RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #17 4/23/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #17 4/23/14 GENERAL * Rejoice! Mounts are much more likely to stay on terrain rather than flying up into the air when they move over a bump. * Guild Perks: Cache Finder should now increase Fragments of the Ward gains. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * New consumables for PVP are now available in the Store, under the Boosts and PVP categories. DANGER ZONE! * Added additional weapons to the Raid 2 store by popular demand. * Costume bundles for Myrmidon armor are now available in the Store. ZONES * Fixed a Storm Legion rift, We Burns It, so that players can no longer get stuck inside the plant monster. Thanks to Lesyi@Laethys, Ulkyr@Zaviel, Zarazza@Typhiria, and others for the reports. * Bloodfire Behemoth zone events: Herodithus's Cinderlings no longer take decreased damage after being summoned. EMBER ISLE * Mobs will no longer spawn underground in a rift in the Stranglehold. Thanks Machao@Faeblight! SCARLET GORGE * Fixed a rift that caused players to get stuck. Thanks Clavian@Faeblight! SILVERWOOD * Fixed incorrect rift leve's in Silverwood. Thanks to PhilSRD and others for the reports. DUNGEONS AND RAIDS BINDINGS OF BLOOD * Fixed a bug that could cause Irauga to respawn after Akylios was killed. DROWNED HALLS * Players who teleport to Isskal after Whirl of Death has begun will now be teleported away. This is true in both normal and Intrepid Drowned Halls. PVP AND WARFRONTS * Tracked down and fixed the bug preventing extractors in conquest from granting prestige and favor! * Urn of Festering Ash and many other trinkets missed in the previous hotfix now have the appropriate PVP reductions applied to their effects. ITEMS * Some Raid 3 armor have had their recipes corrected. * The Mythical Asphodel's Primal Beacon has been returned to it's 2 handed glory. * Empowered armor dropped from Toxilua will now appropriately grant set bonuses. * Essences from Depleted Supply Crates are now salvageable and runebreakable.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #16 4/18/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #16 4/18/14 GENERAL * The hit and toughness tooltips now display Storm Legion Raid 3 requirements, and no longer display classic requirements. PVP AND WARFRONTS * Fixed issues with the following trinkets not obeying PVP damage/heal/absorb reductions: - Warlord's Shielding Apparatus - Myrmidon's Shielding Apparatus - Shield of the Awakened - Reawakened Shield - Reawakened Shielding Apparatus - Expanse of the Crashing Seas - Shield of Static Wind - Empowered Shield of Static Wind - Empowered Holy Shield of Static Wind - Twyl's Facade - Empowered: Twyl's Façade

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #15 4/17/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #15 4/17/14 RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Fixed hit on Raid 2 Store weapons – the Despoiler weapons have 78 hit for 1h and 156 hit for 2h. PVP AND WARFRONTS * PvP equipment from the Depleted Supply Crate now works as intended in Warfronts and Conquest. * Increased the power of Warlord Essences dropped from Depleted Supply Crates.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #14 4/16/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #14 4/16/14 == FEATURES == NEW TIER OF RAIDS: BINDINGS OF BLOOD Travel back in time to aid legendary heroes in their quest to imprison The Blood Storm. Delve once more into Greenscale's Lair and the depths of Hammerknell-- but first, be sure to gather your fellow Ascended, as mysterious and powerful forces seek to ensure that Telara's fate is rewritten. GENERAL * The following older, outdated dungeon-related currencies can no longer be earned in-game: - Plaque of Achievement - Mark of Ascension - Greater Mark of Ascension - Infernal Mark of Ascension * In the future, a currency conversion will be applied to remove the above currencies from your inventories. * Any gear that could be purchased with any of the above currencies is no longer available on the Store. * The amount of bonus power granted to players with high tier equipment while mentoring has been reduced. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Depleted Supply Crates are now available on the Store! These are new, PVP centric lockboxes that can be purchased with either Warlord's Marks or Credits. * As a new tier of raid gear has been released, raid 2 armor and weapons are now available for credits on the Store under Equipment>Bundles! * As tier 2 raid gear is now on the Store, the credit price of raid 1 armor and weapons has been reduced. SOULS ROGUE BARD * Cadence: Increased damage by 10%. * Verse of Agony: Increased damage by 20%. * Cadenza: Increased damage by 20%. * Riff: Increased damage by 20%. * Power Chord: Increased damage by 40%. * Coda of Wrath: Increased damage by 50%. * Coda of Fury: Increased damage by 50%. * Virtuoso: Now has a 2 minute cooldown. * Virtuoso: Removed a slight delay before the effect goes off due to the issues it was causing with Rogues spending their combo points. RANGER * Twin Shot: Fixed an issue that caused it to stack oddly when used by multiple Rangers. * Twin Shot: Increased damage by 26% * Ace Shot: Increased damage by 15% ZONES * Keep an eye out for Unstable Artifact Thieves during the Unstable zone events! If you can figure out a way to catch them you might get some of their ill-gotten gains. * You now have an additional 60 seconds during Stage 4 of the Apothecary Rifts to complete the objectives. BLOODFIRE CONTENT * Bloodfire Stronghold: Fixed a bug with Charr'Denor that caused the NPC not to reset correctly when fighting the LV30 version. * Bloodfire Stronghold: Fixed a bug with Renak Ladne that was preventing Roaring Flame from resetting if players wiped to the encounter. * The issue with NPCs spawning at the incorrect level during the Bloodfire Army zone event in Silverwood has been fixed. DIMENSIONS * When entering edit mode in a dimension, if you have a PVP scoreboard in your quest tracker, the quest tracker will no longer be automatically hidden. * Fixed the minimap for the Castle Fortune dimension. ITEMS * Token Tablets and Patron Token Bonuses now affect the gain of Frozen Eclipse Stones, as the new top level currency, Fragments of the Ward, has been introduced. * Upgrade paths have been added to the following items, which will allow them to become Raid 2 equivalents: - Defense of the Dusk - Band of Darkest Dawn - Signet of Rolling Thunder - Ring of the West Wind - Band of Deft Deflection - Ring of the Raging Storm - Spiked Bone Loop

