RoM – Patch 3.0.4 – Secret of the Temple!

On Thursday September 16 2010 the Frogster America will put online patch 3.0.4, Secret of the Temple.

On Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, all U.S. Runes of Magic servers will be unavailable between 1 a.m PDT and 7 a.m. PDT.

Be prepared to receive our newest content patch: 3.0.4 – Secret of the Temple!

Your Runes of Magic Team

On the north american website there’s still no information about the patch, but on the European website we can read a little about it. There are some skill modification, the usual item updates, but the interesting part about the patch is the preview of the gold trading NPC that will be in Varanas. There’s one npc that will give diamonds for gold, and the other one will give gold for diamonds. There aren’t active yet, so we can only talk to them, but in the next patch, 3.0.5, the system should be fully implemented.

Runes of Magic Patch 3.0.4.2261
– The Mystery of the Temple -

New Features

• New 6-player Instance „Raksha Temple“ found in the Northern Janost Forest, setting new challenges to level 60 players:
  • Encounter 7 brand new bosses by using either easy or normal mode!
  • First ever Hard Mode included in patch 3.0.5 to challenge the strongest heroes of Taborea!

• Northern Janost Forest: Public Encounter
• Guild Castle: Phase 3
  • New Guild Castle Quests available!
  • Additional mini games in the guild drill grounds
• New Tutor System
  • When your character reaches level 30, he should go to “Lehman” who can be found in the Class Hall of Varanas from whom you can accept the quest “Great Instruction”.
    When enough spirit points have been collected, speak to “Lehman” and select “Exchange” to obtain different types of ability points permanently.
• New Profanity Filter functions
• New World Boss in Ravenfell
• In-game event: The Juice Festival
• Reactivation of the gold trade and C.O.D function using the in-game mailbox
• Preview of the Diamond / Gold trading NPCs, to be activated with Patch 3.0.5:
  • Can be found in the center of Varanas beside the mailbox
  • Agnes will be responsible for trading diamonds for gold
  • Cedrice will be responsible for trading gold for diamonds
  • Both NPCs can be talked to but will NOT yet offer their services. The reason behind this is due to the as yet unfinished technical aspects. Both NPCs will be linked to our database to follow all transactions by any character & account using the services.
    The activation and return of the gold trade is currently planned for patch 3.0.5 after all open technical requirements have been finalized.
    Additional information will be offered in a separate thread soon™.

Skill Changes

• [Mage + Scout]
  • Thunderclap: Added, “When cast on another player, it has a reduced effect.” Desc: A magic arrow binds the target for 5 seconds to his location at that moment. (If the target is a player, his movement speed is decreased by 40% for (depending on skill level) seconds.) (Effect is lifted if player receives damage)
• [Druid + Rogue]
  • Necrotic Wound: Added, “When cast on another player, it has a reduced effect. Desc: Requires 2 points of Nature’s Power. Reduces healing received by target by -2% for 20 seconds. (If the target is a player, the amount he is healed is decreased by (depending on skill level) % for (depending on skill level) seconds.)
• [Scout + Warrior]
  • Mental Focus: Fixed a bug where this ability was cancelled if it was cast twice in a row Desc:Recovers 0 focus points every 5 seconds for a total of 120 seconds
• [Warden]
  • Elven Guidance:
    • The original description reads: Unleashes your pet. Whenever within the next (depending on skill level) seconds your pet hits with Punch, Stab Wound and Beam Attack you can recover(depending on skill level) MP. (Pet must be inside a radius of 300.)
    • The new description reads: Unleashes your pet. If your pet hits with Punch, Sepal Stab, or Beam Attack within the next (depending on skill level) seconds your pet hits with Punch, Sepal Stab, or Beam Attack you can recover (depending on skill level) MP. (Pet must be inside a radius of 300.)
• [Scout + Warden]
  • Wind Attack:
    Fixed a bug to match the description. After the effect has ended it cannot be triggered again for 30 seconds. Known issue: there is a wrong String in the Skill description at the moment which says the skill cannot be triggered again for 45s. This will be fixed after a new String Update.
• [Warden + Druid]
  • Natural Spring:
    • Original: If your Nature Crystal’s Beam Attack successfully hits its target, team members in a range of 100 will be restored. “In addition, enemy players’ health will also be restored.”
    • New: This skill no longer restores enemy players’ health
• [Druid + Warden]
  • Spirit of Life:
    • Original: It heals all friendly targets within a range of 70 every 4 seconds. “In addition, enemy players’ health will also be restored.”
    • New: This skill no longer restores enemy players’ health
  • o Healing Ripple:
    • Original: Heals up to 3 friendly targets in a range of 60. “In addition, enemy players’ health will also be restored.”
    • New: This skill no longer restores enemy players’ health
• [Priest Item Set Skill]
  • Holy Candle Shield
    • Original Cooldown: 120secs
  • • New Cooldown: 240secs

Item changes & corrections

• When the Guild Castle Transport Stone is used in Siege War, the error message, “You don’t have a Guild Castle” has been corrected to, “You can’t use that here.”
• When Home-sweet-home is used in Siege War the error message, “You can’t use that here.” will now display.
• The ”Adventurer Weapon Enchancement Bundle”, “Adventurer Defense Enhancement Bundle”, and “Adventurer Accessories Enhancement Bundle” are now flagged as Item Shop Item
• The maid-created potion “Crazy Breakout” will no longer reduce the player’s aggro to 1.
• The Potions “Godspeed” and “Unbridled Enthusiasm” will no longer stack buffs.

Bugfixes & Changes

General changes

• A small part stuck out from the four corners of the guild castle walls, blocking the catapult during a guild battle. This part has been removed
• Added four Guild Castle Construction Points for the Stone Guild Castle Upgrade (two on the left and two on the right side outside of the walls)

Miscellaneous

• The following items received a “Daily Quest” tag:
  • Kalod’s Tongue
  • Demon Spider’s Tooth
  • Tifka’s Magical Essence
  • Sifted Ore
  • Rubbish of a Valley Dwarf
  • Straw Collected by Chelons
  • Kal Turok King Head
  • Foul Dragonfly Wing
  • Scattered Supply
  • Sea of Snow Supply
  • Mushroom Stem
  • Wolf Cub Tail
  • Cave Crab Spawn
  • Fat Worm
  • Wave Flower
• Changed description from “Open this Bag to” to “Opening this Package will give you” for the following Items:
  • Madness Potion Bag
  • Defense Potion Bag
  • Cleansing Potion Bag
  • Rune Obsidian Sand Bag
  • Ancient Spirit Oak Timber Bag
  • Thorn Apple Bundle Bag
  • Flame Dust Sand Material Package
  • Cyanide Sand Material Package
  • Rock Crystal Sand Material Package
  • Mysticite Sand Material Package
  • Mithril Sand Material Package
  • Frost Crystal Sand Material Package
  • Chime Wood Timber Material Package
  • Stone Rotan Timber Material Package
  • Redwood Timber Material Package
  • Dragon Beard Root Timber Material Package
  • Sagewood Timber Material Package
  • Fairywood Timber Material Package
  • Rosemary Material Packages
  • Bison Grass Material Package
  • Foloin Nut Butter Material Package
  • Green Thistle Material Package
  • Straw Mushroom Material Package
  • Mirror Sedge Material Package

Also, Yay for the gold trade and COD function making it’s way back into the game!

Sources:

• https://forum.runesofmagic.com/showthread.php?p=2438344#post2438344 – Patch Notes
• http://us.runesofmagic.com/us/news,id1529,patch_304_server_maintenance.html – Maintenance