Game updates:2011

December 2011 updates

• Thursday 22^nd of December (talk)
• Friday 16^th of December (talk)
• Thursday 15^th of December (talk)
• Thursday 8^th of December (talk)
• Thursday 1^st of December (talk)

Update - Thursday, December 22, 2011

Wintersday Events

• Made further preparations for the Wintersday 2011 finale.

Update #2 - Friday, December 16, 2011

In-Game Store

• Lifted purchase restrictions on the Limited Edition Pantheon Pack to allow those who have already purchased costumes to buy the bundle.

Localization

• Added in-game localized text for the Augur of Kormir and Vision of Lyssa costumes.
• Added localized text for some parts of the Great Snowball Fight of the Gods.
• Added localized text for the Kurzick Architect in Urgoz's Warren.

Update - Friday, December 16, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused people who bought only the Augur of Kormir or Vision of Lyssa from the Guild Wars In-Game Store to receive the opposite item.

• If you were affected by this issue, please contact Support.

Update #4 - Thursday, December 15, 2011

In-Game Store

• Added localization support to the Guild Wars In-Game Store for the new costumes and limited-edition costume packs.

Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that caused display issues with the Dragonguard costume.

Update #3 - Thursday, December 15, 2011

Bug Fix

• Fixed a bug that caused The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods to start players in the wrong location.

Update #2 - Thursday, December 15, 2011

Wintersday Events

• Added additional support for The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods.

Update - Thursday, December 15, 2011

Wintersday

The Season of the Colossus is loosening its grip,
But there are still the icy patches. Careful or you'll slip!
Perhaps you are the type to frolic in the frosty glow.
Perhaps you wear a fuzzy scarf until the Zephyrs blow.
Whichever type of reveler you know yourself to be,
One thing is true: this is a time for sweet festivity.
So wrap your hand around a ball of snow or mug of cheer.
Pelt your foes! Hug your friends! Wintersday is here!

Wintersday Events

• Preparations have been made for Wintersday 2011.
• Holiday quests are now available throughout the land.
• Players can enter PvP Snowball Fights by speaking with Wintersday Priests.
• 8v8 ATS-style Snowball Tournaments are accessible through guild halls.
• Replaced Operation: Crush Spirits with a PvP version of The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods, accessible by talking to the Priest of Balthazar in Kamadan or Lion's Arch.
• Added a Priest of Balthazar to the Great Temple of Balthazar for those accessing The Great Snowball Fight of the Gods.
• Removed the grentch activity from festival towns.

Costumes

• The Augur of Kormir and Vision of Lyssa costumes are now available for purchase from the Guild Wars In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.
• The Limited Edition Pantheon Pack of costumes is also available for purchase from from [sic] the Guild Wars In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.

General Updates

• Kurzick architects have been dispatched to build a ramp in Urgoz's Warren to facilitate exploration without teleportation.

Update - Thursday, December 8, 2011

Feature Updates

• Ensured Nicholas the Traveler and Professor Yakkington are well-supplied for the next iteration of their Tyrian adventure.

Update #2 - Thursday, December 1, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• This update was required to address an issue that prevented the first build from fully updating the trophy text.

Update - Thursday, December 1, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

November 2011 updates

• Thursday 17^th of November (talk)
• Thursday 3^rd of November (talk)

Update - Thursday, November 17, 2011

Festival Update

• Halloween hat givers will be added to Lion's Arch and Kamadan for one week.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that occasionally prevented players from completing A Favor Returned.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to attack Carlotta in Passage Through The Dark River.
• Changed the spawn locations of some Ettin groups in the Deldrimor Bowl.
• Fixed art issues with Post-Searing Jarrel the Tamer.
• Fixed some clipping issues with the Tricorne festival hat.
• Fixed some clipping issues with the Wraith Veil costume headpiece.
• Changed the functionality of Leadership to: “You gain 2 Energy for each ally affected by one of your shouts or chants (maximum 1 Energy for every 2 ranks).”

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Erulis will trade a Tricorne in Lion's Arch for 50 Candy Corns.
• Aahtan will trade a Reaper's Hood in Kamadan for 50 Pumpkin Cookies.
• The Skills and Attributes Panel description of Leadership was changed in the November 3rd update. Its functionality did not match the description until this update.

Update - Thursday, November 3, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed additional clipping issues with the Ravenheart Witchwear.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes prevented Hidden Treasures from being revealed by the Light of Deldrimor.

PvP Updates

• Added localization support for this month's Flux.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• This update also removed the remaining Halloween NPCs from Droknar's Forge, Lion's Arch, and Kamadan.

October 2011 updates

• Friday 28^th of October (talk)
• Wednesday 26^th of October (talk)
• Monday 24^th of October (talk)
• Friday 21^st of October (talk)
• Thursday 20^th of October (talk)
• Thursday 13^th of October (talk)
• Thursday 6^th of October (talk)
• Tuesday 4^th of October (talk)

Update - Friday, October 28, 2011

Festival Updates

• Added support for Mad King Thorn's upcoming visit.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed some clipping issues with the Ravenheart Witchwear.

Update - Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Festival Updates

• Updated skill bars for Scarred Psyche to improve performance: replaced Animate Candy Minions with Animate Candy Golem.
• Updated rewards for Scarred Psyche.

Update #2 - Monday, October 24, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that inappropriately recorded some scores for Scarred Psyche.

Update - Monday, October 24, 2011

Festival Updates

• Added support for Halloween quests.

Update - Friday, October 21, 2011

Festival Updates

• Added localized text for various parts of Halloween.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented Pious Renewal from recharging outside Costume Brawl.

Update #2 - Thursday, October 20, 2011

Festival Updates

• Changed the default dye colors for the Ravenheart Witchwear and Vale Wraith Costumes.
• Changed Guild Wars In-Game Store art to reflect new default dye colors.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented Pious Renewal from recharging itself during Costume Brawl.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• This or the previous update introduced a bug where Pious Renewal now fails to recharge itself anywhere outside Costume Brawl.

Update - Thursday, October 20, 2011

Halloween 2011

The leaves have turned. The air is chill.

Spectral fiends do what they will.

We light a candle, draw the shades,

And hope it's just the light that fades.

Can ancient bonds still hold back doom?

Is there no everlasting tomb?

Should we help break the Mad King's yoke?

Are we a punchline in his joke?

Let's robe ourselves in others' guises,

Dodge the tricks, and seek out prizes,

Risk our souls for passing fame,

And pray that this is just a game.

Halloween Events

• Preparations have been made for Halloween 2011.
• Costume Brawl has been updated with new hero and villain costumes.
• A new challenge mission will become available early next week.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Nicholas the Traveler now appears even if Joh the Hostile's group is there.

Update - Thursday, October 13, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused flash enchantments to occasionally stop player movement.
• Fixed a bug that eliminated the aftercast delay for Augury of Death.
• Changed the description for the bonus in Ruins of Surmia to reflect the objective more accurately.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some of Courier Falken’s Brawling skills from dealing damage in Cantha Courier Crisis.
• Fixed a bug that caused Yon Ruino to award an incorrect amount of information points in Family Matters.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Jaundiced Gaze from reducing the energy cost of enchantment spells that require foes to be targeted.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Unity of Spirit costume to animate incorrectly on female Rangers.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Charrslayer Shield to display incorrectly.
• Fixed a bug that caused a crash when heroes used some flash enchantments in conjunction with Charm Animal.

Update - Thursday, October 6, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

PvP Updates

• Flux no longer affects battles in Ascalon Academy.

Update - Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Bug Fixes

• The Zaishen have put down the apocalyptic minion outbreak in PvP outposts.
• Corrected localized text for this month's Flux.

