Game updates/September 2023

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Update 2 - September 28, 2023[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that caused the Stack of Badges of Honor item to grant fewer badges of honor than intended.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed players to repeatedly commune with certain places of power across Tyria while holding uncharged quartz crystals.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the notification icon for the Wizard's Vault from disappearing correctly after completing several special objectives.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 152,165

Update - September 28, 2023[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 152,137
  • No update notes were provided but appears to have fixed some changes from the previous update that were not applied to the live game.

Update - September 27, 2023[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from communing with the Searing Cauldron hero challenge in Iron Marches.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Kryptis rift events from being enabled upon weekly reset if that week’s chosen maps were opened before the Weekly Rift Hunting map rotation changed.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from earning progress toward the following achievements. Completing these achievements should now properly award progress toward the Master of the Rifts achievement:
    • Frostgorge Sound Rift Hunting
    • Ember Bay Rift Hunting
    • Iron Marches Rift Hunting
    • Verdant Brink Rift Hunting
    • Bitterfrost Frontier Rift Hunting
  • Fixed a camera rotation issue when placing guild decorations.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented spiral diving while using a griffon mount.
  • Fixed an issue that caused griffon mounts to lose momentum when entering an updraft.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 152,100

Update - September 26, 2023[edit]

World Polish[edit]

  • Reduced the amount of healing twisted mender enemies applied to their allies. It is now a flat value rather than a percentage of the target's maximum health.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause a mismatch between the Priority Strike rotation and related achievements at the Eye of the North asura gate during certain time frames.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players from joining party members who entered a home instance or Sun's Refuge via the asura gate in the Eye of the North.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause meta-event entries in the Eye of the North to be available for a longer period than expected.
  • Zizel and Galrath the Undying have been promoted to legendary rank.
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Kaineng Blackout meta-event in New Kaineng City to occasionally stall while players were capturing the breaker boxes.
  • Kryptis rifts have been reported in additional locations. Ember Bay, Frostgorge Sound, Iron Marches, Seitung Province, and Verdant Brink have been added to the Kryptis rift weekly rotation pool.
  • Additional achievements have been added for the new rift hunting locations.
Skywatch Archipelago[edit]
The Wizard's Tower[edit]
Amnytas[edit]

General[edit]

Skywatch Archipelago[edit]
  • "Protector of" achievement objective text has been updated to match the respective events. Additionally, if an event is part of an event chain, it will be listed as part of the objective.
Amyntas[edit]

Fractals[edit]

Silent Surf[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that caused all party members to be defeated when engaging the first boss in challenge mode.

Sunqua Peak[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the final boss to get stuck repeating an animation during the first phase of the encounter.

Shattered Observatory[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that could cause Artsariiv to be interrupted by damage after phase transitions at 66% and 33% health in challenge mode.

Personal Story[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that blocked sylvari players from completing the Hearts and Minds story step in Guild Wars 2: Heart of Thorns if they disconnected from the game or re-entered the instance after the Mordremoth fight.
  • Updated the requirements for progressing the Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure Fractal Push story achievement. Rather than successfully completing the final stage of the meta-event in Skywatch Archipelago, progress will be awarded for participating in any of the meta-events.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Second Hunter Kamilla from skipping certain dialogue steps for players who had already received the one-time gift of an uncommon Kryptis motivation.
  • Adjusted players' downed behavior in the Treachery story step in Guild Wars 2: Secrets of the Obscure to prevent issues during the cinematic.

Profession Skills[edit]

The goal of these changes is to address a number of builds that are overperforming in PvE. We'll keep a close eye on the impact of these changes and may make additional tuning adjustments as needed to bring any overperforming builds back in line before the next regular balance update.

