A small patch was released today that contains the following changes.

• Added a Capture the Flag event.
  
  • Orcs vs. Minotaurs - the first team to capture the flag 6 times wins the event.
  • The event will be scheduled around the other automatic event times: 02:00, 13:00, and 22:00.
• Added a new level 2600 quest - Embersoul Ring.
• Adjustments to new Equipment Crystals:
  • Added new Equipment Crystals to Daily Grasslands tasks.
  • Added new Equipment Crystals to Daily Reward Chest Quests that originally did not include them.
  • Decreased Armor Crystal damage reduction from 2% to 1% based on player recommendations.
• Fixed an issue where Cult Leader would not spawn properly.
• Added a time limit restriction message to the Penance boss fight.
• Removed the protection zone from Penance Potion lobby based on player feedback.

A small patch was released today that contains the following changes.

Added new Equipment Upgrade Crystals:

• Helmet Crystal
  • +1% weapon mastery with each upgrade.
  • +1% life leech with 10/10 upgrades.
• Necklace Crystal
  • +0.1% critical hit chance with each upgrade.
  • +5% critical damage with 10/10 upgrades.
• Backpack Crystal
  • +1% AoE spell damage with each upgrade.
  • +5% single target spell damage with 10/10 upgrades.
• Armor Crystal
  • +0.1% damage penetration with each upgrade.
  • -2% damage taken with 10/10 upgrades.
• Ring Crystal
  • +1% critical damage with each upgrade.
  • +0.5% critical hit chance with 10/10 upgrades.
• Legs Crystal
  • +2% healing increase with each upgrade.
  • +1% mana leech with 10/10 upgrades.
• Ammo Crystal
  • +1% single target spell damage with each upgrade.
  • +5% AoE spell damage with 10/10 upgrades.
• Boots Crystal
  • +1% potion effectiveness with each upgrade.
  • -5% death loss with 10/10 upgrades.

The new crystals can be obtained from:

• Daily Quest Reward Chests
• New bosses (see below).

Other changes include:

• Standardized the code and functionality of all Equipment Upgrade Crystals.
• Decreased the World Tribute price in the Penance Potion Quest.
• Fixed an issue where, in rare instances, it was possible for [B] bosses to not respawn within their set respawn timer.
• Fixed an issue where the shortcut orb in the teleport room would not send you to the new teleport room spawns.
• Fixed an issue where new store decorations were not moving to the player inbox properly when a house was sold.
• Added 2 new spawns: "Moon Master" and "Iridian Worm".
• Added a new Level 2600 Quest: Battle Badger Mount.
• Added a new boss to the Demonic Devourer spawn: Myne [B].
• Added a new boss to the Moon Master spawn: Moon Matron [B].

A small patch was released today that addresses the following issues.

• Added new spell warning effects to a number of bosses.
• Fixed an issue where Boss Damage Reduction stat was not displaying properly.
• Fixed an issue where players would not properly receive the Magnificent Chair store offer; players that have purchased the item previously have had their PP restored.
• Increased the item stack size from 250 to 10,000.
• Added a new floor in the teleport room for players of level 2600 or higher, containing 3 new spawns

A number of changes have been made based on analyzed statistics of new features added to the server:

• Serpensia:
  • Increased the success chance of cutting Viridian Serpent God's foliage.
  • Increased the duration between the fire warning and the fire cast in the Crimson Serpent God fight.
  • Adjusted the odds to win in Sneaky Snake's Casino.
• Daily Quest Tokens:
  • Reduced the price of all offers by 50%. Players will automatically be refunded the price difference on their next login.
  • Players will now receive 4x Daily Duplex Wand when selecting this offer.
  • Experience Potion will now award players with +50% experience (formerly +25%) for 30 minutes.
  • Bottled Dungeon Essence will now award players with +100% (formerly +25%) experience during their next dungeon run.
  • Players that purchased "Daily Duplex Wand", "Experience Potion", or "Bottled Dungeon Essence" will be refunded 100% of the purchase price (instead of 50%) to account for the item improvements.

