Issue 20: Incarnates Ascend - Patchnotes for build 2050.201106210214.1

Patch notes for build 2050.201106210214.1.

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UI

• Emotes awarded from Praetorian Zone Events and Astral and Empyrean Merit Vendors are now accessible via the quickchat menu.
• Clarified text, pop-ups and messaging regarding Account Items (Certifications and Vouchers).
• The default setting for the UI option to Hide or Show Unclaimable Account Items is now to Show. This means by default you will see Account Items which cannot be claimed on your current character in the Email window. You can change this setting at any time to hide those items from view – the option is now titled “Hide Un-claimable Account Items.”
• Added a UI option to disabling blinking of the Email alert when there is an available Account Item. This option is titled “Blink Alert for Account Items.”
• Added a pop-up message whenever your Account Item list is updated (on logging a character, on buying a new Account Item, or creating a new character). There is an option to disable this pop-up. This option is titled “Hide New Account Item Message.”
• Added a pop-up confirmation whenever claiming a Voucher (as these items are single use, and we do not want you to claim them on the wrong characters than you intend). There is an option to disable this confirmation. This option is titled “Hide Voucher Confirmation.”
  

• The Astral and Empyrean Merit vendors are now sporting a new look.

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• The new Account Item UI options are appearing incorrectly.

I am going to re-post this here. Hopefully one day the following can be looked at in greater detail.

I have some comments on the current state of the Lore pets, mostly in regards to the buff/debuff pets.

First some potential bugs. It seems some of my Alpha enhancements are not properly affecting the Lore pets. With the Musculature slotted, I do see the increased damage, but I am not seeing increased Endurance drain/recovery effects from the Storm Elementals nor am I seeing enhanced to-hit debuff effects from the Storm Elementals and Vanguard, and finally the defense debuff effect from the Rularuu also appears unbuffed. Cardiac does not seem to be affecting the range but it does seem to be lowering the end costs of the pet's powers. This actualy seems to be the way it currently works on live as well.

The only comment I have on the attack portion of Lore has to do with the Seers. They still look too weak overall. I suggest adding ~300 pts of Psi damage to the Augur's Dominate.

I am going to start the buff/debuff comments with the Storm Elementals, since I have the most to say about them.

Storm Elementals Monsoon - Woah! I love these guys. Sadly, they are seriously stronger than any of the other buff pets. An unkillable, controllable Hurricane spitting out a 30% to-hit debuff, 60% range debuff in its large AoE that also uses a decent heal/buff. Without the repel, Hurricane has lost much of its power, but a 30% to-hit debuff and 60% range debuff with the occasional KB control is very, very potent. Perhaps lowering the to-hit debuff to 10% would be more in-line with the other pets. Maybe making it 7.5% but unresistable? One thing should be improved, the AI should treat O2 boost as a buff as well as a heal. If I do not get hurt, O2 Boost is never applied, which means it loses out on its awesome potential.

Arachnos Fortunata - Add 3% Defense All to Mind Link (same duration as the other buffs, whatever that is).

Carnival Seneschal - Add 10% Resistance All with 1 min duration to Forge.

Cimeroran Surgeon - Add the same type of status protection to Heal Other that the Nemesis Surgeon's Triage has, the AI should treat this power as a buff as well as a heal.

Clockwork Mender - This seems to be a good baseline to balance around.

IDF Battle Orb - Deploy Stimulant's 6 second cast time and an interrupt looks out of place to me, I'd reduce it to 2 seconds and eliminate the interrupt, the AI should treat this power as a buff as well as a heal.

Longbow Warden - Add 3% Defense All with 30 second duration to Heal Other, the AI should treat this power as a buff as well as a heal.

Nemesis Surgeon - Change Triage's recharge to 7 seconds, the AI should treat this power as a buff as well as a heal.

Phantom Spirit - Change Adrenalin Boost's recharge to 2 min 15 seconds.

Polar Lights Borealis - Add 10% Resistance All with 20 second duration to Glowing Touch, the AI should treat this power as a buff as well as a heal.

Rikti Guardian - Change Accelerate Metabolism's recharge to 2 minutes.

Robotic Drones Shield Drone - Deploy Stimulant's 6 second cast time and an interrupt looks out of place to me, I'd reduce it to 2 seconds and eliminate the interrupt, the AI should treat this power as a buff as well as a heal.

Rularuu Noble Brute - Change Crystal of Vigor's recharge to 2 minutes. Add 10% Resistance All with 20 second duration to Heal Other, the AI should treat this power as a buff as well as a heal.

Seer's Seeker - This seems to be a good baseline to balance around.

Storm Elementals Monsoon - see above.

Warworks Battle Orb - Deploy Stimulant's 6 second cast time and an interrupt looks out of place to me, I'd reduce it to 2 seconds and eliminate the interrupt, the AI should treat this power as a buff as well as a heal.

Vanguard Magician - This seems to be a good baseline to balance around. Some learning curve to best utilize its heal, but I thought they worked well.

Any chance of adding the Empyreans and Astrals available for 1 influence like I heard it was on the Beta server? I'd really like to look at the new pieces before I buy them on live.

I apologize to the person that remade the looks of Michael and Christy but I think they look even worst, specially the female vendor.
Weird mix of pieces, colours, etc... I wish vendors were an UI option, not NPCs, specially looking that way.

Are there any screenshots of all the auras then? Wouldn't want to waste valuable merits on something we can't see before we buy.

I read these lastnight and hoped that screenshots would be posted of the vendors' new looks. Seems they weren't, so I kicked open my test client and had a look. Then realised that to not post screens would be rude. So here they are; bear in mind that the computer I took them on isn't great.



I don't understand why they're in Ouro. Or why they're people. Or why they aren't just another tab in the incarnate window. But if they have to be people, I vastly prefer these outfits. Even if they do make the issue of the missing glove overlay flare up a bit.

Now I just have to hope that they'll let us make over Apex to look more like Apex.

HA! They used Zombie Man's redesigns? Wicked

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Originally Posted by Zwillinger GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.

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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.

I've been duly compensated in Vindication Merits.