General[edit]
  • Relic of Akeem.png Relic of Akeem: Reduced torment and confusion stacks from 3 to 2 in PvE only.
  • Relic of Fireworks.png Relic of Fireworks: Reduced the damage bonus from 10% to 7% in PvE and WvW.
  • Relic of Mabon.png Relic of Mabon: Fixed an issue that caused this relic to affect might stacks applied by the user instead of might stacks applied to the user. Reduced the internal cooldown from 3 seconds to 2 seconds.
Elementalist[edit]
  • Wildfire.png Wildfire: Reduced power coefficient from 0.66 to 0.44 in PvE only.
  • Elements of Rage.png Elements of Rage: Reduced the damage bonus from 10% to 7% in PvE only.
  • Weaver's Prowess.png Weaver's Prowess: Reduced the damage bonus from 10% to 5% in PvE only.
  • Empowering Auras.png Empowering Auras: Reduced the damage bonus per stack from 3% to 2% in PvE only.
  • Deploy Jade Sphere: Reduced power coefficient from 0.4 to 0.35 in PvE only.
Engineer[edit]
  • Poison Dart Volley.png Poison Dart Volley: Reduced poison duration from 9 seconds to 7 seconds in PvE only.
  • Blowtorch.png Blowtorch: Reduced burning stacks from 4 to 3 in PvE only.
  • Corona Burst.png Corona Burst: Reduced burning duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
  • Photon Blitz.png Photon Blitz: Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvE only.
Mesmer[edit]
  • Jagged Mind.png Jagged Mind: Reduced bleeding duration from 5 seconds to 4.5 seconds in PvE only.
Necromancer[edit]
  • Devouring Darkness.png Devouring Darkness: Reduced torment duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
  • Dhuumfire.png Dhuumfire: Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds when the scourge elite specialization is equipped in PvE only.
  • Sadistic Searing.png Sadistic Searing: Reduced burning from 2 stacks for 5 seconds to 1 stack for 4 seconds in PvE only.
  • Demonic Lore.png Demonic Lore: Reduced burning duration from 3 seconds to 1 second in PvE only.
  • Desert Shroud.png Desert Shroud: Reduced torment duration from 10 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
  • Sandstorm Shroud.png Sandstorm Shroud: Reduced torment duration from 10 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
  • Voracious Arc.png Voracious Arc: Reduced torment duration from 10 seconds to 7 seconds in PvE only.
Ranger[edit]
  • Furious Strength.png Furious Strength: Reduced the damage bonus from 15% to 10% in PvE only.
  • Neurotoxin Burst.png Neurotoxin Burst: Reduced bleeding stacks from 3 to 2 in PvE only. Reduced poison stacks from 5 to 2 in PvE only.
Revenant[edit]
  • Mist Swing.png Mist Swing: Reduced power coefficient from 1.0 to 0.7 in PvE only.
  • Mist Slash.png Mist Slash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.1 to 0.8 in PvE only.
  • Arcing Mists.png Arcing Mists: Reduced power coefficient from 1.3 to 1.2 in PvE only.
  • Mist Unleashed.png Mist Unleashed: Reduced power coefficient from 2.0 to 1.6 in PvE only.
  • Bloodbane Path.png Bloodbane Path: Reduced bleeding duration from 8 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only.
  • Sevenshot.png Sevenshot: Reduced torment duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in PvE only.
  • Elemental Blast.png Elemental Blast: Reduced burning from 3 stacks for 5 seconds to 2 stacks for 4 seconds in PvE only.
  • Leviathan Strength.png Leviathan Strength: Increased damage bonus from 10% to 15% in PvE only.
  • Forerunner of Death.png Forerunner of Death: Increased damage bonus from 15% to 25% in PvE only.
Thief[edit]
  • Malicious Shadowsquall.png Malicious Shadowsquall: Reduced bonus poison duration per stack of malice from 25% to 20% in PvE only.
  • Twilight Combo.png Twilight Combo: Reduced poison and torment duration from 8 seconds to 5 seconds in PvE only.
  • Strength of Shadows.png Strength of Shadows: Reduced torment damage bonus from 25% to 20% in PvE only.
Warrior[edit]
  • Fan of Fire.png Fan of Fire: Reduced burning duration from 5 seconds to 3 seconds in PvE only.
  • Flaming Flurry.png Flaming Flurry: Reduced burning duration from 5 seconds to 2.5 seconds in PvE only.
  • Scorched Earth.png Scorched Earth: Reduced burning duration from 4 seconds to 2.5 seconds in PvE only.
  • Flames of War (warrior skill).png Flames of War: Fixed an issue that caused this skill's pulses to inflict an additional stack of burning for 1 second in PvE.
  • Blood Reaction.png Blood Reaction: Increased the power to condition damage conversion from 10% to 15% in PvE only.

World vs. World[edit]

Improvements and Updates[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that caused duplicate daily WvW objectives to occasionally be displayed in the Wizard's Vault.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

Update - September 14, 2023[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 151,561

Update - September 13, 2023[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 151,501

Update 2 - September 12, 2023[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that could prevent the Going the Extra Mile achievement from being properly awarded.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented guardians under level 80 from using the axe auto-attack chain.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented interactions with relevant objects from granting progress toward the Tower Snoop achievement.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

Late Notes 2 - September 12, 2023[edit]

Black Lion Stolen Goods Recovery Event[edit]

  • There’s been a break-in at the Black Lion vaults! A band of skritt-led thieves absconded with some of the trading company’s goods, and Evon Gnashblade wants them brought to justice. At the very least, he wants some of the goods removed from their possession to teach them that vault-robbing is not a worthwhile pastime. Report to the vaults near the Trader’s Forum in Lion’s Arch to learn more.

Late Notes - September 12, 2023[edit]

World Polish[edit]

Amnytas[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented special action skills from being available during non-meta-events in the Bastion of the Celestial.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented vertical tentacles from displaying the correct portrait during the Defense of Amnytas meta-event.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the Kryptis visual environment effect from covering the entire map during the meta-event finale in Amnytas.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented The Sea of Clouds point of interest from unlocking properly in Amnytas.

Wizard's Tower[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that prevented some collection entries from displaying the correct icons for the Comrades in Arms collection.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented players who told Hortensia that they weren't ready to start the memorial during the Comrades in Arms collection from activating it on their current map instance.

