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Update - Thursday March 2, 2006

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== Update - Thursday March 2, 2006 ==

=== General Updates ===
* Updated [[Adrenaline]] behavior so that death removes all Adrenaline.
* Updated [[Exhaustion]] behavior so that if you cast an Exhaustion spell while your maximum [[energy]] is below 10, your maximum energy can be reduced to below zero.
* Fixed a bug that allowed [[attack speed]]s to stack past 33%.
* Fixed a bug that prevented attack debuffs from reducing a target more than 33% (maximum is 50%).
* Fixed a bug that kept [[speed boost]]s from having an effect on you if you had a debuff slowing you by 50%.
* You are no longer considered "attacking," "using a skill," or "casting a spell" while you are running to get in range of a target.
* Fixed a bug that caused [[attack skill]]s with non-weapon attributes to calculate damage and critical hit chance incorrectly.
* Clarified various skill descriptions.

=== Equipment Updates ===
* Added two +30 [[Health]], Received Damage -5 (Chance: 20%) shields to the PvP character creation screen; updated monster drops to make the Received Damage -5 (Chance: 20%) drop possible.
* Shields on the PvP character creation screen with the "while [[Hex]]ed" bonus now have +60 Health and -3 damage reduction.
* Reduced the [[Lieutenant's Insignia|Lieutenant's Helm]] Hex duration bonus to 20%, and added it to the PvP character creation screen.
* Increased the [[Monk Dragon armor|Monk’s PvP Ascetic Leg Design]] to +2 Energy to match the armor bought off of vendors.
* Increased the PvP hammer with additional damage while hexed to 20%.

=== Mesmer ===
* {{skill icon|Mantra of Resolve}}: increased Energy cost to 10..4 when interrupted.
* {{skill icon|Distortion}}: increased Energy cost to 4..1 when you "evade" attacks.
* {{skill icon|Signet of Weariness}}: reduced area-of-effect to nearby foes.
* {{skill icon|Mantra of Recovery}}: reduced Energy cost to 10.
* {{skill icon|Ignorance}}: decreased casting time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Chaos Storm}}: decreased casting time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Epidemic}}: decreased Energy cost to 10.
* {{skill icon|Ineptitude}}: increased damage to 30..135.
* {{skill icon|Fevered Dreams}}: increased duration to 10..25 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Energy Drain}}: decreased recharge time to 25 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Energy Tap}}: decreased recharge time to 25 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Blackout}}: increased recharge time to 12 seconds.

=== Necromancer ===
* {{skill icon|Offering of Blood}}: increased sacrifice to 20%.
* {{skill icon|Unholy Feast}}: reduced number of targets affected to 1..4; increased damage to 10..65; reduced recharge to 20 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Enfeebling Blood}}: reduced recharge to 5 seconds; reduced sacrifice to 10%.
* {{skill icon|Chilblains}}: Poison now only lasts 10 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Deathly Chill}}: increased unconditional damage to 5..50; decreased conditional damage to 5..35.
* {{skill icon|Shadow of Fear}}: reduced recharge time to 5 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Plague Sending}}: reduced cast time to 1 second; increased recharge time to 5 seconds; fixed a bug that caused this skill to transfer default durations instead of remaining duration.
* {{skill icon|Blood Renewal}}: fixed a bug that allowed the heal to heal twice when stacked.
* {{skill icon|Insidious Parasite}}: fixed a bug that prevented the numbers from displaying.
* {{skill icon|Mark of Subversion}} and {{skill icon|Soul Leech}}: changed their damage from normal to life stealing to match their skill descriptions.
* {{skill icon|Order of the Vampire}}: no longer triggers if you have other Necromancer Enchantments on you.

=== Elementalist ===
* {{skill icon|Gale}}: increased Energy cost to 10.
* {{skill icon|Conjure Flame}}: no longer removes Enchantments.
* {{skill icon|Inferno}}: increased damage to 30..135.
* {{skill icon|Fire Storm}}: decreased cast time to 2 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Rust}}: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Conjure Frost}}: no longer removes Enchantments.
* {{skill icon|Conjure Lightning}}: no longer removes Enchantments.
* {{skill icon|Whirlwind}}: decreased recharge time to 8 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Flame Burst}}: increased damage to 15..120.
* {{skill icon|Rodgort's Invocation}}: increased damage to 15..120.
* {{skill icon|Mark of Rodgort}}: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Lava Font}}: increased damage to 5..35 per second.
* {{skill icon|Searing Heat}}: increased damage to 5..35 per second.
* {{skill icon|Lightning Javelin}}: decreased recharge time to 2 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Mist Form}}: decreased cast time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Lightning Surge}}: fixed a bug that caused this skill to not trigger properly when its duration was reduced.

