Game updates/20060302

Update - Thursday March 2, 2006

General Updates

• Updated Adrenaline behavior so that death removes all Adrenaline.
• Updated Exhaustion behavior so that if you cast an Exhaustion spell while your maximum energy is below 10, your maximum energy can be reduced to below zero.
• Fixed a bug that allowed attack speeds to stack past 33%.
• Fixed a bug that prevented attack debuffs from reducing a target more than 33% (maximum is 50%).
• Fixed a bug that kept speed boosts from having an effect on you if you had a debuff slowing you by 50%.
• You are no longer considered "attacking," "using a skill," or "casting a spell" while you are running to get in range of a target.
• Fixed a bug that caused attack skills with non-weapon attributes to calculate damage and critical hit chance incorrectly.
• Clarified various skill descriptions.

Equipment Updates

• Added two +30 Health, Received Damage -5 (Chance: 20%) shields to the PvP character creation screen; updated monster drops to make the Received Damage -5 (Chance: 20%) drop possible.
• Shields on the PvP character creation screen with the "while Hexed" bonus now have +60 Health and -3 damage reduction.
• Reduced the Lieutenant's Helm Hex duration bonus to 20%, and added it to the PvP character creation screen.
• Increased the Monk’s PvP Ascetic Leg Design to +2 Energy to match the armor bought off of vendors.
• Increased the PvP hammer with additional damage while hexed to 20%.

Mesmer

• File:Mantra of Resolve.jpg Mantra of Resolve: increased Energy cost to 10..4 when interrupted.
• File:Distortion.jpg Distortion: increased Energy cost to 4..1 when you "evade" attacks.
• File:Signet of Weariness.jpg Signet of Weariness: reduced area-of-effect to nearby foes.
• File:Mantra of Recovery.jpg Mantra of Recovery: reduced Energy cost to 10.
• File:Ignorance.jpg Ignorance: decreased casting time to 1 second.
• File:Chaos Storm.jpg Chaos Storm: decreased casting time to 1 second.
• File:Epidemic.jpg Epidemic: decreased Energy cost to 10.
• File:Ineptitude.jpg Ineptitude: increased damage to 30..135.
• File:Fevered Dreams.jpg Fevered Dreams: increased duration to 10..25 seconds.
• File:Energy Drain.jpg Energy Drain: decreased recharge time to 25 seconds.
• File:Energy Tap.jpg Energy Tap: decreased recharge time to 25 seconds.
• File:Blackout.jpg Blackout: increased recharge time to 12 seconds.

Necromancer

• File:Offering of Blood.jpg Offering of Blood: increased sacrifice to 20%.
• File:Unholy Feast.jpg Unholy Feast: reduced number of targets affected to 1..4; increased damage to 10..65; reduced recharge to 20 seconds.
• File:Enfeebling Blood.jpg Enfeebling Blood: reduced recharge to 5 seconds; reduced sacrifice to 10%.
• File:Chilblains.jpg Chilblains: Poison now only lasts 10 seconds.
• File:Deathly Chill.jpg Deathly Chill: increased unconditional damage to 5..50; decreased conditional damage to 5..35.
• File:Shadow of Fear.jpg Shadow of Fear: reduced recharge time to 5 seconds.
• File:Plague Sending.jpg Plague Sending: reduced cast time to 1 second; increased recharge time to 5 seconds; fixed a bug that caused this skill to transfer default durations instead of remaining duration.
• File:Blood Renewal.jpg Blood Renewal: fixed a bug that allowed the heal to heal twice when stacked.
• File:Insidious Parasite.jpg Insidious Parasite: fixed a bug that prevented the numbers from displaying.
• File:Mark of Subversion.jpg Mark of Subversion and File:Soul Leech.jpg Soul Leech: changed their damage from normal to life stealing to match their skill descriptions.
• File:Order of the Vampire.jpg Order of the Vampire: no longer triggers if you have other Necromancer Enchantments on you.

Elementalist

• Gale: increased Energy cost to 10.
• Conjure Flame: no longer removes Enchantments.
• Inferno: increased damage to 30..135.
• Fire Storm: decreased cast time to 2 seconds.
• Rust: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds.
• Conjure Frost: no longer removes Enchantments.
• Conjure Lightning: no longer removes Enchantments.
• Whirlwind: decreased recharge time to 8 seconds.
• Flame Burst: increased damage to 15..120.
• Rodgort's Invocation: increased damage to 15..120.
• Mark of Rodgort: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
• Lava Font: increased damage to 5..35 per second.
• Searing Heat: increased damage to 5..35 per second.
• Lightning Javelin: decreased recharge time to 2 seconds.
• Mist Form: decreased cast time to 1 second.
• Lightning Surge: fixed a bug that caused this skill to not trigger properly when its duration was reduced.