General[edit]

Items[edit]

Profession Skills[edit]

Ranger[edit]

Untamed[edit]
  • Neurotoxin Burst.png Neurotoxin Burst: Reduced the bleeding and poison stacks from 3 to 2 and the duration of each from 8 seconds to 6 seconds in PvP only.
  • Solar Brilliance.png Solar Brilliance: Reduced the base heal per pulse from 298 to 170 in PvP only.

Update - September 12, 2023[edit]

Fractal Rush[edit]

The Fractal Rush bonus event is underway this week! To promote Tyria's hottest historical-simulation getaway, your friends at the Consortium are sweetening the deal with extra loot and achievements for just one week. You'll find Fractal Rush trophies in your favorite fractals' final reward chests at any difficulty level; these will automatically progress the Fractal Rush Champion achievement. Complete Fractal Rush Champion tiers to earn various useful items and currencies for your fractal journey!

To get started, speak with Assistant Subdirector Rannu in Lion's Arch to learn more about the event. Fractal Rush will be available for one week and end on September 19.

World Polish[edit]

Skywatch Archipelago[edit]

  • Added more traversal options between western Skyward Marches and Shattered Atoll, Droknar's Light, and Jade Mech Habitation Zone 03.
  • The timer duration before players are removed from the area after completing the Unlocking the Wizard's Tower meta-event has been increased from five minutes to ten minutes to allow more time for listening to optional conversations, reading books, and looting chests.
  • Fixed an issue that allowed Alchemist Briella to enter a conversation from an unintended location.
  • Fixed an issue that caused Alchemist Briella's dialogue to be displayed throughout the entire map.

Amnytas[edit]

General[edit]

  • Updated an Extra Life pet to display the correct species model.
  • Gortho, Son of Mailk[sic], will now offer to sell the player bird whistles for skyscale collection progress if none of his related events are active in Iron Marches.
  • Improved enemy placements in Skywatch Archipelago, Wizard's Tower, and Amnytas.
  • Added one new achievement to Skywatch Archipelago.
  • Fixed an issue that prevented Dadga[sic]'s initial dialogue from playing for the Sorrow's Lost collection.
  • Added new conversations to Dadga[sic] in the Wizard's Tower.
  • Added new hints for the Sorrow's Lost collection.

General[edit]

  • New Expand All and Collapse All recipe group options have been added to the Search Filters menu in the crafting interface.
  • Fixed crashes related to the improved crafting functionality and re-enabled the following changes:
    • The crafting interface has been revamped to better serve its intended purpose as a library of crafting recipes.
      • The category menu now includes an All Professions category, which is selected by default and will display all the recipes currently available to your character, regardless of their active crafting discipline. Selecting one of the nine disciplines from the menu will filter the results to only display recipes from that discipline.
      • Selecting one of the nine disciplines from the menu will filter the results to only display recipes from that discipline. The menu will show which disciplines are currently active.
    • Two new options are available from the menu that appears when right-clicking any material that can be used in a crafting recipe.
      • The Open Crafting Preview with Item option will open the Crafting tab in your Hero panel.
      • The Open Crafting Station with Item option is available when you are near a crafting station, and it will open the station's crafting interface.
      • Both options will display recipes that require the item. For example, when right-clicking mithril ingots in your inventory and selecting one of the new options, the available crafting recipes will be automatically filtered to those requiring mithril ingots as an ingredient.
        • The options will not display crafting recipes that are unavailable at your current crafting level or that you have not learned.

Dungeons[edit]

Personal Story[edit]

Items[edit]

  • Updated the individual legendary starter kit icons to more accurately depict their corresponding legendary weapons.
  • Updated the generic legendary starter kit selection box icon.
  • Gifts of Fortune can no longer be salvaged to recover base materials.

Profession Skills[edit]

General[edit]

  • Relic of the Afflicted.png Relic of the Afflicted: Reduced the damage coefficient from 1 to 0.3 in WvW only. Reduced the number of stacks of bleeding and poison from 2 to 1 in WvW only.
  • Relic of Antitoxin.png Relic of Antitoxin: Increased the internal cooldown from 5 seconds to 10 seconds.

Guardian[edit]

Firebrand[edit]
  • Overwhelming Celerity.png Overwhelming Celerity: Fixed an issue that prevented quickness from being displayed in the skill fact in PvE.

Mesmer[edit]

  • Axes of Symmetry.png Axes of Symmetry: Fixed an issue that prevented this skill from functioning properly with axe-shield clones.

Ranger[edit]

  • Serpent's Strike.png Serpent Strike[sic]: Reduced the damage coefficient from 1.5 to 1.2 in PvP and WvW.
Soulbeast[edit]
  • Maul (porcine).png Maul (Porcine): Reduced the damage coefficient per strike from 1.1 to 0.775 in PvP and WvW.
  • Prelude Lash.png Prelude Lash: This skill no longer immobilizes in PvP only.
  • One Wolf Pack.png One Wolf Pack: Increased the strike interval from 0.25 seconds to 0.5 seconds in PvP only. Reduced the damage coefficient from 0.63 to 0.5 in PvP only.

Warrior[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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