Date: Jul 12, 2012  |  Written by Patch Notes  |  Posted Under: Patch Notes  |  DISQUS With Us: 1 comment

* The once-exclusive Armored White War Tiger mount, previously offered only to Korean RIFT players, is now available as an optional purchase with a limited-time price on the Account Management Page for those interested in checking it out!

GENERAL
* Now that we have fully cross-shard Friend and Ignore lists, these lists are no longer cleared when you transfer to a new shard.
* Summonable Snowmen can once again be summoned during Summerfest – the daystar no longer has them hiding in fear!

SUMMERFEST
* Removed an extra Air Vent that was not actually venting near Kelpmere in Moonshade Highlands.
* Fixed the dual credit per bug toward the Achievement on the Bug Squishin’ quest.
* Removed the mounted runspeed increase on Alo’s Amazing Ice Cream quest.

CONQUEST
* Fixed the bug where Conquest buffs would sometimes not be cleared when you left Conquest.
* Now when you have more people near an Extractor, the faster the Extractor is captured.
* Crafting Portable Turrets or Lifesprings will now grant the ‘Crafty Conquest’ Achievement.
* Leaving and re-entering Conquest should no longer cause some objectives to disappear from the quest tracker.
* Personal Bankers and Mailboxes can no longer be summoned in Conquest.

Date: Jul 6, 2012  |  Written by Patch Notes  |  Posted Under: Patch Notes  |  DISQUS With Us: No comments yet

CONQUEST
* You now have 10 minutes to overtake another team in Extractors controlled once a team reaches 60% control.
* Extractors now grant Conquest Defender, an area buff increasing Favor gains for all friendly players within 35 meters. Favor gains increase the longer an Extractor is held by a team.
* Decreased total match kill count to 5,000.
* The crafting window should accurately show the number of shared resources available through crafting depots.
* Tweaked balancing of team sizes within a match.

GENERAL
* Summerfest: Added water breathing auras for the Swim With the Fishes challenge.
* LFG reward count should be set properly for characters who haven’t logged in since prior to Daylight Savings Time began.
* Instant Adventure: Fixed an issue causing multiple gold rewards to be given when completing Instant Adventures.
* Hoardkeeper in Stonefield should not allow two Artifacts to be gained.
* Adding friends to your friend list now works fully cross-shard with all shards within your region, not just wargroup. Make a new friend today!

Date: Jul 3, 2012  |  Written by Patch Notes  |  Posted Under: Patch Notes  |  DISQUS With Us: No comments yet

GENERAL
* Conquest: Player kills no longer grant Conquest Power.
* Survivalist: Crafting Daily reward bags and chests have reduced amounts of grey item drops.
* Fixed the proc on Amardis’ Crystal Shield.
* Primeval Feast: Atrophinius’ Song of Solitude now affects 4 targets (down from 7).

SUMMERFEST
* Made the following changes to the Bug Squishin’ quest:
- Increased the number of bugs to 50 per location.
- Upped the minimum number of bugs present in a location at any time.

* Round two of performance tweaks in and out of Conquest.

Date: Jun 29, 2012  |  Written by Patch Notes  |  Posted Under: Patch Notes  |  DISQUS With Us: 1 comment

Hotfix #2:

SUMMERFEST
* Removed the hedge mazes in Meridian and Sanctum.
* Plant Trees in Scarwood Reach: Made this one much easier.
* Defiant: Bug Stomp: Fixed so this quest no longer removes Summer Sunfish.

CONQUEST
* Conquest: Increased the Conquest Power payouts for kills, capturing extractors, and overall contribution.
* Conquest: You should now see larger numbers of enemy targets from farther away when doing Conquest with large groups.
* Conquest: Fixed Lifesprings and Turrets being infinitely-usable in Conquest.