Game Update - 5/23/2011

Update - Monday, May 23, 2011

Skill Changes
For more information on these changes, please see the Developer Updates page.

Dervish

* Aura of Thorns: changed functionality to: "All nearby foes begin Bleeding for 5...15 seconds. For 30 seconds, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes are Crippled for 3...8 seconds."
* Aura of Thorns (PvP): changed functionality to: "All nearby foes begin Bleeding for 5...15 seconds. For 30 seconds, this enchantment does nothing. When this enchantment ends, all nearby foes are Crippled for 3...8 seconds."
* Avatar of Balthazar: decreased adrenaline gain to 25%; changed burning duration to 1...3 seconds.
* Harrier's Grasp: added the following functionality: "This enchantment ends after you apply Cripple 1...3 times."
* Heart of Fury: split for PvP.
* Heart of Fury (PvP): added a recharge of 6 seconds.
* Onslaught: split for PvP.
* Onslaught (PvP): decreased duration to 2...8 seconds.
* Pious Fury: split for PvP.
* Pious Fury (PvP): decreased duration to 1...5 seconds.
* Wounding Strike: split for PvP.
* Wounding Strike (PvP): removed bonus damage.

Bug Fixes

* Fixed a text bug in the description of the Igneous Summoning Stone that listed the duration as 10 minutes.

ding dong the witch is dead

edit: ok maybe not we'll see

Which old witch?

the wicked witch!

ps someone enter ladder so my frontliners can start practising the ancient art of frenzy warriors....

I see changes for harrier's grasp and onslaught.

I think the witch is fine, she just has to settle for some slightly less glamorous shoeware for the time being.

Should I be excited or worried?

next balance wont come till after they update the costumes for halloween.

Be excited if you play a class that doesn't need a change, because you'll get one.
Be worried if you play a class that does need a change, because you won't get one.

Let's go warrior update

Frenzy will now increase the damage of your attacks by 100 armor ignoring damage?

What about something in the middle? I play a Blood Magic Necromancer that doesn't use Blood is Power.

Not broken enough, add in bleeding, deep wound, cracked armor, and knockdown for every attack then it might be considered.

All players who believe themselves to be in the middle will have their attributes randomly set to 0 or 20 upon entering a zone (including PvP)

Frenzy
Stance
Cost: 5 energy | Recharge: 5 seconds
Description: For 8 seconds you attack 50% faster but take 3% more damage from attacks and spells. Your attacks also deal +20 damage and cause daze, cripple, and deep wound. When this stance ends, all adjacent foes take 9001 armor ignoring damage.

Well that rather notorious AoB build for Dervs got whacked slightly, good thing too.

I ran it for a chuckle in RA, got a 25 streak *VERY* quickly..

It was just stupidly broken lol, not surprised this happened, although I fear not quite hard enough.

They could just go ahead and make Frenzy 100% IAS. Totally balanced because if you put empathy on the warrior then they die instantly assuming Thealth/TDPS > WHealth/WDPS.

bummer... they nerfed one of the few effective RA Paragon builds...

TY to Kohmet btw

Spear of Redemption
Holy Spear
Blazing Spear
Merciless Spear
Onslaught
Pious Restoration
Remedy Signet
Resurrection Signet

Dear Anet,

Define "other professions" please.

I love how they split Aura of Thorns, a skill that barely does anything in PvE, yet didn't split Avatar of Balthazar. Silly, silly, silly.