ArenaNet:Game updates/20080612

PvE and PvP

Elementalist

Rust

• increased Energy cost to 10; decreased casting time to 1 second; functionality changed to: "Deals 10...58...70 cold damage. For 5...17...20 seconds, target foe and all adjacent foes take twice as long to activate signets."

Lightning Touch

• functionality changed to: "Target touched foe and all adjacent foes are struck for 10...50...60 lightning damage. Foes suffering from a Water Magic hex are Blinded for 3...7...8 seconds. This skill has 25% armor penetration."

Arc Lightning

• increased conditional damage to 15...63...75

Mesmer

Drain Enchantment

• increased Energy gained to 8...15...17

Drain Delusions

• increased multiplier for Energy gained to 4; increased recharge to 12 seconds

Wastrel's Worry

• increased damage to 20...84...100

Monk

Strength of Honor

• increased recharge to 15 seconds

Holy Wrath

• increased recharge to 10 seconds

Aura of Stability

• decreased duration to 3...7...8 seconds

Balthazar's Pendulum

• decreased duration to 5...9...10 seconds

Necromancer

Fetid Ground

• decreased Energy cost to 5

Suffering

• increased Health degeneration to -1...3...3

Vile Miasma

• increased Health degeneration to -1...4...5

Soul Bind

• decreased casting time to 1 second; functionality changed to: "For 30 seconds, every time target foe is healed, the healer takes 20...68...80 damage. This hex ends if target is suffering from a Smiting Prayers hex."

Paragon

"Can't Touch This!"

• decreased Energy cost to 5.

Barbed Spear

• increased Bleeding duration to 5...17...20 seconds

Ranger

Punishing Shot needs additional on-interrupt bonus damage. Arshay Duskbrow 00:28, 20 June 2008 (UTC)

Antidote Signet

• functionality changed to: "Cleanse yourself of Poison, Disease, Blindness, and one additional condition."

Barbed Arrows

• increased duration to 24 seconds; removed easily interruptible; you now have -40 armor while activating this skill.

Warrior

Bull's Charge

• increased movement speed to +33%.

"Charge!"

• increased duration to 5...11...13 seconds.

Symbolic Strike

• increased conditional damage to 12.

PvE Changes

Dervish

Mystic Regeneration

• decreased recharge to 5 seconds; increased the maximum number of enchantments counted to 8.

Mesmer

Energy Drain

• increased multiplier for Energy gained to 3.

PvP Changes

Mesmer

Mantra of Inscriptions (PvP)

• decreased the recharge of signets to 5...29...35% faster

Ritualist

Ancestors' Rage (PvP)

• increased duration to 2 seconds; decreased damage to 5...41...50; functionality changed to: "For 2 seconds all foes adjacent to target ally are struck for 5...41...50 lightning damage each second."

Splinter Weapon (PvP)

• decreased damage to 5...25...30

Warrior

"For Great Justice!" (PvP)

• functionality changed to: "For 20 seconds, when you hit with an attack, you gain 1 additional strike of adrenaline."