Update 49.1 Release Notes

Here are the Release Notes for Update 49.1, released on Thursday, April 29th. 

News and Notes:

Combat

• The animations for Intimidate, Bluff, and Diplomacy no longer cancel the attack chain.
• The pause after swapping equipment has been reduced.

Items

• The Aegis of Aosu'riel now has flavor text.

• Aasimar Scourge's Greater Scourge Weapons no longer says it grants offhand Doublestrike, is now hidden from the buff bar, and no longer falls off when you enter a dungeon, die, or rest.

• The critical threat range of the Collapsible Shortbow has been fixed, with its Heroic version back to 20x3 and the Epic version properly at 19-20x3. 

• Vivace, the Rapier of Rhapsody now applies it spell critical damage more reliably.

• Several new items released in Update 49 now have their correct material type. 

• The Snakeskin Vest, Gorgon Docent, and Gorgon Armor are now back to being minimum level 8. 

• Corrected an issue that was preventing Bladeforged Iconics from getting their level 15 gear on the Hardcore server. 

• The Sunblade no longer improperly places a buff onto your buff bar. 

• The Magical Vulnerability from Bound Fate and the Physical Vulnerability from Grim Fate no longer stack when effects from different ranks are applied.

  • Rank 2 and 3 of Bound Fate now applies Magical Vulnerability for the correct duration of 45 seconds.

  • Rank 3 of Bound Fate now properly applies its listed amount of 12% Magical Vulnerability.

  • Grim Fate now properly applies its listed amount of Physical Vulnerability (6/10/12%).

• Corrected an issue with the icon for the new Hardcore IV mount. 

Enhancements

• The Wizard version of Eldritch Knight's Eldritch Blade capstone now properly adds +2 Constitution

• Knight of the Chalice's Holy Retribution now restores Smite charges again. 

• The Communion of Scribing in the Bladeforged Iconic enhancement tree no longer has its incorrect tooltip speed numbers. 

• The Word of Balance SLA in Season's Herald has had its text corrected.

• Tier 4 of Angel of Vengeance no longer erroneously applies extra caster levels to Sunbolt.

• Tier 4 of Angel of Vengeance now calls out that it applies to alignment spells. 

Favor

• The favor reward for achieving the proper amount of Morgrave University favor is now available and grants +2 to Search and Spellcraft. 

Feats

• Multitude of Missile no longer puts Manyshot on cooldown.
• Some outdated references to Manyshot in other abilities have been removed.

Hardcore

• The Hardcore vendor now allows access to previous rewards earned during prior seasons on the Hardcore server itself.

Quests and Adventure Areas

• Menace of the Underdark
  • Caught in the Web:
    • This quest is now slightly brighter.
    • Lolth has fewer mobs in the final fight.
    • Portal Keepers respawn five seconds slower and more predictably.
    • Ana now notices artifacts from farther away.

Miscellaneous:

• The alert icon for a guild leveling up to a high level now uses the Legendary Victory icon.