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== Update #2 - Thursday, August 6, 2009 ==
=== Bug Fixes ===
* Fixed a bug preventing [[Golden Phoenix Strike]]'s AoE damage from working.
* Fixed a bug preventing [[Jungle Strike]]'s AoE damage from working.
* Fixed the casting time of [[Jagged Strike]].
* Fixed a bug preventing [[Vow of Piety]] from reapplying when an enchantment ends.
* Fixed the description of [[Poisoned Heart]] to accurately refer to it as a spell rather than an [[enchantment]].
* Fixed the duration of the [[poison]] applied by [[Poisonous Bite]].
* Fixed a bug preventing [[Shroud of Distress]] from blocking [[attacks]].

===Guild Wars Wiki notes===
*{{skill icon|Call of Haste (PvP)}} -- Skill had no effect. This was fixed in a [[Game updates/20090811|later update]].
*{{skill icon|Vow of Piety}} -- "Regeneration" in the concise description is still spelled incorrectly.
*{{skill icon|Jungle Strike}} -- The base bonus damage is not applied if target is crippled.

== Update #1 - Thursday, August 6, 2009 ==
=== Updated Zaishen Rewards ===
* Monthly Tonics available in the Zaishen Chest no longer require an update to change over each month. They will now change over on the 1st day of every month.

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

=== Skill Balance ===
For more information on these changes, please see the [http://gw1101.gtm.guildwars.com/gameplay/developer_updates/august_2009_skill_balances.php Developer Updates] page.

==== PvE & PvP Changes ====
===== Assassin =====
* {{Skill icon|Black Lotus Strike}}: decreased recharge to 6 seconds; decreased Energy gain to 5..13.
* {{Skill icon|Black Mantis Thrust}}: decreased activation time to 1/2 second.
* {{Skill icon|Fox Fangs}}: decreased recharge to 3 seconds; increased damage to 10..35.
* {{Skill icon|Golden Lotus Strike}}: decreased recharge to 5 seconds; decreased Energy gain to 5..8.
* {{Skill icon|Golden Phoenix Strike}}: functionality changed to: "If you are not under the effects of an Enchantment, this skill misses. If it hits, Golden Phoenix Strike deals +10..30 damage and all adjacent foes take 10..30 damage."
* {{Skill icon|Jagged Strike}}: decreased activation time to 1/2 second.
* {{Skill icon|Jungle Strike}}: functionality changed to: "Must follow a lead attack. If it hits, Jungle Strike strikes target foe for +10..25 damage. If it hits a foe that was Crippled, that foe and all adjacent foes take +1..31 damage.”
* {{Skill icon|Sharpen Daggers}}: functionality changed to: "For 5..30 seconds, your dagger attacks cause Bleeding for 5..15 seconds."

===== Dervish =====
* {{Skill icon|Armor of Sanctity}}: functionality changed to: "All adjacent foes suffer from Weakness for 5..15 seconds. For 10 seconds, you take 5..20 less damage from foes suffering from a condition."
* {{Skill icon|Aura Slicer}}: functionality changed to: "If this attack hits, you deal +10..25 damage. If you are enchanted or this attack hits an enchanted foe, that foe begins Bleeding for 5..15 seconds."
* {{Skill icon|Dwayna's Touch}}: increased recharge to 5 seconds.
* {{Skill icon|Meditation}}: increased recharge to 12 seconds. Functionality changed to: "You gain 20..125 Health. If you are not enchanted, you also gain 3..8 Energy."
* {{Skill icon|Natural Healing}}: functionality changed to: "You are healed for 40..100 Health and an additional 40..80 Health if you are not enchanted."
* {{Skill icon|Pious Restoration}}: increased recharge to 8 seconds; increased casting time to 1 second. Functionality changed to: "You gain 80..150 Health and lose 1 enchantment. If an enchantment was removed in this way, you also lose 1..3 hexes."
* {{Skill icon|Sand Shards}}: functionality changed to: "For 30 seconds, Sand Shards ends early if you use an attack skill. When Sand Shards ends, it creates a sand storm at your location that deals 10..20 damage each second for 10 seconds to nearby foes."
* {{Skill icon|Vow of Piety}}: increased Energy cost to 15; reduced casting time to 0; increased recharge to 45 seconds. Functionality changed to: "Stance. For 20 seconds, you have +24 armor and +1..4 Health regeneration. Vow of Piety renews whenever an enchantment on you ends."
* {{Skill icon|Winds of Disenchantment}}: moved to the Wind Prayers attribute. Functionality changed to: "Lose 1 enchantment. If an enchantment was removed in this way, all nearby foes lose 1 enchantment and take 20..80 cold damage."