September 2011 updates

• Friday 30^th of September (talk)
• Thursday 29^th of September (talk)
• Friday 16^th of September (talk)
• Thursday 8^th of September (talk)
• Thursday 1^st of September (talk)

Update - Friday, September 30, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that allowed Imperial Guard Requisition Orders to be dropped on the ground.
• Fixed a bug that prevented some Weapons of Purity from being upgraded.

Miscellaneous

• Updated French text for Winds of Change.
• Dye purchased from Rosa Salvitas renamed as “Rosa’s Dye [Pink].”
• Vials of Dye [Pink] now drop and can be traded in the same manner as other colors of dye.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• A bug that allowed Imperial Guard Requisition Orders to be traded was also fixed.

Update - Thursday, September 29, 2011

Winds of Change

The Afflicted have been vanquished, but there is more that plagues this land. Join the Ministry of Purity as they rally for a righteous Cantha. Hear the venerable Reiko and our blessed Ashu discuss their dreams for our great Empire. Speak with the Herald of Purity in Kaineng Center to attend.

Update - Friday, September 16, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that displayed the Limited Edition Winds of Change Costume Pack on the character select screen after it was no longer available.

PvP Updates

• Added localization support for September's Flux.

Update - Thursday, September 8, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that allowed flash enchantments to be used while the player is knocked down or is using other skills.
• Fixed a bug that caused "An Unwelcome Guest" to become unavailable after the player completes "Cleansing Zen Daijun."

Flux Changes

• Massive Damage: added the following functionality: "Whenever you are healed, you are healed for 25% more."

Update - Thursday, September 1, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Miscellaneous

• Reduced the number of enemies that populate Minister Cho's Estate after the quest Rescue at Minister Cho's Estate is completed.

August 2011 updates

• Tuesday 30^th of August (talk)
• Thursday 25^th of August (talk)
• Thursday 11^th of August (talk)
• Thursday 4^th of August (talk)

Update - Tuesday, August 30, 2011

PvP Updates

• Added support for the September Flux.

Update - Thursday, August 25, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a text bug that incorrectly described the functionality of Saul D'Alessio’s version of Unnatural Signet.
• Fixed a bug that allowed the Master of Lightning and the Master of Spirits to use the PvE versions of skills in the Isle of the Nameless (PvP).
• Fixed a bug that caused the Dark Watcher to not use skills.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to abandon the quest “Into Chahbek Village.”
• Fixed a bug that caused Smiter's Boon (PvP) to not double the Divine Favor bonus.
• Fixed a bug that caused Jungle Strike to incorrectly apply the bonus damage.
• Fixed a bug that caused Weapon of Shadow to inflict Blindness with all attacks at low attribute ranks. Weapon of Shadow now inflicts Blindness on the next 1...3 attacks.

Update - Thursday, August 11, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Zaishen Vanquish signposts to not update correctly.
• Fixed a bug that caused Shadow Form (PvP) to make hostile spells fail after being cast.
• Fixed a bug that caused Lamentation to deal damage inconsistently.
• Fixed a bug that caused Ja Wen to display an incorrect name in Hard Mode.

Update - Thursday, August 4, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

July 2011 updates

• Friday 29^th of July (talk)
• Thursday 28^th of July (talk)
• Monday 25^th of July (talk)
• Friday 22^nd of July (talk)
• Thursday 21^st of July (talk)
• Thursday 14^th of July (talk)
• Friday 8^th of July (talk)
• Thursday 7^th of July (talk)
• Friday 1^st of July (talk)

Update - Friday, July 29, 2011

PvP Updates

• Added support for the August Flux.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• The August Flux effect allows players under the effect of Sugar Rush or Sugar Jolt to die while running in any PvP outpost, including the Guild hall.

Update - Thursday, July 28, 2011

Skill Changes

• Assault Enchantments: this skill now has no attribute.
• Forked Arrow: this skill now has no attribute.
• Hexbreaker Aria: this skill now has no attribute.
• Lift Enchantment: this skill now has no attribute.
• Mirror of Disenchantment: this skill now has no attribute.
• Mirror of Disenchantment (PvP): this skill now has no attribute.
• Song of Concentration: this skill now has no attribute.

Creature Updates

• Warden of Saprophytes and Falaharn Mistwarden now use Mantis Touch.
• Ssaresh Rattler now uses Fox Fangs.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Blinding Powder to apply Blindness for too long with 0 points in Shadow Arts.
• Fixed a bug that caused Mandragor's Charge to cause Health loss instead of dealing damage.
• Fixed a text bug that caused Vabbian Nobles in "To See the Sights" to be labeled as "Istani Noble."

Update - Monday, July 25, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented Nicholas the Traveler from reaching his destination.

Update - Friday, July 22, 2011

Skill Changes

• Shield Guardian: increased casting time to 1 second; increased recharge to 20 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 1...3...4 seconds, all party members in earshot have a 75% chance to block attacks. If an attack is blocked, all allies in earshot are healed for 10...34...40 Health and Shield Guardian ends."

Feature Changes

• Updated Mesmers in Alliance Battles and Fort Aspenwood to use the PvP version of Mind Wrack.

Update - Thursday, July 21, 2011

Skill Changes

Mysticism

• Changed functionality to: "Each rank in Mysticism reduces the cost of your Dervish enchantments by 4%. In PvE, you have +1 armor per rank of Mysticism while you are enchanted."

Assassin

• Shadow Walk: decreased duration to 15 seconds.

Dervish

• Pious Fury (PvP): increased recharge to 15 seconds.

Mesmer

• Fevered Dreams (PvP): removed application of Dazed.
• Mind Wrack (PvP): split for PvP; changed functionality to: "For 5...40 seconds, whenever this foe is the target of one of your non-hex Mesmer skills, that foe loses 1 Energy. If the target foe's Energy drops to 0, Mind Wrack ends and that foe takes 15...100 damage."

Feature Changes

• Adjusted the locations for Luxon Longbows in "The Jade Quarry".
• Adjusted the timing and AI for jade carriers in "The Jade Quarry."
• Adjusted the timing and AI for Siege Turtles in "Fort Aspenwood."
• When used by Siege Turtles in "Fort Aspenwood," Siege Turtle Attack (Fort Aspenwood) now ignores collision.
• NPCs and creatures in "Fort Aspenwood" now use the PvP versions of their respective skills.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• NPC mesmers in Fort Aspenwood and Alliance Battles continued to use the PvE version of Mind Wrack until a subsequent update.

Update - Thursday, July 14, 2011

Festival Updates

• Costumes and festival hats can now be worn in Holiday PvP arenas.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from completing "Cantha Courier Crisis" without owning Eye of the North.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Also contains a fix for bugged Skill Hunter titles (source).

Update - Friday, July 8, 2011

Winds of Change

Imperial Guard Lei Jeng is impressed with adventurers' drake-gathering abilities. He has more work to offer those who will meet him in Kaineng Center.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused unlocked Elementalist skills to become locked on some accounts.
• Fixed a bug that caused Zei Ri to appear as a Monk while in Kaineng Center.
• Fixed a bug that caused Ethereal Soul Explosion to burn all foes.
• Fixed a text bug that improperly listed the ending date for the Limited Edition Winds of Change Costume Pack as August 7th.

Update - Thursday, July 7, 2011

Winds of Change

The Ministry of Purity has heard your cries. They are organizing volunteers to purge the Afflicted from our lands once and for all. If you will lend your arms to the cause, speak with Initiate Zei Ri on the streets of Kaineng Center. Strength in unity; together, we overcome.

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• New costumes (Aegis of Unity and Dragonguard) are available in the Guild Wars In-Game store and through the NCsoft store.

Update - Friday, July 1, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a text bug in the description for the monthly flux.

