DDO team has released a first look at the release notes for the next update which is scheduled for this Wednesday.

News & Notes:

Harbormaster Zin has been seen directing work crews in Aspirant¡®s Corner, and rumor has it that they have revealed some doorways to new adventures. With new neighbors in town, Kalimnal d¡®Kundarak has rented a new house, and the Harbormaster¡®s work has closed off the sewer entrance Edrun Faern was using to look for his wife. Luckily, Edrun wasnew able to find another sewer hatch in Philosopher¡®s Row to continue his hunt for Arissa.

A new wave of Kobolds has moved into the Wavecrest Inn¡®s caverns. These Runty Kobolds have less strength than the previous inhabitants, but they must be more wily to have pushed the first group out. They also may have slipped something to Jacoby Drexelhand, for the cleric seems to be out of sorts these days.

In response to much consternation on the part of their pupils, the fighter trainers have held a workshop, and have found a better way to perform the Whirlwind attack. Whirlwind will now correctly apply weapon specials (i.e., elemental damage etc.) to all of the targets you hit and bonuses (such as the extra strength damage bonus for two handed weapons). Bonuses will now be applied on the last attack in the combat chain.

The Healers of House Jorasco have been hard at work curing the Laryngitis afflicting the Bards in Stormreach. The Healers are pleased to announce that the Bards have been successfully healed, and their singing voices are back in order.

The Coin Lords are pleased to announce that to help make life easier for those adventurers out there who like to have a lot of equipment and spells on hand, you will now be able to define a specific key binding for your first 50 shortcuts (the first 5 hot bars). The key binding will display on the shortcut, so you can quickly access any of your gear, loot, or abilities.

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