Lamannia Preview: U36 Patch 2 Release Notes

[Cocomajobo]

DDO Store: The DDO store in client functionality has been restored!

• The DDO store can now be opened within the game client OR in an external browser on all supported modern operating systems.
• The DDO store continues to exclusively remain opened in external browsers on operating systems prior to Windows 7.

Mimic Festival: The Mimic Festival has been reworked!

• While the Mimic Festival is active: Mimics killed now reward "Mimic Tokens"
• While the Mimic Festival is active: Players can turn Mimic Tokens in to Glynereth, in the Hall of Heroes, for a variety of prizes including "Collectables Variety Crates", "Creeping Coin" Cosmetic pets, "Oils of Strengthening" to prevent item durability loss, and some named items at a variety of level ranges!
• While the Mimic Festival is active: The bank deposit boxes in the quest "The Stormreavers Fresco" no longer have a chance to produce mimics.

Favored Soul: Favored Souls have had some of their base class features altered and have been given additional feat choices at level 2 and 7!

• Favored Soul now uses the higher base ability score of Charisma or Wisdom for spellcasting. This includes DC calculations, Spell Point calculations, spell memorization, and checks to see whether you can cast the spell.
• All Favored Soul Energy Resistance Feats are now Energy Absorption Feats.
• At level 2 choose between the following two feats:
  
  • Grace of Battle: "Your faith allows you to use your Charisma bonus for hit and damage purposes with your deities favored weapon if it is higher than your strength bonus. This benefit only applies if your favored soul level is equal to or greater than half of your character level.
  • Knowledge of Battle: "Your faith allows you to use your Wisdom bonus for hit and damage purposes with your deities favored weapon if it is higher than your strength bonus. This benefit only applies if your favored soul level is equal to or greater than half of your character level.
• At level 7, Favored Souls can choose one of the following bonuses:
  
  • Stout of Heart: "Through strength of faith you gain 10 hit points per Favored Soul or Epic level."
  • Purity of Spirit: "Through strength of faith you gain 20 spell points per Favored Soul level and 30 per Epic level."
  
  

Cleric: Domains have been added to Clerics! Players select a domain at Cleric level 2 and then gain additional feats from that Domain at levels 5, 9, and 14.

• Air Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 to the DC of your Evocation spells. This increases by +1 at 6th, 12th, and 18th level Cleric.
    • Your lightning spells will use Light Spell Power if it is higher.
    • Your light spells will use Lightning Spell Power if it is higher.
    • Your Turn Undead works on Elementals
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a bonus to Reflex saving throws equal to half you Cleric level, and points of Electric Resistance equal to twice your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Shocking Grasp as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Lightning Bolt as an SLA
  • Level 14: You gain Chain Lightning as an SLA
  
  
• Animal Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 Spot, +1 Listen, and +1 Reflex saving throws for every 2 Cleric levels.
    • Your Turn Undead works on Animals
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains points of Constitution equal to half your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain 10 hit points per Cleric level. You also add 10 hit points for each epic level you have gained.
  • Level 9: You gain +15% fortification bypass.
  • Level 14: You gain the Feral Charge ability. Your character to briefly morphs into a bear and charges forward through foes, attacking all foes in the charge area. The attack does weapon damage based on your equipped weapon with a +3(W) bonus, and enemies must make a Reflex saving throw with a DC of 19 + Wisdom modifier + Trip Bonuses or be knocked down. Cooldown is 15 seconds.
  
