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2022 Patch History

The official changelog collection contains 39 patch-note topics dated in 2022. Every entry below includes an English condensed summary and a link to the original forum post.

January

Patch Notes 13/01/2022

Date: 13 January 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Open RvR: Damaging keep siege engines no longer reset the keep safe timer; Diminishing rations debuff mechanic removed
Combat and Careers: Fixed an issue that could cause warcamp damage buff to stick around after teleporting to another zone
Content: Auction House fees now based on Altdorf/IC city rating; Kill recording details added; Quests reworked, corrected and rewards modified
World: Refugee camp in Reikwald better protected when Altdorf is under siege; Special decor added to Russenscheller Graveyard
Tickets 14225 & 14224 addressed

Patch Notes 20/01/2022

Date: 20 January 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Participate in Necropolis of Zandri public test this Sunday at 8:00 PM Altdorf time
Talk to Expedition Quartermaster 15 minutes prior; spots are limited and those with most resources have priority
Objectives generate 4 points per two minutes, capture time increased from 40s to 45s, strength of objective guards and patrols increased, 6 or more players required for capture
Fortress Rally Flags removed as they had no function
Quests available in Altdorf/Inevitable City and Dwarf Chapter 1; Emergency Gold given after completion of quest
Become a Realm Champion by applying on the Realm Champions section

Patch Notes 28/01/2022

Date: 28 January 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Invitation to complete in-game survey about X-Realm lockout time
Data gathered will be used to take one of several paths and test it with the community for more accurate feedback
Refrain from using personal or identifiable information, profanity, or language against ToS
Bug fixes & QoL improvements for City Siege, Necropolis of Zandri & Quests
Tickets 18677 & 19752 fixed

February

Patch Notes 05/02/2022

Date: 5 February 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

We know about the issue causing some characters to be stuck on loading screen.
We have a potential fix ready but it needs to be patched on Wednesday.
Thank you for your understanding and sorry for the inconvenience.
Participate in Necropolis of Zandri public test this Sunday at 8:00 PM Altdorf time
Focus Groups launched in late 2021 to highlight proper community feedback regarding critical topics that require experience to voice feedback and raise concerns
Community Survey: X-Realm Lockout is still live in-game, closes February 6th
Scenario surrender votes now end after 90 seconds if not all people have voted, cannot start until 4 minutes after scenario starts, 3 minutes after previous vote concludes
Martyrs Square migrated to new server

Patch Notes 11/02/2022

Date: 11 February 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Earn influence by gaining blessings from the Shrines of Khaine found in the RvR lakes and taking part in the 'Marked for Death' quest.
Night of Murder event active from 12:00 Friday February 11th until 12:00 Friday February 18th
Quests fixed/reworked with rewards added
Tickets fixed
Earn influence by gaining blessings from Shrines of Khaine & taking part in 'Marked for Death' quest +50% XP and Renown in Khaine's Embrace scenario + extra rewards for completing event tasks Rewards include Well Mounted Skull, Khaines Caress item etc. Hidden extra tasks that unlock titles Killboard beta tracks PvP kills on open world battlefields & scenarios; feud tracking enabled

Patch Notes 24/02/2022

Date: 24 February 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Moved guards in Khaine's Embrace to be same distance from objective on both realms, and not kill players within ~100ft of the flag anymore.
[19811] The 15% chance for stealth to break on being attacked changed to a % chance depending on initiative level.
Fixed issue causing capture timers to display wrong values in some conditions.
Score for winning changed; points ticks from objectives increased; diminishing rations debuff added; can only capture objectives at most 2 steps away; Scarab rewards increased; capture timers lowered slightly.
Several new features including kills/deaths stats, solo kills filter, player/guild feud pages & pagination on kill lists working both ways.

March

Patch Notes 09/03/2022

Date: 9 March 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Vendors have been temporarily disabled in order to apply the upcoming adjustments to LotD accessories' stats.
Adjustments have been made to the amount of game-points that each activity gives in Pyramid of Settra.
Killing enemy players will now give 5 pts/kill instead of 4.
Capturing a flag will now give 10 pts instantly, instead of 20.
The speed of capturing flags has been changed.
A system is being developed that will tolerate different gear mixtures as prerequisite for higher gear tiers, instead of strictly requiring complete sets.
Higher tier gears are locked in a way that the game requires you to unlock lower gear tiers, avoiding the need to save every crest for the endgame gear and allowing teams to have basically same rewards for same content at all levels.
Twitch Drops extended and will end on Tuesday 15 March at noon, Altdorf time with same rewards as Day 2.