=== Monk ===
* {{skill icon|Mend Ailment}}: increased recharge time to 5 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Holy Veil}}: increased recharge time to 12 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Shield of Regeneration}}: increased duration to 5..13 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Purge Signet}}: reduced recharge time to 20 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Shielding Hands}}: reduced cast time to .25 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Resurrect}}: reduced cast time to 6 seconds; increased recharge time to 5 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Restore Life}}: increased recharge time to 5 seconds; increased percentage of Health the target party member is returned with to 20..65%.
* {{skill icon|Scourge Sacrifice}}: decreased cast time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Watchful Spirit}}: decreased cast time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Shield of Deflection}}: increased armor bonus to 15..30.
* {{skill icon|Aura of Faith}}: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Peace and Harmony}}: skill reworked. Now ends if ally casts a Spell on target foe or deals damage to a foe; reduced recharge time to 30 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Unyielding Aura}}: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds; when this Skill ends, it now exploits the ally's corpse.
* {{skill icon|Mark of Protection}}: now only disables your skills for 5 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Healing Hands}}: increased the amount healed to 5..35; now triggers on damage instead of attack.
* {{skill icon|Live Vicariously}}: increased amount healed per swing to 2..17.
* {{skill icon|Light of Dwayna}}: decreased recharge time to 20 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Martyr}}: increased cast time to 1 second.
* {{skill icon|Heal Party}}: increased recharge time to 2 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Balthazar's Aura}}: fixed a stacking bug.

=== Warrior ===
* {{skill icon|Eviscerate}}: increased adrenaline cost to 8 swings.
* {{skill icon|"I Will Avenge You!"}}: reduced attack speed to 25%; fixed a bug that caused this skill to trigger off of dead ally minions.
* {{skill icon|Thrill of Victory}}: decreased recharge time to 8 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Bull's Strike}}: now triggers on moving instead of fleeing.
* {{skill icon|Defensive Stance}}: increased duration to 5..20 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Crude Swing}}: increased damage to 1..20.
* {{skill icon|Shield Bash}}: Skill reworked. "The next attack skill against you is blocked. If the attack was a melee attack skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds, and the attacker is knocked down."
* {{skill icon|"Shields Up!"}}: now blocks 50% of the time.
* {{skill icon|Defy Pain}}: decreased adrenaline cost to 6 swings.
* {{skill icon|Protector's Strike}}: reduced swing time to .5 seconds; increased recharge time to 3 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Griffon's Sweep}}: increased damage to 5..20.
* {{skill icon|Deflect Arrows}}: now ends only when you successfully hit with an attack.
* {{skill icon|Warrior's Endurance}}: increased duration to 10..23 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Dwarven Battle Stance}}: now also increases attack speed by 10%.
* {{skill icon|Disciplined Stance}}: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Wary Stance}}: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Riposte}}: increased damage to 20..80.
* {{skill icon|Deadly Riposte}}: increased damage to 15..75.
* {{skill icon|Shield Stance}}: decreased recharge time to 45 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Flurry}}: fixed a bug that reduced your damage more than 25%.
* {{skill icon|Thrill of Victory}}: fixed a bug that caused you to gain a little bit of Health when you hit with the attack.
* {{skill icon|Gash}}: fixed a bug that caused this skill to deal its damage twice; increased damage to 5..20.
* {{skill icon|Bull's Charge}}: now triggers on moving foes instead of fleeing foes.

