The weekly Grab Bag is here, and with it comes a bit of clarification about this weeks announcement concerning applicable taxes:

Q. About the new applicable taxes you announced this week. If my state does not require you to collect sales tax on online subscriptions, do you anyway? If so, how do you report/pay this?

A. You will only be charged the taxes if your state/province has mandated that you must pay them.

Q. Hi, I don't understand why the offensive and defensive proc for the Warden class aren't castable if you are targeting a Thane. Is this a bug?

A. The Equalizer took some time to explain about what indeed is a bug: This actually isn't specific to targeting Thanes - there currently is a bug in the game that will prevent you from being able to cast any offensive or defensive proc spell on yourself if your current target has an offensive or defensive proc cast on them. This is in our tracker, and is awaiting a fix. Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Have you had questions concerning shield blocking after the 1.96a patch notes? Then check out tonight's Grab Bag , where it is a topic of some discussion, along with: art work for bounty point cloaks, runed demon seal fragments, the quest 'Grave Honor' lvl, a bashful Dob among other things. Read on to learn more:

Q. I remember in the past, the Midwinter Medal of Honor quest was available below Level 50. The new quest is a Level 50 only quest so I can't make temps for Cathal Valley that included this necklace. Is there any chance the level of the quest will be lowered and, if not, when can I hope to see another chance to get this necklace below level 50?

A. Smiling joyfully the Lady of the Jewels has some great news for you: The quest 'Grave Honor' can now be completed at Level 49. This was changed during this past week in a hot fix. Enjoy!

Q. In a recent Grab Bag it was stated that the change to shield block rates in the 1.96a Pendragon Patch Notes "only affects the RvR block cap". Does this change affect block caps on the PvP ruleset and when dueling realm-mates?

A. The Equalizer while gazing up at the ceiling was ready to clarify this: RvR, or Realm versus Realm, is the term that we use to refer to any combat between two players, rather than combat between a player and a monster. As such, this change to the blocking cap affects all combat between two players, including duels and combat on Mordred.

The Dark Age of Camelot team is celebrating the game's seventh anniversary with a road trip to Dave & Busters in Chicago, Ill. on Oct. 18. Developers will be on hand to answer questions from curious players. Those who attend can also compete in contests for prizes, as well as receive an in-game item. And, since it is a party, snacks will be available.

For full details, check out the official event announcement or keep reading below.

Test Version 1.96a Release Notes are up and running on the Pendragon server:

CLASS CHANGES AND FIXES

Shield Changes
- Shield Block Cap has been lowered to 60%.

Enchanters

- An AOE Damage and Debuff spell has been added to the Bedazzling Specialization line.

Level 9 - "Field of Rapture" - 3.0s cast / 20s duration - 1500 range / 350 radius - 25 Damage (Heat) / 10% Heat Resist Debuff - 7 power
Level 19 - "Array of Rapture" - 3.0s cast / 20s duration - 1500 range / 350 radius - 53 Damage (Heat) / 10% Heat Resist Debuff - 15 power
Level 30 - "Sea of Rapture" - 3.0s cast / 25s duration - 1500 range / 350 radius - 85 Damage (Heat) / 15% Heat Resist Debuff - 24 power
Level 40 - "Sky of Rapture" - 3.0s cast / 25s duration - 1500 range / 350 radius - 113 Damage (Heat) / 15% Heat Resist Debuff - 32 power
Level 50 - "Galaxy of Rapture" - 3.0s cast / 30s duration - 1500 range / 350 radius - 141 Damage (Heat) / 15% Heat Resist Debuff - 40 power

Time for Joanne's weekly Grab Bag , check out this weeks Q&A's below:

Q. I was just wondering why Anderrson in Svasud Faste is not giving out experience anymore for the Malefic Tooth turn in? Instead he is giving out 75 silver or an RoG gem drop... what's the deal? I thought kill task items like the above mentioned one were to specifically give experience? If this was changed, how did I miss it?

A. The Lady of the Jewels went to Anderrson himself and found this out: Most bounty items do give experience when turned in, however the Malefic Tooth bounty is unique in that it has a random chance to give experience, money, or a gem.

Q. I am wondering about the spell Taunting Shout that is given to all heavy tanks at Level 5. I never had a problem with the resist rates on this spell while I was leveling to 50, but now that I am doing high-level PvE (i.e. orange-purple to 50) and also epic mobs with my Armsman, this spell seems to have an outright resist rate that approaches 95%. I did some testing on this with my guild and other heavy tanks that I’ve contacted have told me that they face similar problems.

Our theory is that because the ability delves as a Level 5 magical ability, it has a naturally high resist rate against mobs that range from 51-65 and beyond. Is the intent of this spell to be ineffective beyond level 50?

A. After quite a bit of testing The Equalizer says: Taunting Shout, though received at level 5, actually is set as a level 50 spell, and should not be suffering from such an extreme resist rate. We will continue to look into the resist rates of this spell, as it has been brought to our attention before. Thank you for the information.