rifter:
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Fixed Barrage checking smashing defense instead of negative defense.
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Decreased Energy Punch damage from scale 1.64 to scale 1.16, decreased recharge from 8s to 5s.
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Increased Whirling Hands damage from scale 0.7538 to scale 1.18, increased recharge from 10s to 14s.
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Added missing immobilize to Total Focus, Whirling Hands.
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Decreased Power Bolt damage from scale 1.64 to scale 1.0, decreased recharge from 8s to 4s.
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Decreased Power Blast damage from scale 2.28 to scale 1.64, decreased recharge from 12s to 8s.
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Increased Explosive Blast damage from scale 0.6041 to scale 0.9, increased recharge from 10s to 16s.
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Removed disorient FX from melee immobilization.
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AU-Bricker/AU-Bomber
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Removed Barrage, Power Blast, Explosive Blast from AU-Bricker, removed Barrage from AU-Bomber to reduce power bloat.
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Increased Energy Punch damage from scale 1.0 to scale 1.16, increased recharge from 4s to 5s.
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Increased Whirling Hands damage from scale 1.0 to scale 1.18.
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Boomer:
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Decreased Knockout Blow damage from scale 3.0 to scale 2.56.
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Increased Heavy Sonic Blast Cannon resistance debuff from 5s to 8s.
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Increased Heavy Sonic Wave Cannon resistance debuff from 5s to 8s.
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Fixed Resonator not debuffing psionic resistance, fixed resistance debuff using incorrect table, decreased from 14s to 8s.
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Increased Sonic Cannon attacks' accuracy from 1.0x to 1.05x.
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Breaker:
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Decreased Bash damage from scale 1.3 to scale 1.0.
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Decreased Pulverize damage from scale 2.0 to scale 1.64.
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Fixed Shatter checking melee defense instead of AoE, decreased damage from scale 3.5 to scale 2.28.
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Decreased Throwing Wrench damage from scale 2.0 to scale 1.64, increased recharge from 4s to 8s.
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Rocketman/Bombardier:
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Increased Sonic Gun resistance debuff from scale 0.27 for 4s to scale 0.5 for 5s.
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Increased Heavy Sonic Blast Gun resistance debuff from 5s to 8s.
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Decreased Sonic Grenade recharge from 20s to 16s, decreased resistance debuff from scale 1.5 for 10s to scale 1.0 for 8s.
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Increased Rifle Butt damage from scale 1.3 to scale 1.32, increased recharge from 4s to 6s.
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Increased Sonic Rifle attacks' accuracy from 1.0x to 1.05x.
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Fixed Ripple Resonator missing AI flag, decreased recharge from 120s to 60s.
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Removed duplicate Gold Skin resistance from Bombardiers.
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Smelter:
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Reduced Fire Blast animation from 1.67s to 1.2s.
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Fixed Char having controller overpower.
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Fire Shield now applies up to 3 targets per cast.
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Decreased Forge buff from 120s to 60s.
Longbow
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Longbow NPCs in various zones now use Paragon mugs when using the /drink emote.
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Spec-Ops: Now only use EMP Grenade when below 75% HP, giving players a chance to control them to avoid the attack.
Malta Operatives
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Added glowmask to the night-vision goggles on enemies in this group.
Nemesis
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Fixed a bug where Vengeance's +DMG was applying to the wrong target.
Paragon Police
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PPD NPCs in various zones now use Paragon mugs when using the /drink emote.
Rikti
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Fixed Rikti Headman Gunman blast FX not synced with animation.
Seers
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Fixed a few sequencers/animations related to Seer powers.
Skulls
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Gravediggers
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Revolver damage scale decreased from 1.216 to 0.95, base accuracy increased from 0.625x to 0.8x.
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Submachine Gun damage scale decreased from 1.2 to 0.87.
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Focused Burst animation increased from 1s to 1.67s, damage scale decreased from 1.75 to 1.38, recharge increased from 5s to 6s, chance for knockdown replaced with 5s defense debuff.
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Pistols damage scale increased from 0.9 to 1.0.
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Dual Shot damage scale increased from 1.2 to 1.32, recharge increased from 5s to 6s, damage over time replaced with chance for knockdown.
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Death Heads
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Shotgun damage scale increased from 0.82 to 0.91, arc increased from 20 degrees to 30 degrees.
