LoH/Patch Notes/September-October 2012
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Patch Notes: October 25, 2012
- Scheduled Maintenance
Weekly Sale
- The Pumpkin Bucket is here for Halloween.
- Exciting new grab bag improved for Halloween.
- New Hyper Energy Drink restores 50% instead of 25%.
- 4 NEW EXCLUSIVE HALLOWEEN CARDS!!!
- Here for one week only.
- Receive one of these items:
- 3 x Elite Pack
- 1 x Tempus Pack
- 3 x Tempus Pack
- 50 x Fortune Pack
- 3gging (Epic)
- Paper into Trees (Epic)
- Cutting Edge (Epic)
- Accelerated Decay (Legendary)
- 1 x Cosmic Pack
- 1 x Draft Pack
- 3 x Draft Pack
- 2 x Bust of Aloysius Zeroth
- 8 x Hyper Energy Drink
- 25 x Hyper Energy Drink
- 25 x Legacy Coin
- 50 x Legacy Coin
- 1000 x Legacy Coin
- 25 x Skill Point
- 50 x Skill Point
Enhancements
- Drop rates for Medkits and Newspaper Clippings have been increased in Issues 1 - 6.
- Unique card drops have been increased in Issues 1 - 6.
- Glory Pack is now permanently 10 Legacy Coins.
- Halloween is here!
- The Homeschool is wreaking havoc around the city and taken over Mad Confectionist's factory.
- New Issue 9.1 along with a new brawl -- available for 1 week only!
- 6 new attainable cards exclusive to this Halloween event .
Bug Fixes
- In draft effects that require badges will no longer proc if you don't have the badge .
- Grip of Fanatacism will now work regardless of the time you play it.
- Card effects that cause double damage will no longer stack together. Equipment and badge effects will stack with card effects.
- Over the Top will now only add shield to itself.
- Maser: Far From Home buff will now fade if two cards are played on the same turn.
- Fixed a bug that displayed some log messages out of order when "No-Animations" is on.
- Fixed a bug that allowed you to sometimes start a guild brawl without a full team .
- Fixed a bug that sometimes did not display player equipment in brawl / draft screens.
- Tooltips will no longer sometimes show reversed.
- Players should no longer show without clothes unless they don't have any equipped.
- Players with the title L'il will now properly show up on the leaderboard.
Known Issues
- Titles can cause small display issues with player's name being too long.
- Banish pile cards sometimes do not appear. Clicking on the pile will still show the popup.
- Equipment buffs lasting visually a turn longer than they are supposed to.
- The card "Up and At'em" is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- The card "Billy Stopless " is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- "Black Smoke" effect will sometimes not fade.
- "Do as I Do" buff will not visually show up in buff list.
- In draft avatars may sometimes show as blank .
Rev 1857
Tempus Drafting Event: October 19, 2012
- Tempus Drafting Event
Weekly Sale
- Tempus Pack!
- Tempus packs contain only Tempus set cards. These include Preview 1 and 2 cards, and brand new cards which haven't been released before.
- 25% off for the first week only.
- Tempus packs will have a single color crafting material that will drop 100% of the time from an opened pack.
- 5 of these crafting pieces can be exchanged in the Forge for a new Tempus Legendary card.
- Same drop format as the Prestige Packs.
- This pack will be available for one month only.
- Tempus Pack Drafting
- Draft with Tempus Packs for 3 hours on Friday!
- 1:00 - 4:00 PM PST
- 20:00-23:00 Server Time
- You will still retain the crafts you would normally get for the packs.
- Rewards will be as follows:
- 1st - 2 x Tempus Pack
- 2nd - 1 x Tempus Pack
- 3rd - 1 x Tempus Pack
- 4th - 1 x Hourglass
Bug Fixes
- Issue 9 story text has been adjusted to always match the right nodes.
- Dr. Tessera: Devolved will now correctly be unlocked from being defeated on either of the second nodes.
Rev 1811
Patch Notes: October 18, 2012
- Scheduled Maintenance
Weekly Sale
- Two new items have been added. The Pyro Goggles (the final piece of the Pyro equipment set), and our fourth Limited Offer promo card: Pyrotechnique: Forget Me Not .
- New Tempus Pack!
- Tempus packs contain only Tempus set cards. These include Preview 1 and 2 cards, and brand new cards which haven't been released before.
- 25% off for the first week only.
- Tempus packs will have a single color crafting material that will drop 100% of the time from an opened pack.
- 5 of these crafting pieces can be exchanged in the Forge for a new Tempus Legendary card.
- Same drop format as the Prestige Packs.
- This pack will be available for one month only.
- Tempus Pack Drafting
- Draft with Tempus Packs for 3 hours on Friday!
