Historical patch notes
11,821 notes across 142 builds, 2007-01-04 to 2012-05-31 — the developers’ own account of what was added, fixed and taken away, build by build. Everything else in this archive describes the game as it stood; this is the record of it moving.
Drawn from 5 sources: the Vanguard Vault at IGN, posts recovered from SOE’s own forums, and the pre-launch beta builds reposted to vanguardmonks.com. Coverage is uneven because it depends on which pages survived, not on how much the game changed. Rows marked beta are from testing before the January 2007 launch; one marked preview announced a build ahead of its release. Both describe changes that may never have shipped in that form.
| Date | Build | Notes | What it covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-31 | — | 2 | Today's update was mainly to make a few behind the scenes changes. Here is the list of improveme… |
| 2012-05-24 | — | 20 | Here is a list of improvements that were made with today's update: |
| 2012-05-09 | — | 55 | Here is the list of improvements that were made with today's update: |
| 2012-04-26 | — | 11 | Here is a list of improvements that were made with today's Game Update: |
| 2012-04-18 | — | 20 | Here is a list of improvements that were made with today's Game Update: |
| 2012-04-04 | — | 13 | Here is a list of improvements that were made with today's Game Update: |
| 2012-03-28 | — | 19 | Here is a list of the improvements that were made with today's Game Update: |
| 2012-03-21 | — | 8 | Here is a list of the improvements that were made with today's Game Update: |
| 2011-08-24 | — | 43 | Adventuring |
| 2010-07-08 | — | 5 | Greetings Adventurers of Telon, |
| 2010-02-09 | — | 17 | Magi Hold is an Imperial Research Facility in Kojan run by the Imperial Head Magi Zosun. It was … |
| 2010-01-20 | — | 1 | All servers will be down at 5am PST today for a hotfix to resolve a server crash issue. The char… |
| 2009-12-09 | — | 6 | Holiday content is now active. |
| 2009-11-18 | — | 40 | The guild permissions interface should now work properly. |
| 2009-10-30 | — | 7 | Escape should now ignore refresh haste |
| 2009-10-28 | — | 83 | Escape/Feign change has been reverted |
| 2009-10-21 | — | 43 | Changed the way IoG raid loot drops work so that it’s much less likely you’ll see two of the sam… |
| 2009-10-07 | — | 77 | Fix for the group getting out of sync when you chunk while someone re-arranges the group or raid… |
| 2009-10-01 | — | 48 | Fixed an issue with incoming heal buffs not affect Inner Light II & VI. |
| 2009-09-03 | — | 19 | Silence abilities will now interrupt casting on players. |
| 2009-08-12 | — | 6 | A poor lost turtle has appeared on the shores outside or Lord Tsang’s Tomb. Are there any travel… |
| 2009-08-05 | — | 68 | During the shattering, the high elven mage Balaran attempted to summon forth the salamanders to … |
| 2009-07-14 | — | 39 | Modified the exp curve past 50 |
| 2009-06-02 | — | 34 | Shimmering Shallows and a remote island in the sea of Kojan now have some 2 dot npc population. |
| 2009-05-19 | — | 71 | The Halls of Pantheon is finally here. The first part of the great architect Artera's story has … |
| 2009-03-25 | — | 3 | Grebthar the Hammer and Wick Rinter should now work properly |
| 2008-11-25 | — | 13 | Guar has been repathed |
| 2008-11-19 | — | 48 | Harvest day has arrived: |
| 2008-11-05 | — | 6 | Si'Imr-Li the Harbinger should now have an all caps name |
| 2008-10-28 | — | 14 | Fixed an issue where KDQ bosses and reward items were dropping green items. |
| 2008-10-23 | — | 117 | Shores of Darkness |
| 2008-10-08 | — | 6 | Players can no longer right click off Kotasoth's dragon fear |
| 2008-10-01 | — | 62 | ADVENTURING |
| 2008-09-25 | — | 2 | A temporary solution for the current memory leak has been included in this update. We are contin… |
