All US servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at approximately 7:00AM PST. Estimated downtime is 1 hour. EU servers will be brought offline on Wednesday, December 3 , 2014 at approximately 9:00PM PST (5:00AM London Time on 12/04/2014). Estimated downtime is 2 hours.

Patch notes are available after the jump.

GENERAL

• Fixed a bug where mercenary names would show as gibberish on non-english servers.

POPULATION / ZONE PROGRESSION
Zavith'loa: The Lost Caverns [Advanced Solo and Heroic]

• Fixed a bug that caused Beastmaster Kau'mua to heal for more than intended.
• Fixed a bug that was rarely causing Ceracuspis to get stuck in his charging animation.

Zavith'loa: The Lost Caverns [Advanced Solo]

• The Beastmaster Kau’mua fight now contains better messaging to explain the fight mechanics.
• Ceracuspis now moves slightly slower and charges slightly less frequently.

Zavith'loa: The Lost Caverns [Heroic]

• Fixed several stegoplatodons and carnivodocuses that were mistakenly respawning.

Castle Highhold

• Woglok's Blood Frenzy increases his damage output by a smaller amount.
• Gudre Blackhand's Stunning Thresher Shark attack drains less mana and no longer applies a knockback.
• Damage from Smouldering Combustion has been slightly reduced.
• Grimling vialtossers now inflict less damage.

Castle Highhold [Solo and Advanced Solo]

• Gudre Blackhand's Strike of the Thresher Shark no longer applies a knockback.
• Grimling vialtossers now inflict less damage.

Castle Highhold: Thresinet's Den

• Some of Qworux's abilities now inflict less damage.

Ssraeshza Temple

• The Earthen Behemoth now inflicts less damage. It now also spawns adds and casts Shatter Earth less often.
• Kavis Set'Ra's Wave of Poison now inflicts less damage.

Ssraeshza Temple: Inner Sanctum

• Pov Xin'Kaas's Will of the Senshali now inflicts less damage.

Ssraeshza Temple: Echoes of Time [Raid]

• The Energized Shard of Luclin from the Kah'Ra encounter should be removed from players when the encounter resets.

PVP

• Players can no longer use the Discord Portal while engaged in pvp combat.

ITEMS

• Experience bonuses granted directly by equipment will once again apply correctly.
• Corrected an issue where the protection rating from shields would not scale by player level in some scenarios.
• Minimum level to equip on gear dropped from advanced solo zones and easier heroic zones has been reduced to level 98.
• Increased the drop chance of rare items from the Event Heroic Dungeons.
• Weapon patterns in Altar of Malice raid zones will now display what weapons can be claimed from them.

TRADESKILLS

• Tradeskill Apprentice quest rewards will now return the correct tier of rare harvests at tradeskill level 100.

QUESTS

• Altar of Malice missions, repeatable quests and all Tradeskill Writs will now multiply experience rewards based on your experience modifiers such as veteran bonus, vitality, or potions.
• Deep in the Lost Shadows - Only one Greymast will be seen, no matter how many people have recently revived him, or if you are grouped with others on the same step or not.
• Shattered Seas: Refuge Return - Overseer Clackwhinge no longer gives the Captain Greymast completion dialogue before offering the quest "Captain Greymast" while you are on Refuge Return.
• Seagull Slaying now requires tradeskill or adventure level of 90 to start.
• Blackhand or Bust must now be completed within 8 minutes instead of 6.
• Lowered the required number of updates and added more time to complete The Shadow Lurkers.
• Karrabukk's Peak - You should no longer be attacked by a horde of pterodons.