January 2015 Update(s) to the PTS

[ttlyevil]

Reaver:
Default range of all Reaver abilities is now 30m.
Planar Attunement now also increases range of ranged attacks by 1/2/3/4/5. Range increase does not stack with Long Range Training.
From the Shadows now reduces damage taken by the Reaver by 2/4/6/8/10%.
Shadow Warp now removes all crowd control effects when used. Cooldown reduced to 20s.
Tempest:
Long Range Training changed to not stack with range increase granted by Planar Attunement.

[snipebad]

Static Shot-45sec
Sentry Battery-1min

Corrections.

[Jonus]

Updated to: Jan 22nd-23rd 2015, TEST-301-23-A-976042 & TEST-301-24-A-976582
Size: ~850MB + 250MB.
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Two updates over the past two days.

• PTS Update + Datamining for 22nd-23rd Jan 2015. Info and screenshots.
• Download: Tyrant's Throne NPC Sound Files

Briefly:

• Rogue and Warrior Class Changes - Marksman, Reaver and Tempest Soul Changes. (Thanks to snipebad, haybale and ttlyevil for the info!)
• Some new Achievements. Main difference is the removal of all The Yrlwalach fail achieves for Mount Sharax - all turning to Legacy.
• Chronicle dailies now reward 50-60 Abyssal Crusader's Marks. (Thanks to Arione@Brutwacht for the info!)
• Transcendent Chests have had their stats adjusted. (Thanks to Arione@Brutwacht for the info!)
• Ghar Essence Upgrades have had a significant cost reduction - this includes NMR3-unlocked and Decorated Ghar Essences.
• Artifact Tracking Vial changes that Dead Simon mentioned earlier this week have gone in.
• Planar Squirrel Mounts are available in the Trophy section for Credits for those who have unlocked the appropriate achievements (from purchasing a mount with Planar Nuts).
• The Molten Thresher Supply Crate is up on the PTS under RIFT Store -> Chests & Keys.
• Tyrant's Throne NPC voiceover files datamined. Download here.
• Tyrant's Forge Map datamined. It uses Tyrant's Throne.
• Datamined a 'Nightmare Tree' skin that is possibly used in the Lord Arak Raid.

There's also further config files that suggest that the 'Disc' and 'Levitate' mounts truly exist and aren't just some odd, inconsistent naming by Trion. One of them could be a hoverboard.

[snipebad]

Last Night I did the "The Sea of Ladon" Raid Rift. I had a Greater drop and went to the PTS today just to see if there would be a reduction on it also:

[Jonus]

Last Night I did the "The Sea of Ladon" Raid Rift. I had a Greater drop and went to the PTS today just to see if there would be a reduction on it also:

Nice! That's good news to hear! Thanks for the info snipebad!

[Sedvick]

It's too bad the heart is 99% of the cost/problem.

[snipebad]

It's too bad the heart is 99% of the cost/problem.

This is tru, I wish they had two upgrade paths 1 that takes a heart and 1 that takes several mats without a heart. ; even if it's 300 motes and 20 Void Source Accelerators (the numbers I just pulled out of a hat, just making a point). At lease I have a way to get it eventually even if it's grindy to do so If they had two Paths. The RNG on getting a Heart in CQ is horrible and Eventually I'll get one out of a Raid but even then i'll probably use it on a weapon.

[Sargonnas_KoA]

There's also further config files that suggest that the 'Disc' and 'Levitate' mounts truly exist and aren't just some odd, inconsistent naming by Trion. One of them could be a hoverboard.

When we were testing the new zone events last week one of the devs was flying around on a hoverboard.

[Slipmat]

There's a portal under a rock overhang at the Ocean's edge at /setwaypoint 6594 9090 but when i try to enter it says "you do not meet the requirement for this map".

Entrance for Tyrant's Forge maybe?

Also the very bad freezing and stuttering is back around Cave of Infinity and the Beachhead, game actually kicked me off a few times before i eventually managed to get past the area.

[Jonus]

When we were testing the new zone events last week one of the devs was flying around on a hoverboard.

Wow, did you manage to take a screenshot? Was it actually a hoverboard, or was it Pithos' magic carpet/sled that he always rides on?

There's a portal under a rock overhang at the Ocean's edge at /setwaypoint 6594 9090 but when i try to enter it says "you do not meet the requirement for this map".

Entrance for Tyrant's Forge maybe?

Also the very bad freezing and stuttering is back around Cave of Infinity and the Beachhead, game actually kicked me off a few times before i eventually managed to get past the area.

Sounds like it is. Thanks for the info Slipmat!
That's not a good sign with the lag. Hope they can fix it before 3.1 launch - but something tells me they won't be able to - since they haven't fixed Octus Monastery issues either.

[captaincursor]

Wow, did you manage to take a screenshot? Was it actually a hoverboard, or was it Pithos' magic carpet/sled that he always rides on?

I'm pretty sure it was that same janky sled that some devs love and others love to hate that so often appears in internal play tests.

[Pithos]

sled that some devs love

The Slider

You're on to something though Jonus.

[bctrainers]

I'm pretty sure it was that same janky sled that some devs love and others love to hate that so often appears in internal play tests.

Is it's the sled i am thinking of... a part of me says make it go away, the other part says modify it to be even more hideous.

[Jonus]

@Pithos - Ooo, can't wait to see a skin! (although I have a feeling one of the old datamined skins mis-attributed to the Arclight Rider mount is actually the hoverboard mount skin).

Also, found a bug with Tyrant's Throne. Was able to get in with only one person, but I died to a Firefin Jellyfish's Firefin Venom right near the entrance at 1529 771 1890 in the Cave of Infinity underwater. Gave me the Respawn option. Clicked it, but then an error message "Teleport Failed" popped up in red.

There's no enter/exit instance UI icon for the raid. I had to type /stuck to get out.

Might want to test this out with your Stable build that is slated for 3.1 launch.

[Slipmat]

Following another update this morning, went for a final snoop, good news is that all the freezing and stuttering around the Beachhead and Cave of infinity is gone

This time i managed to enter Tyrant's Forge solo, first up, a map:

http://i.imgur.com/ryJasXL.jpg

With copious usage of Feign Death, managed to reach the first boss, Johan

http://i.imgur.com/4c7FnQ8.jpg

Also confirmed is a 'Hard Mode' for Crucia, the Mechanical Tyrant, as seen in the newest list of achievements for TF, funnily enough, no achievements for the second boss, PUMPKIN, unless some of the ones listed are for it

http://i.imgur.com/0QeMIyj.jpg