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1.8 In-Progress Set No.1

Date: Mar 18 2012 Views: () Comments ()

Rift PTS: 1.8 In-Progress Notes #1

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In preparation for 1.8 testing, the previous "prelude" note sets for PTS have been unstickied and merged into the list below.

A new equipment slot for crafted Seal items is now available. Recipes to create Seals are available beginning around level 40/skill level 225 for all production crafting skills with the exception of Runecrafting, and can be found on various crafting recipe merchants.
Two additional Professions - Fishing and Survival - are now in testing on PTS. These professions do not count against the existing limit of 3 Professions on a character. Find new Fishing and Survival Trainers in Meridian or Sanctum, or head to Argent Glade or Kelari Refuge and speak with the trainers there to start off on your Fishing adventure! PTS NOTE: Not all recipes granted by these professions are final, resulting items are still having effects and bonuses added to them. Survival gear is not yet ready for use.
Additional Instant Adventures are available and ready for testing on Ember Isle!
The third tier of Planar Attunement can now be unlocked!
Characters in Guilds may notice a new Recruiting tab on the guild UI - the first sign of the new guild recruiting and guild finding tool!

Nimble mounts (90% speed increase) no longer require you to wait until level 30 to purchase them. They're now available for 25 platinum at level 25.
Rift Faction Merchants now sell new Runes that will add resistances to your Planar Focus!
The new 'Sort By Progress' button on the Artifact window allows you to sort your Artifact sets based on how complete they are!
Players can no longer un-equip their weapons while Mind Controlled. I'm afraid we can't let you do that, Ascended. :>
Fixed an edge case where a player with unspent Soul Points in a role not currently active would be kicked from the LFG queue when using a Porticulum.

The 'Invasion Defeated' splash text is no longer displayed for Invasions you don't have contribution toward defeating. Same goes for Footholds.
Zone events in Scarlet Gorge and Scarwood Reach should have a longer start-up time after the initial announcements.