Game updates/March 2020

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Late Notes - March 31, 2020[edit]

World Polish[edit]

Update - March 31, 2020[edit]

World Polish[edit]

General[edit]

Mounts[edit]

  • Mount movement abilities are now displayed on the skill bar while players are mounted.

Fractals[edit]

Nightmare[edit]

Items[edit]

Profession Skills[edit]

General[edit]

  • Taunt will convert to 3 seconds of stability instead of 2 seconds of resistance.

Engineer[edit]

  • Purity of Purpose.png Purity of Purpose: Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from affecting taunt.
  • Reactive Lenses.png Reactive Lenses: The description of this trait has been updated for accuracy.
  • Flame Blast.png Flame Blast: This skill is now considered an explosion for the purposes of traits.
  • Electro-whirl.png Electro-whirl: This skill is now considered an explosion for the purposes of traits.

Ranger[edit]

  • Whirling Defense.png Whirling Defense: Updated the description of this skill. Increased the number of targets from 3 to 5.

Revenant[edit]

  • Coalescence of Ruin.png Coalescence of Ruin: This skill is now ground-targeted and the attacks from it are timed further apart to allow better telegraphing.

Thief[edit]

  • Signet of Malice.png Signet of Malice: Fixed a display bug that prevented the tooltip from reflecting the thief's healing power.

Warrior[edit]

  • Banners: Fixed a bug that caused banners to combo twice.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store[edit]

New Items and Promotions[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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Game update - March 19, 2020[edit]

Bug Fixes:[edit]

  • Fixed a bug that prevented some of Aurene's animations from fully displaying in Eye of the North.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause Aurene to be invisible during story scenes in Eye of the North.
  • To guide players in unlocking Living World Season 1 missions, the Message in Eye of the North will now display a target Visions of the Past achievement when players interact with it.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented currency from the Steel Warband Weapon Box from being granted when chosen inside the Forging Steel mission instance.
  • Fixed a server crash.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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Game update - March 18, 2020[edit]

Bug Fixes:[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that stalled a boss fight in Darkrime Delves.
  • Fixed a bug that allowed only one player per instance to receive credit for challenge achievements in the Forging Steel mission.
  • Revenant:
    • General: Fixed a bug that allowed some items to trigger revenant traits.
  • Elementalist:
    • Obsidian Flesh.png Obsidian Flesh: Fixed a bug that allowed this skill to go on interrupt cooldown instead of its full cooldown.
  • Fixed the positioning of the Dreamwalker Wings Backpack on charr, asura, and sylvari characters.
  • Fixed an issue with the Runic Slayer Helm that occurred on some race/gender combinations.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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Update 2 - March 17, 2020[edit]

Bug Fix[edit]

  • Fixed a bug that could cause a client disconnection in the Darkrime Delves story instance.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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Late Notes - March 17, 2020[edit]

General[edit]

Update - March 17, 2020[edit]

New Location: Eye of the North[edit]

Heed Aurene's call to the Eye of the North. As your allies gather to the north, you can visit new merchants, unlock services, and access any Strike Mission through the Eye's asura gate. Complete "Visions of the Past: Steel and Fire" to explore the secrets of the Scrying Pool and peer into past events! This content is available to any level-80 character with Path of Fire™.

New Release: Steel and Fire[edit]

Play with friends or meet new Tyrians and venture into the past to fight alongside Ryland Steelcatcher's elite warband as a fresh recruit in the "Forging Steel" group mission. Then play as Ryland himself as he follows Bangar into the Darkrime Delves. Things take an unexpected turn when he runs into none other than Almorra Soulkeeper.

Once you've completed the story, inspect a mysterious message in the Eye of the North to begin a journey to master the Scrying Pool and experience a selection of Season 1 stories once again:

New Legendary Trinkets[edit]

  • The legendary amulet Transcendence is now available and can be crafted in the Mystic Forge using various legendary crafting components. Two components can be earned through PvP achievements.
  • The legendary ring Conflux is now available and can be crafted in the Mystic Forge using various legendary crafting components. Two components can be earned through WvW achievements.

Strike Missions[edit]

  • Added a universal strike access portal in Eye of the North, from which any of the current Strike Missions can be launched.
  • One strike per day is now promoted as a Priority Strike, with its public version available from the Eye of the North and a daily achievement that rewards the new Prophet Crystal currency.
  • Added Prophet Shards as a reward from all strikes. Prophet Shards and Crystals can be traded with vendors in the Eye of the North for powerful rewards.

World Polish[edit]

General[edit]

  • Added map materials to the bottom of the Inventory panel on Living World maps.
  • Added raid currencies to the bottom of the Inventory panel in the Lion's Arch Aerodrome.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented karma from updating at the bottom of the Inventory panel on some maps.

Profession Skills[edit]

Elementalist[edit]

  • Obsidian Flesh.png Obsidian Flesh: This skill is now a channeled skill that makes the elementalist invulnerable while it's channeled.
  • Twist of Fate.png Twist of Fate: Fixed a bug that allowed this skill to be interrupted at its very beginning.
  • Elemental Polyphony.png Elemental Polyphony: Fixed a bug that caused this trait to grant toughness when double-attuned to earth instead of the intended vitality.
  • Transcendent Tempest (effect).png Transcendent Tempest: Fixed a bug that caused this trait to reduce Singularity delay by 25% instead of the listed 33%.
  • Summoned Elementals: Fixed a bug that caused elementals to be killed prematurely when using certain skills that lock the skill bar.

