Test Realms Going Live!

[Arnulf]

General
    * Previously, in many cases, a Block, Parry, or Dodge was translated into a "Miss," thus causing confusion over actual miss rates. We've made the following changes in an attempt to be more clear as to what is actually happening in combat:
          o Block: All creatures will now report a Block on attacks from the front, reducing damage caused instead of converting the attack into a "Miss." Creatures will no longer be able to Block attacks from behind.
          o Dodge: Every time a creature Dodges, it will report a Dodge. We will no longer translate a creature's Dodge of a rear attack to a "Miss."
          o Parry: All creatures will now report a Parry on attacks from the front instead of translating them into a "Miss." Creatures will no longer be able to Parry attacks from behind.

Now that's where the 10% miss rate came from, obviously.

# The Drunk effect has been greatly enhanced.

Gotta love a game in which one can get drunk. And now they even improved on it!

# Numbers and punctuation will not be passed through chat communication to members of the opposing faction.

I've read reports about harassing and complaining about fair kills in PvP. The l337 hax0rz apparently felt unjustly backstabbed and voiced their helpless outrage with this kind of code.

-Arnulf