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #13 4/9/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #13 4/9/14 == FEATURES == NEW PRELUDE CONTENT: AIR SAGA FINALE A crashing conclusion is in store for the Ascended as the Air Saga Finale is now live! == PROMOTION == BUDGIE WEEK RETURNS Budgie Week is back, and this time it runs from 3:30pm server time April 10th until 3:30am server time April 17th! This time, the Umbral Budgie mount can be acquired from Limited Edition: Umbral Budgie Troves, available on the Rift Store. You can also earn a Limited Edition: Budgie Trove by completing the achievement Chicken Run, which has a chance to drop the Frosty Budgie mount. On the Store this time are the Ashen and Frosty Budgie mounts, which can be purchased with Bird Seed. Bird Seed is obtained from the Limited Edition: Budgie Trove and Limited Edition: Umbral Budgie Trove, and by completing new daily quests in Silverwood (Guardian Only), Freemarch (Defiant Only), Pelladane, and Cape Jule! GENERAL * Due to popular demand, the currency caps on end game currencies have been lifted! (See above due to popular demand – but note that this is a test and we may revert it :P) * Fixed an issue with certain marvelous recipes not being able to be sold to a merchant. * Dramatically increased the drop rate of Relic cape recipes in the wild! ...But, they're still pretty rare. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Redder than RED, the new exceptionally Crimson Dye is now periodically available on the RIFT store! SOULS MAGE ARCHON * Ashen Defense: Corrected an issue that allowed proc'ed damage effects such as Shifting Blades to be increased by Ashen Defense. * Crumbling Resistance: Corrected an issue that allowed proc'ed damage effects such as Arc to be increased by Crumbing Resistance. CHLOROMANCER * Destructive Growth: Corrected an issue that allowed proc'ed damage effects such as Shifting Blades and Arc to be increased by Destructive Growth. PYROMANCER * Inferno: No longer affected by the global cooldown, and now deals additional damage. * Cinder Burst: No longer shares a cooldown with Fulminate. * Fulminate: No longer shares a cooldown with Cinder Burst. * Pyromancer's Armor and Pyromancer's Aegis: Buffed the procs that reduce the cast time of Cinder Burst to 0 so that they now also cause Cinder Burst to no longer trigger a global cooldown on cast. WARRIOR RIFTBLADE * Burst Synergy: Now makes your next burst ability have 3 charges instead of a single one. This replaces the functionality of granting 2 additional Attack Points when an Attack Point was gained. he cast time of Cinder Burst to 0 now also cause Cinder Burst to no longer trigger a global cooldown on cast ZONES THE DENDROME * World Bosses – Corrected an issue that would cause the Dendrome weekly quests to permanently leave Lady Nessie's talisman in the player's quest log. DUNGEONS AND RAIDS INFINITY GATE * Brothers of Life and Death - Successfully completing the criteria of "Island Hopping" will reward a bonus chest containing additional Frozen Eclipse Stones and a Heart of the Planebreaker.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #12 4/2/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #12 4/2/14 == FEATURES == NEW PRELUDE ZONE EVENTS The Bloodfire Army and The Power of Nightmares are now active! If you've been wondering what Crucia has been up to, now's your chance to find out... GENERAL * Substantially increased drop rates on Bounty Artifacts. More Bounty additions incoming soon! * Fixed the rare bug where some players might still hear phantom chat from a previous map they were on. * Private chat channels now automatically turn off announcements the first time they reach 20 members. * The Adventure Dealer now displays Infinity Stones as his preferred currency. Infinity Stone Vouchers now display properly for each Calling without selecting all of the options. * Relaxed chat throttling in some more private conversations; players should not experience the "You have sent too many chat messages" error as often. BLOODFIRE STRONGHOLDS * Bosses will now drop Burning Cores 100% of the time. Burning Core Cinders will no longer drop. * Addressed an issue where cross-faction groups would sometimes send players to the wrong location when exiting the instance. * Level 15 and 30 bosses will now drop level-appropriate currencies, as well as reduced Infinity Stones. Level 60 bosses drop the same currency as before. ZONES STONEFIELD * Fixed a rare whoa, double rift in Stonefield. Thanks to shockwavelol for the report! PVP AND WARFRONTS * Added an alternative upgrade path to Myrmidon gear, which uses a Depleted Infinity Cell rather than a Radiant Infinity Cell. * Depleted Infinity Cells can be made with 550 Depleted Infinity Shards. These items are Bind-on-Pickup and not Bind-on-Account. * Rank 80 and above players will now receive Depleted Infinity Shards for completing the following weekly quests: Guns for Hire, Victory in Conquest, and Conquest Carnage. * Rank 80 and above players will now receive a Depleted Infinity Shard for completing their random warfronts with charges. DUNGEONS AND RAIDS * Fixed an issue with players sometimes entering forced-mentor instances at the default level. * The achievements for mounting a Planar Squirrel should now work correctly. INFINITY GATE * Volan: Sterilize will now properly trigger Volan's Outbreak ability.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #11 3/26/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #11 3/26/14 == FEATURES == PVP DIMENSIONS! All PVP Dimension items can now be found in the RIFT Store! GENERAL * All remaining Empyreal Sourcestone has been converted to Infinity Stones at a rate of 35 to 10. BLOODFIRE CONTENT * Zone Event: Bloodfire Behemoth: Slight increase in health and damage values. * Bloodfire Stronghold: Corrected an issue that caused Guardian players to be sent to Meridian when zoning out of the instance. * Burning Core Cinders will now only drop Burning Cores. * All remaining Empyreal Sourcestone has been converted to Infinity Stones at a rate of 35 to 10.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #10 3/21/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #10 3/21/14 GENERAL * Fixed a bug that would prevent a small number of people from logging in.