Update Notes: Tuesday, August 21, 2012

From the EQ2 Forums:

GENERAL

• Fixed an issue that prevented voice overs working with socials.

SOEMOTE

• Added a video input device selection dropdown for SOEmote in the Options (Advanced) – SOEmote.

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION

City of Freeport

• Vhishall, Freeport furniture merchant, now offers a selection of paintings for those that have completed particular quests in the city of Freeport.

Plane of War x4 Raid

• In the general Teku fight warboars have less health and run slower, war wraiths will turn to face attackers sooner than before.

• Eriak the Fetid – Echo of Terror adds will no longer cast demonic flames as soon as they spawn.

ITEMS

• Krogon, Staff of the War Wraith now has the proper amount of multi-attack.

• Sanguine Claws of Dracurion Accord is now a 4 second delay.

• Forceful Flail of the Gindan Battlepriest now has wisdom instead of intelligence.

• Many Plane of War 2 handers now have 3 adornment slots instead of two.

• Plane of War: Immortal Theurgist’s Masterous Hood is now wearable by all mages.

• Plane of War: Visionary Mesmer’s Masterous Hood is now wearable by all mages.

• Hendin’s Phantasmagoric Round Shield has had its protection raised. Priests can no longer use this shield.

• Dozekar Claws of Bloodshed now have a 4 second delay.

• Awakened Shield of Offense is no longer useable by priests.

TRADESKILLS

• Level 91 belt recipes now use appropriate fuel.

• Weaponsmiths can now make level 92 throwing ammo. These recipes have been added to the Grandmaster Weaponsmith’s Basic Compendium, Volume II.

• Bone Golem Shards should no longer state that they can be used to craft Dragon Bone Arrows.

• Etch the Stone – Crafting Yelnar’s Binding Stone of Shattering too early should no longer prevent you from advancing your quest.

QUESTS

• A Mysterious Trinket – Zoning out of Baker Voleen’s Storeroom now properly lands the player in Qeynos Capitol District.

• Return of the Forgotten Goddess – Fixed a progression issue with this quest.

PVP UPDATES

General

• Crit Bonus is now slightly less effective in PVP combat.

• Toughness and Lethality adornments are now less expensive.

Bruiser

• Control Hate – now makes the bruiser an invalid target for the affected target for 1s.

• Divide and Conquer – now forces the target encounter to target the bruiser every second for 5 seconds.

• Ignore Pain – Heal amount increased in PVP combat.

Berserker

• Increased Combat Art damage in PVP combat.

Defiler

• Wild Accretion – Heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Sacrificial Restoration – Heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Dire Balm – Heal amount increased in PVP combat.

Fury

• Back into the Fray – under 50% heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Hibernation – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Nature’s Elixir – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Nature’s Salve – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Untamed Regeneration – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

Guardian

• Increased Combat Art damage in PVP combat.

Inquisitor

• Alleviation – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Fanatical Healing – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Ministration – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Fanatic’s Inspiration – initial heal amount slightly increased in PVP combat. Reactive heal amount slightly decreased in PVP combat.

Monk

• Evasion – now makes the Monk an invalid target for the affected target for 1s.

Mystic

• Rejuvination – Heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Ritual Healing – Heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Transcendence – Heal amount increased in PVP combat.

Defiler

• Fixed a typo on the prestige replacement for sinister countenance. Wraith instead of Wrath.

Dirge

• Overall damage has been increased in PVP combat. 1.4 spell mult to 1.5, 1.3 CA mult to 1.4

Troubador

• Fixed a typo in the mitigation debuff improvement prestige.

Shaman

• The protection value of Spiritual Leadership has been reduced in PVP combat.

Sorcerer

• Overall damage has been slightly reduced in PVP combat. 1.25mult to 1.15 mult

Templar

• Meliorate – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Restoration – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Word of Redeption – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Seraph’s Restoration – initial heal amount slightly increased in PVP combat. Reactive heal amount slightly decreased in PVP combat.

Warden

• Nature’s Embrance – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Sylvan Bloom – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

• Winds of Healing – heal amount increased in PVP combat.

Warlock

• Null Caress – Cooldown increased to 90s when cast in PVP combat. Target limit reduced to 3 in PVP combat.

• Nullmail – now lasts for 4 seconds when triggered in PVP combat. The mitigation and dodge component effects have been reduced.

BATTLEGROUNDS

Battlefield of Ganak

• The snare effect while carrying the flag now snares for 30% instead of 75%.