A couple of game-play changes, prompted by suggestions the last battlegrounds. ;P
General Changes
- Getting pushed off a platform interrupts any interruptible cast or channel. (Suggested by Caydence)
PvP
- A "Random Battleground" option has been added! Queuing for it randomly queues players for either Elyssia Ridge, Saliko Outlands, or Cheese Hunt. (Suggested by Dazz)
- It is no longer possible to whisper a player of the opposing team faction during a battleground. Battlegrounds are battles under well-defined mechanics, and not a battle of words and empty threats. (Reported by Kitson)
- - Moderators are still able to whisper in case they need to inform participants of ToS violations. Game masters can also be whispered to, to respond to any potential issues that exist during the battleground. However, those are the only sanctioned uses of cross-team whispers during battlegrounds.
- Game masters are now able to /yell in a battleground, the content of which will be seen by either team.
- The team assignment algorithm will take greater care in making sure that teams have at least a priest and a warrior, if new players queue and none of these classes were in the teams before. (Suggested by Caydence)
- It is no longer possible to fall through the floor in the Gold Mine in Saliko Outlands. (Reported by Kitson)
- The PvP buff items in Elyssia Ridge will now respawn more frequently.
- After entering the two chokepoint portals in Schwartzwald Castle, the attackers are receiving a three seconds buff that decreases all damage received by 90% in order to discourage camping at the portals.
- - This effect can only happen once every 30 seconds. In addition, retreating through a chokepoint does restart the 30 second timer without giving the buff.
- The branches that can be collected in Schwartzwald Castle now heal for a flat 10% of the door's maximum health per branch.
- Schwartzwald Castle now shows up in the background of the hill with Saliko Chapel.
- An additional stair has been added to the entrance of Schwartzwald Castle.