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #9 3/19/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #9 3/19/14 == FEATURES == AIR SAGA Crucia returns in the next phase of the Air Saga! New quests and zone events become active on Thursday, 3/20, at 3:30 PM server time. BLOODFIRE ARMY INVASION A pair of mysterious gateways have manifested in Freemarch and Silverwood, radiating with power from the Plane of Fire... The Bloodfire Stronghold goes live on Thursday, 3/20, at 3:30 PM server time. CARNIVAL OF THE ASCENDED ITEMS * Fixed the Spell Power on the following Carnival Cleric tank weapons: - The Inquisitor's Firebrand - Firebrand of the Inferno - Firebrand of Wildfire - Firebrand of Conflagration GENERAL * Quest: Mayhem: Silverwood and Freemarch - Now increments for all members of the group. * The Rift Mobile Carnival Scratcher is no longer available. PROMOTIONAL EVENTS * Return to Deepstrike will now correctly grant credit for the "Complete a Level 60 Expert Dungeon" step of To the Strongest and Smashing the Competition when P.a.U.L.A. is defeated. * Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause the Temporal Flux rift to produce level 1 creatures. * The minor version of the Temporal Flux rift now has a chance to show up in Dusken and Brevane in addition to Mathosia. LOOKING FOR GROUP & MENTORING * The Looking For Group (LFG) feature and how it works with mentoring has changed. * The LFG system no longer cares if the player is current mentored. * Players that queue for specific dungeons can change their mentor level while inside the instance. * Players that queue for random dungeons can not change their mentor level while inside the instance. Random Storm Legion Expert Dungeons * Does not mentor the player, since the dungeons are level 60. * Party members in the instance can not change their mentored level. Random Classic Expert Dungeons * Always mentors the player to Level 50. * Party members in the instance can not change their mentored level. Random Normal Dungeon (with Queue as Mentor unselected) * Does not force the palyer to mentor, since groups are placed in dungeons that are the highest-level available. * Party members in the instance can not change their mentored level. Random Normal Dungeon (with Queue as Mentor selected) * Mentors the player as appropriate, depending on which dungeon they are put into. * Party members in the instance can not change their mentored level. Specific Dungeon * Always mentors the player to the level appopriate for the select dungeon. * Party members in the instance can change mentored level. Special case: * If a specific-dungeon party is joined by a player that queued for a random dungeon, then no members of the party can change mentor levels while in the instance. * The Queue as Mentor checkbox ahas been moved down, as it now only applies to the Random Normal Dungeon. - If unselected, then the Random Normal Dungeon queue will place players in the highest level dungeons they have access to, excluding low level dungeons. - If selected, then the Random Normal Dungeon queue will place players in any normal dungeon they have access, to including low level dungeons. SOULS WARRIOR PALADIN * Protector's Fury: Removed "life" from the damage increase description. The description is now accurate for how the ability has been functioning for some time. PARAGON * Way of the Wind: Added Reaping Harvest to the description of the ability. The description is now accurate for how the ability has been functioning for some time. ZONES * The expansion version of Invasive Species will no longer mistakenly appear in old world zones. DUNGEONS AND RAIDS INFINITY GATE * Island hopping will now trigger correctly. PVP AND WARFRONTS * Conquest: Steppes of Infinity and Conquest: Stillmoor Conquest: Steppes of Infinity * Now ends after 10k has been scored by a team. * The team that fully upgrades a dreaming focus removes 25 points from both other teams. - This point reduction cannot happen if the teams are below 25. * Fixed spawn in location for Oathsworn to face a direction that is not out to the wrong edges of the map. * Fixed an issue with the chest ability so that it cannot land on someone that already has it active. CRAFTING APOTHECARY * Sovereign Solution will now start sorting under Crafting --> Materials --> Plants in the Auction House, along with the other plant distillates. WEAPONSMITH * Crafting rifts can no longer trap you inside the forge. ITEMS * Empyreal Source Stones have been removed from the game, replaced by a smaller amount of Infinity Stones. * Voucher: Empyreal Sourcestone to Infinity Stone can now be purchased, allowing conversions at a ratio of 35 Empyreal Sourcestone to 10 Infinity Stones. * Hunt Legend Flamecaller's Greater Sandstone: Reallocated some of this item's wisdom into intelligence. Based on Forum Feedback. * Several upgrade components are now stackable. * Fixed the hit values on the Windborn Scepter. * Artifacts from the "Depths of Murder" set are no longer BoP.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #8 3/12/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #8 3/12/14 == FEATURES == Conquest Steppes of Infinity The new conquest map in the Steppes of Infinity has arrived! It features all-new objectives and opportunities: will you battle to control the forts of Brevo and Antapo, or will you brave a gauntlet of foes to ferry charges between them? All Conquest matches will take place at the Steppes of Infinity for a time to give everyone a chance to try out the new map. After a brief introductory period, we'll start alternating Conquests between the Steppes of Infinity and Stillmoor. Mech Week Returns! Limited time daily quests are now available in Sanctum, Meridian, and Tempest Bay. New Mech mounts can be acquired from Temporal Flux Vaults, which are found on the Rift Store and awarded for completion of the event quest To the Strongest! One is also awarded for the new achievement I'm All Gears. Mechanized Temporal Vaults have returned as well, and have a chance to drop from the new Temporal Flux rifts! Mari, the Planar Research Institute's Artificial Intelligence and Quartermaster, has taken up permanent residency in Mariel-Taun's Village in Sanctum, the College of Planar Studies in Meridian, and near the Guild Charter Magistrate in Tempest Bay. A new Temporal Gears currency can be used to purchase items from Mari and is awarded for completing the daily quests. Additional Temporal Gears can be acquired from Temporal Vaults. Note: This event will not run until 3:30pm server time on March 13th, and will end at 3:30pm server time on March 20th. Carnival of the Ascended: Extended! By popular request, the Carnival of the Ascended has been extended a week, and now ends at 3:30pm server time on March 20th. For the extended week of Carnival, an additional weekly quest has been added to earn an Auroral Doubloon. SOULS CLERIC SHAMAN * Ride the Lightning: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. ROGUE ASSASSIN * Leaping Plunge: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. BLADEDANCER * Flash of Steel: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. WARRIOR CHAMPION * Bull Rush: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. PALADIN * Righteous Charge: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. PARAGON * Thread the Trees: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. REAVER * Shadow of Dread: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. WARLORD * Into the Breach: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. * Clear the Breach: Now only roots for 1.5s, and does not trigger diminishing returns in PVP. DUNGEONS AND RAIDS PLANEBREAKER BASTION * Unstable Shards are now immune to banish effects. PVP AND WARFRONTS * Conquest rewards have been updated to go along with the launch of Conquest: Steppes of Infinity! CRAFTING * Survivalists and Dream Weavers are now awarded the correct titles at skill-up thresholds.