<img src="http://blogimgs.naver.com/nblog/ico_scrap01.gif" class="i_scrap" width="50" height="15" alt="본문스크랩" /> 1.88 패치, 그리고 Pendragon을 가다!!

헤럴드에 올라온 1.88 패치, 1.87 때 느꼈던 놀라움과는 또 다른 놀라움을 주는군요. 일단 노멀섭의 큰 장애물(?)이었던 ML과 아티팩트의 벽을 완전히 허물기 위해 ML과 아티 크레딧, 아울러 아티 스크롤까지 바운티 포인트(BP)로 구입이 가능하게 만들어버렸더군요.

 

도대체 어떻게 바뀌었을까 싶어서 테스트-서버인 Pendragon에 접속을 해 봤습니다. 히어로즈-홀에 들어가보니 구석에 못 보던 상인 npc들이 생겼더군요. 아티 스크롤 npc 2명, 아티팩트 크레딧 npc 1명, ML 크레딧 npc 1명, 총 4명의 npc들입니다.

 

 

각 스텝별 크레딧을 판매하는군요. 이렇게 스텝별로 따로 구입할 수도 있습니다만....

 

 

그냥 이렇게 한꺼번에 판매도 하더군요. 1부터 10까지 모든 ML을 마스터리하기 위해 필요한 BP는 총 26475점 되겠습니다-_-;;

 

 

아티 스크롤도 바운티 포인트로 구입할 수 있습니다. 아티 종류에 상관없이 1번은 10점, 2번은 100점, 3번은 200점으로 동일한 가격이더군요. (레어템인 럽스 1번도 10점, 알비터 1번도 10점짜리가 되는군요-_-;;)

 

 

아울러 아티팩트 인카운터도 구입이 가능합니다. 역시 인카운터의 난이도에 따라 BP의 차이가 있겠습니다만, 가장 비싼 인카운터가 플레임댄서 부츠로 1210점이로군요;; 확인 결과, 아티팩트 스크롤은 BP로 구입해도 유저간 트레이드가 가능합니다만, 크레딧 관련 아이템은 유저간 트레이드가 불가능하더군요. 물론 역시 상인을 통해 판매할 수도 없구요;;

 

참고로 제 5랭 7반짜리 팔라딘의 BP가 2만 3천점 정도네요-_-;; 적어도 6랭은 넘겨야 엠엘 시리즈를 싹 다 마무리 지을 수 있다는 소린데;; (아티야 뭐 그룹 맹글어서 한다쳐도-_-;;) 생각보다 압박이 심하네요;; 기존에 BP를 벌어놓은 상태에서 ToA 되고 접었던 유저들이라면 좀 더 쉽게 나올 수는 있겠지만, 저랭크에 아티도 없고, 엠엘도 없는 유저들 입장에서는 RP벌이가 쉽지만은 않아서 걱정거리 하나가 더 늘어날 수도 있겠네요;; 아마도 '본대전'을 통해 이를 해소하라는 Mythic 측의 또 하나의 노림수가 아닐까도 싶어보입니다만;; 보다 많은 인원을 전장으로 끌어내려는 의도를 가지고 있음에는 틀림없어보입니다. RvR이 죽어버리면 결국 다옥도 죽어버리는 것이나 마찬가지니깐요-_-;;

 

BP의 압박이 심한고로 레이드는 여전히 필요하다고 생각됩니다만, 앞으로 어떻게 될 지가 걱정이네요. 마지막으로 아래에 1.88 패치 원문을 덧붙입니다;;

 

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There are a lot of great changes in the first version of 1.88 to get to Pendragon. There is one thing missing, but we know it's important to you and so we added a special note especially for that reason. Please remember that this is just 1.88a, and many more letters come after a. Here are the notes!

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Dark Age of Camelot
Test Version 1.88a Release Notes
Bounty Rewards and Vista Compatibility
February 15, 2007
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This patch begins version 1.88. In this version we plan on focusing significantly on revamping the archery system. The team is currently in the internal implementation phase for the archery revamp, but it is not yet ready for Pendragon testing. The new archery system will be rolled to Pendragon in the next few 1.88 versions.

 

GAME CLIENT CHANGES FOR VISTA COMPATIBILITY

 

In order to make Dark Age of Camelot Vista compatible, all files that the game client generates are now written to a user directory. By default, each user on Vista is a Standard User and only has limited access control. A Standard User does not have permissions to write to common locations, such as the root directory of the game.

 

Therefore, we've made a few changes to the way the game handles files in order to make DAOC fully Vista compatible. The changes affect everyone, not just Vista users. Read on:

 

Certain files will now be written to a new location. The location for Windows XP, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, and Windows 95 is:

 

C:Documents and Settings(User)Application DataElectronic ArtsDark Age of Camelot

 

And for Vista:

 

C:Users(User)AppDataRoamingElectronic ArtsDark Age of Camelot

 

Note: The “Application Data” folder for XP and earlier, and the “AppData” folder for Vista, are hidden folders. When you navigate there, you will have to set your “display hidden files” under Folder Options in order to find it. (Go to C:Documents and Settings(whatever your user name is) - click "Tools" - click "Folder Options" - click the "View" tab - scroll until you see "Hidden files and folders" - click the radio button that says "Show hidden files and folders" - click "Apply" - click "OK.")

