Neverwinter: Strongholds Patch Notes Posted

Neverwinter's Strongholds are one of the coolest features I have seen in an MMO in some time. Not only do guilds get their own slice of land, when guilds battle, the guild lands of both guilds fuse together and guilds fight 20v20 in MOBA fashion. They're not alone in the upcoming patch, though. Yesterday, Perfect World and Cryptic posted the full patch notes for the upcoming content update.

The patch notes detail strongholds, buildings, and rewards that come from strongholds. Included is a "Greed of the Dragonflight" event, in which five or more guild members can trigger the spawning of four dragons in their stronghold which must be defeated in ten minutes. They three remaining will flee if one is killed and rewards will be based on the amount of dragons killed.

A VIP Program is also mentioned, in which players can pay monthly to receive a free item daily, bonus XP, and Astral Diamonds, among other things. Every month purchased will award a rank up for up to a rank of 12—one year of subscription time purchased. These rank ups grant access to "more and better rewards," albeit it isn't clear exactly what that means.

Various balances, fixes, and notes are also included, such as "Lord Jevahn Jhalvar is no longer inclined to take a dip in the water. He now accepts the fact that his swim skill is 0." You can read the full list at the link above. The patch is scheduled to go live today, which is maintenance day.