Editing Shifting Tactics

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'''January 2009''' - [[Announcements - 2009/01 - Shifting Tactics|Announcements Page]]
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=== Teaser ===
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=== Rollout ===
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=== Release Notes ===
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== Discoveries ==
=== [[Town Crier]] Rumors ===
''Free Rumors'':
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "It seems people have been purchasing some new and interesting things off the exclusive vendors who don't accept pyreal. I never really understood how anyone could live without pyreal but from what I hear two of these vendors aren't even alive..."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "News!  The Dereth Explorers Society has embarked on a great mapping project of the island and invites all adventurers to participate!"</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "News!  There is a new hunter who is studying the fauna of Dereth.  He's looking for adventurers to collect tokens from various creatures that he's tagged."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "News!  Owners of Runed Weapons can turn them in for practical training in the relevant skill!"</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "The Societies are training their members in the arts of war!  They've developed some great big simulation to hone the tactical skills of their recruits."</font><br>

''Pyreal Rumors:''
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "I've just been waiting for someone to give me some of those Olthoi venom sacs so I can go buy some protective clothing before the Olthoi make a comeback. We town criers really have to be prepared for anything!"</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "If you are a member of a Society, you may want to report to your stronghold for tactical training.  I'm told the Tactical Officers of the Societies have developed a fascinating new method of war simulation."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "If you have a Runed Weapon that you no longer need, you can turn it in to the Yaraq weaponsmith Bhravarn ibn Salizim for training in the relevant skill.  How handy!"</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "The cartographers of the Dereth Explorers Society have announced a challenge to all exploration-minded adventurers in Dereth!  Speak to Sean the Speedy in Holtburg for details."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "The Hunter Rand in Holtburg seeks the help of adventurers comfortable with hunting in the wilderness.  He has a variety of creature bounties to offer."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Town Crier tells you, "Well, I'm sure glad that awful T'thuun-thing was defeated, but it was kinda nice when his ambient magical corruption was keeping the weather warm."</font><br>

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=== [[Ulgrim]] Rumors ===
''Free Rumors:''
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've been thinking of starting up my own shop where I sell things for ale. One can never have enough ale. And when one has ale, who has need for pyreal?"</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I've tossed back a couple of mugs with that Rand character who's sending people out on hunting expeditions.  Nice guy, but he was way too interested in examining me for identifying marks."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh yeah, I finally got off my duff and sent that T'thuun screaming down to his own private abyss again.  But not a word of thanks, or even a mug of stout bought for me by a grateful populace, eh?  See if I defeat a demon lord of the cosmic chaos that lurks at the center of the planet again for you ingrates."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Tactical Defense? Please.  More like worst drinking game ever."</font><br>

''Stout Rumors:''
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "The Dereth Explorers Society is marking the island for map-toting adventurers, eh?  I've marked parts of Dereth, too.  I figure old Berkholt's stout has seen most of this island, one way or the other."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I hope you got all the Sclavus trophies you wanted.  Clever creatures, those Sclavus.  Able to adapt to stop dropping those bits that people like to make trophies out of.  If I could adapt like that I'd grow a second liver and a third bladder."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Ho ho ho, the snows came after the demon went howling down to defeat.  No justice in this world, I tell ya.  As a wise man once said, we are slowly being digested by an amoral universe.  Some of us more slowly than others, naturally."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Oh yeah, I saw Speedy Sean coming through here, marking targets for his map quest.  I'll let you in on a secret, since you were so obliging with this mug of stout.  He marked the back of Claude's mask.  Yep, you're going to have to scalp that old trickster to finish the task."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Some mage called me a gimp the other day."</font><br>
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I asked him what a gimp was and he said "You, Gimpy! What kind of a gimp mage has a 40 Focus?""</font><br>
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "So I portaled him to that new valley everyone is talking about to find out what kind of mage he is."</font><br>
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I guess he didn't realize that I had used a few attribute transfer gems... What a gimp."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Tactical Defense was so easy I beat it with one eye shut...  Maybe it was both eyes.  Actually I think I was passed out."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "Thanks for the mug, friend.  Hey, you didn't drop one of Rand's hunting tags in here, did you?  I don't want to be trussed up and delivered to him for one of his weird little collection projects."</font><br>

:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "There aren't a lot of stimulating people to talk to around here."</font><br>
:<font color=darkgoldenrod>Ulgrim the Unpleasant tells you, "I don't mean you of course, you're fascinating."</font><br>

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=== New [[Quests]] ===
==== [[Monthly Game Hunter]] ====
:Speak to [[Rand, Game Hunter]] for monthly kill tasks. He awards 1 [[Adventurer's Token]] every 24 hours upon completion of 1 (of 5) kill tasks. 10 tokens give a [[Mana Forge]] Key. More details [[Monthly Game Hunter|here]]

==== [[Dereth Exploration]] ====
:Speak to [[Sean the Speedy]] in [[Holtburg]] and start exploring dereth for 10 Exploration Markers. This quest will be updated with new locations frequently. More details [[Dereth Exploration|here]].

