148939-game-update-notes-14-january-2016

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Hey all - Thanks so much for your patience! All realms are now back online. Such good! Much wow! The update notes are listed below. Please leave your feedback on the official feedback thread located here. Thank you, -Team WildStar ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
GeneralFixed an issue which could delay deletion of expired items.
Fixed an issue where the client could sometimes crash when going in and out of Madam Fay's Fortune rapidly.
Classes
Engineer
Abilities
Bolt CasterT8: Now deals 12% AP additional damage and pierces 50% shields while between 30 and 70 Volatility, up from 11% AP additional damage to foes with no shields.
Volatility cost is now applied before all hits.
Hyper WaveT8: Now grants 100% Reflect Chance and 15% Reflect Damage for 6s.
Personal Defense UnitIs now removed if knocked down or stunned.
Shatter ImpairmentIs now castable while casting.
Target AcquisitionT4: Can now critically hit and be deflected.
Unsteady MiasmaIncreased Volatility cost to 30, up from 25. Reduced AoE to 6.5m, down from 10m. Reduced GCD to 0.75s, down from 1.25s. Increased damage to 2.42*lvl + 7.6% SP + 0.52% SP*tier, up from 2.24*lvl + 7.07% SP + 0.7% SP*tier.
AMPs
Helpin' HandReworked: When your absorb shield is destroyed, gain 15% increased incoming healing for 8s.
Reroute PowerReworked: Landing a Taunt or Intimidate grants you a 23.5*lvl + 36% SP absorb for 5s.
Survival InstinctsReworked: Taking critical damage grants you an absorb shield equal to 20% of your max health for 10s. Can only occur every 20s.
Spellslinger
AMPs
Augmented ArmorFixed an issue in which Augmented Armor would sometimes not apply.
Stalker
Abilities
BloodthirstNo longer causes stealth detection on cast.
PhlebotomizeReduced Suit Power cost to 5, down from 15. Reduced damage to 11.64*lvl + 26.73% AP + 1.7% AP*tier, down from 15.12*lvl + 34.74% AP + 1.7% AP*tier.
ShredSwapped positions with Overwhelming Presence.
Tactical RetreatIs now castable while casting.
Warrior
Abilities
Augmented BladeKinetic Rage stacks no longer generate threat.
Bolstering StrikeT4: Now deals an additional 22.5% SP damage and restores 22.5% SP shields while above 750 KE, changed from restoring 48% SP shield while above 750 KE.
JoltT4: Now increases threat generation by 25% for 6s.
Menacing StrikeT4: The first strike now reduces target mitigation by 4% for 5s.
T8: Now deals an additional 30.38% SP damage and restores 30.38% SP health on the second strike, changed from restoring 65.35% SP health.
Unstoppable ForceIs now castable while casting at all tiers.
AMPs
Armor ShredSwapped positions with Overwhelming Presence.
FortifyNow reduces 5/10/15% Damage Taken, down from 6/12/18%.
FortitudeStack cap reduced to 3, down from 5.
Kinetic BufferNow reduces 5% Damage Taken, down from 6%.
Overwhelming PresenceSwapped positions with Armor Shred.
Content
AuroriaThe "Accidents Happen" quest should now display with proper text and rewards.
Everstar GroveRemoved the fullscreen effect from the beginning of Everstar Grove.
WinterfestThe Proto-Bows and Proto-Bow Collection can no longer be sold to vendors.
Adventures
Crimelords of WhitevaleFixed an issue that prevented the adventure's progress tracker from appearing.
The Malgrave TrailThe Spirit of Clanlord Vezrek should no longer engage Distraught Spirits in combat.
PVPThe matchmaking formula has been updated so that it takes longer for players in pre-made groups to be matched up against groups of solo-queue players. Previously, the rating offset for groups was very small--that offset has now been made much larger. Those groups can still face each other in a match, the system will now simply take longer seeking a closer matchup before doing so.
The Season 2 cosmetic gear is no longer rating gated. Instead, players can now earn Gladiator's Marks by completing a new weekly quest. This quest requires players to win Arena matches, Battlegrounds or Warplot matches. Warplots and Arenas will give much more progress toward completion than Battlegrounds.
Fixed an issue that caused some characters to incorrectly receive rating based achievements.
Fixed an issue that caused some characters' PvP Ratings to display as a negative number.
TutorialsCreated a new tutorial quest for the store.
Paths
ScientistUpdated the process of changing the scanbot profile. It will now have a more accurate progress bar and will redeploy the scan bot when it has finished "Compiling".
Economy
In-Game StoreCreated an achievement for completing the store intro quest.
Items
Rune Sets
LockdownT8: Increased Support Power buff duration to 8s, up from 3s.
UnbreakableT4: Now grants you 6% damage reduction for 5s after landing a Support builder.
Madame Fay's FortunesMany of the rewards in Madame Fay's Fortunes have been updated.
HousingPlayers will no longer get stuck when entering the highest piece of junk.
Players can no longer reenter the pile rapidly after spawning an enemy unit.
User Interface
Addons
Account InventoryAn icon was added to differentiate between items that are account unlocks and ones that are single use.
Content FinderFixed an error that occurred after accepting a role to enter a dungeon or adventure queue.
ContractsFixed a lua error that occurred when the player completed a quest that advanced a contract.
Holo WardrobeFixed an error that occurred when inserting certain characters in the dye window's search bar.
Login IncentivesFixed an issue that caused the Daily Login Rewards notification to remain after all rewards were claimed.
StoreCREDD purchased from the web store now shows the correct purchase price in the player's Purchase History.
Support TicketsFixed an error that occurred when selecting a support ticket category.	
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