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Update #2 - Thursday, June 2, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash bug related to the new PvP quests.

Update - Thursday, June 2, 2011

Skill Changes

For more information on these changes, please see the Developer Updates page.

Features

• New account-based PvP quests are available from the Zaishen Recruiter in the Great Temple of Balthazar and all major cities.
• The Titan quests are now available as Hard Mode quests.
• Typing "/guild", "/ladder", or "/champion" in chat will now trigger an emote based on guild ladder ranking.

Arena Updates

• Codex Arena will now shift the available skills once per day.
• Zaishen Strongboxes have been added to guild vs. guild, Heroes' Ascent, Random Arena, and Codex Arena.
• Alliance spies have been spotted in Alliance Battles PvP outposts; talking to them will transport you to the opposing outpost.
• The guild ladder has been reset.

PvP Reward Updates

• Players can now trigger previously earned Zaishen rank emotes by typing "/zaishen #" or "/zrank #" in chat.
• Players can now trigger previously earned Hero title emotes by typing "/rank #" or "/fame #" in chat.
• Alliance PvP formats now reward Imperial faction.
• Imperial Faction Converters have been placed in Alliance PvP outposts to convert Imperial faction to Luxon, Kurzick, or Balthazar faction.
• File:Silver Zaishen Coin.pngFile:Gold Zaishen Coin.pngZaishen Coins are now tradable items.
• Exchange rates with Zaishen Coin collectors have been changed for several items.
• Jessie Llam now offers new items.
• Tolkano now offers new weapon skins.

Title Updates

• The Codex Title now awards points for every consecutive win in Codex Arena, starting with the second.
• The Gladiator title now awards points for every consecutive win in Random Arena, starting with the second.

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• In addition to changing the type of faction rewarded through Alliance PvP formats, the amounts were also increased:
  • Fort Aspenwood now gives twice the faction for kills, twice the faction for completion of God's Vengeance on the Kurzick side, and 66.67% more faction for unique gates destroyed from Luxon side.
  • The Jade Quarry now gives 20% more faction for each piece of jade and twice the amount of faction for kills.
• The number of Copper and Silver Zaishen Coins in an inventory slot now appears as gold text.
• Despite the header, there were no skill changes in this update.