Flux
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“Last Halloween, the Lunatic Court followed through on an ill-conceived plot to free Mad King Thorn from his realm. Seals were broken, bizarre acts were performed, terrible jokes were deciphered, and it seemed at the time that all the fuss had been for nothing.
But since then, instability has begun to seep into the world, gathering in the places where the influence of the Mists is felt most strongly. The instability has resulted in fluctuations – changes that alter the experience of playing in our competitive venues. Fluctuations seem to come and go, bringing new effects with them every month.
The introduction of Flux is a compelling tool to help us keep our competitive formats dynamic, while allowing us to further balance the game. Because slight shifts in the meta are expected from Flux to Flux, it allows us to better target overly problematic builds. If powerful builds can thrive in environments that are not suited to them, we can review the skills to bring them more into line. We want to encourage gameplay where the team that wins does so because they've played more skillfully.
The Flux system is the precursor to several improvements that will be coming in a PvP-specific update. We'll be taking a look at improving some titles, the incentives to play, the rewards for various formats, and more. Look forward to it!
Flux is an environment effect present in Player versus Player areas that changes on the first of every month (UTC).[1] Flux only affects player characters and does not affect NPCs.[2]
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[edit] Effects that have been implemented
| Flux | Month in effect |
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| Inverse Ninja Law | May 2012 |
| Hive Mind | April 2012 |
| Meek Shall Inherit | March 2012 |
| Keep Yourself Alive | February 2012 |
| Xinrae's Revenge | January 2012 |
| Courier's Haste | December 2011 |
| Hidden Talent | November 2011 |
| Minion Apocalypse | October 2011 |
| Massive Damage | September 2011 |
| Quickening Terrain | August 2011 |
| There Can Be Only One | July 2011 |
| Unyielding Spirit | June 2011 |
| Lone Wolf | May 2011 |
| Icon | Name | Description |
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| Courier's Haste | You move 25% faster while carrying a bundle item. While carrying the bundle, hexes and conditions on you expire 33% faster. |
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| Hidden Talent | You have a +2 bonus to all of the secondary attributes of your secondary profession. |
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| Hive Mind | For each other party member in the area, your skills recharge 5% faster. |
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| Inverse Ninja Law | For each allied player in earshot, you deal 5% less damage. For each opposing player in earshot, you deal 5% more. |
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| Keep Yourself Alive | If you heal yourself, you receive 50% more healing. If you heal an ally, they receive 20% less healing. |
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| Lone Wolf | If you are not within Earshot of an ally, you deal 10% additional damage, and take 10% more damage. |
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| Massive Damage | Your armor is reduced 20, [sic] but your maximum Health is increased by 200. Whenever you are healed, you are healed for 25% more. |
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| Meek Shall Inherit | If you do not have an elite skill equipped, you have +2 to all attributes, +2 Health regeneration, and +1 Energy regeneration. |
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| Minion Apocalypse | Any time a player dies, all nearby creatures are struck for 50 damage and a level 20 masterless bone horror is spawned. |
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| Quickening Terrain | Your base movement speed is increased by 15%. If your speed increases beyond this, then you lose 10 health per second while moving. |
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| There Can Be Only One | You deal an additional 30% damage to foes of the same primary profession. |
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| Unyielding Spirit | For every 2 points of Death Penalty you have, you deal 1% more damage. |
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| Xinrae's Revenge | Whenever you successfully activate a skill, it is disabled for 3 seconds for all members of your party and the opposing party who are in the area and also have it on their skill bars. |
[edit] Trivia
- Flux was introduced on the April 28, 2011 update and stopped affecting the Ascalon Academy battles on October 6, 2011.
- There was no Flux in effect for the first two days of January 2012.
- For the first two days of May 2012, the Flux's name and description displayed as "..." and did not "behave as intended".[1] The reversed effects of Inverse Ninja Law was observed beginning on May 1,[2] until the May 3 update introduced Inverse Ninja Law.
- Minion Explosion is an unimplemented Flux that can be found in the Gw.dat.
[edit] References
- ^ https://forum.guildwars.com/forum/forums/news/April-30-2012-Issues-with-the-Flux/page/1
- ^ http://wiki.guildwars.com/index.php?title=Talk:Flux&oldid=2481931#May_Flux.3F