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Burst damage scale decreased from 1.6 to 1.08, base accuracy increased from 1.0x to 1.05x.
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Slug base accuracy increased from 1.0x to 1.05x.
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Reduced Automatic Fire animation from 4s to 2.5s, damage scale increased from 1.0557 to 1.0899, base accuracy increased from 1.0x to 1.1x, added 12s def debuff, range/radius adjusted from 80ft/20 degrees to 50ft/30 degrees.
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Bone Daddy
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Siphon Life damage scale increased from 1.0 to 1.96, recharge decreased from 15s to 10s.
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Removed chance for critical hit from Soul Drain, frontloaded damage and tohit buffs.
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Death Walkers/Death Dolls
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Dark Grasp damage scale decreased from 1.15 to 1.0, decreased hold from 70% chance to 50%, increased duration from scale 6.0. to scale 12, fixed incorrect power icon.
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Moonbeam damage scale increased from 1.3 to 1.96.
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Night Fall damage scale decreased from 2.0 to 1.1.
Sky Raiders
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Jump Bots: Updated Maneuvers from auto to toggle, reduced activateperiod from 60s to 2s.
Trolls
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Added super leap to Supa Trolls/raving Trolls to fix being unable to reach the Troll Rave event.
Unified People's Army (UPA)
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DUST: Fixed Force Punch and Force Smash using broken sequencers and not animating.
Vanguard
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Hero 1: Fixed some sequencer misfires where he could fail to draw his sword when using non-sword powers.
Warriors
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Crystal Arrow updated from Hold to Sleep, increased damage from scale 1.0 to scale 1.32.
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Heightened Senses, Practiced Brawler, Active Defense mez protection decreased by 33% (at level 50, mag 5.19 down to 3.46).
Various
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Fixed a bunch of NPC attacks missing InitialAttackFXFrameDelay value, causing some weapon attacks to desync weapon FX with redraw 2.0.
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Fixed various powers using TempDamage table instead of appropriate normal damage table.
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Standardized melee range to 7ft, fixed endurance costs, bad target caps, data cleanup.
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Fixed legacy Hurl hit fx desynced from damage.
Architect Entertainment
New Custom Enemy Powersets
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Pyrotechnic Control: Now available on custom AE enemies.
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Psionic Armor: Now available on custom AE enemies.
Blackwing Industries
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This group is now available to be used in Architect Entertainment content.
Freaklok
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This group is now available to be used in Architect Entertainment content.
Skulls
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The new high level versions found in Kallisti Wharf are now available to be used in Architect Entertainment content.
Wyvern
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The new high level versions found in Kallisti Wharf are now available to be used in Architect Entertainment content.
Kallisti Wharf Office Maps
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All existing Kallisti Wharf Office maps in AE have been moved to a new category: 'Kallisti Wharf Office (Legacy)'.
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These older maps are overly-populated, but we can't remove them due to their usage in existing AE arcs, so these maps will be labeled seperately instead.
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The new correctly-populated maps and new layouts used in Kallisti Wharf are now found in AE under 'Kallisti Wharf Office'.
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These mission map tileset pieces have had an extensive decoration pass on all rooms which will automatically apply to existing AE arcs using these maps.
New Mission Map
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Unique > Rikti War Zone > Rikti Space Station: New map added. Comes with baked-in map-defined Rikti turrets and generators and low gravity.
Miscellaneous
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The villain Level 10 level-up trainer dialog now mentions the SG Registrar found in Mercy Island.
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Fixed the respec counter from becoming negative when a character earns 128+ respecs.
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Switching alignments will no longer remove the Event Messages channel for that alignment. It will still add the new one.
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For example, if you're a villain and switch to hero, the Hero Zone Event Messages channel will be added to whichever tab contains Villain Zone Event Messages, but Villain Zone Event Messages will be retained unless manually removed.
Inspirations
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Corrected the description in Greater Protection Imbuement and Superior Protection Imbuement to no longer claim they last 3 minutes.
LFG
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Fixed incorrect merit payout award listed in Katie Hannon's Task Force in the LFG tab.
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Fixed inaccurate level ranges displayed on Summer Blockbuster, Kane's House of Horror, and SSA 1.1.
Anniversary Event
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Event script has been rewritten in Lua and the legacy script discontinued.
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Automatically starts on April 28th and ends on June 1st.
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Ambushes will now spawn using the player level, capped to the level range of the zone.
