Game Update Notes: October 27, 2020

10/27/2020—October 27 Release Notes

World Polish

Thunderhead Peaks

  • Fixed an issue that prevented characters from completing the Chasing Tales: Katarin the Bonecrusher achievement after unlocking Chasing Tales: Thundering Blow in rare situations. Characters currently affected by this issue will be able to update this achievement after returning to Thunderhead Peaks.

Bjora Marches

  • Fixed a bug that caused multiple norn chests to share a daily cooldown.

General

  • Removed duplicate level-78 crafted exotic backpack recipes.
  • The Mystic Forge refill button has been improved and will no longer lose track of an item stack if the output matches one of the input items. The Mystic Forge refill button will now use the first matching item stack in your inventory.
  • Some inventory menu options have been moved out of the menu and into buttons for better visibility.
  • The categories listed under the Equipment section of the Hero panel have been reorganized. The new arrangement is now:
    • Equipment
    • Wardrobe
    • Outfits
    • Dyes
    • Glider Skins
    • Mounts
    • Novelties
    • Miniatures
    • Finishers
    • Mail Carriers

Items

The existence of consumables that equip players with high control skills creates an unintended play pattern involving combat with the inventory panel open. It’s our goal that encounters with substantial defiance bars be addressed by build changes rather than reliance on consumables, and for this reason we are disabling several items in dungeon and fractal content. The following consumable items are no longer usable in dungeons or fractals:

  • Metal Rod
  • Power Matrix
  • Rock
  • Wooden Plank
  • Sentinel Rifle
  • Termite Shovel

BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE

New Items and Promotions

  • The new Dark Wing Throne is now available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 600 gems.
  • Limited-time holiday sales:
    • The Noble Count Outfit and Lunatic Guard Outfit are available on sale in the Style category of the Gem Store for 525 gems each, a savings of 25%.
    • The Permanent Mad King Finisher and Permanent Scarecrow Finisher are available on sale in the Style category of the Gem Store for 350 gems each, a savings of 30%.
    • The Mordremoth Dye Kit, Jormag Dye Kit, and Shadow Dye Kit are available on sale in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 100 gems each, a savings of 20%.
  • For a limited time, the Awakened Mounts Pack returns to the Style category of the Gem Store for 1,600 gems.
  • For a limited time, the Magic Carpet Glider Combo, Shattered Bloodstone Ascender Combo, and Electromagnetic Ascender-Descender Combo return to the Style category of the Gem Store for 500 gems each.

Bug Fix:

  • Fixed a server crash.