Patch notes in the launcher: they open by themselves when a new patch is out, and "patch notes" in the top bar brings them back.
Closing the window while you play minimizes the launcher instead of ending your game session.
Add build… accepts any file inside the game folder and finds the client by itself.
The same install no longer shows up twice under two spellings.
Interface
The guild window no longer crashes when opened right after buying several items at a vendor.
The notice in Say and Global chat is gone.
Combat & classes
Falling now hurts: a hard landing costs health, as in the original game.
Moving on a ship's deck or a lift no longer counts as a fall.
Rogue: the rope's fall immunity lasts until you land.
Bard: Saga's The Apocalypse sets its fire in the direction you face (it appeared 90° to the side).
Creatures & world
Flamespeakers throw their fire bombs again, Bizhbug the Defiler and Boog included. Other ranged attacks were also silent and now fire: bandit archers and aerialists, Ashen Haunt fireballs, Dunzenkell rangers' explosive shots and more.
Creatures climb stairs and ramps up to 52° instead of getting stuck and resetting (the stairs north of New Aela).
Vhalgadim's raptors stand on the ground, and creatures that stood inside rock stand on top of it.
Other players show their guild name.
Quests
"A Better View": a Bone Duster now counts as a Gravehide Seer, so the quest can no longer be turned in with "Slay Gravehide Seers" open.
"The Dig" (the Overseer stands at the dig site), "The Conclave" (its defenders appear when you find the camp), "The Glyphs" (offered by the Eye Emblazoned Scroll) and "Toxic Temptation" (its chest opens) can be played.
"The Light of Three": the codices stand where they belong.
Quest creatures that are only yours spawn only for you.
Quest objects stand at their proper height. An object that hands out a quest item works only while you need that item.
Settlements & economy
Buy orders: citizens of the node now also earn node reputation, 25 per point of the reward. Nobles and Aristocrats get 1.5× Node Currency.
Construction crates give reputation only to citizens of their node.
Commissions pay XP and Glint by their own level: low-level ones pay less, high-level ones much more (for example about 400 XP at level 1, about 11,900 XP at level 28).
Boats
A rowboat you have out no longer greys out the Harbor Master's Purchase button. Only an active ship does.