Announcements - 2010/11 - From Darkness, Light
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Release Notes
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November Release Notes
Greetings and welcome to the November update for Asheron’s Call! The team has been working exceptionally hard and we are very excited to bring you one of the biggest updates we have done. So without further delay, let’s get right into all of the new content and systems for this month!
Olthoi Play
For years, our PvP players have been asking for ways they could jump right into the action and make an impact. After much debate and many a sleepless night, we are proud to release Olthoi play! At character selection, you can now choose to be an Olthoi Soldier or Spitter. Once you choose which kind of Olthoi you want to be and customize your look, you can jump right into the action of the Olthoi home island. Here your queen will provide you with buffs and send you out to explore the island. You can gather materials you need to help make your Olthoi stronger as you prepare to fight the people of Dereth. Playing as an Olthoi can be a harsh life, as you will always be a Player Killer, but only other PK’s will be able to attack you.
If you do get killed in battle, you must burn off your Vitae before the queen will allow you to leave your island again for the rest of Dereth. If you are not in the PK state (red) you cannot leave the island. As an Olthoi you will also not be able to communicate with the citizens of Dereth, you will only be able to speak with the other Olthoi who are playing at the time. Here are a few other important guidelines to remember about Olthoi Play.
- If your account is not at least 15 days old, you will be restricted to the Olthoi Home island.
- Most / or @ commands do not work.
- You can only interact with special Olthoi Vendors and the Queen.
- Olthoi earn pitted slag from killing players and creatures, this is their currency.
- Each time a player is killed he is less likely to drop pitted slag. This chance goes back up with time.
- Olthoi drop top tier loot when they die, but not if they have vitae.
- No matter where you log out at, when you log back in you will be by the Olthoi Queen.
- Players don’t drop slag if they have vitae.
- Players cannot go to Olthoi Island if they have Vitae.
Empyreans
In our continuing efforts to expand the options that players have, we have added yet another playable race to those we have already released previously.
After many years of being trapped in Portal Space, some Empyreans have managed to escape back to Dereth. Players can now select an Empyrean from the list of playable races.
Void Magic
Void Magic is an entirely new school of magic based on damage over time spells as opposed to traditional, straight-up damaging magic. More specifically, Void Magic uses Nether damage on all of its attacks. This damage is done by direct cast damage over time, projectile damage over time, standard projectile attacks and debuffs. You find out more about Void Magic here!
Luminance
With the release of the Empyreans from portal space, much has happened around Dereth. The newly released Empyrean adventurers are not the only Empyreans to travel the lands of Dereth after their long internment. Trapped with the Empyreans were members of an ancient council -- seers seeking wisdom to read the signs of Light and Shadow and perhaps gain secrets about what was, what is, and what will be. These Seers were visionaries and pariahs, forever separated from the people they represented by their quest for knowledge. You can find out more about Luminance here!
Creature XP Adjustments
Due to many development teams and the length of the game, our creatures are far from balanced with one another. Some give a fraction of the XP as another creature which is just as difficult and others that are listed as the same level are vastly different in difficulty. The goal is to even this out across the creatures.
Updated Quests
The following quests have been adjusted. Make sure you check them all out!
- Mage Academy: 150+
- Hamud’s Pyreal Katar: 100+
- The Floating City: 150+
- Asheron’s Invasion: The portal level restrictions are now 40+ 60+ 90+ 120+.
- Tumerok Vanguard Outposts: 50+
- Eastham Sewer: 50+
- Spear of the Given Heart: 115+
- Crystal Minds and Shattered Souls: 115+
- Iron Golems, The Warlock of the Blood and The Champion of the Blood: These have been upgraded to level 160 creatures and replaced with other creatures in low level areas. Quests involving Iron Golems have been adjusted.
New Hunting Area
A new level 200+ Hunting area has been added to the game. You can find this area in the northern mountains of Dereth.
Miscellaneous changes and updates
- Due to several factors including players asking for it, we have added an 8th spell tab!
- The character creation screen now lists the alternate racial skills and all skills are listed in the top of the description instead of the bottom.
- All gems which create a portal now have a 30 second cooldown timer associated with them.
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