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Update - Thursday July 13, 2006: Because of that, I'm opting to leave the apostrophe out of the text of the update

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== Update - Thursday July 13, 2006 ==

=== General Updates ===
* [[Imperial Supply Master Kagno]] is no longer stationed in [[Shing Jea Monastery]].
* Added a [[crafting material]] [[storage]] upgrade for the [[Xunlai Agent]] storage vault. To purchase the upgrade, visit one of the new [[Xunlai Representative]]s in Shing Jea Monastery or [[Kaineng Center]]. (PvP characters gain access to the crafting material storage once any roleplaying character on the account purchases it.)
* Added the ability to split stacks of inventory items. Holding the Shift key while dragging a stack of items allows you to "split off" a portion of the stack before moving it.
* Modified the algorithm that causes the alliance battle line to shift. A faction that pushes into enemy territory will temporarily gain a "momentum bonus" that helps it drive the battle line further into enemy territory.
* Added support for EAX audio when sound quality is set to maximum.
* Modified the [[Burning Isle]] guild battle map so that [[Flame Cursed Sentinel]]s are now [[Lesser Flame Sentinel]]s. Lesser sentinels are vulnerable to all [[Condition]]s, do not heal when out of combat, and slowly die on their own in the first 25 minutes of the match.
* Updated [[Virtuoso's Insignia|Mesmer Courtly]] and Virtuoso armor sets so that the +15 [[armor rating|armor]] bonus applies only to the piece the bonus is on, not to the entire body. The bonus is now active whenever the equipping character activates any [[skill]] (not just spells).
* Updated [[Knight's Insignia|Warrior Ascalon]] and Knight's armor sets so that the [[damage reduction]] applies only when the corresponding location of the body is struck. The damage reduction applies only to [[physical damage]], and the amount of reduced damage was increased from 2 to 3.
* Updated [[shield]]s, [[armor]]s, and [[rune]]s with damage reduction abilities so that they only reduce physical damage.
* Increased the inherent armor level on all [[unique]] (green text), promotional, crafted, and collector shields so that they behave the same way as other shields when the characters equipping them do not meet the necessary [[attribute]] requirement.
* Updated all [[Ascalon Bow]]s so that they now include their bow type in the name.
* Raised the [[armor penetration]] bonus for the following promotional items: [[Bonecrusher]], [[Bear's Sloth]], [[Rhino's Sloth]], and [[Rhino's Charge]].
* Raised the conditional [[Energy]] bonus on the following promotional items: [[Quicksilver]], [[Unicorn's Wrath]], [[Peacock's Wrath]], and [[Luminescent Scepter]].
* Raised the conditional damage reduction on the following promotional items: [[Bronze Guardian]], [[Hog's Gluttony]], [[Spider's Gluttony|Spiders Gluttony]]{{sic|Because the original text no longer exists, there's no way to confirm if this error occurred in transcription.}}, and [[Serrated Shield]].
* Removed the increased attack rate and decreased damage attributes from the fire wand found at the collector outside of [[Nolani Academy]].
* Reduced the chance to halve skill recharge time from 20% to 10% on [[The Rockmolder|Rockmolders]] dropped prior to the item being corrected.
* Fixed bugs and made improvements to the following [[quest]]s: [[The True King]], [[A Monk's Mission]], and [[A Second Profession]].
* Improved support for hardware acceleration on some low-end audio cards.
* Fixed a bug that caused a number of skill sounds to play incorrectly as non-positional sounds.
* Improved the pathing in the [[Sunjiang District (explorable area)|Sunjiang District]] explorable area and the [[Imperial Sanctum (outpost)|Imperial Sanctum]] outpost.

=== Skill Updates ===

==== All Professions ====
* Lowered the cap for Healing Reduction to 40%.''*''
* Lowered the cap for Recharge Reduction to 50%.''*''
* You can no longer be knocked down immediately after you respawn from a resurrection shrine.

''*Note:'' like all reduction caps, these only affect the cap from multiple sources. Any single skill that exceeds this cap will still work. Thus, skills such as [[Lingering Curse]] or [[Ritual Lord]] still gain their full effect.

