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.