Blight Delta 179 Istaria Community Manager February 5, 2010
	Changes Cloak of Thorns will now also track the number of hits before breaking. The Blight Anchor outside Delgarath has proven itself to be more elusive than intended. Though the growing presence of the Gifted around Delgarath will still make it impossible to find sometimes, time and persistence should pay off. (Lowered the respawn timer, but it is still on a long timer so as to not overwhelm that area with wandering WA due to the anchor's presence.) Acceleration has been reverted to its previous state (as a passive ability) until further testing can be done. Mighty Roar has been temporarily removed from the Dragon Adventurer school while issues with it are being addressed. Read More...

Delta 178 Istaria Community Manager February 3, 2010
	Additions Solistan will now give out a Master Builder emblem to qualified players. Monks now get additional passive Dodge abilities at level 34, 64, and 94. Changes Cloak of Thorns: Can once again be used on any level player. Will now remain active on a player until removed by damage (there is no longer a timer). Will only register melee damage to check for breaking. The ablative threshold is increased significantly for tiers 3 and up. Chiconis Battlefield has had some work done in it. Risen Adepts should be easier to find, and the ghostly dragons that haunt the area should now have more space to spread out. Read More...

Blight Delta 177 Istaria Community Manager January 18, 2010
	Additions Greymane Wolves now have different trophies based on their level. Greymane Pups and Juvenile Wolves give tails, Seekers give teeth, and Alphas give Fangs. The trophy hunters in Kion and Sslanis are on the lookout for these trophies. Sorcerers now get Clarity II, a non-masterable ability, at level 84 that will give the target a brief immunity to stuns and mezzes (and will also remove any currently on the friendly target). Quest "Seeking the Path of the Fist" to Allanti the Initiate on New Trismus Dragon Adventurers now get the ability "Mighty Roar" which is a taunt and self-buff starting at level 14. Distillery Workshops are now available for construction on player plots Read More...

Blight Delta 176 Istaria Community Manager December 7, 2009
	Tier 2 Revamp The Revamp of the Dalimond Peninsula continues with this patch, but it is by no means complete. Areas still incomplete include the Shadowed Coast, The Warrens, the Dark Forest, as well as both mini-dungeons (Helian's Tomb and Ashlander's Tomb). The eastern part of the Dark Forest is now populated Chiconis Battlefield has been repopulated and both Iron and Silver Quarries have been touched up Gnomish Observatory has been spruced up Elm and Iron can be found north of Bristugo The Cleric's Tower is now populated The top of the Dalimond Ridge has had a major change from grass to snow and ice (along with a requisite change in monster types) Slate Crest has acquired spawns of wolves as well as various resources Spirit Corruption storyline is now in and available in Chiconis (for Dragons) and Cleric's Tower (for bipeds) Both Spire's Gate and Spire's Trail attunements are now available. Additional quests in the Withered Aegis storyline are available in Heart Sand Beetles on the beaches north of Dalimond and east of Chiconis are now known as Tremendous Sand Beetles Shrines for binding are available at the Observatory Outpost and Central Valley Onye Kutima is now in the Temple of Istara in Dalimond The Observatory Peninsula has been invaded by ogres and pygmies. The stench of these foul creatures has also drawn flies to the area. Overall Observatory Peninsula, and inside the blighted area called The Observatory itself is now a much more dangerous place to be. Source of Power storline is now available from Dreveon. Read More...

Blight Delta 175 Istaria Community Manager November 15, 2009
	Tier 2 Revamp The Revamp of the Dalimond Peninsula continues with this patch, but it is by no means complete. Areas still incomplete include the Granite Coast, Shadowed Coast, The Warrens, the Dark Forest, as well as both mini-dungeons (Helian's Tomb and Ashlander's Tomb). Brownback Wolves will now fight back Forest Skulks are now appropriate level and can be looted. In addition, all four Forest Skulk villages are now populated. Many more spawns have been added around the Sable Coast and Central Valley. All three Tombs (Borannis, Crankenspank and Moravvis) are now populated fully. Attunement quests on the Dalimond Peninsula now require you to be level 1 in either Adventure or Crafting school, not level 20. Forest Skulk Threat quest series can now be completed in its entirety. Plundered Tombs quest series can be obtained in Dalimond (once sufficient parts of the Forest Skulk Threat series has been completed). Holy Symbols quest series can be obtain by Clerics, Healers and Paladins in Dalimond (once they have completed parts of the Plundered Tombs series). Sources of Power quest series can be obtained by Spellcaster schools in Dalimond. Observatory Outpost now has a destination pad. Additional quests are available at Holcomb's Farmstead south of Dalimond. Spawns at the DeadPool have been revamped entirely. Read More...

