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'''Outlands Patch January 9, 2025''' is a major update for ''[[Outlands]]''. | |||
This patch significantly increased the danger that players face from monsters in PvM. It also introduced '''Warning Ravens''' in an attempt to deter player killers from killing lower level players. | |||
== Monsters Rebalance == | == Monsters Rebalance == | ||
Revision as of 11:10, 10 March 2025
Outlands Patch January 9, 2025 is a major update for Outlands.
This patch significantly increased the danger that players face from monsters in PvM. It also introduced Warning Ravens in an attempt to deter player killers from killing lower level players.
Monsters Rebalance
We have undertaken a massive rebalance of monsters across Outlands, including in nearly all dungeons, most wilderness spawns, as well as Ocean NPCs including PvM Ship Crews.
Classically underpowered creatures, especially those in dungeon Levels 1 and 2, as well as wilderness spawns, have been drastically adjusted and players should now be able to find significantly increased availability of "farmable" locations throughout the world.
We have further adjusted the CreatureDifficulty algorithm that determines the Gold/XP value of creatures, to provide a better scaling curve for creatures, with further diminishing returns on "very high level" creatures (which were a bit overtuned for loot purposes previously).
We have also made a large number of behind-the-scenes adjustments to creature abilities and their damaging mechanics and how they prove "threatening" to players in order to provide a better scaling challenge to players at different progression levels.
Players can see updated stats, skills, DifficultyValues, and Gold Values for creatures in the "Live" tab of the following spreadsheet below:
Bosses
The amount of Hit Points that Boss-type creatures receive per Damaging Player via the *Increases in Size* mechanic is now as follows:
- Lore Boss: 40,000 Per Player (previously was 30,000)
- Mini Boss: 40,000 Per Player (previously was 30,000)
- Boss: 80,000 Per Player (previously was 60,000)
- Omni-Boss: 500,000 per Player (no change)
Loot
Each Damaging Player via the *Increases in Size* mechanic will now increase the Gold/Loot on a boss by 1% (Previously was 0.5%).
Arcane Essence
The rate Arcane Essence consumption for Aspect Gear is now:
- 1 Arcane Essence for every (3000 - (30 * Tier Level)) Damage Dealt
- (Previously was 2000 - (30 * Tier))
Pit Trials
- Pit Trial Records (Weekly / Seasonal / Lifetime) have been reset due to Monster Rebalancing.
- The amount of increase in Min/Max CreatureDifficulty of spawns per wave has been increased moderately.
Warning Ravens
- If an Innocent (blue) player is attacked by another player inside of Level 1 or 2 of a Dungeon and subsequently murdered, there is a chance that Warning Ravens will be sent out to warn other players inside that dungeon of what transpired.
- If this occurs, all players (except Criminals/Murderers) inside of the dungeon will receive a System Message informing them of the murder, and Warning Ravens will appear on their screen near their character.
Warning Raven Chances
The chance that a Warning Raven will trigger on a murder is based on where the initial attack occurred within the dungeon:
- Attack Initiated on Dungeon Level 1: 100% Chance
- Attack Initiated on Dungeon Level 2: 25% Chance
- Attack Initiated on Dungeon Level 3 or Beyond: 0% Chance
Alert Levels
If Warning Ravens are triggered within a dungeon, an Alert Level will now be in place for that same dungeon. There are three Alert Levels possible, based on how recently Warning Ravens were triggered there.
Alert Levels are as follows:
- High Alert if a Warning Raven has been triggered within 2 minutes
- Medium Alert if a Warning Raven has been triggered within 10 minutes
- Low Alert if a Warning Raven has been triggered within 20 minutes
High Alert
- Warning Ravens will not trigger for a dungeon that is already on High Alert.
- Once the dungeon returns to Medium Alert, then Warning Ravens can be triggered again as normal.
Entering Dungeons
- If an Innocent (blue) player enters a dungeon that has an Alert Level in effect, they will receive a system message telling them which is in place.
Enabling/Disabling
- Players can optionally toggle whether they will see Warning Ravens appear, or Alert Level warnings upon entering the dungeon, by using the [WarningRaven or [WarningRavens commands.
Blackmarks
- If an Innocent (blue) player is murdered, each player that initiated their attack against the victim while in Level 1 of a Dungeon will receive a Blackmark that lasts a cumulative 4 hours (no max limit).
- While a player has a Blackmark in effect, they can no longer Recall/Gate/Hike to any location that is INSIDE a dungeon.
- Effectively, a player with an active Blackmark in place must use the Entrance of a dungeon to enter it.
Murderer Resurrection Fees
- The base Fee for Murder Counts is now 2000 (previously was 1000).
- The Fee increase for each Accomplice involved in a murder is now 500 (previously was 250).
Slaying Murderers
- Slaying a Murderer will now reward the player a random amount between 33% to 66% of the Murderer's Resurrection Fees when paid (previously was 25% to 50%).
Focus Skill
Bonuses against creatures from the Focus skill have been updated as follows:
- Player's Accuracy is increased by (15% * (Focus Skill / 100)) [No Change]
- Player's Defense is increased by (15% * (Focus Skill / 100))
- Player's Swing Speed is increased by (15% * (Focus Skill / 100)) [No Change]
- Player's Mana Refund Chance is increased by (15% * (Focus Skill / 100)) [No Change]
- Player's Charged Spell Chance is increased by (15% * (Focus Skill / 100)) [No Change]
- Player's Meditation rate is increased by (15% * (Focus Skill / 100))
Traps
- Traps now have a cumulative 15% Damage penalty for each additional target hit beyond the first (previously was 10%).
Traps Codex
- The Blasting Powder upgrade now has the following description:
- "Reduces the cumulative Damage Penalty applied when hitting additional targets by (4% / 7% / 10%)."
Pack Ox
- Players can now purchase a Pack Ox from any Stablemaster or Miner NPC.
- A Pack Ox functions as a standard Pack Animal (such as Pack Horse / Pack Llama).
- Pack Ox Cost: 2000 Gold
- Increased Weight Capacity: 4000 Stones (compared to 2000 for Horses/Llamas).
Converting Addons to Deeds
- When players Chop or use the Convert to Deed option on an Addon, the resulting Deed will now appear in the player's backpack (rather than on the ground).