Game updates/2020-12-01

December 1, 2020

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Update 2 - December 1, 2020

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a server crash.
• Fixed a crash when selecting traits in the Hero panel.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes

• Build: 109,065

Late Notes - December 1, 2020

General

• Changed the chests rewarded at the end of Dragon Response Missions to allow them to be looted via the AoE Loot on Interact and Autoloot options.
• When the boss of a Dragon Response Mission is defeated, all defeated players in the map will now be revived.
• Fixed a bug that caused the Wild Flame tornadoes created by the Destroyer of the Great Bridge's Burning Call skill to launch players into the stratosphere.
• Failing a time limit challenge in Dragon Response Missions no longer forces players to exit the mission.
• Fixed an issue that would cause the strength of bosses in Dragon Response Missions to scale based on players in the map rather than players in the event area.

Update - December 1, 2020

Living World

• Fixed an issue that caused objective markers to appear outside of the target map when players were in a different map during some sections of the Champions—Chapter 1: Truce story.

General

• Added a checkbox to the General Options tab of the Options panel to disable the Compact button in the Inventory panel.
• Added additional map currencies to the bottom of the Inventory panel on many maps.

Items

• Rune of the Golemancer: Adjusted the health of the summoned golem to be more in line with other rune summons.

Profession Skills

Elementalist

•  Convergence: Updated the tooltip description of this skill for greater accuracy and to include the delay duration before the skill lands.
•  Tempestuous Aria: This trait no longer increases the maximum number of targets of shout skills.
• Shout Skills: Increased the maximum number of targets from 5 to 10 in PvE only.

Engineer

•  Bomb (Bomb Kit Skill 1): Reduced power coefficient from 0.85 to 0.7 in WvW only.
•  Freeze Grenade: Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.375 to 0.2 in PvP only.
•  Poison Grenade: Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.375 to 0.2 in PvP only. Reduced poison stacks per grenade from 3 to 1 in PvP only.
•  Grenade Barrage: Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.4 to 0.3 in PvP only.
•  Lesser Grenade Barrage: Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.3 to 0.2 in PvP only.
•  Explosive Entrance: Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.9 in PvP only.

Guardian

•  Holy Strike: Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.91 in WvW only.
•  Symbol of Swiftness: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.4 to 0.3 in WvW only.
•  Symbol of Punishment: Reduced symbol power coefficient per strike from 0.45 to 0.33 in WvW only.
•  Sword of Justice: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.72 to 0.54 in WvW only.
•  Zealous Scepter: Reduced might duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in WvW only.
•  Test of Faith: Reduced passthrough strike power coefficient from 2.8 to 2.52 in WvW only.

Necromancer

•  Well of Darkness: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.8 to 0.45 in WvW only.
•  Well of Corruption: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.45 to 0.35 in WvW only.

Revenant

•  Draconic Echo: This trait no longer increases the maximum number of targets of passive facet skills.
• Facet Passive Skills: Increased the maximum number of targets from 5 to 10 in PvE only.
•  Inspiring Reinforcement: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0 in WvW only. Reduced stability duration from 3 seconds to 1 second in PvP only. Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds in PvP only.
•  Incensed Response: Reduced might from 5 stacks for 8 seconds to 2 stacks for 4 seconds in WvW only.
•  Coalescence of Ruin: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.15 in WvW only. Reduced cooldown from 10 seconds to 8 seconds in WvW only.
•  Phase Smash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.36 to 1.2 in WvW only.
•  All for One: Reduced protection duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
•  Breakrazor's Bastion: Reduced base heal from 4,529 to 3,397 in PvP only.
•  Soulcleave's Summit: Reduced healing from life stealing from 328 to 262 in PvP only.
•  Steadfast Rejuvenation: Reduced base heal from 40 to 33 in PvP only.

Thief

•  Infiltrator's Arrow: Increased initiative cost from 6 to 8 in PvP and WvW.
•  Signet of Agility: Reduced endurance granted from 50 to 25 in PvP only.
•  Essence Sap: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.75 in PvP only.
•  Consume Plasma: Boon durations have been adjusted in PvP and WvW to the following values:
  •  Stability and  Resistance: 1 second
  •  Quickness: 1.5 seconds
  •  Aegis,  Alacrity, and  Protection: 2 seconds
  •  Regeneration,  Retaliation, and  Vigor: 5 seconds
  •  Fury,  Might, and  Swiftness: 10 seconds

Warrior

•  Winds of Disenchantment: This skill is no longer channeled. Instead it drops a stationary spell area that lasts for 5 seconds with a 1-second pulse interval.
•  Break Enchantments: Reduced the numbers of boons removed from 4 to 2 in WvW only. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 15 seconds in WvW only. Increased power coefficient from 0.1 to 0.5 in WvW only.
•  Roaring Reveille: This trait no longer increases the maximum number of targets of warhorn skills.
• Warhorn Skills: Increased the maximum number of targets from 5 to 10 in PvE only.
•  Vigorous Shouts: Reduced healing coefficient from 1.0 to 0.64 in PvP only.
•  "To the Limit!": Reduced base heal from 7,735 to 6,575 in PvP only. Reduced endurance granted from 100 to 50 in PvP only.
•  Might Makes Right: Increased base heal from 64 to 85 in PvP and WvW.

Structured Player vs. Player

• Removed the Celestial Amulet from the PvP Build panel.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store

New Items and Promotions

• The new Herald of Aurene Outfit is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 700 gems.
• The new Herald of Aurene Appearance Package is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 2,000 gems.
• The new Herald of Aurene Cape is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 500 gems.
• The new Aurene Dye Kit containing six exclusive colors is now available in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store at a price of 1 dye for 125 gems, 5 for 500 gems, and 25 for 2,500 gems.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes

• Build: 109,006
• The "Champions" Looking For Group subcategory has been updated to form parties instead of squads in order to facilitate Dragon Response Missions.