Has anyone else noticed the "buff" to the Charr in EotN?

I was doing Assault on the Stronghold for NM book farming earlier when I was getting beat up quite badly by the Charr outside the stronghold. Usually I just stroll through this.

The NPC Charr lost repeatedly and the Devourers were getting killed. Once inside, I realised that the Charr had defeated the Destroyers on right flank. Usually they lose over there.

Everything also felt like it was happening much faster, maybe a little lag. Anyone else notice?

The only thing I can find that might explain any of this in the Jan 31 update is this: Charr Bladestorms found in Guild Wars: Eye of the North now wield swords instead of axes to match their equipped skills.

They are hitting me with Hundred Blades, which I never noticed before. I always thought the Charr areas were way easier than the Asura areas, maybe the fact that Bladestorms were walking around with sword bars and wielding axes had something to do with it. Well, they fixed that bit.

Caught me by surprised, no longer quite a stroll in the park.

Yep, noticed that too.

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I noticed this as well. I've been trying to do it lately with my Ranger, and it seems like it's a lot harder than when I was doing it with my Derv.

Makes me think I might need to get a group of people...

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They also changed it so that the Charr are using the correct weapons, apparently they weren't previously

It doesn't seem much harder imo

havent noticed this , they seem to still be the same

Nope, I haven't noticed that. I have always gotten different results on that one before. I normally see the Destroyers win but occasinally the Charr have won out whenever the boss goes to that side. It happens.

Yeah, the Bladestorms did feel rather whimpy the first times through.. Glad they'll actually be a challenge next time. Though I just ignore them, and spawn dozens of minions up the ledge to kill all the archers.

i helped out a guildie recently with Assault on Stronghold..and i had noticed charr were still standing and no destroyer in sight.
the destroyers were wiped no sign of them..
before that run i use to finish off destroyers not charr to complete mission.

but in saying that i didnt think charr were any more difficult than usual.

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theoretically they aren't ..practically they are, due to the change of the weaopn changed also the damage power they have slightly.

Due to the change from axes to sword weilding now, those charrs deal now lesser max damage, but more than double of their previous average damage per hit and they attack with swords faster, than with axes.

6-28 , little bit slower ASPD then Swords with their 15-22... due to this charr are the Blade Storms now possible to dish out more average damage/minute, thus making them more dangerous against the Destroyers and i think ,thats the reason why they are now able to win also too the fight against them...

But I've 1 question: have you seen this change now more then once, do now ever win the charr ? or is the fight now more like a 50/50 Chance ?

Axes and Swords attack at the same rate. Having skills for a Sword, and wielding an Axe would decrease the damage. Damage (average) per second between Axe and Sword is minimal. If hitting criticals often, then the Axe would win, but not by that much.

The Charr ALWAYS wiped the Destroyers when I've played that mission...HM though.

Actually, because AFAIK lvl 20+ enemies have vastly higher critical rates vs a player character then normal players, a HM charr with an axe probably has a non-negligible advantage over swords. Also, charr were able to use sword skills before with axes just fine, otherwise we wouldn't have seen them use skills at all and I sure saw hundred blades before.

In hard mode the charr obliterate the destroyers....

In normal mode is seams to be a 50/50 split as to who will win each time I've done this mission.

Note* the bladestorms seam to use Riposte more often now, but that could just be my imagination.

I wouldn't notice.. I have aegis up most of the time.

Yeah, did that mission in Hardmode yesterday, and the Charr slaughtered the Destroyers. One group of Charr was reduced to one survivor, but the other groups were completely untouched.

The Deldrimor dwarves should just pay the Charr to kill Destroyers...