Patch Notes/2012-08-14 Beta

This information contains features from the Issue 24 beta that have been released on Homecoming.

12.08.14 Beta Build 2400.201208122118.08

• 12.08.14 Beta Build 2400.201208122118.08

'Issue 24: Resurgence'

COMBINED

Power Pool Customization

• Static Discharge: All Epic pool versions of this power should now have the standard 2 hand cast with default purple electricity and the patron versions of this power have the standard 1 hand cast with default red electricity.
• Blaster/Blaze Mastery/Char: Fixed a bug that caused this power to lack its appropriate continuing effects.
• Patron Power Pool Pets now have customizable spawn and despawn effects.
• Zapp - Bright and dark versions of this power are now fully customizable.

Crashes

• Players previously from non-English-language servers should now be able to load into maps.

Crey Spawns

• Scientists & Tank "Repair" spawns, and PR "Roadshow" spawns now con yellow
• Paragon Protectors in "Roadshow" spawndefs have been replaced with Power Tanks

King's Row

• Adjusted neighborhood levels and balanced spawn level ranges to be easier for players, and align with mission progression. The new level ranges:
  • Gish 7-10
  • Industrial Ave 7-9
  • KGW 11-13
  • Aqueduct 9-11
  • Royal Refinery 10-12
  • High Park 12-15

POWERS

General

• Concealment/Misdirection: This power's duration will no longer scale with the user's level. It will have a constant duration of 15 seconds.
• Mace Beam: The Mace Beam sniper attack from Mace Mastery no longer invokes weapon redraw if you use another Mace attack before or after it.

Epic Power Pool

• Soul Mastery power Summon Mistress is now using the run in spawn animation, instead of the hands on hips laughter emote.

Mu Mastery Pets

• Mu Mastery Pets have their red auras restored.

Blaster

• The recharge time of Blaster Sustain toggles has been standardized. Cauterizing Aura, Frigid Protection, Reaction Time, and Field Operative all now recharge in 10 seconds.
• Corrected an issue where Blaster Sustain toggle powers would de-toggle when mezzed. These powers now remain toggled, but any offensive debuffs or damage are suppressed while the player is controlled.

Martial Combat: Defiance

• Corrected a number of Defiance values in Martial Combat - many of them were looking up the wrong Area Factor for calculation.

Martial Assault

• Fixed a bug where the Endurance Cost of Shuriken Throw, Caltrops, and Explosive Shuriken was too high.
• Ki Push was incorrectly flagged as Autohit. It now must successfully roll a To-Hit roll to hit the target.

