Curse

Dark Luke · Jan 19, 2007, 09:21 PM // 21:21

(sorry... please move this to the test weekend boards)

If you can read Chinese then you can now read the skill balance and HA changes for the weekend on the Guild Wars traditional Chinese site!

Update notes main page: http://guildwars.nctaiwan.com/news/n...sp?news_type=4
Weekend update 1: http://guildwars.nctaiwan.com/news/n...d=636&p_type=4
Weekend update 2:http://guildwars.nctaiwan.com/news/n...d=643&p_type=4
Weekend update 3: http://guildwars.nctaiwan.com/news/n...d=645&p_type=4
Weekend update 4: http://guildwars.nctaiwan.com/news/n...d=647&p_type=4

Mesmer
Energy surge: AOE reduced to "adjacent"
Spiritual Pain: changed to "Deal 5...75 damage to target foe. If a spirit is near that foe, foes near that target take 5...75 damage. If target is a spirit, this skill recharges instantly."
Mantra of recovery: Energy cost reduced to 5, duration increased to 5...35
Symphonic Visage: Recharge time reduced to 20 seconds, duration reduced to 4...10 seconds
Ancestral Visage: Recharge time reduced to 20 seconds, duration reduced to 4...10 seconds
Illusion of Pain: When this hex ends, healing per seconds reduced to 15
Price of pride: Energy cost reduced to 5, recharge time reduced to 5 seconds
Hex Eater Vortex: Energy cost reduced to 10
Mirror of disenchantment: Recharge time reduced to 5 seconds
Simple Thievery: Recharge time reduced to 0 seconds
Arcane Thievery: Recharge time reduced to 0 seconds
Arcane Lancery: Recharge time reduced to 0 seconds
Power Flux: Recharge time reduced to 10 seconds
Power Leak: Recharge time reduced to 15 seconds
Power Block: Recharge time reduced to 20 seconds
Power leech: Recharge time reduced to 10 seconds

Necromancer
Spoil Victor: Duration reduced to 20 seocnds
Reaper Mark: Energy gain reduced to 5...15
Deathy Swarm: Damaged increased to 30...90
Vile Touch: Recharge time decreased to 2 seconds
Toxic Chill: Recharge time decreased to 5 seconds
Discord：damage increased to 30...110 。
Chiliabins：Recharge time decreased to 8 seconds。
Corrupt Enchantment：Energy cost decreased to 5 。
Envenom Enchantments：Energy cost reduced to 5 ，Casting time decreased to 1 seconds，Recharge time increased to 25 seconds.
Gaze of Contempt：Energy cost decreased to 10 ，Casting time decreased to 2 seconds，Recharge time increased to 25 seconds.
加持延展：Energy cost decrased to 5 ，casting time decreased to 1 seconds.
Rip Enchantment：Decreased life sacrifice to 30...10%.
Barbs：Damage increased to 1...15 .
Suffering：Casting time decreased to 1 seconds.
Defile Flesh：Duration increased to 5...35 seconds，life sacrifice decreased to 10% 。
Spirit of failure：Casting time decreased to 2 seconds，damage increased to 15...45 seconds.
Malign Intervention：Recharge time decreased to 5 seconds，and the corpse is no longer exploited.
Insidious Parasite：Recharge time decreased to 12 seconds.
Malaise：skill reworked as follows：for 5...29 seconds，Target foe has 1 energy degeneration，and you have 2 health degeneration。 When target's energy reaches 0，that foe takes 5...41 damage and this skill ends.
Wither：Skill reworked as follows” For 5...35 seconds，Target foe has 2...4 health degeneration and 1 energy degeneration. When target's energy reaches 0，that foe takes 15...75 damage and this skill ends.
Rising Bile：Recharge time decreased to 20 seconds，damage per second increased to 1...6 ，duration decreased to 20 seconds.
Ulcerous Lungs：Recharge time decreased to 10 seconds，This hex causes 4 health degeneration，but only against bleeding foes.
Depravity：Recharge time decreased to 10 seconds.
Mark of Fury：Casting time decreased to 1 second，Recharge time decreased to 10 seconds，duration increased to 5...35 seconds.

