Patch Notes 1.22.09

Jan

Patch Notes 1.22.09

COMBINED

Trial Accounts

Players using trial accounts can be sidekicked again.

Powers

General

All versions of Entangling Arrow should now accept Slow enhancement sets.
Dark Miasma/Howling Twilight: When used on another player, this power's prompt will advise the player that they will be revived with full health and endurance instead of partial health and endurance.
Matched cast time to animation changes made to Dual Blades Power Slice and Electrical Mastery Charged Bolt.
Modified the amount of Recharge Resist in Shields Grant Cover. It is now a static 30% resistance at all levels.
Personal Force Field - All versions now suppress for 10 seconds when clicking on any mission object.
Shield Defense/Shield Charge: This power will now do one tick of damage at 2.4 scale damage instead of one for 1.7 and another for .7.
The Mission Teleporter power (included with the purchase of the Digital Download version of City of Heroes) will now refuse to send players to restricted zones they are not high enough level to enter or to Tutorial zones.

PVP Changes

Corrected the PVP duration of Wide Area Web Grenade for the VEAT Wolf Spider powerset.
Corrected an issue with Super Reflexes Focused Fighting giving Confuse Protection instead of Resistance in PVP.
Group Invisibility no longer causes travel suppression in PVP
Mastermind - Storm Summoning - Thunder Clap - Corrected Stun duration
Mastermind - Poison - Paralytic Poison - Corrected Hold duration
Stalker - Energy Aura - Overload - Now correctly provides a small elusivity bonus in PVP.
Tanker - Stone Armor - Minerals - Now provides the correct amount of elusivity.
Stalker - Ninjitsu - Ninja Reflexes adds the correct amount of elusivity
Corruptor - Leviathan Mastery - School of Sharks now immobilizes for correct duration.
Mastermind - Leviathan Mastery - School of Sharks now immobilizes for correct duration.
Blaster - Force Mastery - Personal Force Field - Now stacks correctly with Defense buffs in pvp
Defender - Force Field - Personal Force Field - Now stacks correctly with Defense buffs in pvp
Controller - Force Field - Personal Force Field - Now stacks correctly with Defense buffs in pvp
Mastermind - Force Field - Personal Force Field - Now stacks correctly with Defense buffs in pvp
Dominator - Mace Mastery - Personal Force Field - Now stacks correctly with Defense buffs in pvp

Arena

Updated the Arena UI: dropped "Tactical Start" and "No Stealth" added "No Travel Suppression" and "No Diminishing Returns"
Players can once again start Rated Matches.

Bases

Autonomous Expert System - can now attach 9 auxiliary control items, and accepts all auxiliary items the Supercomputer will accept. Only the new Issue 13 ones can support 9. The old ones can only support 1.
Mystic Orrery - can now attach 9 auxiliary control items, and accepts all auxiliary items the Orbits of Control accept. Only the new Issue 13 ones can support 9. The old ones can only support 1.
Fixed a bug in base editing where wall mount objects could not be moved up or down.

Badges

Players will no longer get credit towards the crafting badges by combining base salvage into Brainstorming Ideas.
Players should no longer automatically receive the badge hint for the Clothes Horse badge without earning any Halloween costumes.
History badges should now properly award and have their progress bars advance correctly

Chat

Fixed bug that caused some players to lose their Global Friends list.
Chat Bubble colors assigned through the Options Menu will now correctly appear in-game.

Day Jobs

The Professor and Caregiver/Pain Specialist badges will display a hint on how to obtain them whether or not you've logged out in a hospital or university.
Fixed a problem that could cause the day job buff icon not to display at certain auction houses

Invention

Corrected IO Set slotting capabilities for Munitions Mastery Sleep Grenade and Surveillance.

Leveling Pacts

Fixed bug where leveling pact rewards would sometimes not be awarded until the member changed zones or logged out.
If a pact is broken while a member is offline, the offline member will now receive the xp and influence owed to them by the pact since they logged off.

Multiple Builds

Fixed a bug where trades would not work properly after switching builds.
Fixed a bug that made purple IO sets invisible in Build 2.

Merit Rewards

Fixed a bug that would cause completing the Positron's taskforce to grant diminished merit rewards upon completing the Synapse taskforce if the Synapse taskforce was completed within 24 hours.
Fixed a bug that would cause completing the Synapse's taskforce to grant diminished merit rewards upon completing the Positron taskforce if the Positron taskforce was completed within 24 hours.

Stores

Fixed a bug when players could lock a contact's store open.
Fixed a bug where moving away from a contact with the store open caused a broken dialog to appear.

Tailor

Right handed weapons should be visible when customizing shields

Tasks

Fixed several Caves mission maps that had missing walls in some areas.

User Interface

Removed extra tab from Clues window.

CITY of HEROES

Badges

Fixed a bug where heroes would see the Villain/Reformed badge progress bar. This badge should be completely unobtainable by heroes. Those players already with the badge will keep the badge.
The Villain Disruptor badge should now function properly and progress when the player defeats signature and safeguard villains.