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Ambushes have a 50% chance of being an enemy group that the player needs for badge credit.
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Decreased ambush chance from 75% to 65%.
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Ambushes only reward the player with one Anniversary Merit.
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Temporary Powers, Inspirations, Pet Summons and Minipet rewards can only drop from capsules without an ambush.
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Fixed two glowie spawn points in Brickstown that were floating above the ground and not working correctly.
The 'Conqueror of the Labyrinth' accolade badge no longer grants a teleport power.
Instead it now grants a Labyrinth content exclusive accolade buff power that grants +MaxHP and +MaxEnd, and is seen on your tray when in the zone:
Return From Fog is now available from everywhere in the zone.
Nightmare Obol: New currency exclusive to Labyrinth activities that serves a purpose analogous to Vanguard Merits.
Gladiator Mote Attunement: 1 Obol (Requires the Costume: Gladiator In the Fog power. Lasts until you leave the zone.)
Draught of Fog: Inspirations in bulk for 2 Obols each.
Convert to Reward Merits: 50 Obols -> 5 Reward Merits.
Phantom Costume Parts: 10 Obols each, 19 costume pieces total.
Oathsworn Gladiator: 1 summon charge for 200 Obols, 5 charges max (Labyrinth of Fog zone only.)
Pull Through Fog: 5 uses of an Auto-hit Fold Space-like power for 100 Obols, 50 charges max. (Labyrinth of Fog zone and missions only.)
Shroud of Shadows: 30 minutes of Stealth toggle for 5 Obols, 5 hour charge max. (Labyrinth of Fog zone and missions only.)
Soulbound Armor: 30 minutes of +Def(Negative) and +Res(Negative) toggle for 20 Obols, 5 hour charge max. (Labyrinth of Fog zone and missions only.)
Pet: Mini Dealer of Death: Vanity pet reward for 10,000 Obols.
Players cannot Follow Through Fog to targets who are in darkness.
Escape From Fog power cannot be activated if you're already in the Entrance.
Mazebreaker - Obtain the following badges: Tested By Combat and Chromatic Combatant.
Self: +Max Endurance (Labyrinth of Fog Only)
Heart of Gold - Complete Marigold 'Zoe' Langston's Task Force to earn this badge.
Tested By Combat - Complete all six standard Tests of Combat offered by The Watcher, Teleute in the Core of the Labyrinth of Fog.
Chromatic Combatant - Complete the Test of Apathy offered by The Watcher, Teleute in the Core of the Labyrinth of Fog.
Psychopomp - Complete Wylie Galloway's Story Arc to earn this badge.
Snow Warning - Defeat Flashfreeze in Marigold 'Zoe' Langston's Task Force on Advanced Mode without anybody on the team being hit by her Cryonic Judgement special attack.Complete Marigold 'Zoe' Langston's Task Force to earn this badge.
Master of Zoe's Task Force - Achieve the following special achievements during Marigold 'Zoe' Langston's Task Force: Snow Warning, Jailbreaker, Subterranean Striker, and Knockback King/Queen.
Mutated Marauder - Defeat 100 Hydra enemies to earn this badge.
Lucid Dreamer - Reach the Origin of Apotheosis inside the Labyrinth of Fog to earn this badge.
Conqueror of the Labyrinth - Adjusted perk description in badge text to mention its new perk.
Self: +Max HP, +Max Endurance (Labyrinth of Fog Only)
Temporal Sands
Mathematic Proof
Chemical Formula
Conspiratorial Evidence
Spell Scroll
Demonic Blood Sample
Blood of the Incarnate
Monstrous Aether salvage has been renamed to -> Unstable Aether and now primarily serves the purpose of being a sub-currency (3 to 1) of Prismatic Aether.
Temporary Powers/Prestige > Nemesis Staff: Cast time reduced from 2.5 seconds to 2 seconds.
Temporary Powers > Divining Rod: Does not deal bonus damage against Arch-Villain class enemies.
Ice Mastery > Frozen Spear: Fixed this power's projectile firing from the wrong hand.
Force Field > Damping Bubble > Excelsion: Fixed using wrong sized bubble FX.
Temporary Powers > Power Analyzer - Can now be used in all content types except PvP.
Effect: Luminous - Restored previous customization, labeled 'Eyes and Body' for clarity.