  
• Chaos Domain: You cannot take this domain if you are Lawful.
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 to Will saving throws for every 2 Cleric levels.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains 1d20 points of Universal Spell Power and 1d10 points (each rolled separately) of Melee Power, Ranged Power, Physical Resistance Rating and Magical Resistance Rating.
  • Level 5: You gain Chaos Hammer as an SLA
  • Level 9: Your spell critical chance is increased by 3%
  • Level 14: You gain Prismatic Spray as an SLA
  
  
• Death Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 to the DC of your Necromancy spells. This increases by +1 at 6th, 12th, and 18th level Cleric.
    • You gain +2 to your effective Cleric level to Turn Undead, and +2 to the hit dice of undead effected.
  • Level 5: You gain Necrotic Ray as an SLA
  • Level 9: You are immune to Energy Drain.
  • Level 14: You gain Destruction as an SLA
  
  
• Destruction Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 Melee and Ranged Power. You gain another point of each at 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th, and 20th level Cleric.
    • You can cast your Cleric spells while raging.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a Divine bonus to Melee Power and Ranged Power equal to half your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: Durability damage for your items is reduced by 75%.
  • Level 9: You weapons gain +2 to hit and damage.
  • Level 14: Your weapon strikes add a stack of Improved Destruction.
  
  
• Earth Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +2 Acid Spell Power (Corrosion) per Cleric Level
    • Your acid spells will use Light Spell Power if it is higher.
    • Your light spells will use Acid Spell Power if it is higher.
    • Your Turn Undead works on Elementals
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a bonus to Fortitude saving throws equal to half you Cleric level, and points of Acid Resistance equal to twice your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Melf's Acid Arrow as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Stoneskin as an SLA
  • Level 14: You gain Earthquake as an SLA. The cooldown for this version is 30 seconds.
  
  
• Fire Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +2 Fire Spell Power (Combustion) per Cleric Level
    • Your fire spells will use Light Spell Power if it is higher.
    • Your light spells will use Fire Spell Power if it is higher.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains points of Fire Resistance equal to twice your Cleric level for 20 seconds
    • Your Turn Undead works on Elementals
  • Level 5: You gain Scorching Ray as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Wall of Fire as an SLA. The cooldown for this version is 30 seconds.
  • Level 14: You gain Firestorm as an SLA
  
  
• Good Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +2 Light Spell Power (Radiance) per Cleric Level. You gain +1 to the Heal skill for every 2 Cleric levels.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains temporary hit points equal to five times your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Deific Vengeance as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Blade Barrier as an SLA. The cooldown for this version is 30 seconds.
  • Level 14: You gain +3 to hit, damage, and armor class against evil creatures in combat. You gain +3 to saving throws against spells cast by evil creatures.
  
  
• Healing Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +2 Positive Spell Power (Devotion) per Cleric Level
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains 20 point of Healing Amplification.
  • Level 5: You gain Cure Moderate Wounds as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Panacea as an SLA
  • Level 14: Your healing spells are empowered, as if you had the Empower meta-magic. This does not increase their cost.
  
  
• Knowledge Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +2 to all skills.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains points of Intelligence equal to half your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Suggestion as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Feeblemind as an SLA
  • Level 14: You gain +4 Spell Penetration. You gain +2 to the DC of all spells.
  
  
• Law Domain: You cannot take this domain if you are Chaotic.
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 to the DC of your Enchantment spells. This increases by +1 at 6th, 12th, and 18th.
    • When you use your Turn Undead your party gains a Sacred bonus to saving throws equal to half your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Order's Wrath as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Greater Command as an SLA
  • Level 14: You gain +3 to hit, damage, and armor class against chaotic creatures in combat. You gain +3 to saving throws against spells cast by chaotic creatures.
  
  
• Luck Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 to your Fortitude, Reflex, and Will saving throws. This increases by +1 at 6th level, +1 at 12th level, and +1 at 18th level.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a Divine bonus to saving throws equal to half your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Displacement as an SLA
  • Level 9: You add +2 to the DC of your spells.
  • Level 14: You no longer automatically fail your saving throws on a roll of 1.
  
  
• Magic Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 to the DC of your Evocation spells. This increases by +1 at 6th, 12th, and 18th level Cleric.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a Divine bonus to Universal Spell Power equal to twice your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Chain Missiles as an SLA. (This shares a cooldown with the Archmage SLA.)
  • Level 9: You gain a number of bonus Spell Points equal to your character level x 10.
  • Level 14: You gain points of Universal Spell Power equal to your twice your Cleric level.
  