June 2011 updates

• Thursday 30^th of June (talk)
• Thursday 16^th of June (talk)
• Friday 10^th of June (talk)
• Thursday 9^th of June (talk)
• Friday 3^rd of June (talk)
• Thursday 2^nd of June (talk)

Update - Thursday, June 30, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused players to crash after killing Dhuum.
• Fixed a bug that caused Elementalist headgear to obscure their faces during character selection.
• Fixed a bug that suppressed Health gains from displaying when using Healing Seed.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Power Lock from properly disabling skills.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• The bug fix for Elementalist headgear also fixed the same bug for Paragon headgear.
• Removed Birthday Cupcakes as one of the items offered by Sheng Yi and Zaishen Supply Masters during Dragon Festival 2011.

Update - Thursday, June 16, 2011

Feature Updates

• Additional alliance spies have been spotted near Fort Aspenwood and the Jade Quarry.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that occasionally stopped a player's forward motion when using a flash enchantment.

Update - Friday, June 10, 2011

Feature Updates

• Changed the requirements for Zaishen Strongboxes to drop in guild battles.

Update #2 - Thursday, June 9, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug with the art for the Champion of Balthazar form.
• Fixed a bug that caused Zaishen PvP quests to award Luxon or Kurzick faction instead of Imperial faction.
• Fixed a bug that allowed some unranked guilds to use the guild emote.

Update - Thursday, June 9, 2011

Build Update

• Ran a build to assist with back-end maintenance.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• The first update was added after completion of a hastily scheduled maintenance; this work lasted one hour, starting at midnight PDT (07:00 UTC).
  • A note announcing the maintenance work was posted less than eight hours in advance via Twitter and on the main website.
  • Players online at the time were kicked out without warning. (Usually, ArenaNet announces changes a few days in advance and sends a series of warnings in-game beforehand.)
  • ANet has not yet explained the urgency.

Update - Friday, June 3, 2011

Text Changes

• Added missing localized text for the new PvP quests.

Update #2 - Thursday, June 2, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash bug related to the new PvP quests.

Update - Thursday, June 2, 2011

Skill Changes

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

Features

• New account-based PvP quests are available from the Zaishen Recruiter in the Great Temple of Balthazar and all major cities.
• The Titan quests are now available as Hard Mode quests.
• Typing "/guild", "/ladder", or "/champion" in chat will now trigger an emote based on guild ladder ranking.

Arena Updates

• Codex Arena will now shift the available skills once per day.
• Zaishen Strongboxes have been added to guild vs. guild, Heroes' Ascent, Random Arena, and Codex Arena.
• Alliance spies have been spotted in Alliance Battles PvP outposts; talking to them will transport you to the opposing outpost.
• The guild ladder has been reset.

PvP Reward Updates

• Players can now trigger previously earned Zaishen rank emotes by typing "/zaishen #" or "/zrank #" in chat.
• Players can now trigger previously earned Hero title emotes by typing "/rank #" or "/fame #" in chat.
• Alliance PvP formats now reward Imperial faction.
• Imperial Faction Converters have been placed in Alliance PvP outposts to convert Imperial faction to Luxon, Kurzick, or Balthazar faction.
• Zaishen Coins are now tradable items.
• Exchange rates with Zaishen Coin collectors have been changed for several items.
• Jessie Llam now offers new items.
• Tolkano now offers new weapon skins.

Title Updates

• The Codex Title now awards points for every consecutive win in Codex Arena, starting with the second.
• The Gladiator title now awards points for every consecutive win in Random Arena, starting with the second.

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• In addition to changing the type of faction rewarded through Alliance PvP formats, the amounts were also increased:
  • Fort Aspenwood now gives twice the faction for kills, twice the faction for completion of God's Vengeance on the Kurzick side, and 66.67% more faction for unique gates destroyed from Luxon side.
  • The Jade Quarry now gives 20% more faction for each piece of jade and twice the amount of faction for kills.
• The number of Copper and Silver Zaishen Coins in an inventory slot now appears as gold text.
• Despite the header, there were no skill changes in this update.

May 2011 updates

• Monday 23^rd of May (talk)
• Wednesday 18^th of May (talk)
• Thursday 5^th of May (talk)

Update - Monday, May 23, 2011

Skill Changes

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

Dervish

• Aura of Thorns: changed functionality to: "All nearby foes begin Bleeding for 5...15 seconds. For 30 seconds, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes are Crippled for 3...8 seconds."
• Aura of Thorns (PvP): changed functionality to: "All nearby foes begin Bleeding for 5...15 seconds. For 30 seconds, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes are Crippled for 3...8 seconds."
• Avatar of Balthazar: decreased adrenaline gain to 25%; changed burning duration to 1...3 seconds.
• Harrier's Grasp: added the following functionality: "This enchantment ends after you apply Cripple 1...3 times."
• Heart of Fury: split for PvP.
• Heart of Fury (PvP): added a recharge of 6 seconds.
• Onslaught: split for PvP.
• Onslaught (PvP): decreased duration to 2...8 seconds.
• Pious Fury: split for PvP.
• Pious Fury (PvP): decreased duration to 1...5 seconds.
• Wounding Strike: split for PvP.
• Wounding Strike (PvP): removed bonus damage.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a text bug in the description of the Igneous Summoning Stone that listed the duration as 10 minutes.

Update - Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Features

• Added Zaishen Scouts to the outposts of Urgoz's Warren and The Deep.

Anniversary Updates

• Added support for remaining Guild Wars In-Game Store promotions.

Update - Thursday, May 5, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Features

• Reduced the duration of Summoning Sickness to 10 minutes.
• Added Razah to the Isle of the Nameless and the Command Post.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented the "Remember Account Name and Security Answer" check-box from displaying the proper setting.
• Fixed a bug that caused resolution settings to be saved on an account basis instead of locally.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Removed duplicate Storage Pane announcement.
• Razah only appears in the Isle of the Nameless and Command Post after completing Finding a Purpose.

Bug.The Igneous Summoning Stone's Fire Imp remains for 60 minutes, although the updated text (on the stone) states that it will only remain for 10 minutes. (As with other summoning stones, this stone also causes only 10 minutes of Summoning Sickness.)

April 2011 updates

• Friday 29^th of April (talk)
• Thursday 28^th of April (talk)
• Thursday 21^st of April (talk)
• Monday 4^th of April (talk)
• Friday 1^st of April (talk)

Update - Friday, April 29, 2011

Anniversary Updates

• Elite Xunlai Bakery Agents have delivered supplies of Birthday Cupcakes to Zaishen Supply Masters for distribution.
• Added localized text for various anniversary features.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• This update added the winner of the March automated tournament to the trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.

Update #3 - Thursday, April 28, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented players from carrying Flags.

Update #2 - Thursday, April 28, 2011

Features

• Added back-end support necessary for displaying locations of mutual friends on the Friends List.

Update - Thursday, April 28, 2011

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

Features

• PvP in Guild Wars is now globally affected by Flux.
• "The Villainy of Galrath" is now available as a Hard Mode quest.
• Embark Beach now permits qualified leaders to enable Hard Mode for missions.
• Players who have completed "Finding a Purpose" can now change Razah's profession.
• The Friends List now displays locations for mutual friends.
• Added costume and festival hat vendors to Pre-Searing Ascalon.
• Added the option to use high-resolution textures in outposts.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented the use of Passage Scrolls in Embark Beach.
• Fixed a bug that caused Body Blow to inflict a Deep Wound with 0 Strength.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• The new Friends List changes were not implemented in the original update.
  • When both accounts have included each other on the Friends List, both players will be able to see which outpost or explorable area (if any) the other is in.
• 6th year Birthday Presents contain everlasting tonics instead of miniatures.
• Texture changes are not retroactive to those already loaded into your computer's memory; to see new textures, you might have to restart or switch to a different outpost.
  • Alternatively, for some players zoning into the outpost after you checked the option will show the new textures.