==== [[Tactical Defense Game]] ====
: You must be a [[Master]] rank to play this minigame. Each round costs 5 [[Commendation Ribbon]]s and has you place various towers on a life size gameboard to keep a steady stream of mini creatures from making their escape. More details [[Tactical Defense Game|here]].

==== Live Events ====



=== New [[NPCs]] ===
* [[Rand, Game Hunter]] - 42.2N 33.9E in [[Holtburg]]
:He awards 1 [[Adventurer's Token]] every 24 hours upon completion of 1 (of 5) kill tasks. 10 tokens give a [[Mana Forge]] Key.
* [[Sean the Speedy]] - 42.3N 33.7E in [[Holtburg]]
:Starts the [[Dereth Exploration]] quest.
* [[Tactical Officer]] - In north wing of each [[Faction Stronghold]] (same room as armor smiths).
** [[Tactical Training Officer]] - Inside [[Tactical Arena]]
** [[Tower Distributor]] - Inside [[Tactical Arena]]
** [[Game Master]] - Inside [[Tactical Arena]]

==== Updated NPCs ====
* [[Bhravarn ibn Salizim]] in [[Yaraq]] - Gives experience into your weapon skills for [[Princely Runed Weapons]] (7,500,000 maximum) [[Royal Runed Weapons]] (10 Million maximum). Xp is determined by how much it costs to raise the skill of the weapon you turn in. See [http://vnboards.ign.com/wintersebb/b5334/109944835/r109952147/|this thread] for some test results.

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=== New [[Locations]] ===

==== Updated Locations ====

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=== New [[Items]] ===
* [[Image:Adventurer's Token Icon.png]] [[Adventurer's Token]]
* [[Image:Empyrean Crystal Icon.png]] [[Empyrean Crystal]] - '''25''' [[Colosseum Coin]]s - Improves Colosseum Ring
** [[Image:Enhanced Blue Empyrean Ring Icon.png]] [[Enhanced Blue Empyrean Ring]]
** [[Image:Enhanced Green Empyrean Ring Icon.png]] [[Enhanced Green Empyrean Ring]]
** [[Image:Enhanced Red Empyrean Ring Icon.png]] [[Enhanced Red Empyrean Ring]]
** [[Image:Enhanced White Empyrean Ring Icon.png]] [[Enhanced White Empyrean Ring]]
** [[Image:Enhanced Yellow Empyrean Ring Icon.png]] [[Enhanced Yellow Empyrean Ring]]
* [[Image:Exploration Marker Icon.png]] [[Exploration Marker]]
* [[Image:Trap Tower Token Icon.png]] [[Trap Tower Token]]
* [[Image:Tactical Defense Coin Icon.png]] [[Tactical Defense Coin]]
* [[Image:Archer Tower Token Icon.png]] [[Archer Tower Token]]
* [[Image:Flame Bolt Tower Token Icon.png]] [[Flame Bolt Tower Token]]
* [[Image:Ring Tower Token Icon.png]] [[Ring Tower Token]]
* [[Image:Uber Tower Token Icon.png]] [[Uber Tower Token]]
* [[Image:First Upgrade Token Icon.png]] [[First Upgrade Token]]
* [[Image:Second Upgrade Token Icon.png]] [[Second Upgrade Token]]
* [[Image:Third Upgrade Token Icon.png]] [[Third Upgrade Token]]

==== New [[Clothing]] ====
* [[Image:Gladiatorial Leggings Icon.png]] [[Gladiatorial Leggings ]] - '''25''' [[Colosseum Coin]]s - [[Major Coordination]]
* [[Image:Gladiatorial Tunic Icon.png]] [[Gladiatorial Tunic]] - '''25''' [[Colosseum Coin]]s - [[Major Willpower]]
:*Bonus spells for wearing '''both''' Gladiatorial Tunic and Gladiatorial Leggings are [[Epic Endurance]], [[Warrior's Ultimate Vigor]], and [[Wizard's Ultimate Intellect]].

* [[Image:Protective Leggings Icon.png]] [[Protective Leggings ]] - '''10''' [[Small Olthoi Venom Sac]]s - [[Major Piercing Ward]]
* [[Image:Protective Tunic Icon.png]] [[Protective Tunic]] - '''10''' [[Small Olthoi Venom Sac]]s - [[Major Slashing Ward]]
:*Bonus spells for wearing '''both''' Protective Tunic and Protective Leggings are [[Caustic Boon]], [[Boon of the Blade Turner]], [[Boon of the Mace Turner]], [[Fiery Boon]], [[Boon of the Arrow Turner]], and [[Executor's Boon]].

