June 9, 2010
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Here is the patch message from this morning's game update (notes from the patcher):

    *** Highlights ***

    - A new set of Hot Zones are available.  See Franklin Teek in the Plane of Knowledge for details.
    - DPS mercenaries are now available. See your favorite mercenary liaison and pick up a "Melee Damage" type which uses physical attacks or a "Damage Caster" type which will cast spells from range.

    *** Items ***

    - Lowered prices of Augmentation Distillers from Class VI to Class XX.
    - Items in Tier 7+ mission chests can now be sold for Brellium tokens.
    - Pulsating Crystallized Cosgrove Shards can now be bought and sold for Brellium tokens, but brilliant shards can only be purchased in the Shining City.
    - Added a recast group to The Magic Lute's effect.
    - Improved the Agreable Alleviation effects on Scepter of Creation, Battle Staff of Torment and Whisperwind, Kertrasia's Voice.
    - Set a hate override for Brell's Blessed Soothing Wave and Brell's Sacred Soothing Wave.
    - Increased the mana return on Brell's Blessed Invigorating Relief and Brell's Sacred Invigorating Relief.

    *** Tradeskills ***

    - Lowered the trivial for the Wood Panels and Ornate Trim recipes used in the quest 'I Hope You Can Hear This'.

    *** Quests & Events ***

    - Changed where the reward chest for Bonfire of the Adherents spawns so that it will no longer interfere with other peoples' chests.
    - The chest given out when completing the Bonfire of the Adherents mission in Lichencreep will disappear (with warnings) if not opened after fifteen minutes.
    - Removed the silver tokens rewarded from the quest 'In The Face of Danger' and added them to the quest 'Goos Gone Wild'.
    - Unburrowing - Fixed an error that reduced the hit points of npcs in the early waves of the event.

    *** Spells ***

    - Second, Third, and Fourth Wind have been moved to a less-conflicting timer.
    - Twincast should once again work properly on spells with recourses.
    - Bard - Increased the range on Voice of the Mindshear to 75.
    - Bard - Increased the effect radius of the Lively Crescendo line to 300.
    - Bard - Raised instrument effectiveness caps on higher ranks of the SoF and SoD Chant songs.
    - Bard - Increased the number of charges on Arcane Arietta and Arcane Anthem to 4.
    - Enchanter - Compliant Lurch is now located under the Utility Detrimental - Movement right click spell menu.
    - Enchanter - Increased the proc limit on all ranks of the Mana Resurgence Aura to 6.
    - Necromancer - Corrected an issue with Bestow Undeath Rk. III that was not allowing it to proc on detrimental spells.
    - Paladin - Reduced the cast time and global cooldown of Devout Cleansing.
    - Paladin - Increased the healing component of Splash of Sanctification by 10 percent.
    - Paladin - Splash of Sanctification has been converted to a more conventional cure.  While it is no longer guaranteed to cure a detrimental effect, it can cure more than one effect at once now.  It should no longer remove effects such as Cascading Rage.
    - Ranger - Flusterbolt has been changed to allow for a more effective memblur effect.
    - Shaman - Shortened cast time and increased recast time on Severilous' Spear of Venom and Ice Sheet.
    - Warrior - Reduced the cost for Lionhearted Rally-Cry Rk II and Rk III to match the first rank.  Further changes may be coming for this ability.
    - Wizard - Harvest spells have been changed to an instant mana gain with a 12-second cast time and a slightly longer global cooldown.
    - Wizard - The Self-Immolation spell will only backfire once per cast, and will not reflect back if all targets resist the spell.

    *** NPC ***

    - The Ash Golem's Rain of Ash ability in Lichen Creep should no longer cause other NPCs to aggro.
    - The Mistress of Pain in Convorteum will not cast her Soulscream ability as often.
    - Fixed an issue with The Collector's spell timer in Convorteum.  He will no longer continually cast Burst of Unlife.

    *** AA ***

    - Fixed an issue that could cause those under Fade effects to appear invisible to other PCs after becoming visible to NPCs.
    - Bard - Furious Refrain is now available to train at level 59, giving increased riposte chance on incoming damage as well as protecting the bard from enrage damage.
    - Beastlord - Reduced the chance for Chameleon Strike to be resisted.
    - Berserker - Frenzied Defense now has the ability to protect against enrage damage.
    - Berserker/Warrior - Renamed Furious Rampage to Hastened Rampage to remain consistent with other abilities of the same type.
    - Monk - Return Kick now has the ability to protect against enrage damage.
    - Shadowknight - Moved the timer for Hate's Attraction so it no longer conflicts with Summon Companion.
    - Shadowknight - Death's Effigy will now correctly cause NPCs to forget about you.

    *** Miscellaneous ***

    - DPS mercenaries are now available. See your favorite mercenary liaison and pick up a "Melee Damage" type which uses physical attacks or a "Damage Caster" type which will cast spells from range.
    - Fixed an issue causing some mercenaries to not accept Bayle Marks.
    - Fixed a potential zone crash caused by some right-click item scripts.
    - The "auto-hater" state for the extended target window should now save and load properly.

    - New Hot Zones are available:
    - - The Lavastorm Mountains
    - - Blightfire Moors
    - - Firiona Vie
    - - The Gulf of Gunthak
    - - Goru`Kar Mesa
    - - Natimbi, the Broken Shores
    - - The Broodlands
    - - The Bloodfields
    - - The Barren Coast
    - - Arcstone, Isle of Spirits
    - - The Elddar Forest
    - - The Loping Plains
    - - Old Blackburrow

    *** Previously Updated ***

    - Hastened Fortify Companion should now correctly reduce the reuse timer on Fortify Companion by 2 minutes per rank for the first three ranks and 3 minutes per rank for the next three ranks.

     

    - The EverQuest Team