Patch Notes 16/03/2022

Date: 16 March 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Reduced number of tasks to reach first and second reward
Keep capture/defence task no longer requires you to be at keep when it ticks
Points per tick for each flag in Pyramid of Settra reduced from 3 to 2
No longer able to mount in Pyramid of Settra
Added PvP Armor Wards, allowing you to mix set pieces from different sets and view progress in Tome of Knowledge
Increased Genesis Crests in bags and War Crests reward from RvR zone locks
Can now buy 2 Genesis Crests for 1 Guild Coin
Potions sold in stacks of 10 for same price as stacks of 5 cost before

April

Patch Notes 01/04/2022

Date: 1 April 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Compete against opposing realm to defend base from waves of Skaven
Each Skaven that passes your defences grants the opposing realm 1 point
Waves increase in difficulty and intensity
First team to 500 points wins
Free for existing Alpha testers of Return of Reckoning
Live Event with rewards until Monday night
Randomized according to % damage done to victim, instead of all going to top damage player
If in group, loot is rolled on just like before

Patch Notes 13/04/2022

Date: 13 April 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Realm Watch Livestream
X2 RR/XP/INF
Eastern Wyvern Live Event (with rewards)
Increased War Crests earned per stage in City Siege
Greatly reduced influence requirements for T2/T3/T4 influence rewards
Changed order of Influence rewards* first reward always level 18, second reward level 27, third reward level 37
Reasoning* players outleveled rewards before they could earn them
Increased rewards for City Siege content* win 20* (stage + cityRating), loss 5* (stage + cityRating)

Patch Notes 30/04/2022

Date: 30 April 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Initial optimization of the system is done
Added profanity detector which will mute players in public channels until further action can be taken
Tweaking system to ensure accuracy; patience and understanding appreciated
Fixed an issue that could cause a permanent unstoppable buff in some situations
Fierce Might tactic fixed to not reapply on each dot tick
Added gravestone in Praag's Russenscheller Graveyard to commemorate player Avocetti, following a request by his guild and friends
Appearance corrected for class (Ticket 19991) and typo corrected (Ticket 19976)
Chat profanity detector added with initial optimization of the system done and tweaking ongoing

May

Patch Notes 04/05/2022

Date: 4 May 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Realm versus Realm
City Siege now drops two crests extra on player kills
Fortress timer will tick down faster if there are more defenders than attackers in stage 3
Zandri schedule will rotate between time slots instead of picking one at random
Profanity filter adjusted and many words removed, some only starred out instead of muting

Patch Notes 18/05/2022

Date: 18 May 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Action Point regen more consistent when Global Cooldown or casts end.
Strictly checked 1.5 second Global Cooldowns.
Fixed buffs and debuffs classified wrongly.
Cleave Limb and Primal Fury Action Point costs corrected to match tooltip values.
Added Trophy items for ranked season 4 to vendors.
Adjusted profanity filter.

Patch Notes 27/05/2022

Date: 27 May 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Realm versus Realm
City Sieges
You can now fly to outside the enemy city gates when the city is in contested state
Winning team T4: 10 crests, Winning team T2-T3: 8 crests, Winning team T1: 6 crests, Losing team all tiers: 1 crest + 1 crest per 100 points (up to 5 crests if losing team has 400+ points)
Disabled queueing for Group Ranked while in a warband
Ranked Triumphant Emblem Rewards have been switched to War Crests
Ranked Solo/Group give 15/20 War Crests for a win, 2 + 1 per kill for a loss
Ranked Warfront rewards adjusted, 25/50/75 War Crests accordingly instead of Triumphant Emblems

June

Patch Notes 03/06/2022

Date: 3 June 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Lair of Despair weekend warfront from 12:00 Friday to 12:00 Monday Altdorf time
+50% XP and Renown in Tor Anroc scenario
Extra rewards for completing event tasks
Ground Target abilities can now be queued before global cooldown ends
Fixed issue with alliance creation
Mark Read/Mark Unread fixed in mail system
Reduced quest limit from 60 to 40, will only send up to 40 on login
Fixed bug allowing creatures in dungeons to follow players outside