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #7 3/6/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #7 3/6/14 GENERAL * Fixed a crash that could result from particle effects. * More work done on the chat servers to improve their stability. * Great Hunt: Planarch Augmur: This boss now spawns correctly. * Searching for specific types of artifacts is easier than ever! The Auction house now has a new category for Artifacts, as well as some subcategories under it. * Fixed a bug that would cause Marvelous item call-out to appear twice if the item was obtained from a conquest chest. * Fixed a rare issue with macro handling. CARNIVAL OF THE ASCENDED * Store: - Daily Carnival Patron Gifts have been enabled for the last week of the carnival event. The currency payout has been increased since we were late by a week! - Most Carnival items are now Giftable! - Cleric tanking weapons now show up correctly in the World Event section of the store. * Items - Carnival Celebration Crate pets are now correctly labeled as "Bind on equip" instead of "Binds on account." - Carnival Celebration Crate mounts are now tradable. - Stats on the Relic version of the Carnival's Lucid Sheerstone Essences has received a 5th, relictastic, stat. - Tito's Partini dance will no longer play firework sounds after its duration has ended. * Moved all of the The Codex: Wheel of Fate Achievements to the Legacy category. * The "Tales of the Ascended" rift events are now working again. * Dragon Pinatas in Iron Pine Peak are now level appropriate. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Fixed bugged animations on the following Escalating mounts: Vaiyuu, Yarnosaur, Valmera. * Scrolls are no longer falling from the sky: fixed a bug that caused re-grants of both Character and Guild Rename Scrolls. CRAFTING DREAM WEAVER * Fixed auction house sorting for Dream Bolt and Dream Ribbon. New listings of these items will now show up under Crafting -> Materials -> Cloth. WEAPONSMITH * The Ganitmite Longsword is no longer Unique Equip. UI/SETTINGS * Fixed resource tracking icons on the mini-map being slightly off-centered.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #6 2/26/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #6 2/26/14 == FEATURES == The Carnival Returns! For the third year in a row, the Carnival is in Telara! The festivities start on February 27th at 3:30PM server time, and it runs until March 13th. GENERAL * Radiant Infinity Cells are now Bind on Account! * Fixed another bug that could cause the chat systems to go offline. * Work done on Conquest chat to make it more reliable. * Fixed a bug that would cause the player's location to not update. * Fixed a bug that would prevent players from properly passing lockout barriers while play cross-shard. * Fixed a bug with the translation of "the Speechless" title in French and German. * Fixed a rare crash that could happen when equipping helms. * City guide NPCs can now direct players to Dream Weaver skill trainers. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Bundles of Raid 1 Weapons are now available under Equipment > Bundles! * Bundles of Raid 1 Armor are now available under Equipment > Bundles. * Escalating versions of Eldritch Steeds, Vaiyuus, and Yarnosaurs are now available in the mount section of the store. SOULS CLERIC DEFILER * Link of Agony: Now intercepts 20% of damage in PVP. It still intercepts 30% damage in PVE. * Link of Suffering: Now intercepts 15% of damage in PVP. It still intercepts 20% damage in PVE. MAGE NECROMANCER * Soul Bond: Now intercepts 20% of damage in PVP. It still intercepts 30% damage in PVE. WARRIOR * Brothers in Arms: Now intercepts 10% of damage in PVP. It still intercepts 15% damage in PVE. ZONES SERATOS * Thinned the population of the Mired Convoy. * Reduced the agro range of Storm Legion Gun Emplacements in the Mired Convoy. * Thinned the population of Camp Talon. STEPPES OF INFINITY * Bloodfire Incursion raid rift: - The quest has been converted into a collect quest. - Thralls now despawn when Korag resets or dies. - The Bloodfire Rager's Blast Off ability can no longer be reflected. * Thinned the population of Storm Legion soldiers, Leach Handlers, and constructs in The Infinity Gate. * Quest: Overcharger: Reduced the respawn rate of Storm Legion Capacitors. * Quest: Overcharger: Storm Legion Soldiers guarding the Capacitors no longer despawn when the Capacitors explode. THE DENDROME * The Hell's Insurgents raid rift quest has been converted into a collect quest. DUNGEONS AND INSTANCES * Storm Legion dungeons now have a minimum level required to enter. * Dominance leaderboards have been added for the big bads of Storm Legion. Compete to achieve the fastest kill time on Crucia, Regulos, Ultane, Volan (Infinity Gate), and Planebreaker Abominus. INFINITY GATE * Volan: No longer damages players after he has been defeated in phase two. REALM OF TWISTED DREAMS * Atrophinius - Now resets when brought out of his fight space. - Flask of Dreamshine now travels much slower. CRAFTING * Added two new leaderboards for the Dream Weaver under Crafting! ITEMS * For the sake of convenience, as well as your bag space, upgrade components can now be stacked. * Relic Tanking Weapons from Infinity Gate and Planebreaker Bastion have received some stat rebalancing, giving more Endurance to Warrior and Cleric versions. * A Raid 1 DPS sword has been added for Rogues - the Ascended's Sublime Sword. * Reinforced Ascended's Sublime Sword and Reinforced Ascended's Eternal Sword are no longer unique equip.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #5 2/20/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #5 2/20/14 == FEATURES == Bloodfire Raid Rifts There are new raid rifts in Steppes of Infinity and The Dendrome. Try your hand against Hell's Insurgents, or put an end to the Bloodfire Incursion! GENERAL * Addressed an issue that would cause ability lag to be worse than normal. QUESTS * Air Saga: The following quests now reset more reliably. - Revenge of Yor - A Royal Summons - Chasing the Wind PVP AND WARFRONTS * Conquest: - Both the final boss and the conquest chest have been moved to the Eye of Regulos!

