Game updates/April 2018

April 2018 updates
Thursday, 26 April 2018 Tuesday, 24 April 2018 Thursday, 12 April 2018 Tuesday, 10 April 2018
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Update - April 26, 2018

Bug Fix

• Fixed a minor bug with the Gem Store.

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Late Notes - April 24, 2018

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused the Glyph of Bounty effect to extend its duration instead of replacing itself after repeated gathering.

Update 2 - April 24, 2018

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug in which stacking speed-decreasing effects greatly increased their intensity.

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Update - April 24, 2018

Living World

Peacemakers report a greatly diminished presence of Awakened forces in asuran territories. The Arcane Council nonetheless urges travelers to exercise caution until any remaining malevolent undead are proven to be entirely eradicated.

World Polish

• Fixed a bug in which the main level of the Divinity's Reach map appeared darker than it should be.
• Fixed a bug that prevented map-completion information from displaying when hovering over the Lion's Arch map name on the world map.
• The Dark Library: Fixed two Caches of Sunspear Wisdom that were blocked by the curtain wall.
• Divinity's Reach: Entering the Salma District will no longer scale the player's level down to 15.
• Dredgehaunt Cliffs: The woodpiles outside Travelen's Steading can now be used to feed the lodge's hearth.
• Caledon Forest: Turret safety protocols have been disabled in Spekk's Lab, allowing them to target and attack players that get too close. Go forth and build your Bolt!
• Lion's Arch: Removed an errant karka hatchling that wasn't part of the Lion's Arch Exterminator achievement.
• Timberline Falls: Fixed a possible stall in the Mighty Oouo event chain.
• Fixed a bug that prevented summoned Awakened mummies from disappearing when their summoner was defeated.
• Sarettokk in Lion's Arch will now sell questionably sourced Phasic Distortion Readers and Ley-Infused Lodestones to players who have completed the related events.

General

• Homegrown Lentils now have a visible name when they're ready to be harvested.
• The weaponsmith recipe for the item Mordant Edge now creates an item with the correct name (instead of Mordant Sword).
• Items obtained from bounty targets in the Raise the Banners collections will now drop for any character using an account that needs the item for one of the collections.
• Players can once again make progress for the You've Got the Moves achievement in Belcher's Bluff.

Fractals

• Fractal avengers and fractal vindicators will no longer spawn during the capture-point phase of the Ensolyss encounter in the Nightmare fractal.

Raids

Salvation Pass

• Narella's fire tornados will now be properly removed when the event completes.
• The cinematic will now only play when the players fail the bandit camp encounter.
• Zane will no longer attempt to teleport to players who are falling or gliding.
• Players will now be defeated when the bandit camp encounter fails in order to properly reset their cooldowns.

Bastion of the Penitent

• Projectiles from demonic tears in the final encounter can no longer be blocked on normal mode to make them consistent with their behavior in the Challenge Mote.

Personal Story

• Beast of War: Fixed a bug in which only instance owners received the rewards for defeating the Warbeast.
• Enemy of My Enemy: Players with no active story objective who find themselves stuck on the "Bringing Out the Archon" chapter can now reenter the Desolation to advance to the next chapter.

Profession Skills

Mesmer

• Underwater mesmer clones now wear aquatic headgear that match what their summoner is wearing.
•  Signet of the Ether: This skill now reduces the recharge of phantasm skills by 50% rather than 100% in PvP and WvW.

World vs. World

• Alpine Borderlands: Adjusted some of the out-of-bounds areas.

BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE

New Items and Promotions

• A new Primeval Dervish Outfit is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 700 gems.
• A new Suntouched Scythe Staff Skin is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 600 gems.
• The Black Lion Garden Plot Deed has returned for a limited time in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 1,000 gems.
• The Black Lion Hunters Contract has returned for a limited time in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 1,200 gems.
• An additional Exclusive Dyes sorting category has been added to By Set sorting for dyes in the Hero panel. All Gem Store exclusive dyes have been moved to this category to provide better clarity and easier sorting.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a portrait issue that appeared on the Mini Silver Griffon Hatchling and Mini Gold Griffon Hatchling.

