PWI Expansion: Eclipse (v829) Patch Notes - Released December 16th, 2014

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PWI Expansion: Eclipse (v829) Patch Notes - Released December 16th, 2014

New Features
*New race: Nightshades! Descended from the guardians of the Divine Child, these beings can call upon the power of the moon to assail their enemies.
*New classes: Duskblade and Stormbringer! The Duskblade is a fast melee class that can string together combos, while the Stormbringer is a caster class that calls down the fury of nature itself.
*New starting zone: Celestial Vale! All new characters will now spend their first twenty levels in this brand-new zone, which also includes the new Lightsail Cave dungeon.
*New dungeon: Quicksand Maze! The lair of the terrifying Nightmares, this dungeon's layout changes randomly each time you enter! Quicksand Maze has multiple level brackets, ranging from level 50 all the way up to Mirage Sky X.

Bug Fixes
*Fixed a bug in which the chat window would sometimes freeze.
*Fixed the Marketplace icon for Leopard Capris.
*The Genie Skill Frenzy is no longer called Enrage in the Learn Skills pane.
*Miscellaneous text fixes.
*The Sundrop and Tiger Lily fashion sets have returned to the Marketplace.
*Venomancers can no longer learn an invalid Swimming Mastery skill.

User Interface
*The interface art has been updated.
*The world and territory maps have been updated to include the new Nightshade city, Dawnglory.
*The Skills interface has been updated. Instead of traveling to skill trainer NPCs to learn new skills, you can learn them directly from the Skills pane.
*Sheomay and the Newbie Guide have received an update.
*You can now use the mouse to zoom and rotate your character in the Fitting Room.
*The main menu can now be set to appear on the side of the screen instead of the bottom.

Gameplay
*The Reward Chest has had many of its rewards updated, along with a new daily reward that grants a pair of free, time-limited guardian and spirit charms.
*All quests in Perfect World have had their level requirements adjusted to bring them in line with the new starting zone, which takes all new characters to level 20. Many quests have also had their objectives adjusted to require considerably fewer kills and/or quest items.
*Level 80-89 Bounty Quests now require killing monsters in the Wraithgate and Hallucinatory Trench.
*Level 90-99 Bounty Quests now require killing monsters in Eden, Brimstone Pit, and Twilight Temple.
*The Crazy Stone quest has had its rewards updated.
*New daily quests have been added for levels 83-95.
*The Paperclip for Villa questline has been optimized.
*Crafting skills are now learned at level 28 instead of level 5.
*A new Title Quest has been added in Emerald Dragon Gulf. Players can accept it at 635, 656.
*New forges in Archosaur allow you to reforge and upgrade max-level gear, including Rank IX and Warsoul items.

NPCs
*All skill trainer NPCs have been removed.
*Many NPCs have moved to new locations within their cities.
*Many NPCs have received graphical updates.