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #4 2/19/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #4 2/19/14 GENERAL * No longer will hostile NPCs pay extra close attention to anyone that tries to resurrect their slain prey. IE: That pesky resurrection aggro bug has been fixed! * Server broadcasts no longer require the chat server to be online. * Possibly fixed a crash that could occur when loading or playing cutscenes. * Putting a player on ignore will now prevent their /yell, /say, and /emote chat from showing. * Players will now correctly have their ascended mentor level set to an appropriate level when entering a dungeon through the LFG queue. * Fixed a bug that would soemtimes prevent the game from properly updating player locations. * Zone Events will no longer be so confused about their life choices, and will opnly open rifts of the appropriate elements. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Good news, everyone! Mounts acquired from lockboxes are now tradable. * Mounts that are acquired from lockboxes, as well as mounts that are purchased off the store directly, are now unlocked for all characters on the account once learned. - We will be retroactively granting mount unlocks to players that have previously obtained or purchased these premium mounts. Stay tuned for more info! * Patron Changes: - Patron Boosts now stack with all other boosts! - Weekly Patron Gifts now drop Budgie Supply Crates instead of Greenscale's Supply Crates. * The generic World Event Vendor NPCs have been removed from the game. PVP AND WARFRONTS * Conquest Power version number increased to 3 – this means that people joining conquest after it is turned back on will have 100,000 power added to that character. * Updated how the conquest reward chest works to prevent exploitation. QUESTS * Air Saga: - All Air Saga quests should now say "Cult Saga" above the quest text. - Quest: Rite of the Mind: Archivist Aristoi will no longer quiz any and all about the history of Iron Pine Peak. - Quest: Nothing Stays Lost: Greatly increased the loot rates of Useful Discarded Parchments. * Water Saga: - Quest: Unworking the Ritual: Now drops for players higher than level 50. MORBAN * Shaper Defenders no longer grant loot or XP when killed. CRAFTING DREAM WEAVER * Certain book page artifacts (those purchasable at special vendors) are no longer salvageable.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #3 2/16/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #3 2/16/14 GENERAL * Guild chat now works more reliably for transferred guilds. * Faction based chat now works correctly on PVP servers. * Fixed two issues that could cause the chat services to crash. * When the chat services restart, all players are now correctly notified when basic and full functionality is restored. * Slightly increased the drop rate of Bounty Artifacts. * Fixed a crash that could occur on 32-bit operating systems that were low on memory. CRAFTING DREAM WEAVER * Good news! Reva Song has trained a pair of Grandmaster Dream Weavers who have left Tempest Bay to share Dream Weaving with Mathosia. Halucinacio has set up shop on Bahralt Street in Sanctum, and Imagi Song has found a spot in the Manufactory in Meridian.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #2 2/13/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #2 2/13/14 GENERAL * Fixed an issue that would cause the chat services to go unavailable. * Removed an invisible 5 minute cooldown from encounters in the following Air Saga quests: "Chasing the Wind", "Revenge of Yor", and "A Royal Summons". RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Fixed a bug causing certain Legacy Pet Skins to not preview properly on the RIFT Store. * The following runes now appear in the Cape section of the store instead of the Leg Section: - Qaijiri Rune of Minor Wisdom - Qaijiri Rune of Wisdom - Qaijiri Rune of Minor Dexterity - Qaijiri Rune of Dexterity - Qaijiri Rune of Minor Intelligence - Qaijiri Rune of Intelligence - Qaijiri Rune of Minor Strength - Qaijiri Rune of Strength PVP AND WARFRONTS * Reduced the amount of damage reduction provided by max Valor at level 60 to 80.8%. * Increased the amount of healing and absorb reduction in PVP at level 60 to 62%. * Fixed the Valor tooltip on the character sheet for level 60 characters. CRAFTING * The Used Wedding Ring artifact is no longer salvageable. ITEMS * Fixed an issue blocking the upgrades for the Gloomy Courtly Cape.

