PortalStorm 8/14/26 Update - Legendary Loot Overhaul! Vendors Sell Good Loot?!
Portal Storm Update 8-14-26
Some major Changes this week to the server! Lots of loot changes and some QOL to the PVP Arena.
##Loot Revisions:
Why: full best-in-slot suits took a week or two, so nothing was worth trading. Top-end rolls are now genuinely rare.
Tiers 1–6 are untouched, nothing you already own changes.
Armor:
- Perfect rolls went from ~1 in 4 to ~1 in 200.
- Body armor at max: 11.3% → 0.43%
- Head/hands/feet: 11.4% → 0.38%
- Shields: 45.3% → 0.59% — every T9–15 shield used to be identical; good shields now exist
- Tiers 9–15 each have their own ceiling instead of all sharing one
- Mid-tier armor (T7–14) is slightly weaker on average; T15 keeps its old ceiling
Weapons & casters:
- Max damage roll: ~10% → ~0.5% at T15
- Offense, defense, variance and mana conversion steepened to ~2%
Cantrips:
- Legendary cantrips were 100% guaranteed on T8+ items. They now ramp from 10% (T8) to 55% (T15). An all-Legendary T15 item is ~1 in 160 instead of automatic.
Ratings removed:
- Critical Damage, Critical Damage Resist and Healing Boost no longer drop.
- Ratings now roll: Damage / Damage Reduction / Max Health.
Cloaks:
- Weaves cut 35 → 10 (Light/Heavy/Finesse/Missile/Two Handed, Melee D, Magic D, War/Life/Void Magic)
- Added: Clouded Soul surge
- Removed: all three Shroud of Darkness surges
- Custom "rare" tinkering and crafting cloaks are now available on the rare vendors.
- Note that because of AC Client limitations only one weave will appear on your spell list -- but ALL will be active There is no lockpick weave (just Turbine things)
Additional Changes:
- Weapon and Tailoring kits no longer use up the donor piece
##Legendary Items — New Feature:
- A new class of drop that sits above everything else. Weapons, armor and jewelry. ~1 in 5,000
- Rolls an item at its tier's ceiling, then goes beyond it
- Corpses that drop legendary items are locked to the killer, with a server-wide announcement
- Distinct icon overlays: Five grades, each rarer than the last:
- Guaranteed after 7 days if you haven't found one
- More legendary wards guaranteed on jewelry, with all 7 guaranteed on 2 highest tiers
- Legendary items can be tinkered/salvaged/sold/traded/etc; just like any other loot gen item.
Battle Arena:
Event Reminders:
- Global announcements now go out ahead of every Battle Arena event at 1 hour, 30 min, 15 min, 10 min, and 5 min:
- The Battle Arena will open in X minutes. Please proceed to the portal next to Xhax in Haven to participate. This is a low risk event, and all are welcome.
- Solo Entrants: If you're the only one who shows up, you'll still be rewarded at the end of the event — the combat participation requirement is waived when there's nobody to fight.
##Vendors Updated:
- Vendors have been placed throughout Dereth that generate random loot from within their specific tiers:
- Peddler Jeb the Fortunate (T8, Haven)
- Shopkeeper Dirty Bart the Generous (T9, Teth)
- Purveyor Cassian the Discerning (T10, Fortress)
- Relicmonger Veyara the Far-Traveled (T11, Saurohaven)
- Curator Arcanum the Immeasurable (T12, Lyceum)
- Vendors will take brief breaks every 5 minutes in order to "restock." Make your purchases quickly.
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General Features:
Maximum level of 1,000.
3 account limit - single accounts automatically deal 20% more damage and take 20% less damage.
Hundreds of custom quests, kill tasks, and boss fights.
Thousands of unique items, including extensive custom gear.
Reworked Rare System: find Portal Shards and exchange them for the rare gems and items you actually need.
In-game leaderboards.
Hard Mode: an optional adventure - always drop items on death in exchange for a 10% XP and Luminance bonus.
Custom Enlightenment quests with rewards through 10 Enlightenments.
Expanded Features:
Portal Storms: Idle players may find their characters portaled to random locations across Dereth, automatically removed from their fellowships, and generally used as fodder for hungry drudges. Designated safe areas are exempt.
Infinite Luminance Auras: Customize your ratings far beyond retail restrictions. Give your healer a ton of Purity Auras, or turn your two-handed character into a glass cannon.
Deep Custom Loot Progression: Seven new loot tiers extend progression beyond retail’s maximum of eight. Each tier includes custom loot profiles for monsters and chests, additional quest-weapon suites, unique armor tailors, new spells, and custom summons - providing meaningful progression all the way through Tier 15.
Custom Questlines and Boss Encounters: Experience original story chains, enhanced retail boss encounters, brand-new monster mechanics, unique rewards, and exceptionally challenging areas such as the Valley of Death, which will push even the best players to their limits.
A Unique Player Experience: A multitude of paths are available for every playstyle. Whether you’re a quest-hungry adventurer, dungeon dweller, involved monarch, or quirky role-player, there’s a path ahead for you.
Convenient World Recalls: Recall directly to Haven (/haven), the Town Network (/tn), Subway (/sub), or Facility Hub (/fachub) instantly and without an animation delay.
Progression and Utility Commands: /level, /lum, /skillcredits, /myquests, and /myshare provide useful character and fellowship information.
Proven Stability: PortalStorm runs on a professionally hosted VPS with a strong record of reliability. Extensive post-retail stability improvements help ensure a positive player experience.
PortalStormPlus Plugin: An optional Decal plugin that adds PortalStorm’s custom properties to the ID panel and accurately displays level costs beyond level 275.
Active Anti-Cheat Protection: Active administrators, server-side protections, and custom in-game mechanics work together to prevent griefing, discourage unwanted leeching, and combat exploitation - ensuring fair play for beginners and veteran players alike.
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