Update - Thursday, May 14

· Bug Fix
Fixed a crash bug.

 

 

 

Update - Thursday, May 14

Skill Updates

PvE and PvP

· Assassin
Heart of Shadow: functionality changed to: "You are healed for 30..150, and you Shadow Step to a nearby location directly away from your target."

· Shadow Fang: added an after-cast delay.

· Viper's Defense: functionality changed to: "All adjacent foes are Poisoned for 5..20 seconds, and you Shadow Step to a nearby location, directly away from your target."

· Elementalist
Mirror of Ice: functionality changed to: "For 5 seconds, plus 3 additional seconds for every rank of Energy Storage, you deal an additional 5..35 cold damage whenever you cast a Water Magic hex."

· Steam: functionality changed to: "Target foe is struck for 5..50 cold damage. If target foe is on fire, Steam Blinds that foe for 5..10 seconds."

· Mesmer
Illusionary Weaponry: decreased Energy cost to 5.

· Monk
Castigation Signet: increased recharge to 20 seconds.

· Peace and Harmony: decreased duration to 1..3 seconds; increased recharge to 12 seconds.

· Word of Healing: decreased non-conditional healing to 5..100; increased conditional healing to 30..115.

· Necromancer
Foul Feast: increased recharge to 5 seconds.

· Lingering Curse: decreased healing reduction to 20%.

· Ranger
Hunter's Shot: functionality changed to: "If this attack hits, your target bleeds for 3..25 seconds."

· Melandru's Shot: functionality change to: "If this attack hits, your target bleeds for 5..25 seconds. If it hits a foe that is moving or knocked down, that foe takes +10..25 damage and is crippled for +5..15 seconds."

· Keen Arrow: decreased conditional damage to 5..25.

· Ritualist
Protective Was Kaolai: increased recharge to 25 seconds.

PvP

· Monk
Strength of Honor: decreased damage to 1..5.

· Aegis: reduced casting time to .25. Functionality changed to: "For 1..3 seconds, hostile spells and attacks against 'target other ally' fail."

· Warrior
Warrior's Endurance: this skill is now a stance.

PvE

· Dwarf
Low Blow: functionality changed to: "Strike target foe for 45..70 damage. If target foe is knocked down, that foe takes an additional 30..50 damage and suffers from Cracked Armor for 14..20 seconds."

· Faction Skills
Elemental Lord: functionality changed to: "For 40..60 seconds, your elemental attributes are boosted by 1, you gain 1 Energy for every 10 ranks of Energy Storage, and you are healed for 100..300% of the Energy cost each time you cast a spell."

· Summon Spirits: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.

· Mesmer
Fragility: this skill now also affects adjacent foes.

· Monk
Strength of Honor: increased damage to 5..25.

· Vanguard
Tryptophan Signet: this skill no longer requires touch range.

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Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that prevented pet names from displaying properly in some languages.

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Miscellaneous
Master Architect Gunther in Fort Aspenwood now destroys any masterless Minions within earshot.

· A Xunlai Agent and Chest has arrived in the Zaishen Menagerie.

· Ai Tei [Merchant] has arrived in the Great Temple of Balthazar.

· Moss Spiders and Black Moas now grow appropriately as they evolve.

· Adjusted the amount of dishonor points given out by the Dishonorable Combatant System.

 

 

Update - Thursday, May 7

· Xunlai Tournament House 2.0
The Xunlai Tournament House has received a variety of exciting improvements!

· Players will now log in to the Xunlai Tournament House with their Guild Wars username and password.

· The interface and functionality of the Xunlai Tournament House has been greatly improved. To read about the changes, see this article.

 

· Updated Zaishen Rewards
Updated the Zaishen Chest drops to replace the Unseen Tonic with the Phantasmal Tonic for the month of May. More information on Zaishen Rewards can be found here.

 

· Automated Tournaments
Updated Automated Tournament map rotations.

· Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that prevented some players from turning in collectible items to Nicholas Sandford.

· Fixed a bug that allowed some pets to evolve at level 14.

· Fixed a bug that prevented some pets from being added to the Fellowship monument.

 

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

· Zaishen Combat Quests are now repeatable.

· When multiple quests have been completed, players are now able to select which quest they would like to turn in.

· Reduced the cost of Zaishen Summoning Stones from 5 Silver Zaishen Coins to 3.

 

 

Update - Friday, May 1

· Bug Fixes
Fixed a bug that incorrectly awarded credit for a Zaishen Combat Quest.