Loading Invisibility, a long-awaited and highly-requested feature, is being added! This will help alleviate issues with logging in but not being able to respond in-game for several seconds after your character appears in the world to other players and monsters.

The details:

• When logging in, teleporting, or switching regions, you will become invisible for a brief period, and other players and monsters will be invisible to you during that time
• Loading Invisibility will last for 15 seconds for logins/region-switches, or 5 seconds for teleports within the same region, and the effect will end if you move or perform actions
• Damage from AOE spells and effects should be prevented against people who have Loading Invisibility
• Evil beings, or monsters, that can see through invisibility will ignore players that have Loading Invisibility

Exceptions:

• Loading Invisibility will not apply if you are already hidden, or if you are dead
• If you have been Poisoned, or afflicted with any other kind of Damage Over Time effect, and teleport or switch regions, you will continue to receive damage and Loading Invisibility will automatically expire due to receiving damage
• When crossing regions on a boat, Loading Invisibility will automatically expire if & when the boat starts to move again