Forces of Nature

January 2014 - Announcements Page
* Patch Date: 21 January 2014
* Patch Size: 2,688K (Client: 4,728K)
== Combat Changes ==
* Aegis effect is now inactive while in peace mode.
* Healing Skill received a boost to success rate.
* Healing can now be performed in-combat with less effectiveness (penalty), but without the loss of defenses.
* Players can no longer use Recall Gems while in portal space.
* Using Portal Gems (the type that do not summon portals) now has an animation attached.
== PK changes ==
* Missile/magic CB reduced 5%.
* Melee CB increased 5%.
* Melee AR reduced 5%.
* Aegis effect is 72% as effect for missile and melee in PvP ( 25% full reduction becomes 18%. Partial aegis of 10% would now be 7.2%).
* PvP mod for the Damage bonus of Elemental casters changed from 25% to 50%.
== New Quests ==
* Access to the Viridian Rise
* Climbing the Viridian Deru Tree
* Infused Amber Collection
* Corrupted Amber Collection
* Viridian Rise Rare Bosses
* Honeyed Meads
* Viridian A'nekshen Kill Task
* Viridian Wasp Kill Task
* Viridian Zefir Kill Task
== Updated Quests ==
* Magma Golem Exarch Kill Task - 6 day repeat timer added.
* Monthly Explorer Society Quests
** Ansar El-Kerdany's quest: Deathtail
** Esmond Fielding quest: The Dark Spiral
** Niccolo De Luca quest: Asheron's Raiment
== New NPCs ==
* Worshipper of Bael'Zharon (Darktide)
Viridian Rise NPCs
* Brellegia
* Aangesilus
* Swift
* Kervim'telek
* Dridge
* Doriathazaar
* Vvermurgor
== Updated NPCs ==
No longer sell Mana Scarabs:
* Skettek the Wanderer
Major Item Tinkering Armature price changed from 1 alt currency to 100 alt currency:
* Colosseum Coin Collector
* Hisham al-Evv
* Hurnmel the Smith
* Panhsj
* Society Stronghold
Now give lore and hints concerning Access to the Viridian Rise (tell them "Viridian Rise"):
* Asheron
* Isin Dule
* Shade of Lady Adja
* Ulgrim the Unpleasant
* Popkin of the Gate
== New Locations ==
* Viridian Rise
** Viridian Root
== New Items ==
== Updated Items ==
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== New Spells ==
* Viridian Rise Recall
* Viridian Rise Great Tree Recall
== New Titles ==
* Crown of the Deru
== New Creatures ==
== New Dialog ==
Town Crier
Free Rumors
== Related Articles ==
* Release Notes
* Release Fiction
== Media ==
File:Teaser 20140101.jpg|January 2014 Update 1
File:Teaser 20140102.jpg|January 2014 Update 2
File:Teaser 20140103.jpg|January 2014 Update 3
File:Forces of Nature Splash Screen.jpg
File:Portaldat 201401.png|Portal.dat
Category:Events