Added the following areas:

• Added the final level 2300 quest: Penance Potion.
• Added three new level 2600 spawns: Headless Skeletons, Dryroot Shamans, Possessed Bunnies

• Added a new Level 2300 quest that awards the Monk Outfit addons.
• Added a new Questia task: Tibitan Monks.
• Players can no longer trade immovable map decoration items to bypass the pickup restriction.
• Fixed an issue with Obsidian Flame Challenge not resetting if the player attempting the challenge no longer exists when the flames time out.
• Fixed a number of unwalkable grass tiles in Serpensia temple
• Fixed the Fierce Huntress dropping a defunct Golden Key.
• Fixed an issue where Vorni the Gnome wouldn't give players the Suspicious Present Bag when turning in the quest.
• Obsidian Serpent God's clones no longer drop loot.
• Restored the Sharpshooter, Swift Foot and Charge spells.
• Added movable beds, beds can now be added/removed to houses similar to other house decorations; added a number of beds and new house decorations to the store.
• Viridian Small Axes can now be stacked.

A small patch was released today that addresses the following issues.

• Fixed an issue where Charge, Sharpshooter, and Swift Foot spells would not cast properly.
• Fixed an isue in the Azure Serpent God fight where Cultists and Whirlpools would not despawn properly.
• Fixed an issue where Argent Serpent God would spawn Moon and Sun Orbs even after the fight had completed.
• Fixed an issue where the Viridian Serpent God could drop Sigil of Argent instead of Piece of Pure Viridian.
• Fixed an issue where players were unable to enter the Viridian Serpent God's shrine.
• Fixed an issue with the descriptions of Experience Potions.
• Fixed an issue where Browse Field could crash the server under specific circumstances.
• Fixed an issue where querying monster loot could crash the server under specific circumstances.
• Fixed an error when attempting to Inspect a player with a name that does not exist.
• Fixed an issue where the Viridian Serpent God's foliage would not reset properly between fights.
• Fixed an issue where players were able to swim around the island of Serpensia.
• Fixed an issue in the Inspect list where Questia tasks were not showing the proper incomplete/completed message.
• Adjusted the entrance to the Aurum Serpent God's shrine; the change should discourage players from potentially losing valuable items.
• Adjusted one of the lore messages given by Barkeep Kev in Serpensia.
• Adjusted a few items to make them stackable.
• Slightly increased experience earned from Cultists and Guardians of Serpensia.
• Slightly decreased the baseline damage dealt by Serpent Gods.
• Decreased the rate at which the Crimson Serpent God cycles his fire bomb spell.
• Added a feature to force spell animations to the client.
  • Death Waves, Death Rain, and Bomberman effects will now always be sent to the player regardless of animation settings.
• Added the level requirement to Daily Quest Rewards in the Inspect list.
• Added a message when players earn a Lucky Attribute from killing a Serpent God.
• Renamed Fatal Hit to Fatal Blow.
• Added a new stat "Boss Damage Reduction"
  • This stat decreases the damage received from Boss monsters.
• Added new Event Token Rewards.
  • Caged Apex Wrath: This item permanently increases a player's Boss Damage Reduction stat. It applies similarly to the Dungeon Talisman and Onslaught Emblems.
  • Cowbell: This item gives a player the Orcsoberfest outfit.
  • Emerald Raven Egg: This item gives a player the Emerald Raven mount.
  • Utito Mort Spellrune: This item allows players to cast the Utito Mort spell; this spell temporarily doubles your chance to land a Fatal Blow.
• Adjusted how Fatal Blow activates.
  • Fatal Blow no longer has an invisible internal five-minute cooldown after the last activation.
  • Fatal Blow activates in the following manner.
    • If a player lands a Critical Hit, the game then rolls a chance to convert the Critical Hit into a Fatal Blow.
      • If the target is a player then the Fatal Blow is converted back into a Critical Hit.
      • If the target is a monster and the monster is a boss then the Fatal Blow deals 2x damage compared to a Critical Hit.
      • If the target is a monster and the monster's level is higher than the player's level then the Fatal Blow deals 2x damage compared to a Critical Hit.
      • If the target is a monster and the monster's level is lower than the player's level then the Fatal Blow deals 10x damage compared to a Critical Hit.