* [[Image:Ceremonial Leggings Icon.png]] [[Ceremonial Leggings]] - '''25''' [[Ancient Mhoire Coin]]s - [[Major Stamina Gain]]
* [[Image:Ceremonial Tunic Icon.png]] [[Ceremonial Tunic]] - '''25''' [[Ancient Mhoire Coin]]s - [[Incantation of Regeneration Other]], [[Incantation of Rejuvenation Other]]
:*Bonus spells for wearing '''both''' Ceremonial Tunic and Ceremonial Leggings are [[Major Health Gain]] (+30% Health Regeneration rate) and [[Essence Glutton]] (+30 Health).

==== Updated Items ====
* [[Image:Mana Forge Icon.png]] [[Mana Forge]] Chests - Loot profiles improved.
** All armor sets now have the same chance of appearing (previously, some sets were more common than others.) In addition, sets, as a whole, are now more common.
** Chalices, Bowls, Goblets, etc. removed from weapon chest loot.
** New max wield weapons are now more common, as well as 400 wield weapons with 420 wield stats.
* [[Image:Granite Key Icon.png]] [[Granite Key]] - Value has increased.
* [[Image:Marble Key Icon.png]] [[Marble Key]] - Value has increased.
* [[Image:Sturdy Steel Key Icon.png]] [[Sturdy Steel Key]] - Value has increased.
** Each of the keys open chests that can contain 0-2 [[Princely Runed Weapons]] or 0-2 [[Royal Runed Weapons]] which are now worth up to 10 million xp each if turned in to [[Bhravarn ibn Salizim]].

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=== New [[Item Sets]] ===
* [[Ceremonial Clothing Set]]
* [[Gladiatorial Clothing Set]]
* [[Protective Clothing Set]]

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=== New [[Titles]] ===

* Amateur Explorer
* Experienced Explorer
* Adept Explorer
* Master Explorer
* Elite Explorer
* Mountain Climber
* Daredevil
* Sky Diver
* Spelunker
* Party Goer
* Crater Crasher
* Tactical Aid
* True Tactician
* Tactical Fantastical

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=== New [[Creatures]] ===
{|border=0
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{{Creature Class|Banderling}}
:* [[Mini Banderling]]

{{Creature Class|Chicken}}
:* [[Mini Thunder Chicken]]

{{Creature Class|Cow}}
:* [[Mini Cow]]

{{Creature Class|Drudge}}
:* [[Mini Drudge]]

{{Creature Class|Human}}
:* [[Mini Tanada Nanjou Shou-jen]]

{{Creature Class|Lugian}}
:* [[Mini Lugian]]

{{Creature Class|Mattekar}}
:* [[Mini Mattekar]]
:* [[Mini Swarthy Mattekar]]

{{Creature Class|Misc. Creature Class}}
:* [[Mini Gaerlan]]
:* [[Mini Martine]]

{{Creature Class|Monouga}}
:* [[Mini Crude Monouga]]
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{{Creature Class|Mosswart}}
:* [[Mini Mosswart]]
:* [[Mini Mosswart Zealot]]

{{Creature Class|Rabbit}}
:* [[Mini Black Rabbit]]

{{Creature Class|Reedshark}}
:* [[Mini Reedshark]]

{{Creature Class|Scarecrow}}
:* [[Mini Scarecrow]]

{{Creature Class|Snowman}}
:* [[Mini Abominable Snowman]]
:* [[Mini Snowman]]

{{Creature Class|Tumerok}}
:* [[Mini Tumerok]]
:* [[Mini Tumerok High Priest]]
:* [[Mini Tumerok Gladiator]]

{{Creature Class|Tusker}}
:* [[Mini Tusker]]
:* [[Mini Tuskie Sprinter]]
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=== [[Known Issues]] ===
* The <font color=darkgreen>"Failed to enter chat room"</font> bug persists.
* Some players still see black dome at Monster Fights.
* Zongo's Fist is still surpassed by Strength of Diemos.
* Tusker spells (i.e. Tusker Leap) still have an inflated difficulty.
* The cleanup NPC in the Tower Defense minigame is cleaning up monsters too early, counting them against the player. This occurs at the third turn from the end. Monsters that make it to this point will likely count against you.

==== [[Typos]] ====
* The Tanada Nanjou Shou-jen and Bane Griever creatures in the Tactics game are misnamed and should be Mini Tanada Nanjou Shou-jen or Mini Nanjou Shou-jen and Mini Bane Griever?
* The [[Tactical Officer]] asks reclaims nonexistant Slow Tower tokens.

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=== Splash Screen ===
[[Image:Shifting Tactics Splash Screen.jpg]]

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