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UNDERMOUNTAIN PREVIEW PATCH NOTES: NW.110.20190411b.6

Release Notes Note: We may have included patch notes for issues that were never present on Preview. Note: This is not an all-inclusive list of fixes, but a snapshot of the many fixes we are doing. Content and Environment General * Boreworm shouldn’t get stuck. Caverns of Karrundax * Karrundax flies down and attacks after the Wyrmlings are killed. Quests * Runic Resonance can be collected while on the quest, Sphere of Influence to obtain Runic Etchings by completing Master Expeditions. Combat and Powers Item Power and Set Bonuses. * Deck of Few Things and Orb of Tiamat correctly reduced a foe's outgoing damage, based on the item level scaling. * Drift Globe artifact correctly debuffs the target. Decreasing power and critical strike, instead of boost it. * Eye of the Giant artifact Defense instead of resistance. * Manticore Talons artifact does damage and knockback at all ranks. * Numerous tooltip text updates. * Rune-Etched Orbs sold by Runemaster Sinye flavored has been updated to better reflect how they are gained. * Sparkly Slippers of Sloopna, tooltip buff mentions Awareness. * Tactical Enchantment gives incoming healing bonus for the utility slot. Classes and Balance General * Composed Insight gains bonus accuracy scaled with remaining stamina. * Oath of Devotion and Righteousness properly lower the amount of threat generated by the healing spells of Oathkeeper and Devout. * Paladin Aura of Protection, Aura of Wrath, Aura of Vengeance and Aura of Valor buff icon no longer flickers. * Ranger and Rogue powers have the projectile damage type where applicable. Barbarian * Bounding Slam mistakenly granted additional action points based on the number of enemies hit. * Sprint now grants immunity for the first second it is held down. Similar to Warlock's shadowslip this effect cannot occur more than once every 3 seconds. Barbarian (Blademaster) * Bloodspiller indicated the magnitude of Bloodletter was increased by more than the actual effect. Cleric * Divine Protection gives critical avoidance scaling with remaining divinity. Cleric (Arbiter) * Perfect Balance no longer incorrectly grants multiple stacks of Radiant or Burning Shift upon hitting multiple enemies with some powers, instantly canceling the effect. Fighter * Cleave and Reave mistakenly granted additional action points based on the number of enemies hit. Fighter (Dreadnaught) * Enduring Vengeance mistakenly granted a 60% damage bonus instead of a 5% damage bonus. * Roiling Hatred doesn’t return vengeance even if the fighter's vengeance is below 50%. * Seethe reduces the player's Stamina when channeled. * Weight of Vengeance increases the damage of Anvil of Doom or consume vengeance as indicated. Fighter (Vanguard) * Anvil of Challenge properly causes Anvil of Doom to place the fighter at the top of the target's threat list. * Knight's Valor redirects damage as expected. Paladin (Justicar) * Divine Touch under the feat Divine Reciprocation did not properly grant additional threat. * Sacred Shield increases stamina per hit. Ranger * Aspect of the Pack applies to teammates only. * Aspect of the Serpent ends 30 seconds after unslotting. Ranger (Hunter) * Careful Attack’s range has increased to 80. Ranger (Warden) * Call of the Storm’s buff icon is correctly named Lightning Enchanted Weapon. * Call of the Storm’s tooltip shows the radius of how far it extends. Rogue (Whisperknife) * Path of the Blade hits the expected number of times. Warlock * Increased the cost of Shatter Spark by 1 soul spark. Warlock (Soulweaver) * Essence Master correctly increases damage and healing with Essence Drain. * Life Bind tooltip references group instead of party. * Shatter Spark has been increased by 1 Soul Spark. Warlock (Hellbringer) * Soul Scorch tooltip lists the range of 80’. Items and Economy Companions * Wiggins looks like a ghost instead of a zombie. Enchantments * Tymora's Lucky Enchantment, Rank 6 has title name. * Tymora’s Lucky Enchantment tooltips are updated to match their actual percent effectiveness. User Interface Localization * Updated the localized text for FR, DE, RU, and IT locales. Character Art, Effects and Audio Effects * VFX pass Audio * Major audio and VO pass. * New music mix for Undermountain login. * Number of character power SFX have been updated.

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) My brain is a bit fried, so I didn't even recall that it was you that originally reported the issue, but I do enjoy the irony. I did not implement the artifact bonuses myself so I will check tomorrow. I don't want to make any assertions without being sure. I'll also post full information about aggro multipliers for all tanks at some point in the future, as these are not values were are aiming to hide even if we currently are not displaying them.

