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    Home ยป Guild Wars 2 ยป Patch ยป GW2 Patch: Game Update Notes: December 1, 2020

    GW2 Patch: Game Update Notes: December 1, 2020

    By Jen1 December, 2020No Comments5 Mins Read News

    12/01/2020โ€”December 1 Release Notes

    Living World

    • Fixed an issue that caused objective markers to appear outside of the target map when players were in a different map during some sections of the Championsโ€”Chapter 1: Truce story.

    General

    • Added a checkbox to the General Options tab of the Options panel to disable the Compact button in the Inventory panel.
    • Added additional map currencies to the bottom of the Inventory panel on many maps.

    Items

    • Rune of the Golemancer: Adjusted the health of the summoned golem to be more in line with other rune summons.

    Profession Skills

    Elementalist

    • Convergence: Updated the tooltip description of this skill for greater accuracy and to include the delay duration before the skill lands.
    • Tempestuous Aria: This trait no longer increases the maximum number of targets of shout skills.
    • Shout Skills: Increased the maximum number of targets from 5 to 10 in PvE only.

    Engineer

    • Bomb (Bomb Kit Skill 1): Reduced power coefficient from 0.85 to 0.7 in WvW only.
    • Freeze Grenade: Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.375 to 0.2 in PvP only.
    • Poison Grenade: Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.375 to 0.2 in PvP only. Reduced poison stacks per grenade from 3 to 1 in PvP only.
    • Grenade Barrage: Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.4 to 0.3 in PvP only.
    • Lesser Grenade Barrage: Reduced power coefficient per grenade from 0.3 to 0.2 in PvP only.
    • Explosive Entrance: Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.9 in PvP only.

    Guardian

    • Holy Strike: Reduced power coefficient from 1.25 to 0.91 in WvW only.
    • Symbol of Swiftness: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.4 to 0.3 in WvW only.
    • Symbol of Punishment: Reduced symbol power coefficient per strike from 0.45 to 0.33 in WvW only.
    • Sword of Justice: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.72 to 0.54 in WvW only.
    • Zealous Scepter: Reduced might duration from 6 seconds to 4 seconds in WvW only.
    • Test of Faith: Reduced passthrough strike power coefficient from 2.8 to 2.52 in WvW only.

    Necromancer

    • Well of Darkness: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.8 to 0.45 in WvW only.
    • Well of Corruption: Reduced power coefficient per strike from 0.45 to 0.35 in WvW only.

    Revenant

    • Draconic Echo: This trait no longer increases the maximum number of targets of passive facet skills.
    • Facet Passive Skills: Increased the maximum number of targets from 5 to 10 in PvE only.
    • Inspiring Reinforcement: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.0 in WvW only. Reduced stability duration from 3 seconds to 1 second in PvP only. Increased cooldown from 10 seconds to 15 seconds in PvP only.
    • Incensed Response: Reduced might from 5 stacks for 8 seconds to 2 stacks for 4 seconds in WvW only.
    • Coalescence of Ruin: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 1.15 in WvW only. Reduced cooldown from 10 seconds to 8 seconds in WvW only.
    • Phase Smash: Reduced power coefficient from 1.36 to 1.2 in WvW only.
    • All for One: Reduced protection duration from 3 seconds to 2 seconds in PvP only.
    • Breakrazor’s Bastion: Reduced base heal from 4,529 to 3,397 in PvP only.
    • Soulcleave’s Summit: Reduced healing from life stealing from 328 to 262 in PvP only.
    • Steadfast Rejuvenation: Reduced base heal from 40 to 33 in PvP only.

    Thief

    • Infiltrator’s Arrow: Increased initiative cost from 6 to 8 in PvP and WvW.
    • Signet of Agility: Reduced endurance granted from 50 to 25 in PvP only.
    • Essence Sap: Reduced power coefficient from 1.5 to 0.75 in PvP only.
    • Consume Plasma: Boon durations have been adjusted in PvP and WvW to the following values:
      • Stability and Resistance: 1 second
      • Quickness: 1.5 seconds
      • Aegis, Alacrity, and Protection: 2 seconds
      • Regeneration, Retaliation, and Vigor: 5 seconds
      • Fury, Might, and Swiftness: 10 seconds

    Warrior

    • Winds of Disenchantment: This skill is no longer channeled. Instead it drops a stationary spell area that lasts for 5 seconds with a 1-second pulse interval.
    • Break Enchantments: Reduced the numbers of boons removed from 4 to 2 in WvW only. Reduced cooldown from 25 seconds to 15 seconds in WvW only. Increased power coefficient from 0.1 to 0.5 in WvW only.
    • Roaring Reveille: This trait no longer increases the maximum number of targets of warhorn skills.
    • Warhorn Skills: Increased the maximum number of targets from 5 to 10 in PvE only.
    • Vigorous Shouts: Reduced healing coefficient from 1.0 to 0.64 in PvP only.
    • “To the Limit!”: Reduced base heal from 7,735 to 6,575 in PvP only. Reduced endurance granted from 100 to 50 in PvP only.
    • Might Makes Right: Increased base heal from 64 to 85 in PvP and WvW.

    Structured Player vs. Player

    • Removed the Celestial Amulet from the PvP Build panel.

    BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE

    New Items and Promotions

    • The new Herald of Aurene Outfit is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 700 gems.
    • The new Herald of Aurene Appearance Package is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 2,000 gems.
    • The new Herald of Aurene Cape is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 500 gems.
    • The new Aurene Dye Kit containing six exclusive colors is now available in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store at a price of 1 dye for 125 gems, 5 for 500 gems, and 25 for 2,500 gems.

    Late Notes: December 1, 2020

    12/01/2020โ€”December 1 Late Notes

    General

    • Changed the chests rewarded at the end of Dragon Response Missions to allow them to be looted via the AoE Loot on Interact and Autoloot options.
    • When the boss of a Dragon Response Mission is defeated, all defeated players in the map will now be revived.
    • Fixed a bug that caused the Wild Flame tornadoes created by the Destroyer of the Great Bridge’s Burning Call skill to launch players into the stratosphere.
    • Failing a time limit challenge in Dragon Response Missions no longer forces players to exit the mission.
    • Fixed an issue that would cause the strength of bosses in Dragon Response Missions to scale based on players in the map rather than players in the event area.

    Source: Guild Wars 2 Official Forums

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