Game updates/September 2020

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Update - September 30, 2020[edit]

Bug Fix[edit]

  • Fixed issues with the special event UI for the upcoming PvP tournament week.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 106,860

Update 2 - September 29, 2020[edit]

Bug Fix:[edit]

  • Fixed a server error.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 106,815

Late Notes - September 29, 2020[edit]

General[edit]

Fractals[edit]

  • Fixed an issue that prevented party member locations from syncing correctly in the Sunqua Peak fractal.

Update - September 29, 2020[edit]

General[edit]

  • Depositing materials from the inventory will now automatically move overflow items into any slots that are freed up.

Fractals[edit]

Fractal Rush begins today, September 29, at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7), and runs until October 6 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time (UTC-7). Help stabilize the Fractals of the Mists to earn Sense of Community Trophies, which can be traded to fractal researchers just outside the Mistlock Observatory asura gates for rewards and community goal progress! This is an excellent opportunity for both seasoned fractal stabilizers and those who have never run fractals before to lend aid and earn rewards.

General[edit]

Sunqua Peak[edit]

  • Mistlock Instability: Vengeance has been removed from the list of instabilities for Sunqua Peak.
  • Sunqua Peak will now correctly cycle through instabilities on daily reset.
  • Voltaic Expulsion will now repeat after a short cooldown if all storm clouds have not been dispersed.
  • Tidal Bargain: Fixed a bug that prevented players from intercepting tethers to orbs on tiers 1, 2, and 3.
  • Tidal Bargain now prioritizes players who are not affected by a Tidal Bargain tether and are not downed.
    • If no active targets match this priority, Tidal Bargain can target downed players.
  • Tidal Bargain now persists through the downed state until the target is defeated or the tether is intercepted by another player.
    • Tidal Bargain will not continue to stack on downed players, but will instead deal a flat 10% damage to the affected player per tick.
    • Tidal Bargain will continue to periodically damage nearby players when affecting a downed player.
    • This damage is less potent than the initial tick for reaching 10 stacks.
    • Upon revival from the downed state, Tidal Bargain stacks are reset.
  • Negative Burst now floats the target for 1 second.
  • Overwhelming Sorrow now dazes for 1 second. It also now deals increased damage.
  • The damage inflicted by Crushing Guilt has been increased. The damage is now tracked in the combat log.
  • Focused Wrath can no longer be avoided by jumping.
  • Empathic Manipulation's pulsing damage has been increased.

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed an issue in which the Sorrowful Spellcaster would not appropriately exit her Whirlwind Shield after all the storm clouds were dispersed.
  • Fixed an issue in which Sorrow, Guilt, and Fear would not disappear after resetting the encounter.
  • Fixed an issue in which Negative Burst was able to hit players multiple times from one attack.

Items[edit]

Profession Skills[edit]

General[edit]

  • Channeled Agony.png Spectral Agony: This skill has been renamed Channeled Agony, and it has been significantly reworked. Its base damage has been increased by 77%, from 0.9 to 1.6 multiplier. The baseline damage over time from agony has been increased by 100%, from 500 per second to 1,000 per second at level 80. This skill no longer inflicts confusion or cripple. The duration of torment has been increased from 3 seconds to 6 seconds. It now grants 3 stacks of stability for 3 seconds when the skill is activated. The visual effect has been sped up to better match with the filling circle, and the animation length has been aligned to match that, reducing the casting time from 3 seconds to 2 seconds. The tooltip description of this skill has been fixed.

Guardian[edit]

  • Wrath.png Wrath: Fixed a bug that caused the beam's visual effects timing to not match the actual skill effect.

Mesmer[edit]

  • Jaunt.png Jaunt: Fixed an issue in which the tooltip of the skill displayed an incorrect maximum count in PvP and WvW.

Revenant[edit]

  • Bloodbane Path.png Bloodbane Path: Fixed a bug that could cause this skill to have difficulty striking moving targets.

Thief[edit]

  • Infiltrator's Arrow.png Infiltrator's Arrow: Fixed a bug that caused this skill to be able to be reflected in a disorienting fashion. When the projectile from this skill is reflected, it will now be destroyed instead.

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store[edit]

New Items and Promotions[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

Update - September 16, 2020[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed an issue in which one of the new community achievements was being incorrectly awarded depending on game type.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

  • Build: 106,366

Update 2 - September 15, 2020[edit]

Bug Fixes[edit]

  • Fixed a bug in which the final boss of the Sunqua Peak fractal failed to target players with her most powerful attacks.
  • Fixed a bug in which the Plea of Tides skill was not scaling damage between Tier 3, Tier 4, and Challenge Mode.
  • Fixed a bug in which the final boss of the Sunqua Peak fractal became temporarily unresponsive under certain circumstances.
  • Fixed a bug in which Charged Leap effects were not applying correctly under certain circumstances.

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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Late Notes - September 15, 2020[edit]

World Polish[edit]

Update - September 15, 2020[edit]

World Polish[edit]

  • The Advanced Skimmer Course now has objective text.
  • The Advanced Skimmer Course now has boundaries. Straying too far from the course will automatically reset the adventure.

General[edit]

  • Fixed a client crash that occurred when changing graphics preferences while using a display with a 300 Hz or higher refresh rate.

Fractals[edit]

New Fractal: Sunqua Peak[edit]

Dessa's krewe has observed a strange disturbance unlike anything seen before. Gather your allies and embark on an adventure of wondrous discovery. But beware…the Harbinger's gaze once again falls upon you.

Scale Adjustments[edit]

To accommodate the release of Sunqua Peak, certain fractals have had their associated scales adjusted.

Achievements[edit]

  • The daily fractal rotation has been adjusted to include Sunqua Peak.
  • A new Sunqua Peak achievement category has been added under the Fractals of the Mists achievement category.
  • Four new repeatable weekly fractal achievements have been added, one for each difficulty tier.

Rewards[edit]

  • A new rewards tab for Sunqua Peak has been added to BLING-9009's inventory.
  • A new currency, Unstable Fractal Essence, has been added to the wallet.
    • Unstable Fractal Essences are earned by completing fractal challenge modes and can be traded for prestigious rewards.
  • Unstable Cosmic Essences can be traded to BLING-9009 in exchange for 5 Unstable Fractal Essences.

Raids[edit]

Achievements[edit]

  • A new achievement category, Weekly Raids, has been added to the Raids achievement category.
  • A weekly raid challenge mode achievement, Top-Tiered Terror Toppler, has been added. Players must complete five challenge-mote based raid encounters on the achievement's objective list.

Items[edit]

  • Plate of Eggs Benedict.png Plate of Eggs Benedict: Fixed an issue in which players below level 80 could use this item. Fixed an issue in which players could not use this item in certain instances.

Structured Player vs. Player[edit]

Black Lion Trading Company Gem Store[edit]

New Items and Promotions[edit]

Black Lion Chest[edit]

Improvements and Updates[edit]

Guild Wars 2 Wiki Notes[edit]

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