This patch includes a fix to Skyshrine reward crates.

The US Servers will come down on April 24, 2012, at 7:00 am Pacific for a hotfix. The expected downtime is one hour. Patch notes are available below.

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GENERAL

• You can now properly join group members in Skyshrine instances.

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Greater Faydark

• Reanimated Nexus Scion and scorched skeletal wizards respawn reliably now.

Skyshrine: The Underdepths

• The drop rate of Yelnar's Binding Stone has been increased.

Dracur Prime

• If you chose not to aid Apprentice Overknight Deshniak previously, he will no longer hold a grudge and allow you to test your rescue attempt again.

Dracur Prime [Advanced Solo]

• Ariorb and Xersis no longer normalize each other’s health. They should heal a lot less during combat.

ABILITIES / ALTERNATE ADVANCEMENT
Brigand

• Befuddle spell scrolls now properly give the spell upgrades to brigands when consumed.

Beastlord

• Beastsoul II should no longer be appearing in the beastlord knowledge book.

Troubador

• Jester's Ruse should now properly apply to the target rather than the caster.

Defiler

• Crystallize Soul should now properly grant the consumable above level 90.

TRADESKILLS

• Upgrades to Prophetic Ward VI are now craftable - the recipes have been added to existing level 91 Sage recipe books.

ITEMS

• Lowered the effect radius on the "Blood and Ashes" proc. It should no longer pull entire zones.
• Haste has been added to the "Skyshrine" game update fighter, scout, and priest gloves.
• Fennin's Destruction should trigger more reliably.
• Focus Effects should once again stack correctly.
• In order to fix an issue with Skyshrine reward crates they have now been made auto-consume.

QUESTS
Withered Lands

• Phaerus Thunderhorn should no longer keep offering you quest components if you do not need them.
• You should now be able to hail Adephala from much farther away for quest updates.
• Players on the Totemic Reinforcement quest should now be able to place their totems more reliably.