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #1 2/12/14

RIFT 2.6: Hotfix #1 2/12/14 GENERAL * Fixed an issue that caused the chat services to become temporarily unavailable.

RIFT 2.6: DREAM WEAVER 2/12/14

RIFT 2.6: DREAM WEAVER 2/12/14 == FEATURES == New Trade Skill: Dream Weaver Craft keys for 15 new Dimensions plus all kinds of visual effects for your favorite retreats. Enjoy waterfalls, sparkles, smoke, object-free lighting, weather-blockers, and more! Unstable Artifacts Sets ... and Rewards Go nuts with artifacts you've collected from unstable zone events across Telara. Rewards include dual-function items – use them to add flair to your Dimensions or trigger fun effects in the world at-large – plus new Planar Squirrel mounts! Bounty System Collect new artifacts as you hunt down a huge range of villains and planespawn, troublemakers and beasts. Complete sets to earn Bounty Hunter Achievements granting titles, animal calls, Dimension trophies, cloaks, and access to a vendor selling remarkable new potions. Prelude: Air Saga Storyline Embark on a multi-phase Air Saga that opens the door to an earlier age. At launch, you'll relive the story lines leading up to Exodus of the Storm Queen. Then, in evolving phases over the weeks to come, you'll track Crucia to Dusken and discover where her journey ends. In true flashback fashion, you'll earn "Watcher" and "of the Icewatch" titles, a Storm Griffon companion pet, and Storm Legion Armor wardrobe pieces! Combat Pet Skins Many pets now have alternate skins available. Check the character sheet pet tab and the Rift Store for ways to unlock them! Dimensions Quality of Life Update More dimension slots, sorting and filtering in the item list, and a lot of small visual updates. Check out the Dimensions section below for more details. All this and more, including but not limited to the return of the Love Bug, new Bloodfire Raid Rifts, the Carnival’s return, and even more of the prelude into 3.0. Stay tuned to the blog and future patch notes for further details! GENERAL * Players can now see their fellow raid members that are stealthed. * Fixed a rare mouselook bug that would randomly cause the camera to look straight up or straight down. Let's all share a moment of silence for the passing of this ancient bug that was older than the game itself. * When a replacement is added to an LFG party, the vote-kick timer now resets for the group. * Replacement members added to an LFG should always be able to use the "Enter Dungeon" dialog to teleport to the existing group, even if the replacement members were manually added. * Joining an LFG group directly from warfronts will no longer rarely cause the user to get instantly booted from the group. * Fixed an issue that caused mount ability buttons to sometimes not work. * Killing creatures that award Torvan or Lycini notoriety now only do so if the mob grants XP. * Reduced the frequency of the Sinister Tide and Invasive Species rifts. * Added inexpensive lures to open the Sinister Tide and Invasive Species rifts. * You can once again buy tradeskill extensions directly from trainer NPCs when attempting to train a new skill if you don't have enough slots. * Facebook integration now works correctly once more. * The Winter Homemaker achievement has had its text clarified. PERFORMANCE & RENDERING * Being resurrected by another player in an instance no longer causes a long load delay. * Significantly improved performance of particle effects, especially on multicore computers. * Internal restructuring of how chat traffic is handled to improve general server performance. * Fixed a problem where the main map could show as all black in instances. * Fixed a visual issue in character select involving characters with lots of hair and a hat. * Fixed a rare client crash that happened on shutdown after using Twitter. * Fixed visual issues inside Frozen Tempest and Grim Awakening. * Fixed ice rendering issues near the Chancel of Labors. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Black loyalty tier has been added to the RIFT Store along with new rewards! * Most dimension keys on the Rift Store are now tradeable and giftable. * We now support alternate payment methods for purchasing Credits such as Allopass and Rixty! There is a new link in the Rift Store under purchase Credits that leads to a webpage where you can use these payment methods. * Wishlists now correctly update instantly if a player is viewing a friend's wishlist and an item is removed. PROMOTION * Budgie Madness has come to an end. Hang on to your Bird Seed if you didn’t get a chance to pick up an Ashen Budgie, as the event will return at a later date! * The Chicken Run achievement can now be viewed under the Promotions category. QUESTS * A new quest line has been added to Necropolis. Find Prepo Detolo and see what you can do to help him win his true love. * Guild quests requiring killing of creatures 'of at least green difficulty' now work with player Mentoring. * Players can no longer be sent to Droughtlands on a fishing derby they can't complete because they're too low level in Fishing. PVP AND WARFRONTS * Increased the amount of damage reduction provided by max Valor at level 60 to 84%. * Increased the amount of healing and absorb reduction in PVP at level 60 to 58%. * Note: the tooltip for Valor is currently bugged and not displaying any damage reduction. An engineer is working on an ASAP fix! * Conquest: - The winning team in conquest can now interact with a chest to gain bonus loot. Rewards range from extra currency, Radiant Infinity Cells, or Temporal Vaults with a chance to drop dungeon level and sliver level rewards. - The final stage of Conquest has been altered slightly. The final boss now spawns 10 seconds after the phase change to the final phase, instead of after the foci are defeated. The reward chests also spawn at this time. * The Weekly Cap for Myrmidon’s Marks has been increased to 10,000. * Relic upgrade paths are now available for all Myrmidon armor and accessories. * Players can no longer be queued twice in the same warfront queue by two different group leaders. * Added two loading screens for the warfront Library of the Runemasters. DUNGEONS AND INSTANCES * The Infernal Dawn Chronicle no longer awards items upon first completion. Instead, it now matches other duo chronicles in rewarding extra notoriety. DIMENSIONS * Increased the maximum active dimension slots to 20! * Players can now search for any public dimension. * Sorting and filtering have been added to the dimension item list window. * Dimension boundaries are now only visible in edit mode. Goodbye, green shimmer! * When put up for auction, dimension keys now show up under Dimension Keys. * The cottage in Deepwood Cottage now grants Rest XP. The sky no