- 1:00 - 4:00 PM PST
- 20:00-23:00 Server Time
- You will still retain the crafts you would normally get for the packs (everyone will still recieve a minimum of 3 Tempus coins when they draft).
- Rewards will be as follows:
- 1st - 2 x Tempus Pack
- 2nd - 1 x Tempus Pack
- 3rd - 1 x Tempus Pack
- 4th - 1 x Hourglass
Enhancements
- Honor Packs have been permanently changed to 3 LC cost.
- Leaderboard rewards have been adjusted to better fit the scale of players.
- Issue 9: Absolute Reckoning is here!
- The fight to save existence has been divided into two sides.
- Find the truth in the fight between the Zeroths in the conclusion to Zeroth Hour.
- More than 40 new cards to obtain.
- With this set coming in Glory, Prestige, and Cosmic packs will go back to only the core set.
- Draft packs will now have all of the core set and all volume 2 cards in them.
- 2 New Brawls
- Dr. Tessera: Devolved - 5 Person
- Absolute Zeroth - 3 Person
- Rules of Engagement
- No Mementos
- No Events
- 30-40 cards
Bug Fixes
- Shadowplay now has the correct duration of next 2 threats .
- League Charters are now view able and do not crash the game.
- Duels should now correctly take energy.
- Welcome Wagon will now last the correct duration.
- Player names will now correctly display in card lore.
- Will Counters will now always show up in log for teammates.
- Can now reconnect to EFL without problems.
Known Issues
- Titles can cause small display issues with player's name being too long.
- Banish pile cards sometimes do not appear. Clicking on the pile will still show the popup.
- Equipment buffs lasting visually a turn longer than they are supposed to.
- The card "Up and At'em" is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- The card "Billy Stopless " is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- "Black Smoke" effect will sometimes not fade.
- If "Maser: Far From Home" is copied by the acolyte badge , the buff will show up twice but only actually be there once.
- "Do as I Do" buff will not visually show up in buff list.
Rev 1799
Patch Notes: October 11, 2012
- Scheduled Maintenance
Weekly Sale
- Two new pieces of equipment have been added: Pyro Jacket and Pyro Flames.
- Shimmerstorm’s Junior Lunchbox!
- Get tons of rares at an amazing value along with a few other great prizes.
- Here is a list of the possible contents:
- 3 x Rares
- 5 x Rares
- 10 x Rares
- 100 x Rares
- 1 x Night Music
- 1 x Shimmerstorm: Warning
- 12 x Skill Points
- 25 x Skill Points
Prestige Packs are 40% off!
- Guaranteed green, blue, purple or orange pack crafting components.
- Last chance to get the pack crafts before they rotate out with Issue 9 next week.
Enhancements
- Rules of Engagement is now live for the EFL .
- EFL will now have a set of rules that only allows decks that follow these rules to enter.
- Rules for the EFL will be changing every week.
- The level entry requirement will still be 75.
- Tickets will now cost 2 Legacy Coins but you will be reset to 5 tickets every * day unless you already have more than that.
- If you have already bought EFL tickets through Legacy Coins you will be * * * refunded in the next couple days.
- The requirements for the EFL rewards have been multiplied by 10.
- Players with any EFL Prize Vouchers will have that amount multiplied by 10.
The rewards for the EFL will now be as follows:
- 1st – 4 EFL Prize Vouchers
- 2nd – 2 EFL Prize Vouchers
- 3rd – 2 EFL Prize Vouchers
- 4th – 1 EFL Prize Voucher
This week’s rules are:
- 20 – 40 card deck size
- Rares or below only
Bug Fixes
- Player in the 5000 to 5999 tier of the last Mega Brawl, where given the Prestige Pack they had not received earlier.
- Fixed a bug which causes the game to freeze in rare cases with Fire from Within .
- Backdraft will now correctly show a buff when depleted .
- Big Stick will now only show the correct amount of buffs.
- Cold Case will now only show buffs for yourself and not teammates.
- League image on player profiles will now correctly display the right clan icon.
- Scarlet Tiger brawl now correctly shows “Issue #7” in the brawl listings.
- Fixed a bug that sometimes caused buffs to become permanent.
- The Three Harmonies buff should now correctly fade after your next turn.
- Matter over Mind will now last the correct number of turns.
Known Issues
- Titles can cause small display issues with player’s name being too long.
- Banish pile cards sometimes do not appear. Clicking on the pile will still show * the popup.
- Equipment buffs lasting visually a turn longer than they are supposed to.
- The card “Up and At’em” is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- The card "Billy Stopless " is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- Black Smoke effect will sometimes not fade.
- Welcome Wagon buff is starting to early when combined with haste.
