Game updates/20071113

Play Balance Updates
We will be evaluating the following changes over the course of this week. Additional adjustments may be made during this time period.

Assassin

 * : decreased Energy gain to 5..18; this skill now counts as a lead attack.
 * : decreased duration to 1..11 seconds.
 * : decreased damage to 1..11.
 * : increased casting time to 1 second.
 * : decreased damage to 5..20.

Mesmer

 * : increased recharge time to 20 seconds.

Monk

 * : decreased unconditional heal amount to 5..130.

Necromancer

 * Soul Reaping: no longer gains any benefit from Spirits.

Ranger

 * : increased damage to 5..20 damage.
 * : decreased duration to 1..31 seconds.
 * : increased disable time to 10 seconds; decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
 * Player Pets: no longer leave exploitable corpses.

Miscellaneous

 * Changed the elite skill used by the henchman Mhenlo in Eye of the North to Word of Healing.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

 * Many Korean accounts were permanently banned.
 * The new description for Black Lotus Strike states that it is now possible to hit a non-hexed foe, but not gain energy. In reality, the attack will fail if used on a non-hexed foe.