Dervish

．God's avatars: Recharge time increased to 30 seconds。
．Avatar of Lyssa：Maximum energy increased to 20 。
．Avatar of Dawyna：Energy cost decreased to 5 ，Healing increased to 15...60 。
．Ebon Dust Aura：持續時間調整為 5...35seconds。
．Harrier's Grasp：持續時間調整為 5...25seconds。
．神性迅速(mysticism speed buff stance)：recharge time decreased to 5 seconds，movement speed increased to 33% 。

(To be translated)...

lightblade · Jan 19, 2007, 09:27 PM // 21:27

Assassin
- Shadow Refuge: Increase duration to 4...10
- Shadow of Haste: Reduce duration to 15...45, Increase recharge to 45 seconds.
- Assault Enchantment: Reduce recharge to 2 seconds.
- Augury of Death: Now cause deep wound to yourself.
- Beguiling Haze: Increase energy cost to 15, recharge to 20. Shadow Step to target foe, interrupt it, and cause daze.
- Black Mantis Strike: Reduce recharge to 4 seconds.
- Impale: Now foe suffer from Deep Wound
- Death Bloosom: Reduce recharge to 4 seconds.
- Critical Strike: Now gain 1...3 energy when land critical hit.
- Blades of Steel: Increase damage to 5...20 (max 80)
- Exhausting Assault: Change to "Must follow an Lead Attack"
- Nine Tail Strike: Reduced energy cost to 5.
- Shattering Assault: Damage reduced to 5...50. Damage is now applied regardless if target has enchantment.
- Critical Defense: Change block chance to fixed 75%. Duration scale 4...10 seconds to Critical Strike attribute.
- Flashing blades: Change block chance to 75%. Increase duration and recharge to 5...30 seconds.
- Shroud of Distress: Change evade chance to 75%. Duration to 36..60. Recharge 45 seconds.
- Critical Eye: Increase critical chance to 3...15%
- Assassin's Remedy: Duration to 30 seconds. Only apply to the next 1...5 attack skills.
- Sharpen Daggers: Duration to 30 seconds. Only apply to the next 1...5 attack skills.
- Locust Fury: Increase double strike increase to 5...50%. Scale to Critical Strike.
- Shadowy Burden: Change cast time to 1/4 second.
- Dancing Daggers: Change damage on each strike to 10...25.
- Heart of Shadow: Change heal to 30...150.
- Lift Enchantment: Reduce energy to 5, cast time to .25

What should I translate next?

Zinger314 · Jan 19, 2007, 09:30 PM // 21:30

I tried running a few of them through Babelfish: Just get junk.

Here are a few which I can interpret:

Weakness now gives all attributes -1. Nice!
Avatar skills now have a 30 sec recharge.
Incindery Arrows now has a 3 . . . 15 second duration. That's incredibly sexy. (The old one was 8 for all ranks)
Reaper's Mark now has a 5 . . . 15 Energy return. Which is an increddibly minor nerf.
Malignant Intervention no longer consumes the corpse. That makes it an incredibly useful skill in PvE, since it's double corpses.
Malaise now only causes 1 Energy dehen, but causes 5 . . . 41 damage when the enemy runs out of Energy
Wither was changed the same way: Same duration and same health duration, but only 1 Energy degenration. However, the enemy takes 15 . . . 75 damage when Wither ends. Sweet, since that Damage is not migitated by armor, thus making it Energy efficient.
Spoil Victor's duration was reduced to 20 seconds. That's a rather mild nerf, compared to what people expected.
Searing Flames now has a 1 . . . 5 burning Duration. No comment.
Blinding Surge also now has an Energy Cost of 10 Energy. That was predictible.
Shield of Absorption now has a Casting time of 1 second. That's because...
Shield of Deflection now has a .25 Cast, 1 . . . 7 duration, and flat 75% chance of deflection.

