Rift of the Damned Update Patch Notes – October 5, 2016



Date Posted: 4th October 2016

Major Updates
Ellora’s Shop

Ellora’s Shop has been updated with new items! Get your hands on exciting items such as:

For more information on the updates in Ellora’s Shop, click here.
 * New Heroic rank mounts: Grim Vishap and Grim Stallion
 * Premium Service Packages (30, 90, or 180 day increments) discounted for up to 40% off the regular price
 * Royal Familiar Skin Lucky Box, containing one random familiar skin (Rank B - S)
 * Kiki and Deedee Shoulder Cat accessories
 * New Guild Cape that displays the current emblem of your guild on the back of the cape
 * Warp Pass to The Breach
 * Halloween items including the Blue Skeleton Outfit, Halloween Weapon Skin and Skeleton Steed Familiar Skin

Level Cap Increase The level cap has now been increased to 40! Power up your Rider in preparation for the journey into dangers that await within the Tritael Rift. With the level increase comes new skills for abilities for each class as well as upgrades to existing skills for some classes. Here are the new and updated skills for each class:



Tritael Rift The Tritael Rift was created when the powerful forces of the Goddess Ellora collided with those of the God of Ruin, Zelnaris, creating a dark shattered land full of floating crumbling isles. Now the power of Ellora is fading, and the balance could be broken, causing destruction to Hakanas! Join the Pegasus Knights and explore this mysterious place littered with the corpses of dragons and titans.


 * Entry into the Tritael Rift is limited to Riders who are level 34 and above.
 * To enter the Rift, Riders will need to accept the quest “Velzeroth” from Crow, located in Hakanas Castle, Underground Level 1.
 * This is the first quest in a quest chain which will eventually take you to the Titan Platform in Hakain’s Crossing to the Tritel Rift.
 * The Titan Platform is located in the west side of Hakain’s Crossing.
 * Riders must be level 34 and above in order to obtain the quest.
 * There are more than 170 new quests located within Tritael Rift.
 * Riders can challenge 5 new Field Raid bosses localized within Tritael Rift. These are all individual raid boss encounters.  No items or quests are required to engage in battle with the raid bosses.  The respawn times for these are similar to that of heroic familiar spawns.
 * Flam – Located in the northwest quadrant of the Tritael Rift
 * Faudrus – Located in the northeast quadrant of the Tritael Rift
 * Kelsier – Located in the southwest quadrant of the Tritael Rift
 * Ikeria – Located in the southeast quadrant of the Tritael Rift
 * Jumawu – Located in the center of the Tritael Rift

Area Effect


 * Much like the “Cold Wave” of Parna’s Coast, there is an effect permeating the Tritael Field which will affect your aerial and ground familiars. This debuff is called “Resonance.”  Riders on a familiar that do not have resistance to “Resonance” will find their mount’s maximum altitude decreased by 200 meters and their Max EP decreased by 50%. Heroic familiars that have the passive ability called “Mythic Resilience” and familiars from the Rift that have the passive ability called “Resonance Resistance” will be immune to these effects.

New Gear


 * Riders who able to overcome the Field Raid Bosses will have a chance to find new weapons, armor and accessories including:
 * Armor Sets –
 * Heroic: Supreme Commander Set
 * Elite: Fallen Legion Set
 * Common: Grand Knight Set


 * Weapons –
 * Legendary: Ruinous Staff/Sword/Dagger/Greatsword/Scepter and Jumawu’s Crossbow/Lance
 * Heroic: Supreme Commander Staff/Dagger/Sword/Greatsword/Scepter
 * Elite: Fallen Legion Staff/Dagger/Sword/Greatsword/Scepter


 * Accessories –
 * Legendary: Ruinous Blue Ring, Ruinous Black Ring, Rift Defender Necklace, Rift Defender Black Ring, Rift Defender Blue Ring, Jumawu’s Ring and Necklace

The Breach  The Breach is a large broken path of floating land masses inhabited by an army of countless evil spirits, those of the monsters slain by heroes. Izhora, a Fallen Legion Supreme Commander who seeks vengeance against Salant, the Virtue, has had his spirit trapped in the Breach. He now collects other lost souls in effort to build a new army and find a way out of the Breach. His hatred and desire for vengeance has caused his spirit army to rise and grow stronger. Beware as you traverse this maze, as you may fall through unseen cracks and drop to your death.


