What changed in combat today

Several combat changes went live together today. All of it remains part of the closed alpha, and scope may change.

Duels. When you defend in a duel, your dodge, parry and block now count. You can also dodge or block ranged attacks from enemies. The combat log spells out a block, and if you are not facing your target you read “Face your target.” The character overview now shows your spell crit too.

Belts. Sashes, belts and plate girdles are visible on your character.

Buffs. Guards and escorts in escort quests can now be strengthened and healed. Buffs of the same kind do not stack: if a stronger effect is already active, you get “A stronger effect is already active.” The Warrior’s rallying shout strengthens allies nearby. Priests and Mages can cast group buffs; for that they need an item sold by a vendor. Whoever is strengthened sees a line in chat. With an enemy targeted, a heal or buff lands on yourself; you can turn that off with the “Auto self-cast” setting.

New wiki. The wiki is completely new: player help, pages about the world, and redirects from the old addresses.

The closed alpha remains at levels 1 to 15, with human and Ithreni characters and Warrior, Priest and Mage. The status page lists the current scope. Sign up for the waitlist through Join in; places are limited and the alpha is free. The alpha agreement governs how progress is handled.

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