Game updates/20080910

Update #2 - Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Bug Fix

• Fixed functionality of the skill Order of Undeath to reflect the values listed in the update notes.

Update - Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Updated Zaishen Rewards

• Updated the Zaishen Chest drops to replace the Trapdoor Tonic with a new tonic for the month of September. More information on Zaishen Rewards can be found here.

Automated Tournaments

• Updated Automated Tournament map rotations.

Guild Battle Changes

• Added "Oath of Protection" to the Bodyguard: "While the bodyguard is alive, the Guild Lord takes 20% less damage."

Skill Updates

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

PvE and PvP

Elementalist

• Glowing Gaze: functionality changed to: "Deals 5...41...50 fire damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if target foe is Burning."
• Glowing Ice: functionality changed to: "Deals 5...41...50 cold damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if target foe is hexed with Water Magic."
• Glowstone: functionality changed to: "Deals 5...41...50 earth damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if target foe is Weakened."
• Icy Shackles: Energy cost increased to 10.
• Master of Magic: now ends whenever a non-Elementalist skill is used.
• Mind Blast: recharge time reduced to 2 seconds.
• Shock Arrow: functionality changed to: "Rapid projectile: deals 5...41...50 lightning damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if you hit an attacking foe. 25% armor penetration."

Necromancer

• File:Order of Undeath.jpg Order of Undeath: functionality changed to: "Your minions deal +3...13...16 damage and you lose 2% of your maximum Health when a minion hits." Energy cost increased to 10, duration reduced to 5 seconds.

PvP Changes

Ranger

• File:Sloth Hunter's Shot (PvP).jpg Sloth Hunter's Shot (PvP): unconditional damage reduced to 5...17...20, conditional damage reduced to 5...21...25.

PvE Changes

Monk

• File:Unyielding Aura.jpg Unyielding Aura: Now only works on party members within spell casting range.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused shields to display inside M.O.X.’s arm.
• Updated the FMOD sound library to correct several issues, notably a crash bug on multi-processor computers.
• Fixed a bug that caused players to stop moving when casting Ursan Force.

Miscellaneous

• Xunlai Tournament Agents now offer prizes for the August tournament. These agents can be found in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan.
• Xunlai Tournament Agents in newly created districts will not hand out Tournament Reward Points until 15 minutes after the district is created.
• Shortened the distance that Justicar Thommis[sic] will chase fleeing characters in the Slaver’s Exile[sic] dungeon.
• Removed rats and oozes from Kamadan, Lion’s Arch, and Kaineng Center.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• This update prevented players from gaining an additional Master of the North title track point from within the Golem Tutorial Simulation.
• This month's tonic is the Macabre Tonic.