Game updates/March 2021

March 2021 updates
Friday, 26 March 2021 Wednesday, 24 March 2021 Tuesday, 23 March 2021 Thursday, 11 March 2021 Wednesday, 10 March 2021 Tuesday, 9 March 2021
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Update - March 26, 2021

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a client crash.

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Update - March 24, 2021

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a server crash.
• Fixed an issue in which some skills had infinite range.
• Fixed an issue in which the Tundra Grimalkin warclaw skin's lip color was being affected by other dye channels.

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Late Notes - March 23, 2021

Living World

• The number of Prismatium Ingots required to craft the Fiery Dragon Slayer and Icy Dragon Slayer weapons has been reduced from 10 to 5.
• The Prismatium Ingot recipe has been updated to require 5 Prismaticite Crystals instead of 10.
• An alternative Prismatium Ingot recipe that uses more Prismaticite Crystals and fewer Orichalcum Ingots is available from the Olmakhan vendor in the Eye of the North.
• The Daily Dragon Responder achievement now rewards up to 10 Prismaticite Crystals instead of 6.

General

• Fixed an issue that prevented the search bar from displaying in the Customize window for legendary upgrades in nonlegendary gear.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed a bug that prevented Pepperseed from reappearing in Thunderhead Peaks.

Update - March 23, 2021

World Polish

• Added a vendor for items from previous April Fools' celebrations in Hooligan's Route in Lion's Arch.
• New cats, visible while under the effect of the Chatoyant Elixir or similar effects, have been added to each major city.

Profession Skills

Engineer

•  Throw Mine: Increased cooldown from 15 seconds to 30 seconds in WvW only.

Guardian

•  "Stand Your Ground!": Increased cooldown from 45 seconds to 60 seconds in PvP only.
•  Pure of Heart: Reduced heal scaling from 0.3 to 0.15 in PvP only.
•  Virtue of Resolve: Reduced heal scaling from 1.4 to 1.0 in PvP only.
•  Shield of Judgment: Reduced protection duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
•  Permeating Wrath: Reduced burning duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
•  Eternal Armory: Reduced burning duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
•  Sword of Justice: Reduced ammunition count from 3 to 2 in PvP only. Increased cooldown between skill uses from 1 second to 5 seconds in PvP only.

Necromancer

•  Flesh of the Master: Reduced minion health bonus from 50% to 25% in PvP only.
•  Death Nova: Reduced power coefficient from 0.6 to 0.45 in PvP only.

Revenant

•  Charged Mists: Reduced energy gain from 25 to 10 in PvP only.
•  Phase Traversal: Increased cooldown from 5 seconds to 12 seconds in PvP only.
•  Surge of the Mists: Increased cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP only.
•  Infuse Light: Reduced duration of damage inversion effect from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
•  Energy Expulsion: Reduced knockback distance from 450 to 100 in PvP only.
•  Blinding Truths: This trait now has an internal cooldown of 10 seconds in PvP only.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store

New Items and Promotions

• The employees of the Black Lion Stables have traveled to the far corners of Tyria to make a whole new collection of mounts available to players. A new mount license is available in two varieties:
  • Lost Era Mount Adoption Licenses will allow players to claim a random mount skin from the Lost Era set and are available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 400 gems each.
  • Lost Era Mount Select Licenses will allow players to select a mount skin from the Lost Era set and are available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 1,200 gems each.
• For a limited time, the new Etherbound Weapon Collection is available from Black Lion Weapons Specialists for 1 Black Lion Claim Ticket per weapon. Tickets can be found in Black Lion Chests. Keys are available in the Utility category of the Gem Store for 125 gems each.
• For a limited time, the Etherbound Gauntlets, Etherbound Greaves, and Etherbound Pauldrons are available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 500 gems each.
• March daily sales continue! Today (Tuesday 3/23), enhance your mount stables with 30% off on the Mount Adoption and Mount Select Licenses for the Exotic Breeds, Istani Isles, and New Horizons sets.

Black Lion Chest

• The Black Lion Chest has been updated to the Mystic Spring Chest and can be previewed for a full list of its contents.
  • Gnashblade's Exotic Weapon Grab Bag returns as the guaranteed item for the duration of the Mystic Spring Chest.
  • The new Mystic Smoking Pipe Warhorn Skin is available as an uncommon drop for the duration of this chest.
  • The Seven Reapers Pauldrons return as an uncommon drop for the duration of this chest.
  • The Desert King and Mordrem weapon collections are available for the duration of this chest.
  • Unused versions of the Glyph of Alchemy and Glyph of Overload 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 redeeming them at any of the Black Lion Chest Merchants located in every major city.
  • The exclusive Vermilion Blaze Greatsword, Elemental Sword, Hounds of Balthazar Mail Carrier, and Fallen Balthazar Package are currently available.
  • The bonus collection has been updated to a selection of town clothes outfits including but not limited to the Casual Hoodie Clothing Outfit, Layered Vest Clothing Outfit, and Cherry Blossom Clothing Outfit.

