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RIFT Patch Notes 1.4 Final Version

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Rift Patch Notes 1.4 Final Version

Other Guides:
1. Update 1.4 Known Issues
2. New 10-Men Raid - Drowned Halls
3. PvP Armor Set Update Details
4. New Mounts
5. Rank 8 Weapons

Content

Page 1: Patch Notes 1.4 Features Details
Page 2: Hammerknell Changes
Page 3: General
Page 4: Souls - Cleric
Page 5: Souls - Mage
Page 6: Souls - Rogue and Warrior
Page 7: Cult Saga, Zones, Dungeons and Raids
Page 8: PvP and PvP Itemzation
Page 9: Items and Crafting
Page 10: Others

RIFT 1.4 NA Hotfix

GENERAL

* The Guild Bank no longer eats split item stacks and should be re-enabled after this update.
* Waves of Madness Phase 5 quest items no longer clutter up players' inventory after the quests have been auto-completed.
* Fixed the Waves of Madness event items on the World Event merchant appearing locked from purchase.
* Hammerknell: Fixed a potential crash issue during the Murdantix encounter.
* An issue with Burning Powerstones has been resolved and these should be re-enabled after this update.
* PvP: Marks of Retribution can now be purchased from all merchants that sell rank set gear in Meridian and Sanctum.
* Cleaned up some edge cases where several Water Saga quests could become stuck and keep players from progressing.

If you have Trusteer Rapport installed please make sure to update to the latest version to avoid a crash issue when launching RIFT. You can download the latest version of Rapport from the following links:

Windows 32-bit users: http://download.trusteer.com/Gcur4Wtnu/RapportSetup.exe

Windows 64-bit users: http://download.trusteer.com/NkuiAcr...p-Full_x64.exe

* Note: Trion Worlds is not a representative of or affiliated with Trusteer, this is a notice to customers experiencing a conflict between the RIFT client and a previous version of the Trusteer Rapport software.

== FEATURED ITEMS ==

* A new type of Rift - PvP Rifts - can now be opened at Raid Tear locations with a special Ascended Power. See below under PvP Rifts for details.
* The first Alternate Warfront, for Whitefall Steppes, will now appear on weekends and grant double awards when active!
* The Looking for Group tool goes cross-shard with the other shards in your wargroup; look below under CROSS-SHARD LOOKING FOR GROUP for more info.
* A new epic questline for higher level characters solo or in small groups is now available: The Water Saga!
* The new 10-person Sliver, Drowned Halls, makes an appearance in Scarwood Reach. See below under DROWNED HALLS - NEW SLIVER.
* The quest journal system has some shiny new updates; see QUEST SYSTEM below for specifics.
* Many, many more improvements below!

PVP RIFTS - NEW

* The armies of the Ascended can now open special PvP rifts at Rift Raid locations. Opening these rifts secures sourcestone for your faction, but also leaves you open to attack from enemies! Keep the rift open as long as you can to gain the most rewards - or close your enemy's rift for additional bonuses!
* See Girdoom in Meridian and Templar Zin in Sanctum to obtain the Ascended Powers needed to open these new Rifts, purchased with Favor (Lure of the Unseen and Lure of the Eye).
* PvP Rifts can be opened at Raid Tears in Shimmersand, Iron Pine Peak, and Stillmoor. Only one per zone can be opened at any time, for a total of three active PvP Rifts at a time.
* Contribution to objectives or to PvP activity in the region of the opened Rifts triggers rewards.
* PvP Rift activity will be broadcast in the new World Defense chat channel.

ALTERNATE WARFRONT: WHITEFALL STEPPES - NEW

Whitefall Steppes - Escalation

* In their fight for dominance, the Guardians and Defiants have deployed massive rune cannons to the Whitefall Steppes. Their Ascended armies battle to collect and return Soucestone to fuel these powerful weapons.
* Capture three Sourcestone from the field and hold them at your base to win. Beware though; Sourcestone can be stolen directly from your base by the enemy.
* Alternate-mode Warfronts appear on weekends and are highlighted in the Warfront queue UI when available. These Warfronts grant double awards while available.
* Daily quests for the standard version of Whitefall Steppes can still be completed in the Alternate Mode.
* Achievements related to Whitefall Steppes must still be done in the standard version.

CROSS-SHARD LOOKING FOR GROUP

* The Looking for Group tool now includes queues from the other shards within your battlegroup when forming instance groups.
* Cross-shard players are indicated the same way as in Warfronts - Name@Shard.
* Cross-shard groups cannot contain more than 5 characters but can still be 'converted to a raid' for the UI change.
* The ability to ignore players cross-shard is currently being worked on.
* You cannot trade items or coin to players from another shard. This includes Bind on Pickup items under the 30 minute trade window after looting.

WATER SAGA STORY QUESTLINE - NEW

* After the appearance of Akylios, Guardians take a trip through madness while Defiants learn the story of the Faceless Man and help determine his future. The Abyssal have a hand in all of it.
* The Water Saga is intended for higher-level characters in solo and small groups. You don't need to raid to complete it though you may need to bring some friends for some portions.
* Start the story after completing either Standard or Expert Abyssal Precipice. Defiants speak to Faceless Man inside the Abyssal Precipice instance itself, while Guardians need to see Cardinal Visc in Sanctum after completing the instance once. Pre-1.4 completions of Abyssal Precipice DO count!
* New item rewards are available while completing the questline, and rumor has it that finishing the series grants the player a sweet new mount type. CROCNARD!

DROWNED HALLS - NEW SLIVER

* A new Sliver location has been reported to be intersecting with present-day Telara in the region of Lord's Hall in Scarwood Reach.
* High Priestess Hydriss attempts to break through from a twisted reality, bringing her Abyssal army to claim the Ascended's Telara for Akylios. Enter the Sliver to fight her back on her own turf before she can bring her future into ours!
* Drowned Halls is positioned as an entry-level 10-person raid instance, with unique new loot to help gear for more difficult challenges.
* Several new costume items can be obtained from the Drowned Halls sliver and Achievements.

QUEST SYSTEM

* Repeatable quests (daily, weekly, etc) no longer count against the 25-quest limit in the quest log.
* Collected quest items that are placed in your bank now count toward the total required for the quest and will be withdrawn when the quest is turned in.
* All characters now have a 'quest bag' attached to their quest log which holds items that are either gained during or required for quests the character is currently on.
* Looted quest items will automatically go into this new quest bag.
* You can move quest items around inside the quest bag or move them into your general inventory if needed.
* Regular items go into inventory bags as usual, and cannot be stored in the quest bag.