The following release notes are for the Bullroarer public test server only and may not reflect the final list of changes or updates included at release.

Please be aware that everything listed here is subject to change. These notes are not final.



Release Notes

General
  • Fellowship maneuvers have had their power restore magnitudes increased slightly.
  • Fixed a bug that was causing the Coordination buff to be consumed if applied while currently inducting. The buff will now properly apply after the current induction has ended.


Classes
Burglar
  • Increased the power cost of Burglar's Advantage


Captain
  • Increased the power cost of Battle-shout, Defensive Strike/Improved Defensive Strike, Sure Strike/Improved Sure Strike, Valiant Strike/Improved Valiant Strike


Champion
  • Increased the cooldown of Second Wind to 20s
  • Reduced the ICPR provided by Controlled Burn


Guardian
  • Reduced the power restore on Catch a Breath
  • Increased the power restore on Deflected Blows and Parried Blows
  • Increased the power restore on Take to Heart and Thrill of Danger
  • Reduced power costs of Stamp, Sting/Improved Sting, and Sweeping Cut/Improved Sweeping Cut


Hunter
  • Reduced the power return on Bow of the Righteous


Lore-master
  • Reduced the power cost of Burning Embers/Improved Burning Embers and Staff-strike/Improved Staff-strike
  • Increased the power restore on Power of Knowledge
  • Channeling time has been reduced for Power of Knowledge from 17s to 8s (Untraited) and 25s to 16s (Traited), allowing for similar power returns over a short period of time
  • Power of Knowledge should now drain power from enemies, rather than return it


Minstrel
  • Increased the power restore on Coda of Vigour
  • Reduced the power costs of Bolster Courage, Cry of the Chorus/Improved Cry of the Chorus,
  • Piercing Cry, Cry of the Valar/Improved Cry of the Valar, Cry of the Wizards, Invocation of
  • Elbereth, Song of Soothing, and Song of Distraction/Improved Song of Distraction
  • All Tale skills have had their toggled power costs reduced by 50%


Runekeeper
  • Increased the power cost of Shocking Words, Scathign Mockery/Improved Scathing Mockery, and Rune of Restoration/Improved Rune of Restoration
  • Sustaining Bolt will now reduce power costs by 5% rather than 10%


Warden
  • Reduced the power cost of Quick Thrust, Shield-bash, and Warden's Taunt
  • Removed Tactical Mitigation contribution from Fate as it should have never been there in the first place


Monster Play
  • Lainedhal's Insignia and Ak’lhun's Brand (ranks 1 through 14) are now usable in combat, provide a break out of negative combat states and no longer grant any immunity. Their cooldowns have also been reduced.
  • Rank 15 versions of Lainedhal's Insignia and Ak’lhun's Brand immunity granted has been reduced to 10 seconds, down from 20. The cooldown has been reduced as well.
  • Ak’lhun's Brands and Mordirith's Brand now share a cooldown channel. Using one will put the other on cooldown.
    With these changes, the effect that prevented Brands or Insignia from being used back to back has been removed.


Weaver
  • Increased the power cost of Entagling Web, Clinging Web, Trapdoor Sanctuary, Lie in Wait,
  • Web the Earth


Stalker
  • Increased base ICPR rate


Reaver
  • Decreased base ICPR rate


Defiler
  • Increased base ICPR rate
  • Reduced the cost of Fungal Spores and Efflorescence/Enhanced Efflorescence


Legendary items
The following traits/legacies/relics have had their crit contribution reduced:
  • Wrath trait (Light Steed): 25% - 15%
  • Light Bridle 'Wrath Crit Chance' Legacy: 10% - 5%
  • Insignia of the Steeled Mind (Warden): 10% - 5%
  • Insignia of Wrath (Captain): 10% -> 5%
  • Insignia of Mounted Precision (Champion): 10% - 5%
  • Insignia of the Fighting Edge (Guardian): 10% - 5%
  • Insignia of Deadly Precision (Hunter): 10% - 5%


Fixed the Mounted Combat 'Insignia of Boundless Fervour' so that it appropriately removes/does not remove fervour from the fervour meter, as well as from applied buffs

Raids, Instances and Skirmishes
  • (Bullroarer/Palantir Only) Loot should now be available in the appropriate instances.
  • Quests and Deeds from the In Their Absence cluster now award Medallions, instead of Medallions of the Northmen.
  • Quests from the Orthanc cluster now award Medallions, instead of Seals.
  • Tower of Orthanc and Draigoch's Lair no longer give Seals.
    Mordirith's Brand should no longer drop from locked lootboxes.
  • (Bullroarer/Palantir Only)Erebor armor sets now require the level 85 In Defence of Erebor deeds for purchase.
  • (Bullroarer/Palantir Only) 1st Age Symbol costs have been increased.
  • The level 65 Ost Dunhoth barter profiles may now be purchased with marks and medallions at the vendors in Enedwaith
  • (Bullroarer/Palantir Only)Instances - Stoneheight - Chests in Stoneheight will now actually let you loot them.
  • (Bullroarer/Palantir Only)Instances - Inn of the Forsaken - Tier 2 will now spawn the Tier 2 chest, instead of both the Tier 1 and Tier 2 chests.


The Farms of the Norcrofts
  • Mobs within the instance no longer drop currency.


Crafting Instances
  • Non-sentient bosses within the crafting instances also have a chance to drop the Ancient Riddermark scrollcases.