Here is a list of the improvements that were released with today's update: Festival of the Grim Harvest The Festival of the Grim Harvest has begun! As the veil between the worlds of the living and the dead grows thin, the undead arise to vex the lives of the citizens of Telon. In the graveyard at Misthaven Crossing, Jett Delond mourns the passing of his beloved wife. Heroes who assist poor Jett will be rewarded with a gift that befits the season! Undead have gathered outside New Targonor to revel in their growing strength. The Herald of the Grim Harvest wanders near the riftways from the Isle of Dawn, guiding heroes to take up the cause. A variety of old foes from previous festivals have returned to challenge raid groups once again! Performance The engineering team has made a number of client and server optimizations that should improve performance across the board. o Lag when targeting raid NPCs should be improved. o Numerous game systems have been optimized that should improve performance for all players. o A memory leak affecting players as they move through the world has been addressed. Please understand that optimization is an ongoing priority for this team. We will continue to make gains, both large and small, as we work to improve the Vanguard experience for all our players. This update represents the first of our efforts, but by no means the last. Marketplace New items have been added to the Marketplace! Visage of the Zombie Petamorph Cat Petamorph Bat Domestic Cat General The unlocked status of an item now shows even if you are a member. Players should no longer lose their unlocked item status when trading. The world server will once again send out a broadcast to notify players when it is shutting down. You should now be able to trade with F2P players who are over the coin cap. An issue that was preventing around 3700 items from being sent through in-game mail has been corrected. Gameplay The energy cost has been removed from Vothdar chest vanity pets, allowing all classes to use them. The rogue's Criminal Intent passive ability should now correctly be reapplied after death. Consumable items purchased from the Marketplace should now be tradeable. Those who have found the Kaon's Rush lorestone should no longer encounter complications when interacting with it. Multiple issues with shaman buffs losing portions of their benefits have been corrected.
