March 13, 2008 Game Update

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Game_updates

General

Concise Skill Description Option

Guild Wars now supports two types of skill descriptions: traditional and concise. Traditional descriptions maintain the classic style and have been in place since the first campaign. Concise descriptions are a new style, and are generally shorter in length.

The first time you log in, you get a message asking if you'd like to keep using traditional skill descriptions or if you'd like to change to concise descriptions. Once you make your selection, login will continue normally, and you won't see the message again. To change the skill description style while in-game, use the General tab in the Options panel. (Menu > Options > General)

Example of a traditional description for Defensive Stance:
For 1..7 seconds, you have +24 armor and you have a 75% chance to block melee and projectile attacks. Defensive Stance ends if you use a skill.

Example of a concise description for Defensive Stance:
(1..7 seconds.) You have 75% chance to block and +24 armor. Ends if you use a skill.

If you find any problems with the translations of the concise skill descriptions, or general translation bugs, please report them to:
French: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:...alization_Bugs
German: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:...alization_Bugs
Italian: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:...alization_Bugs
Polish: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:...alization_Bugs
Russian: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:...alization_Bugs
Spanish: http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User:...alization_Bugs

Bug Fixes

Fixed a spawn bug that prevented bosses in the Domain of Anguish from appearing if everyone in a party had already completed the Mallyx the Unyielding quest.
Fixed a bug in Underworld that sometimes prevented mission failure if a Reaper died too quickly after spawning.
Fixed a bug that would sometimes allow Necromancers to cast Putrid Flesh and Feast of Death while having no living minions for the spell to target.
Fixed a bug in the Tower of Strength quest within the Fissure of Woe that sometimes caused the Tower Mage to become stuck and never reach the tower.
Fixed a bug in the Dajkah Inlet challenge mission that could cause teams to crash after a long time spent in the mission.
Fixed a bug that caused some treasure chests to not work if more than one player attempted to open the chest at the same time.
Fixed a bug in the Moa’vu’Kaal, Awakened quest in Nightfall that caused the starting NPC to sometimes not display a quest marker even though the quest was available.
Fixed a bug that affected various sign posts and redirectors in the Eye of the North, Sifhalla, Olafstead, and Gunner's Hold.

Miscellaneous

The daggers known as Dragon Scythes are now named Dragon Kamas to avoid confusion over their weapon type.
The axe known as White Scythe is now named White Reaver to avoid confusion over its weapon type.
The second RAWR Cup Tournament is now listed on Tolkano.
The Xunlai Tournament House NPC now offers prizes for the February tournament and can be found in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan.

Loving the update, don't have to spend ages working out what a skill actually does now

Wonder if the patrols can still spawn inside the tower.

I like the new descriptions!

The Xunlai Tournament House NPC now offers prizes for the February tournament and can be found in the Great Temple of Balthazar, Lion's Arch, Kaineng Center, and Kamadan.

about time

2 good updates in a row? Are they trying to make us happy now to buy GW2 :P Nice bug fixes.

So does this mean wiki will have 2 skill descriptions, now?

I really like the concise descriptions. Still looking them over.

GOD DAMMIT, NO NERFS.
Nothing to bitch about :/

These new descriptions may be good.

People always want the easy way out :P. I didn't see a real need for this update, but it's a nice option.

i woot for an update with no QQing attached!!!

I was waiting for the DoA updates!! looks like I have something to do now haha.

yes finally a glitch fix update without a barrage of nerfs

...and still no fix for that "non-existant" dual-core problem that loads of people don't suffer from!

would be nice. I ran across this last weekend, 1 ranger. We had to use Summon Djinns to kill him. Very annoying, and a bit stressful when you've gone that far to run across that.

i like this update

i have had that happen with my friend a little while ago the patrol spawned inside the tower and we have nothing but that left but we had no eles or any way of dealing dmg to him so we had to resign out that sucked

You're not trying hard enough. Just wait, someone will find something to complain about.

OMG WHY THEY CHANGE THE NAME OF DRAGON SCYTHES NOW THE NAME EPICLY FAILS

someone had to find it

Stupid Tupid shortened skill thingymuhwhatsits...
Quite a nice update, although I'm always wanting skill balances.

But the febuary reward points...ABOUT TIME ANET.

I suppose concise is for people that already know all skill-discriptions:

Distracting Shot

Bow Attack. Interrupts an action. Interruption effect: Interrupted skill is disabled for +20 seconds. Hits for only 14 damage.

Need to read that twice to understand

lol @ Debilitating Shot

Bow Attack: Causes 9 Energy loss.

Why would a bow attack make me lose 9 energy...ah wait, the FOE loss 9 energy. If it hits.

Maybe it will grow on me

Quoted for truth, some spoilt and ignorant people will go beyond logic to complain.

a good update but there is far better things they could have done with this update.

such as what

fix cynns dress again?

considering that these are way over due now i think that this is a really good update

no nerf at all?
damn, next update will be a pain then

“The daggers known as Dragon Scythes are now named Dragon Kamas to avoid confusion over their weapon type.”

Speculation: will we see a Dragon Scythe with the next round of DAW being added?

liek whars teh auction house omg? still no hairdresser lolz. Aww, I wuz hopin for more nu itamz to be added. Stoopid pointless updatez. QQQQQQ

Yes, but Lindsey is looking into it as per her talk page (http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/User_..._Patrol_spawns)

Nah, it's just that now that we actually have scythe weapons in the game, they changed the names of both the dragon scythes and the white scythes to avoid confusion.

(Scythe, scythe, scythe...crap, the word lost meaning now.)

And yes this is a very cool update: Bug fixes always get a huge thumbs up from my general direction.

Good update. The Tower Mage FoW bug added a good 30 min to our guild run there 2 nights ago, and the DoA bug put an early end to our DoA FUll HM run last nite after wasting 2 sets of drugs. Good to see them fixed.

TY Anet.

GG Anet, love the update all around.

Good update. More bugfixes please.

Though I wonder if it was really necessary to spend all that time to write up a set of alternate skill descriptions...

Good update.

We've been asking for better skill description system for a LONG time now.

Consise FTW!

The concise skill description for pain inverter states that the target takes damage when he attacks. Is this just a mistake, or does it not effect spells anymore?

am i the only one who has a harder time reading and understanding the new skill descriptions?

Nice update in general, trying the concise skill thing right now. About time they fixed some of these bugs :P.

I still prefer the old desriptions, makes more sense lol

Sounds like a very nice update.

Anet it finally started there good Update Combo

Keep it up guys^^

Well, that's cool. You do have the choice, and you can make a switch, too, to try out both.

Aw, come on, you know we're always trying to make you guys happy!

(Glad you like the updates!)

I love these new descriptions because they give me more screen realestate. Now I can have my conditions monitor almost right above the skillbar without them being covered by skill description mousovers. Awesome.