Guild Wars Game Update

The latest game update has been applied to Guild Wars servers. Zaishen Rewards have been updates as well as the usual bug fixes, skill updates and balancing. See what's new in this build below:

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

* Faintheartedness: reduced Health degeneration to 0..3.
* Lingering Curse: 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 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 Protector's Defense effects to linger after the skill user died.
* Fixed a bug that caused Dancing Daggers to count as a lead attack when 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 needn't be a foe.
* The description for Mistrust has 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.

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