Game Update Notes: February 11, 2025

02/11/2025—February 11 Release Notes Note to users of third-party programs: The game may not launch or work properly after we release a new build if you use a third-party program, due to possible incompatibilities. ArenaNet cannot offer support if a third-party modification breaks, interferes with, or prevents you from playing Guild Wars or Guild Wars 2. Our policy regarding third-party programs can be found here. General Added jade bot merchants, jade bot workbenches, charging stations, jade bot defensive protocols, and jade bot offensive protocols to all lounge passes. Effects provided by the protocols will remain limited to their intended game modes. Updated the mysterious gate in the Thousand Seas Pavilion to include fishing teleport locations in the Horn of Maguuma if the player owns the Secrets of the Obscure expansion and Janthir locations if the player owns the Janthir Wilds expansion. Profession Skills Below are changes to the balance preview notes we previously shared. You can see the original balance notes shared here: https://en-forum.guildwars2.com/topic/155265-february-11-balance-update-preview/ Guardian Dragonhunter Pure of Sight: Increased the minimum damage from 5% to 7% in PvE only. Heavy Light: Increased the damage modifier against disabled enemies from 15% to 20% and the damage modifier against defiant enemies from 10% to 15% in PvE only. Mesmer Stretched Time: This trait no longer causes Flow of Time to affect nearby allies. It now causes shattering to apply a boon to other nearby allies. This trait now applies might instead of alacrity in WvW only. Nomad's Endurance: This trait no longer grants additional condition damage. It now increases outgoing strike and condition damage when you have vigor. Ranger Untamed Multishot: Missiles from this skill can now only strike a target once with the trait Lead the Wind. Revenant Renegade All for One: Increased the damage bonus from 10% to 15% in PvE only. Increased the duration from 6 seconds to 8 seconds and increased the maximum duration from 15 seconds to 20 seconds. Warrior Daring Dragon: This trait no longer applies alacrity and now applies might and fury in WvW only.

Bug Fix: Water Globe: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to have an incorrect duration.

Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue that could cause NPCs to attack utility stations when placed.

Bug Fixes: Energy Expulsion: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to apply longer boon durations than intended in WvW. Bountiful Disillusionment: Fixed an issue that prevented Bladesong Harmony from triggering this trait. Mental Defense: Fixed an issue that caused this trait to always be active. Illusionary Defense: Fixed an issue that caused Bladesong Harmony to trigger this trait. Crashing Courage: Fixed an issue that sometimes caused this skill to have a shorter cooldown than intended in WvW. Fixed an issue that prevented a third player from sitting on the Street Noodles Chair. Fixed an issue that prevented mount skins and mount adoption licenses from being properly displayed in the Gem Store.