  
• Protection Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 to AC, PRR, and MRR. This increases by +1 at 5th level, 10th level, 15th level, and 20th level.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a Divine bonus to PRR and MRR equal to twice your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain the Shield spell as a permanent effect on you.
  • Level 9: You gain Radiant Forcefield as an SLA
  • Level 14: Your Armor Class and Physical Resistance Rating are increased by your Cleric level.
  
  
• Strength Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +2 Strength.
    • You passively restore all ability score damage to Strength every 6 seconds.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a Divine bonus to Strength equal to half your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: Your Reflex saving throws are now based on Strength instead of Dexterity.
  • Level 9: You become immune to knock down effects
  • Level 14: You always make your saving throw against Stun effects.
  
  
• Sun Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +2 to Fire (Combustion) and Light Spell Power (Radiance) per Cleric level.
    • When you use Turn Undead you and your allies gain True Sight. in addition, for 20 seconds enemies in the radius of the Turn Undead have their incorporeal miss chance negated and will be inflicted with 10% vulnerability to Light damage.
  • Level 5: You gain Searing Light as an SLA.
  • Level 9: You gain Sun Beam as an SLA
  • Level 14: You gain Sunburst as an SLA
  
  
• Trickery Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 to the DC of your Enchantment spells. This increases by +1 at 6th, 12th, and 18th.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains points of Charisma equal to half your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Invisibility as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Mind Fog as an SLA
  • Level 14: You gain Charm Monster, Mass as an SLA
  
  
• War Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain +1 Damage with melee and ranged weapons. This increases at 4th, 8th, 12th, 16th and 20th.
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a Divine bonus to Melee Power and Ranged Power equal to half your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain proficiency in all martial and exotic weapons.
  • Level 9: Your tactical DCs are increased by half your Cleric level.
  • Level 14: You gain Holy Sword as an SLA.
  
  
• Water Domain
  
  • Level 2:
    
    • You gain Water Breathing.
    • You gain +1 to Swimming and +2 Cold Spell Power (Glaciation) per Cleric level.
    • Your cold spells will use Positive Spell Power if it is higher.
    • Your healing spells will use Cold Spell Power if it is higher.
    • Your Turn Undead works on Elementals
    • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a bonus to Will saving throws equal to half you Cleric level, and points of Cold Resistance equal to twice your Cleric level for 20 seconds
  • Level 5: You gain Solid Fog as an SLA
  • Level 9: You gain Cone of Cold as an SLA
  • Level 14: You gain Greater Creeping Cold as an SLA
  
  

Bug Fixes

• A few issues in specific quests have been corrected:
  
  • Ladder issue corrected in the quest Venn's Trail: Clan Tunnelworm
  • The Optional Objectives "Gain the confidence of the Cannith Guards" and "Gain the confidence of the Bladesworn" in the quest "Schemes of the Enemy" no longer grant XP. The base XP of the quest has been raised accordingly.
  • Protect Baudry's Interests and Stop Hazadill's Shipment can no longer be played on Reaper difficulty.
• A number of Icon issues have been resolved:
  
  • Reactive Heal's Ward Icon has been fixed/corrected from a DO NOT USE
  • Deathblock (NOT deathward) now displays a-la FOM on the buffbar
  • FOM passive icon from gear is now octagonal instead of square
  • Guild Buff duration buff should no longer disappear upon casting Jump or wearing a Jump item
  • The Battle Engineer tree multiselector slots now show appropriate icons before they are selected.
  • Fear Immunity uses the correct icon with borders
• The Artificer Battle Engineer enhancement tree has had a number of bug fixes:
  
  • Artificer's Caustic Strike, Shatter Defenses, and Thunder-Shock Weapon no longer stop movement when used.
  • Acid and Rust damage from Caustic Strike, as well as electric damage from Thunder-Shock Weapon, should now properly be described in the Combat Log.
  • The Ranged version of Thunder-Shock Weapon now accurately states that it scales based off of Ranged Power instead of Melee Power.
  • Shatter Defenses now visually appears in the Tier 3 row. It always acted like it was on the third tier of the tree, but now it actually appears in the correct spot as well.
• A number of spells have had issues fixed:
  
