Game updates/March 2016

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Update - March 31, 2016[edit]

New Features and Content[edit]

Super Adventure Festival[edit]

  • Super Adventure Box has returned with the Super Adventure Festival!
    • Play World 01 and World 02 on Normal, Infantile, or Tribulation Modes.
    • Play through World 02 in record time, utilizing brand-new shortcuts.
    • Seek out new hidden furniture shops and collect Fancy Furniture Coins to purchase decorations for your guild hall.
  • Speak with Moto in Rata Sum and browse his reward items.
  • Moto has created a set of orange Super weapon skins.
    • Complete Moto's Course Work daily achievements for extra baubles, and earn an orange Super weapon skin.
  • Festivities are scheduled to end April 19.

Balance, Bug-Fixing, Polish[edit]

General[edit]

  • Clicking the icon of a collectible obtained by completing a separate achievement or collection now takes players to the details for the achievement that grants that collectible.
  • LFG: Timeouts for attempting to join multiple groups have been adjusted in an attempt to not punish players who are using the tool legitimately.

Events[edit]

Raids[edit]

Salvation Pass
  • Slothasor's event area now has a boss camera, allowing you to zoom out farther.
  • Additional mushrooms now spawn in Slothasor's event area, at the entrance, 60 seconds after the encounter begins.
  • Volatile Poison now has a special action skill allowing you to drop the growing poison early.
  • Slothasor can no longer chain cast Halitosis and Tantrum, allowing him to move more easily.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store[edit]

New Items and Promotions[edit]

  • The Super Adventure Pack is now available and contains the Infinite Continue Coin, 1 Super Adventure Box o' Fun, and the exclusive Super Bee Dog Mail Carrier, located in the Special category of the Gem Store for 600 gems.
  • Super Adventure Box miniatures have returned. They can be found in the Toys category of the Gem Store for 500 gems, only for a limited time.
  • The Super Explosive Finisher can be found in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 600 gems.
  • This is the last week for the Molten harvesting tools. Pick up yours today in the Special category of the Gem Store for 1,000 gems.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • The position of certain infantile clouds in Infantile Mode for Super Adventure Box has been adjusted.
  • Frowny face handsigns were added to indicate original paths in World 2 zones.
  • Betty Bauble was added at the end of each zone and will tell you if you've found all the baubles on the map.
  • Build: 59,847

Update 2 - March 25, 2016[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed a bug that would allow players who used an airship pass in Gendarran Fields to attack NPCs.
  • Fixed a server crash.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 59,701

Update - March 25, 2016[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Salvation Pass—Oil kegs will now properly be destroyed if players are still carrying them at the end of the “Protect the caged prisoners” event.
  • Fixed a bug that would allow players who used an airship pass in Gendarran Fields to attack NPCs.
  • Fixed an issue in which the guild treasury would not load.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

Update - March 24, 2016[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed a bug in which players could not use a waypoint after falling to their death in jungle maps.
  • Fixed some issues with object markers not behaving properly.
  • Fixed an issue that would sometimes cause Slothasor to move erratically.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • The Captain's Airship Pass and its variants have been temporarily disabled, due to a bug introduced on the 2016-03-22 update.
  • Build: 59,627

Update - March 23, 2016[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed a crash when picking up the Dwarven Scabbard in the personal story step "The Stone Sheath."
  • Fixed a bug that blocked progression on some story steps.
  • Fixed a server crash.
  • Fixed a bug with character lighting.
  • Fixed a bug that made some unlocked miniatures unavailable in the Wardrobe.

Late notes[edit]

Items[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

Update - March 22, 2016[edit]

Balance, Bug-Fixing, Polish[edit]

Raids[edit]

Salvation Pass
  • Berg, Narella, and Zane have found some new tricks and can now escape from the prisoner's cage if they get stuck.

General[edit]

  • The Squad UI now displays the number of members currently in the squad.
  • Longbows and short bows wielded in preview are now held in the left hand. This is to be consistent with how your character will actually hold the bow in the world.

World vs. World[edit]

  • Guild Claiming—Cloaking Waters: Reduced stealth duration from 1.5 minutes to 1 minute. Also fixed a bug that allowed the fountains to be destroyed, preventing the fountains from providing stealth to allies.
  • Fixed a bug that caused keeps to mark nearby enemy players incorrectly.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store[edit]

New Items and Promotions[edit]

  • The total number of bank tabs allowed has been increased to 14. Two additional bank tabs can be purchased in the Bank UI or in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 600 gems each.
  • Added a new Ironclad Appearance Pack. This pack contains 1 Ironclad Outfit, 1 Ironclad Glider, 1 Immortal Weapon Choice, 1 Total Makeover Kit, and 5 Black Lion Chest Keys. This pack is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 2,000 gems.
  • The Ironclad Glider is now available in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 500 gems.
  • The Ironclad Outfit is now available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 700 gems.
  • Bunny Ears have returned for a limited time in the Style category of the Gem Store for 200 gems.

Improvements[edit]

  • Bundles of items in the Gem Store will no longer be affected by sales on the items inside them and will not consume the individual sale if purchased. Total purchase limits still apply.

Bug Fixes[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • The Cloth Rack node was moved in the Applied Development Lab home instance.
  • Previously, accounts with high-level characters could complete the low-level Daily PvE Achievements for additional/alternate rewards. This option appears to have been removed.
  • Build: 59,426

Update - March 10, 2016[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

Spirit Vale[edit]

  • Fixed a bug that prevented new boss kills from unlocking the vendor's associated boss rewards.
  • The raid vendor now properly sells Chests of Medium Coats.

