Game updates/April 2021

April 2021 updates
Friday, 30 April 2021 Wednesday, 28 April 2021 Tuesday, 27 April 2021 Thursday, 15 April 2021 Wednesday, 14 April 2021 Thursday, 8 April 2021 Wednesday, 7 April 2021 Tuesday, 6 April 2021
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Update - April 30, 2021

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue that caused the rewards from the Dragonstorm world boss to be awarded in the Story Journal version of the fight.
• Fixed a server crash.
• Fixed an issue in the Dragonstorm encounter that could cause a destroyer to get stuck underground during the "Secure Prism Staging Areas" phase.

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Update - April 28, 2021

Bug Fix

• Fixed a server crash.

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Update 2 - April 27, 2021

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a server crash.
• Fixed an issue with the voice processing for Braham and Ryland in the Dragonstorm encounter.

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Update - April 27, 2021

Living World

New Release: Champions Chapter 4—Judgment

With their allies gathered and the future of the world hanging in the balance, the commander and Aurene must confront the twin Elder Dragons before their war consumes Tyria. Join with your friends to bring an end to the chaos in the final chapter of the Icebrood Saga finale.

• The final battle of the Icebrood Saga is here: Dragonstorm. Compete achievements, claim new rewards, and earn daily treasure in this instanced meta-event as you execute the plan to preserve the balance in the dragon cycle. Challenge the dragons in three ways:
  • Story: Complete the story quest of Champions to reach a story mission version of Dragonstorm, suitable for one player and up to four additional group members. As a story mission, it's an easier challenge but won't offer the meta-event reward chest on completion.
  • Public: Every two hours, an open-grouped version of Dragonstorm will be announced in the Eye of the North. Join the mission during this window to be grouped together with up to 80 like-minded players.
  • Private Squad: At any time, you can launch into Dragonstorm in a premade squad from the rally point in the Eye of the North. Assemble your friends and guildmates to show your strength as a team of up to 50 players!
• Unlock the final stage of the Dragon Slayer Mastery by progressing your Champions story to its climax and hearing the plan for dealing with the threat of the twin dragons.
  • With the fully trained Dragon Slayer Mastery, you'll be eligible for rare drops of Pristine Dragon's Eye crafting items when completing Dragonstorm.
• After completing all the story chapters of the Icebrood Saga, return to the Eye of the North to receive a small token of appreciation.
• Updated the entry text on Dragon Response Missions to clarify their group-size options.
• Fixed an issue that could prevent Canach from offering his postmission conversations in Caledon Forest's Dragon Response Mission.

World Polish

• Cursed Shore: Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the "Accompany Rakkan as he tests Merla's undead camouflage potion" event to stall.
• Fixed an issue that caused the Eye of the North's prompt for daily strike achievements to be out of sync with the daily strike.

General

• Added gutturals to the following player emotes: shiver, play dead, and stretch.

Items

• The Elegant Artificer's Backpack recipe has been restored.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store

New Items and Promotions

• The new Spellfire Torch Skin is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 600 gems.
• Two Black Lion Chest Keys can be claimed at no cost for one week only, in celebration of the conclusion of the Icebrood Saga. Limit one per account. This is not available for Play for Free accounts.
• For a limited time, the Frostfire Glider, Frostfire Outfit, and Frostfire Appearance Package are available on sale in the Style category of the Gem Store for 400, 560, and 1,600 gems respectively—a savings of 20%.
• For a limited time, the Grenth's Regalia Outfit, Daydreamer's Finery Outfit, and Timekeeper Outfit are available on sale in the Style category of the Gem Store for 560 gems each—a savings of 20%.

Black Lion Chest

• The Black Lion Chest has been updated to the Seraph Chest and can be previewed for a full list of its contents.
  • The Fine Black Lion Dye Canister—Red returns as the guaranteed item for the duration of the Seraph Chest.
  • The new Seraph Wings Backpack and Glider Combo is available as an uncommon drop for the duration of this chest.
  • The Mystic Smoking Pipe Warhorn Skin returns as an uncommon drop for the duration of this chest.
  • The Orchestral and Abaddon weapon collections are available for the duration of this chest.
  • Unused versions of the Glyph of the Watchknight and Glyph of Virtue are available as rare drops for the duration of this chest.
• The items available in exchange 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.
  • The exclusive Shimmering Aurora Cape and Glider Combo, Mini Branded Mounts Pack, Roaring Dragon Glider, Whale Spirit Glider, and Svanir Gauntlets are currently available.
  • The two bonus collections have been updated to a selection of armor skin sets and gathering tools, including but not limited to the Zodiac Light Armor Skin and the Mad Scientist's Harvesting Tool.

Improvements and Updates

• New skins have been added to the Guaranteed Wardrobe Unlock, Guaranteed Armor Unlock, and Guaranteed Weapon Unlock.
• New skins have been added to the Black Lion Exclusives Chest.

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Update - April 15, 2021

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a server crash.

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Update - April 14, 2021

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a server crash.

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Update - April 08, 2021

Bug Fix

• Super Adventure Box: Fixed a bug that allowed players to pick up and carry multiple oozes. This caused players to rapidly lose hearts and die repeatedly while in the Game Over room.

