Game Update Notes: October 15, 2024

10/15/2024—Shadow of the Mad King Release Notes Release Notes: Halloween Once again, the gates of the Mad Realm have opened, and Kryta's most infamous monarch, Mad King Thorn, has returned to hold court in Lion's Arch! Loyal vassals of the king are strongly encouraged to enjoy the festivities: meet the denizens of the Mad Realm in events across Kryta; tour the Mad Realm itself in the Mad King's Labyrinth and the fearsome Clock Tower; compete with your fellow mortals in Lunatic Inquisition, Reaper's Rumble, and the Mad King's Raceway; attend to the king's whims in his notorious pastime of Mad King Says; or match wits and blades against royalty in Ascent to Madness. The Lion's Arch Captain's Council wishes to remind the populace that they are not affiliated with the Krytan monarchy and cannot guarantee the safety of any citizens who choose to dabble in dangerous realms, mad or otherwise. The (Annual) Halloween Rituals meta-achievement has been updated with a fashionable new reward, the Clawing Shadow Plate! Earn this spooky new armor piece by completing a variety of Halloween activities and show your allegiance to the Mad King's court with pride. Last year's meta reward, the Clawing Shadow Greaves, can now be purchased from Halloween vendors if you missed it. A new Candy Core weapon set is now available! You'll receive your choice of a weapon by progressing the (Annual) Halloween Rituals meta-achievement or the (Weekly) Halloween Festivities achievement. The Grim Machine weapon set is now available from the weekly Halloween vendors. Three new weapons are now available in the Courtly Weapon Chest, which is rarely found in trick-or-treat bags. They can also be purchased from Sparking Stone in Lion's Arch. An unsettling new Mini Pummel Spider has been added to Halloween vendors. Deft Lahar is visiting Lion's Arch for the festival and is offering a variety of handiwork recipes for homestead versions of your favorite Halloween decorations. New Halloween-themed decorations have been added: Haunted Bell, suitable for trick-or-treating in your guild hall or homestead Antique Bell, for a less spooky announcement of visitors to the guild hall or homestead Gargoyle Flame-Bearing Gargoyle Warclaw Rental Post The Wizard's Vault has been updated with special objectives for participating in Halloween activities. The Halloween vendor in Hooligan's Route now stocks a much larger variety of Halloween items for customers who find themselves with excess candy corn after the doors to the Mad Realm close for the year, including the recipes for homestead decorations. The (Annual) Raceway Regular achievement now receives additional progress for laps completed within the gold-medal time for their race. Checkpoints in the Mad King's Raceway have had their visual size increased to more consistently match their collision area. Many small bugs have been polished to ensure a more fun festival than ever for all visitors to the Mad Realm. The gates to the Mad Realm will be open for three weeks, from October 15 until November 5. Have a happy Halloween!

Bug Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented the Mad King Says Halloween event from starting on its normal schedule in Lion's Arch.

Bug Fixes: • Updated the Secrets of the Obscure Expedition Contract to correctly give the currencies for Skywatch Archipelago and Amnytas. • Clarified the requirement text for the Homestead Trick-or-Treating Halloween achievements. Be sure to visit each other’s homesteads to celebrate! • Fixed an issue that prevented mount races in the Mad King's Raceway from progressing time-trial achievements in their adventure version. • Elemental Refreshment: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to grant less barrier than intended in PvE. • Frozen Burst: Fixed an issue that could cause the blast finisher to occur at the wrong location. • Honorable Staff: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to grant more endurance than intended. • Cleansing Wave: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to have a longer cooldown than intended in WvW. • Mind the Gap: Reduced the damage multiplier from 1.54 to 1.4, and reduced the outer-edge multiplier from 20% to 10% in PvP only • Imaginary Inversion: Reduced the healing power scaling from 1.0 to 0.1. • Phantasmal Lancer: Reduced the phantasm damage coefficient from 0.6 to 0.4 in PvP only. Reduced the cripple duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds and the immobilize duration from 2 seconds to 1 second in PvP and WvW. • Abstraction: Increased the cooldown from 15 seconds to 18 seconds in PvP only. This skill no longer applies weakness. • Singularity Shot: Increased the cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds in PvP only. • Signet of Illusions: Reduced the cooldown from 60 seconds to 35 seconds in PvP only. Reduced the shatter recharge percentage from 100% to 50% in PvP only. • Continuum Split: Increased the cooldown from 105 seconds to 120 seconds in PvP only.