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The First Contact Battle Pass!
By Ambassador Kael | Tue 31 Oct 2023 09:00:00 AM PDT
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Hey there, everyone! This is Terramak, here again to give you a rundown of the First Contact Battle Pass, new to our 27th module, Spelljammer.
Overall, we’re keeping the same Battle Pass structure as before. You can gain 4,000 Battle Pass XP over the course of each campaign, with a reward at every increment of 1,000 Battle Pass XP. Once again, the Premium Reward Track is available, unlocking a second set of rewards at those increments across the entire Battle Pass for 2500 Zen.
As usual, players are eligible to gain Battle Pass XP from each of these activities once per day, and that eligibility accumulates for up to three days. More details below!
Campaign Details
Campaign 1: A Fell Omen
Start: 7:30 AM Pacific time on November 7, 2023
End: 7:30 AM Pacific time on December 12, 2023
Note: Players who purchased the Premium Track may gain progress through the Last Chance period.
Activities:
Rewards:
Battle Pass XP 1000
Free Track 15x Mount Upgrade Token, 15x Companion Upgrade Token
Premium Track 10x Shard of Greater Empowerment
Battle Pass XP 2000
Free Track Astral Lockbox
Premium Track Xaryxian Companion Choice Pack
Battle Pass XP 3000
Free Track Coalescent Mote
Premium Track 4x Enchanted Key
Battle Pass XP 4000
Free Track 2x Enchanted Key
Premium Track Artifact: Alaric’s Artillery Beacon - Account
Campaign 2: Seeds from the Stars
Start: 7:30 AM Pacific time on December 12, 2023
End: 7:30 AM Pacific time on January 16, 2024
Note: Players who purchased the Premium Track may gain progress through the Last Chance period.
Activities:
Rewards:
Battle Pass XP 1000
Free Track 20x Reward Reroll Token
Premium Track2x Astral Lockbox
Battle Pass XP 2000
Free Track 2x Enchanted Key
Premium TrackCoalescent Mote
Battle Pass XP 3000
Free Track Xaryxian Vanity Pet Choice Pack
Premium TrackEpic Collar Upgrade Progress Pack
Battle Pass XP 4000
Free TrackAstral Lockbox
Premium Track 4x Magnificent Resurgence Lockbox, 4x Enchanted Key
Campaign 3: Cultivating Bonds
Start: 7:30 AM Pacific time on January 16, 2024
End: 7:30 AM Pacific time on February 20, 2023
Note: Players who purchased the Premium Track may gain progress through the Last Chance period.
Activities:
Rewards:
Battle Pass XP 1000
Free Track Astral Lockbox
Premium Track 15x Mount Upgrade Token, 15x Companion Upgrade Token
Battle Pass XP 2000
Free Track Greater Bag of Holding (72 slots)
Premium Track Xaryxian Mount Choice Pack
Battle Pass XP 3000
Free Track 5x Scroll of Mass Life
Premium Track 4x Enchanted Key
Battle Pass XP 4000
Free Track 5x Shard of Greater Empowerment
Premium Track Coalescent Mote
After the Battle Pass
Once the Cultivating Bonds campaign ends, players will be able to buy a pack that unlocks the Premium Track and automatically completes progress in all First Contact Battle Pass campaigns. This purchase will be available until the start of the next module, and as usual, the price of this purchase is reduced based on the player’s progress in the Battle Pass and whether they had purchased the Premium Pass.
Reward Information
Artifact: Alaric’s Artillery Beacon
The unique reward from this Battle Pass is an artifact, Alaric’s Artillery Beacon. An artifact originally belonging to a paladin of vengeance, it’s been warped through time and tinkering in Wildspace to pull in arcane artillery through portals above your target.
When earned through the First Contact Battle Pass, Alaric’s Artillery Beacon starts at Epic quality.
