Pantheon PTR week three unlocks ranger for levels 1-10, retunes rested XP

Visionary Realms opened the ranger to testers and reworked rested experience in a May 20 patch for the Pantheon: Rise of the Fallen Public Test Realm, the third weekly update since the test server went live.

The studio said the ranger is now available for testing across levels 1 to 10 and asked for impressions through its Discord feedback channels. A level cap increase is planned for the near future, the studio added, but it wants early combat tuned properly before additional levels and power are layered on.

Rested experience received two changes pulling in opposite directions: players now spend rested XP somewhat faster, while the rate at which it accrues during logged-out time has been reduced. Visionary Realms said the adjustment is meant to bring the mechanic closer to its intended purpose of helping players who cannot log in every day.

The patch also retunes a large number of lower-level NPCs and their abilities to bring them in line with the intended difficulty of low-level areas, and updates many low-level drops so their stats and values better match their level and rarity. Alongside bug fixes for issues reported over the previous week, the studio adjusted several class abilities, changed the level requirements on some early abilities in response to player feedback, and added a small number of new abilities to fill gaps in low-level kits.

Known issues

• The Paladin ability Valiant Strike does no damage to undead targets
• Tooltips may fail to display specific numbers
• Mail attachments remain a work in progress and some items may not attach
• Water in some areas is not swimmable
• The Falcon Strike I scroll attempts to scribe Howling Arrow
• The Valeguard's Stride ability is attached to the wrong vendor item and is priced too high for a level 2 scroll
• The Warrior scroll Mocking Blow attempts to scribe Commanding Strike
• Some players report stuttering during peak population, which the studio said it is investigating

The studio thanked players on the test realm and said their reports are shaping the Combat and Progression update ahead of its rollout to the regular play servers. Full patch notes were published separately.