 * Entry into the Breach is limited to Riders who are level 39 and above.
 * The Breach can be experience in Normal mode (solo), Elite mode (up to 5 players) and Heroic mode (up to 5 players).
 * To enter this dungeon, Riders will need a mount that can reach an elevation of 980 meters or they can use a Warp Pass (available in Ellora’s Shop).
 * The bosses you can battle within the Breach (based on difficult level) include Liren, Umax the Devourer, General Crukain and Chaos Lord Izhora.

New Gear


 * Riders who able to overcome the bosses within the Breach may discover great treasures including:
 * Armor Sets –
 * Heroic: Supreme Commander Set
 * Elite: Izhora Officer’s Set
 * Common: Grand Knight Set


 * Weapons –
 * Legendary: Ruinous Staff/Sword/Dagger/Greatsword/Scepter/Crossbow/Lance
 * Heroic: Supreme Commander Staff/Dagger/Sword/Greatsword/Scepter/Crossbow/Lance
 * Elite: Izhora Officer’s Staff/Dagger/Sword/Greatsword/Scepter
 * Common: Grand Knight's Staff/Dagger/Sword/Greatsword/Scepter


 * Accessories –
 * Legendary: Ruinous Blue Ring, Ruinous Black Ring, Ruinous Pendant, Rift Defender Necklace, Rift Defender Black Ring, Rift Defender Blue Ring
 * Heroic: Supreme Commander Ring and Necklace
 * Featured mounts that can be found in the Breach include “Masto” and “Embra”

Exarahn Badlands Expansion
 * This expanded region is recommended for Riders level 35 and above.
 * There are two new safe zones in the Exarahn Badlands: Ashwind Camp and Crimsonreach Camp.
 * The Complex Hunter Armor and Complex Hunter Accessories can now be acquired in the Exarahn Badlands.
 * 27 new quests have been added to the Exarahn Badlands.
 * Spawn locations for the Manastone Battles will be adjusted to accommodate the larger area.
 * One new Field Raid Boss has been added:
 * Nightmare Megantes – Located in the vicinity of Matren Mountain
 * PvP rental gear is now available in the Exarahn Badlands
 * This gear cannot be used to tame Exarahn Badlands familiars.
 * You will also not able to temper or provide Seal Stones to this gear.
 * You can rent this gear from the Stenn near the Conqueror’s Gate in the Exarahn Badlands.

New Familiars There are more than 30 new familiars that can be discovered within the Tritael Rift giving Riders access to more mounts, pets and seals to power up gear! Additionally, 11 new familiars can be found in the Exarahn Badlands. Familiars that can be discovered and tamed include:

Common Familiars

Silver Frost Wyvern, Redplate Drake, Red Wyrm, Laetta, Horos, Flotier, Ebema, Draku, Brighthorn Drake, Blatier, Black Squawker, Azrada, and Ashwyrm

Elite Familiars

White Tear, Voidbeast Drauph, Void Kravid, Red Horn Galadoku, Pegasus, Masto, Leonid, Keeshar, Golden Wings Abras, Embra, Blade, Black Dragon Balark, Abagne, Abritus, Atan, Berit, Ingid, Karnin, Nivah, Sonos, and Ura

Heroic Familiars

Void Letonsia, Void Kargyle, Veldon, Twilight Kargyle, Paragas the Mad, Lunafont, Karasha the Dark One, Femuto, Abyssal Vylet, Nightmare Megantes, and Terrible Pyludd

Events
New Rider Gear Boost Event Event Dates: October 5, 2016 – October 19, 2016



If you are a new Rider creating a new character, you can now earn rewards that will help you rise up to max level quicker than ever before! As you earn levels during the event period, you will receive special class-specific gift boxes at Levels 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30. You can only open each gift box once you reach the required level! This event can be completed for each new character on your account.


 * Level 5 Gift Case
 * Lv. 5 Weapon Set (class-specific):The weapon box contains a set of weapon equipment for your specific class. There are no set effects or seal slots.
 * 100% Health Recovery Potion (3 Pack)
 * 8-Slot Bag (x1)
 * Level 10 Gift Case: Can be opened when you reach Level 10.


 * Level 10 Gift Case
 * Lv. 10 Armor Set (class-specific):The armor box contains a set of armor for your specific class. There are no set effects or seal slots.
 * Hero’s Boon Talisman (1 Day): This item increases Health by +10%, Defense by +5%, and Attack by +5%.
 * Hero’s Consumable Package (Attack Potions x3 and Defense Potions x3): Increases Attack and Defense by 20% for 30 minutes.
 * Level 15 Gift Case: Can be opened when you reach Level 15.