===== Elementalist =====
* {{Skill icon|Chain Lightning}}: reduced casting time to 2 seconds; now only causes Exhaustion if you are not enchanted.
* {{Skill icon|Earthen Shackles}}: reduced casting time to 1 second; decreased slow effect to 66%; now effects {{sic}} target and all adjacent foes.
* {{Skill icon|Ebon Hawk}}: reduced casting time to 1 second; reduced damage to 10..85. Functionality changed to: "Send a projectile that strikes for 10..85 earth damage and causes Weakness for 5..15 seconds if it hits."
* {{Skill icon|Elemental Flame}}: functionality changed to: "For 5..20 seconds, whenever an Elemental hex is applied to target foe, that foe is set on fire for 3..5 seconds."
* {{Skill icon|Invoke Lightning}}: reduced recharge to 10 seconds.
* {{Skill icon|Lava Arrows}}: No longer half-range.
* {{Skill icon|Slippery Ground}}: increased recharge to 20 seconds. Functionality changed to: "If target foe is Blind or moving, that foe is knocked down. (50%%{{sic}} failure chance with Water Magic 4 or less.)"
* {{Skill icon|Windborne Speed}}: reduced casting time to 3/4 seconds.
* {{Skill icon|Winter's Embrace}}: functionality changed to: "For 2..6 seconds, target foe moves 66% slower and takes 5..15 damage while moving."

===== Mesmer =====
* {{Skill icon|Confusing Images}}: increased Energy cost to 10; increased casting time to 2 seconds; increased recharge to 20 seconds. Functionality changed to: "For 6 seconds, target foe takes twice as long to activate non-attack skills."
* {{Skill icon|Illusion of Pain}}: increased recharge to 8 seconds. Functionality changed to: "For 10 seconds, target foe has -3..10 Health degeneration and takes 3..10 damage each second. After 10 seconds, that foe is healed for 45..150."
* {{Skill icon|Wastrel's Demise}}: decreased casting time to 1/4 second. Functionality changed to: "Hex Spell: Target foe takes 5..40 damage. If that foe was not using a skill, that foe suffers -1..3 Health degeneration for 10 seconds."

===== Monk =====
* {{Skill icon|Divine Boon}}: decreased Energy loss to 1; now only provides healing when you cast [[Protection Prayers]] or [[Divine Favor|Divine Prayers]] {{sic}} spells.
* {{Skill icon|Shielding Hands}}: functionality changed to: "For 8 seconds, damage received by target ally is reduced by 3..18. When Shielding Hands ends, that ally is healed for 5..50 Health."

===== Necromancer =====
* {{Skill icon|Poisoned Heart}}: functionality changed to: "You and all adjacent foes are Poisoned for 5..15 seconds."

===== Paragon =====
* {{Skill icon|Finale of Restoration}}: increased recharge to 20 seconds. Functionality changed to: "For 10..35 seconds, the next 5 times that a chant or shout ends on target non-spirit ally, that ally is healed for 15..75 Health."

===== Ranger =====
* {{Skill icon|Melandru's Shot}}: increased recharge to 12 seconds.

==== PvE Only Changes ====
===== Assassin =====
* {{Skill icon|Shroud of Distress}}: functionality changed to: "For 30..60 seconds, if you are below 50% Health, you have +3..8 Health regeneration and a 75% chance to block attacks.
* {{Skill icon|Signet of Deadly Corruption}}: no longer follows a dual attack.
* {{Skill icon|Unseen Fury}}: increased recharge to 20 seconds. Functionality changed to: "All adjacent foes are Blinded for 3..10 seconds. For 10..30 seconds, you cannot be blocked by Blinded foes."

===== Dervish =====
* {{Skill icon|Conviction}}: functionality changed to: "For 10..35 seconds, you have +24 armor. If you are enchanted, you also have a 50% chance to block."

===== Monk =====
* {{Skill icon|Seed of Life}}: decreased recharge to 20 seconds.
* {{Skill icon|Selfless Spirit}}: reduced recharge to 15 seconds; decreased Energy reduction to 3. Functionality changed to: "For 15..20 seconds, spells you cast that target another ally cost 3 less Energy."

===== Necromancer =====
* {{Skill icon|Masochism}}: functionality changed to: "For 10..40 seconds, you have +2 to your Death Magic and Soul Reaping attributes and sacrifice 5..3% of your maximum Health when you cast a spell."