Update #2 - Thursday, April 21, 2011

Anniversary Preparations

• Elite Xunlai Bakery Agents have begun preparations for the anniversary celebration, set to start April 28th.

Update - Thursday, April 21, 2011

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

Skill Changes

Dervish

• Aura of Thorns (PvP): split for PvP; increased Energy cost to 10.
• Avatar skills: increased recharge to 20 seconds.
• Avatar of Balthazar: decreased Burning duration to 3 seconds.
• Dust Cloak (PvP): split for PvP; increased recharge to 10 seconds.
• Harrier's Grasp: decreased Cripple duration to 2...9 seconds.
• Lyssa's Haste (PvP): split for PvP; increased recharge to 25 seconds.

Elementalist

• Blinding Flash: decreased Energy cost to 10.
• Grasping Earth: increased Energy cost to 10; decreased duration to 5...20 seconds.

Mesmer

• Fragility (PvP): increased recharge to 8 seconds.

Monk

• Divine Healing: decreased recharge to 12 seconds.
• Heaven's Delight: decreased recharge to 12 seconds.

Update - Monday, April 4, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Removed all things that can't be processed with a normal brain:

• Non-tiger creatures with tiger blood
• Red Rock Candy from Mars
• Warlocks

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Corporal Bane and the KT29-Moahawk were removed from Embark Beach.

Trivia

• The "bug fixes" are references to quotes by Charlie Sheen.

Update #2 - Friday, April 1, 2011

Text Changes

• Added missing localized text for the Commando profession preview.

Update - Friday, April 1, 2011

Note: This update was never implemented. It is a fake update in the spirit of April Fools' Day. However, Corporal Bane, his mission, and the KT29-Moahawk were introduced.

Skill Additions

Assassin

• Dual Sun Strike: "Deals 10...60 damage. Deals +10 damage to Sand creatures and recharges 33% faster if you are under effects of blue milk."
• Way of the I: "For each dead foe, you gain 10 seconds of +12...42 damage, but everyone makes fun of your build."

Commando

• Bludgeon: "You strike for +50 damage. If target foe is knocked down, you strike for an additional +50 damage and target foe suffers a Deep Wound for 10 seconds."
• Club Strike: "You strike for +25 damage. If target foe is suffering from one or more condition, you strike for an additional +25 damage and your target is knocked down."
• Fragmentation Grenade: "Target and adjacent foes take 150 Piercing damage and begin bleeding for 15 seconds. Nearby foes are struck for 100 damage and begin bleeding for 10 seconds. All other foes in the area are struck for 50 damage and begin bleeding for 5 seconds."
• Land Mine: "When Land Mine is triggered, all nearby foes are struck for 500 damage and knocked down for 4 seconds. While activating this skill, you are easily interrupted."
• Riot Shield: "For 10 seconds, you have a 100% chance to block attacks, and spells targeting you fail. Riot Shield ends if you move."
• Stun Grenade: "Deals 50 Blunt damage to target and adjacent foes. Target and nearby foes are Dazed for 5 seconds. Target and foes in the area are Blinded for 10 seconds."
• "Tango Down!": "You lose all hexes and conditions. For each dead foe in the area, you gain 5 seconds of +6 Health regeneration, 5 seconds of +25% attack speed, and 5 seconds of +1 Energy regeneration."
• Tear Gas: "Your Tear Gas explodes at target foe's location, striking adjacent foes for 50 fire damage and creating a Smoke Screen for 10 seconds. Foes inside the Smoke Screen suffer from Poison for 10 seconds and have their spells interrupted."

Dervish

• Scythe attack speed increased by 50%.
• Avatar of Kormir: "Elite Form. Your are permanently Blinded. Any time one of your allies finishes a quest, you get credit for completing it instead. Whenever a Dervish enchantment ends on you, you steal all enchantments, shouts, and weapon spells from all party members."

Elementalist

• Mind Craft: "For the next 4...15 seconds, your attacks deal Earth damage. Deals +40 bonus damage and knocks down if you have a pickaxe equipped."
• Thunder Cat: "For the next 5...19 seconds, your attacks deal Lightning damage. Deals +35 bonus damage against mummies."

Mesmer

• Apathy: "For the next 10 seconds, target foe moves 80% slower, attacks 90% slower, and spams /bored."
• Mind Over Matter: "The next damage you would receive is negated if you successfully make a Will save."
• Power Slide: "If target foe is using a stance, that stance ends, all other stances are disabled for 5 seconds, and your rotation speed is +25% for 30 seconds."

Monk

• Generous Spirit: "Create a level 1...18 Generous Spirit. Whenever a foe nearby the spirit uses a skill, that foe and all foes in the area donate 250 gold to your party."

Necromancer

• Signet of Distress: "While equipped, Signet of Distress repeatedly pings your position on the minimap."

Paragon

• Catchy Chorus: "For 8 bars, this skill makes up for an otherwise mediocre Song."
• "Don't Daze Me, Bro!": "Shout. All your shouts recharge 100% faster, but you're knocked down by any skill that Dazes."

Ranger

• Piercing Shot: "Your shot causes Bleeding, Deep Wound, and Death. Also hits foes behind your target."
• Revive as One: "Elite Skill. You and your pet are resurrected with 75% Health and 75% Energy. Can only be cast if both you and your pet are dead."
• Charm Monster: "Charm target hostile, non-human creature. Once charmed, your monster companion will travel with you whenever you have Charm Monster equipped. You can only charm monsters your level or higher."

Core

• "By Ural's Hammer!": this skill now resurrects all creatures in all missions and explorable areas across all servers.

Monster Skills

You can now buy the following monster skills from the Guild Wars In-Game Store:

• Juggernaut Toss
• Keiran's Sniper Shot
• Impossible Odds
• Isaiah's Balance
• Siege Turtle Attack
• "There's Not Enough Time!" [sic]
• Wurm Siege

Creature Changes

• The Black Beast of Arrgh now appears only on Friday when the next day is Saturday and Sunday comes afterwards.
• Siege Turtle animations have been updated with more ninja moves.

General Changes

• Collectors who accept Jade Wind Orbs have been added to Lion's Arch, Kamadan, and Kaineng Center.
• All minipets are required to have licenses and be kept on leashes when within outpost limits. Players will be fined 500 gold for every pet in violation of the leash laws. Licenses are available from the Guild Wars In-Game Store.
• Players with Mercenary Heroes can now use their heroes in Shing Jea Boardwalk when playing Nine Rings.
• Zaishen signposts have been added to every outpost and camp, as well as being distributed every twenty steps along major city thoroughfares.

Chat Command Additions

• /pc <item>: send a message to all chat channels asking for a price check on the item indicated; message automatically repeats every 15 seconds until player types "/pc cancel".
• /recruit: send a message to all chat channels announcing that your guild is recruiting; announcement includes the name of your guild, its Luxon/Kurzick affiliation, the average age of your guild members, the time zone for the majority of your guild members, and a declaration of your friendliness; message automatically repeats every 30 seconds until player types "/recruit cancel".
• /sell <item> <price>: send a message to all chat channels listing the item you're selling and your asking price; message automatically repeats every 10 seconds until player types "/sell cancel"; every fifth message is in all-caps.

Guild Wars 2 Preview

• Players can now preview the jumping mechanic from Guild Wars 2 by typing "/jump" in the chat panel.
• Players can also preview the Commando class from Guild Wars 2 by locating Corporal Bane in Embark Beach.

Title Changes & Additions

• Added the Patience title track. A player's progress toward this title is based entirely on the length of time since the player last sought information about the Guild Wars 2 release date. Elapsed time can be checked by typing "/gw2" which prints, "You have inquired about the release date <x> time(s) and have lasted <x> minutes since your last inquiry."
• Unlucky and Lucky titles are now mutually exclusive and behave like the Survivor title: each track resets to zero when an event of the opposite luck occurs.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• This update coincided with Guild Wars 2's fake Commando reveal.

