A small set of hotfixes for today.  Also, if you're having problems with your patcher authentication process, check this thread on the offical forums for more information!

Some players may be experiencing difficulty during Patcher authentication and/or the patching process.  This is an intermittent issue that we are aware of and our Operations team is working on resolving this issue. We will update this post as more information becomes available.  As always, we thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this issue.

The list of hotfixes and the full Authentication story is after the jump.

Hotfixes:

We have the following hot fixes for you going into this weekend:

General Changes & Bug Fixes

• The following items have been temporarily disabled:
  • Curator Tonic
  • Green Thumb Tonic
  • Reclaimer Tonic
    
• We have temporarily adjusted the rate at which Guild experience is earned. Some Guilds may notice a slight decrease in the rate at which they gain experience. Please note, this change is temporary and will be resolved in the near future.

Authentication Issues:

Some players may be experiencing difficulty during Patcher authentication and/or the patching process.  This is an intermittent issue that we are aware of and our Operations team is working on resolving this issue. We will update this post as more information becomes available.  As always, we thank you for your patience and understanding while we work to resolve this issue.

Edit: To better assist you we've created a thread in the Player Support section of the forums. It provides current troubleshooting tips and solutions as well as information you can provide to assist us in resolving the issue for all players:

Player Support - Patcher Problems

Thank you again!