Bug Fixes

• Reduced the volume on the Eternal Mandala Glider's deployment sound effect.

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• Festival Rewards Vendors in Hooligan's Route have been renamed.
• The Corrupted Ice Wall in the Dragon Response Mission: Caledon Forest is now affected by critical hits and conditions.

Update - March 11, 2021

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed a bug that prevented the health of the Frost Colossus in the Caledon Forest Dragon Response Mission from properly scaling with the number of players.
• Fixed a bug that made players eligible for the Friendly Fire achievement under incorrect circumstances.
• Fixed the music that plays during the fight against the Destroyer of the Last King.
• Fixed a bug that prevented daily achievements from completing in the Lake Doric and Snowden Drifts Dragon Response Missions.
• The Tengu Supporter: Tier 5 reward now properly awards a Tengu Supply Box.

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Update - March 10, 2021

Bug Fix:

• Fixed a bug that prevented the Dragon Response Expert achievement from progressing.

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Update 2 - March 09, 2021

Bug Fix:

• Corrected the number of achievement points awarded by the Rallying the Tengu achievement from 5 to 0.

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Update - March 9, 2021

Living World

New Release: Champions Chapter 3—Balance

As the machinations of Jormag come to light, Dragon's Watch enters a war on two fronts. In the third chapter of the Icebrood Saga's finale, join your allies and seek out a way to end the conflict.

• Three new Dragon Response Missions are now available. Note that these missions will contain spoilers for the Champions story if you play them before they occur in your story journal.
• Driven from their homes in Drizzlewood and beset anew by the Icebrood, some tribes of the secretive tengu have taken up arms to join your cause. Meet with the tengu representatives in the Eye of the North, and join them on the battlefield in Dragon Response Missions. Complete daily achievements on their behalf to aid their efforts and earn rewards. As the world completes tiers of progress, everyone who helped will earn extra rewards from their representative.
• Additionally, Efram's Flame Legion has joined the fight, spurred by attacks in Fireheart Rise. Look for their support in Dragon Response Missions!
• New daily achievements for the new set of Dragon Response Missions have been added to the rotation. When entering the missions through the Eye of the North's asura gate, you'll now see a prompt for quick access to uncompleted response-mission dailies.
• Fixed a bug that prevented the story mission state from displaying in private Dragon Response Missions.
• Updated the direction players face after using emergency pact waypoints in Dragon Response Missions to prevent players from facing odd angles.
• Updated unclear instructions regarding braziers in the Snowden Drifts Response Mission's opening event.
• Fixed a bug that caused Alkar's Alchemical Acid to grant more special action skill charges than intended.

General

• The Mystic Forge refill button will automatically become enabled once Zommoros finishes the forging process—players will no longer need to accept his reward.

Profession Skills

Engineer

•  A.E.D.: Fixed a bug that prevented this skill's Superspeed skill fact from the trait Speed of Synergy from displaying when the Gadgeteer trait was also active.
•  Rocket Boots: Fixed an issue that prevented the underwater version of this skill from granting Superspeed when traited with Gadgeteer.
•  Power Wrench: Fixed a bug in which this trait erroneously displayed increased damage for the Tool Kit autoattack.

Guardian

•  Tome of Courage: Fixed a bug that caused this skill to grant a stack of stability from the Indominable Courage [sic] trait even when the trait was not equipped.

Necromancer

•  Insidious Disruption: Fixed a bug that allowed this trait to apply torment to the necromancer.
•  Signet of Undeath: Fixed a bug that caused this skill to have a different recharge duration while players were underwater.

Warrior

•  Charge: Fixed a bug that caused this skill to grant fury when the Roaring Reveille trait was not equipped.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store

New Items and Promotions

• To celebrate the latest Icebrood Saga release, a FREE Experience Booster and Item Booster are available in the Utility category of the Gem Store for a limited time.
• The new Volcanic Throne is available in the Toys category of the Gem Store for 600 gems.
• March sales continue. Today, a huge selection of "wing" backpacks is available on sale in the Style category of the Gem Store, with a savings of 35%. Check back each day in March for a new sale or promotion.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue in which the Glyph of the Scavenger was not triggering properly when players gathered from harvesting nodes.
• Fixed an issue with some of the visual effects of the Eternal Mandala Glider. The effects are now centered on the player rather than behind the glider.

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• Fixed a bug where using a signet with  Perfect Inscriptions traited would remove all the other stacks of that signet effect.