GU 125 Darkpaw Rising is LIVE on 4/09/24!

A hypnotic gnoll shaman has roused the Sabertooth gnoll clan of Blackburrow into a crazed frenzy. Having come to the burrows from a neighboring land on a holy quest, they claim to have been presented an ancient tome of Chirranis by the spirit of Fippy. The stranger convinced the Sabertooth clan that their destiny lies in uniting with the Splitpaw clan! 

Soon after the unification of the Karan gnoll clans under the Darkpaw banner, Qeynos begins to experience a collaborative and unrelenting wave of gnoll attacks! Gnolls can be found burrowing up from newly dug tunnels behind the walls of Qeynos now, and powerful heroes of all skills and talents are being recruited to deal with this, at its source – the Darkpaw dungeons. Within the Darkpaw dungeons our heroes find the presence of a third gnoll clan, the Underpaw gnolls.

Grab your gear, weapons, and like-minded adventurers and help to stop this newly formed gnoll coalition from taking over Qeynos. If you fail, who knows at what point they will stop! The future of Norrath is in your hands.

GENERAL

  • DirectX 11 API Port is going live.

ABILITIES

  • Guardian
    • Corrected an issue that prevented Saving Grace from resetting Reinforcement.
  • Corrected an issue with the Cut Arteries AA that prevented it from displaying the amount changed.
  • Corrected an issue that prevented the Ooze pet from casting abilities above level 110.

ITEMIZATION

  • The Trials of Sir Morgan - Book text typo fixed.
  • Magic's Piercing Lance - Item name is now spelled correctly.
  • The Yazdani Vehement illusion now accurately describes the effect as "Shapechanges caster into a Yazdani Vehement".
  • Items with the Regalia of the Bells item group can now be worn together as long as they were originally upgraded from unique items.
  • Acacia Dining Table - Dining is now spelled correctly in the item name.
  • Spider Web Cemetery Gate Bundle - Spelling error in item name corrected.

OVERSEER

  • Overseer Season 06 is now available.

QUESTS

  • The Mysterious Drafling - Mister Jumtum's presence is now much more reliable.
  • Starve Them Out - The horse carcasses were floating in the water, now they are on the sea floor.
  • Advanced Journeyman Tasks - Liaison is now spelled correctly throughout the quest journal.
  • The Whispering Pines - Nymph hair listed as required is now not as misleading. Any will do.
  • The Prince and I - From now on if your confrontation with Prince Talvus goes awry and you are removed from the Thexian Hideaway, you should be able to return and find the guards or Vaetiul K'Vanos sparring for a fight.
  • Ballads of Zimara: Vaashkaani Crescendo (Reprise) - Defeating Zakir-Sar-Ussur in "Vaashkaani: Alcazar Crescendo [Solo]" now updates this quest.
  • Court of the Blades: Dukarem's Purge, Part I - Journal text typo fixed.
  • For a Few Coins More - Gathering the stolen coin bladder now works, even if your inventory is full.
  • The next part of the adventure in the "Of Duty and Fate" questline in Ballads of Zimara has arrived. Explore within the Vaashkaani, Alcazar of Zimara: Sovereign Summons and seek out the one behind the curtain!

TRADESKILLS

  • Not all heroes are adventurers, and there are rewards to be found for artisans who perform heroic actions as well! In search of brave tradeskillers to cause delays and disruptions to the gnoll forces while adventurers try to deal with the shaman that is the leader of the invasion force. Interested level 10 and above crafters should seek out Rinndle in the Darkpaw Dugout* for further information. (*Antonica, near the Thundering Steppes griffon.)

USER INTERFACE

  • Double-clicking an expendable item will now attempt to use it instead of trying to equip it.

ZONES AND POPULATION

  • Aether Wroughtlands: Native Mettle [Heroic III]
    • The casting speed of Cure Curse has been improved by 100% for all priests against The Aurum Outlaw.
  • The minimum duration has been reduced from 18 hours to 90 minutes for the following zones:
    • Aether Wroughtlands: Ferric Fields [Heroic II]
    • Aether Wroughtlands: Tarnished Oasis [Heroic II]
    • Vaashkaani: Argent Sanctuary [Heroic II]
    • Vaashkaani: Golden Rule [Heroic II]
    • Zimara Breadth: Razing the Razelands [Heroic II]
    • Zimara Breadth: Strungstone Ascent [Heroic II]
  • The Vigilant: Final Destruction
    • Bosses in the x2 raid will now drop Seals of Arad.
  • Aether Wroughtlands: Native Mettle [Heroic III]
    • The minimum duration has been reduced to 18 hours.
  • Merchant Orikoo is now available in Aether Wroughtlands at Minstrel’s Cradle.
  • The Withered Lands - Collectibles within the Tears of Tunare should no longer have the chance of spawning under the mud.
  • The Sundered Frontier - Falizar D'Narin should no longer have a chance to spawn below the world.
  • Vaashkaani, Alcazar of Zimara: Sovereign Summons Raid is now available for play.