 * Level 15 Gift Case
 * Lv. 15 Weapon Set (class-specific): The weapon box contains a set of weapon equipment and two types of mounted weapons for your specific class. There are no set effects or seal slots.
 * 100% Health Recovery Potion (5 Pack)
 * Familiar EXP Potion (x2): Increases Familiar EXP by 50% for 5 hours.
 * Level 20 Gift Case: Can be opened when you reach Level 20.


 * Level 20 Gift Case
 * Lv. 20 Armor Box (class-specific):The armor box contains a set of armor for your specific class. There are no set effects or seal slots.
 * Megaphone (5 Pack)
 * Elite Hakanas Mark Box: Will provide a mark that will allow you to tame one familiar such Magma Hound, Taslan the Devourer, Yvoke, Windrunner, Baranosaurus, Gilded Benthic, Black Wind, Leorid and more.
 * Level 25 Gift Case: Can be opened when you reach Level 25.


 * Level 25 Gift Case
 * Lv. 25 Weapon Set (class-specific): The weapon box contains a set of weapon equipment and two types of mounted weapons for your specific class. There are no set effects or seal slots.
 * Lv. 25 Indomitable Soul Crystal (x3): Will add +205 Health and +60 Overall Defense when used as a seal.
 * Storage Summoning Scroll (7 Day)
 * Level 30 Gift Case: Can be opened when you reach Level 30.


 * Level 30 Gift Case
 * Lv. 30 Armor Box (class-specific):The armor box contains a set of armor for your specific class. There are no set effects or seal slots.
 * Lv. 30 Courageous Soul Crystal (x3): Will add +75 Overall Attack and +90 Overall Critical Hit Damage when used as a seal.
 * Transit Shrine Pass (7 Day)

New Rider Rewards Attendance Event Event Dates: October 5, 2016 – October 19, 2016



New Riders can get free stuff just for logging in! Each day that you log in, you can receive a free gift after staying logged in for 1 hour. When you log in, you should see the Daily Rewards event calendar. You can also view the calendar from the System menu by selecting ‘Daily Rewards’.

To receive that day’s free gift, simply stay logged in for 1 hour. The item icon on the calendar for that day will say ‘Complete’ after that time, and you can click the item icon to receive the items. These items will be sent directly to your inventory. Here is the reward list. All items are bound and cannot be traded.



Returning Rider Attendance Event Event Dates: October 5, 2016 – October 19, 2016




 * Returning Riders can get free stuff just for logging in! If you log in to Riders of Icarus between October 5th and October 19th and the last time you logged in was 15 or more days ago, then you will be eligible for some great returning player rewards!
 * Each day that you log in, you can receive a free gift after staying logged in for 1 hour. When you log in, you should see the Daily Rewards event calendar. You can also view the calendar from the System menu by selecting ‘Daily Rewards’.
 * To receive that day’s free gift, simply stay logged in for 1 hour. The item icon on the calendar for that day will say ‘Complete’ after that time, and you can click the item icon to receive the items. These items will be sent directly to your inventory.
 * Here is the reward list. All items are bound and cannot be traded.



Rift Conqueror Event Event Dates: October 5, 2016 – October 19, 2016



[Update 10/13] We are extending the Rift Conqueror event to end on November 2nd. Void Letonsia has been removed from Subdue the Corrupted, and issues with Blade’s mark will be addressed in a future update.

It’s time to work on your familiar collection! Complete each collection goal to earn a reward. Riders will be able to directly collect the rewards upon completion of the collection.


 * The Cavalry
 * Collect the following four familiars:
 * Pegasus (Elite rank)
 * Blade (Elite rank)
 * Embra (Elite rank)
 * Masto (Elite rank)
 * Then receive the following reward:
 * Fairy Pegasus Familiar Skin (Untradeable): Increases Health by 20% and Move Speed by 4%


 * Subdue the Corrupted
 * Collect the following four familiars:
 * Twilight Kargyle (Heroic rank)
 * Void Kargyle (Heroic rank)
 * Lunafont (Heroic rank)
 * Veldon (Heroic rank)
 * Then receive the following reward:
 * Jumawu’s Necklace (Untradeable): Necklace will provide a random stat boost