longer changes when entering the cottage. * Some icons for gravestone dimension items have been improved. * Increased range on Music Boxes. When you place a Music Box, it should now play music throughout your entire dimension. * Removed unremovable grass from the interior of the main building of the Central Necropolis dimension. As a result, dimension items that remove small plants (such as the Groundrazer Mushroom) now work as expected there!Thanks, Rali@Zaviel! * Added custom loading screens and/or flavor text to the following dimensions: Deepwood Cottage, Bogling Boggle, Temple of the Abandoned, Infinity Gate, Icewatch Outpost, Hailol, Empyrean Mill, Three Springs, and Moonshade Pools. * The correct background image now displays in the dimensions window for Deepwood Cottage. * Fixed loading screen flavor text for the Stone Flask Tavern dimension. * Vengeful Sky now has a 'floor' under the ground. CRAFTING * Relic crafted cloaks now have an upgrade path using the maximum notoriety Torvan cloaks as well as other reagents. * The player's name no longer shows up as "made by" on Runecrafting materials that have been converted from one type to another. ITEMS * New tanking runes can be found on various faction quartermasters. * The "Token Boost" item set bonus no longer increases the amount of Myrmidon Marks or Frozen Eclipse Stones earned. * Quicksilver Yearbook now summons NPCs at the caster's level, up to level 50. * Fixed an issue where several Storm Legion trinkets that absorb damage were not having their effects reduced in PVP combat. * Changed the item tooltip for Account Bound items to be more consistent. * Fixed some level requirement issues with Empyreal Weapon upgrades, for real. * Fixed a bug with the set "Notoriety Boost" not granting the appropriate amount of bonus notoriety. * The Death Toll now has a caster upgrade path. * Titan Forged Life Battery now has a non-caster upgrade path. * The Spectral Hand now has a caster upgrade path. * Lock box tooltips now show you a list of keys that can unlock the lockbox. UI * Added 30 more macro icons! * The minimap now displays unique color icons for displaying gathering resources such as ore, plants, wood, and fish. * Fix an uncommon crash that occurred when addons were enabled. * Fixed display bugs in the minimap in various parts of the world, including the underwater area of Ember Isle. * Fixed the top XP bar so that it is no longer transparent. * Fix for @gtae in Russian. SOULS * The heal over time from Blood Thirsty, both the PA and Guild Perk, now falls off if the target dies. * Fixed an issue that caused player abilities like Retreat and Defensive Maneuver to sometimes jump forward instead of backward. * Some soul tree presets now have a Guide link to a website that display additional information on how to play the preset. ROGUE * Added the following new talent presets for the Rogue calling: - Virtuoso - Phasewalker - Dervish - Bladestalker – Min level 50 - Skirmisher - Huntsman - Nightstalker - Shadow Stalker - Demolition Specialist ASSASSIN * Backstab: Positional requirement removed. Now deals 25% less damage when not behind the target. * Advanced Flanking: Removes 10% per point of positional damage penalty for Backstab. * Savage Strike: Positional Bonus removed. * Final Blow: Positional Bonus removed. * Improved Savage Strike: Each point now grants 5% crit and 5% damage. * Improved Final Blow: Each point now grants 5% damage and 3% crit. NIGHTBLADE * The finisher buff for Heat Retention is now named Internal Heat. * Ebon Blades: Now a 100% chance, but damage done has been reduced by 70%. RANGER * Removed 3m range requirement for all Ranger abilities. * Concussive Blast: No longer a finisher, nor does it deal damage. Interrupt functionality and cooldown remain unchanged. MARKSMAN * Removed 3m range requirements for all Marksman abilities. * Close Quarters Combat: Now Ranged Combat Mastery. Provides a 2% damage increase to all ranged abilities. RIFTSTALKER * Shadow Blitz: AOE range increased to 10m. TACTICIAN * Curative Engine: Can no longer be purged. WARRIOR * Added the following new talent presets for the Warrior calling: - Dendrome Defender – Min level 35 - Warslinger – Min level 55 - Pactbreaker – Min level 60 - Beastlord - Deathbinder – Min level 60 - Lord of War - Planar Seether – Min level 60 - Overlord - Righteous Defender - Fury VOID KNIGHT * Accord of the Rift: Now gives the effects of all other Accords. * Unstable Void: Now gives the effect of Void. * Ambient Engorgement: Provides pacts all the time. * Unstable Reaction: No longer suffers from pushback. * Staggering Rage: Now only silences on a successful interrupt as the talent describes. * Airburst: Cooldown reduced to 20s. Range increased to 10m. PALADIN * Protector's Fury: No longer gives stacks of Righteous Fury upon damage taken. It now provides a flat 25% bonus to life damage, 5% reduced damage taken, and 5% healing received. * Sweeping Strikes: Damage done has been increased. * Judgment: Cooldown reduced to 20s. Range increased to 10m. REAVER * Dire Corruption, Stumbling Corruption, and Decaying Corruption: Changed into GTAoE with 20m cast range. Their AoE range remains unchanged. * Creeping Corruption: Now single target instead of self-targeted with a 20m cast range. Other effects remain unchanged. * Corruptions: Now deals damage instantly. Previously, they had a 3 second delay before the first DoT tick happened. Their damage has not been reduced, so this is a slight DPS increase. * Binding of Shadow and Binding of Devouring Darkness: Updated to increase the cast range of all corruptions. * Concussion: Cooldown reduced to 20s. Range increased to 10m. TEMPEST * Charged Pulse: Now deals 25% less damage in Player vs. Player combat. * Arc: Now deals 50% less damage in Player vs. Player combat. CLERIC * Added the following new talent presets for the Cleric calling: - Storm Brute – Requires level 50. - Umbral Zealot - Aquamancer – Requires level 60. - Life Linker – Requires level 52. - Frozen Twister – Requires level 60. - Dragon Lord – Requires level 60. - Lawbringer - Holy Fire Shaman CABALIST * Curse of Discord: Fixed an issue where the final tick was not being affected by the damage bonus from Dark Manifesto. JUSTICAR * Righteous Imperative: Cooldown has been reduced to 20s. DRUID * Updated the Greater Satyr Protector and Satyr Protector pets to use the new pet model. * Crushing Force: Removed the damage variance. WARDEN * Reef Barrier: Now procs from area effect absorbs as indicated by the description. MAGE * Added the following new talent presets for the Mage Calling: - Archonbinger - The Beginner - Leafblade - Fire Hunter – Requires level 60. - Quintessential Harbinger - Healing Blade – Requires level 48. - Eldritch Knight – Requires level 60.