Monk

• File:Mend Ailment.jpg Mend Ailment: increased recharge time to 5 seconds.
• File:Holy Veil.jpg Holy Veil: increased recharge time to 12 seconds.
• File:Shield of Regeneration.jpg Shield of Regeneration: increased duration to 5..13 seconds.
• File:Purge Signet.jpg Purge Signet: reduced recharge time to 20 seconds.
• File:Shielding Hands.jpg Shielding Hands: reduced cast time to .25 seconds.
• File:Resurrect.jpg Resurrect: reduced cast time to 6 seconds; increased recharge time to 5 seconds.
• File:Restore Life.jpg Restore Life: increased recharge time to 5 seconds; increased percentage of Health the target party member is returned with to 20..65%.
• File:Scourge Sacrifice.jpg Scourge Sacrifice: decreased cast time to 1 second.
• File:Watchful Spirit.jpg Watchful Spirit: decreased cast time to 1 second.
• File:Shield of Deflection.jpg Shield of Deflection: increased armor bonus to 15..30.
• File:Aura of Faith.jpg Aura of Faith: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds.
• File:Peace and Harmony.jpg Peace and Harmony: skill reworked. Now ends if ally casts a Spell on target foe or deals damage to a foe; reduced recharge time to 30 seconds.
• File:Unyielding Aura.jpg Unyielding Aura: decreased recharge time to 15 seconds; when this Skill ends, it now exploits the ally's corpse.
• File:Mark of Protection.jpg Mark of Protection: now only disables your skills for 5 seconds.
• File:Healing Hands.jpg Healing Hands: increased the amount healed to 5..35; now triggers on damage instead of attack.
• File:Live Vicariously.jpg Live Vicariously: increased amount healed per swing to 2..17.
• File:Light of Dwayna.jpg Light of Dwayna: decreased recharge time to 20 seconds.
• File:Martyr.jpg Martyr: increased cast time to 1 second.
• File:Heal Party.jpg Heal Party: increased recharge time to 2 seconds.
• File:Balthazar's Aura.jpg Balthazar's Aura: fixed a stacking bug.

Warrior

• Eviscerate: increased adrenaline cost to 8 swings.
• "I Will Avenge You!": reduced attack speed to 25%; fixed a bug that caused this skill to trigger off of dead ally minions.
• File:Thrill of Victory.jpg Thrill of Victory: decreased recharge time to 8 seconds.
• File:Bull's Strike.jpg Bull's Strike: now triggers on moving instead of fleeing.
• File:Defensive Stance.jpg Defensive Stance: increased duration to 5..20 seconds.
• File:Crude Swing.jpg Crude Swing: increased damage to 1..20.
• File:Shield Bash.jpg Shield Bash: Skill reworked. "The next attack skill against you is blocked. If the attack was a melee attack skill, that skill is disabled for an additional 15 seconds, and the attacker is knocked down."
• "Shields Up!": now blocks 50% of the time.
• File:Defy Pain.jpg Defy Pain: decreased adrenaline cost to 6 swings.
• File:Protector's Strike.jpg Protector's Strike: reduced swing time to .5 seconds; increased recharge time to 3 seconds.
• File:Griffon's Sweep.jpg Griffon's Sweep: increased damage to 5..20.
• File:Deflect Arrows.jpg Deflect Arrows: now ends only when you successfully hit with an attack.
• File:Warrior's Endurance.jpg Warrior's Endurance: increased duration to 10..23 seconds.
• File:Dwarven Battle Stance.jpg Dwarven Battle Stance: now also increases attack speed by 10%.
• File:Disciplined Stance.jpg Disciplined Stance: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
• File:Wary Stance.jpg Wary Stance: reduced recharge time to 45 seconds.
• File:Riposte.jpg Riposte: increased damage to 20..80.
• File:Deadly Riposte.jpg Deadly Riposte: increased damage to 15..75.
• File:Shield Stance.jpg Shield Stance: decreased recharge time to 45 seconds.
• File:Flurry.jpg Flurry: fixed a bug that reduced your damage more than 25%.
• File:Thrill of Victory.jpg Thrill of Victory: fixed a bug that caused you to gain a little bit of Health when you hit with the attack.
• File:Gash.jpg Gash: fixed a bug that caused this skill to deal its damage twice; increased damage to 5..20.
• File:Bull's Charge.jpg Bull's Charge: now triggers on moving foes instead of fleeing foes.

