Game updates/20060601

Update - Thursday June 1

General Updates

• Decreased the Health penalty on attribute-boosting major runes from 50 to 35. Existing runes are unaffected.
• Improved chat in alliance battles so that players can see party messages from all members of their team.
• Updated the Zin Ku Corridor outpost so that it shows who currently has the Favor of the Gods.
• Added a Xunlai Agent to Zos Shivros Channel.
• Moved the Xunlai Agent in Jade Quarry [Luxon] to a more accessible location.
• Removed the Thief from the Imperial Isle guild battle.
• Updated the inventory of the weaponsmith in Maatu Keep.
• Updated art on the following creatures: Naga Wizard, Naga Raincaller, Naga Spellblade, Naga Witch, Naga Bone Collector, and Naga Sibyl.
• Fixed bugs and made improvements to the following quests: Stolen Eggs, Protect the Halcyon, Outcasts in the Quarry, Luxon Supply Lines, Song and Stone, Lambs to the Slaughter, Defend Denravi, Noble Intentions, and Hammer and Anvil.
• Fixed bugs in the following missions and explorable areas: Silent Surf and Riverside Province.
• Fixed a bug that occasionally caused quest markers and arrows to update incorrectly.
• Fixed some incorrect cinematic voiceovers.
• Fixed a bug that allowed players to drop items inadvertently while cinematics were playing.
• Fixed a bug that caused some players to disconnect with error 019.
• Added weapons to the Shiro and Jade Armor miniatures.

Skill Balance Changes

All Professions

• Shadow stepping no longer moves you farther than the radius of the radar.
• Soul Reaping now only gives half Energy from Spirits.
• Updated the Victory or Death path for all NPCs on all guild halls so that the NPCs now spread out at the flag stand.
• Adjusted the flag spawn locations on all guild halls to be equal distance from the flag stand.

Assassin

• Way of the Empty Palm: reduced cast time to .25 seconds; reduced recharge time to 25 seconds.
• Locust's Fury: reduced cast time to 1 second.
• Siphon Strength: increased the damage reduction your target deals to 5..50.
• Palm Strike: reduced recharge time to 10 seconds; increased damage to 10..85.
• Enduring Toxin: reduced cast time to .25 seconds; increased health degeneration to 1..5.
• Crippling Dagger: reduced recharge time to 5 seconds.
• Heart of Shadow: increased healing amount to 10..115 Health.
• Mirrored Stance: reduced recharge time to 15 seconds.
• Unseen Fury: increased duration to 15..60 seconds.
• Golden Phoenix Strike: increased Energy cost to 10.
• Aura of Displacement: increased recharge time to 20 seconds.

Mesmer

• Stolen Speed: reduced casting time to 1 second; reduced recharge time to 3 seconds; corrected the wording on this skill.
• Arcane Languor: increased duration to 1..8 seconds.

Elementalist

• Glyph of Sacrifice: reduced the amount of time it recharges your next spell to 30 seconds.
• Ward Against Harm: changed skill type to Ward Spell.

Monk

• Vigorous Spirit: increased heal per skill or attack to 5..20.
• Dwayna's Kiss: increased conditional heal to 10..35 Health.

Warrior

• Furious Axe: increased adrenaline gained when blocked to 3.
• Auspicious Parry: increased recharge time to 2 seconds; decreased adrenaline gained to 1..4.
• Signet of Strength: the number of attacks now update when reapplying this skill.

Ranger

• Archer's Signet: the number of attacks now update when reapplying this skill.

Ritualist

• Doom: reduced recharge time to 8 seconds.
• Channeled Strike: reduced recharge time to 8 seconds.
• Essence Strike: increased the amount of Energy gained when in range of a Spirit to 1..8.
• Lamentation: reduced Energy cost to 5.
• Gaze from Beyond: fixed a bug that caused this skill to ignore armor.
• Ancestors' Rage: reduced casting time to .75 seconds.
• Splinter Weapon: reduced Energy cost to 5.
• Resilient Weapon: reduced casting time to 1 second.
• Vengeful Weapon: increased the amount of Health stolen when this skill is triggered to 15..60 Health.
• Soul Twisting: increased the recharge time to 15 seconds.