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== Update #2 - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 ==
=== Bug Fix ===
* Fixed a [[bug]] that prevented some text in the [[Hall of Monuments]] from displaying properly.

== Update - Wednesday, April 1, 2009 ==
{{Notice|This update was '''never''' implemented. It is a fake update in the spirit of [[April Fools' Day 2009|April Fools' Day]].<br>However, this update did cause all player [[character]]s that were above level 1 in non-[[PvP]] [[outpost]]s to appear as [[Gwen-chan]].}}

For more information on these changes, please see the [http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/gameplay/developer_updates/april_2009_skill_balances.php Developer Updates] page.

=== PvE and PvP ===
==== Assassin ====
* {{skill icon|Scorpion Wire}}: no longer has half-range. Changed functionality to: "Target foe is teleported to your location and knocked down."
* {{skill icon|Shroud of Silence}}: changed functionality to: "For {{gr2|5|20}} seconds, target player cannot send chat messages."

==== Dervish ====
* Increased duration of all Avatar skills to {{gr2|40|70}} seconds.
* {{skill icon|Avatar of Grenth}}: changed functionality to: "For {{gr2|10|90}} seconds, your attacks steal {{gr2|1|2}} enchantments from any foe you hit and apply those enchantments to you."

==== Elementalist ====
* {{skill icon|Sandstorm}}: now deals {{gr2|10|30}} more damage if the caster is standing in a sandy area.
* {{skill icon|Searing Flames}}: removed Burning condition.

==== Mesmer ====
* No changes.

==== Monk ====
* {{skill icon|Ray of Judgment}}: Removed Burning condition, increased damage to {{gr2|10|90}}.

==== Necromancer ====
* {{skill icon|Animate Flesh Golem}}: removed the single-golem limit.

==== Paragon ====
* {{skill icon|"Fall Back!"}}: Now ends if target ally is not moving away from a foe.
* {{skill icon|"Incoming!"}}: Now ends if target ally is not moving away from a foe.
* {{skill icon|"It's just a flesh wound."}}: This skill can now be used while dead.
* {{skill icon|"The Power Is Yours!"}}: changed functionality to: "Sacrifice all Health. Until resurrected, 5 nearby party members gain +{{gr2|1|5}} Earth Magic, +{{gr2|1|5}} Fire Magic, +{{gr2|1|5}} Air Magic, +{{gr2|1|5}} Water Magic, or +{{gr2|1|5}} Healing Prayers."

==== Ranger ====
* Beast Mastery: pets now have a chance of ignoring commands unless their master has a higher Beast Mastery rank than the pet's level.
* {{skill icon|Equinox}}: Exhaustion duration is now based on the time of day.

==== Ritualist ====
* {{skill icon|Signet of Ghostly Might}}: reverted functionality to: "For 10 seconds, target ally or foe does +{{gr2|10|30}} damage. When this skill ends, that target is slain."
* Spawning Power: Weapon skills now last 50% longer for each rank of Spawning Power.

==== Warrior ====
* {{skill icon|Bull's Charge}}: functionality changed to: "You Shadow Step to target foe and knock them down."
* {{skill icon|Dwarven Battle Stance}}: duration is now based on the user's height.
* {{skill icon|Gladiator's Defense}}: duration is now doubled in Random and Team Arenas.

=== Guild Battles ===
* Guild Battle NPCs now respawn at regular intervals until the Guild Lord is slain.

=== Miscellaneous ===
* Removed the Lucky Aura effect from the Lunar Fortune item.
* On a direct hit, the Zaishen rank emote now deals minor damage based on the user's rank and knocks the target down.
* Characters suffering from Blind cannot see distant enemies.
* Characters suffering from Dazed will now spin in place. The camera is locked for the duration of the effect.
* Introduced a new Cartographer title for the Battle Isles.

===Guild Wars Wiki notes===
* The alleged change to [[Signet of Ghostly Might]] is a reference to an infamous bug during the Guild Wars Nightfall World Preview Event which allowed it to be cast on any creature rather than only working on allied spirits.
* The alleged change to [["The Power Is Yours!"]] is a reference to [[w:Captain Planet|Captain Planet]].
* The alleged change to [[Scorpion Wire]] is a reference to the character Scorpion of the [[w:Mortal Kombat|Mortal Kombat]] series, whose signature move is to impale a spear, with a rope attached to the end, into the opponent's chest, and then drag the opponent towards him by pulling on the rope, leaving the opponent dazed for a free hit.
* The alleged change to [[Beast Mastery]] is a reference to the [[w:Pokémon|Pokémon]] game series, where, If you did not have a certain number of badges, Pokémon over a certain level would not obey you.
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[[Category:April Fools' Day]]
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[[Category:Event updates]]
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self>Dmitri Fatkin at 22:46, 7 May 2019