Mercury Angel · Jan 19, 2007, 09:30 PM // 21:30

Moved it to the new forum for a moment, but ultimately, I reversed the movement;
The requirements for constructive posting are more stringent in the new forums than in the Riverside, and as nobody has had any actual time to test any of these, and they're not even fully translated yet, it seems best to leave it in Riverside for now.
Especially since there are quite a few bored people with nothing to do than make idle comments waiting for the event to start. (Not targeted at anybody specifically, and includes myself

)

Morganas · Jan 19, 2007, 09:34 PM // 21:34

Arg my beloved energy surge

. I guess it was too good in a pressure build though, and it's still useable, if only as a second energy burn, but I still think it needs some advantage over its non-elite cousin, since adjacent won't hit anything.

Renegade26 · Jan 19, 2007, 09:34 PM // 21:34

Quote:

Although I did realize that All the Avatar skills now have a 30 second recharge. Which is weird.

Not wierd. They have 10 second recharge which now means that interuption makes them wait longer, but the 120 second disability remains probably.

mike1480 · Jan 19, 2007, 09:42 PM // 21:42

Another weird google translation:

Soldiers "Aside. 致命砍擊：技能回復時間增加為 15 秒，傷害減少為 5...20 。Fatal skills : cut down response time increased to 15 seconds for 5 ... 20 harm reduction.
．. 「你落單了！」：病症持續時間減少為 7 秒。"You place orders! "To reduce the duration of the disease : seven seconds.
．. 防禦態勢：技能回復時間減少為 15 秒，持續時間減少為 1...8 秒。: Defensive skills to reduce the response time of 15 seconds, one ... to reduce the duration of eight seconds.
．. 鬥士防禦態勢：技能回復時間減少為 15 秒，持續時間減少為 1...6 秒。Warriors : the defensive skills to reduce the response time of 15 seconds, one ... to reduce the duration of six seconds.
．. 弓箭閃避態勢：技能回復時間減少為 10 秒，持續時間減少為 1...8 秒。Archer skills to evade the situation : reduced response time of 10 seconds, one ... to reduce the duration of eight seconds.
．. 訓練態勢：技能回復時間減少為 15 秒，持續時間減少為 1...6 秒。Skills training trend : to reduce response time of 15 seconds, one ... to reduce the duration of six seconds.
．. 謹慎態勢：技能回復時間減少為 10 秒，持續時間減少為 1...6 秒。Cautious posture : Skills to reduce response time to 10 seconds, reducing the duration of one to six seconds ....
．. 舉盾態勢：技能回復時間減少為 15 秒，持續時間減少為 1...8 秒。Aegis trend : give skills to reduce the response time of 15 seconds, one ... to reduce the duration of eight seconds.
．. 士兵防禦：技能回復時間減少為 10 秒，持續時間減少為 1...8 秒。Defense : Soldiers skills to reduce response time of 10 seconds, one ... to reduce the duration of eight seconds.
．. 狂暴防禦：持續時間增加為 8 秒。Rabid defense : to increase the duration of eight seconds.
．. 「舉起盾牌！」：調整為只對隊友有效，防禦的加成對所有「投射性」攻擊有效。"Shield up! ": Adjusted effective only for the team, in addition to the defense all" projection "attack effectively.
．. 獅鷲獸掃蕩：技能回復時間增加為 8 秒。Shijiu beast : skills against response time increased to eight seconds.
．. 海獸掃蕩：技能回復時間增加為 8 秒。Waters : skills against response time increased to eight seconds.
．. 強力攻擊：技能回復時間減少為 2 秒，傷害增加為 10...40 。To reduce response time, strongly attacking skills : 2 seconds, the damage increased to 10 ... 40.
．. 反擊：技能回復時間增加為 6 秒，傷害增加為 5...35 。To counter increased response time : 6 seconds skills, increased 5 ... 35 hurt.
．. 士兵之擊：傷害增加為 10...40 。Bosnia injury blow : an increase of 40 to 10 ....
．. 勝利的感動：傷害增加為 15...45 。The victory moved increase of 15 ... : 45 hurt.