===== Ranger =====
* Pets in PvE take 33% less damage and deal 33% more damage in combat.
* {{Skill icon|Call of Haste}}: increased movement and attack speed to 33%.
* {{Skill icon|Comfort Animal}}: decreased Energy cost to 5. Functionality changed to: "You heal your animal companion for 20..104 Health. If your companion is dead, it is resurrected with 10..58% Health. If you have Comfort Animal equipped, your animal companion will travel with you."
* {{Skill icon|Enraged Lunge}}: functionality changed to: "Your animal companion attempts an Enraged Lunge that applies a Deep Wound to target foe for 5..20 seconds and deals +10..50 damage."
* {{Skill icon|Melandru's Assault}}: functionality changed to: "Your animal companion attempts a Melandru's Assault that deals +5..20 damage to all nearby foes."
* {{Skill icon|Predatory Bond}}: functionality changed to: "For 5..20 seconds, your animal companion attacks 25% faster and heals you for 1..31 Health with each attack."

==== PvP Only Changes ====
===== Monk =====
* {{Skill icon|Aegis (PvP)}}: functionality changed to: "For 1..3 seconds, hostile spells and attacks against target other party member fail."

=== Bug Fixes ===
* Fixed a bug that sometimes caused the supply column to disappear during the quest "[[Supplies for the Duke]]."
* Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented players from getting credit for defeating [[Droughtling]]s during the quest "[[Secrets in the Shadow]]."
* Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented enemies from attacking during the [[Abaddon's Mouth]] mission.
* Fixed a bug that caused some parties to fail in the [[Unwaking Waters]] mission prior to reaching 60% DP.
* Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented all party members from getting credit for completion in the quest "[[Troubled Lands]]."
* Fixed a bug that prevented party members from getting credit for completing the quest "[[Army of Darkness]]" if they did not take the quest prior to the [[Unholy Text]] being turned in.
* Fixed a bug that prevented [[Signet of Creation]] from working in PvP.
* Fixed a bug that caused one of the Druids to get stuck during the bonus objective in the [[Bloodstone Fen]] mission.
* Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented parties from getting credit for killing the [[Slayer]] during the quest "[[Demon Assassin]]."
* Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented players from being killed by life-stealing skills.
* Fixed a bug that prevented canceling spells via weapon swapping to count toward skill-usage totals.
* Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented [[Flesh Golem]]s summoned by Necromancers from leaving exploitable corpses.
* Fixed a bug that caused Expert Focus to apply to ranged attacks.
* Fixed a missing texture on the [[Paragon Asuran armor|Asuran Paragon Raiment]].
* Fixed a bug that allowed players to turn pets from the [[Zaishen Menagerie]] into [[Nehdukah]] for 100 gold.
* Fixed a bug that prevented short-duration enchantments from applying to characters hexed by [[Mark of Insecurity]].
* Fixed a bug that caused animals in the Zaishen Menagerie to drop festival loot.
* Fixed a bug that prevented the counter for "[[Can't Touch This!]]" from refreshing upon recast.
* Fixed a bug when using "[[Air of Superiority]]" that prevented "Is there anything I can't do?" from recharging Norn forms.
* Fixed a bug when using [[Signet of Binding]] that prevented Restoration spirits from resurrecting members of the correct team.

=== Miscellaneous ===
* Added a [[Canthan Ambassador]] to [[Lion's Arch]] International Districts.
* Added a description for unlocking [[M.O.X.]]
* Updated the AI for [[Hero]]es so they will only use [[Epidemic]] when adjacent foes are present.
* Updated the AI for Heroes to improve their use of the Ritualist skill [[Splinter Weapon]].
* Improved the response time of spirits created by the Ritualist skill [[Signet of Spirits]].
* Removed [[Guild Registrar]] from [[Ascalon City]] International Districts.
* [[Tonic]]s no longer make noise in a town or outpost.

===Guild Wars Wiki notes===
*This update introduced some skill bugs, which were fixed in the [[#Update #2 - Thursday, August 6, 2009|next update]]:
** {{Skill icon|Golden Phoenix Strike}} and {{Skill icon|Jungle Strike}} dealt no damage to adjacent foes.
** {{Skill icon|Jagged Strike}}'s activation did not change.
** {{Skill icon|Poisonous Bite}}: The poison duration was changed to 24 seconds.
** {{Skill icon|Poisoned Heart}}'s description erroneously referred to it as an enchantment.
** {{Skill icon|Shroud of Distress}} did not block attacks.
** {{Skill icon|Vow of Piety}}'s stance renewal was bugged and "regeneration" was misspelled in the concise description (the latter wasn't fixed).
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self>Dmitri Fatkin at 23:12, 7 May 2019