- Shadowplay buff is visually lasting a turn too long.
October 4, 2012
- Scheduled Maintenance
Weekly Sale
- Two new pieces of equipment have been added: Pyro Pants and Pyro Boots.
- Epic+ Bundle available for 4 days only.
- Contains five Epic+ Prestige Packs for 50% off!!!
- One of these will have a guaranteed legendary!
Enhancements
- Leaderboard Shop: Mall of Fame is here!!
- Only Culverton’s greatest Heroes can shop at the Mall of Fame.
- If you’ve earned Fame by placing at the top of a leaderboard, then come on by the the Mall of Fame to select your prize!
- Sleeves will change the back of your cards to an exciting new image.
- Titles will be added to the front of your name to show off the Fame you have achieved.
New Mega Brawl : Schism: Footfall
- Use your Dimensional Armor to fight this foe back to the dimension from which he came!
- There will be no cooldown timer for this mega brawl to help in defeating this enemy.
- Brawl points for Crisis has been increased from 25 to 30.
- Everyone who participated in the last Mega Brawl will receive 2 Energy Drinks for the problems we experienced with Go Daddy.
- We’ve added three new cards for this event , including the Legendary, Cover Fire.
- For a complete list of rewards follow this link: http://www.lohgame.com/images/footfall.jpg
Bug Fixes
- Two Tone Jacket will no longer crash the game when used.
- Message popup has been moved over slightly to the left out of the way of the friends list.
Known Issues
- Titles can cause small display issues with player’s name being too long.
- When Firerazer kills a player in a Brawl with “Fire from Within” and attempts to shuffle it into the dead player’s deck the game can freeze.
- Banish pile cards sometimes do not appear. Clicking on the pile will still show the popup.
- Equipment buffs lasting visually a turn longer than they are supposed to.
- The card “Up and At’em” is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- The card "Billy Stopless " is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- Black Smoke effect will sometimes not fade.
September 27, 2012
Scheduled Maintenance
Weekly Sale
- SUPER SUMMER STOCKPILE SALE!!!!
- We're doing an end of summer Legacy Coin bonus that is extra special.
- For this week only you will get a 75% bonus to your Legacy Coin purchase if buying at the highest tier.
- This sale will be on kongregate.com, lohgame.com, and armorgames.com.
- Helios Lunchbox is here! Here's a list of the amazing prizes you could get inside:
- 1 x Forgotten Promises
- 1 x The Abyss: Genesis
- 1 x Investigative Journalism
- 1 x Professor Helios
- 1 x Cosmic Pack
- 1 x Draft Pack
- 3 x Draft Pack
- 250 x Draft Pack
- 50 x Fortune Pack
- 2 x Bust of Aloysius Zeroth
- 8 x Energy Drink
- 25 x Energy Drink
- 25 x Legacy Coin
- 50 x Legacy Coin
- 1000 x Legacy Coin
- 25 x Skill Point
- 50 x Skill Point
- 1 x Mysterious Compound
- Gear up for the fight against Schism: Footfall next week by forging the epic Dimensional Warrior Set from the Mysterious Compound.
Enhancements
- Monday Night Heroes will now have progressive draft rewards.
- 1 Draft = 1 x Bust of Aloysius Zeroth
- 3 Drafts = 1 x Draft Pack
- 5 Drafts = 1 x Prestige Pack
- The Mall of Fame for the top ranks of the Leaderboards will be coming very soon!
Bug Fixes
- Scarlet Tiger: Enraged will now correctly fade at the end of turn.
- Fixed a bug where sometimes after a duel , you would not rank up when you should have.
- Add shield buff for equipment will now display correctly.
Known Issues
- When Firerazer kills a player in a Brawl with "Fire from Within" and attempts to shuffle it into the dead player's deck the game can freeze.
- Banish pile cards sometimes do not appear. Clicking on the pile will still show the popup.
- Equipment buffs lasting visually a turn longer than they are supposed to.
- The card "Up and At'em" is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- The card "Billy Stopless " is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- Black Smoke effect will sometimes not fade.
Rev 1632
September 20, 2012
Weekly Sale
- Two new items have been added. The Stalking Tiger Hood (the final piece of the Scarlet Tiger equipment set), and our third promo card: Scarlet Tiger: Enraged .
- Draft Sale! All Draft Packs are 20% off! One week only.
- Draft Rewards Week!
- Every time you participate in a draft this week you will receive a Draft Badge .
- Draft Badges can be crafted into "Elite" rewards.
Enhancements
- Drafts will now give 2 Energy Potions for 4th Place instead of 5 Legacy Coins.
- League Brawl : Abyss: Genesis.
- Join or start a League to take part.