遊俠<br><br>．Drifter "Aside. 暴衝合一：技能回復時間減少為 10 秒，持續時間減少為 3...15 秒。Storm integration skills : to reduce response time to 10 seconds, the duration was reduced to 15 seconds ....
．. 揚塵：技能回復時間減少為 30 秒。Dust : Skills to reduce response time to 30 seconds.
．. 解毒紋章：技能施展時間減少為 1 秒。Coat of Arms : detoxification reduce the time to display their skills seconds.
．. 尖刺陷阱：「殘廢」病症的持續時間增加為 3...25 秒。Sparkle traps : "handicapped" to increase the duration of the disease 3 ... 25 seconds.
．. 燃燒之箭：持續時間增加為 3...15 秒。Arrow : to increase the duration of combustion 3 ... 15 seconds.
．. 玻璃箭：能量消耗減少為 5 ，技能回復時間減少為 12 秒，傷害增加為 5...20 。Arrow 5 : Glass reduce energy consumption, to reduce response time to 12 seconds skills, increased 5 ... 20 hurt.
．. 設陷者的專注：持續時間增加為 5...20 秒。The settlement set up to increase the duration of focus : 5 ... 20 seconds.
．. 鋒銳之箭：符合條件的傷害增加為 5...35 。Arrow : Sharp increase to meet the conditions hurt ... 35 5.
．. 弧光射擊：能量消耗減少為 5 。To reduce energy consumption : 5 shooting arc.
．. 精準中斷：持續時間增加為 36 秒。Precision : interruption duration increased to 36 seconds.
．. 設陷者之速：持續時間增加為 5...30 秒。Fast settlement were set : to increase the duration of 5 ... 30 seconds.
．. 野性衝刺：「流血」病症的持續時間增加為 5...25 秒。Wild sprint : "bloody" increase in the duration of illness to five ... 25 seconds.
．. 毒蛇之巢：技能回復時間減少為 20 秒。: Nest of snakes skills to reduce response time to 20 seconds.
．. 毒性：持續時間增加為 30...90 秒。Toxicity : duration increased to 30 ... 90 seconds.
．. 怒吼之風：精靈等級增加為 1...10 。Amid a trend of increasing levels of Stars : 1 ... 10.

kumiel · Jan 19, 2007, 09:50 PM // 21:50

got some stuff off of google:

1) : the enemy. Whenever killed one enemy teammate, will be given one minute. . Teams were killed heroic spirit would score twice. . Each war had made several teams will be killing two scores. . The player can still compete for control of shrines, but now re-occupied the base as war alliance. When the number of teams in the altar area effective than the number of the enemy force can be successfully occupied shrines. And the heroic spirit will be considered equivalent to four gamers. . The teams will have the right to obtain 10% control of shrines hurt addition, the right to maintain control over the situation, every two minutes, the team will have the morale. . The team members have died and the soul of the team 之 hero (deceased) per minute 之 altar team will be resurrected. altarpiece access control team, members of the team are killed every minute with the soul of the team 之 hero (deceased) altarpiece in the revival. . When the end of time, the team will get a higher share of victories. If the two sides draw the circumstances, killing a few teams will make a final winners. They have not won in a few hours, the enemy will be defensive side won. (2) : Battle for artifacts. The team will have three heroes individual soul, the soul of the three heroes are the same distance from the shrines. . There will be one central site on the altar of sacred relics. . Players must be leftover their work back to the team score was a hero to the soul. . When gamers to pick up belongings, the system will automatically start the countdown 60 seconds. When the countdown ended, will be reborn in another remnant shrines. . If gamers also hold a leftover from the end of the countdown, the player will automatically killed. . If the soul of a dead hero side, the heroic spirit will revive position in 10 seconds after her death. . Each team member has died minutes altar Department will automatically restore the team's revival. . When the war ended, the team with the highest score won. If the situation through peaceful means, through peaceful means, the team will be the team that wins the final one. No team score and the circumstances, the defensive side will win. (3) point for the war : the occupation. Will have four venues : one at the altar of contention, the other three teams at the Tripartite revive the altar. . When the team for the number of points in the enemy's effective range than the number of teams that can successfully compete for points occupation. And the heroic spirit will be considered equivalent to four gamers. . Every 30 seconds, then occupied by each team would have given one minute for a reward. . And the team members were killed every minute with the soul of the team 之 hero (deceased) in the ranks of the revival of the revival of the altar. . When the war ended, the team with the highest score won. If the situation through peaceful means, through peaceful means, the team will be the team that wins the final one. No team score and the circumstances, the defensive side will win. 【General skills -- balance adjustment

Lykan · Jan 19, 2007, 09:50 PM // 21:50

The last page (77) seems to detail map changes or something.. can anyone clarify?

translated.....babelfish
Heroic palace ---> (= HoH ?)

