Patch 18.3.13 Update Notes

[Chrisax]

**18.3.13 Update Notes**

- New always open pvp area added for seven different level ranges (level 10+). Accessible through the new PvP signup common area.

- New Battlestation level ranges introduced and less players are now required to both start a battlestation AND keep it running. New common signup room for all ranges accessible from old BS terminals. New ranges are:

• 10-30
  31-60
  61-100
  101-150
  151-174
  175-214
  215-220

- Alien style superior daily missions have been removed from the superior daily mission system. These and more will be back with a new Alien Daily mission system in the next update.

- Pandemonium protection rings requirement changed from TL6 to level 201+.

- Players should no longer lose unsaved XP from deaths in PvP.

- Tradeskill requirements to make Sector 10 Boss patterns significantly reduced.

- Daily Mission: Experimental Formula - should now resove correctly on hand in of the Analyzer.

- Daily Mission: Prototype Formula - Nanob should no longer be cancelled by the Rage line of nanos.

- Time limits on Penumbra Yuttos missions removed.

- Bureaucrat XP Perks should no longer cancel Phasefront Vehicles.

- Removed a crash associated with Charmed pets.

- New visual XL backpack selection added to container shop.

- Fixed several exploits.

[Elrojo]

Annoying that the top pvp is 215+ now. For what point! No one 175ish will get into the ring with a 214 toon. And the grind from 210 to 220 could be aided by VP, tokens and sk at all levels from 210 above. Now it will just mean people will power to 215. Stupidity.

[Phoenix]

Not to mention the lvl lock increase on the Pand protection rings with no explanation and the dinky waiting zone for BSs and such.

[Elrojo]

I am assuming the pande ring thing is to stop sub-200s gettig pande phats in lieu of the new proposed apf. But who knows

[Phoenix]

According to yesterdays FwM it's due to the NR bonus supposedly being thought to be too high for a lvl 190-200 char. Means does think some of the loot is too much as well apparently. Although not much of it can either be worn below lvl 201 due to lvl or skill reqs for most. Those that can either are more for bonuses to get other stuff on or compare to some of the newer stuff out there provide only modest bonuses.

Mind you as there have been various TL5 or lower chars brought all the way to pick up items from the Beast with enough babysitting changing the lvl lock on the ring doesn't prevent people from getting Pand items. All it does is make it more troublesome and so only those with people/chars to babysit lower chars can get Pand items.