Use Power
Alaric’s Artillery Beacon casts Artillery Sweep, which deals about 30% of an artifact’s damage budget to all enemies in a target area (making it competitive with single-target artifacts at ~3-4 enemies hit). It also applies a stun (0.8 seconds per quality to NPCs, 0.4 seconds per quality against players), and a Damage Taken debuff to enemies (1% per quality) for 10 seconds.
For the number crunchers, here’s some extra information:
Cast time: Instant lock-in, 0.67 seconds post-cast animation
Roots the player during cast.
Animation cancellable by Encounter powers, Daily powers, and tactical mechanics (e.g. dodge and block). The power is immediately locked in, so the anim cancel will not prevent it from taking effect or going on cooldown.
Against players, stun is applied 0.67 seconds after button press.
Against NPCs, stun is applied 1.17 seconds after button press.
Damage is applied 1.17 seconds after button press.
Debuff is applied 1.67 seconds after button press.
Range: 50 ft
AoE radius: 20 ft
Maximum targets hit: 10
Stacking behavior: Stacks with other unique Damage Taken debuff sources. Does not stack with other iterations of the same power. Debuff name is Artillery Sweep.
Values at different ranks:
Damage: Scales based on player item level. You can check estimates in the “Special Artifacts” category of the Artifacts collection, but for an example character at 47,500 Item Level:
Epic: 15,048
Legendary: 24,048 (60% improvement from Epic)
Mythic: 33,072 (37.5% improvement from Legendary)
Stun duration (halved vs. players):
Epic: 2.4 seconds
Legendary: 3.2 seconds
Mythic: 4.0 seconds
Damage Taken debuff:
Epic: 3%
Legendary: 4%
Mythic: 5%
We expect that this artifact will be useful to players in open-world content and those who are still gearing up in early endgame content. The Stun and Damage Taken debuffs are great both for creating breathing room and contributing to coordinated artifact burns, and the higher target cap makes it useful for accidental double-pulls. Combine with pull powers like the Minotaur Mercenary’s Tidal Force and you can keep enemies grouped a few extra seconds for focused AoE.
Stats
This stat combo is mainly damage-focused. The values are standard for an artifact that caps out at Item Level 1500, with a 1:1 ratio.
Epic quality
703 Accuracy
703 Combat Advantage
531 Combined Rating
Legendary quality
1,125 Accuracy
1,125 Combat Advantage
850 Combined Rating
Mythic quality
1,688 Accuracy
1,688 Combat Advantage
1,275 Combined Rating
(These are technically 1,687.5, but the tooltip rounds up.)
As mentioned, we mainly expect this stat combo to find use among DPS players.
Xaryxian Companion Choice Pack
This pack contains the player’s choice of one of the following companions:
Icosahedron Ioun Stone - Available formerly from the Foundry as well as some Collector’s Packs.
Kuo-toa - Previously purchasable.
Rust Monster - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags.
Swashbuckler - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags. Previously available from Call to Arms events.
150 Companion Upgrade Tokens - For players who may not be interested in these companions, or have all the ones they’re interested in.
Xaryxian Vanity Pet Choice Pack
This pack contains the player’s choice of one of the following vanity pets:
Mini Cephalon - Previously available from Call to Arms events.
Mini Chartilifax - Previously available from Call to Arms events and Tales of Old.
Mini Garrundar - Previously available from Call to Arms events.
Mini Idris - Previously available from Call to Arms events and Tales of Old.
10 Gold - For players who are not interested in any of these vanity pets.
Xaryxian Mount Choice Pack
This pack contains the player’s choice of one of the following mounts:
Dawn Unicorn - Available from the Moon Elf Race Pack, premium dungeon rewards, and Juma’s Bags.
Dusk Unicorn - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags.
Gelatinous Cube - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags, as well as some promotions and out-of-game purchases on certain platforms.
Heavy Howler - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags. Previously available through certain promotions and Zen Market purchases.
150 Mount Upgrade Tokens - For players who may not be interested in these mounts, or have all the ones they’re interested in.