=== Ranger ===
* {{skill icon|Dust Trap}}: reduced Blindness duration to 3..8 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Crippling Shot}}: increased Energy cost to 15; Crippled duration now scales 1..8.
* {{skill icon|Power Shot}}: increased damage to 10..25.
* {{skill icon|Precision Shot}}: increased damage to 10..25.
* {{skill icon|Determined Shot}}: increased damage to 5..20.
* {{skill icon|Maiming Strike}}: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Scavenger Strike}}: increased damage to 10..25.
* {{skill icon|Symbiotic Bond}}: increased Health regeneration to 1..3 pips.
* {{skill icon|Bestial Pounce}}: decreased recharge time to 10 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Feral Lunge}}: increased damage to 5..35.
* {{skill icon|Melandru's Assault}}: increased damage versus enchanted foes to 5..35; decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Predator's Pounce}}: increased damage to 5..35.
* {{skill icon|Brutal Strike}}: increased damage to 5..35; increased conditional damage to 5..35.
* {{skill icon|Practiced Stance}}: increased bonus duration to 30..150%.
* {{skill icon|Melandru's Resilience}}: increased Health regeneration to 3 pips.
* {{skill icon|Quick Shot}}: fixed a bug that caused the arrow to move at a normal speed.
* {{skill icon|Determined Shot}}: increased damage to 5..20; fixed a bug that prevented the arrow from being "blocked" or "evaded"; fixed a bug that stopped this skill from recharging when missed from obstruction.

=== Guild Battle Updates ===
* Added silver and gold trims for the [[guild cape]]s of tournament season winners and runners-up.
* Improved the paths that guild [[NPC]]s take when running out of their guild hall during [[Victory or Death]].

=== Map and Quest Updates ===
* [[Kepkhet Marrowfeast]], Queen of the Scarabs, has brought her brood to the desert, drawn by the plentiful corpses of griffon, minotaur, and even other scarabs. The insect brood now infests the "[[Prophet's Path|Prophets Path]]," so travelers be warned!
* Removed chests from [[Dreadnought's Drift]] and [[Ice Floe]].
* Fixed a non-aggressive [[Charr]] group located in [[Regent Valley]].
* Fixed a problem in the "[[Army Life]]" quest where [[Old Mac]] talked to [[Joe]] even if he was dead.
* Moved the spirits in the [[Underworld]] to help them avoid blocking enemy pathing.
* Fixed the entrance to [[Beacon's Perch]] from [[Lornar's Pass]] so you can't sneak around the edge of the zone portal.
* Fixed a bug with the "[[Slaves of Menzies]]" quest where players had to kill more enemies than the [[Shadow Overlord]]s to complete each step of the quest.
* Fixed a signpost pointing the wrong direction in [[Divinity Coast]].
* Fixed a bug in the "[[Khobay the Betrayer]]" that required the players to kill all his guards to complete the quest instead of just Khobay as the Quest Log indicates.
* Fixed a bug that prevented anyone but [[Necromancer]]s from getting the "[[Recruits for Hollis]]" quest after completing first mission, "[[The Great Northern Wall]]."
* Fixed a number of locations where [[Aidan]], [[Cynn]], [[Devona]], and [[Mhenlo]] were not appropriately displaying as [[Henchmen]].
* Fixed a zone portal in [[Bergen Hot Springs]] that was zoning players to various parts of the outpost other than the zone portal.
* Removed an [[NPC]] who had no functionality from [[Stingray Strand]].
* Fixed a bug that prevented you from having to click on the gravestone to complete the "[[Oswalt's Epitaph|Husband's Epitaph]]" quest.
* Removed a potential chest exploit from the "[[The Deserters|Deserters]]" quest.
* Fixed a crafter in [[Deldrimor Bowl]] so he could no longer be killed by monsters.
* Fixed a bug in the "[[Hungry Devourer]]" quest that allowed the [[Succulent Juniper|Junipers]] to be killed before the players arrived, preventing the players from getting food for [[Joe]].
* Fixed a bug in the "[[The Elementalist's Path|Elementalist Path]]" quest where the target NPC was not at its quest marker.
* Fixed some maps where the same bosses were spawning multiple times: [[Ice Caves of Sorrow]], [[Kessex Peak]], and [[Deldrimor Bowl]].
* Fixed miscellaneous bugs with the wurm monster AI.

=== User Interface Updates ===
* Expanded availability of Japanese language support to include non-Japanese accounts.
* Fixed a target calling bug that prevented secondary called targets from being promoted to the primary called target when the previous primary called target expired.
* Fixed several bugs that caused the incorrect display of Energy.
* Changed the color of GM chat text from green to purple. <noinclude>
[[Category:March 2006 updates]] [[Category:Balance updates]] [[Category:Localization updates]]</noinclude>

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