March 2011 updates

• Tuesday 22^nd of March (talk)
• Thursday 17^th of March (talk)
• Thursday 10^th of March (talk)
• Friday 4^th of March (talk)
• Thursday 3^rd of March (talk)

Update - Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Skill Changes

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

Dervish

• Aura of Thorns: decreased Cripple duration to 3...7...8 seconds.
• Avatar of Grenth: decreased life stealing to 0...10...12 Health; decreased inflicted Disease duration to 3 seconds.
• Crippling Sweep: decreased bonus damage to 3...13...15.
• Ebon Dust Aura: increased duration to 30 seconds; decreased bonus damage to 3...13...15; increased recharge to 20 seconds.
• Enchanted Haste: decreased duration to 7 seconds.
• Fleeting Stability: decreased duration to 2...5...6 seconds.
• Harrier's Haste: decreased duration to 2...7...8 seconds.
• Heart of Fury: decreased duration to 2...8...10 seconds.
• Mystic Corruption: decreased unconditional Disease duration to 1...2...2 seconds.

Elementalist

• Air Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
• Earth Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
• Elemental Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
• Fire Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.
• Invoke Lightning: decreased damage to 10...74...90; decreased recharge to 6 seconds.
• Water Attunement: decreased casting time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 30 seconds.

Mesmer

• Fevered Dreams: split for PvP.
• Fevered Dreams (PvP): decreased duration to 5...13...15 seconds; increased recharge to 20 seconds.
• Shatter Enchantment: decreased Energy cost to 10.
• Shatter Hex: decreased Energy cost to 10.

Necromancer

• Angorodon's Gaze: decreased Energy gain to 3...10...12.
• Barbed Signet: decreased Sacrifice to 8%; changed functionality to: "You inflict Bleeding for 3...13...15 seconds on target foe and all adjacent foes."
• Barbed Signet (PvP): merged with PvE version; this skill now functions the same in PvE and PvP.
• Masochism (PvP): decreased Energy gain to 1...3...3.
• Oppressive Gaze: decreased Poison and Weakness durations to 3...10...12 seconds.
• Signet of Suffering: changed attribute to Blood Magic; removed casting time; decreased recharge to 4 seconds; changed functionality to: "You suffer from Bleeding for 6 seconds. The next Necromancer skill that targets a foe causes Bleeding for 2...13...16 seconds."

Ritualist

• Consume Soul: changed functionality to: "Elite Spell. You steal 5...49...60 Health from target foe. All hostile summoned creatures in the area of that foe take 25...105...125 damage."

Miscellaneous

• Added support for the Guild Wars Guru 2011 GvG Championship Series.
• Altered the locations of several creatures in the Tomb of the Primeval Kings.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Ebon Dust Aura to add bonus damage for ranged attacks.
• Fixed a bug that caused damage from Rending Aura to ignore armor.
• Creatures summoned with Celestial Summoning Stones and Shining Blade War Horns now appear in the party window.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Aura of Restoration: increased recharge to 20 seconds.

Update - Thursday, March 17, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prematurely ended the lucky weekend.

Update - Thursday, March 10, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Embark Beach

• Added crafters of consumable items to Embark Beach.
• Increased inventories for merchants at Embark Beach.

Build Update

• Ran a build to address usage of residual bugged skills.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash bug related to Mercenary Heroes in parties.
• Fixed a bug that caused dye colors to display inappropriately on the character select screen.
• Fixed a bug that caused costume effects to display improperly on Mercenary Heroes.
• Fixed a bug to prevent players from joining Pre-Searing quests prematurely.
• Fixed a bug that set the level of enemies in Pre-Searing quests to the highest-level player in a group instead of the lowest-level player.
• Fixed a crash bug related to Mercenary Hero secondary professions.
• Fixed a bug that caused UI panel locations to be reset.
• Updated localized text for the In-Game Store.
• Fixed a crash bug in Embark Beach.
• Fixed a bug that caused Nicholas the Traveler to spawn out of players' reach.
• Fixed a bug that prevented Nicholas the Traveler from appearing for certain players.
• Fixed a bug that caused max-level scythe drops to have incorrect minimum and maximum damage.
• Fixed a bug that caused Pious Assault (PvP) to recharge instantly instead of 75% faster.
• Fixed localization for Attacker's Insight and Zealous Sweep.
• Fixed a bug that caused "By Ural's Hammer!" to resurrect all allies.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Mahseh replaced the Canthan copy of Hesham.
• Zaishen signposts are now at each of the three camps.

Update - Friday, March 4, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash bug related to Mercenary Hero secondary professions.
• Fixed a bug that caused UI panel locations to be reset.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• The UI was reset as a result of the bug fixes.

Update #3 - Thursday, March 3, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Updated localized text for the In-Game Store.

Update #2 - Thursday, March 3, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash bug in Embark Beach.

Update - Thursday, March 3, 2011

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

Embark Beach

• Added the Embark Beach location to the Battle Isles.
• Added new Zaishen Vanquish quests to Embark Beach.

Heroes

• Mercenary Hero Slots are available for purchase from the In-Game Store and the NCsoft Store.
• Added Mercenary Registrars to the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion’s Arch, Eye of the North, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan, Jewel of Istan.
• Raised the party maximum on Heroes from three to seven.

Pre-Searing Updates

• New Pre-Searing quests are available from Lieutenant Langmar in Ascalon City.
• Added Kimmes the Historian to Ascalon City.
• Added the skills vendor Halbrik to Ascalon City.

Title Updates

• The Drunkard title now awards points based upon the number and strength of drinks consumed.
• The Survivor title now awards rank based upon the most experience gained between deaths.

UI Updates

• Added an online status drop-down box to the character select screen.
• Added a "Ready" status drop-down box to the party window.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Many user interface windows were reset to their default sizes and locations. For those who have wide computer screen resolutions, those windows were moved to the middle of the screen.
  • Minions window was also introduced, which can be seen by pressing the Y key.
  • The Mission Map location now resets on log in.
• Heroes are now sorted by profession in the "Add a Hero" drop-down menu and Party Search panel.
• The functionality of the "Leave" button in the party window has been changed, allowing players to kick all heroes from the party.
• The Zaishen Mission cycle has been reset and Pogahn Passage now has a quest.
• /deaths now correctly displays experience gained since death.

February 2011 updates

• Monday 28^th of February (talk)
• Tuesday 22^nd of February (talk)
• Friday 18^th of February (talk)
• Thursday 17^th of February (talk)
• Thursday 3^rd of February (talk)

Update - Monday, February 28, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused Nicholas the Traveler to spawn out of players' reach.

Update - Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented Nicholas the Traveler from appearing for certain players.

Update #3 - Friday, February 18, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused max-level scythe drops to have incorrect minimum and maximum damage.
• Fixed a bug that caused Pious Assault (PvP) to recharge instantly instead of 75% faster.
• Fixed localization for Attacker's Insight and Zealous Sweep.

Update #2 - Friday, February 18, 2011

Build Update

• Ran a build to address usage of residual bugged skills.

Update - Friday, February 18, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused "By Ural's Hammer!" to resurrect all allies.

Update #2 - Thursday, February 17, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a text bug that caused “Flash Enchantment Spell” to display as “....”

Update - Thursday, February 17, 2011

Skill Balance

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

Mysticism

• Mysticism: functionality of this attribute changed to: "Each rank in Mysticism reduces the cost of your Dervish enchantments by 4%. You have +1 armor per rank of Mysticism while you are enchanted."

