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== Update - Thursday, October 9, 2008 ==
=== Updated Zaishen Rewards ===
* Updated the [[Zaishen Chest]] drops to replace the [[Macabre Tonic]] with a new tonic for the month of October. More information on Zaishen Rewards can be found [http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/competitive/tournament2008/zaishenrewards/ here].

=== Automated Tournaments ===
* Updated [[Automated Tournament]] map rotations.

===Guild Battle Changes===
* The number and placement of NPCs have been changed in all Guild Halls.
* Removed [[Cyclone Axe]] from the [[Guild Lord]].

=== Skill Updates ===
For more information on these changes, please see the [[ArenaNet:Developer updates/20081009|Developer Updates]] page.

==== PvE and PvP ====
===== Assassin =====
*{{skill icon|Hidden Caltrops}}: reduced [[hex]] duration to {{gr|1|10}} seconds; reduced [[Crippled]] duration to {{gr|1|15}} seconds.

===== Elementalist =====
*{{skill icon|Immolate}}: increased damage to {{gr|20|75}}.
*{{skill icon|Meteor}}: reduced casting time to 2 seconds.

===== Mesmer =====
*{{skill icon|Lyssa's Aura}}: increased [[Energy]] [[regeneration]] to {{gr|0|5}}.

===== Ranger =====
*{{skill icon|Burning Arrow}}: increased [[Burning]] duration to {{gr|1|7}} seconds.
*{{skill icon|Incendiary Arrows}}: increased recharge to 5 seconds.
*{{skill icon|Melandru's Shot}}: reduced recharge to 8 seconds.

===== Warrior =====
*{{skill icon|Backbreaker}}: functionality changed to: "Deals +{{gr|1|20}} damage. Causes [[knock-down]] ({{gr|2|4}} seconds)."

==== PvP ====
===== Warrior =====
*{{skill icon|"For Great Justice!" (PvP)}}: reduced duration to 8 seconds.

=== Open Travel: Territory and District UI Changes ===
* This is the final update to language [[district]]s.
* In this update, restrictions to Japanese language districts will be removed and players of all language districts will be able to travel back and forth without restrictions.

=== Bug Fixes ===
* Fixed a sound issue which may be affecting some specific on-board audio chipsets.
* Fixed a bug that caused some high-end weapons to be created without an inscription slot if they had the Deathbane property.
* Fixed a bug in the ''Nightfall'' quest "[[Last of the Breed]]" that could cause [[Mirza Veldrunner]] to take more [[Giant Tusk]]s from the player than the quest required.
* Fixed a bug that could cause [[Unyielding Aura]] to fail to resurrect a dead ally in range if other dead allies were out of range.
* Fixed a bug that caused [[Muddy Terrain]] to occasionally not affect [[Dark Escape]].
* Fixed a bug that allowed a group to register for a Guild-versus-Guild Automated Tournament without an officer from the group leader’s guild.
* Fixed a bug that could occasionally cause the [[Spear of Archemorus|Spear of Archemorous]] {{sic}} to duplicate itself.
* Fixed a bug that caused [[Stout-Hearted]] to not display the damage it deals.
* Fixed a bug that could cause players to have two elite skills while riding a Junundu Wurm.
* Fixed a bug that caused the /zaishen and /rank [[emote]]s to not play if the user was running, but still set their cooldown timer.
* Fixed a bug in the Underworld quest "[[The Four Horsemen]]" that sometimes caused horsemen's deaths to not be counted for quest completion.
* Fixed a bug that caused Heroes to occasionally start casting and canceling skills repeatedly when their target was moving away from their position.
* Fixed a bug that sometimes caused [[Leah Stone]] to disappear before reaching her final resting place.

=== Miscellaneous ===
* [[Xunlai Tournament Agent]]s now offer prizes for the September tournament. These agents can be found in the [[Great Temple of Balthazar]], [[Lion's Arch]], [[Kaineng Center]], and [[Kamadan]].
* When any of these skills complete, the target will now resurrect quicker: [[Rebirth]], [[Sunspear Rebirth Signet]], and dismissal of Unyielding Aura.
* [[:Category:Tormented weapons|Tormented Weapons]] can now be placed in the [[Hall of Monuments]].
* Removed [[Iron Mist]] from [[Gadd]].
* Streamlined [[Leah Stone]]'s path and increased her speed for the bonus in [[Abaddon's Mouth]]

===Guild Wars Wiki notes===
* This month's tonic is the [[Skeletonic]]
* [[Corsair Prisoner]]s were replaced with [[Sunspear Volunteer (Istan)|Sunspear Volunteer]]s in [[Churrhir Fields]] [[User_talk:Linsey_Murdock/Questions8#Secret_Update_or_Coincidental_Bug|due to concerns about the use of torture]].
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