Game updates/20081009

Update - Thursday, October 9, 2008

Updated Zaishen Rewards

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

Automated Tournaments

• Updated Automated Tournament map rotations.

Guild Battle Changes

• The number and placement of NPCs have been changed in all Guild Halls.
• Removed Cyclone Axe from the Guild Lord.

Skill Updates

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

PvE and PvP

Assassin

• Hidden Caltrops: reduced hex duration to 1...8...10 seconds; reduced Crippled duration to 1...12...15 seconds.

Elementalist

• Immolate: increased damage to 20...64...75.
• Meteor: reduced casting time to 2 seconds.

Mesmer

• Lyssa's Aura: increased Energy regeneration to 0...4...5.

Ranger

• Burning Arrow: increased Burning duration to 1...6...7 seconds.
• Incendiary Arrows: increased recharge to 5 seconds.
• Melandru's Shot: reduced recharge to 8 seconds.

Warrior

• Backbreaker: functionality changed to: "Deals +1...16...20 damage. Causes knock-down (2...4...4 seconds)."

PvP

Warrior

• "For Great Justice!" (PvP): reduced duration to 8 seconds.

Open Travel: Territory and District UI Changes

• This is the final update to language districts.
• In this update, restrictions to Japanese language districts will be removed and players of all language districts will be able to travel back and forth without restrictions.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a sound issue which may be affecting some specific on-board audio chipsets.
• Fixed a bug that caused some high-end weapons to be created without an inscription slot if they had the Deathbane property.
• Fixed a bug in the Nightfall quest "Last of the Breed" that could cause Mirza Veldrunner to take more Giant Tusks from the player than the quest required.
• Fixed a bug that could cause Unyielding Aura to fail to resurrect a dead ally in range if other dead allies were out of range.
• Fixed a bug that caused Muddy Terrain to occasionally not affect Dark Escape.
• Fixed a bug that allowed a group to register for a Guild-versus-Guild Automated Tournament without an officer from the group leader’s guild.
• Fixed a bug that could occasionally cause the Spear of Archemorous [sic] to duplicate itself.
• Fixed a bug that caused Stout-Hearted to not display the damage it deals.
• Fixed a bug that could cause players to have two elite skills while riding a Junundu Wurm.
• Fixed a bug that caused the /zaishen and /rank emotes to not play if the user was running, but still set their cooldown timer.
• Fixed a bug in the Underworld quest "The Four Horsemen" that sometimes caused horsemen's deaths to not be counted for quest completion.
• Fixed a bug that caused Heroes to occasionally start casting and canceling skills repeatedly when their target was moving away from their position.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes caused Leah Stone to disappear before reaching her final resting place.

Miscellaneous

• Xunlai Tournament Agents now offer prizes for the September tournament. These agents can be found in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan.
• When any of these skills complete, the target will now resurrect quicker: Rebirth, Sunspear Rebirth Signet, and dismissal of Unyielding Aura.
• Tormented Weapons can now be placed in the Hall of Monuments.
• Removed Iron Mist from Gadd.
• Streamlined Leah Stone's path and increased her speed for the bonus in Abaddon's Mouth

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• This month's tonic is the Skeletonic
• Corsair Prisoners were replaced with Sunspear Volunteers in Churrhir Fields due to concerns about the use of torture.