Scythes

• Scythe critical hits: reduced the amount of damage done by scythe critical hits.
• Scythe attack speed: increased scythe attack speed.
• Adrenaline cost: many scythe skills now cost adrenaline instead of Energy.
• Scythe bonus damage: scythe attacks that do not remove an enchantment have had their bonus damage reduced or their functionality changed.

General Dervish Changes

• All avatars: decreased Energy cost to 5; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; decreased disable time to 45 seconds.
• Enchantment-removal skills: enchantment-removal skills now only remove Dervish enchantments. Dervish enchantments are now indicated by a blue border in your effects monitor.
• Flash enchantments: a flash enchantment has no casting time or aftercast, but disables all other flash enchantments for 1 second when cast.

Dervish Skills

• Attacker's Insight: increased Energy cost to 10; decreased duration to 3...10 seconds; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 3...10 seconds you have a 50% chance to block while attacking. When this enchantment ends, you inflict Weakness on all adjacent foes for 3...15 seconds."
• Aura of Holy Might: increased duration to 45 seconds; increased recharge to 30 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 45 seconds, you deal 20...25 holy damage to all adjacent foes whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment."
• Aura of Thorns: changed to flash enchantment; decreased recharge to 10 seconds.
• Aura Slicer: changed attribute to Mysticism; removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 4 strikes; changed functionality to: "Melee Attack. If this attack hits, you inflict Bleeding for 5...15 seconds. If you are enchanted, you also inflict Cracked Armor for 1...10 seconds."
• Avatar of Balthazar: changed functionality to: "Elite Form. For 10...90 seconds, you gain +20 armor against physical damage, you gain adrenaline 33% faster, your attacks deal holy damage, and whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, nearby foes are set on fire for 5 seconds. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds."
• Avatar of Dwayna: changed functionality to: "Elite Form. For 10...90 seconds, your attacks deal holy damage. Whenever you cast a Dervish enchantment, you lose 1 hex. Whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, all allies in earshot are healed for 5...50 Health. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds."
• Avatar of Dwayna (PvP): changed functionality to: "Elite Form. For 10...90 seconds, you deal holy damage with attacks. Whenever you cast a Dervish enchantment you lose 1 hex. Whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, you are healed for 5...50 Health. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds."
• Avatar of Grenth: changed functionality to: "Elite Form. For 10...90 seconds, your scythe attacks deal dark damage and steal 0...15 Health. You are immune to Disease and inflict Disease on all adjacent foes for 5 seconds whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds."
• Avatar of Grenth (PvP): merged with PvE version; this skill now functions the same in PvE and PvP.
• Avatar of Lyssa: changed functionality to: "Elite Form. For 10...90 seconds, your Dervish enchantments recharge 50% faster and your attacks deal chaos damage. Whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, steal 1 Energy from all nearby foes. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds."
• Avatar of Melandru: changed functionality to: "Elite Form. For 10...90 seconds, you have +150 Health, +30 elemental armor, and your attacks deal earth damage. Whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment, all party members in earshot lose 1 condition. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds."
• Avatar of Melandru (PvP): changed functionality to: "Elite Form. For 10...90 seconds, you have +100 Health, +30 elemental armor, and your attacks deal earth damage. Whenever you lose a Dervish enchantment you lose 2 conditions. This skill is disabled for 45 seconds."
• Balthazar's Rage: changed to flash enchantment; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "All nearby foes are set on fire for 1...3 seconds. For 20 seconds afterward, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, you gain 1...2 strikes of adrenaline if any foes are within earshot."
• Banishing Strike: changed attribute to Mysticism; decreased activation time to 1 second; decreased recharge to 3 seconds; change functionality to: "If it hits, this attack deals 10...60 holy damage. It deals double damage to summoned creatures."
• Banishing Strike (PvP): changed attribute to Mysticism; decreased recharge to 3 seconds; changed functionality to: "If it hits, this attack deals 10...60 holy damage. It deals double damage to summoned creatures."
• Chilling Victory: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 6 strikes; changed functionality to: "Scythe Attack. If it hits, this attack strikes for +3...15 damage. For each foe hit who has less Health than you, that foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 10...30 cold damage."
• Chilling Victory (PvP): merged with PvE version; this skill now functions the same in PvE and PvP.
• Conviction: decreased duration to 10 seconds; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 10 seconds, you have +10 armor if you have a condition and gain 1...3 Health regen for each condition you have. When this enchantment ends, you are cured of 1...2 conditions."
• Conviction (PvP): merged with PvE version; this skill now functions the same in PvE and PvP.
• Crippling Sweep: changed functionality to: "Scythe Attack. If this attack hits a foe, that foe is Crippled for 3...12 seconds. This skill deals +10...30 extra damage if that foe is moving."
• Crippling Victory: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 5 strikes; changed functionality to: "If this attack hits a foe, that foe is Crippled for 3...8 seconds. If you have more Health than target foe, all adjacent foes are also Crippled and take 10...30 earth damage."
• Dust Cloak: changed to flash enchantment; decreased damage to 10...40; decreased Blindness duration to 1...4 seconds; decreased recharge to 6 seconds.
• Ebon Dust Aura: changed to flash enchantment; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; changed duration to 20 seconds; changed functionality to: "When you cast this enchantment, all nearby foes are Blinded for 1...7 seconds. For 20 seconds, if you are wielding an earth weapon, your melee attacks deal +5...20 earth damage. When this enchantment ends, you are cured of Blindness."
• Enchanted Haste: removed attribute dependence; changed to flash enchantment; decreased duration to 8 seconds; increased Energy cost to 10; changed functionality: "For 8 seconds, you move 25% faster. If this enchantment ends prematurely, you lose 1 condition."
• Eremite's Attack: increased recharge to 6 seconds; removed fast activation; changed functionality to: "If it hits, this attack deals +1...10 damage and removes a Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment is removed, you do an additional +1...10 damage and strike all adjacent foes."
• Eremite's Attack (PvP): merged with PvE version; this skill now functions the same in PvE and PvP.
• Eremite's Zeal: decreased activation time to 1/4 second; increased recharge to 15 seconds; changed functionality to: "You gain 1...3 Energy for each foe within earshot, maximum 8 Energy. For 10 seconds afterward, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, you gain 1...3 Energy for each foe within earshot, maximum 8 Energy."
• Eternal Aura: increased casting time to 4 seconds; changed Energy cost to 15; changed to infinite duration; changed functionality to: "You have +100 max Health. When this enchantment ends, all party members in the area are resurrected with 40...50% Health and 20...30% Energy."
• Extend Enchantments: change skill type to skill; removed activation time; decreased recharge to 10 seconds, changed functionality to: "For 10 seconds, your next Dervish enchantment lasts 10...150% longer."
• Fleeting Stability: changed to flash enchantment; decreased Energy cost to 5; changed functionality to: "For 2...7 seconds, you cannot be knocked down and move 25% faster. This enchantment ends prematurely if it prevents a knockdown."
• Grenth's Grasp: changed to flash enchantment; decreased Cripple duration to 1...11; added the following functionality: "Transfers 1 condition from you to your foe."
• Grenth's Aura: changed to flash enchantment; decreased Energy cost to 10; increased duration to 20 seconds; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 20 seconds, you deal 5...25 less damage and steal 5...25 Health whenever you hit with a scythe attack. When you cast this enchantment you steal 5...25 Health from all adjacent foes."
• Grenth's Fingers: changed to flash enchantment; decreased Energy cost to 5; changed functionality to: "Flash Enchantment Spell. All nearby foes are struck for 10...40 cold damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal cold damage. When this enchantment ends, you transfer 1...2 conditions to all nearby foes."
• Guiding Hands: increased Energy cost to 10, reduced recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 20 seconds, your next 0...3 attacks cannot be blocked. When activated, this skill removes the Blindness condition."
• Guiding Hands (PvP): split for PvP; increased Energy cost to 10, changed functionality to: "For 20 seconds, your next 0...3 attacks cannot be blocked. When activated, this skill removes the Blindness condition."
• Harrier's Grasp: changed to flash enchantment; decreased duration to 5...20 seconds; decreased recharge to 15 seconds; added the following functionality: "When you cast this spell, you lose Cripple and 1 other condition."
• Harrier's Haste: changed to flash enchantment; decreased duration to 3...12 seconds; increased Energy cost to 10; decreased bonus damage against moving foes to 3...12; decreased recharge to 10 seconds.
• Heart of Fury: changed skill type to stance; removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 4 strikes; removed recharge; changed functionality to: "For 2...12 seconds, you attack 25% faster."
• Heart of Holy Flame: changed to flash enchantment; increased Burning duration to 2...5 seconds; decreased holy damage to 5...30; decreased recharge to 10 seconds.
• Intimidating Aura: changed attribute to Mysticism; changed functionality to: "For 60 seconds you have +40...100 max Health and take 1...10 less damage from foes with less Health than you."
• Irresistible Sweep: increased recharge to 6 seconds; changed functionality to: "Scythe Attack. Deal +3...15 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If you lose an enchantment in this way, Irresistible Sweep cannot be blocked, removes a stance, and deals +3...15 additional damage."