Completion Achievement & Title: Out of This World
We’re continuing the completion award introduced in the Chaos Between Realms Battle Pass. Upon receiving 4000 Battle Pass XP in each of the Battle Pass campaigns, the account will be eligible for an in-game achievement: Out of This World. On future logins or map transfers, characters on the account will receive the achievement if they don’t already have it, and will be eligible to claim a title of the same name from the Reward Claims Agent.
As this is a time-limited achievement, it grants 0 achievement points, and should not appear in the Achievements list if the Battle Pass is not running, or if the character is below level 20.
Purchases
This battle pass has the standard suite of purchases:
First Contact Premium Pass
2500 ZEN
Unlocks the ability to earn Premium Track rewards in all campaigns of the First Contact Battle Pass.
Campaign Completion
1000 ZEN
Raises your progress in the current Battle Pass campaign to 4000, allowing you to claim all rewards immediately.
Premium Pass & Completion
5500 ZEN
Only available between the end of the First Contact Battle Pass and the start of the next module. Unlocks Premium Track rewards and automatically raises progress to 4000 in each of this Battle Pass’ campaigns.
Price is reduced based on:
Whether the account has already purchased the Premium Pass.
How much progress the account has made in each of the Battle Pass campaigns.
Closing
These are the main details of the First Contact Battle Pass!
I know I haven’t yet gotten to adding transmute rewards as folks have previously requested, but is there anything else you’d like to see that isn’t listed here? How about the stuff you’re absolutely sick of seeing? Does the Epic Collar Upgrade Progress Pack feel like a sufficient improvement over just Epic Collars? Feel free to let us know in the forum!
Thank you for reading, and thank you for playing Neverwinter! We’re always glad to see you in-game.
Vincent “Terramak” Malley
The First Contact Battle Pass!
By Ambassador Kael | Tue 31 Oct 2023 09:00:00 AM PDT
Tweet
Hey there, everyone! This is Terramak, here again to give you a rundown of the First Contact Battle Pass, new to our 27th module, Spelljammer.
Overall, we’re keeping the same Battle Pass structure as before. You can gain 4,000 Battle Pass XP over the course of each campaign, with a reward at every increment of 1,000 Battle Pass XP. Once again, the Premium Reward Track is available, unlocking a second set of rewards at those increments across the entire Battle Pass for 2500 Zen.
As usual, players are eligible to gain Battle Pass XP from each of these activities once per day, and that eligibility accumulates for up to three days. More details below!
Campaign Details
Campaign 1: A Fell Omen
Start: 7:30 AM Pacific time on November 7, 2023
End: 7:30 AM Pacific time on December 12, 2023
Note: Players who purchased the Premium Track may gain progress through the Last Chance period.
Activities:
- Random Skirmish / Trial Queue: 115 Battle Pass XP
- Random Dungeon / Advanced Dungeon Queue: 135 Battle Pass XP
- Loot an Invasion Chest: 75 Battle Pass XP
Rewards:
Battle Pass XP 1000
Free Track 15x Mount Upgrade Token, 15x Companion Upgrade Token
Premium Track 10x Shard of Greater Empowerment
Battle Pass XP 2000
Free Track Astral Lockbox
Premium Track Xaryxian Companion Choice Pack
Battle Pass XP 3000
Free Track Coalescent Mote
Premium Track 4x Enchanted Key
Battle Pass XP 4000
Free Track 2x Enchanted Key
Premium Track Artifact: Alaric’s Artillery Beacon - Account
Campaign 2: Seeds from the Stars
Start: 7:30 AM Pacific time on December 12, 2023
End: 7:30 AM Pacific time on January 16, 2024
Note: Players who purchased the Premium Track may gain progress through the Last Chance period.
