Changelog: Horizons Patch 1

This patch focuses on making adjustments to new features introduced with the Horizons update, along with important fixes to a few gameplay issues.

Changes

Alternate Mount-up

• Running back to a mount when using the Mount ability in the half-mounted radius is now available as a toggle option
  • This new option can be found in the ‘General’ section of the settings menu

• Crystal Cobra: Some abilities have had their damage and potency reduced
• Crystal Beetle: The Lightning Strike ability has had its duration and frequency reduced

Journal Changes

• The Journal mission ‘Your voice sounds familiar…’ has been renamed ‘Talk to yourself…’ and its reward has been adjusted:
  • 200 Ghost Victory Emote Charges → Master’s Tome of Insight

• Based on feedback, mobs in Encampments no longer have a Fame penalty, resulting in a significant increase in Fame gained per mob    
  • Fame required to complete the objective has been increased proportionally to match the new values
  • To mitigate the risk of creating extremely powerful Fame farms, Fame can no longer be gained from mobs after the objective has been completed or if the player is outside the Encampment area

• Tomes of Insight have been removed from Uncommon, Rare, and Legendary Caches to partially offset the increase in Fame
• Common Caches continue to reward the majority of their Tomes of Insight, but at a slightly reduced value
  • Common Caches have been renamed to ‘Common Tome Caches’ to highlight their primary reward

• As a result of Fame increases, Might conversions have increased accordingly
  • To partially offset this, the Might rewarded for completing the objective has been reduced

• These changes result in an overall buff to the Fame gained from Encampments
• The changes above also apply to Mists Camps
• Solo Caches in Open World Dynamic Encampments have had their loot values (excluding Tomes of Insight) substantially increased

Combat Balance Changes

Arcane Staffs

• Protective Beam (Enigmatic Staff)
  • Shield damage absorption: 200 → 240
  • Max channel time: 9s → 6s

• Ray of Light (all Bows)
  • Damage: 158.55 → 164

• Forceful Bolts (all Crossbows)
  • Effect now charges with 5 spells instead of 3 normal attacks

• Cursed Beam (all Cursed Staffs)
  • AoE damage vs mobs: 68 → 58

• Ring of Death (Twin Slayers)
  • Improved Recall hit detection

• Arctic Volley (Arctic Staff)
  • Cooldown: 20s → 15s
  • Initial energy cost: 8 → 3
  • Damage: 97 → 90

• Frost (all Frost Staffs)
  • Effect now charges with 5 spells instead of 3 normal attacks

• Giant Steps (Forge Hammer)
  • Damage: 110 → 125

• Sacred Pulse (all Holy Staffs)
  • Damage vs mobs: 112 → 168

• Vault Leap (regular Quarterstaff)
  • Range: 12m → 13m

• Light Spark (Lightcaller)
  • Radius: 5m → 4m
  • Damage: 83 → 75

• Fling (Glaive)
  • Cast range: 4m → 5m
  • Pull distance: 7m → 10m

• Splitting Slash (all Swords)
  • Root: 1.24s → 1s
  • Damage: 135.14 → 123

• Dismount Area
  •  Radius: 15m → 18m

Fixes

Spell fixes

• Fixed issue where using the last food or potion while a recastable spell was active would prevent the spell from being recast

UI fixes

• [DESKTOP] Fixed issue where increasing the size of party markers would not affect mob markers
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue that altered the default spell button order in the Virtual Joystick layout
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where a section of the Guild Members list would not display correctly
• Fixed issue where the Inventory UI could open unexpectedly
• Fixed issue that could prevent the avatar and items in the Inventory UI from displaying
• Fixed issue where an Awakened item shared in chat could display incorrectly
• Fixed issue where binding a new key would not override the previous one
• Fixed issue where internal tags would be visible in the warning tooltip for blocked Hideout placements
• Fixed issue where the minimap would not be visible in 20v20 Arena matches
• Fixed issue where the Faction Outpost’s contested animation would not display properly in the World Map
• Fixed issue where some HUD elements could disappear when entering Randomized Dungeons
• Fixed issue where the Item Power of the player challenging to a duel would not be displayed
• Fixed issue where the chat size would reset after making changes to the HUD

Other fixes

• Fixed issue where the Fame gained from various activities would not be displayed in overhead messages or the combat log
• Fixed issue where Dynamic Resource Hotspots could spawn resources of a lower tier than expected
• Fixed issue where Enchanted resources would not display their special effects in Dynamic Resource Hotspots
• Fixed issue where the S.A.F.E. Portal's location on the Region Map would not always update to its new location after maintenance
• Fixed issue where completing a higher level of the Journal mission ‘Visit a Guild Island’ would not complete the corresponding lower levels
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where Outland Banks would not be visible to some players
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue preventing interaction with entrances to Hallowed Ground Group Dungeons and Group Dungeons in the Roads of Avalon
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where some Android users could not update or launch the game client
• [MOBILE] Fixed issue where some Book Chests would not be visible to Android users
• Various additional graphical, animation, terrain, audio, UI, and localization fixes