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Blight Delta 181

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:46:16 GMT

Additions

Tier 6 Crystals of Holding (Lesser, Standard, Greater and Exceptional) are now available on the loot tables

Changes

Quest "Plundered Tombs: Investigate the Tomb of Moravvis" will now count Tomb Guards only in the Tomb of Moravvis
Quest "Plundered Tombs: The Tomb of Crankenspank" will now count Tomb Guards only in the Tomb of Crankenspank
Restless Shades (Mages) no longer get Gold Rage or Silver Strike

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Delta 180

Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:43:26 GMT

Additions

Dragons can now get a technique called Claw Socketing that creates a weapon socket for Dragon Claws and requires Sandstone Bricks instead of Cedar Boards. Melli in Sslanis carries the new technique for sale.

Changes

Abilities and Items

Steelsilk Sack is now usable at Level 100
Primal Rage no longer conflicts with other Primal boosts.
Ice Barrier will no longer conflict with other damage shields.
Wolf-Hunter ability now applies only to Ranged attacks.
Talisman and Scale formulas now have coin value, but are no longer tradeable.
Satyr Silver and Slate formulas are now stackable, have a coin value, but are no longer tradeable.
Sslik Innate Armor no longer boosts base armor that Sslik don't have. Instead, it now has a chance to reduce incoming physical damage by 5%.
Boar's Rage effect will now overwrite Reklar's Winds of Fury effect as well as other epic effects.
Mental Bane now gives an augmentation when it fires instead of straight damage.

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Scourge of the Skulks

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:40:04 GMT

The skulks have settled in on the Dalimond Peninsula, and their presence is causing difficulties for travelers and an already overly taxed militia. Read the tale of one Leftenant and what he is doing to help keep Dalimond Safe.
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February 2010 Content Patch

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:44:56 GMT

Welcome to the Content Update known as "Istaria: Scourge of the Skulks". This update consists of significant changes and additions to the game world that include the following:

* The City of Dalimond has been rebuilt!

* The Dalimond Peninsula has been entirely revamped, and includes new areas to explore, more NPCs and lots and lots of monsters!

* Tons of content designed for players levels 20 and up!

* Over 100 quests!

* New locations to explore and discover! Look for the ruined gnomish worker's town of Rastiphan or the Tower of Abbathes!

* In-depth storylines that span the entire peninsula, including three that are specific for individual schools!

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Blight Delta 179

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:41:00 GMT

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.

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Delta 178

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 09:34:33 GMT

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.

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Blight Delta 177

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:31:38 GMT

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

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Blight Delta 176

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:16:45 GMT

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.

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Blight Delta 175

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:12:18 GMT

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.

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Developer Preview: Dalimond Peninsula

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:46:17 GMT

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.

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