Ranger

• File:Dust Trap.jpg Dust Trap: reduced Blindness duration to 3..8 seconds.
• File:Crippling Shot.jpg Crippling Shot: increased Energy cost to 15; Crippled duration now scales 1..8.
• File:Power Shot.jpg Power Shot: increased damage to 10..25.
• File:Precision Shot.jpg Precision Shot: increased damage to 10..25.
• File:Determined Shot.jpg Determined Shot: increased damage to 5..20.
• File:Maiming Strike.jpg Maiming Strike: decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
• File:Scavenger Strike.jpg Scavenger Strike: increased damage to 10..25.
• File:Symbiotic Bond.jpg Symbiotic Bond: increased Health regeneration to 1..3 pips.
• File:Bestial Pounce.jpg Bestial Pounce: decreased recharge time to 10 seconds.
• File:Feral Lunge.jpg Feral Lunge: increased damage to 5..35.
• File:Melandru's Assault.jpg Melandru's Assault: increased damage versus enchanted foes to 5..35; decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
• File:Predator's Pounce.jpg Predator's Pounce: increased damage to 5..35.
• File:Brutal Strike.jpg Brutal Strike: increased damage to 5..35; increased conditional damage to 5..35.
• File:Practiced Stance.jpg Practiced Stance: increased bonus duration to 30..150%.
• File:Melandru's Resilience.jpg Melandru's Resilience: increased Health regeneration to 3 pips.
• File:Quick Shot.jpg Quick Shot: fixed a bug that caused the arrow to move at a normal speed.
• File:Determined Shot.jpg Determined Shot: increased damage to 5..20; fixed a bug that prevented the arrow from being "blocked" or "evaded"; fixed a bug that stopped this skill from recharging when missed from obstruction.

Guild Battle Updates

• Added silver and gold trims for the guild capes of tournament season winners and runners-up.
• Improved the paths that guild NPCs take when running out of their guild hall during Victory or Death.

Map and Quest Updates

• Kepkhet Marrowfeast, Queen of the Scarabs, has brought her brood to the desert, drawn by the plentiful corpses of griffon, minotaur, and even other scarabs. The insect brood now infests the "Prophets Path," so travelers be warned!
• Removed chests from Dreadnought's Drift and Ice Floe.
• Fixed a non-aggressive Charr group located in Regent Valley.
• Fixed a problem in the "Army Life" quest where Old Mac talked to Joe even if he was dead.
• Moved the spirits in the Underworld to help them avoid blocking enemy pathing.
• Fixed the entrance to Beacon's Perch from Lornar's Pass so you can't sneak around the edge of the zone portal.
• Fixed a bug with the "Slaves of Menzies" quest where players had to kill more enemies than the Shadow Overlords to complete each step of the quest.
• Fixed a signpost pointing the wrong direction in Divinity Coast.
• Fixed a bug in the "Khobay the Betrayer" that required the players to kill all his guards to complete the quest instead of just Khobay as the Quest Log indicates.
• Fixed a bug that prevented anyone but Necromancers from getting the "Recruits for Hollis" quest after completing first mission, "The Great Northern Wall."
• Fixed a number of locations where Aidan, Cynn, Devona, and Mhenlo were not appropriately displaying as Henchmen.
• Fixed a zone portal in Bergen Hot Springs that was zoning players to various parts of the outpost other than the zone portal.
• Removed an NPC who had no functionality from Stingray Strand.
• Fixed a bug that prevented you from having to click on the gravestone to complete the "Husband's Epitaph" quest.
• Removed a potential chest exploit from the "Deserters" quest.
• Fixed a crafter in Deldrimor Bowl so he could no longer be killed by monsters.
• Fixed a bug in the "Hungry Devourer" quest that allowed the Junipers to be killed before the players arrived, preventing the players from getting food for Joe.
• Fixed a bug in the "Elementalist Path" quest where the target NPC was not at its quest marker.
• Fixed some maps where the same bosses were spawning multiple times: Ice Caves of Sorrow, Kessex Peak, and Deldrimor Bowl.
• Fixed miscellaneous bugs with the wurm monster AI.

User Interface Updates

• Expanded availability of Japanese language support to include non-Japanese accounts.
• Fixed a target calling bug that prevented secondary called targets from being promoted to the primary called target when the previous primary called target expired.
• Fixed several bugs that caused the incorrect display of Energy.
• Changed the color of GM chat text from green to purple.