Salvation Pass[edit]

  • Fixed a bug that caused the Sacrifice skill to occasionally target dead or downed players.
  • Fixed a bug that caused Slothasor to reset randomly without warning.
  • Revival checkpoints are now properly set to the ruins if players enter the raid after completing the "Cull the bandits in the ruins" event.
  • Fixed a bug in Slothasor's Den that allowed players to stand on rubble from the cave-in and attack Slothasor.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 59,065

Update - March 09, 2016[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that prevented chat bubbles from displaying in-world.
  • Fixed server crashes.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 58,995

Update - March 08, 2016[edit]

New Features and Content[edit]

Raids[edit]

Salvation Pass[edit]

New information regarding the whereabouts of the missing Pact squad leader has come to light. Follow the trail deeper inside the mysterious bandit complex, but be prepared for anything, as strange creatures and grim discoveries litter your path to the truth. Fight your way to the temple on the hill to uncover the mystery of how it all began. Form a ten-person raid squad and enter Salvation Pass from the northeast corner of Verdant Brink. Take on epic encounters and demanding challenges of skill in your journey for legendary armor.

Thanks![edit]

Some members of the following guilds had access to the raid at various stages of development. We'd like to thank them for their time and feedback.

  • [Att] Attuned
  • [DnT] Death and Taxes
  • [EG] Ethereal Guardians
  • [KING] Immortal Kingdom
  • [NA] The Sickest Guild
  • [SC] Snow Crows
  • [vC] Vis Invicta

Balance, Bug-Fixing, Polish[edit]

Raids[edit]

Spirit Vale[edit]
  • General
    • Removed adrenal mushrooms near waypoints.
    • Cooldowns now automatically reset for players when they revive after their squad is defeated in an encounter.
  • Spirit Woods
    • You Will Join Us: Doubled the warning time of this environmental attack during the second portion of the Spirit Woods event.
  • Gorseval
    • Gorseval now properly focuses attacks on the player with the most toughness.
    • Updated Gorseval's Ghastly Prison skill to be easier to evade as well as prevent it from hitting gliding players.
    • Fixed a bug that caused Gorseval to execute its World Eater attack early.
  • Sabetha
    • Added a client-side audio cue for players who have been targeted by Sapper Bombs.
  • Rewards
    • The achievements for killing bosses in Spirit Vale now award a Box of Raider's Supplies. Players who previously earned these achievements should get the rewards the next time they enter the map.
    • Spirit Vale bosses now award ascended armor in a box that allows players to choose the armor type and stats.
    • Ascended jewelry awarded by Spirit Vale bosses will now be available for purchase from the Priory Scholar vendor for 250 magnetite shards.
    • The Priory Scholar vendor in Spirit Vale now sells boxes of ascended armor that include the new stat combinations introduced in Heart of Thorns™.
    • Unwanted raid miniatures can be traded for 40 magnetite shards at the Priory Scholar vendor in Spirit Vale. These do not count against the weekly cap of magnetite shards that can be earned.
    • Ascended gear awarded from raid bosses will now give magnetite shards when salvaged. These do not count against the weekly cap of magnetite shards that can be earned.
    • Accessories awarded from Gorseval are no longer unique.
    • Sabetha's crucible back items can now be infused in the Mystic Forge.
    • Energized Loop rings from the Vale Guardian can now be infused and attuned in the Mystic Forge.

World vs. World[edit]

  • Trebuchet: "Fire Rotting Cow" attacks now display a red ring at their impact site where the poison field is active.
  • Lowlands Keep: Increased the size of the Guild Objective Aura radius to at least slightly extend past all of the walls.
  • Valley Keep: Increased the size of the Guild Objective Aura radius to at least slightly extend past all of the walls.

Guild[edit]

  • Players can now harvest from resource nodes in the guild hall if they are not representing.
  • The gramophone decoration now displays the correct size before you place it.
  • Fixed the collision of the basic pedestal decoration.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store[edit]

New Items and Promotions[edit]

Improvements[edit]

  • Captain's Airship Passes and Royal Terrace Passes can now be used while in a guild hall.
  • Players may now jump or glide from the "Havoc's Heir"—safety railings have been removed from the airship.
  • The Wizard's Hat headgear skin can now be dyed. Use dye remover to return the hat to its previous color.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 58,875

Late Notes[edit]

Balance, Bug Fixing, Polish[edit]

Spirit Vale[edit]

General[edit]
  • Secondary boss achievements can now be rewarded the first time players defeat a boss instead of requiring players to defeat the boss a second time.

Structured PvP[edit]

  • Removed both Meditation on Ferocity channels from the Temple of the Silent Storm PvP map to improve pacing and overall map flow.
  • Fixed an issue in which creating mesmer clones while wearing the PvP legendary backpack the Ascension would play the level-up effect.
  • Added attribute bonus options to the PvP Legendary Backpack the Ascension:
  • Changed the target display to hide unimportant effects when viewing other players.
  • Removed reward icons when in Spectator Mode.
  • Disabled the Mist Champions tab of the PvP Build panel while in Spectator Mode, as it did not correctly display information for the followed player.
  • Players will no longer have blue and brown highlights in PvP if they are in your party or guild.

World vs. World[edit]

  • Disabled the Desert Borderlands "Into the Oasis" meta-event due to the performance impact it was having on the rest of the map.
    • The associated guild mission]]s for this event have also been disabled. If your guild rolled an easy, medium, or hard oasis mission this week, it will be rerolled.
  • Fixed a bug in which the range of Guild Shield Generator skills was shorter than intended.

Rewards[edit]

Contacts and LFG[edit]

  • All players in a party now advertise the party in the Looking for Group tab.
  • Descriptions and language flags will now properly post on the initial advertisement.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store[edit]

  • The March Every Day Sale continues with the permanent Captain's Airship Pass, available in the Services category of the Gem Store today only for 800 gems, a savings of 20%.
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