Infernal Descent Preview Patch Notes: NW.120.20200106a.20

Known Issues
The Barlgura Heroic Encounter in Avernus once again incorrectly prevents the Daily Random Trial reward from granting bonus Seals; in addition, the Barlgura Heroic Encounter itself will only grant Seals once per day. This will be addressed in a future build.


Release Notes


Content and Environment
Avernus

• Gaerwen no longer references an outdated location for Captain Rayns.
  
• Glyphworks Caverns: Patrolling Narzugon and Cambion enemies have been removed.
  
• Glyphworks Tunnel: The exit now properly becomes available when the quest completes.
  
• Guards striking training dummies no longer spam the combat log.
  
• Minor Heroic Encounters now properly show timers.
  
• Scrying Vallenhas: This achievement is now visible as soon as the player unlocks the campaign.
  
• Various minor text issues have been addressed.
  
• Various visual improvements and fixes have been made to the zone environment.
  
• We heard rumors of a fiendish merchant named Juma hiding far above the stronghold. He has been apprehended and is now being held for questioning in the training yard.

Undermountain

• Tearulai's dragon form will now correctly despawn when he is polymorphed by Arcturia in the Claws of Malar instance.

Legacy Campaigns

• The following quests now properly grant credit for Legacy Campaign meta-quests:
  • Jungles of Chult: Missing Scouts
    
  • Shadowmantle: Ritual of the Dracolich

General

• The Stronghold Seal Vendor can once again be properly interacted with.

Combat and Powers
Companions

• Companions now run at 110% of the player character movement speed, up from 90%. This should now prevent them from falling behind.
  
• Companions should more consistently teleport through doors if they're stuck on the opposite side from the player character at sufficient distance.
  
• Compy's Instincts now properly reapplies at full value when the player changes zones or releases from death.

Item Sets

• Executioner's Black Attire: The Executioner's Blade effect tooltip now properly states that it deals 3% bonus damage, down from 5%. The in-game effect has not changed (it had been 3% at launch).

Enemies and Encounters
Lair of the Mad Mage

• Player characters are no longer incorrectly scaled to stats lower than the target of 24,000 Item Level.

The Infernal Citadel

• Imps summoned by Erinyes enemies now properly use a ranged attack when at range.
  
• Zaphael's Conflaguration ability no longer incorrectly has a chance to apply to players behind pillars.

Restore the Village Glyphworks

• The Image of Baphomet that can spawn in this quest no longer casts Wall of Stone, which ignores Crowd Control immunity.

Avernus Heroic Encounters

• The Summoning Circle HE no longer causes enemies to remain stuck in an untargetable state nearby.

Items and Economy
Avernus Heroic Encounters

• The Barlgura HE in Avernus has had its Chaotic Writings reduced to 50 per completion, down from 100.
  
• Minor HEs in Avernus have had their Chaotic Writings reduced to 20 per completion, down from 75.
  
• Juma's Surprise Pack no longer incorrectly awards 5k Rough Astral Diamonds per open. It still has a chance to award 2.5k RAD, as intended.
  • To help counterbalance the above changes, the cost of Juma's Surprise Pack has been reduced to 100 Chaotic Writings, down from 300.
• Preyed Upon: This Heroic Encounter now properly gives only one set of rewards, rather than two sets.

Avernus World Encounters

• The Abyssal Flock now properly only drops one reward of Seals among the flock.

Campaigns

• Storm King's Thunder: Certain purchases are no longer locked out once the player completes their prerequisites.

Strongholds

• The Marketplace vendor now properly sells the Icewind Dale Explorer Cases at the same cost as the Explorer's Guild vendor.

Zen Market

• Certain companions, both fair and fowl, are no longer visible in the Zen Market when they can't be purchased.
  
• The Expedition Pack of Twisted Shadows now has an updated description.

General

• Infernal Forged Gaiters now properly display their max stack count in their tooltip.
  
• Kessell's Retreat Key is once again properly prioritized over Legendary Dragon Keys when opening the final chest of Kessell's Retreat.
  
• Players who had unusable spots in their inventory now properly have the coupons that had been there before the module release.

User Interface
Appearance

• Certain amulets and other neck slot items without default appearances can now properly have appearances applied to them.

PvP Leaderboard

• The PvP Season leaderboard no longer sometimes calls itself the Premiere Season.

Animation, Audio, Character Art, and Effects
Character Art

• Shou Ceremonial Orb now contains an orb.
  • Orb.

Visual Effects

• Envenomed Storyteller's Journal no longer has a pulse element in its effect, to better accommodate photosensitive players.
  
• Shard of Orcus' Wand no longer has a pulse element in its effect, to better accommodate photosensitive players.

Localization
General

• Various localization fixes have been made, including to the Infernal Descent release splash on the Home Page.