Developer Preview: Dalimond Peninsula Istaria Community Manager October 23, 2009
	Welcome to the Dalimond Peninsula Preview, the upcoming Winter 2009 Content Release for Istaria: Chronicles of the Gifted.  Unlike our previous Dralnok's Doom Content Update that was focused on tier 6 and high-level players, this update will be focused on those who are still learning the game and will be focused entirely upon tier 2 (levels 21 to 40). This update contains three key components we wanted to preview for you. Read More...

Blight Delta 174 Istaria Community Manager October 14, 2009
	Tier 2 Revamp Significant progress has been made with regards to the Dalimond Peninsula, including changes to the world, additions of new adventure areas, quest hubs, revamps of existing towns, new NPCs, new forms of old monsters, and many many new quests. For those who wish to experience this content it is recommended you begin at Sable Shores. Because this is a work in progress, there are many known issues and unfinished spots. These include, but are not limited to: Not all of the Forest Skulk spawns are in place. Lands east and southeast of Dalimond are not yet complete. Lands east of Chiconis, including the Battlefield, are not yet complete. Lands north and west of South March along the coast have been heavily altered and have not yet been redone or populated. Observatory region is not yet complete. Many of the larger story lines are not yet fully implemented, but the following locations do have quests available for testing: Sable Shores Bristugo Dalimond Holcomb Farmstead King's Cross Central Valley Heart Read More...

Live Delta 173 Istaria Community Manager August 25, 2009
	Known Issues Dalimond and surrounding regions continue to be a work in progress and have undergone further changes related to the "Tier 2 Revamp". New Gameplay Systems This patch introduces two new gameplay systems to Istaria, both of which will alter how some things work from the Dralnok's Doom expansion in particular. Simple Damage: Simple damage is much like what it sounds, something that does straight damage without adjustment. The simple damage system has been applied to the key/chest system, for example, such that one key will always do enough damage (and just enough damage) to open one chest of the same tier. It is important to note that certain augmentations (buffs) will still cause a key to not work against a chest, so if you have an augmentation which changes your damage type for example, expect that the key you are using will not work. This is by design and not a bug. Weapon Affinity System: With this patch we've also introduced the ability to have certain weapons, buffs, and other items provide a bonus or reduction in damage to specific monsters in the world. For example, Shaloth the Myloc Queen now truly can only be damaged by someone who is wearing the Galderos Heart buff. With this buff active, normal attacks will be applied to Shaloth, though her resistances will also still take effect. Without this buff, Shaloth is immune to any damage. This weapon affinity also applies to chests and Reklar presently, but plans are in the works to expand the use of this system to many other purposes in future updates. Read More...

Blight Delta 173 Istaria Community Manager August 21, 2009
	Known Issues Dalimond and surrounding regions continue to be a work in progress and have undergone further changes related to the "Tier 2 Revamp". New Gameplay Systems This patch introduces two new gameplay systems to Istaria, both of which will alter how some things work from the Dralnok's Doom expansion in particular. Simple Damage: Simple damage is much like what it sounds, something that does straight damage without adjustment. The simple damage system has been applied to the key/chest system, for example, such that one key will always do enough damage (and just enough damage) to open one chest of the same tier. It is important to note that certain augmentations (buffs) will still cause a key to not work against a chest, so if you have an augmentation which changes your damage type for example, expect that the key you are using will not work. This is by design and not a bug. Weapon Affinity System: With this patch we've also introduced the ability to have certain weapons, buffs, and other items provide a bonus or reduction in damage to specific monsters in the world. For example, Shaloth the Myloc Queen now truly can only be damaged by someone who is wearing the Galderos Heart buff. With this buff active, normal attacks will be applied to Shaloth, though her resistances will also still take effect. Without this buff, Shaloth is immune to any damage. This weapon affinity also applies to chests and Reklar presently, but plans are in the works to expand the use of this system to many other purposes in future updates. Read More...

Blight Delta 172 Istaria Community Manager July 31, 2009
	One big change that players should be aware of with this patch is that Dalimond has undergone a significant change. This was in preparation for the tier 2 revamp which is underway, but this patch was needed to fix other more critical issues and so the changes to Dalimond have been left in place. These changes include: Nearly every building has been moved in some way, some old ones were removed, some new ones added. All NPCs were shuffled around to various buildings. The hills surrounding Dalimond on the west and south sides are now gone (replaced by an earthen wall). Low level spawns of Cow, Deer, Wheat and Copper are now available near the town. Some NPCs, particularly those outside of the Tavern/Bank and the Barracks are not placed yet, but will still work. Some of the new NPCs, such as the Librarians, may not speak with you yet (they have not yet been given dialog). Read More...