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== Update 2 - Thursday, May 14, 2009 ==
=== Bug Fix ===
* Fixed a crash bug.

== Update - Thursday, May 14, 2009 ==
=== Skill Updates ===
==== PvE and PvP ====
===== Assassin =====
* {{skill icon|Heart of Shadow}}: functionality changed to: "You are healed for {{gr|30|150}}, and you Shadow Step to a nearby location directly away from your target."
* {{skill icon|Shadow Fang}}: added an after-cast delay.
* {{skill icon|Viper's Defense}}: functionality changed to: "All adjacent foes are Poisoned for {{gr|5|20}} seconds, and you Shadow Step to a nearby location, directly away from your target."

===== Elementalist =====
* {{skill icon|Mirror of Ice}}: functionality changed to: "For 5 seconds, plus 3 additional seconds for every rank of Energy Storage, you deal an additional {{gr|5|35}} cold damage whenever you cast a Water Magic hex."
* {{skill icon|Steam}}: functionality changed to: "Target foe is struck for {{gr|5|50}} cold damage. If target foe is on fire, Steam Blinds that foe for {{gr|5|10}} seconds."

===== Mesmer =====
* {{skill icon|Illusionary Weaponry}}: decreased Energy cost to 5.

===== Monk =====
* {{skill icon|Castigation Signet}}: increased recharge to 20 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Peace and Harmony}}: decreased duration to {{gr|1|3}} seconds; increased recharge to 12 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Word of Healing}}: decreased non-conditional healing to {{gr|5|100}}; increased conditional healing to {{gr|30|115}}.

===== Necromancer =====
* {{skill icon|Foul Feast}}: increased recharge to 5 seconds.
* {{skill icon|Lingering Curse}}: decreased healing reduction to 20%.

===== Ranger =====
* {{skill icon|Hunter's Shot}}: functionality changed to: "If this attack hits, your target bleeds for {{gr|3|25}} seconds."
* {{skill icon|Melandru's Shot}}: functionality change to: "If this attack hits, your target bleeds for {{gr|5|25}} seconds. If it hits a foe that is moving or knocked down, that foe takes +{{gr|10|25}} damage and is crippled for +{{gr|5|15}} seconds."
* {{skill icon|Keen Arrow}}: decreased conditional damage to {{gr|5|25}}.

===== Ritualist =====
* {{skill icon|Protective Was Kaolai}}: increased recharge to 25 seconds.

==== PvP ====
===== Monk =====
* {{skill icon|Strength of Honor (PvP)}}: decreased damage to {{gr|1|5}}.
* {{skill icon|Aegis (PvP)}}: reduced casting time to .25. Functionality changed to: "For {{gr|1|3}} seconds, hostile spells and attacks against 'target other ally' fail."

===== Warrior =====
* {{skill icon|Warrior's Endurance (PvP)}}: this skill is now a stance.

==== PvE ====
===== Dwarf =====
* {{skill icon|Low Blow}}: functionality changed to: "Strike target foe for {{gr|45|70}} damage. If target foe is knocked down, that foe takes an additional {{gr|30|50}} damage and suffers from Cracked Armor for 14..20 seconds."

===== Faction Skills =====
* {{skill icon|Elemental Lord}}: functionality changed to: "For {{gr|40|60}} seconds, your elemental attributes are boosted by 1, you gain 1 Energy for every 10 ranks of Energy Storage, and you are healed for {{gr|100|300}}% of the Energy cost each time you cast a spell."
* {{skill icon|Summon Spirits}}: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.

===== Mesmer =====
* {{skill icon|Fragility}}: this skill now also affects adjacent foes.

===== Monk =====
* {{skill icon|Strength of Honor}}: increased damage to {{gr|5|25}}.

===== Vanguard =====
* {{skill icon|Tryptophan Signet}}: this skill no longer requires touch range.

=== Bug Fixes ===
* Fixed a bug that prevented pet names from displaying properly in some languages.

=== Miscellaneous ===
* [[Master Architect Gunther]] in [[Fort Aspenwood]] now [[Gunther's Gaze|destroys]] any masterless [[Minion]]s within [[earshot]].
* A [[Xunlai Agent]] and [[Xunlai Chest|Chest]] has arrived in the [[Zaishen Menagerie]].
* [[Ai Tei]] [Merchant] has arrived in the [[Great Temple of Balthazar]].
* [[Moss Spider]]s and [[Black Moa]]s now grow appropriately as they evolve.
* Adjusted the amount of dishonor points given out by the [[Dishonorable Combatant System]].

=== Guild Wars Wiki notes ===
* A bug with [[Heart of Shadow]] disconnected everyone in the same instance when used. It was fixed in a subsequent update.
* This update also removed the activation time of [[Hunter's Shot]] and increased its' recharge time to 10 seconds.
* This update also lowered the energy cost of [[Aegis (PvP)]] from 15 to 10.
*This update also lowered the activation time of [[Sharpen Daggers]] from 2 seconds to 1 second, and changed its duration from 30 seconds to {{gr|5|30}} seconds.
*For more information about these skill updates, see the [[ArenaNet:Developer_updates/20090521|developer update]].
*Gunther destroys masterless minions with a new NPC skill, [[Gunther's Gaze]].
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