Client 1.7.2 has been approved!

[asommers]

It will take a while to propagate to all App Store territories. Android version should already be available in both the Android Market and GetJar.

1.7.1.1 will shutdown at 6pm today.

-ALS

• Elixirs now persist for a period of real-world time through death, dungeon changes and logouts.
• You should be able to view the elixirs on your character in the avatar screen by tapping "Elixir Buffs".
• You can purchase elixirs with gold again!
• Store/Purchasing Improvements

• The store has been completely reworked to improve ease of use.
• You should find in most cases it will take you substantially fewer clicks to reach your destination
• All items that were previously purchased for gold on the store have been removed from the store. Potions and crafting items that are available for gold can be purchased from different NPCs located in the world.
• It’s now possibly to quickly compare items in the store with your current equipment.
• Many feature purchases which were previously buried in the store are now made quickly from the relevant UI. These include emotes, campaigns, inventory slots, auction slots, stash slots, etc.

• Improved secure trade! When both players agree to a trade a new window appears showing the entire trade in a locked state. While in this state no adjustments can be made. Each player can then chose to accept or decline the final trade.
• Completing quests can now grant experience.
• Added /trade <name> command. This allow you to quickly trade with someone in a crowded area. No more digging through player names for the person you want to trade with.
• Fixed completed quests display when inspecting another player.
• When wielding a 2 handed weapon, offhand vanity items are no longer visible and no longer hide the weapon.
• The skill book icon no longer appears when your character has less than four skills
• Quick chat supports more text, up to two lines
• Account details now shows account creation date
• Unregistered accounts should now be able to purchase character renames
• The client now knows if it could not connect to the server because the internet connection isn't working or if the server is actually down for maintenance. The correct message is displayed accordingly.
• Possible fix for Gurgox sounds not working correctly under Android
• You can now reserve your character's name for Blackstar!
  Also note that users who reserve their name will receive a non-stashable vanity shield (no stats) for their character: the HardLight Shield.

Here is a quick look at the HardLight Shield



Or check it out on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDpy5vq1O1k

Also of note, Elixir platinum prices have been reduced in half from our original announcement. Here are the prices of Elixirs as they are for the release of 1.7.2