Patch Message 4-14-04
April 14th, 2004
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Headlines!
- You can now set hot keys to cycle through targets!
Collision and Targeting
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- We have improved Collision.
- We have improved targeting.
- Auto-rewind has been disabled. Auto-rewind has been disabled. Auto-rewind has been disabled.
- Short races should be able to manage steps and slopes more easily, so gnomes and halflings will again be under foot.
- Arrows should no longer make NPCs look like porcupines. Please note that we have nothing against porcupines and consider them a fine animal.
You will now have the option to bind cycle through PC and NPC targets to a hot key of your choice. You can hit your select nearest target key at any time, during cycling, to reset the cycle.
Quests
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Some changes have been made to the "Breakdown in Communication" quest. Drops should be more plentiful but may come from different NPCs.
Hide and Invisibility
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- There are now fewer mobs that can see through invisibility and detect rogues in Ferubi and Barindu. Go rogues!
- Smith Rondo should ignore players that are invisible or hidden.
Lost Information from previous updates
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- 60+ focused mage pets are now summoned with a full set of phantom plate equipped.
- Guildmasters and Merchants in Knowledge are now findable.
- The Succor point in Ferubi has been moved to the Qinimi zoneline.
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Registered User
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(4/14/04 8:29 pm) Reply
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
Quote:Short races should be able to manage steps and slopes more easily, so gnomes and halflings will again be under foot.
Double shrunk [shrinked??] I now can't run up stairs....
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EppiesGurl Registered User
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(4/15/04 3:29 am) Reply
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
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Short races should be able to manage steps and slopes more easily, so gnomes and halflings will again be under foot.
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What a crock! I have never become stuck more than this past day. Tent stakes, divits in the floor, steps, ....
Good thing I had a druid friend to come succor me out.
The extent of the bugginess as of late is so very disheartening - I have actually been logging off and not playing. It is a real shame
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(4/15/04 5:15 am) Reply
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
I saw a Vah'shir stuck in a tree in PoK last night...
Really.
myriick Registered User
Posts: 235
(4/15/04 6:27 am) Reply
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
aye its worse i got stuck x2 yesterday and was never stuck before had to get druid to port me out both times
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Vindayyan Registered User
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(4/15/04 6:35 am) Reply
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
Did anyone notice any differences last night with backstab? I noticed or at least I think I noticed that even though I was behind the mobs clearly, back stab was hitting for around 130 as the norm, as if Chaotic stab was firing. Wondering if anyone noticed anything like this or if I just had a bad night?
Biggwin Registered User
Posts: 754
(4/15/04 7:19 am) Reply
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
Targeting wasnt that bad (room for improvement still), but running through Emerald Jungle is like running through a mine field!
I got stuck in 2 trees last night! One I was able to shrink out of the other I had to lev out of.
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
I think its just a bad luck streak Vindayyan.
I set myself up squarely behind a froggy in LGuk, hit backstab and got a dinky 130 minimum bs.
I just chalk it up to "having a bad day"......I mean, I can't be dps-god everyday
On that note though, I sure hope it's not a bug.......I may need to resharpen my daggers if they're THAT dull~
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ponzi Registered User
Posts: 131
(4/19/04 12:19 pm) Reply
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
I don't think there has been a single patch in EQ's history (since rogues were actually a useful class) where someone didn't say that they nerfed backstab damage.
Re: Patch Message 4-14-04
you will ALWAYS hit minimum damage on bs's more than any other number, this is due to crappy code that went in way back when the min bs was 1 point.
Slyy Daugg Registered User
Posts: 741
(4/24/04 12:57 am) Reply
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Quote:Brenlo is writing them now, I guess.
I'm sure we'll crush his spirit by the end of the year.
Ah, the sad truth of that causes me to giggle nervously.
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