| 2008-09-18 | — | 1 | Fixed problems with Sano, a boss fight related to the griffon quest. |
| 2008-09-16 | — | 5 | Tsang weapons should now summon their offhand item when right clicked. |
| 2008-09-11 | — | 5 | Fixed a problem with Dresla’s persistent respawn timer. |
| 2008-09-10 | Update 6 | 517 | GAME UPDATE 6 |
| 2008-09-09 | — | 218 | All warriors should now start with two weapons. |
| 2008-06-26 | — | 5 | Invis/Stealth should no longer cancel when you leave combat |
| 2008-06-25 | — | 25 | City Factions – You can now purchase the Pegasus mount from any city faction. |
| 2008-06-03 | — | 98 | You can now convert silver and gold sigils for ancient platinum coins |
| 2008-05-28 | Update 5 | 135 | GAME UPDATE 5 |
| 2008-04-21 | 2036 | 82 | Game Update #5 1. Racial Mounts 2. Class Updates 3. Anti-Hitching 4. New Particles 5. Patch Note… |
| 2008-04-02 | — | 8 | Adventuring and crafting assigner NPCs will now allow you to refund your attribute points. |
| 2008-03-26 | — | 28 | A new riftstone has come back into phase in Tanvu |
| 2008-03-18 | — | 8 | Fixed an issue with raid buffs being stripped when they should not be. |
| 2008-03-11 | Update 4 | 314 | GAME UPDATE 4 |
| 2008-03-11 | — | 270 | Hotfix Notes March / 11 / 2008 Vanguard Update 4 1. Flying Mounts 2. Riftway Revamp 3. Ch… |
| 2008-02-05 | — | 4 | Fixed a couple exploits |
| 2008-01-31 | — | 13 | /claim will now give players the choice of one of three special anniversary bags. Enjoy! |
| 2008-01-25 | — | 18 | Fixed a bug with swimming. You should now swim smoothly along the surface of the water instead o… |
| 2008-01-23 | 1957 | 49 | Vanguard Build 1957 Patch Notes 1/24/2008 GENERAL |
| 2007-12-20 | — | 3 | A few issues were introduced in 12/18’s patch. They should be fixed now. They are as follows: |
| 2007-12-19 | — | 20 | All three spheres have been given a 50% experience bonus during the holidays. The bonus experien… |
| 2007-12-12 | — | 274 | Game Update 3 / Holiday Update |
| 2007-10-19 | — | 3 | Feather fall type buffs, such as the parachute one given when you fall off a flying mount, now m… |
| 2007-10-16 | — | 186 | 1. Ksaravi Gulch |
| 2007-09-27 | 1892 | 18 | These are from last night. Test patched around 8-9 PM EST Vanguard Build 1892 Patch Notes 9/26/2… |
| 2007-09-26 | — | 140 | Here's a compilation of the test server notes since the last hotfix that went live. It combines … |
| 2007-09-12 | — | 7 | Fixed a bug with player chests where placing an item in a chest, moving that item inside the che… |
| 2007-09-05 | — | 4 | The “/switchserver” command is now active. All players will be give one free server transfer. |
| 2007-08-28 | — | 4 | NPC damage should now be back to normal |
| 2007-08-22 | — | 15 | Dwarves - Earthen Embrace now removes poisons as intended. |
| 2007-08-17 | — | 3 | Players should no longer be able to start crafting while trading, or start trading after craftin… |
| 2007-08-16 | — | 329 | Vanguard Build 1871 Patch Notes 08/16/2007 – |
| 2007-08-13 | — | 4 | Scheduled Downtime: Tuesday, August 14th, 4:00 AM PDT |
| 2007-07-05 | 1849 | 37 | Captain Jiral, the City Dockmaster who ported people to Strandan, Ahgram and the Upside Defense … |
| 2007-07-05 | — | 37 | Captain Jiral, the City Dockmaster who ported people to Strandan, Ahgram and the Upside Defense … |
| 2007-06-21 | 1849 | 37 | Captain Jiral, the City Dockmaster who ported people to Strandan, Ahgram and the Upside Defense … |
| 2007-06-15 | — | 6 | Bard – Reverted the change made to Requiem of War. It once again does flat damage until the issu… |
| 2007-06-12 | — | 131 | 309 bugs have been fixed |
| 2007-06-08 | 1843 | 113 | Title commissioners are now present in New Targonor, Ahgram, and Tawar Galan. They are authorize… |
