Game updates/20080910

Bug Fix

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

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.

Elementalist

 * : functionality changed to: "Deals fire damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if target foe is Burning."
 * : functionality changed to: "Deals cold damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if target foe is hexed with Water Magic."
 * : functionality changed to: "Deals earth damage. You gain 5 Energy plus 1 Energy for every 2 ranks of Energy Storage if target foe is Weakened."
 * : Energy cost increased to 10.
 * : now ends whenever a non-Elementalist skill is used.
 * : recharge time reduced to 2 seconds.
 * : functionality changed to: "Rapid projectile: deals 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

 * : functionality changed to: "Your minions deal + damage and you lose 2% of your maximum Health when a minion hits." Energy cost increased to 10, duration reduced to 5 seconds.

Ranger

 * : unconditional damage reduced to, conditional damage reduced to.

Monk

 * : 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.