Rift 1.4 Hotfix #4 Patch Notes
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RIFT 1.4 Hotfix #4 - 8:00am PDT 8/10/11 [NA] - 1:00am GMT 11/8/11 [EU]
HAMMERKNELL
- Added a new achievement for defeating Vladmal Prime.
- Defeating Vladmal Prime is also now required to obtain the Hammerknell Fortress achievement.
Vladmal Prime
- Vladmal Prime no longer rotates to face his target when casting Asphyxiating Smoke.
Grugonim
- The damage buff applied by the Bloodplague Crawler is now applied in an area of effect, triggered on its death.
More patch notes after the jump.
HAMMERKNELL (cont.)
Matron Zamira
- Dark Concussion: Decreased the damage on this ability.
- Child of Night minions have reduced health.
- Matron Zamira will begin casting Host of Oblivion sooner.
- Nightmare Spirit and Child of Night minions should now despawn correctly if they're still up when Matron Zamira dies.
Rune King Molinar
- Visions of Honor now lasts longer.
- Prince Dollin's Consuming Essence now has a longer casting time.
- Incorporeal Revenants can now move while channeling and are vulnerable to knockbacks.
- Forgotten Steward's buff, Honor's Sting, now has a visible component to make it easier to spot.
- Reduced the casting time of the Forgotten Steward's Honor's Reward spell.
Sicaron
- Unholy Contract: Increased damage bonus from this ability.
- The Necromancer spell, Consumption, can now affect Sicaron properly.
WATER SAGA
- Veras will appear for his scenes, but will not stun you.
- Breaking the Bond: Using the quest item will no longer interrupt scripted scenes.
- Wishes of the Dominata: Should update regardless of whether the vignette scene completes or not.
GENERAL
- PvP: Reduced the Prestige bonuses from Alternate-mode Warfronts.
- PvP Rifts: Increased the hit points of Planar Extractors, Extraction Attractors, Idols of Absorption, and Absorption Beacons by 25%.
- Crafting: Bottle of Lifeleech now returns 10% of the damage you deal as health to you once every 2 seconds, instead of 50% ability damage reduction.
- Fixed a case where Drake Filets could be used without consuming the item.
- Mending Soul from guild bank funds no longer incorrectly reports not enough coin available.
- Fixed a case where speed buffs or debuffs would fail to properly affect you when mounting or dismounting.
- Raid Tears should no longer collapse when a zone event begins.
- You should once again be able to select screen resolution options that have longer text than the settings window can show.
Source: Rift Forums