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The North American shards will come down for 1.6.1 Hotfix #5 tomorrow, Wednesday December 28, at 8:00am PST. The estimated downtime is 30 minutes.  EU shards are scheduled for the same hotfix at 2:00am GMT 28/12/11.

See the patch notes after the jump.

RIFT 1.6.1 Hotfix #5 - 8:00am PDT 12/28/11 [NA] - 2:00am GMT 29/12/11 [EU]

GENERAL

• PvP Achievements: Behind Enemy Lines can now be completed by closing any rift in Silverwood / Gloamwood for Defiants, and Freemarch / Stonefield for Guardians.
• While on the quest ‘Unworking the Ritual’ any air rift that grants experience should drop air sourcestone when closed
• Instant Adventure Daily quests should now be listed under “Meridian” or “Sanctum” in your quest log
• Level 50 players completing Instant Adventure Daily quests will now get more XP
• Recipes that are loot drops from monsters, dungeons, or rifts should no longer be BoP

ZONES

• Hammerknell: The general population of Hammerknell will drop items more frequently.
• Hammerknell: Darktide Mists should no longer reset aggro while engaged in combat

DUNGEONS

• Players completing Expert 1 Dungeon Dailies now have a choice of reward, either 6 Plaques of Achievement or 2 Marks of Ascension
• Players completing Expert 2 Dungeon Dailies now have a choice of reward, either 6 Plaques of Achievement, 2 Marks of Ascension, or 1 Greater Mark of Ascension