GENERAL
* Raid assistants can now invite instead of recommend invite via the unit frame menu, and non-assistants can now recommend invite.
* Fixed an issue causing Hellbugs to do more damage than intended to other NPCs in the Invasive Species rift.
* The Hellbug Monarch from the Invasive Species rift is no longer immune to taunt.
* Fixed the Skywarped Talon mob spawning with no health in the Runecrafting crafting rift.

CALLINGS
WARRIOR
Beastmaster
* Calliope’s Beastmaster Crystal: The 4 piece bonus buff triggered by Messy Wounds now last 30s, up from 15s.
Tempest
* Discharged Defenses: The tooltop for Discharged Defenses has been corrected, it now correctly reads that its buff causes Warrior attacks to ignore some of the target’s armor and resistance.

GENERAL
* The Hellbug companion items Phero, Blurple, and Skitt are now Bind on Account.
* Fixed an issue causing some players to be unable to see Sliver entrances or Twisted Artifacts when using Quantum/Omen Sight after joining an instance on another shard.

CALLINGS
WARRIOR
Riftblade
* Rift Spear: Now an Area of Effect ability, due to this it will be affected by any damage bonuses and penalties to AoE attacks.

CRAFTING
* Grandmaster Artificer Supply Chest no longer drops Unerupted Teeth or Collagen Struts
* Flying fish in Silverwood have been put back underwater. They were not cleared for takeoff.
* Stuffed Mushrooms and Chilled Octopus can now be crafted at the same skill it takes to learn the recipes

USER INTERFACE
* NPC’s (usually raid encounters) killed by an offline player should now drop loot for the group upon their defeat. There may be a short delay before the loot appears if the player remains offline.
* Fixed a bug causing some players to hide the NPC’s in addition to players when enabling “Hide Players” – woops!
* Using /dumpguild command will now only export data visible to a player based on their rank in the guild.

RIFTS
* Hungry, hungry Helbugs have crash landed in RIFT from the DEFIANCE universe! A new fire rift named “Invasive Species” now has a chance to appear in all zones. Completing the unstable stages of this rift offers a chance at acquiring any of three different types of hellbug mounts and companions, including the extremely rare Toxic Hellbug.

ITEMS
* Fixed an issue where objects without a cooldown sometimes displayed cooldown time left.
* Fixed a crash that occurred when comparing an equipped item with another item that has a very large number of stats.

QUESTS
* Freemarch: Water Saga Quest – Solace Cabal: Fixed a case that breaks scripting when players immediately aggro mobs after starting event.
* Steppes of Infinity: Ice Heart: Fixed an issue that would cause Atos to become stuck in a cast loop

CONQUEST
* Fixed an issue with respawns which could sometimes cause players to fall through the geometry.

GENERAL
* Players who rejoined a guild created by a different faction than their own will now have the correct faction displayed next to their names in the roster.
* Fixed a bug that could cause some players to crash when loading.

CONQUEST
• Optimized respawning within Conquest maps and fixed a problem which would cause players to get stuck when teleporting to Caer Mathos during matches.

DUNGEONS AND RAIDS
• Endless Eclipse: Regulos – Shambling Nightmare can no longer critically hit on normal attacks.
• Endless Eclipse: Kain (Hard Mode) – Fixed an issue that would allow the Deathbound Bloodthieves to break their “dead” animation before they resurrect.
• Archive of Flesh: Collision added in Cahail’s room to prevent players from completely avoiding Frenzied Embrace.
• Exodus of the Storm Queen: Fixed issue that would prevent the “Hot Lead, Cold Steel” event from re-starting on a reset.
• Exodus of the Storm Queen: Fixed an issue that would prevent players from using the exit portal after beginning the “Hot Lead, Cold Steel” quest but not yet begun the fight against Dominax.

Note: The Moonshade Pools dimension didn’t get added in with today’s patch, but Elrar announced that it will be added this week during a special update.

GENERAL
* Corrected the delay of your Conquest Point total being updated on login – it no longer waits 60 seconds before updating.
* Crafting: Recipe scrolls for recipes that were previously given from quests can now be sold to vendors (including Recipe: Reinforced Leather). These recipes are currently taught by crafting trainers instead.
* Updates to the ability bar system to reduce the chance of ability buttons vanishing.
* Fixes for server lag issues introduced with the last patch.

ZONES
* Carnival of the Ascended zone events no longer appear in Cape Jule and Pelladane.

GENERAL
* Removed experience from several fast-spawning mobs used for daily quests in Steppes of Infinity.
* Server optimizations for a serious attempt at reducing ability lag!