Patch Notes 10/06/2022

Date: 10 June 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Adjusted Hexensnacht Mounts stats
No longer build morale from Creature in the Garden of Morr
Fixes to event quest line
Axe of the Dead animation fixed
14 new capes (plus some returning oldies)
New custom-made thematic mount in five flavors
Return of deadly weapons and other surprises
Weapon skins with 7 retextured weapons and 1 newly modeled 2h sword

Patch Notes 23/06/2022

Date: 23 June 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Live Event Hexensnacht extended until Monday 27th June, noon Altdorf time
Garden of Morr scenario remains available but not listed as Weekend Warfront
City & Forts contribution and healer's contribution tweaked to be more fair across archetypes
Minimum renown and XP gains for losing side in a scenario now 25% of winning side
Minimum MMR for getting Triumphant Insignia after winning match lowered from 1000 to 700
Instructor's Boon removed from the game, enhancements coming to tackle concerns pre T4
Fixed various issues with Bastion Stairs, Mount Gunbad and Tome of Knowledge items

Patch Notes 29/06/2022

Date: 29 June 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Reverted changes related to abilities
Fixed issue causing players to get stuck or get a black screen logging into characters
Weapons which are "Main hand or Off hand" can now go into Main and Off hand slots and visa-versa
The game should now show an error if it was not possible to use an item appearance instead of failing silently
Barakus the Godslayer no longer attacks themselves, counts towards 'Burrows & Bloodwrought' quest & drops relevant loot
Necromancer Malcidious no longer attacks themselves, counts towards 'Crypts & Tunnels' quest & drops relevant loot
[20127] Barakus the Godslayer now counts towards the 'Burrows & Bloodwrought' quest & drops relevant loot.
[-----] Necromancer Malcidious' Spirit's now correctly take on player names as opposed to being called "n's Spirit".

July

Patch Notes 07/07/2022

Date: 7 July 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Fixed issue with various tactics affecting buffs even after the tactic is removed [20234]
Combat & Careers fixes (buffs/tactics)
Starter Guild recruitment for new players
Standards placement restrictions
World respawns fixed in Barak Varr
Bleakwing Matriarch egg resetting to unbroken state * Tutorial windows for new characters * Emote command working again

Patch Notes 16/07/2022

Date: 16 July 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

RvR warfront now based on RvR influence instead of specific tasks
10,000 RvR influence needed to reach elite reward (may be tweaked)
Loser scenario rewards scaled better with tier brackets
Damage buff in High Pass Cemetery removed
Attacking objects no longer give contribution or score on the scoreboard
Fixed issue causing Guild Vault to pop up after interacting with it once * Join guild members open group by right clicking on his name on the guild roster. Tickets fixed/added. Extended maintenance due to server migration and updating tools.

Patch Notes 21/07/2022

Date: 21 July 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Changed Fortress weapons description from "Requires 'The Invader' ToK Unlock to purchase" to "Requires the Invader's Ward to purchase"
Vale-Walker armor now requires Beastlord ToK to equip
Warlord, Sovereign, and Alt-Sovereign armor now requires Invader's Ward to equip
Garden of Qu'aph is available again
New mail system expected next week (27th July)* remove valuable items from mailbox and claim Twitch Drop items before then
Added new server status page which displays uptime and messages/updates https://status.returnofreckoning.com/
Fixed Shattered Band of Doomsday invisible icon, Shady Dealing NPC issue, Spotting Trouble 'Floating Corpse', Heart of Chaos 'Wyvern Eggs', and Torches for 'By Torchlight' spawn issues

August

Patch Notes 03/08/2022

Date: 3 August 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

PUG scenario changed to Gates of Ekrund
Rebuilt mail system with new features and changes
Added Vainglorious Epic Quest NPCs Sindri Grothsson and Pyris Painbled to Empire and Chaos Chapter 1 hubs
Fixed tickets 20267 & 20240 for New Allies, New Enemies & zone locks respectively
Work on ability system* no expected balance or performance change but potential bugs

Patch Notes 11/08/2022

Date: 11 August 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Mail delivery time changed to instantaneous.
Item cooldowns fixed.
Guild Recall Scroll no longer has a cooldown.
Heals correctly counted in combat log and feed.

