Game Update for May 18, 2012

[Harlan-RoI]

Hello everyone! It's time for a round of updates and this week's patch is all about bug squashin'!

We will be bringing the servers down at 9:00PM PDT / 4:00AM GMT (queue locked @ 8:30PM PDT / 3:30AM GMT) for about 2 hours tonight to patch in the following updates. The extended downtime is due to database maintenance that will also be undertaken.

1. Highlights

1.1. MIA Ping Added!
1.2. Shard Bot will now be available in 3PVE!
1.3. Bug Squishin!
1.4. New font implemented game wide.

2. Client and Social Hub

2.1. New game font and overall UI polish pass.
2.2. Revised Hub Help Menu and added Guild Menu help display.
2.3. Updated Credits.

3. Immortals

3.1. Offensive Tree

a. Physical Ability Damage Boost Changed from 6% and 12% to 5% and 10%.
b. Magical Ability Damage Boost Changed from 6% and 12% to 5% and 10%.
c. Focused Boost Changed from 15% to 12%.

3.2. Vezin

a. Unholy Spore timing animation fixed.
b. Vezin Tooltip updated for Unholy Spore and Realm of Death to correct description.

3.3. Nauria

a. Nauria's status effect icons fixed for her abilities.
b. Nauria's Sanguine Rites will no longer move Karapyss while submerged.

3.4. Azcadelia

a. Removed debuff icon from Shadow Veil.

3.5. Tzai

a. Added .5 second cast seconds to Demon's Gaze.

3.6. Kaos

a. Big Bullets updated so that Kaos will always face the direction he fires.

3.7. Ichorr

a. Fixed armor boost icon on Ichorr's skill tree.

4. Map/Gameplay

4.1. Immortals will no longer play sound effects to enemies while in brush.
4.2. Death timers added to the instance stats dialog to see when enemies spawn.
4.3. Removed mouse collision from character portrait area so that it can be clicked through.
4.4. Removed mouse collision from bounty icon, afk icon, and disconnected icon.
4.5. 3PVE.

a. 3PVE Bots received updated AI improvements.
b. Khrytheros PvE boss no longer takes damage from mega turrets.
c. Reduced attack range on relic in 3vE.

4.7. Increased creep collision size by 50%.
4.8. Enabled MIA pings - to use them, hold CTRL and click on the buttons at the top of the mini map.

[Harlan-RoI]

Servers are back up. Have fun!