Hi Everyone!

Been working on things off and on over the past month, so please forgive me if I forgot some changes, but here's the list I had written down:
- Added /r (or /reply) to reply to the last person to message you in game
- /online now shows # of groups that are currently up
- Vault items are now sorted (withdraw page)
- Guild info added to /who if a player is in a guild
- If a player is in a group, /who will show In Group, if group is engaged, it will show Engaged Group
- /kick PLAYER now acts as a BAN on that player. They will not be able to rejoin your group until you remake the group.
- Bug fix regarding expanding vault slots under the 21 days remaining required to expand (would allow you to purchase more slot with only a few days remaining in your subscription)
- Changes to MPA/MPK, LPA/LPK (see below)
- Level 71 and higher characters can now join without level restriction any Maze Catacomb group created by a level 71 or higher character. Example, a level 71 can join a level 80 maze catacomb group, and vice versa.
- When /msg'ing a user, it will now tell you the user is not online if that username is not found.
- Fixed Glyphs so that you can now stack two glyphs with Enhanced Effect on them

** This is a server side update only, so no new client is required.

More details about Mana/Life per Kill/Attack:
- The old caps are now removed, you can now stack multiple items (including glyphs) to far exceed the old cap. (Was a hard cap of 150 for LPK/MPK for instance)
- These items now have a chance to work in Maze Catacombs
- Tier restrictions are now enforced on all such items. This is subject to change, as I will be watching the balance of these stats ongoing, so the ranges could increase in the future. The stat value will still stay the same on all old items, just be capped per tier.

I am sure I'm forgetting other details, but will update as I remember them. Have spread my work over a lot of things this last month, and didn't keep very good notes on my changes.

Have fun, and hopefully I'll have more teaser related material soon. I think we're about ready to roll on in that direction (finally!)

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Feb 28 2009: Minor client update- Arena has been revamped a little bit (cleaned up)

First, I want to say thanks to AlPi, he has taken some time to create some awesome new armors for LS. He has done an incredible job!

So, a few updates:
- New graphics for all armors
- Misc graphics cleanups in the client
- Double click will now join a catacomb group
- Pressing "g" will now Engage your group in catacombs
- Misc vault updates, including inventory auto opening on deposit page
- Maze catacombs drops tweaked a bit more
- Life steal now correctly heals a range (1% to % listed, as was originally intended)
- Life steal now has a % chance to work in maze catacombs

I would like to introduce you to version 1.13, and a big new addition, the Item Vault.

You can use the Item Vault to rent storage space to store (currently) up to 1000 items that are accessible across all of your characters. Additionally, your Guild may purchase Guild Transfer rentals that allow all members in that guild to transfer items between users (assuming both user has a valid and current vault subscription). Some other Item Vault features are that you can store any item in it, including white items (non-magical), and the ability to categorize your items, and search through the items in the your vault in a simplified manner. Also, the items in your vault are private, and other users cannot see what is in your vault.

Item Vault Hint: You can ctrl-click an item in the vault to withdraw it quickly without having to drag to your inventory.

More Item Vault information can be found here: http://ladderslasher.d2jsp.org/index.php?g=16


That's not all! In addition to this very large addition to the game, the following addons and changes have also been made:
- The Group CREATOR in Maze Catacombs now gets a +1% experience bonus PER person in the group! No more standing around waiting for higher level people to make groups anymore!
- Accessory Charms in the Maze Catacombs now cost 75% mana
- Drop rates increased for Maze Catacombs
- Heal charms will now function as a default to heal yourself if you click on a monster while one is selected
- Experience bars have been added to the Catacombs group window

- And LS is now running all the game mechanics on it's OWN database server! This should 100% stop pretty much all lag during archives!

(Yes, you read correctly, those top features ONLY apply to Maze Catacombs).

Have fun guys!