Enhancements

• Executioner's Contract: Disorient Bonus - This enhancement will now trigger mez suppression when used in PvP. Reduced this power's duration in PvP to be consistent with other mez procs.
• Pounding Slugfest: Disorient Bonus - This enhancement will now trigger mez suppression when used in PvP.
• Debilitative Action: Disorient Bonus - - This enhancement will now trigger mez suppression when used in PvP.
• Razzle Dazzle: Disorient Bonus - This enhancement will now trigger mez suppression when used in PvP.
• Unspeakable Terror: Disorient Bonus - This enhancement will now trigger mez suppression when used in PvP.
• Triumphant Insult: Chance to Disorient - This enhancement will now trigger mez suppression when used in PvP.
• Increased "Improved Movement Bonus" set bonuses by 50%.
• Swapped Running, Flying and Leaping set bonuses with global Improved Movement Bonus set bonuses.
• Preventive Medicine: This enhancement now has a 10% chance to trigger if your health is between 31-75% health and a 100% chance to trigger if your health is below 31%. Reduced the internal cooldown from 120 seconds to 90 seconds.
• Scourging Blast: Recharge/Chance for Minor PBAoE +End Proc now has a small area of effect heal as well.
• Crushing Impact: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 3% Lethal/Smash Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 1.5% Lethal/Smash Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Pulverizing Impact: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Toxic/Psi Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Toxic/Psi Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Smashing Haymaker: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Fire/Cold Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Focused Smite: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Fire/Cold Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist. Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 2.25% Toxic/Psi Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Toxic/Psi and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Touch of Death: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Energy/Negative Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Mako's Bite: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Energy/Negative Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Salvo: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 3% Energy/Negative Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 1.5% Energy/Negative Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist. Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Fire/Cold Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Tempest: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Energy/Negative Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist. Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Lethal/Smash Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Entropic Chaos: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3.75% Energy/Negative Resist and 6.25% Mez Resist to 3% Energy/Negative Resist and 5% Mez Resist.
• Ruin: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Toxic/Psi Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Toxic/Psi and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Decimation: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 3% Energy/Negative Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 1.5% Energy/Negative Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Detonation: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Lethal/Smash Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist. Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Energy/Negative Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Positron's Blast: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3.75% Fire/Cold Resist and 6.25% Mez Resist to 3% Fire/Cold Resist and 5% Mez Resist.
• Annihilation: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Energy/Negative Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Multi-Strike: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Lethal/Smash Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist. Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Energy/Negative Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Scirocco's Dervish: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Energy/Negative Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Obliteration: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Lethal/Smash Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Fury of the Gladiator: Reduced this set's 2 slot PVE bonus from 4.5% Fire/Cold Resist and 4.5% Mez Resist to 3.75% Fire/Cold Resist and 6.25% Mez Resist.
• Executioner's Contract: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Fire/Cold Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Sovereign's Right: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3.75% Fire/Cold Resist and 6.25% Mez Resist to 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Gift of the Ancients: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Fire/Cold Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Red Fortune: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Lethal/Smash Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist. Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Fire/Cold Resist Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Impervious Skin: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Lethal/Smash Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Reactive Armor: Fixed a bug that caused this enhancement to have the incorrect set bonuses at 2 and 3 pieces. The 2 piece set bonus is a tiny lethal/smashing mez resistance bonus, and the 3 piece is the original tiny energy/negative/ranged defense bonus.
• Titanium Coating: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 3% Energy/Negative Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 1.5% Energy/Negative Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist.
• Unbreakable Guard: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Energy/Negative Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Doctored Wounds: Reduced this set's 2 slot bonus from 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist to 1.5% Lethal/Smash Resist and 2.5% Mez Resist. Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Fire/Cold Resist Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Debilitative Action: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Fire/Cold Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Fire/Cold Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Celerity: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Lethal/Smash Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Kinetic Crash: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Lethal/Smash Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Lethal/Smash Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.
• Analyze Weakness: Reduced this set's 3 slot bonus from 3% Energy/Negative Resist and 5% Mez Resist to 2.25% Energy/Negative Resist and 3.75% Mez Resist.

TASKS

Incarnate Arc

• Added villain specific dialog to missions's 1, 3, 4, and 5.
• Added Praetorian civilians to missions 1 and 5.
• Changed details about Number Six's background to better fit with his previous history.

Antimatter Personal Story

• Fixed an issue where the player was not kicked out of the mission when it finished.

Deadlock Personal Story

• Fixed an issue where Deadlock's Serum buff would persist indefinitely.

Brickstown Arcs

• Added an extra dialog choice to Provost Marchand's initial dialog. Players will be able to ask Marchand more about his role in Praetoria and his current motivations.
• Added an extra dialog choice with Marauder in Mission 1. Players who have the Souvenir clue, "The History Of The Destroyers", will ask him about the Mid-West. Players who do not have the souvenir clue will ask why they should be able to trust Marauder.
• Arc 3 Mission 2: Fixed an issue where the UI for saving Riptide did not show up in the mission. Players should also be able to earn the badge, Riptide's Comrade, now.
• Arc 2 - Part 4: Added a mini-map to the Carnival Island refugee camp.
• Made adjustments to Crey, Freakshow, and Prisoner spawns so that the player/enemy difficulty ratio would be equal.
• Arc 1 Mission 3: Fixed an issue where the waypoint was appearing at the entrance instead of the elevator after rescuing Aurora and Noble Savage.

St. Martial Arcs

• Inside Information: Fixed a bug where rogues in Paragon City could not properly start the first mission for Inside Information.

Prison Break Zone Event

• Enemies should now match player levels within the Prison Break event
• Added line of dialogue for "Arrest 5th Column" spawns to include the Player’s name when alerted.
• Reduced prisoner spawn probability in an effort to lighten overworld density.
• Thinned out "Prisoner Rumble" spawns on sidewalks between The Zig and Seven Gates.
• Balanced Player/Prisoner difficulty ratio for spawns making it in player favor.

Missions

• Rogue-alignment players will now be able to access Antonio Nash's storyarc .
• Vigilante-alignment players will now be able to access Lieutenant Harriman's storyarc,
• Dark Astoria: Dream Doctor: Removed the treasure chests in the green orb room in Dream Doctor's final mission.

Mission Architect

• Entering Mission Architect missions should no longer display an error.

Rewards

• The Reactive Defenses: Endurance/Recharge and Preventive Medicine Endurance/Recharge recipes on the Hero Merit vendor should now correctly cost 1 hero merit.