Patch Notes 17/08/2022

Date: 17 August 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

All dye prices have been rebalanced so that the more rare dyes cost more.
Steam Vent now deals corporeal damage
Dye names and icons updated to better match name/color
Minimum Rank and Item level for all dyes set to 0
All dye prices rebalanced
Valentine's Pink and Valentine's Love no longer bind-on-pickup
Cleaning up the database entries associated with dyes to make room for new colors in the future.
90 dyes have been given tags (O) or (D) where names are duplicated.

September

Patch Notes 03/09/2022

Date: 3 September 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

New scenario queue "Discordant Skirmish" introduced, replacing Pick Up Group scenario
Discordant Skirmish contains 6 scenarios: Gates of Ekrund, Nordenwatch, Pyramid of Settra, Reikland Factory, Lost Temple of Isha and Mourkain Temple
Fixed an issue with City Siege flags not changing to the attacker realm when captured
Neverending Agony logic reverted to previous implementation and tooltip updated accordingly
Disabled "Return" button for unreturnable mail from Auction House or other system mail
Disabled "Report" button for system mail

Patch Notes 10/09/2022

Date: 10 September 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

State of the Realm now included in base game
Guild Recruiting panel shows correctly for unguilded players when logging in
Fixed issue causing new order characters to leave their guild every server restart
Issue with unopened mail in inbox fixed
Mounts no longer allow you to mount them while carrying a scenario objective
Siege Weapon levels are now correct level
Hunters Vale map once again shows your position on the map
Armoury should now be showing gear icons and items again

Patch Notes 14/09/2022

Date: 14 September 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Two new quests added to Chapter 1 Rally Masters to guide new players towards PvP content.
Fixed an issue which caused some items to display "This item cannot be used yet." when they should have been able too.
Now if you enter a Public Quest and you are too low level, you will be told that instead of appearing to join but having a bugged User Interface.
Fixed an issue which caused people to disconnect when someone nearby was using the "Guild Only" feature of the auction house.
Various ticket fixes including Dwarf Keg Handler summonable again, White Dye icon working again, Imperial Hunting Hound summonable again, updated quest information/text/chains etc.

The Feast of Shoika

Date: 16 September 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Starts September 16th at 12:00 Altdorf time and lasts until Sept 26th 12:00 Altdorf time
Rewards include new mounts, custom capes, and a retextured NPC model
Double XP / influence / renown bonus extended through Sept 26th 12:00 Altdorf time
Basic reward: Kossar's Helm or Feast of Shoika Alcohol Sampler
Advanced reward: Orphaned Oblast Elk Fawn or Lynsk Bear Cub, or Feast of Shoika Dye Satchel containing four random dyes
Elite reward: Potion of Acclaim, the Oblast Elk or Lynsk Bear mounts
Event Quest completion: Event slot item and Kislevite Capes (Druzhina's Korzna or Kislevite Kozhukhi)
Dyes: 20 new dyes available only during this live event

October

Patch Notes 01/10/2022

Date: 1 October 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Realm versus Realm
City Siege* Increased time between cities slightly
New Player Quests* "Gems with Benefits" added to Chapter 1 to Chapter 2 camps for all six races providing two free +7 Talismans.
Various Bug Fixes

Patch Notes 08/10/2022

Date: 8 October 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

New Mail Quests added for Character and Renown Rank milestones, with bonus rewards
New Player Experience Quests introduced: Renown Trainer Intro Quest, Mastery Training Quest and Mount Upgrade Quest
Bug Fix: Stunty Noggin and Goreksonn's Brutebashin' Ring now properly appear in Main Hand when skinned there

Patch Notes 14/10/2022

Date: 14 October 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Increased productivity
Improved accuracy
Reduced costs
Enhanced customer service

Patch Notes 19/10/2022

Date: 19 October 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Fixed an issue with War Reporting to zones in which the Warcamp was in another zone.
Fixed an issue which prevented players from summoning specific bosses during City Sieges.
Fixed an issue lighting objects in City Sieges on fire.
Fixed an issue causing players to have to relog as they couldn't queue properly in the portal.
Drape of Nehekharan Sentinels is now properly Bound to Player.
Updated War Report should now properly send you to a Warcamp when selecting RvR activities.
Magus Mounts are now available at the Specialty Mount Wrangler for the RR80 30 day Chaos Vouchers.
RR80 quest should now reward potions with same ID so they stack