| 2007-05-31 | 1840 | 41 | Cash loot and gear values have been changed slightly. All merchants will now give top dollar for… |
| 2007-05-22 | 1838 | 21 | Mount masters have found a home near all rift way points. These masters will allow you to rent o… |
| 2007-05-22 | — | 21 | Mount masters have found a home near all rift way points. These masters will allow you to rent o… |
| 2007-05-11 | 1835 | 289 | Item Power Rescale - Items have undergone some power rescaling. This was to address problems rel… |
| 2007-05-11 | — | 289 | Item Power Rescale - Items have undergone some power rescaling. This was to address problems rel… |
| 2007-05-09 | 1834 | 82 | Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause pets to despawn when crossing chunk lines. |
| 2007-05-02 | 1828 | 80 | In an effort to reduce spam, you can now only send roughly two messages per second to a chat cha… |
| 2007-04-30 | 1824 | 110 | Item Power Rescale - Items have undergone some power rescaling. This was to address problems rel… |
| 2007-04-25 | 1818 | 211 | Riftway Stones have appeared at several altars throughout Telon and will allow faster transit th… |
| 2007-04-25 | 1818 | 273 | Build 1818 April / 25 / 2007 Vanguard Build 1818 Patch Notes 4/25/2007 |
| 2007-04-25 | — | 211 | Riftway Stones have appeared at several altars throughout Telon and will allow faster transit th… |
| 2007-04-20 | 1817 | 59 | Riftway Stones have appeared at several altars throughout Telon and will allow faster transit th… |
| 2007-04-19 | 1815 | 27 | Disciple – All bonds now last 2 minutes |
| 2007-04-18 | 1814 | 24 | A player building can now be designated as the "Guild Headquarters". This will give all guild me… |
| 2007-04-18 | 1809 | 242 | Players can now obtain unicorn and shadowhound mounts. |
| 2007-04-18 | — | 225 | Hitting escape will no longer immediately drop you out of PVP combat so you won't be able to hit… |
| 2007-04-16 | 1809 | 69 | Bard – Emboldening Embellishment now scales from 10 to 18, depending on your level. |
| 2007-04-12 | 1807 | 79 | Hitting escape will no longer immediately drop you out of PVP combat so you won't be able to hit… |
| 2007-04-11 | 1803 | 243 | City Teleporters - Captain Jiral in Khal will now offer his services to Diplomats and Crafters o… |
| 2007-04-11 | — | 237 | City Teleporters - Captain Jiral in Khal will now offer his services to Diplomats and Crafters o… |
| 2007-04-10 | 1803a | 88 | City Teleporters - Captain Jiral in Khal will now offer his services to Diplomats and Crafters o… |
| 2007-04-04 preview | 1800 | 120 | Vanguard Build 1800 Patch Notes 4/4/2007 � TEST SERVER Official Test Server Forums (courtesy… |
| 2007-04-02 preview | 1799 | 66 | I managed to get a hold of leaked patch notes from build 1799, and found a few eye-opening items… |
| 2007-03-29 | — | 37 | Psionicist – Temporal Shift now displays the correct damage in the tool tip and debuff icon |
| 2007-03-28 | 1792 | 156 | Fix for DoTs not working in PvP |
| 2007-03-28 | — | 150 | The Vanguard Team |
| 2007-03-23 | — | 7 | Vanguard Build 1780 Patch Notes 3/23/2007 |
| 2007-03-22 | — | 105 | Bard - Asilam's Beguiling Call is now available at level 32. |
| 2007-03-19 | 1780c | 162 | The Khal teleport-in location has moved off the docks. The teleport-out location has not changed… |
| 2007-03-19 | 1780c | 302 | Vanguard Build 1780c Patch Notes 3/19/2007 |
| 2007-03-19 | — | 163 | The Khal teleport-in location has moved off the docks. The teleport-out location has not changed… |
| 2007-03-13 | 1778 | 118 | Aggro NPCs that can see invis will now attack if you move near them. |
| 2007-03-13 | — | 111 | Aggro NPCs that cannot see invis will no longer attack if you move very close to them. |
| 2007-03-08 | — | 1 | All Classes |
| 2007-03-07 | — | 44 | All Classes |
| 2007-03-07 | — | 286 | Game Update #1 March / 07 / 2007 Game Update #1 is now live! This update is larger than most… |
