Game updates:March 2011

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.