Patch Notes 26/10/2022

Date: 26 October 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Live Event: Daemon Moon Decaying
Starts October 28th at 12:00 Altdorf time and ends November 7th 12:00 Altdorf time
Nurgle themed masks, trophies, and capes available as rewards
Opportunity to fight against the forces of Nurgle
Our thanks to our artistic contributors for their continued dedication
Leper's Bell and Leper's Handbell
Rusted Lamellar Cloak for Order and Plaguebearer-Flesh Wrap for Destruction
Enslaved Manticore and Decaying Manticore Disc mount (decay timers based on renown bracket)

November

Patch Notes 04/11/2022

Date: 4 November 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Locking of pairings when scores are equal removed
Small Box of Forgotten Talismans in White Bags added to Very Difficult Chapter 22 Public Quests
Daemon Moon Masks' abilities fixed to work with game event instead of live event
Fixed Disciple of Khaine swords in vendors to be unique to this class
Fixed issue allowing main-hand weapons being slotted in offhand slots for classes that should not have this ability

Patch Notes 12/11/2022

Date: 12 November 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Epic Dyes consist of the end range of Mythic dyes that were available at launch, and these dyes will be in the dye interface. These dyes are worth 1 gold.
Group XP/Renown/Influence split changed to encourage grouping up
New Player Experience Quests added to each chapter 1 area
Dye database overhauled, with dye rarities and sell prices cleaned up
Uncommon Dyes worth 20 silver, Rare Dyes worth 50 silver, Epic Dyes worth 1 gold
Very Rare Dyes:
Primarily dyes introduced in the 1.4 patch
Handful of dyes which sold for gold earlier

Patch Notes 17/11/2022

Date: 17 November 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Visual Effects for Mistress of the Marsh and Sticky Feetz now display in Fastest Framerate setting
Sanctified Bullets no longer applies after you have unslotted it.
Kiss of Doom no longer applies after you have unslotted it.
Potent Enchantments no longer applies after you have unslotted it.
Bolstering Enchantments no longer applies after you have unslotted it.
Loudmouth no longer applies after you have unslotted it.
You Got Nuffin' no longer applies after you have unslotted it.
Warbands and parties can switch from private to public, correctly displaying for others to join without needing a full re-log or rebuilding the group to make public.

Patch Notes 25/11/2022

Date: 25 November 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Starts November 25th at 12:00 Altdorf time and ends December 5th 12:00 Altdorf time
Celebrates the Autumn Harvest and Esmeralda, the Halfling goddess of the hearth and home
Features new trophies, capes, a mount saddle and magus disc, and a custom hat
Mount rewards last longer depending on your renown bracket
Watch the live event on YouTube
Golden Cockerel Stein and Fiery/Soiled Cockerel Cloaks for Order/Destruction
Battle Ram/Daemonic Ram Disc mount
Rumster's Rum slot item

Patch Notes 30/11/2022

Date: 30 November 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Changed minimum contribution to get a bag roll
Pets no longer reset their ability cooldowns when recalling them
Lowered count of pies to eat for task credit from 25 to 20
Added a
1% crit event jewelry item
Fixed an issue with live event mounts and jewelry items not decaying
Fixed Quinsberry Pie not giving credit for Live Event
Sequencer should now be working again

December

Patch Notes 22/12/2022

Date: 22 December 2022 Type: Live changelog Original notes: Read the forum post

Basic, Advanced, and Elite rewards
Exclusive New Cloak Appearance and Titles
Battle Brew Backpack and Fireworks from RvR lakes
Keg End Presents with random gifts from PvP
Golden Stein for 6 hour +25% renown, XP and influence boost
Limited-time branching quest 'Keg End Special' with rewards based on path chosen
Hidden quest 'Homeward Bound' with unrevealed reward
Live Event Shoppe & Dyes: Visit two new vendors in Karaz-a-Karak or Karak Eight Peaks for limited-time curiosities, plus 22 new dyes related to the stony dwarfs and their Kev End festivities.

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