Update – 05. February 2009

Updated Zaishen Rewards

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

Automated Tournaments

  • Updated Automated Tournament map rotations.

Skill Updates

PvE and PvP

Assassin

  • Mark of Insecurity: now disables your non-Assassin skills for 10 seconds.

Mesmer

  • Signet of Humility: now disables your non-Mesmer skills for 10 seconds.

Necromancer

  • Lingering Curse: reduced Health degeneration to 0..3.

  • Faintheartedness: reduced Health degeneration to 0..3.

  • Suffering: reduced Health degeneration to 0..3.

Ritualist

  • Protective Was Kaolai: reduced armor bonus to 10.

Warrior

  • Primal Rage: reduced movement speed boost to 25%.

Guild Battles

  • Removed the additional Health bonus Guild Lords received received from morale boosts.

  • Amulet of Protection: increased the rate at which the Amulet of Protection buff reaches maximum damage. It will now reach maximum damage around 12 minutes instead of at 22 minutes.

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed a bug that caused Pulverizing Smash to fail when used on a foe who wasn’t knocked down.

  • Fixed a bug that required players to equip a hammer when activating Dwarven Battle Stance.

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Protector’s Defense effects to linger after the character skill user died.

  • Fixed a bug that caused Dancing Daggers to count as a lead attack even when the daggers missed their target.

  • Fixed a bug that caused Restoration and Lively Was Naomei to be disregarded when determining whether or not a party had remaining resurrection skills.

  • Fixed a bug that prevented Symbols of Inspiration from copying avatar forms.

Miscellaneous

  • Xunlai Tournament Agents now offer prizes for the January tournament. These agents can be found in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion’s Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan.

  • The description for Frozen Soil now clarifies that creatures cannot activate resurrection skills within its range.

  • The description for Rend Enchantments now clarifies that the skill causes Health loss, not damage.

  • The description for Strike as One now clarifies that the target target needn’t be a foe.

  • The description for Mistrust has been been reworded for clarity.

  • The description for Psychic Distraction now clarifies that targeted skills will be disabled for a few seconds in addition to the skill’s standard recharge.

  • The description for Agnar’s Rage now clarifies that the skill affects foes within earshot.