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Jetdoc

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Jul 2005

The Eyes of Texas [BEVO]

D/A

23 Jan 2008 at 19:06 - 1

http://www.guildwars.com/support/gameupdates/

Guild Wars Game Update Notes

Update - Wednesday January 23

Skill Updates

Victory or Death
The Guild Lord will now use his axe when combating other Guild Lords.
NPCs during Victory or Death will do 30% more damage, and an additional 10% more damage each minute after Victory or Death.

Monk
Aura of Stability: decreased duration to 3..10 seconds.

Dervish
Pious Assault: decreased activation time to .5 seconds.

Warrior
Fear Me: increased recharge time to 6 seconds.

Ritualist
Sight Beyond Sight: reverted duration back to 8..20 seconds.

angmar_nite

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

[SNOW] of [YUM]

E/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:07 - 2

Fear me nerf might make UW runs a little easier...

Nittle Grasper

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

E/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:08 - 3

iway is dead :/

undeadgun

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

US

Its Rainning Fame Hallelujah[伞回伞], also as guild leader

N/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:09 - 4

HAHAHA about the freaken time, bye bye iway

Prof Of Black

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Nov 2006

@ Sensation Black

Death is Energy [DIE] ~ Raining fame alliance

23 Jan 2008 at 19:09 - 5

Iway got owned, sway got buffed LOL.
Gg on iway nerf. But why AoS? That was a pretty good way to counter sway :\

~Prof.

Red Sonya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

23 Jan 2008 at 19:10 - 6

Aww NM I thought it said increased activation time lol my eyes are going. What's the deal with Fear Me though? I saw no reason to hit that skill I don't use it anways. lol And why is Iway dead now?

Taurucis

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jul 2006

The edge of reason

I don't play any more.

W/E

23 Jan 2008 at 19:11 - 7

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sonya

Yay they nerfed the Dervisher hahah Pious Assault got hit.

Actually, they buffed Pious Assault. It activates faster, I think.

hurric

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

BC

23 Jan 2008 at 19:11 - 8

how's sWay buffed? ya iWay nerf is finally here so we might see fewer iway pugs

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:12 - 9

How was Pious Assault nerfed?

"Fear Me!" was a key skill in modern IWAY.

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:12 - 10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sonya

Yay they nerfed the Dervisher hahah Pious Assault got hit.

What's the deal with Fear Me though? I saw no reason to hit that skill I don't use it anways. lol And why is Iway dead now?

1) Pious assault got buffed.
2) Fear me was used in IWAY, which is why it was nerfed.

I pwnd U

God of Spammers

Join Date: Oct 2005

in the middle of a burning cornfield...

Scars Meadows [SMS] (Officer)

23 Jan 2008 at 19:12 - 11

Because IWAY used Fear Me to drain casters energy. With a increased recharge time they can no longer spam it. IWAY is always killed by ANet lol good stuff. Though I am kinda sad about Aura of Stability, decent skill to put on another monk that is under attack by Thumpers.

Nittle Grasper

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Apr 2007

E/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:13 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sonya

Yay they nerfed the Dervisher hahah Pious Assault got hit.

What's the deal with Fear Me though? I saw no reason to hit that skill I don't use it anways. lol And why is Iway dead now?

Pious assault hits in half a second now so it actually got buffed, and they whole point of iway was too make enemies lose all energy so they can't heal, now that fear me has 6 second recharge it makes it so much harder to pressure teams with it since they rc energy long before iway wars can use it again.

Red Sonya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

23 Jan 2008 at 19:15 - 13

I think the 6 recharge is a bit of overkill though. It really makes fear me skill useless now. It would have been more fair to make it 6 adrenaline I think than 6 recharge and then 4 adrenaline as well.

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:17 - 14

Funny, about IWAY being nerfed, because that's what they said the last time something in the build got tweaked. People will make adjustments and it'll be back again.

Sarevok Thordin

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

Scotland

W/N

23 Jan 2008 at 19:17 - 15

Just

I do mean

Turtle222

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

:D:D

D/W

23 Jan 2008 at 19:21 - 16

Sight beyond sight....as expected

Pious assault....interesting maybe we will see a lyssa + erem + myst + pious sweep combo...insane attack rate...pulling off 4 damaging attacks in roughly 1.5 seconds

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

23 Jan 2008 at 19:21 - 17

I don't see the reasoning behind Pious Assault.

Other stuff good.

Chicken Ftw

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2006

23 Jan 2008 at 19:22 - 18

Pious is pretty insane now, especially since it works with any weapon. 1/2s deep wound? Yes pls.

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

23 Jan 2008 at 19:24 - 19

pious is good yes

although it's hard to fail on such small update, must say it's good

moriz

??ber t??k-n??sh'??n

Join Date: Jan 2006

Canada

R/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:25 - 20

let it be known that pious assault does NOT need a scythe. it works with any melee weapon.

which means that sword warriors can now deal an unconditional deep wound at last... at the cost of 10 energy.

Red Sonya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

23 Jan 2008 at 19:34 - 21

Shhhhhhh moriz they'll just nerf it now since you opened your BIG JACKIE GLEASON MOUTH!

