Update - Thursday October 30

· Miscellaneous
Adjusted the Mad King's sound effects.

 

 

Update - Friday October 24

· Miscellaneous
Increased faction given for kills while under the effects of the Blessing of the Kurzicks or the Blessing of the Luxons to 10 faction per kill in Normal Mode and 20 faction per kill in Hard Mode.

· Adjusted the Ritualist's attributes in the Costume Brawl to better reflect that character's equipped skills.

 

 

Update - Thursday October 23

Halloween Hullaballoo or the King's Kerfuffle

A petulant lord
Belligerently bemoans
And sobbingly roams.

Helpless ornate shriek
And serenely giggling knives
You'll laugh for your lives!

Glumly impatient
Smiling with menacing grace
Maniacal face.

· Halloween Event
Made preparations for the Halloween events.

· Guild Battle Changes
The brief damage immunity that players have when resurrecting at the shrine now protects against lifestealing effects.

· Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that caused Glyph of Immolation to not affect some targeted spells.

· Miscellaneous
Moved Durmand and the other Bonus Mission Pack NPCs so they do not interfere with the Halloween celebrations.

 

 

Update - Thursday October 9

· Updated Zaishen Rewards
Updated the Zaishen Chest drops to replace the Macabre Tonic with a new tonic for the month of October. More information on Zaishen Rewards can be found here.

· Automated Tournaments
Updated Automated Tournament map rotations.

· Guild Battle Changes
The number and placement of NPCs have been changed in all Guild Halls.

· Removed Cyclone Axe from the Guild Lord.

Skill Updates

For more information on these changes, please see the Developer Updates page.

PvE and PvP

· Assassin
Hidden Caltrops: reduced hex duration to 1..10 seconds; reduced Crippled duration to 1..15 seconds.

· Elementalist
Immolate: increased damage to 20..75.

· Meteor: reduced casting time to 2 seconds.

· Mesmer
Lyssa's Aura: increased Energy regeneration to 0..5.

· Ranger
Burning Arrow: increased Burning duration to 1..7 seconds.

· Incendiary Arrows: increased recharge to 5 seconds.

· Melandru's Shot: reduced recharge to 8 seconds.

· Warrior
Backbreaker: functionality changed to: "Deals +1..20 damage. Causes knock-down (2..4 seconds)."

PvP Changes

· Warrior
"For Great Justice!": reduced duration to 8 seconds.

· Open Travel: Territory and District UI Changes
This is the final update to language districts.

· In this update, restrictions to Japanese language districts will be removed and players of all language districts will be able to travel back and forth without restrictions.

· Bug Fixes
Fixed a sound issue which may be affecting some specific on-board audio chipsets.

· Fixed a bug that caused some high-end weapons to be created without an inscription slot if they had the Deathbane property.

· Fixed a bug in the Nightfall quest "Last of the Breed" that could cause Mirza Veldrunner to take more Giant Tusks from the player than the quest required.

· Fixed a bug that could cause Unyielding Aura to fail to resurrect a dead ally in range if other dead allies were out of range.

· Fixed a bug that caused Muddy Terrain to occasionally not affect Dark Escape.

· Fixed a bug that allowed a group to register for a Guild-versus-Guild Automated Tournament without an officer from the group leader's guild.

· Fixed a bug that could occasionally cause the Spear of Archemorous to duplicate itself.

· Fixed a bug that caused Stout-Hearted to not display the damage it deals.

· Fixed a bug that could cause players to have two elite skills while riding a Junundu Wurm.

· Fixed a bug that caused the /zaishen and /rank emotes to not play if the user was running, but still set their cooldown timer.

· Fixed a bug in the Underworld quest "The Four Horsemen" that sometimes caused horsemen's deaths to not be counted for quest completion.

· Fixed a bug that caused Heroes to occasionally start casting and canceling skills repeatedly when their target was moving away from their position.

· Fixed a bug that sometimes caused Leah Stone to disappear before reaching her final resting place.

· Miscellaneous
Xunlai Tournament Agents now offer prizes for the August tournament. These agents can be found in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan.

· When any of these skills complete, the target will now resurrect quicker: Rebirth, Sunspear Rebirth Signet, and dismissal of Unyielding Aura.

· Tormented Weapons can now be placed in the Hall of Monuments.

· Removed Iron Mist from Gadd.

· Streamlined Leah Stone's path and increased her speed for the bonus in Abaddon's Mouth.