| 2007-02-28 | 1758a | 193 | Adventuring kill experience rates have been moderately increased across the board. Experience ra… |
| 2007-02-28 | — | 193 | Adventuring kill experience rates have been moderately increased across the board. Experience ra… |
| 2007-02-22 | — | 184 | Player chance to sneak past even level NPCs without detection has been significantly increased. |
| 2007-02-15 | — | 352 | Updated camel mount speeds to be equal to horses of the same rank |
| 2007-02-07 | — | 2 | GAMEPLAY NOTES - You can now type /portrait to upload your characters portrait to www.vgplayers.… |
| 2007-02-06 | — | 107 | You can now use rescues on allies behind or in front of you as long as there are not objects in … |
| 2007-02-02 | — | 16 | Vanguard Patch Notes 2/2/2007 for build 1733 |
| 2007-02-01 | — | 46 | After death you will be immune to aggro. A 30 second timer will begin once you have moved. Benef… |
| 2007-01-31 | — | 11 | Vanguard Patch Notes 1/31/2007 |
| 2007-01-30 | — | 25 | Spells that change form will no longer allow you to switch PvP teams. |
| 2007-01-26 | — | 99 | Charmed NPC that are not a fixed duration have a significantly greater chance to break early. NP… |
| 2007-01-26 | — | 160 | Link to Current Patch Notes for Release : http://patch.vanguardsoh.net:7000/pa...ates_live.html … |
| 2007-01-23 beta | 1705 | 102 | Energy pool sizes are now based on archetype. -Fix for NPC corpses warping away after they drop |
| 2007-01-22 beta | 1703 | 19 | Summoning your tombstone at an altar will cause an item durability hit to items that are contain… |
| 2007-01-22 beta | 1700 | 137 | Abilities requiring a defensive target will now automatically target the caster if they do not h… |
| 2007-01-20 beta | 1697 | 93 | Movement speed/root, stun/mez, and silence type effects now all have a chance to break on hit in… |
| 2007-01-19 beta | 1694 | 183 | NPCs that you have very low faction with (Kill on Sight) will no longer respond to hails, and wi… |
| 2007-01-17 beta | 1689 | 117 | Experience has been made approximately 20% easier across the board. The experience gained from … |
| 2007-01-16 beta | 1685 | 82 | Cash loot should no longer have durability when looted. |
| 2007-01-15 beta | 1680 | 5 | death to a DOT should process the |
| 2007-01-15 beta | 1677 | 171 | Spell mitigation had a low level bug giving player much more mitigation than intended. This has … |
| 2007-01-13 beta | 1673 | 29 | The experience curve has been changed. Your levels will not change but your experience within y… |
| 2007-01-12 beta | 1672 | 106 | servers, someone attacking you if you do not have an offensive target will become your offensive… |
| 2007-01-11 beta | 1669 | 7 | Dual wield attacks now count as a full addition hit at 50% power. This means they now include yo… |
| 2007-01-11 beta | 1666 | 75 | Fix for another bug preventing martial swords from applying their parry bonus. It should really … |
| 2007-01-10 beta | 1661 | 67 | You no longer have to close and re-open the task master window to get a list of available work o… |
| 2007-01-09 beta | 1659 | 45 | Bard – Upgrades of Razor Parts Silk should no longer stack. |
| 2007-01-08 beta | 1656 | 4 | Fix for a region server crash related to player to player trade. |
| 2007-01-08 beta | 1655 | 82 | You will now receive a notification for discovering new items for a server first time. |
| 2007-01-06 beta | 1651 | 1 | Changing group loot options should now work again. |
| 2007-01-06 beta | 1648 | 44 | Flagged all mundane gear (armor, weapons, etc.) as bindable. |
| 2007-01-05 beta | 1647 | 29 | Fix for the sometimes issue where you couldn't player to player trade because it thought you wer… |
| 2007-01-04 beta | 1643 | 86 | Parley will no longer damage adventuring gear. |