  • Destruction no longer deals double the damage listed in its description.
  • Sunburst no longer causes permanent blindness, instead causing a timed blind effect.
  • Sunbeam no longer causes permanent blindness, instead causing a timed blind effect.
• A number of miscellaneous bug fixes have been made:
  
  • Monk feats and enhancements that grant damage dice to Handwraps no longer appear on the weapon listed as simple "Handwraps"
  • Blessing of Silvanus should once again properly appear in the Feats list of characters who have the Feat.
  • Smoldering Mauls from Temple of Elemental Evil properly display their name now.
  • Random loot's elemental visual effects should now properly display
  • Teleporting to The Twelve now places you outside of the Tower of the Twelve rather than in its interior
  • The rate at which Quarterstaves lose durability has been reduced significantly.

Known Issues

• Favored Soul Paths do not currently grant any of the new feats.
• Favored Soul Grace of Battle and Knowledge of Battle currently apply their bonuses regardless of whether or not your favored soul level is equal to or greater than half of your character level.

[EllisDee37]

Favored Souls get two class feats at level 6? Both the deity unique ability and the hp/sp choice?

I didn't think it was possible to gain multiple class feats in a single level.

EDIT: Also, kudos for making quarterstaffs stronger. That's the one fix that never even occurred to me when I was suggesting that thief acrobats and henshin mystics should get Item Defense added to their trees.

[Vish]

Is there going to be any tree work in this cleric fvs pass?
Ie warpriest?

[arkonas]

Since they want to do minor fixes can you please fix Lightning bolt sla in artificer. it shows a passive icon instead of the correct icon.

[Tylendyl]

I see the wisdom to hit and damage for the fvs but where is it for the cleric?

[Yamani]

I see the wisdom to hit and damage for the fvs but where is it for the cleric?

And monk. Also, does this patch fix the nicked repeating light crossbow?

[raclaw]

and you did not fix the special shots of arti?? Arti still stop when shoot....

[BigErkyKid]

No war priest rework? Is it going to happen at some point or not?

[Stingae]

Still keeping a ton of 'em in a golf bag though...

[Keladon]

• 
  
  • The rate at which Quarterstaves lose durability has been reduced significantly.

Thank you!
Some quests made them feel like ammo instead of an actual weapon.

[cru121]

For those curious, some information about new mimic hunt rewards can be found here:
http://ddowiki.com/page/Update_36_na...c_Hunt_rewards

[janave]

* I am not sure how much work it is to implement, but can I suggest a T5 for FvS AoV, that improves on the lantern archon, eg: like using full spellpower?
* Is there any chance to reimplement a client-side only light effect on it, just a little extra blob around the archon?
* Any chance to make it an auto-granted feat at lvl12, and replace a different core perk?

Thanks

[blerkington]

Very disappointed not to see:

* Reincarnation now performs a character copy script, so damaged characters and lost items can be fixed quickly and easily with a rollback by CS staff.

Surely fixing this problem has to be your first priority? If it's taking you this long to diagnose and correct the main bug, at least put in a system to make recovering affected characters easier.

It's been pointed out repeatedly that the main failure here is your bad customer service, yet you seem set on doing nothing to make things easier for your CS staff.

You could spend the next ten years working on this bug at your leisure if the customers being affected by it weren't being treated so badly.

For pity's sake, help us and help yourselves at the same time.

Thanks.

[FuzzyDuck81]

Makes me wonder if Divine Might will get a bit of a rework, since if you go totally CHA focussed on a FvS now to be good at casting but still able to handle a weapon, it'll be pretty pointless. Maybe switch it to grant half of CHA (expand to multiselector for WIS too?) modifier as a boost to damage, attack rolls & tactical DCs instead of just boosting strength. It'd bring it in line with how Know The Angles works & give overall much the same resultant effect.