SOULS

ROGUE

BLADEDANCER
* Dauntless Strike: No longer increases the Critical Hit chance of group members. Now applies a debuff to the target, increasing the target’s chance to be critically hit by 5%. KNOWN ISSUE: Currently the debuff duration is not increasing based on number of combo points used.
* Blade Hustle: Additional effect added – you now gain Blade Hustle every 3 seconds, increasing the damage of your next Quick Strike or Precision Strike by 3-9%. Stacks up to 10 times.
* Disengage: Can now be used at any time. Now on global cooldown.
* Dancing Steel, Hundred Blades: Now has a 30 second cooldown, down from 60.

GENERAL
* Freemarch: The walls of Iron Fortress have been rebuilt! Quests can once again be completed in the area.
* Zone Events: Unmentored high-level characters may find that their damage is reduced against low-level colossi. Mentoring down to the level of the boss will allow you to deal normal damage.
* Zone events in classic Rift zones now grant a small number of Empyreal Sourcestones or Infinity Stones to high-level characters who mentor down to the level of the event.
* Marks of Notoriety are now granted to high level characters from Storm Legion and classic Rift zone events when mentored. These can be redeemed in Tempest Bay for consumable items that grant notoriety with Storm Legion factions.
* Endless Eclipse: Fixed an issue preventing dead characters from obtaining the Used Tactics achievement.
* Frozen Tempest: Fixed issue that prevented the Rapid Assault achievement from being awarded.
* Triumph of the Dragon Queen: Chasing the White Dragon achievement should be granting properly. Updated description to indicate that this is a personal achievement, not dependent on the entire group.
* Collection quests no longer consider items with Runes on them as quest items.

GENERAL
* Further decreased the damage reduction on AoE damage in PVP for levels 45+.
* PVP: Fixed Chilling Rune triggering diminishing returns in PVP.
* Dimension item Orange Brevane Lightpost now glows.

ZONES
* Ashora: Onslaught: Fixed some pathing for Onslaught invasions heading into Dendrome.
* Droughtlands: Pesticide Genocide: Quest item now remains usable for the second objective if you die or exit an instance without using it.

FREEMARCH AND SILVERWOOD
Quest content in all of Freemarch and Silverwood has been adjusted for a smoother experience.
- Main story quests are more clearly marked, with improved rewards.
- Many ancillary quests now auto-complete when objectives are finished.
- Many unique named mobs are now Carnage quests with improved rewards, and can be completed by both factions.
* Freemarch: The Porticulum at Knight’s Stand has been moved to Denegar’s Stand.
* Silverwood: A Porticulum has been added to Highglades Lookout, near the entrance to Hedgerow Court.

GENERAL
* Warfronts: Fixed a case where some players’ damage and healing stats were not being properly displayed.
* Guild Perks: Updated the description of Cache Finder to indicate that its bonus applies to all Plaques, Marks, and Stones from Expert Dungeons and Raids, as well as Infinity Stones and Empyreal Sourcestones.

ZONES

A HERO RISES [Chronicle]
* Potential(!) fix for hotbars

EMPYREAN CORE
* Slightly reduced the damage of the general population immediately before Kaliban.

FROZEN TEMPEST
* Crucia: Tempest Flash should no longer get stuck casting over and over.

STILLMOOR
* Rise and Fall: Quest no longer applies an infinite-duration speed reduction debuff.

STEPPES OF INFINITY
* Fixed some Instant Adventures getting stuck running in the same location repeatedly.

STORM BREAKER PROTOCOL
* Blame Your Slag achievement should now work properly.

TRIUMPH OF THE DRAGON QUEEN
* Chasing the White Dragon achievement should now work properly.

GENERAL
* The following Runes should now trigger properly: Baneful Rune, Crushing Runeshard, Feral Rune, Icewall Rune, Invigorating Rune, Smoldering Rune, and Windshielding Rune.
* Tanking Relic Weapons have gotten an upgrade.
* PVP: Reduced the AoE damage reduction applied during PVP. Basically, AoE abilities deal slightly more damage.
* Crafting: All recipes granted as an occasional reward from crafting dailies can now be sold to vendors, if desired.
* Fixed a bug that prevented some quest items from dropping for cross-faction groups.
* Fixed some more difficult-or-impossible to reach Artifact spawn locations.

WORLD EVENT
* Auroral Doubloons and Pyrite Doubloons are now auto-consumed into the Currency tab instead of your inventory.
* Added an item to the Moneychanger NPC to grant 50 tickets in exchange for 1 Pyrite Doubloon.
* Gaining control of a location in Codex: Wheel of Fate should no longer break stealth for your team.

ZONES
* The Random Expert Dungeon daily now offers Frozen Eclipse Stone.
* Ardent Domain: Feeding Frenzy Zone Event: Lost Survivors are more survivable.
* Eastern Holdings: The rare spawn Prototype Watcher will properly path around the reservoir and should no longer engage in combat with Shane Hawkins.
* Additional adjustments to the start of Freemarch and Silverwood to improve quest flow.