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #13 2/5/14

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #13 2/5/14 == PROMOTION == A new Frosty Budgie mount can be acquired from Limited Edition: Budgie Troves, available on the Rift Store and by completing the new achievement Chicken Run! A new Ashen Budgie mount can also be purchased with Bird Seed, which is obtained from the Limited Edition: Budgie Trove and by completing new daily quests in Silverwood (Guardian Only), Freemarch (Defiant Only), Pelladane, and Cape Jule. Note: This event runs from 8:15am server time on February 5th and ends at 8:15am server time on February 12th. PVP AND WARFRONTS * It is no longer possible to join a team and then quickly leave it before the invite pops up. * To queue up a raid for conquest, every person in the raid must have the same conquest faction assigned (be it none, or a specific team). - Note: The button for a raid with people from one conquest faction and unaligned members will still be clickable, but won't do anything - this will be fixed in a later change. ZONES IRON PINE PEAK * Mobs in Iron Pine Peak will now once again rarely drop dimension items or random rare/epic items. STEPPES OF INFINITY * Fixed an issue with The Craft of Conflict zone event that would cause the Nug Battler Nug to remain untargetable during the pie throwing phase during the event.

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #12 1/30/14

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #12 1/30/14 GENERAL * Fixed an issue that would cause the servers to crash. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * Fixed issue with being unable to gift Greenscale’s Trove when viewing it from the Chest & Key’s category in the Rift Store. SOULS ROGUE BARD * Fanfare of Power and Fanfare of Vigor are now instant cast. DUNGEONS AND INSTANCES RETURN TO DEEPSTRIKE * Batua: - Now gives credit to advance Seismic Anomalies at the start of his dialog. - Entering into the next room will trigger the same objective as a failsafe. * Added time jump crystals to Jorthan and Ionraic so you do not have to listen to their dialogs before engaging in the encounter.

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #11 1/29/14

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #11 1/29/14 NOTE: If you patched once already, there is likely another small patch waiting for you, or there will be soon. Don't panic: there are no patch notes for it because it's a behind the scenes change. :) GENERAL * Several instances of the word critical have been fixed in text. SOULS MAGE WARLOCK * Neddra's Torture: Multiple mages can now cast this ability on the same target at the same time without causing complications. * Defile: Refreshing Defile with abilities such as Persist or Void Barrage will no longer cause it to sometimes stop consuming Charge. Sorry, there's no such thing as a free lunch! ZONES THE DENDROME * Shadow Shifting during the zone event The Awakening should no longer break stealth. PVP/WARFRONTS * Conquest Power now decays after 1 week of not gaining any Conquest Power, up from 2 days. * Fixed a long outstanding issue with Guardians Respawning facing the wrong way in The Codex. ITEMS * A ring from Sharad X9 now has a proper name, instead of the less descriptive. Thanks, Kmjuggernaut@Greybriar! * Certain non-reinforced items no longer appearing as reinforced when upgrading. DIMENSIONS * Being invited to a dimension will now send you to the dimension entry point instead of the default entry location. * You can now invite people to guild dimensions if you are a member of the guild with access to the dimension.

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #10 1/22/14

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #10 1/22/14 SOULS WARRIOR RIFTBLADE * Bursts now only trigger on damage being dealt instead of on a successful cast. TEMPEST * Focused Fire: No longer overwrites crit buffs from Bottles of Spell Strike & Critical Strike. ZONES STEPPES OF INFINITY * Fixed the spawn point of 2 artifacts near the Infinity Gate. (Thanks to forum-member Lllok!) * The rare Steppes of Infinity artifact "Detricus' Mistake" should now show up as intended. (Thanks to Lllok again!) DUNGEONS AND INSTANCES * Raised the amount of Frozen Eclipse Stones that drop from Planebreaker's Bastion, Infinity Gate, and Grim Awakening bosses. * Many AoEs no longer affect pets: - Viktus: Gathering Radiance - Mordan: Expunge Darkness - Progenitor Saetos: Bounding Malevolence, Entropic Abyss, Zone of Defilement, and Soul Rupture - Matriarch of Pestilence: Aura of Corruption - Goloch: Baleful Smash - Kaliban: Crushing Silence - Kyzan: Phase Rip and Delayed Annihilation - Ix'ior: Sandstorm DIMENSIONS * Fixed a problem with non-owners placing and moving the Dimension Entry Point in a dimension and having it not actually change the entry point. Sorry about that!

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #9 1/15/14

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #9 1/15/14 GENERAL * You can now set the entry point for your Dimension! Dimension Entry Point can be found in the Interactive section of the Dimension category in the RIFT Store. * Players no longer take drowning damage in dimensions. SOULS WARRIOR RIFTBLADE * Icy Burst and Fiery Burst now have a maximum range

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #8 1/8/14

RIFT 2.5: Hotfix #8 1/8/14 GENERAL * The New Years 2014 achievement no longer counts toward the Achievement Score. * An error preventing characters from being created on Russian clients using English characters has been resolved. * Fixed some issues with the accuracy of timed quests (not timed quest objectives). * Fae Yule: The achievement Fae Yule Feasting now lists the food items that count towards the achievement. * Reduced the drop rate for all critter tears minus Snake Tears. * Critter Tears are now Common rarity, with the exception of Snake Tears that are now marked as Rare. RIFT STORE AND SERVICES * You can now buy the Extended Hair Style Set, Hair Color Set Bundle, and Skin Color Set Bundle for other players from their wishlist! SOULS MAGE WARLOCK * Defile: The max rank will now stack correctly on an enemy when cast by multiple Mages. WARRIOR PARAGON * Sweeping Blades: No longer triggers on abilities that already hit multiple enemies. ZONES FREEMARCH * Quest: Unholy Alliance: No longer incorrectly offered to Guardian players. * Abyssal Cultists in Freemarch no longer drop artifacts from the Abyssal Jars set. DUNGEONS AND INSTANCES ENDLESS ECLIPSE * Players can now use a time crystal to bypass the vignette before Regulos. EXODUS OF THE STORM QUEEN - EXPERT * Thedeor's Last Stand now begins immediately when players arrive to the area. INFINITY GATE * Volan's arm armor now shatters after three entropic orbs. INTREPID: GREENSCALE * Players can now use a time crystal to bypass the vignette before Hylas. * Reduced the damage of Toxic Blooms and Strangle Plants in Lord Greenscale's encounter. INTREPID: RIVER OF SOULS * Players can now use a time crystal to bypass the vignette before Plutonus and Alsbeth. REALM OF TWISTED DREAMS * Players can now engage Atrophinius immediately without having to wait for him to finish his speech. ITEMS * Dark Ice Bells no longer drop essences or necklaces for other classes. * Sword of the Reborn now has appropriate upgrade path.