. Increases the time limit is 8 minutes.
. In the heroic palace location, will play the family no longer to suffer the death to flaunt punishes.
. Has died troop member each minute reactivating sacrificial altar reactivating Yu Kaitui. If this troop has the saint world domination, this row then Yu Shengt'an reactivates but the non- this troop
Reactivating sacrificial altar.
. The renewal rewards the valuable box, and moves in the position. When the troop wins, but the affiliation finds the valuable box by the compass on indication. All obtains superiorly to the heroic palace
The troop, each troop members all must select choose the valuable box to obtain the superior reward. In order to let play the family to have the foot 夠 time to search for and seize the valuable box, waited for to when gap which fights
Also will lengthen.
. When plays the family will enter the heroic palace, all superior conditions with to the war goal by the following three kind of projects stochastically decided. Following is the specify that,

find the valuable box?

Mercury Angel · Jan 19, 2007, 09:52 PM // 21:52

Paragon;

Aria of Zeal - Reduced energy gain to 1...6
Ballad of Restoration - Reduced healing to 30...90, reduced recharge to 15 seconds (Not sure, because it already heals that much)
Chorus of Restoration - Reduced healing to 30...90
Song of Restoration - Reduced healing to 30...90
Hexbreaker Aria - Increased activation time to 2 seconds
"Stand Your Ground!" - Only affects party members (?), energy cost increased to 15
Blazing Spear - Increased damage to 5...25
Mighty Throw - Decreased activation time to 2 seconds
Unblockable Throw - Decreased activation time to 2 seconds
Wearying Spear - Weakness duration reduced to 5 seconds
Vicious Attack (?) - Reduced recharge to 4 seconds
Slayer's Spear - Damage increased to 5...30, recharge reduced to 4 seconds
Signet of Return - Reduced activation time to 5 seconds

(Translation via Babelfish + educated guesses)

Ritualist -

Bloodsong - Reduced energy cost to 5, reduced activation time to 3 seconds, moved into Channeling attribute
[?] No clue what this is (Gives 30 energy, might be Mighty was Vorizun's static energy boost?)
Brutal Weapon - Reduced cast time to 1 second, reduced recharge time to 5 seconds
Blind was Mingson - Reduced energy cost to 5, reduced cast time to 1 second, increased recharge to 20 seconds, increased area to 'nearby'
[?] No clue what this is - Reduced cast time to 1 second, reduced recharge to 20 seconds
Protective was Kaolai - Added conditional +24 armour bonus [?], when you drop the Ashes of Protective was Kaolai, all party members are healed for 10...85
Tranquil was Tanasen - Reduced cast time to 1 second
[?] No clue what this is. (. Restoration new: Each item "falls the physical strength regeneration effect increase which the incantation" or "illness" obtains is 3.)
Anguished was Lingwah - Reduced energy cost to 5, reduced cast time to 3 seconds, reduced recharge to 30 seconds
Destructive was Glaive - Adds 25% armour penetration to channeling magic. (?)
Resilient Weapon (?) - Reduced energy cost to 5
Splinter Weapon - Changed to apply to next 5 attacks
Weapon of Shadow - Increased Blindness duration to 5 seconds, reduced recharge to 20 seconds
Weapon of Warding - Decreased cast time to 1 second
Vital Weapon - Decreased recharge time to 2 seconds, duration now scales 15...45 seconds
Spirit Light Weapon - Healing increased to 1...15, and 1...15 while in the area of a spirit

As before, these are mixes of Babel + educated guesses

Faer · Jan 19, 2007, 09:53 PM // 21:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark Luke

Energy surge: AOE reduced to "adjacent"

"Hello, my name is Faer, and I have just been balanced."
I do understand how powerful Energy Surge currently is, however I feel that reducing the Area of Effect to merely "adjacent" will sadly make it unworthy of my Elite Skill slot, as it would essentially be just a duplicate of [wiki]Energy Burn[/wiki] (who stands anywhere near adjacent to their allies these days, other than gimmickers and generally bad players?). While it may indeed be time for Energy Surge to step down and let other Mesmer Elites take some spotlight, I feel that this change, if it is accurate, is just a bit too much.