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Update - April 07, 2021

Bugs Fixes

• Super Adventure Box: Fixed a bug that caused ooze farmers in Zone 3 of World 1 or World 2 to refuse to accept an ooze if the player had already given an ooze to a farmer in Zone 2 without leaving the world.
• Fixed a bug that prevented challenge effects from being applied to some enemies in Dragon Response Missions.

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Update - April 6, 2021

Super Adventure Festival

Moto's world-renowned Super Adventure Box returns again when the Super Adventure Festival kicks off on April 6! Explore two worlds of excitement, peril, and educational entertainment to earn holographic weapons and a variety of loot. Travelers can visit the Adventure Box in Rata Sum—temporary portals have been placed in each major city to facilitate easy travel to the scenic hub of asuran culture!

• Festivities begin on April 6 at 9 a.m. PST (UTC-8)[sic] and continue until April 27 at noon PST (UTC-8)[sic].
• Complete the festival's meta-achievement, (Annual) Super Adventure Box Nostalgia, to earn the adorable new Super Ooze mini! Last year's reward, the Virtual Box helm, is now available from the Super Adventure Box Trader.
• A new weapon-set upgrade is now available! If you have added Kaiser Snake or Crimson Assassin weapons to your wardrobe by playing Super Adventure Box, speak with the festival rewards vendors to trade your hard-earned bauble bubbles for the ominously hued Crimson Vanquisher weapons!
• New ooze enemies are tucked away in each zone. Dig them up and carry them to an ooze farmer to earn baubles! A rotation of target zones has been added to the daily achievements—turning in an ooze in the target zone will earn you extra baubles once a day!
• New weekly achievements have been added to the Super Adventure Festival. Complete every zone in each world during a week to receive bonus loot!
• The Super Adventure Box Weekly Trader's inventory has been updated with a limited quantity of Amalgamated Draconic Lodestones each week during the festival.
• New Super Adventure Box themed guild decorations have been added! Guide your hall's visitors with the Box's helpful Super Pointing Hands!
• Improved responsiveness of the bouncy mushrooms and trampolines found throughout Super Adventure Box.
• A number of Super Adventure related bugs have been fixed to ensure a safe education for all heroes.

Living World

• Requirements to complete the Stretch Goals, "Jormag Rising" Mastery, "Steel and Fire" Mastery, and "No Quarter" Mastery achievements have been reduced.
• The following achievements have been moved from the Story Journal to the Rare Collections achievement category:
  • Dragon Slayer Weapon Collector
  • Azure Dragon Slayer Weapon Collector
  • Crimson Dragon Slayer Weapon Collector
  • Dragon Ice Infuser
  • Dragon Fire Infuser
  • Forger of Draconic Fire
  • Forger of Draconic Ice
  • Master of Draconic Fire
  • Master of Draconic Ice
  • Master of the Storms
  • Stormcaller Armaments Collector
  • Tengu Weapon Collector
  • Volcanic Stormcaller Armaments Collector

Items

• Newly created tier 1 Dragon Slayer weapons are now soulbound on use.

Profession Skills

Please see this forum post for more context behind these PvP balance changes: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/discussion/126021/4-6-pvp-balance/

Elementalist

•  Elemental Bastion: Increased heal scaling from 0.4125 to 0.55 in PvP only.

Guardian

•  Selfless Daring: Increased heal scaling from 0.6 to 0.9 in PvP only.

Necromancer

•  Sand Cascade: Reduced barrier attribute scaling from 1.0488 to 0.77 in PvP only.
•  Sand Flare: Reduced barrier attribute scaling from 0.75 to 0.45 in PvP only.
•  Desert Empowerment: Reduced barrier attribute scaling from 0.77 to 0.62 in PvP only.
•  Harbinger Shroud: Reduced barrier attribute scaling on detonation from 2.0 to 1.65 in PvP only.
•  Transfusion: Reduced pulse heal scaling from 0.1 to 0.08 in PvP only when the Scourge specialization is equipped.

Warrior

•  Call of Valor: Increased barrier attribute scaling from 0.5 to 0.82 in PvP only.

Structured Player vs. Player

• Removed the Mender Amulet from the PvP build panel.
• Removed the Marshal Amulet from the PvP build panel.
• Added the Sigil of Transference to the PvP build panel. In PvP, this sigil grants a 20% increase in outgoing healing effectiveness.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store

New Items and Promotions

• The new Dreamwalker Sword Skin is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 600 gems.
• The Super Box o' Fun returns for the Super Adventure Festival at no cost for two weeks only. Limit one per account.
• For a limited time, the Super Adventure Glider, Super Cloud Glider, and Super Holo-Copter Glider Combo are available on sale in the Style category of the Gem Store for 300, 375, and 525 gems, respectively—a savings of 25%.
• For a limited time, the Dreamwalker Scythe Staff Skin and Dreamwalker Dagger Skin are available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 600 gems each.
• For a limited time, the Super Adventure Pack returns to Gem Store. It's available in the Utility category for 600 gems.

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