General
•Implemented optimizations to improve performance on Republic and Imperial Fleets.


Classes and Combat
•Significantly improved the delay when activating player abilities, particularly when in lower framerate situations. This allows for improved ability responsiveness in hectic combat situations.


Operations


General
•Operations will no longer allow more than 16 Operations Group members to enter concurrently.


Karagga's Palace
•G4-B3 Heavy Fabricator will no longer respawn more than once if players have not defeated Karagga.
•Fixed an exploit that would allow players to repeatedly loot the chest after defeating Jarg and Sorno.


Miscellaneous Bug Fixes
•Fixed an issue that could cause graphical inconsistencies, which most often manifested as random screen "flickering."

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Hi again folks,

This week should be a pretty exciting time in WAR. Patch 1.0.5 is headed our way and it looks to be a big one. For this week's report, I will try to highlight some of the things you can expect to see...

Update 11/14/2008, 3:30 PM EST: The Heavy Metal event will begin Tuesday, November 18, 2008 in order to coincide with the release of Game Update 1.0.5. Please watch the Herald for more details!

Q. Will the Heavy Metal event introduce an open RVR component, like Witching Night did? I'm looking forward to what sounds like a really cool Reikland Factory scenario, but I'm also hoping that there will also be considerable encouragement for open field combat.
A. Each event is different, and there is at least one daily task that encourages open RvR, but the Heavy Metal event focuses mainly on our unique temporary scenario, Reikland Factory.

Q. With the new Careers, will we also get a new character slot?
A. We don?t have plans to add another character slot for the new classes.

I could go on and on, as there are many planned changes for each of the classes as well as the addition of one new class per side. There are links and discussions about the patch over at www.warhammeralliance.com if you are interested.

Congrats to The OoD on rank 17! One step closer to rank 20 and getting our emblem on our cloaks. Also, all guild members can speak in Alliance chat. Just use /as (text goes here) to speak with our friends over in MiM and Lost Empire. I highly encourage each of you to use this to help with PQs and scenarios.

Have a great week and I'll see you in-game!
~Mord

Hello again folks,

Now that the dust has settled from our transfer, it is time to take a look at where we are and what we need to do. It seems as though we lost several people during the move and we need to shore up our numbers as we move into T4. I am calling on each of you to act as our recruiters, scouring the scenarios and PQs for people you think would be a great fit for The OoD. If you notice someone unguilded and think they would be an asset to our guild, point them to our website or put them in touch with an officer. We do not have level or class requirements. A friendly personality and a good attitude have always been the top things we look for in potential members. So, if you see someone you think has what it takes to fit into our group, let's get them onboard and try to grow our online family.

After many weeks with us spread out over different tiers, it looks like we are starting to get good numbers for folks in t4 (lvl 28+). Now that we have this larger group, we need to start looking at forming OoD raiding groups, scenario groups, and oRvR groups. I am planning on continuing my Wednesday raids (either Gunbad or PQs) and I hope that some of you will take the opportunity to start your own weekly raids. You should all have access to the guild calendar and I encourage everyone to use that or these forums. Keep in mind that we also have a great alliance and many opportunities there to get into some action.

I want to take this chance to welcome a few new members to The OoD. Rugby, Ravnoc, and Voldrath have all joined us recently. They each transferred from other servers and we hope they have found their permanent home with us here. Be sure to say hello when you see them!

I know the last few weeks have been a bit crazy with the transfer. I hope everyone can start to settle in and get back to our normal routine. Personally, I am very excited about getting bunched up again in T4, because the best times I have in this game are always when I am in an OoD group. If anyone has any suggestions, comments, or ideas about how to make our WAR experience better, please post here or contact the officers.

Thanks and have a great week!
~Mord

Hello everyone,

Well, what a week huh? It has been a crazy few days in the WAR universe, so let's take a look back to recap, as well as see where we need to go now.

Friday, the alliance between MiM, The OoD, and Lost Empire decided to make the Magnus server our new home. What about Band of Ominous Bandits you ask? They merged with MiM, so you will still see those familiar faces but with a new guild tag. The alliance has been reformed now that we are on Magnus and I am sure we will look to grow once we get settled.

As for The OoD, about 35 of the 119 toons have made their way over from Heldenhammer. I realize that our numbers will come down since many of those numbers included alts that will not be making the trip across servers. However, I do ask for your help in letting those still on Heldenhammer know that we have moved to Magnus. Before I moved the guild, I was able to send ingame mail to everyone on the roster informing them of the move, but it's possible people just haven't read it or have not logged in over the weekend. Whatever the case, we want to make sure we don't leave someone behind. If you have noticed anyone that has not made the move, please let me or one of the officers know and we will help in any way possible.

During this crazy time, the guild hit rank 15! That means you should now see the guild colors on your cloak (you may have to equip and re-equip it if you dyed the cloak). The next few ranks will yield a new standard, some new tactic points, and at rank 20 you will see the guild emblem appear on the banner and cloaks. Congrats to everyone for your work on making us one of the higher ranked guilds on the server...you're input from open rvr, PQs, and other methods is greatly appreciated!

Lordy, lordy...look who's 40! Grats to Zaldar and Callo for reaching level 40! You guys have done a terrific job of representing The OoD in T4, so keep up the good work!

Now that we have settled in a bit on the new server, it is time to start looking for some new faces to join our ranks. I encourage everyone to send the officers names of people who you group with and think would be a good fit with our online family. We do not have any restrictions on class, level, etc....we just want them to be good folks that will gel with what we do. Be sure to point them to this website if they have any questions.

I am looking forward to our first week on the new server and I hope you are too! Have a great week and see you ingame!
~Mord