Release notes/20141212

General

 * All 2014 Winter Event items no longer require completion of "Tide of Ice" to purchase.
 * Instead, all of the listed items below will only require their listed Winter Currencies for purchase:
 * Knitted Winter Hat
 * Long, Cropped, and Short Frost Jackets
 * Long, Cropped, and Short Mistletoe Jackets
 * Long, Cropped, and Short Rustler Jackets
 * Freezing Mist
 * The Impaler
 * Nanopulse Lirpa
 * Snowball Mortar
 * Explosive Gumdrop
 * Avalanche!
 * Snowball Turret
 * Candy Cane Caltrops
 * Gingerbread Defense Squad
 * Research Kit Module
 * Mechanic Kit Module
 * Assault Kit Module
 * Abomidorable Snowman Pet
 * Cryoplasma-Infused Warp Core
 * Cryoplasma-Infused Singularity Core
 * Interacting with generators in the Dyson Sphere Ground Battlezone now applies credit towards the associated open missions.
 * The PvE queue "Defend Rh'lhho Station" now rewards 10 Marks when failing it in Advanced and Elite modes.
 * Players will no longer receive Fleet or Bridge invites from players on their Ignore list.
 * For this to work, the player must log out and then log back in after placing someone on the Ignore list.
 * Candycane Caltrops no longer damage friendly Snowball Turrets and Snowball Mortars.

Known Issues

 * Numerous uniform clipping issues with the Talaxian Dress Uniform, Female Odyssey uniforms with collars, and Female Khan Upper piece.
 * Intelligence Team is not applying the Stealth buff.
 * The Elachi Subspace Rift Module cannot be un-equipped.
 * The Accolade “A Line in the Snow” cannot be finished.