==== Assassin ====
* [[Expunge Enchantments]]: no longer disables pet attack skills.
* [[Moebius Strike]]: now recharges pet attack skills if it hits a foe below 50% health.
* [[Return]]: reduced recharge time to 15 seconds.
* [[Shadow Form]]: increased Energy cost to 10.
* [[Shadow Shroud]]: no longer prevents the casting of untargeted enchantments.
* [[Signet of Malice]]: reduced cast time to .75 seconds.
* [[Siphon Speed]]: increased duration to 5..20 seconds.

==== Elementalist ====
* [[Bed of Coals]]: now deals damage only to non-moving foes.
* [[Burning Speed]]: reduced cast time to .25 seconds.
* [[Elemental Attunement]]: this skill is now attributed to Energy Storage; increased duration to 30..55 seconds.
* [[Immolate]]: increased damage to 15..60.
* [[Mark of Rodgort]]: increased duration to 10..35 seconds.
* [[Mind Burn]]: reduced recharge time to 10 seconds.
* [[Smoldering Embers]]: increased damage to 15..60.
* Ward skills no longer affect spirits.

==== Mesmer ====
* [[Blackout]]: reduced blackout time to 2..6 seconds.
* [[Conjure Nightmare]]: removed the long pause after this spell was cast.
* [[Illusionary Weaponry]]: reduced recharge time to 35 seconds.
* [[Recurring Insecurity]]: reduced the duration to 1..10 seconds.
* [[Signet of Disenchantment]]: reduced cast time to 1 second.

==== Monk ====
* [[Air of Enchantment]]: added a minimum 1 Energy cost; increased recharge time to 8 seconds.
* [[Divine Spirit]]: now reduces energy cost for Monk spells, not all Monk skills.
* [[Infuse Health]]: fixed a bug that occasionally caused it to execute without healing the target.
* [[Life Sheath]]: now renews damage reduction when it is cast on a target that already has Life Sheath on it.
* [[Signet of Rejuvenation]]: reduced recharge time to 8 seconds; increased the conditional heal to 15..75 Health.
* [[Spell Shield]]: no longer disables skills more than once when renewed.

==== Necromancer ====
* [[Bitter Chill]]: increased damage to 15..60.
* [[Chilblains]]: now removes 1..2 Enchantments.
* [[Enfeebling Blood]]: increased the area-of-effect to "nearby".
* [[Feast of Corruption]]: increased Energy cost to 15.
* [[Fetid Ground]]: reduced cast time to .75 seconds.

==== Ranger ====
* [[Archer's Signet]]: no longer disables pet attack skills.
* [[Broad Head Arrow]]: reduced recharge time to 15 seconds.
* [[Determined Shot]]: now recharges pet attack skills if it misses.
* [[Equinox]]: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
* [[Famine]]: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
* [[Focused Shot]]: now disables pet attack skills when used.
* [[Greater Conflagration]]: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
* [[Lacerate]]: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
* [[Marauder's Shot]]: no longer disables pet attack skills.
* [[Oath Shot]]: increased recharge time to 25 seconds.

==== Ritualist ====
* [[Displacement]]: Changed the skill's description to match its behavior.
* [[Draw Spirit]]: reduced cast time to .25 seconds.
* [[Lamentation]]: increased the target's needed proximity to a corpse or Spirit to "in the area".
* [[Wielder's Boon]]: increased conditional heal to 15..60 Health.

==== Warrior ====
* [[Quivering Blade]]: increased Daze duration to 8 seconds.
* [[Standing Slash]]: reduced adrenaline cost to 6.
* [["Victory is Mine!"]]: no longer displays "-0" on targets with no conditions. <noinclude>
[[Category:July 2006 updates]] [[Category:Balance updates]] [[Category:Feature addition updates]]</noinclude>

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self>Anonymous: /* Update - Thursday July 13, 2006 */ Because of that, I'm opting to leave the apostrophe out of the text of the update