Law Enforcer / Dirty Cop
Crey Employee / Crey Test Subject
Day Trader / Marketeer
Vanguard Recruit
Sparkling Cage
Dazzle
Sparkling Chain
Glittering Column
Hypnotizing Lights
Brilliant Barrage
Incendiary Aura
Explosive Bouquet
Psychic Wall:
Psionic Shield
Impenetrable Mind
Consume Psyche
Devour Psyche
Precognition
Psychokinetic Barrier
Impose Presence
Mask Presence
Aura of Insanity
Arsenal Control > Tranquilizer
Earth Control > Salt Crystals
Ice Control > Flash Freeze
Mind Control > Mesmerize
Mind Control > Mass Hypnosis
Plant Control > Spore Burst
Pyrotechnic Control > Hypnotizing Lights
Symphony Control > Enfeebling Lullaby
Arsenal Control > Tri-Cannon
Darkness Control > Shades
Darkness Control > Umbra Beast
Earth Control > Volcanic Gases
Earth Control > Animated Stone
Electric Control > Gremlins
Fire Control > Bonfire
Fire Control > Fire Imps
Gravity Control > Singularity
Ice Control > Ice Slick
Ice Control > Jack Frost
Illusion Control > Phantasm
Plant Control > Carrion Creepers (Entangle attack only)
Plant Control > Fly Trap
Pyrotechnic Control > Catherine Wheel
Symphony Control > Reverberant
Touch of the Beyond.
Shriek - 8s
Scream - 8s
Howl - 8s
Shout - 10s
Screech - 15s
Dreadful Wail - 20s
Water Jet
Dehydrate
Black Hole
Perfection: Levels are now granted on misses.
Sky Splitter: Increased bonus damage inflicted by Sky Splitter while under level 3 Perfection from scale 0.828 to scale 1.656.
Eye of the Storm: Increased bonus damage inflicted by Eye of the Storm while under level 3 Perfection from scale 0.246 to scale 0.4920.
Cloak of Fear
Shadow Dweller (Stalkers)
Soul Transfer
Dark Regeneration
Dark Embrace
Murky Cloud
Static Shield
Grounded
Power Sink
Energize
Power Surge
Energy Drain
Power Shield
Overload
Kinetic Shield: Toggle: Self +DEF(Smashing, Lethal, Energy), Res(DeBuff DEF)
Entropic Aura: Toggle: Self +Res(Knockback, Repel, Disorient, Hold, Sleep, Immobilize, Teleport, DeBuff DEF), Self +Recharge, Foe -Recharge.
Energy Protection: Auto: Self +Res (Energy, Negative, Toxic, Psionic, Slow)
Power Armor 
Energize: Self Endurance Discount, Heal, +Regen
Hibernate (Tanker/Brute)
Icicles
Rime
Ground Zero
Radiation Therapy
Meltdown
Fast Healing
Resilience
Quick Recovery
Dull Pain > Second Wind
Reactive Regeneration [New power for scrappers/brutes/stalkers]
Revive > Ailment Resistance
Moment of Glory
Reconstruction
Tesla Cage
Chain Fences
Static Field
Jolting Chain
Conductive Aura
Synaptic Overload
Paralyzing Blast > Tesla Coil
Cinders
Glacier
Flash
Gravity Distortion Field
Chords of Despair
Terrify
Total Domination
Mass Confusion
Seeds of Confusion
Spirit Tree
Vines
Tear Gas
Sleep Grenade
Epic > Dark Mastery > Black Hole
Epic > Psionic Mastery > Telekinesis
Invulnerability > Dull Pain
Ice Armor > Hoarfrost
Empathy > Absorb Pain
Pain Domination > Share Pain
Brute: 75%
Scrapper: 85%
Stalker: 85%
Sentinel: 90%
Self Resurrect powers
Untouchable and 
Battle Axe > Axe Cyclone
Battle Axe > Swoop
Street Justice > Sweeping Cross (All versions)
Invulnerability > Unstoppable
Ninjitsu > Kuji-In Retsu
Shield Defense > One with the Shield
Stone Armor > Geode
Super Reflexes > Elude
Willpower > Strength of Will
Enhancements > Performance Shifter: Chance for +Endurance: Fixed a bug where the ally buff could potentially be weaker based on level differences.
Enhancements > Coercive Persuasion: Contagious Confusion: This proc no longer ignores combat modifiers.