No one should fear losing any user settings or individual character settings. The game will take care of copying all of the affected files to the new location.

Files that will be automatically copied from the old location into the new:

(character name)-(Server).ini
(character name)-(Server).ign
default(window width).ini
user.dat

 

Files that will not be moved, but new versions will appear in the new location:

animnode.log
audio.log
char.bin
chat.log
chat_buffers.tmp
critical.log
debug.log
errorlog.txt
frame.txt
intel.log
ui.log
world.log
(Screen shot name).bmp

 

For example, existing screen shots that you have will remain in the original place, while new ones will be placed in the new directory.

 

NEW THINGS AND BUG FIXES

 

 - Fixed a bug where accounts which were not eligible for the Elder title could still select it when having high crafting skills.

 

NEW BOUNTY POINT REWARDS

 

The availability of rewards which can be purchased with Bounty Points has been greatly increased. Many of these rewards are designed to reduce much of the need to continue PvEing after reaching 50 for those who would rather focus immediately on RvR.

 

 - Realizing their Atlantean masters are not returning, four sphinxes have traveled to the Hall of Heroes to offer ML credit, artifact credit, and scrolls in exchange for stories from the frontiers (represented by bounty points). Credit is obtained by purchasing the tokens they sell, then handing the tokens to them. If a token is purchased for an encounter the player already has credit for, handing the token back to the sphinx will return the Bounty Points spent.

 

 - Bounty Point Masters have been added to each realm's primary border keep (Castle Sauvage, Svasud Faste, and Druim Ligen). These new NPCs sell a variety of items including: realm respecs, Champion Level respecs, Master Level respecs, the chestnut horse, hastener speed gems, experience-granting scrolls (in both a 1% and 10% variety), and special new jewelry items.

 

 - The NPCs in each housing market that already sell deeds, porches and consignment merchants now offer the same goods for bounty points as well as gold.

 

 - Merchants have been added to house hookpoint stores which can obtained for free and placed on a house hookpoint to allow the purchase of interior and garden decorations for bounty points as opposed to gold.

 

 - Existing bounty point rewards (i.e. stones, totems, and crystals) now have 20 charges instead of 1. Note that current charges will not be retroactively updated on previously purchased rewards.

 

CAMELOT CLASSIC WORLD NOTES

 

General - Albion

 - The Armorsmiths, Fletchers, and Weaponsmith Masters of Camelot have relocated to 'Shorty' Malone's Inn which is located near the channelers in Camelot square near the forge.

 

 - The Alchemist and Spellcraft Masters of Camelot have relocated to the Magus Shoppus immediately next to 'Shorty' Malone's Inn.

 

 - The Guild of Shadows alchemy table has been relocated to just outside 'Shorty' Malone's Inn.

General - Midgard

 

 - Merchants selling crafting materials have settled their differences and have relocated to the two longhouses just North of the Assembly Hall.
 
 - All tradeskill masters can now be found in either the two longhouses or the smaller building to the north of them.

 

 - The alchemy table behind the Assembly Hall has been relocated to near the forge in this same area.

Quests - General

 

 - Basic Horse - A recent effort by the Kings of each realm to encourage citizens to trade in their old, basic horses for weapons has resulted in a surplus of basic horses taking up space in the royal stables. Therefore the Horse Voucher for the basic horse can now be obtained for free from the Horse Merchants in the capital cities and the quest completed at level 10.

Quests - Albion

 

 - Imperiled Wizard - Players who have completed step 2 but not finished the quest and received their reward will now get a reminder in their journal on what to say to Master Narudos to finish the quest.
 

Albion Monsters

 

 - Large ants have sworn off their diet of snakes meaning they no longer will have a chance to drop snake meat as loot.

 

SHROUDED ISLES WORLD NOTES

 

General - Midgard

 

 - The monsters named 'hrimthursa icetouch' will now no longer drop realm inappropriate items.

 
CATACOMBS WORLD NOTES

 

Instanced Adventuring

 

 - Aurulite values have been increased by at least double.

 

Old Values:

Aurulite Chip, Value 1
Aurulite Fragment, Value 5
Aurulite Shard, Value 10
Aurulite Cluster, Value 15
Aurulite Cluster, Value 20

 

New Values:

Aurulite Chip, Value 5
Aurulite Fragment, Value 10
Aurulite Shard, Value 20
Aurulite Cluster, Value 30
Aurulite Cluster, Value 40

Note: These changes are not retroactive and only apply to newly-dropped Aurulite.

 

COOPERATIVE SERVER

 

 - Royal Expedition Tasks 'Den Again', 'Beeches of Braemar', and 'Fighting in the Battlegrounds' will no longer be given out for each realm on the PVP and PVE rulesets as they require a trip to the Battlegrounds which are not enabled on these rulesets.

PVP SERVER

 

 - Royal Expedition Tasks 'Den Again', 'Beeches of Braemar', and 'Fighting in the Battlegrounds' will no longer be given out for each realm on the PVP and PVE rulesets as they require a trip to the Battlegrounds which are not enabled on these rulesets.