Rift Datamining – September 13, 2018 patch

The patch is landing late this week, but we’ve datamined it in advanced.  A few curious things have stuck out, specifically a new world event -“quest-o-rama” and a new LFR entry for Grim Awakening.  This is primarily a data patch, with some new effects and shaders thrown in.

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Summary

• New LFR Entries & Requirements
• New World Event

New LFR Entries & Requirements

Primeval Feast and Infernal Dawn have been added to LFR.  Not sure if they will be enabled for Prime immediately on patch day, but the requirements and the UI preview pics are in.

Both Primeval Feast and Infernal Dawn have the same LFR Requirements:

• 200 Hit for DPS, Healing, and Support
• 500 Endurance for Tanks

In addition to this, Grim Awakening, the T2 10-man raid from Storm Legion, has a new LFR entry.  This has the following requirements to queue for LFR:

• 500 Hit for DPS, Healing, and Support
• 800 Endurance for Tanks
• 500 Guard for Tanks

It is unclear why Grim Awakening has an LFR entry already. Maybe some of the Storm Legion updates for Prime have leaked early?  Speculate I guess.

New World Event

New World Event is suggested heavily in the patch data.  Specifically a new string reading “World Event: Quest-o-rama”

Here are some relevant new strings in the patch.

• Battle Pass is now active. Each week more challenges are available for Ascended who are willing to adventure throughout Telara.
• Writ of the Flaming Pants
• , Pants on Fire – new title
• Battle Pass: Devil’s Fire
• Battle Pass – Costume – Vanity Wings – Wings of Flame
• QP_Artifact_Pants_On_Fire
• Sometimes situations can get so hot that your pants literally burst into flames.
• Crafting – Ep3 – Fire – Planar Crafting – Battle Pass Bonus

Potential new vanity gear/effects:

• CHARACTER – Battle Pass Fire Eyes 01
• CHARACTER – Battle Pass Fire Jump 01
• CHARACTER – Battle Pass Fire Pants 01
• CHARACTER – Battle Pass Fire Feet Embers 01
• CHARACTER – Battle Pass Fire Crown Persistent 01
• CHARACTER – Battle Pass Fire Wings 01
• CHARACTER – Battle Pass Fire Mount Levitating Rings 01
• vfx_character_quest_pass_flame_mount_spinning_rings_hand_01
• vfx_character_quest_pass_flame_embers_aura_01
• vfx_character_quest_pass_pants_on_fire_line_01
• vfx_character_quest_pass_eyes_local_01

Now, it is not 100% clear yet (at the time of this post) if the “Quest-o-rama” world event is related to the Battle Pass.  If anything, the Battle Pass Bonus for planar crafting (Ep3 = Prophecy of Ahnket) points towards this being some new content for Live servers, meaning this isn’t a Prime exclusive like prior challenges were.