Engineer[edit]

  • Alchemical Tinctures.png Compounding Chemicals: Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from granting 75 concentration in PvP & WvW.

Guardian[edit]

  • Hunter's Ward.png Hunter's Ward: The final visual effect of this skill has been toned down and rescaled to better reflect its area of impact.

Necromancer[edit]

  • Corrupt Boon.png Corrupt Boon: Fixed the tooltip of this skill to display its 15-second ammunition recharge instead of 18 seconds.
  • Eternal Life.png Eternal Life: Fixed a bug that prevented this trait from granting protection when using Desert Shroud.

Ranger[edit]

Revenant[edit]

  • Facet of Chaos.png Facet of Chaos: Fixed a bug that prevented this skill from receiving the intended cooldown reduction from 45 seconds to 35 seconds in PvP and WvW.

Thief[edit]

  • Assassin's Signet.png Assassin's Signet: Fixed a bug that caused this signet to grant its old bonus damage increase in addition to the bonus power.

Warrior[edit]

  • Thick Skin.png Thick Skin: This trait now grants a 5% damage reduction instead of up to 180 toughness.
  • Hardened Armor.png Hardened Armor: This trait now causes retaliation to grant a 10% damage reduction instead of up to 150 toughness.
  • Breaching Strike.png Breaching Strike: Fixed a bug that caused this skill to do more damage than expected in PvP and WvW.
  • Eviscerate.png Eviscerate: Fixed a bug that caused the spellbreaker version of this skill to do more damage than expected in PvP and WvW.
  • Arcing Slice.png Arcing Slice: Fixed a bug that caused the spellbreaker version of this skill to do more damage than expected in PvP and WvW.
  • Skull Crack.png Skull Crack: Fixed a bug that caused the spellbreaker version of this skill to do more damage than expected in PvP and WvW.
  • Kill Shot.png Kill Shot: Fixed a bug that caused the spellbreaker version of this skill to do more damage than expected in PvP and WvW.

Structured Player vs. Player[edit]

  • Auric Span: Fixed a bug that prevented the overtime damage field from being removed at the start of the next round.
  • Superior Rune of Speed.png Rune of Speed (PvP): Fixed a bug that caused the 6-piece bonus to not function correctly.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store[edit]

New Items and Promotions[edit]

Black Lion Chest[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed a bug in which activating the Boxing Gloves costume brawl toy from the Novelties section of the Equipment tab would not properly transform the character to be wearing a boxer costume.
  • Fixed a bug that caused dark patches to appear at the knees of asura characters wearing the Starborn Outfit.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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  • Obsidian Flesh.png Obsidian Flesh: This skill's invulnerability duration now lasts 3 seconds in all game modes.
  • Spotter's Shot.png Spotter's Shot: Fixed a bug with the immobilize duration in PvP and WvW.
  • Auric Span was removed from 2v2 ranked PvP.

External links[edit]

Game update - March 04, 2020[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

Guardian[edit]

  • Echo of Truth.png Echo of Truth (Mantra of Truth): Reduced condition durations from 2 seconds to 1 second in PvP only.
  • Voice of Truth.png Voice of Truth (Mantra of Truth): Reduced vulnerability, weakness, and blind durations from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvP only.
  • Writ of Persistence.png Writ of Persistence: Reduced healing coefficient from 0.04 to 0.01 in PvP only.
  • Protector's Restoration.png Protector's Restoration: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 30 seconds in PvP only.
  • Symbol of Vengeance.png Symbol of Vengeance: Increased cooldown from 8 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP only.
  • Blazing Edge.png Blazing Edge: Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 18 seconds in PvP only.
  • Chapter 2- Daring Challenge.png Chapter 2: Daring Challenge (Tome of Courage): Increased cooldown from 4 seconds to 10 seconds in PvP only.
  • Restoring Reprieve.png Restoring Reprieve (Mantra of Solace): Reduced base heal from 997 to 199 in PvP and WvW. Reduced healing coefficient from 0.25 to 0.1 in PvP and WvW.
  • Rejuvenating Respite.png Rejuvenating Respite (Mantra of Solace): Increased base heal from 2,816 to 3,519 in PvP and WvW.

Necromancer[edit]

  • Signet of Undeath.png Signet of Undeath: Reduced passive life force gained per interval from 4% to 2% in PvP only.
  • Signet of Vampirism.png Signet of Vampirism: Reduced passive base heal when struck from 325 to 211 in PvP only.
  • Unholy Martyr.png Unholy Martyr: Reduced life force per condition consumed from 7% to 3% in PvP only.
  • Death's Carapace.png Death's Carapace: Reduced toughness per stack from 20 to 10 in PvP only.
  • Lich Form.png Lich Form: Reduced duration from 20 seconds to 10 seconds in PvP only.

Revenant[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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Game update - March 03, 2020[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that could cause player skills to be randomly placed on cooldown when maps were highly populated.
  • Ranger: Fixed a bug that prevented pets from returning to the ranger after the ranger dismounted.
  • Mac: Fixed a bug in which command-modifier keybinds became stuck.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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