Egypt Patch is now LIVE!

The Egypt expansion is now active and available for purchase!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/429810/

EGYPT FEATURES:

• The following are active for owners of Egypt:

• The level cap has been increased to 40.

• 66 New stones have been added to the game. Egypt stones will not drop from bundle packs or the stone forge lottery unless you have purchased the Egypt expansion.

• 9 of these stones are ultra-rare (3 for each class) and can only be gained via the stone forge. See the forge vendor in Thebes for details.

• Captain Kasiya's ship in Argos has finally been repaired and is available to take you to Thebes. Note that adventure instances in Egypt start at level 28, but you can visit Thebes at any level.

• Eight new adventure zones are available for play via the new Thebes world map (see below).

• A new dueling instance (Pit of Vipers) is available via the Thebes Battlemaster.

• A new PvP scenario instance (Chamber of the Dead) is available via the Thebes Battlemaster.

NEW EGYPT INSTANCES:

• The following instances have been added for owners of the Egypt Expansion:

• Thebes - Hub

• Karnak (28-30)

• Bubastis (30-32)

• Giza Plateau (32-34)

• Ramasseum (34-36)

• Temple of the Sky (36-38)

• Crocodilopolis (38-40)

• Valley of the Serpent (40 Group)

• Great Pyramid (40 Group)

• Pit of Vipers (28, PvP-Duel)

• Chamber of the Dead (30, PvP-Scenario)

GENERAL CHANGES:

• Fixed a few cases in the GUI where character "class" was referred to as "discipline".

• A new potion (Anti-Stun Elixir) has been added to potion vendors in Argos and Thebes.

• All map bosses will now drop at least one Stone Forge Gift item 100% of the time.

• The default expiration time for mail left in the mailbox has been reduced to 90 days (was 999 days).

INSTANCE CHANGES:

• FixedIsle of OblivionFixed an issue causing Hecate to perform her summons at incorrect times.

ABILITY CHANGES:

• Elemental Mastery (Elementalist) - Critical hit bonus reduced to 50% (was 65%).

• Will of Thoth (Elementalist) - Critical hit bonus removed from ability; zero-mana stone cost remains the same.

STONE CHANGES:

• The following stones will no longer drop from random bundles, the stone forge lottery or the world drop table. They can still drop from map bosses, be awarded for quests or drop as recipes.

• Forge of Hephaestus

• Amazon Queen

• Shrine of Nemesis

• Flame of Spell Corruption

• Zeus Thunderbolt

• Defense of the Titans

• Lightning Rod

• Altar of Hecate

• Deathly Lure

• Celestial Quake

• Spirit of Isis

• AdjustedStrength of HerculesReduced duration of the stone's effect to 8 seconds (was 15). In addition, the stone was unintentionally increasing crit chance by 85% instead of the stated and intended 75% - this has been fixed.

ITEM CHANGES:

• Gladiator's Blade - Reduced critical hit proc effect to only allow up to three gladiators to spawn at any given time (originally allowed infinite gladiators).

INTEGRITY CHANGES:

• Fixed an issue that could potentially cause anything with a healing effect to not work.

• Fixed random client crash that could occur mid-instance.

• Fixed flickering selection blob that sometimes appeared under loot bags.