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) Withers is an absolute mess on preview, and I sincerely apologize for that. We fixed him this week and those fixes will be in the launch build. Grasping hands is used far less often, all bigby's hands attacks deal significantly less damage, as do the flame jets along the top. I built most of the boss encounters beginning with Fangbreaker Island up through Castle Ravenloft, but a handful of bosses were created by other designers. Bosses are far more custom than general enemies, and vary greatly under the hood based on the designer that built them. In the case of Withers, that designer is no longer on the team, so it took us a little bit longer to resolve the issues that arose as a result of Module 16's changes with certain bosses. I don't plan to changes KV to be party wide. That style of gameplay where the tank can absorb all of the party's damage taken is something we have intentionally moved away from. In reality, unless the damage transferred was massively reduced, KV could also cause the Vanguard to die nearly instantly in a huge number of situations. However, I do absolutely understand your frustration with fights where you can't seem to do your job correctly, and I assure you those like Withers are absolutely bugged, so please continue to send in those reports.

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) As always rjc9000, thanks for checking out the changes on preview and posting such thorough feedback! I've read all of it and I believe most of the red text bugs you pointed out have been fixed for launch, but those that have not I will try to get fixed ASAP. I wanted to address two feedback items: The effect of Momentum on Bull Charge is meant to be independent of the run speed bonus. If that is not the case, it is a bug and I will be addressing that ASAP! In regards to Rolling Hatred: I understand the desire for it to not feature the vengeance requirement, however, it's a fairly powerful effect, and combines very strongly with Bloody Reprise. The design for this combo was that you'd still have to use Seethe or block damage to get some vengeance back if you did happen to let your vengeance fall below the threshold without making use of Bloody Reprise. The goal wasn't to create a built that would literally never have to Seethe, even if a mistake was made. I know that it doesn't specifically address this feedback, but the damage bonus granted when you are "vengeful" will be increased for launch along with a few other damage adjustments to ensure that Dreadnought is in a competitive place with other DPS.

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) I will say that, for critical deflection the formula is a linear ratio between the two stats, moving between a 0% bonus and the full bonus as described. Combat Balance meanwhile is the result of the Coefficient of Variation of the three stats. I do understand the desire for more information in the tooltip, however, we are also trying to keep the information digestible and not overwhelming. In regards to damage resistance vis-a-vis blocking: blocking leverages the same shielding system as temporary shield sources like the Paladin's divine barriers, and should have no effect on damage resistance, however, it also leverages some newly written code—in order to tie that shield effect to your stamina, so I will double check that there are no issues and let our QA team know that this is a suspected problem area. If you can post your ACT logs, screenshots of your tests, etc. that would be helpful!

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) Thank you for the report!

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) Thanks Tyfud, I'm glad to hear you are enjoying the changes!

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) I would encourage you to try out some builds that don't involve Enforced Threat if you're finding it frustrating to use. I have been tanking a lot of dungeons and I rarely use Enforced Threat. Certainly in boss fights it is not necessary, but even in AoE situations with DPS giving you a run for your money, you can focus on threat generating attacks and still come out on top.

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) For launch, Knight's Valor will now transfer all threat that the covered target generates to the Vanguard for the duration of the effect. I hope you'll try out the power with these changes, and let me know what you think.

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) Certainly dig-in is not made for situations where a lot of dodging is required, however, it seems clear that there are some problems with enemy damage going on in Lair of Lostmauth. I believe some of these issues may have already been resolved, but I will double check those values tomorrow. You shouldn't be taking such big hits in general, but especially not on a well geared character, even with scaling in place.

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) In the case of Dig In's added defensive bonus changing from a flat reduction to damage taken to a larger hit points absorbed:stamina ratio than the basic block—we actually found that Dig In was increasing the survivability of Vanguards a bit too high over the other tanks when it came to dealing with high damage boss mechanics. That being said, I feel that the added 25% hit points over standard block and omni-directionality of the block, along with the combat advantage resistance still makes Dig In worthwhile to use defensively. I still find myself using it in some AoE situations as well as, of course, to block predictable high damage sources I can't avoid. That said, the introduction of the counterattack mechanic was by far the biggest change to Dig In, and that is now a permanent fixture of Dig In, as opposed to a feat. I hope that that change will change the feeling of the power considerably. Finally, although no threat changes were made to Dig In outside of retaliate, Fighter's threat generation was enhanced in general, and I believe it is now very possible to use Dig In in real fights without losing threat. That said, please continue to send your feedback. I know it seems set in stone now, but if Dig In is received poorly at launch it can still very well change in future modules, or even sooner.

asterdahl

Re: Official M16: Fighter Feedback

(Quote) I wanted to address a misunderstanding regarding Critical Deflection and Combat Balance. The full percentage listed by the feats is available when the condition is met, but not meeting the condition does not mean that no effect is received, instead the effect decreases slightly the further away you are from meeting the condition.

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