Game updates/20090514

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Contents 1 Update 2 - Thursday, May 14, 2009 1.1 Bug Fix 2 Update - Thursday, May 14, 2009 2.1 Skill Updates 2.1.1 PvE and PvP 2.1.1.1 Assassin 2.1.1.2 Elementalist 2.1.1.3 Mesmer 2.1.1.4 Monk 2.1.1.5 Necromancer 2.1.1.6 Ranger 2.1.1.7 Ritualist 2.1.2 PvP 2.1.2.1 Monk 2.1.2.2 Warrior 2.1.3 PvE 2.1.3.1 Dwarf 2.1.3.2 Faction Skills 2.1.3.3 Mesmer 2.1.3.4 Monk 2.1.3.5 Vanguard 2.2 Bug Fixes 2.3 Miscellaneous 2.4 Guild Wars Wiki notes

[edit] Update 2 - Thursday, May 14, 2009

[edit] Bug Fix

• Fixed a crash bug.

[edit] Update - Thursday, May 14, 2009

[edit] Skill Updates

[edit] PvE and PvP

[edit] Assassin

• Heart of Shadow: functionality changed to: "You are healed for 30...126...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...17...20 seconds, and you Shadow Step to a nearby location, directly away from your target."

[edit] 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...29...35 cold damage whenever you cast a Water Magic hex."
• Steam: functionality changed to: "Target foe is struck for 5...41...50 cold damage. If target foe is on fire, Steam Blinds that foe for 5...9...10 seconds."

[edit] Mesmer

• Illusionary Weaponry: decreased Energy cost to 5.

[edit] Monk

• Castigation Signet: increased recharge to 20 seconds.
• Peace and Harmony: decreased duration to 1...3...3 seconds; increased recharge to 12 seconds.
• Word of Healing: decreased non-conditional healing to 5...81...100; increased conditional healing to 30...98...115.

[edit] Necromancer

• Foul Feast: increased recharge to 5 seconds.
• Lingering Curse: decreased healing reduction to 20%.

[edit] Ranger

• Hunter's Shot: functionality changed to: "If this attack hits, your target bleeds for 3...21...25 seconds."
• Melandru's Shot: functionality change to: "If this attack hits, your target bleeds for 5...21...25 seconds. If it hits a foe that is moving or knocked down, that foe takes +10...22...25 damage and is crippled for +5...13...15 seconds."
• Keen Arrow: decreased conditional damage to 5...21...25.

[edit] Ritualist

• Protective Was Kaolai: increased recharge to 25 seconds.

[edit] PvP

[edit] Monk

• Strength of Honor (PvP): decreased damage to 1...4...5.
• Aegis (PvP): reduced casting time to .25. Functionality changed to: "For 1...3...3 seconds, hostile spells and attacks against 'target other ally' fail."

[edit] Warrior

• Warrior's Endurance (PvP): this skill is now a stance.

[edit] PvE

[edit] Dwarf

• Low Blow: functionality changed to: "Strike target foe for 45...65...70 damage. If target foe is knocked down, that foe takes an additional 30...46...50 damage and suffers from Cracked Armor for 14..20 seconds."

[edit] Faction Skills

• Elemental Lord: functionality changed to: "For 40...56...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...260...300% of the Energy cost each time you cast a spell."
• Summon Spirits: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.

[edit] Mesmer

• Fragility: this skill now also affects adjacent foes.

[edit] Monk

• Strength of Honor: increased damage to 5...21...25.

[edit] Vanguard

• Tryptophan Signet: this skill no longer requires touch range.

[edit] Bug Fixes

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Guild Wars Wiki notes

• A bug with Heart of Shadow disconnected everyone in the same instance when used. It was fixed in a subsequent update.
• This update also removed the activation time of Hunter's Shot and increased its' recharge time to 10 seconds.
• This update also lowered the energy cost of Aegis (PvP) from 15 to 10.
• This update also lowered the activation time of Sharpen Daggers from 2 seconds to 1 second, and changed its duration from 30 seconds to 5...25...30 seconds.
• For more information about these skill updates, see the developer update.
• Gunther destroys masterless minions with a new NPC skill, Gunther's Gaze.