Activities:
- Random Skirmish / Trial Queue: 115 Battle Pass XP
- Random Dungeon / Advanced Dungeon Queue: 135 Battle Pass XP
- Complete a Major Heroic Encounter new to Spelljammer: 75 Battle Pass XP
Rewards:
Battle Pass XP 1000
Free Track 20x Reward Reroll Token
Premium Track2x Astral Lockbox
Battle Pass XP 2000
Free Track 2x Enchanted Key
Premium TrackCoalescent Mote
Battle Pass XP 3000
Free Track Xaryxian Vanity Pet Choice Pack
Premium TrackEpic Collar Upgrade Progress Pack
Battle Pass XP 4000
Free TrackAstral Lockbox
Premium Track 4x Magnificent Resurgence Lockbox, 4x Enchanted Key
Campaign 3: Cultivating Bonds
Start: 7:30 AM Pacific time on January 16, 2024
End: 7:30 AM Pacific time on February 20, 2023
Note: Players who purchased the Premium Track may gain progress through the Last Chance period.
Activities:
- Random Skirmish / Trial Queue: 115 Battle Pass XP
- Random Dungeon / Advanced Dungeon Queue: 135 Battle Pass XP
- Complete a quest in the new zone: 75 Battle Pass XP
Rewards:
Battle Pass XP 1000
Free Track Astral Lockbox
Premium Track 15x Mount Upgrade Token, 15x Companion Upgrade Token
Battle Pass XP 2000
Free Track Greater Bag of Holding (72 slots)
Premium Track Xaryxian Mount Choice Pack
Battle Pass XP 3000
Free Track 5x Scroll of Mass Life
Premium Track 4x Enchanted Key
Battle Pass XP 4000
Free Track 5x Shard of Greater Empowerment
Premium Track Coalescent Mote
After the Battle Pass
Once the Cultivating Bonds campaign ends, players will be able to buy a pack that unlocks the Premium Track and automatically completes progress in all First Contact Battle Pass campaigns. This purchase will be available until the start of the next module, and as usual, the price of this purchase is reduced based on the player’s progress in the Battle Pass and whether they had purchased the Premium Pass.
Reward Information
Artifact: Alaric’s Artillery Beacon
The unique reward from this Battle Pass is an artifact, Alaric’s Artillery Beacon. An artifact originally belonging to a paladin of vengeance, it’s been warped through time and tinkering in Wildspace to pull in arcane artillery through portals above your target.
When earned through the First Contact Battle Pass, Alaric’s Artillery Beacon starts at Epic quality.
Use Power
Alaric’s Artillery Beacon casts Artillery Sweep, which deals about 30% of an artifact’s damage budget to all enemies in a target area (making it competitive with single-target artifacts at ~3-4 enemies hit). It also applies a stun (0.8 seconds per quality to NPCs, 0.4 seconds per quality against players), and a Damage Taken debuff to enemies (1% per quality) for 10 seconds.
For the number crunchers, here’s some extra information:
Cast time: Instant lock-in, 0.67 seconds post-cast animation
Roots the player during cast.
Animation cancellable by Encounter powers, Daily powers, and tactical mechanics (e.g. dodge and block). The power is immediately locked in, so the anim cancel will not prevent it from taking effect or going on cooldown.
Against players, stun is applied 0.67 seconds after button press.
Against NPCs, stun is applied 1.17 seconds after button press.
Damage is applied 1.17 seconds after button press.
Debuff is applied 1.67 seconds after button press.
Range: 50 ft
AoE radius: 20 ft
Maximum targets hit: 10
Stacking behavior: Stacks with other unique Damage Taken debuff sources. Does not stack with other iterations of the same power. Debuff name is Artillery Sweep.
Values at different ranks:
Damage: Scales based on player item level. You can check estimates in the “Special Artifacts” category of the Artifacts collection, but for an example character at 47,500 Item Level:
Epic: 15,048
Legendary: 24,048 (60% improvement from Epic)
Mythic: 33,072 (37.5% improvement from Legendary)
Stun duration (halved vs. players):
Epic: 2.4 seconds
Legendary: 3.2 seconds
Mythic: 4.0 seconds
Damage Taken debuff:
Epic: 3%
Legendary: 4%
Mythic: 5%
We expect that this artifact will be useful to players in open-world content and those who are still gearing up in early endgame content. The Stun and Damage Taken debuffs are great both for creating breathing room and contributing to coordinated artifact burns, and the higher target cap makes it useful for accidental double-pulls. Combine with pull powers like the Minotaur Mercenary’s Tidal Force and you can keep enemies grouped a few extra seconds for focused AoE.