Evaine

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Dec 2007

USA

KORE

N/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:35 - 22

Yeah, but the Guild Lord gets to use his axe.

StormDragonZ

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2008

New York

W/R

23 Jan 2008 at 19:38 - 23

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetdoc

Monk
Aura of Stability: decreased duration to 3..10 seconds.

I'm a little confused why this was done.

Red Sonya

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jul 2005

23 Jan 2008 at 19:41 - 24

Well it was time to nerf monks...still is. Still takes too long to kill one solo.

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

23 Jan 2008 at 19:41 - 25

Quote:

Originally Posted by StormDragonZ

I'm a little confused why this was done.

I guess it was because it was so much better than any other anti knockdown skill, which is stupid beacuse its not accually over powered the rest just suck.

6am3 Fana71c

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

23 Jan 2008 at 19:42 - 26

Too bad about Aura. I mean, yeah, it did deserved a nerf, but not so much. At least activation time is same...phew.
Pious might be worth taking now.
I'm glad about Fear Me. Totally deserved. Let's hope this will reduce the number of IWAY groups in HA (which is at 6849898646543 and counting).
Nice lil update :]

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

23 Jan 2008 at 19:43 - 27

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sonya

Well it was time to nerf monks...still is. Still takes too long to kill one solo.

Monks are designed to be able to cope with attacks from 3 or so poeple alone, they are not really balenced to a 1v1 level.

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:46 - 28

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Sonya

Shhhhhhh moriz they'll just nerf it now since you opened your BIG JACKIE GLEASON MOUTH!

Yes, ANet are going to nerf it because someone pointed out it's a melee attack, not a scythe attack. I'm sure ANet didn't know. :\

Quote:

Well it was time to nerf monks...still is. Still takes too long to kill one solo.

Aura can only be cast on another target, so this nerf doesn't affect killing a monk solo at all. Besides that, GW is a team game, not a 1v1 game.

Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

23 Jan 2008 at 19:46 - 29

I'm gonna start to run Pious assault

All the time

Butters1110

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2006

Professional Athletes [HGH]

Mo/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:48 - 30

SO the VOD changes are ridiculous. I was watching Obs the Guild lord walked into NPCS around 22 minutes and took about 400+ dmg from each archer, died in about 3 seconds.

Zabe

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

In world with nothing to do except poker

W/Rt

23 Jan 2008 at 19:48 - 31

Tell me how iway was nerfed? They cant just randomly spam fear me, but it is still recharged by steadystance, what was its point in the start

undeadgun

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

US

Its Rainning Fame Hallelujah[伞回伞], also as guild leader

N/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:54 - 32

nvm.........

Aera

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Galactic President Superstar Mc [awsm]

E/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:55 - 33

i herd multiple threads on the same thing iz guud:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s....php?p=3576746

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

23 Jan 2008 at 19:55 - 34

Still no nerf on ursanway

It's really annoying for ppl in DoA that spams "r8/r10 ursan lfg", "GLF ursan must be r10"...

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

23 Jan 2008 at 19:56 - 35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aera

i herd multiple threads on the same thing iz guud:

http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s....php?p=3576746

i herd whenever there's a skill balance there's a thread in riverside and a thread in glads.

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

23 Jan 2008 at 20:01 - 36

I'm surprised [skill]Mind Blast[/skill] didn't take a hit. It's superior energy management to anything else I can think of.

6am3 Fana71c

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

23 Jan 2008 at 20:18 - 37

Quote:

Originally Posted by makosi

I'm surprised [skill]Mind Blast[/skill] didn't take a hit. It's superior energy management to anything else I can think of.

It's good, but not over-powered. Fine as it is.

makosi

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2006

"Pre-nerf" is incorrect. It's pre-buff.

Requirement Begins With R [notQ]

Me/

23 Jan 2008 at 20:33 - 38

Quote:

Originally Posted by 6am3 Fana71c

It's good, but not over-powered. Fine as it is.

I know, I'd probably cry if it was nerfed but it seems too strong at regenerating energy and maintaining high energy levels. Compare it with [skill]mantra of recall[/skill] which gives a return of 12 energy every 20 seconds at 12 Inspiration Magic.

Mind Blast combined with Fire Attunement grants (-5)+7+2=4 energy every 2 seconds which is up to 40 energy in a 20 second time-span at 12 Fire Magic. It also has some damage added on to it for good measure.

If my numbers were correct, then that's why I feel Mind Blast is so strong. Even if my numbers are wrong, I do know for sure that I can spam Rodgort's Invocation on recharge.

Hott Bill

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Apr 2007

Shards of a Broken Crown

R/

23 Jan 2008 at 20:35 - 39

Finally! Good bye, Iway. Good riddance.

Racthoh

Did I hear 7 heroes?

Join Date: May 2005

Scars Meadows [SMS], Guild Leader (Not Recruiting)

23 Jan 2008 at 20:40 - 40

You'll probably still see IWAY teams. Steady Stance and Fear Me! have the same recharge so it just means they Fear Me! slightly less. There is still that whole thing about warrior DPS to worry about. Just kill Steady Stance, something along the lines of "the next time you would be knocked down while not performing an action" would do it.