Release notes/20100802

General

 * The perk for gathering unique particles has been made visible.
 * Unique particle drop rate has been slightly increased.
 * NPC’s that are sitting on social systems will no longer stand up and sit down constantly.
 * The progression window that appears when single clicking the XP bar will now automatically jump to your current rank.
 * The diplomacy tab of the rewards page has been updated with clearer information.
 * Vice admiral pips will now grant for TNG series uniforms.
 * The quartermasters on K7 will now always spawn on the map.
 * Several memory leaks and errors have been resolved which should increase shard performance.

Missions

 * The blocking issue with Tarsen’s crew the Klingon mission “Bringing down the House” has been resolved.
 * Players that are too low level to enter the B’tran cluster will no longer be offered diplomacy missions in that area.
 * The prisoners that need to be beamed up on the Romulan hub mission “Preemptive Strike” should now be beamable.
 * Klingon Episodes now have rewards attached to their completion.

PvP

 * Shield healing is now counted for rewards in PvP.
 * The mission failure timer for iPvP has been adjusted so players do not enter a failed map.
 * The pvp queue is now in a more usable state. We are actively working on a more substantial solution to the pvp queuing system.

Known Issues

 * Klingon vs Klingon vice admiral ipvp missions are not functioning properly.