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<p dir="auto">Hi Everyone,</p>
<p dir="auto">Today there was an update that consists of some content along with general bug fixes and updates.<br />
We've decided to move the update posts from the discord over to the forum, this will be the first post!</p>
<h3>Content:</h3>
<p dir="auto">New Balrog expedition was added for levels 50-200:</p>
<ul>
<li>We put some effort into restoring the original boss fight mechanics, and we added a few twists <img src="https://forum.exodusms.com/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f642.png?v=1f2077d63cc" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--slightly_smiling_face" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title=":)" alt="🙂" /></li>
<li>Can be entered once / day</li>
<li>Defeating Balrog rewards each qualifying player (5%+ damage) with 1,000 Boss Points</li>
<li>New drop pool for the Balrog bonus</li>
<li>Buffed the stats of the Balrog Leather/Fur Shoes</li>
<li>Balrog scrolls now give more stats, have a higher success chance but also destroy the item on failure.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Bug Fixes:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Mystic Door now can't be used to enter maps inside Temple of Time if the player did not complete the quest that is a requirement to enter that map.</li>
<li>Fixed a bug with APQ's ladder stage, where an impossible to solve combination could have been incorrectly rolled.</li>
<li>Fixed a bug with teleport where if you teleported down sometimes you would be warped up a platform.</li>
<li>Fixed an issue where the ladder/rope climbing speed while mounted was determined by the player’s speed. It is now correctly based on the mount’s speed.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Changes:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Papulatus' quest resets at 00:00 server-time rather than after 24 hours.</li>
<li>Removed the requirement to craft a Monster Crystal for Meren's Second Round of Teaching, enabling players to get the crystal through other means.</li>
<li>The Monster Book is now account shared, rather than separate for each character.</li>
<li>After this update, the launcher will once again prompt you to update the files whenever new updates are deployed.</li>
<li>Fixed a rare memory issue that caused false positive bans.</li>
</ul>
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