Game updates/20070816

Update - Thursday, August 16, 2007

File:Dark Apostasy.jpg Dark Apostasy: reduced casting time to .25 seconds.
File:Fox Fangs.jpg Fox Fangs: reduced activation time to .5 seconds.
File:Golden Fox Strike.jpg Golden Fox Strike: reduced recharge time to 4 seconds.
File:Iron Palm.jpg Iron Palm: reduced Energy cost to 5.
File:Jagged Strike.jpg Jagged Strike: increased Bleed duration to 5..20 seconds.
File:Jungle Strike.jpg Jungle Strike: reduced activation time to .5 seconds.
File:Locust's Fury.jpg Locust's Fury: reduced recharge time to 10 seconds.
File:Palm Strike.jpg Palm Strike: reduced Energy cost to 5.
File:Unsuspecting Strike.jpg Unsuspecting Strike: reduced recharge time to 2 seconds.
File:Way of Perfection.jpg Way of Perfection: increased duration to 60 seconds; decreased casting time to .25 seconds.
File:Way of the Empty Palm.jpg Way of the Empty Palm: reduced recharge time to 10 seconds.
File:Wild Strike.jpg Wild Strike: this Skill is now unblockable

File:Ancestors' Rage.jpg Ancestors' Rage: decreased casting time to .25 seconds; removed Exhaustion; functionality changed to: "For 1 second, nothing happens. When this Enchantment ends, all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 30..130 lightning damage."
File:Anguish.jpg Anguish: reverted skill to its original behavior.
File:Defiant Was Xinrae.jpg Defiant Was Xinrae: reverted skill to its original behavior.
File:Disenchantment.jpg Disenchantment: reverted skill to its original behavior.
File:Dissonance.jpg Dissonance: reverted skill to its original behavior.
File:Spirit Burn.jpg Spirit Burn: functionality changed to: "Target foe is struck for 5..50 lightning damage. If any Spirits are within earshot, Spirit Burn causes Burning for 1..3 second(s)."
File:Wanderlust.jpg Wanderlust: reverted skill to its original behavior.
File:Wielder's Strike.jpg Wielder's Strike: increased recharge time to 6 seconds; decreased unconditional damage to 5..50; decreased conditional damage to 10..40; removed exhaustion.
Xinrae's Weapon: reverted skill to its original behavior.

Increased the total time between GvG matches in Automated Tournaments to 35 minutes. Games use a tie-breaker if not complete within 28 minutes, with an extra minute on either end for map loading or internet delays (total 30 minutes), and 5 minutes between each round to allow teams more time to organize.

Made additional adjustments to the Luxon Warriors in Fort Aspenwood to prevent them from fleeing homeward when the siege turtle is killed.
Fixed a bug that occasionally cut off lengthy trade and party-search-related messages in the Chat panel.
Added additional trade and grouping keywords to the list of words that trigger Party Search.
Changed the layout of the Forgotten Shrines and Fetid River Heroes' Ascent maps.
Added a message to alert players when someone in their district has achieved a maximum title that counts toward earning Favor of the Gods.

Fixed a bug that prevented Water Tormentors and Sanity Tormentors in the Domain of Anguish from having weapons when created by the Call to the Torment skill.
Changed Abaddon's AI for "Words of Madness" so it does not allow entirely avoiding him while achieving Masters level completion of the mission at the same time.