Patch Notes: September 1, 2009

Hot Issues

• Balance tuning to critter attack power and player defensive powers.
• The XP curve for critters below your level has been fixed. All critters five levels or more below you should grant no XP.
• Retcon costs have been lowered to their intended cost.

Patch Note Topics

• General
• UI/Chat
• Powers
• Missions/Environments
• Unity
• Crafting
• Character Creator
• Hero Games

General

• Balance tuning to critter attack power and player defensive powers.
• The XP curve for critters below your level has been fixed. All critters five levels or more below you should grant no XP.
• Retcon costs have been lowered to their intended cost.
• Combat Booster Pills and Combat Recovery Pills removed from the stores. Existing ones have been modified to their intended effects.
• Consumable MARS healing devices and damage prevention devices added.
• All Healing and damage prevention devices now share a two minute cooldown.
• Snakebucks should now be dropping and displaying correctly from Cowboy Robots.
• Fix for several crashes.

User Interface and Chat

• Added icons to the C Store.

Powers

• Sorcery powers should now properly count towards the purchase of future Sorcery powers.
• Top travel power speeds reduced by 15%.

Missions/Environments

• Increase item drop rates across the board.

Canadian Wilderness

• "Scared Straight" - Lowered XP gain for completion after the first time, also added a timer after turn-in before you can retake the mission.

The Hero Games

• PVP Healing and damage prevention devices now cost less Acclaim to purchase.
• PVP Purple quality Upgrades increased dramatically in price. Level 40 Blue quality PVP Upgrades added.
• We are monitoring Acclaim costs of PVP Upgrades and consumables and are adjusting it to make sure prices are in line with rate players can earn Acclaim