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• At least 5 new achievements in the Current Events category.
• Re-enabled the following: if you are on the Skimmer mount and waypoint to an underwater waypoint, then you will float to the surface. This feature was disabled several months ago.

Update - April 12, 2018

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a crash when previewing gathering tools.
• Fixed an issue with some effects not displaying properly in the preview window.

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Update 2 - April 10, 2018

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a client crash.
• Fixed an issue in which the Chop-It-All Logging Axe applied an unintended enhancement when gathering.

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Late Notes - April 10, 2018

Raids

• Improved the hit detection for large orbs in the final encounter in Hall of Chains.

Bug Fixes

• New Super Adventure Box race music was not playing properly, so we took the cartridge out, blew on it, and put it back in. Enjoy the new tune as Moto intended!

Update - April 10, 2018

World Polish

• The Desolation: Fixed a bug in the "Follow Redeemer Kossan on his patrol" event that caused some of the enemies to remain hidden and prevented event completion.
• The Desolation: Using a jackal to pounce on tormented remnant dust devils and exhausted jackal runeforgers will now correctly contribute to helping Drojkor control jackals.
• Diessa Plateau: Fixed a bug in the "Defeat the Legendary Tigers" event that caused Champawat to flee but never complete the event.
• Domain of Istan: Daily Domain of Istan is now displayed as the default daily achievement category for this map.
• Domain of Istan: The Daily Domain of Istan Hidden Stash Hunter achievement is now progressed after looting a chest instead of when opening it.
• Queensdale: Stolen feed can no longer be recovered if your inventory is full.
• Sandswept Isles: Players who are downed or defeated after registering for the skimmer race no longer lose access to the Geyser Boost skill.
• Sandswept Isles: Fixed a bug that could prevent players from earning the Three Golem Monte achievement, even after completing five perfect rounds.
• Snowden Drifts: Mounts have been disabled in King Jalis's refuge.
• Tangled Depths: Fixed the malfunctioning holographic projectors required for the Lore Untangler achievement.

General

• Fixed a bug in the Crab Toss activity that allowed players to prevent point gains by throwing the crab out of bounds.

Profession Skills

Mesmer

•  Shatter Storm: Fixed a bug with this trait that allowed repeated use of Mind Wrack in conjunction with Continuum Split.

Fractals

• Fixed a bug in the Volcanic fractal by giving the flaming boulders of death their mojo back.

Raids

• Assaulter's and Malicious stat-selectable items have been updated to include Bringer's stat combinations.
• Defender's and Healer's stat-selectable items have been updated to include Giver's stat combinations.

Items

• Reduced the audio volume of some miniatures.
• Fixed a bug that allowed the Bench of the Final Judge to be used in combat.
• Sound effects have been added to the gizmos awarded to winners of PvP automated tournaments.

Glyphs

• Gathering tool skins have been added to the account wardrobe. These skins can now be applied to gathering tools using transmutation charges.
• Gathering tools can now be equipped with glyphs. Glyphs are a new type of upgrade that give your gathering tools additional beneficial properties when gathering, and they can be freely moved between tools without using an upgrade extractor.
• If your account has been upgraded with a Guild Wars 2™ expansion or core game purchase, we've sent you an in-game mail with further information on glyphs. Detailed information can be found on the Guild Wars 2 blog at guildwars2.com.

Structured Player vs. Player

• The trebuchets in the PvP lobby have been switched to the same control format as the trebuchets in the Battle of Kyhlo.

World vs. World

• WvW Reward Track Enrichment has been added to the WvW laurel vendors. The enrichment gives a 5% bonus to reward track progress.
• WXP Enrichment has been added to the WvW laurel vendors. The enrichment gives a 10% bonus to world experience.

BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE

New Items and Promotions

• The new Shifting Sand Mining Pick is available in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 1,000 gems.
• For a limited time, the new set of Inquest Mark II weapon skins is available from Black Lion Weapons Specialists for one Black Lion Claim Ticket. Black Lion Chest Keys are available in the Utility category of the Gem Store for 125 gems each.
• For a limited time, the Super Adventure Logging Bear and Consortium Harvesting Sickle return to the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 1,000 gems each.
• For a limited time, the Unbreakable Gathering Tools pack is 25% off in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store at a price of 1,800 gems.
• A new Black Lion Glyph Selection Container with a choice of glyph is available at no cost for two weeks only. Limit one per account. Only available to Core, Heart of Thorns™, or Path of Fire™ accounts.

Glyphs

• With the addition of glyphs, gathering tools that already have bonus properties can be traded for new versions that convert their bonuses to glyph at the Black Lion Exchange Specialist located in the Trader's Forum in Lion's Arch. Glyphs can be obtained from the Black Lion Chests in the Rare category, or as part of a bundle with certain unlimited-use gathering tools.
• Gathering merchants have been added to each major city, the Royal Terrace, the Havoc's Heir, Noble's Folly, the Lava Lounge, the Mistlock Sanctuary, and the Lily of the Elon. These merchants sell enhanced gathering tools that duplicate the bonus effects of glyphs but have limited charges and no glyph slots.
• The Black Lion Trader in Lion's Arch has been replaced with the Black Lion Exchange Specialist. In addition to trading clothing tonics for outfits, Black Lion Exchange Specialists can exchange the Watchwork Mining Pick, the Lucky Dog Harvesting Tool, and Infinite Unbound Magic Gathering Tools for updated versions that convert each tool's bonus gathering rewards property into a glyph.
• Black Lion Exchange Specialists have been added to each major city, the Royal Terrace, the Havoc's Heir, Noble's Folly, the Lava Lounge, the Mistlock Sanctuary, and the Lily of the Elon.
• Black Lion Chest Merchants have been added to the Royal Terrace, the Havoc's Heir, Noble's Folly, the Lava Lounge, the Mistlock Sanctuary, and the Lily of the Elon.

Black Lion Chest

• The Black Lion Chest has been updated to the Mysterious Etchings Chest and can be previewed for a full list of its contents.
  • The new Mini Red Griffon Hatchling has been added as the new guaranteed item. Use the Mystic Forge to unlock the whole family of griffon hatchlings.
  • The new Celestial Compass Skin is available as an uncommon drop for the duration of the Mysterious Etchings Chest.
  • The Mini Branded Mounts Pack remains available as an uncommon drop for the duration of the Mysterious Etchings Chest.
  • The Glittering Weapon Collection and Chaos Weapon Collection are available as uncommon and rare drops respectively for the duration of the Mysterious Etchings Chest.
  • Unused versions of the new Glyph of the Leatherworker, Glyph of the Tailor, Glyph of Industry, and Glyph of Flight are available as rare drops for the duration of the Mysterious Etchings Chest.
• The items available for Black Lion Statuettes have been updated. Black Lion Statuettes are redeemable by using the statuette itself or by redeeming one at any of the Black Lion Chest Merchants located in every major city.
  • A new selection of outfits has been made available.
  • The exclusive Wild Magic Backpack Glider Combo and the Hounds of Balthazar Mail Carrier have been added.
  • Additional items including the Daydreamer's Wings Backpack Set, the Butterfly Wings Backpack Set, the Glittering Backpack Set, the God-Slayer Bow Package, the Shield of the Goddess, and the Trained Choya Hammer Skin have been added.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a client crash when previewing mail carriers.
• Fixed a nameplate issue with norn characters when using the Forged Glider.
• Fixed a possible graphics engine crash.

MAC CLIENT

• Changed the underlying file I/O mechanisms to improve asset load times on certain hardware.

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