Tactical Arrow > Glue Arrow: Fixed power short description.
No Phase: Fixed a bug where No Phase would disable Jump Pack and Steam Jump.
Pool > Fighting: Changes to the attacks power info screen to clarify the conditional effects.
Mace Mastery > Web Envelope: Fixed this power's description to denote the power does toxic damage over time.
Prestige Travel > Jump Pack/Steam Jump: These powers buff should now flash when the 30 second timer is about to run out, as well as give a "low fuel" warning.
Plant Manipulation > Wild Fortress: Fixed a bug where the power's vfx would fade away if the player selected color customization options.
Atomic Manipulation > Metabolic Acceleration: This power no longer accepts Endurance Discount enhancements. The power costs no endurance.
Dark Mastery > Possess: Fixed a bug where the debuff applied to the caster instead of the target.
Devices > Remote Bomb: Fixed a bug that would cause the bomb to become defunct if the targeted critter died during the power's placement animation.
Traps > Temporal Bomb: Fixed a bug that would cause the bomb to become defunct if the targeted critter died during the power's placement animation.
Accolades > Mark and Recall: Name changed from 'Mark & Recall' so the power can be functionally linked in chat.
Energy Mastery > Energy Torrent: Fixed Laser Beam Sweep customization option's hitfx desynced from attack.
Arsenal Control > Cryo Freeze Ray: Fixed VFX timing errors in attack and hit FX.
Fiery Aura > Cauterizing Blase: Fixed Dark Fire customization option missing FX.
Mercenaries > Commando: Fixed Commando's Full Auto attack FX attached to their hand instead of their Assault Rifle.
Atomic Manipulation > Gamma Burst: Fixed several bugs with this mechanic implementation and adjusted powers descriptions to clarify the mechanics.
Ice Melee > Frozen Aura: This power should no longer display it's effects twice in the power info screen.
Costume: Devouring Earth Razorvine
Costume: Devouring Earth Lunaflora
Effect: P.E.A.C.E. Coordinator
Pet: P.E.A.C.E. Drone
The Prettiest One - Obtain this accolade by earning the following Exploration badges: On The Shoulders of Giants, In Their Prime, Protest Too Much, Fueled by Greed, Raving Mad, Marked Out, Quay to the City and Tourist Trapped.
Staring Into The Abyss - Complete Adelard Ziegler's story arc to earn this badge.
Business Savvy - Complete Dap-Dap the Deal-Maka's story arc to earn this badge.
Front Person - Complete Erin West's story arc to earn this badge.
Justified Ends - Complete Robert Kogan's story arc to earn this badge.
Thicker than Water - Complete Alexander the Greats's story arc to earn this badge.
Generational Trauma - Earned from completing bonus objectives within Adelard Ziegler's story arc.
Uncomfortable Truths - Earned from completing bonus objectives within Erin West's story arc.
Truth Seeker - Earned from completing bonus objectives within Erin West's story arc.
Brass Tax - Earned from completing bonus objectives within Dap-Dap the Deal-Maka's story arc.
Two Birds One Stone - Defeat 250 Blackwing Industries enemies to earn this badge.
In Their Prime - Explore in Kallisti Wharf to earn this badge.
Christie Consolidation - Learn more about the brave and bold leadership of Emil Christie.
Dreamwalker / Dreamkiller - Quill and The Unnamed One are now required for this badge. No changes to those who already earned the badge.
Variety Act - Badge art updated to look more like proper badges.
License to Chill - Badge art updated to help differentiate Winter events by year (2021).
Home for the Holidays - Badge art updated to help differentiate Winter events by year (2023).
Hypothermia - Badge art updated to help differentiate Winter events by year (2024).
Bicentennial - Relocated 200th Anniversary Plaque in Kallisti Wharf to Theatre Row.
Protector of Paragon City - Changed criteria of Protector of Paragon City badge to replace Shauna Braun's arc (heroic ending) with completing Roy Cooling's arc. (Beyond Reasonable Doubt -> Helping Hand).
Cheers! - Log-in during the City of Heroes 21st anniversary to earn this badge. Purchasable from Luna in Ouroboros during the month of May.
Mafioso - Defeat 25 old school Family during the City of Heroes Anniversary Event to earn this badge.
Skull Killer - Defeat 25 old school Skulls during the City of Heroes Anniversary Event to earn this badge.
Officiator