Jormund · Jan 19, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mercury Angel

Moved it to the new forum for a moment, but ultimately, I reversed the movement;
The requirements for constructive posting are more stringent in the new forums than in the Riverside, and as nobody has had any actual time to test any of these, and they're not even fully translated yet, it seems best to leave it in Riverside for now.
Especially since there are quite a few bored people with nothing to do than make idle comments waiting for the event to start. (Not targeted at anybody specifically, and includes myself

)

You should hang out on IRC more often imo. We need more people to remind Savio he loves Sundering.

Oh yeah and that Incendiary Arrows update is looking nice, as well as Wither.

Renegade26 · Jan 19, 2007, 10:02 PM // 22:02

They nerfed inspiriation earlier so we should concentrate on dom elites?

The Great Al · Jan 19, 2007, 10:03 PM // 22:03

if the only change to SF is 1...5 instead of 1...6, i will be very happy. hopefully at 16 fire magic it will still be 7 seconds, but not a huge deal.

Oznog · Jan 19, 2007, 10:04 PM // 22:04

So if this turns out to be accurate, Anerf finally swung the bat and killed the one(2) skill that makes getting FoW armor possible?

Goodbye AV/SV. You will be missed.

ATTN Smites: You may have won this round, but this isn't the last you've seen of me!

Oz

Siddious · Jan 19, 2007, 10:04 PM // 22:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Theus

Why was Energy Surge's AoE reduced?

Its the only other AoE damage skill the Mesmer has.

Hey! All is not lost

Mantra Of Recovery is now a godly elite!!

Makes up for the loss of Energy Surge.

Inde · Jan 19, 2007, 10:05 PM // 22:05

Everyone, I'm just going to pop in here and tell you know that when the actual updates are released in English this thread will be closed and discussion will start in the Skill Changes Discussion forum under the Guild Wars Test Weekend forum.

Also, a friendly reminder that one-liners and posts that we feel are not constructive but merely a short praise or criticism will be deleted in the other forum. So when those forums open up please remember to provide detailed feedback on why you believe a skill change was necessary, why you like the new skill change, reasons you believe a skill change will not work, etc. and let's have the devs thankful that they decided to do open public test weekends.

Theus · Jan 19, 2007, 10:08 PM // 22:08

The Area of Effect was the only thing that made Energy Surge better than Energy burn.At this point its basicly an exact elite copy of Energy Burn.

Zinger314 · Jan 19, 2007, 10:11 PM // 22:11

Something else interesting:

The Lightbringer title is now a toggle, and can be used with other titles.

So, atleast PvErs get something.

kumiel · Jan 19, 2007, 10:13 PM // 22:13

I managed to decipher a few elementalist ones:

Stone Daggers: Damage increased to 8...33
Shock: Damage increased to 15...60
Bed of Coals: Reduced energy cost to 10
Blinding Surge: Energy increased to 10
Fire Storm: Reduced energy to 10, increased damage to 10...35
Phoenix: reduced casting time to 10 energy
Arc Lightning: increased damage to 15...60
Icy Shackles: increased recharge to 15, reduce duration to 4...10 seconds. Changed effect to: enemy moves 66% slower, (While uder effects of enchantment: 90%)
EDIT: Searing Heat: reduced energy to 15, increased damage to 10...40
Water Trident:25% water rate increase. (dunno what that means)
Lightning Hammer: reduced recharge to 2 seconds (not sure about that, seems like a lot)

There's more, that's all I was really able to get.

EDIT: The update seems to be live!