Special Attendance Event Event Dates: October 5, 2016 – October 19, 2016




 * Get free stuff just for logging in! Each day that you log in, you can receive a free gift after staying logged in for 1 hour. When you log in, you should see the Daily Rewards event calendar. You can also view the calendar from the System menu by selecting ‘Daily Rewards’.
 * To receive that day’s free gift, simply stay logged in for 1 hour. The item icon on the calendar for that day will say ‘Complete’ after that time, and you can click the item icon to receive the items. These items will be sent directly to your inventory.
 * Riders participating in the “New Rider Rewards Attendance Event” or the “Returning Rider Attendance Event” will not be eligible to participate in this event.
 * Here is the reward list. All items are a bound and cannot be traded.



October Attendance Event Event Dates: October 5, 2016 – October 31, 2016



[Update 10/26] The October Attendance event has been extended to end on November 1, 2016 at 11:59 PM UTC. The schedule above has been updated to reflect this change.

Get free stuff just for logging in! Starting October 5th until October 31st, Riders can receive a reward each day when they log in to Riders of Icarus. This event is available to Riders of all levels, and you can receive your free gift after staying logged in for 30 minutes. When you log in, you should see the Daily Rewards event calendar. You can also view the calendar from the System menu by selecting ‘Daily Rewards’.

To receive that day’s free gift, simply stay logged in for 30 minutes. If you log out during that time and log back in, the timer will continue counting from where it was when you logged out (it will not reset and force you to start the 30 minutes over again). The item icon on the calendar for that day will say ‘Complete’ after that time, and you can click the item icon to receive the items. These items will be sent directly to your inventory.

Now, onto the rewards! All items are bound and cannot be traded.



Game Feature Updates and Changes
Game Feature Changes


 * Guardians Gift Pack redemption end date has been extended to 11:59 PM PDT on October 17, 2016.
 * The Alliance War system has been temporarily removed from the game.
 * Rank 3 Guilds can now join the Militia in the Exarahn Badlands.
 * If you are already part of an Alliance, you cannot enlist in the Militia
 * The merchant price for Dire Wound Cure Level 1, 2 and 3 have been reduced as follows:
 * Dire Wound Cure I: 10 Silver
 * Dire Wound Cure II: 20 Silver
 * Dire Wound Cure III: 40 Silver
 * The Militia buff has been increased by 200%
 * PvP attack increased from 20% to 40%
 * PvP Resistance increased from 30% to 60%
 * PvP Defense increased from 30% to 60%
 * Max Health increased by 20%
 * Equipment set names have been updated changed:



Game Feature Additions
 * NPC Action Dialogue has been added.
 * Can be toggled with the “Settings > Game > Camera ‘Dialogue Zoom’” option
 * One new skin has been added to the NPC Lucky Coin Merchant:
 * Mecha Apocalypse skin
 * Crosshairs can now be resized.
 * Merchants are now selling Dire Wound Cure IV for 60 Silver.

Bug Fixes and Known Issues
Bug Fixes
 * Fixed the infinite loading issue when moving between channels.
 * Fixed the issue where the game would crash upon entering dungeons intermittently.
 * Fixed the issue where if the resolution is set to 1680x1050 and the player sets the UI Scale to maximum, the “Create” button for making new characters would become non-functional.
 * Fixed the issue where using the “Warp Pass” triggers the 3-minute cooldown on the Premium Service “Transit Shrine Pass.”
 * Fixed the issue where un-tracking completed quests cannot be seen in the quest log.

Existing Known Issues
 * Using the Mecha Wolf skin on certain wolf familiars (ie: Phantom) causes the Mecha Skin to appear like ice.
 * The item ‘Taming Points Potion’ can be used even when players have full taming points.
 * This means that you could accidentally waste your Taming Points Potion if you use it while your points are full.
 * [UI] – Cash Inventory
 * ‘Claiming’ an item from the cash inventory will bring up the ‘Transfer’ message that will prevent additional interaction with the cash inventory. Users can simply close and re-open the cash inventory to have it functional again.

New Known issues
 * “Welcome to the Cash Shop Banner” for the Cash Shop in French and German Language Pack are in English
 * Invisible wall at the base of the stairs in front of Exarahn Gate (Hakain's Crossing)
 * Mask items will clip through the Blue Skeleton Outfit
 * Debug text appears on the Keeshar bestiary entry in the German and French language pack