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Elementalist: Typo.

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== Update - Thursday September 29, 2005 ==

=== Balance Changes ===
* Capped attack speed adjustments at 133% of normal attack speed, down from 150% previously.
* Changed [[Enchantment]]s so that if you cast an Enchantment with an upkeep cost and you already have -10 Energy regeneration, you will now lose the last maintained Enchantment you cast.

=== Mesmer ===
* {{skill icon|Epidemic}}: decreased casting time to .25 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Guilt}}: decreased Energy cost to 5.
* {{skill icon|Hex Breaker}}: increased recharge time to 15 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Soothing Images}}: increased Energy cost to 15.
* {{skill icon|Energy Drain}}: Skill reworked. New description: “Target foe loses 4..10 Energy. You then gain 2 Energy for each point of Energy target foe lost.” Also increased recharge to 30 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Energy Tap}}: Skill reworked. New description: “Target foe loses 4..7 Energy. You then gain 2 Energy for each point of Energy target foe lost.” Also increased recharge to 30 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Diversion}}: increased casting time to 3; Increased recharge to 10 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Ether Feast}}: decreased Energy stolen to 3, increased Health gained per Energy stolen to 17..47
* {{skill icon|Signet of Weariness}}: increased casting time to 2.
* {{skill icon|Fragility}}: decreased Energy cost to 10; decreased recharge to 5; decreased damage to 5..20.
* {{skill icon|Mantra of Persistence}}: decreased duration to 30 seconds. Decreased recharge to 15 seconds.

=== Necromancer ===
* {{skill icon|Necrotic Traversal}}: removed delay before teleport.
* {{skill icon|Order of Pain}}: only affects party members within radar.
* {{skill icon|Order of the Vampire}}: only affects party members within radar.
* {{skill icon|Dark Fury}}: only affects party members within radar.
* {{skill icon|Unholy Feast}}: now steals 5..50 Health from up to 1..5 foes.
* {{skill icon|Insidious Parasite}}: decreased casting time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Dark Bond}}: decreased Energy cost to 5, decreased recharge to 20.
* {{skill icon|Infuse Condition}}: decreased Energy cost to 5, decreased recharge to 20.
* {{skill icon|Vile Touch}}: increased damage to 20..65.
* {{skill icon|Desecrate Enchantments}}: decreased Energy to 10.
* {{skill icon|Aura of the Lich}}: decreased Energy to 10; decreased casting time to 2 seconds; decreased recharge to 20; decreased duration to 15..45; removed “half healing” from description.
* {{skill icon|Rend Enchantments}}: now removes 5..9 Enchantments and you lose 55..25 Health for each.
* {{skill icon|Grenth's Balance}}: decreased recharge to 10 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Vampiric Touch}}: decreased recharge to 2 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Blood Renewal}}: decreased sacrifice cost to 25%.
* {{skill icon|Plague Signet}}: decreased casting time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Faintheartedness}}: increased recharge to 8 seconds.

=== Elementalist ===
* {{skill icon|Ether Renewal}}: decreased duration to 7 seconds; decreased the amount of Energy you gain to 1..3 per Enchantment.
* {{skill icon|Ward Against Foes}}: increased Energy cost to 15.
* {{skill icon|Whirlwind}}: decreased recharge to 10 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Kinetic Armor}}: increased armor gained to 20..80.
* {{skill icon|Magnetic Aura}}: decreased Energy cost to 5; decreased casting time to .25; increased duration to 5..20.
* {{skill icon|Ether Prodigy}}: decreased duration to 5..20 seconds; increased Energy regeneration to 6.
* {{skill icon|Incendiary Bonds}}: increased damage to 20..80.
* {{skill icon|Searing Heat}}: removed Exhaustion.
* {{skill icon|Glyph of Sacrifice}}: increased duration to 15 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Glyph of Renewal}}: now instantly recharges next spell.
* {{skill icon|Rust}}: decreased recharge time to 30 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Mind Freeze}}: increased slow to 90%.
* {{skill icon|Frozen Burst}}: increased damage to 20..110.
* {{skill icon|Ice Spear}}: increased damage to 5..65.
* {{skill icon|Lightning Touch}}: increased damage to 10..60.
* {{skill icon|Deep Freeze}}: increased slow to 66% and increased radius to all foes in the location.
* {{skill icon|Windborne Speed}}: increased duration to 5..11.
* {{skill icon|Ice Spikes}}, {{skill icon|Frozen Burst}}, {{skill icon|Shard Storm}}, {{skill icon|Deep Freeze}}, and {{skill icon|Ice Prison}}: fixed a bug that prevented these spells from slowing more than 50%.
* {{skill icon|Rodgort's Invocation}}: decreased casting time to 3.

