2024-10-08 - October 8th Release Notes

Game Update Notes: October 8, 2024 10/08/2024—October 8 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 Fixed an issue that prevented the Is This a Scratching Post? achievement from updating properly. Fixed an issue that prevented jade bot workbench decorations from recognizing users who placed a workbench nearby and immediately attempted to interact with it. Description text has been added to the Thesis on Speed effect tooltip. The conjured doorway can now be summoned in Dry Top, the Silverwastes, Arborstone, Verdant Brink, and Lion's Arch Aerodrome. The "Keep the troll party from getting out of hand" events in Lowland Shore are no longer group events. The events' completion timers have been increased. Refined the criteria for the away-from-keyboard timer to prevent it from counting noncombat damage sources such as falling or self-inflicted damage as entering combat. Improved the precision with which decoration placement checks for valid decoration space near areas where no decorations are allowed, such as the waypoint in Hearth's Glow. Relic of Rivers: Reduced the alacrity duration from 2 seconds to 1 second and the regeneration duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only. Warclaw Mount Players are now able to dismount the warclaw in midair in all game modes. Fixed an issue that caused combat mounting to fail when autoattack was enabled. Updated the Feral Fury Mastery's text to indicate that only the Lance and Battle Maul (Engage) skills gain increased crowd control. Reduced Lance's knockdown time in PvE from a baseline of 2.5 seconds to 1.25 seconds. Updated Battle Maul (Engage)'s description to indicate its current functionality. This skill delivers a double strike to enemies within a radius of 180 and stuns them for 2 seconds, reduced from 3 seconds. Updated the skill facts for this skill. This skill is now affected by Feral Fury's control increase. Updated the skill's visual effect to help identify the different attack regions. Items The off-season Halloween vendor in Hooligan's Route now stocks a much larger assortment of Halloween items for players who wish to purchase items with candy corn after the event has ended, including recipes for homestead decorations. Added Wings of the Sunless and Endless Fractal Challenge Mote Tonics to Zotturrikk's shop inventory in Hooligan's Route in Lion's Arch. The birthday vendor in Lion's Arch will now also sell the Dragon Decade Spear Skin to players who have finished ten objectives in the Decade of the Dragons achievement, in addition to players who have completed the Birthday—Year 10 achievement. World vs. World General To reduce confusion, the Join Team button on the World Restructuring - BETA tab of the World vs. World panel is no longer displayed for players who are already on a team. Objectives will now remain contested and the "Repel the enemy attackers" event will restart if the objective's lord is dead when the event finishes. Profession Skills Below are changes to the balance preview notes we previously shared. You can see the original balance notes shared here. Engineer Mechanist Barrier Burst: Increased the might duration from 15 seconds to 20 seconds in PvE only. Mech Frame: Channeling Conduits: This trait now applies might instead of alacrity in WvW only. Guardian Solar Storm: This skill now deals reduced damage on subsequent hits to a target. Reduced the damage coefficient from 1.8 to 1.5 in PvE only. Mesmer Restorative Illusions: Reduced the healing power scaling from 0.46 to 0.3 in PvP only. Reduced the base healing with no clones from 360 to 219. Illusionary Inspiration: Reduced the outgoing healing increase from 15% to 10% in PvP only. Temporal Enchanter: Reduced the resistance duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP. Reduced the superspeed duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP and WvW. Journey: Reduced the base healing from 719 to 527 and reduced the regeneration duration from 4 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only. Signet of Inspiration: Increased the cooldown from 20 seconds to 30 seconds in PvP only. Mirage Split Surge: Reduced the might per hit from 2 to 1 in WvW only, and reduced the damage coefficient per hit from 0.45 to 0.36 in WvW only. Phantom Razor: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to daze when used by a clone. Necromancer Locust Swarm: This skill now grants swiftness to nearby allies in addition to its previous effects. Perforate: Increased the number of targets from 3 to 5. Extirpate: This skill no longer inflicts Extirpation in WvW and PvP. It will continue to apply Extirpation in PvE. Ritual of Life: Increased the revive percentage from 2% to 3.5% in PvE only. Transfusion: Increased the revive percentage when the scourge elite specialization is equipped from 1% to 2% in PvE only. Scourge Trail of Anguish: This skill now grants its initial boons to nearby allies in PvE only. Increased the cooldown from 20 seconds to 25 seconds in PvE only. Revenant Abyssal Raze: Fixed an issue that caused this skill to inflict torment for a longer duration than intended. Increased the torment duration from 4 seconds to 6 seconds in PvE only. Song of the Mists (Call of the Centaur): Reduced the base healing from 1920 to 1300 and reduced the healing power scaling from 1.0 to 0.5 in PvP only. Generous Abundance: Reduced the base healing when using a Legendary Centaur skill from 463 to 271 and reduced the base healing when using another legend skill from 197 to 152 in PvP only. Purifying Essence: Increased the cooldown from 5 seconds to 10 seconds in PvP only. Energy Expulsion: Increased the energy cost from 35 to 50 in PvP only. Natural Harmony: Reduced the healing power scaling from 1.75 to 1.0 in PvP only. Vindicator Balance in Discord: Reduced the base healing from 810 to 522 and reduced the regeneration duration from 6 seconds to 3 seconds in PvP only. Warrior Maiming Spear: Reduced the initial-hit damage coefficient from 1.2 to 1.1 in PvE only. Reduced the shock-wave damage coefficient from 1.2 to 0.75 in PvE only. Reduced the shock-wave damage bonus from 50% to 20% in PvE only. Spearmarshal's Support: Reduced the damage coefficient from 0.6 to 0.4 in PvE only. Harrier's Toss: This skill no longer evades and now applies vulnerability to enemies it hits. Defiant Stance: Increased the casting time by approximately 0.5 seconds. Balanced Stance: Increased the cooldown from 40 seconds to 50 seconds in PvP only Wild Throw: Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented certain on-hit traits such as Building Momentum or Sundering Burst from activating properly Spellbreaker Cull the Weak: Reduced the weakness duration from 3.5 seconds to 1.5 seconds when the spellbreaker elite specialization is equipped, in PvP only. Full Counter: Increased the cooldown from 12 seconds to 14 seconds in PvP only.

Bug Fix: Fixed an issue that prevented the Wayfinder's Versatile Table homestead decoration from being crafted. The fix will be applied after logging in with the character that originally learned the recipe. Late Note: Fixed an issue that prevented PvP league chests from giving the correct rewards.

Bug Fixes: Fixed an issue that prevented the Ancient Bell and Haunted Bell from being removable once placed in a homestead or guild hall. Fixed an issue that prevented the Decorated Casket and Eternal Flame homestead decorations from being visible in the crafting list after being unlocked.