Stats
This stat combo is mainly damage-focused. The values are standard for an artifact that caps out at Item Level 1500, with a 1:1 ratio.
Epic quality
703 Accuracy
703 Combat Advantage
531 Combined Rating
Legendary quality
1,125 Accuracy
1,125 Combat Advantage
850 Combined Rating
Mythic quality
1,688 Accuracy
1,688 Combat Advantage
1,275 Combined Rating
(These are technically 1,687.5, but the tooltip rounds up.)
As mentioned, we mainly expect this stat combo to find use among DPS players.
Xaryxian Companion Choice Pack
This pack contains the player’s choice of one of the following companions:
Icosahedron Ioun Stone - Available formerly from the Foundry as well as some Collector’s Packs.
Kuo-toa - Previously purchasable.
Rust Monster - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags.
Swashbuckler - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags. Previously available from Call to Arms events.
150 Companion Upgrade Tokens - For players who may not be interested in these companions, or have all the ones they’re interested in.
Xaryxian Vanity Pet Choice Pack
This pack contains the player’s choice of one of the following vanity pets:
Mini Cephalon - Previously available from Call to Arms events.
Mini Chartilifax - Previously available from Call to Arms events and Tales of Old.
Mini Garrundar - Previously available from Call to Arms events.
Mini Idris - Previously available from Call to Arms events and Tales of Old.
10 Gold - For players who are not interested in any of these vanity pets.
Xaryxian Mount Choice Pack
This pack contains the player’s choice of one of the following mounts:
Dawn Unicorn - Available from the Moon Elf Race Pack, premium dungeon rewards, and Juma’s Bags.
Dusk Unicorn - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags.
Gelatinous Cube - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags, as well as some promotions and out-of-game purchases on certain platforms.
Heavy Howler - Available from premium dungeon rewards and Juma’s Bags. Previously available through certain promotions and Zen Market purchases.
150 Mount Upgrade Tokens - For players who may not be interested in these mounts, or have all the ones they’re interested in.
Completion Achievement & Title: Out of This World
We’re continuing the completion award introduced in the Chaos Between Realms Battle Pass. Upon receiving 4000 Battle Pass XP in each of the Battle Pass campaigns, the account will be eligible for an in-game achievement: Out of This World. On future logins or map transfers, characters on the account will receive the achievement if they don’t already have it, and will be eligible to claim a title of the same name from the Reward Claims Agent.
As this is a time-limited achievement, it grants 0 achievement points, and should not appear in the Achievements list if the Battle Pass is not running, or if the character is below level 20.
Purchases
This battle pass has the standard suite of purchases:
First Contact Premium Pass
2500 ZEN
Unlocks the ability to earn Premium Track rewards in all campaigns of the First Contact Battle Pass.
Campaign Completion
1000 ZEN
Raises your progress in the current Battle Pass campaign to 4000, allowing you to claim all rewards immediately.
Premium Pass & Completion
5500 ZEN
Only available between the end of the First Contact Battle Pass and the start of the next module. Unlocks Premium Track rewards and automatically raises progress to 4000 in each of this Battle Pass’ campaigns.
Price is reduced based on:
Whether the account has already purchased the Premium Pass.
How much progress the account has made in each of the Battle Pass campaigns.
Closing
These are the main details of the First Contact Battle Pass!
I know I haven’t yet gotten to adding transmute rewards as folks have previously requested, but is there anything else you’d like to see that isn’t listed here? How about the stuff you’re absolutely sick of seeing? Does the Epic Collar Upgrade Progress Pack feel like a sufficient improvement over just Epic Collars? Feel free to let us know in the forum!
Thank you for reading, and thank you for playing Neverwinter! We’re always glad to see you in-game.
Vincent “Terramak” Malley