• Irresistible Sweep (PvP): removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 5 strikes; removed recharge; changed functionality to: "Scythe Attack. Deal +3...15 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If you lose an enchantment in this way, Irresistible Sweep cannot be blocked and removes a stance."
• Lyssa's Assault: decreased Energy cost to 5; decreased activation time to 1/2 second; increased recharge to 15 seconds; changed functionality to: "Scythe Attack. This attack interrupts an action if it hits. If you are enchanted, any skill you interrupt is disabled for an additional 1...10 seconds. This attack does 50% of normal damage."
• Lyssa's Haste: changed to flash enchantment; increased Energy cost to 10; changed functionality to: "Enchantment Spell. For 3...15 seconds, your Dervish enchantments recharge 33% faster. When you activate this enchantment, all adjacent foes are interrupted. When this enchantment ends, all adjacent foes are interrupted. 50% failure chance unless Wind Prayers 5 or higher."
• Meditation: increased recharge to 20 seconds; increased Energy cost to 10; decreased activation time to 1/4 second; changed functionality to: "Enchantment Spell. Lose all adrenaline. For 20 seconds, you gain 1...4 Energy every time an enchantment on you ends."
• Mirage Cloak: changed to flash enchantment; decreased Energy cost to 10; decreased duration to 1...7 seconds; increased recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 1...7 seconds, you have a 40...80% chance to block incoming attacks. When you cast this enchantment, all nearby foes are struck for 10...40 earth damage."
• Mystic Corruption: changed to flash enchantment; increased Energy cost to 10; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "All adjacent foes suffer from Disease for 1...3 seconds. For 20 seconds, nothing happens. Disease duration is doubled if you are enchanted when you activate this skill. When this enchantment ends, all party members in earshot are cured of Disease."
• Mystic Healing: increased recharge to 4 seconds; changed functionality to: "Heals you for 5...65 Health and all enchanted party members for 5...65 Health."
• Mystic Healing (PvP): Increased recharge to 20 seconds; changed functionality to: "You are healed for 5...65 Health. Also heals all enchanted party members for 5...65 Health."
• Mystic Regeneration: increased recharge to 10 seconds.
• Mystic Sandstorm: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 5 strikes; increased casting time to 1; changed functionality to: "Create a Sandstorm at your location that lasts 3 seconds. Each second, foes nearby this location take 10...20 earth damage. Attacking foes take an additional 10...20 earth damage. If you are enchanted when you cast this spell, it lasts twice as long."
• Mystic Sweep: changed attribute to Mysticism; increased activation time to 1 second; increased recharge to 6 seconds; changed functionality to: "If this attack hits, you deal +3...12 damage. If you are enchanted, this attack deals an additional +3...12 damage."
• Mystic Twister: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 5 strikes; decreased recharge to 8 seconds; changed functionality to: "Deals 10...60 cold damage to all nearby foes. If you are enchanted, this spell deals an additional +10...60 cold damage."
• Mystic Vigor: Increased healing to 3...15 per enchantment.
• Natural Healing: increased casting time to 2 seconds; increased recharge to 6 seconds; changed functionality to: "You are healed for 30...150 Health. If you are not enchanted, this spell activates 50% faster."
• Onslaught: changed to flash enchantment; decreased duration to 3...15; increased Energy cost to 10; decreased recharge to 10; changed functionality to: "For 3...15 seconds, you attack, move, and gain adrenaline 25% faster."
• Pious Assault: decreased Energy cost to 5; changed functionality to: "If it hits, this attack deals +10...20 damage and removes 1 Dervish enchantment. If a Dervish enchantment was removed, this skill recharges 75% faster and adjacent foes take 10...30 damage."
• Pious Assault (PvP): decreased Energy cost to 5; changed functionality to: "You lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If a Dervish enchantment was removed, this skill recharges 75% faster and adjacent foes take 10...30 damage."
• Pious Concentration: now only removes Dervish enchantments.
• Pious Fury: changed functionality to: "Remove 1 Dervish enchantment. For 1...7 seconds, you attack 33% [sic] faster. If an enchantment was removed, this stance lasts twice as long."
• Pious Haste: changed duration to 1...7 seconds; increased recharge to 12; changed functionality to: "You remove 1 Dervish enchantment and for 1...7 you move 25% faster. If an enchantment was removed, you run 50% faster instead."
• Pious Renewal: changed to flash enchantment; changed functionality to: "For 8 seconds, nothing happens. When this enchantment ends, Pious Renewal is recharged and you gain 0...5 Energy and 0...30 Health."
• Pious Restoration: now removes only Dervish enchantments; decreased number of hexes removed to 1...2.
• Radiant Scythe: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 6 strikes; removed recharge; changed functionality to: "This attack strikes for +1 damage for each point of Energy you currently have, maximum 5...30 damage. You gain 1...7 Energy if this attack hits."
• Reap Impurities: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 4 [sic] strikes; removed recharge; changed functionality to "Scythe Attack. If this attack hits, you deal +3...15 damage. Each foe you hit loses 1 condition. For each foe who loses a condition, all foes adjacent to that target foe take 10...40 holy damage."
• Rending Aura: changed to flash enchantment; increased duration to 30 seconds; decreased recharge to 6 seconds; changed functionality to: "When you cast this enchantment, all nearby foes take 10...40 cold damage. For 30 seconds, your attack skills remove enchantments from knocked-down foes. When this enchantment ends, nearby foes are affected by Cracked Armor for 1...10 seconds."
• Rending Sweep: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 6 strikes; changed functionality to: "Scythe Attack. You deal +5...20 damage and lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was lost, you remove an enchantment from each foe you hit."
• Rending Touch: changed attribute to Mysticism; changed functionality to: "Deals 15...65 cold damage to target foe. You lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was removed, target foe loses 1 enchantment and you gain 1 strike of adrenaline."
• Sand Shards: changed to flash enchantment; increased Energy cost to 10; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 30 seconds, the next 1...5 times you hit with a scythe, all other adjacent foes take 10...60 earth damage."
• Shield of Force: changed to flash enchantment; increased Energy cost to 10; changed functionality to: "Enchantment Spell. For 1...16 seconds, blocks the next 1 attack against you. If an attack is blocked, all adjacent attacking foes are knocked down and suffer from Weakness for 5...20 seconds."
• Signet of Pious Light: now removes only Dervish enchantments; increased healing to 30...150; now recharges 75% faster if an enchantment was removed.
• Signet of Pious Restraint: now removes only Dervish enchantments; now recharges 75% faster if an enchantment was removed; now Cripples nearby foes in addition to your target, if an enchantment was removed.
• Signet of Pious Restraint (PvP): now removes only Dervish enchantments; now recharges 75% faster if an enchantment was removed.
• Staggering Force: changed to flash enchantment; decreased recharge to 6 seconds; changed functionality to: "All nearby foes are struck for 10...40 earth damage. For 30 seconds, your attacks deal earth damage. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes have Cracked Armor for 1...10 seconds."
• Test of Faith: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 7 strikes; decreased recharge to 5 seconds; changed functionality to: "Deals 15...65 cold damage and takes 1 enchantment from target foe. If that foe was not enchanted, that foe is Dazed for 1...4 seconds."
• Twin Moon Sweep: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 7 strikes; removed recharge; changed functionality to: "You lose 1 Dervish enchantment and gain 10...50 Health. If an enchantment is lost in this way, you cannot be blocked, you strike twice, and you gain an additional 10...70 Health."
• Twin Moon Sweep (PvP): removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 7 strikes; removed recharge; changed functionality to: "You lose 1 Dervish enchantment and gain 10...20 Health. If an enchantment is lost in this way, you cannot be blocked, you strike twice, and you gain an additional 10...30 Health."
• Veil of Thorns: changed to flash enchantment; increased duration to 5...25; decreased recharge to 15 seconds; changed functionality to: "When you cast this enchantment, all nearby foes are struck for 5...50 piercing damage. For 5...25 seconds, you take 5...35% less damage from spells."
• Victorious Sweep: decreased damage to +5...25.
• Vow of Piety: changed skill type to enchantment; added activation time of 1/4 second.
• Vow of Strength: increased recharge to 20 seconds; changed functionality to: "Elite Enchantment Spell. For 15 seconds, whenever you attack a foe with your scythe, you deal 10...25 slashing damage to all adjacent foes."
• Wearying Strike: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 5 strikes; removed recharge; changed functionality to: "Scythe Attack. You remove 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was removed, you inflict a Deep Wound for 3...10 seconds. You suffer from Weakness for 10 seconds if an enchantment is not removed."
• Whirling Charge: changed to flash enchantment; decreased recharge to 6 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 1...6 seconds, you move 33% faster than normal. The next time you strike a foe, all other nearby foes take 10...60 cold damage and this enchantment ends."
• Winds of Disenchantment: increased Energy cost to 10; now removes only Dervish enchantments; reduced recharge to 15 seconds.
• Wounding Strike: changed functionality to: "If this attack hits, you do +5...20 damage, target foe suffers from Bleeding for 5...20 seconds, and you lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was removed, target foe also suffers from a Deep Wound for 5...20 seconds."
• Zealous Renewal: decreased Energy cost to 5; reduced recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "All nearby foes take 5...30 holy damage. For 5...25 seconds, you have -1 Energy regeneration and gain 1 Energy whenever you hit a foe. If this enchantment ends prematurely, you gain 1...5 Energy."
• Zealous Sweep: added the following functionality: "You gain 1 strike of adrenaline for each foe you hit."
• Zealous Vow: decreased Energy gain to 1...6.