- Drops pieces from the new Dimensional Armor Equipment Set -- a crucial weapon in the battle against The Schism!
Bug Fixes
- In Plain Sight will now give the next attack (not threat ) a chance at being unstoppable .
- Moxie: Genesis will now properly give you 2 Willpower Counters on deplete .
- The play additional threat effect on Zeroth: Genesis should now work correctly.
- Moxie will now have the correct length on the deplete double damage buff.
- Zeroth: Genesis's sculpting badge restricted effect will now only work if you have the sculpting badge .
- Fuel for the Fire no longer has an invisible badge restriction.
Known Issues
- When Firerazer kills a player in a Brawl with "Fire from Within" and attempts to shuffle it into the dead player's deck the game can freeze.
- Banish pile cards sometimes do not appear. Clicking on the pile will still show the popup.
- Equipment buffs lasting visually a turn longer than they are supposed to.
- The card "Up and At'em" is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- The card "Billy Stopless " is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- Black Smoke effect will sometimes not fade.
September 13, 2012
Weekly Sale
- Two new pieces of equipment have been added: Stalking Tiger Pants and Stalking Tiger Boots.
- Monday Night Heroes reward this week will be a Bust of Aloysius Zeroth. This will now be given to you once you’ve completed your first draft.
- Fortune Packs are here! Each Fortune Pack guarantees 5 rares or better. It also contains a random pack:
- Draft Pack
- Prestige Pack
- Last week’s Preview 1 Epic+ Pack
- Another Fortune Pack
- Elite Pack
Enhancements
- Volume 2: Issue 8: “Emergent Behavior” has arrived!
- Experience the origin of the Genesis Squadron while fighting alongside them to stop the worlds end.
- This set is the second preview to the volume of cards, Tempus. With this set rotating, in the Preview 1 cards will be rotating out for one month.
- Over 20 brand new exciting cards added throughout the Issue.
- New Brawls to unlock: The Three Harmonies and Dr. Tessera.
Bug Fixes
- Subtypes for aliens, animals, and upstarts will now be displayed.
Card Fixes
- In Plain Sight will now last the proper length ie only for the next attack .
- Fire wall is now only lasting one turn regardless of damage.
- Key to the City will now properly deplete cards and not just show them as depleted .
- Help from Above’s shield will now work properly.
- Team Spirit’s crit buff is no longer permanent.
Known Issues
- When Firerazer kills a player in a Brawl with “Fire from Within” and attempts to shuffle it into the dead player’s deck the game can freeze.
- Banish pile cards sometimes do not appear. Clicking on the pile will still show the popup.
- Equipment buffs lasting visually a turn longer than they are supposed to.
- The card “Up and At’em” is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- The card "Billy Stopless " is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- Black Smoke effect will sometimes not fade.
- Self depleting cards with deplete effects will sometimes have the incorrect duration.
September 6, 2012
Weekly Sale
- Two new pieces of equipment have been added: Stalking Tiger Chest and Stalking Tiger Shuko.
- Epic+ Prestige Pack available for one week only. Each pack contains a guaranteed Epic of Legendary along with 4 rares or better.
- Monday Night Heroes reward this week will be the Abyss Lunchbox. One will be awarded if you draft between Noon and Midnight PST (19:00 and 7:00 server time).
Enhancements
- Brawl level restrictions have been changed to be more appropriate.
- Click to Close added to the settings. When option is checked it will cause anything with a mouse over to stay up until clicked on again.
- The Handhold has come, a new Mega Brawl with exciting new rewards!
- The Schism has torn its way into reality to get a handhold on this world.
- We need to fight together to stop the threat to this reality’s very existence!
- Fight to help every hero achieve their goals and attain their prizes. As the community rises to overcome this enemy so you will your rewards.
- For this Mega Brawl the community loot has been added to the looting at the end of the brawl .
- Mega Brawl turn timers have been restricted to 30 seconds and 1 minute.
- Mega Brawl speeds have been restricted to Fast and Ludicrous.
- We’ve added three new cards for this event , including the Legendary, Help From Above.
- For a complete list of rewards follow this link: http://www.lohgame.com/images/handhold.jpg
Bug Fixes
- Fixed issue with some AI races not displaying.
Known Issues
- When Firerazer kills a player in a Brawl with “Fire from Within” and attempts to shuffle it into the dead player’s deck the game can freeze.
- Banish pile cards sometimes do not appear. Clicking on the pile will still show the popup.
- Equipment buffs lasting visually a turn longer than they are supposed to.
- The card “Up and At’em” is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- The card "Billy Stopless " is not displaying its buff in the buff window.
- Animal subtypes not displaying on cards.
- Black Smoke effect will sometimes not fade.