Powers

Blasters

Electrical Mastery/Static Discharge: This power should now correctly take target AOE enhancement sets instead of ranged damage sets.
Assault Rifle - Buckshot - Reduced animation time to 0.9 seconds.
Assault Rifle - Beanbag - Reduced animation time to 0.9 seconds.
Assault Rifle - Sniper Rifle - Reduced animation time to 0.67. (Interrupt time not changed)
Assault Rifle - Flame thrower - Reduced animation time to 2.33 seconds and DOT effect now starts immediately.
Assault Rifle - Ignite - Increased recharge to 20 seconds.
Assault Rifle - Full Auto - Reduced animation time to 4 seconds.
Mental Manipulation - Drain Psyche - endurance recovery bonus no longer reduced by recovery resistance

Controllers

Plant Control - Fly Trap - Fly Trap had its resistances set too low Resistances increased to intended levels.

Defenders

Cold Domination Heat Loss once again grants the correct amount of recovery per target.

Scrappers

Claws - Follow up - Damage bonus is no longer reduced by the player's own resistance.
Dual Blades - Blinding Feint - Damage bonus is no longer reduced by the player's own resistance.
Broad Sword - Build up - Damage bonus is no longer reduced by the player's own resistance.
Fiery Melee - Build up - Damage bonus is no longer reduced by the player's own resistance.
Katana - Build up - Damage bonus is no longer reduced by the player's own resistance.
Martial Arts - Build up - Damage bonus is no longer reduced by the player's own resistance.
Quills - Build up - Damage bonus is no longer reduced by the player's own resistance.
Dual Blades - Typhoon's Edge - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
Dual Blades - Sweeping Strike - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Dual Blades - one Thousand Cuts - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Spines - Ripper - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Martial Arts - Dragons Tail - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet

Tankers

Slightly modified FX on hands for Pyre Mastery - Melt Armor.
Battle Axe - Pendulum - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Battle Axe - Whirling Axe - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
Dual Blades - Typhoon's Edge - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
Dual Blades - Sweeping Strike - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Dual Blades - one Thousand Cuts - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Energy Melee - Whirling Hands - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
War Mace - Crowd Control - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
War Mace - Shatter - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
War Mace - Whirling Mace- Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
Arctic Mastery/Ice Storm: Fixed a bug where having Arctic Mastery/Shiver and 1 other power in the pool wouldn't unlock Ice Storm.
Earth Mastery/Stalagmites: Fixed a bug where having Earth Mastery/Quicksand and 1 other power in the pool wouldn't unlock Stalagmites.

Tasks

Fixed bug in Wheel of Destruction graveyard mission that sometimes caused a crash when the boss spawned.

CITY of VILLAINS

Badges

Villains that earn the Shrouded badge should not earn a hint for the Portal Jockey accolade.

City Zones

Mercy Isle: The Day Job greeter was getting hoarse from constantly yelling at passers by. Players now need to click on this NPC to get a description of Day Jobs.

Day Jobs

Standing near the Black Helicopter in Grandville will no longer show two day job power icons. Only the Pilot day job icon will appear, this was done because only the Pilot Day job badge was receiving credit while standing in the area.

Powers

General

Reduced the Megalomaniac accolade's potency by 33% and removed its ability to enhance knockback powers, this puts it in line with the hero equivalent Vanguard Medal accolade power.
Energy Aura/Entropy Shield: This power should now grant the user teleportation resistance even if the user is held, stunned or asleep.

Brutes

Removed flags which allowed Brute Rise to the Challenge to not be detoggled by status effects. It now works the same as the Tanker and Scrapper versions.
Battle Axe - Pendulum - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Battle Axe - Whirling Axe - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
Dual Blades - Typhoon's Edge - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
Dual Blades - Sweeping Strike - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Dual Blades - one Thousand Cuts - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Energy Melee - Whirling Hands - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
Electrical Melee - Thunder Strike - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
War Mace - Crowd Control - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
War Mace - Shatter - Corrected range and radius to 8 feet
War Mace - Whirling Mace- Corrected range and radius to 8 feet

Corruptors

Assault Rifle - Buckshot - Reduced animation time to 0.9 seconds.
Assault Rifle - Beanbag - Reduced animation time to 0.9 seconds.
Assault Rifle - Sniper Rifle - Reduced animation time to 0.67. (Interrupt time not changed)
Assault Rifle - Flame thrower - Reduced animation time to 2.33 seconds and DOT effect now starts immediately.
Assault Rifle - Ignite - Increased recharge to 20 seconds.
Assault Rifle - Full Auto - Reduced animation time to 4 seconds.

Dominators

Psionic Assault - Drain Psyche - endurance recovery bonus no longer reduced by recovery resistance
Mace Mastery/Summon Tarantula: Fixed a problem with this power where it wouldn't correctly grant with some power combinations.
Energy Assault - Whirling Hands - Corrected Radius to 8 feet

Masterminds

Soldiers Medic once again loses "Brawl" as he is upgraded.
Thug Bruisers Hand Clap should now cause Knockdown, rather than Knockback.
Mace Mastery - Power boost - Reduced bonus
Fixed a problem where certain mastermind slash commands could cause erroneous error messages when a 48 month buff pet was summoned.

Stalkers

Modified FX for Shadow Meld Patron Power
Altered Teleport Foe so that it disables the :automatic" critical ability of Stalkers for 4 seconds if it successfully hits (not necessarily moves) a target.
Dual Blades - Sweeping Strike - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Dual Blades - one Thousand Cuts - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet
Dual Blades/Thousand Cuts: Increased this power's range from 7 to 10.
Electrical Melee - Thunder Strike - Corrected range and radius to 7 feet