Game updates:July 2011

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.