Outlands Patch March 10, 2023
2023-03-10
Released
2023-03-27 - 2 years ago
Outlands Patch April 1, 2023
2023-04-01
Outlands Patch March 27, 2023 is an update for Outlands.
This patch removes shift-click rotation for Runebooks/Runetomes, adjusts Factions participation cooldown, increases Waypost/Flag scoring potential, adds Guild Prestige gain for successful Flag Secures, introduces Combined Faction Score for IP-wide weekly rewards (Silver/Titles), fixes Escorting score bonuses, expands the Flag Purification zone, adds Waypost Activity Icons, includes a sound for Battle Commendation receipts, and introduces new Faction Rewards (Tunics, Lanterns, Banners) and Faction Town Banners.
Runebooks and Runetomes
- Shift-click Context entry to rotate Runebooks and Rune Tomes removed.
Factions
Participate in Factions
- Players can now change their Participate in Factions setting at most once every hour.
Wayposts
- Max Faction Score earnable from control increased to 75 (was unspecified, likely lower).
- Earn 1 War Aspect Experience per 3 Faction Score from Waypost Control (requires War Aspect unlocked).
Faction Flags
- Successful Flag Secure now grants 1 Guild Prestige to guilds with member(s) earning >= 100 Faction Score during the Steal+Purify+Secure process.
- *(Note: Prestige gain not announced to guild).*
Combined Faction Score Totals
- During Tabula Rasa, Faction Silver and Title Tiers now determined by Combined Faction Score Total (sum of scores from all characters on player's IP Address/Accounts).
Faction Silver
- Earned based on Rank % of player's Combined Score compared to others *in their Faction* (max 10,000 still).
- Silver earned added ONLY to the Account of the character with the highest individual score that week ("primary" account). Other accounts show "0 Last Week Silver Earned".
Faction Titles
- Calculated weekly during Tabula Rasa based on Combined Score Total.
- Title applied to ALL characters used by the player during the week.
- `[ServerRank` for Factions remains for seasonal competition but no longer determines titles.
Escorting
- Fixed issue preventing bonus Faction Score for Escorting Flags during Purification and Securing phases.
Flag Purification
- Zone at Daemon Keep region expanded.
Activity Icons
- Faction Menu and Faction Hotbar now show Activity Icons next to Wayposts indicating last Control Tick action:
- No Symbol: No activity.
Lock: 100% Control and Locked.
Dagger: Contested (Two Factions present).
Left Arrow: Lowering Control Progress.
Right Arrow: Raising Control Progress.
- `[FactionHotbar` also displays these icons.
Battle Commendations
- Sound now plays upon receiving a Battle Commendation from Factions activity.
Faction Rewards
Faction Tunics
- New clothing item purchasable with Faction Silver. Occupies Middle Torso layer.
- Can be Blessed. Cannot be Dyed.
- Can be Restyled (Shift-click in backpack -> "Restyle") into different Faction styles (Andaria, Cambria, Prevalia, Terran), each with unique visual and hue.
- Must be a Participant in the Tunic's set Faction to equip.
Faction Lanterns
- New lantern purchasable with Faction Silver. Occupies Two-Handed Secondary layer.
- Blessed by default.
- Can be Restyled (Shift-click in backpack -> "Restyle") into different Faction hues.
- Must be a Participant in the Lantern's set Faction to equip.
Decorative Banners
- Three types of Faction Decorative Banners purchasable (presumably with Faction Silver).
- Can be restyled for specific Faction and Facing (via double-click in backpack OR Interior Decorator "Rotate" when locked down).
- No Faction participation required to display any Faction banner in house.
Faction Town Banners
- Faction Banners placed throughout each Faction Town.
- Automatically display the banner of the Faction that currently has that town's Faction Flag Secured.
- Example: If Prevalia has Secured Andaria's flag, Prevalia Banners display in Andaria town.