[kpak01]

Looking for some clarification.

Almost every domain, all but two, say, "When you use Turn Undead your party gains..." some bonus.

One domain, though, instead says, "When you use Turn Undead you and your allies gain..." Why the difference? Do most of the not affect yourself, and this is the only one that does?

One domain does not list any buff upon Turn; is this deliberate, or an oversight?

Many of the buffs granted give a "Divine" bonus, but one gives a "Sacred" bonus instead. Deliberate, or oversight?

Some of the buffs don't list a type for the bonus they are giving. How are we to know what's the stacking, then?

[EllisDee37]

Makes me wonder if Divine Might will get a bit of a rework, since if you go totally CHA focussed on a FvS now to be good at combat but still able to handle a weapon, it'll be pretty pointless. Maybe switch it to grant half of CHA (expand to multiselector for WIS too?) modifier as a boost to damage, attack rolls & tactical DCs instead of just boosting strength. It'd bring it in line with how Know The Angles works & give overall much the same resultant effect.

But that would make strength builds non-viable.

I prefer strength builds. They call me "Lever-Puller McGee."

[Tylendyl]

I also have to say that I love that the Air Domain Clerics are getting Chain Lightning as an sla. Such a great spell! But where my hang up is that air sorcs only get lightning bolt as their best sla. I feel that as a class based in arcane magic and specced in air should atleast get an sla to match this new air domain. Thanks for hearing me out.

[LrdSlvrhnd]

But that would make strength builds non-viable.

I prefer strength builds. They call me "Lever-Puller McGee."

The way around that is simple: make it a multi-selector. Three options; one with the current implementation; one which boosts WIS using CHA modifier; and one which boosts CHA using WIS modifier. (I suppose technically a fourth option which boosts STR using WIS modifier could also be done.)

[SpartanKiller13]

Air Domain

• Level 2:
  
  • You gain +1 to the DC of your Evocation spells. This increases by +1 at 6th, 12th, and 18th level Cleric.
  • Your lightning spells will use Light Spell Power if it is higher.
  • Your light spells will use Lightning Spell Power if it is higher.
  • Your Turn Undead works on Elementals
  • When you use Turn Undead your party gains a bonus to Reflex saving throws equal to half you Cleric level, and points of Electric Resistance equal to twice your Cleric level for 20 seconds
• Level 5: You gain Shocking Grasp as an SLA
• Level 9: You gain Lightning Bolt as an SLA
• Level 14: You gain Chain Lightning as an SLA

I really like this. My one question becomes: If I run 14/6 Air Cleric/Air Savant Sorceror, will one of my Lightning Bolt SLA's be at CL 14 and one at 6 (ignoring CL/MCL boosts for a moment) or am I missing something?

If they both end up at 14 I think I have a next life planned already.

Bug Fixes
Ladder issue corrected in the quest Venn's Trail: Clan Tunnelworm

Sweet! I brought this up on the last ladder bug thread after the devs asked about them and now it's fixed!

For those curious, some information about new mimic hunt rewards can be found here:
http://ddowiki.com/page/Update_36_na...c_Hunt_rewards

Did I miss something? I can't seem to find them listed there.

The way around that is simple: make it a multi-selector. Three options; one with the current implementation; one which boosts WIS using CHA modifier; and one which boosts CHA using WIS modifier. (I suppose technically a fourth option which boosts STR using WIS modifier could also be done.)

I'm not a fan of this because all Wis/Cha-based DC casters will dip for this huge mental stat buff, which is fairly contrary to it's purpose IMO. Like Warlocks getting an extra +10 DC's for free, or more with investment. It's power creep, and will basically be required within a few updates.

[irnimnode]

Still unable to get into the game it appears the launcher is not working I get no error message of any kind just game will not launch. Live works fine I even uninstalled and reinstalled still no success any ideas as ro what i can do for work around to fix the problem?