User:Endrosz/2013 December

Update - December 10, 2013

New Features And Content

Crafting

• Armorsmith, Tailor, and Leatherworker can now be leveled to a rating of 500.

Changes to Rewards

• Ascended armor can now drop anywhere that ascended materials or other ascended items can be found.

Structured Player vs. Player

• Players can now earn gold while participating in PvP.

Profession Skills

We are introducing a new healing skill for each profession. These skills are locked in both PvE and PvP. They can be unlocked by purchasing them with 25 skill points. When a skill is unlocked on a character, it becomes unlocked in both PvE and PvP.

New Healing Skills

Elementalist

•  Arcane Brilliance—Arcane: Blast the area, hit foes with critical damage, and heal yourself. Healing effectiveness is increased for each target hit.

Engineer

•  A.E.D.—Gadget: Activate your A.E.D., enabling the system to heal you after a brief period of time. If you take lethal damage while A.E.D. is active, it disables and heals you for a large amount.
  •  Static Shock (Toolbelt): Use your A.E.D. to stun an enemy.

Guardian

•  Litany of Wrath—Meditation: Heal yourself. For a brief time, heal yourself based on a percentage of damage dealt to enemies.

Mesmer

•  Signet of the Ether
  • Signet Passive: Regenerate health based on the number of active illusions you control.
  • Signet Active: Heal yourself and recharge all phantasm skills.

Necromancer

•  Signet of Vampirism
  • Signet Passive: Heal when struck by a foe.
  • Signet Active: Heal yourself and mark a foe. Friendly players will siphon life from that enemy.

Ranger

•  Water Spirit—Spirit: Summon a water spirit that grants nearby allies a chance to heal when attacking.
  •  Aqua Surge: Heal yourself and cause your water spirit to heal nearby allies.

Thief

•  Skelk Venom—Venom: Heal yourself. Your next few attacks heal you.

Warrior

•  Defiant Stance—Stance: Heal yourself. Absorb all incoming damage for a period of time.