October 10, 2013
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Here are the patch notes from this morning's game update (taken from the patcher):

    *** Highlights ***

    - Corrected an error that prevented some players from receiving raid currency if they were dead when the raid was completed.
    - Shadowknight - Rank I abilities are now available from Julaea Zimero in Ethernere-Tainted Plains of Karana.
    - Caster mercenaries have regained their lost power.
    - Fixed an issue where day and night spawns could get reversed or otherwise confused.
    - Fixed several possible zone and server crashes related to Heroic Adventures.
    - Fixed a possible zone crash in the barter system.

    *** Items ***

    - All ranks of Bloodstained Shoulders now share a lore group.
    - Fixed a problem with The Bellikos Eye that caused it to incorrectly appear to have charges.

    *** Quests & Events ***

    - Corrected an error that prevented some players from receiving raid currency if they were dead when the raid was completed.
    - They're Everywhere (Heroic Adventure) - The number of required Healing Honey Flasks for step six has been reduced to 10.  Added task text to make it more clear that you need to loot them.
    - They're Everywhere (Heroic Adventure) - Spider Matriarchs will now spawn adds much less frequently.
    - Ryshon Huntsi in West Karana will again offer the note to Kanbuk if you follow his dialogues.
    - Holwin in the Plane of Sky will again offer books if you follow his dialogues.  His trigger phrases are now less restrictive and bracketed.

    *** Spells ***

    - Shadowknight - Rank I abilities are now available from Julaea Zimero in Ethernere-Tainted Plains of Karana.

    *** NPC ***

    - Fixed an issue where day and night spawns could get reversed or otherwise confused.
    - Dark Elves in Neriak Fourth Gate now have their full complement of Dark Elf Parts.
    - Julaea Zimero has quietly and yet fairly located a new source of spells and now sells Shadowknight scrolls.  This is a normal business transaction and no one needs to investigate it any further.
    - New Bixie NPCs will no longer continue to play their movement sound after they have stopped moving.

    *** AA ***

    - Mercenaries - Subtle Strikes and Subtle Magic should now reduce melee and spell hate as described.
    - Wizard and Druid - Fixed the hotkey text for Tertiary Recall.
    - Shaman - Wind of Malosinete and Union of Spirits no longer share a timer.
    - Arcane Destruction and Arcane Whisper no longer have conflicting timers.

    *** Achievements ***

    - Fixed the errant checkboxes on the Call of the Forsaken Master Scavenger achievement.

    *** Mercenaries ***

    - Caster mercenaries have regained their lost power.

    *** Collections ***

    - Fixed a handful of misspelled words in collection item names and descriptions.

    *** Miscellaneous ***

    - Fixed several possible zone and server crashes related to Heroic Adventures.
    - Fixed a possible zone crash in the barter system.
    - Fixed an issue that caused the new NPC bracketed text to add incorrect characters to player log files.
    - The sounds in the new loading screen should be quieter now and occur less often.


    - The EverQuest Team