=== Monk ===
* {{skill icon|Smite}}: increased conditional damage to 5..35.
* {{skill icon|Divine Intervention}}: decreased Energy cost to 5.
* {{skill icon|Shield of Deflection}}: decreased Energy cost to 10; decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased duration to 6.
* {{skill icon|Pacifism}}: decreased casting time to 2 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Amity}}: decreased recharge time to 45 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Mark of Protection}}: decreased Energy to 10.
* {{skill icon|Divine Healing}}: decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Vital Blessing}}: decreased casting time to .75 seconds; increased recharge to 2.
* {{skill icon|Live Vicariously}}: decreased Energy cost to 5.
* {{skill icon|Divine Spirit}}: increased duration to 1..14 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Holy Strike}}: increased conditional damage to 10..55.
* {{skill icon|Draw Conditions}}: increased recharge to 2 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Aegis}}: increased casting time to 2 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Holy Veil}}: decreased Energy cost to 5; decreased casting time to 1 second; increased recharge to 10; added additional effect of removing a Hex when it expires.
* {{skill icon|Balthazar's Aura}}: increased casting time to 2 seconds; increased recharge to 25.
* {{skill icon|Zealot's Fire}}: decreased damage to 5..35.

=== Warrior ===
* {{skill icon|Cleave}}: increased damage to 10..30.
* {{skill icon|Endure Pain}}: increased duration to 7..18 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Belly Smash}}: decreased swing time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Earth Shaker}}: lowered adrenaline to 8 strikes.
* {{skill icon|Dolyak Signet}}: increased armor to 10..40.
* {{skill icon|Shield Bash}}: decreased recharge to 20 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Warrior's Endurance}}: increased Energy maximum to 5..25.
* {{skill icon|Riposte}}: increased damage to 15..60.
* {{skill icon|Deadly Riposte}}: increased damage to 5..50.
* {{skill icon|Defy Pain}}: increased duration to 12 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Skull Crack}}: lowered adrenaline to 9 strikes.
* {{skill icon|"Fear Me!"|Fear Me}}: decreased area of effect to all nearby foes.

=== Ranger ===
* Pet Attacks: each attack functions just like a [[Shout]].
* {{skill icon|Debilitating Shot}}: increased recharge to 10 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Called Shot}}: decreased Energy to 5 and recharge to 3 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Point Blank Shot}}: increased damage to 10..25.
* {{skill icon|Read the Wind}}: increased duration to 24 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Escape}}: decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Lightning Reflexes|Lightning Reflex}}: decreased recharge to 45 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Dust Trap}}: decreased damage to 10..25; now pulses 5 times.
* {{skill icon|Dodge}}: duration now scales 5..11 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Distracting Shot}}: added a delay after skill is used before another can be used.
* {{skill icon|Savage Shot}}: added a delay after skill is used before another can be used.
* {{skill icon|Concussion Shot}}: added a delay after skill is used before another can be used.
* {{skill icon|Punishing Shot}}: added a delay after skill is used before another can be used.

=== Changes to Ladders and Matchmaking ===
* Removed option for rated challenges with selected (named) opponent.
* Removed the boost that previously caused guild ratings to rise and fall more quickly during the first 30 rated games played.
* Updated guild matchmaking so that the system attempts to match guilds that are close in rankings for a longer period of time before falling back to matching two guilds farther apart in ranking.

=== Skill Monitor Improvements ===
* The skill monitor now displays skill warm-up using a progress bar.
* The skill monitor can now display two skills being cast simultaneously, such as a Stance or Shout plus a normal skill.
* The skill monitor now uses animations to indicate when a skill completes successfully or is interrupted during casting.
* When you select a new character, you now immediately see which skill that character is currently casting.
* You can now control+click on the skill monitor to announce the skill being cast to your team.

=== Display Improvements ===
* When you cast a [[Hex]] or [[Enchantment]] that stays on a character and deals damage or performs healing, you can now see floating numbers showing the result of that damage or healing.
* When your pet damages another character, you can now see floating numbers showing that damage.
* When you cast a spell that boosts or drains the [[Energy]] of another character, you can now see floating numbers showing the Energy change.
* The "Drop Item" button and the skill warm-up progress bar are now customizable UI elements.
* The regional groups in the Quest Log will now remember their open/closed state between viewings of the Quest Log.
* The "(Completed)" tag in the Quest Log now displays correctly when viewed in French, Italian, German, and Spanish.

=== Miscellaneous ===
* You can now remove your pet's name by typing "/petname" and not providing a name.
* Shift now disables click-to-walk, making it easier to select targets without accidentally running.
* Clicking on the ground while auto-running now works properly.
* Removed old-style chests from [[Riverside Province]] and [[Gates of Kryta]].
* Healer henchmen now prioritize healing party allies whose death would result in mission failure.
* Fixed a problem with the "[[Wrenches in the Gears]]" quest in [[Sorrow's Furnace]] where the [[Dredge Spirit Keeper|Spirit Keepers]] could be killed prior to the player arriving.
* Fixed problems with the "[[Wisdom of the Druids]]" and "[[Trouble in the Woods]]" quests.
* Fixed pathing problems in [[Grenth's Footprint]], [[D'Alessio Arena]], and the [[Warrior's Isle]] guild hall.
* Fixed display glitch in Score window that appeared when first opening the window.
* Fixed orphaned scrollbar buttons that would appear on the login screen while changing languages.
* Updated skill descriptions to more accurately describe their effects.
* Expanded in-game music.
* Fixed miscellaneous rare crash bugs. <noinclude>
[[Category:September 2005 updates]] [[Category:Balance updates]]</noinclude>

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