Dragonstone Changelogs (1.19) #3

⋘⋘⋘ Patch Notes ⋙⋙⋙

December ?th, 2022

Description

Feature Changes

Server Changes and Bug Fixes

Fixed long-standing inconsistent bow damage bug.
Updated MMO system to be more stable and future-proof.
Updated Custom Enchant system to be more stable and future-proof.
Reworked a whole bunch of back-end systems to be more stable and resilient.

Dungeon Changes and Bug Fixes

Revamped the Dungeon Difficulty Scaling system to support increasing the difficulty via items and buffs.
Dungeon Difficulty is now a % based system that influences various dungeon mechanics, mainly the amount and level of mobs that are spawned by Dungeon Portals.
Each player in a dungeon will add 50% to the Dungeon Difficulty automatically.
Boss Tiers are now upgraded based on the Dungeon Difficulty. Please check the respective dungeon pages to see which difficulties each boss tier will spawn at!
- (For example, it is now possible to spawn a Tier 5 Boss in the Outpost Dungeon by increasing your Dungeon Difficulty to 400% or beyond.)

Dragonforge Changes and Bug Fixes

Removed MMOBars due to it breaking in a recent update.
Removed the "Spiritbound" Enchantment.
- All Spiritbound items are now unrestricted due to the removal of the enchantment.
Reworked the "Tornado" enchantment to be more compatible with knockback.
Added "Spirit Forge" which will be used to re-create your past items in the next cycle using Draconic Essence.
Added new stat display system in place of the old MMOBars.
Added new subtitle cooldown display system for many forge items.

⋘⋘⋘ Dragonforge Balance Changes ⋙⋙⋙

Please move these items around in your inventory to trigger an item update!

Aether Wand

Aether Bolt can now be fired by holding Right Click.
Added secondary "Gust" ability which can be used with Left Click.

Developer Comments:
We have decided to make the Aether Wand easier to use and given it a secondary ability.

Aether Bow

Added Enchantment: (Tornado I)
Temporarily removed arrow particle trails due to a bug.

Developer Comments:
Thanks to some new developments, the tornado enchantment now works on bows!
Sadly an update broke particle trails on arrows, thus they have been temporarily removed until we can find a fix.

True Aether Bow

Added Enchantment: (Tornado II)
Temporarily removed arrow particle trails due to a bug.

Aether Excavator

Removed Enchantment: (Looting III)
Removed bonus damage against creepers.

Developer Comments:
We have decided to make this item's primary focus be as a digging tool instead of trying to be a crappy weapon.

Aetherian Vengeance

Increased base damage from 9 --> 10
Increased pvp damage from 8.1 --> 9
Reworked Vengeance Stacks to grant the following buffs per stack:
- Increases base damage by 0.5 per stack.
- Increases movement speed by 7% per stack.
Removed Enchantment: (Necrotic I)

Developer Comments:
We have decided to rebalance the Aetherian Vengeance to be slightly better outside of the nether. We have also reworked the Vengeance buff to increase base damage instead of multiplying your damage output. The negative effects of the buff have also been removed. The Necrotic enchantment no longer functions properly and had to be removed.

Raven Wings

Added Passive: You take 50% reduced damage while flying.

Developer Comments:
The old "Feathers" enchantment has been reworked to grant you damage resistance while flying.

Storm Dragon Wings (Paragon Item)

Owner: METOOCOOL

Removed "Eternal Storm" ability.
Added "Dragon Flight" ability.
- Allows you to soar through the skies at extremely high speeds.
- Launching from the ground into the air costs 3❂
- Each forward wing stroke costs 1❂
- Each upward wing stroke costs 2❂
- Flying downwards will consume 3❂ to initiate a high speed dive, granting immunity to all damage for 2 sec.
- Slamming into the ground while diving will consume 30❂ to unleash a powerful Electronova which damages and knocks back all entities caught near the epicenter.
Now uses Storm Charges ❂ instead of Aspect ❃ (purple mana).
Your charge capacity is 100❂ and regen rate is 1❂ every 4 sec.
Removed Aspect Capacity and Aspect Regeneration.
Increased fall resistance from 80% --> 100%
Increased knockback resistance from 0% --> 100%
Added Enchantment: (Mending)

Developer Comments:
This paragon item was reworked to be more focused on long distance travel rather than combat.

Harbinger Horns (Paragon Item)

Owner: Tartaglia

Removed "Harbinger Dash" ability.
Added "Intangibility" ability.
Now uses Harbinger Charges ❂ instead of Aspect ❃ (purple mana).
Your charge capacity is 15❂ and regen rate is 1❂ every 15 sec.
- While in Wrath Mode, your regen rate is increased to 1❂ every 5 sec.
Removed Aspect Capacity and Aspect Regeneration.
Added Enchantment: (Mending)

Developer Comments:
This paragon item was reworked to no longer have overpowered mobility as this was extremely difficult to fight against. Instead we are focusing more on strategic repositioning abilities to make the player who wields this item more interesting to fight against.

Tactical Nuke

Damage reduced from 15000 --> 300

Developer Comments:
This weapon was very annoying to fight against, mainly because it instantly broke your armor. The damage has been reduced so that it no longer instantly breaks your armor.