Elementalist Skills

• Intensity: changed skill type to skill; removed casting time; decreased recharge to 10 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 10 seconds, the next time you deal elemental damage with a spell to a target, you deal 40...50% of that damage to all other nearby foes."

Warrior Skills

• Body Blow: decreased Deep Wound duration to 0...15.

General PvE Skills

• Asuran Scan: changed functionality to: "For 9...12 seconds your attacks cannot miss target foe. Killing a foe hexed with Asuran scan removes 5% death penalty."
• "By Ural's Hammer!": increased recharge to 60 seconds; changed functionality to: "For 30 seconds, all dead party members in earshot are resurrected with full Health and Energy. Resurrected party members deal 25...33% more damage. When this effect ends, affected party members die. This skill does not incur a death penalty."

Creature Skill Updates

Rebalanced skill bars for the following creatures:

NPCs

• Zen Siert
• Alsacien
• Uto Wrotki
• Zho
• Gehraz
• Melonni
• Alari Doubleblade

Monsters

• Avatar of Balthazar
• Becalmed Djinn
• Black Beast of Aaaaaarrrrrgggghhh
• Chilling Wisp
• Corsair Berserker
• Crypt Keeper
• Dementia Titan
• Destroyer of Compassion
• Enchanted Scythe
• Golem
• Golem Sentry
• Kournan Elite Zealot
• Kournan Zealot
• Madness Titan
• Maelstrom Djinn
• Malfunctioning Golem
• Margonite Anur Ruk
• Peacekeeper Enforcer
• Peacekeeper Sibyl
• Rampaging Ntouka
• Sapphire Djinn
• Sapphire of Ahdashim
• Scythe of Chaos
• Sentry Golem
• Shaemoor Gate Guard
• The Black Beast of Arrgh
• Thorn Beetle
• Unstable Golem
• Water Djinn
• Whirling Wisp
• White Mantle Devotee
• Worker Golem

Bosses

• Acolyte of Dwayna
• Acolyte of Melandru
• Bubahl Icehands
• Carin the Berserker [sic]
• Captain Denduru
• Captain Mhedi
• Chundu the Meek
• Corporal Suli/Taskmaster Suli
• Dabineh Deathbringer
• Emissary of Dhuum
• Facet of Spirit
• Fahralon the Zealous
• Haioss, Blessed Wind
• Hajok Earthguardian
• Justiciar Kasandra
• Leilon, Tranquil Water
• Lord Yama the Vengeful
• Myish, Lady of the Lake
• Onslaught of Terror
• Sehlon, Beautiful Water
• The Black Beast of Arrgh [sic]
• Vahlen the Silent
• Water Lord

Guild Wars Wiki notes

These skills were also changed:

• Mystic Sweep (PvP): merged with PvE version; this skill now functions the same in PvE and PvP.
• Reaper's Sweep: removed Energy cost; added adrenaline cost of 8 strikes; removed recharge; changed functionality to: "If this attack hits, you Cripple your target for 3...13...15 seconds. You lose 1 Dervish enchantment. If an enchantment was removed, this attack knocks down for 2...3...3 seconds."
• Signet of Mystic Speed: added activation time of 1 second; changed functionality to: "For 30 seconds, your next 1...3...3 self-targeting enchantments cast instantly. Flash enchantments do not consume uses of this skill."

This update also changed the following:

• Summoned creatures from summoning stone now display as allies in the party window, under most circumstances.
• The /deaths special command now reads "You have died X times and gained  experience since death". [sic]
• Nagozi's dialogue was changed to describe flash enchantments and teardown skills.

Update - Thursday, February 3, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Implemented the 2011 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Canthan New Year

• Preparations have been made for the coming of the Celestial Rabbit.

January 2011 updates

• Thursday 27^th of January (talk)
• Thursday 6^th of January (talk)

Update - Thursday, January 27, 2011

Bug Fixes

• Fixed small terrain gaps on Hunter's Isle.
• Fixed a pathing issue in Kamadan.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the Battledepths Resurrection Shrines from functioning properly.
• Fixed a bug in "Sanctum Cay" that triggered the final quest step while players were completing the bonus objective.

Miscellaneous

• Added support for Wintersday Art Contest prizes.
• Changed icon art for Special Presents to differentiate them from Wintersday Gifts.

Update - Thursday, January 6, 2011

Automated Tournaments

• Updated the 2010 Automated Tournament Series Trophy in the Great Temple of Balthazar.
• Updated the Automated Tournament map rotation.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that caused some players to become stuck in the War in Kryta content.

Guild Wars Wiki notes

• Removed Wintersday NPCs that remained after the decorations came down, leaving only the various Candy Cane Shard collectors.
  • Those collectors also left the game around January 10.