Update - Thursday, April 17, 2008

Guild vs. Guild

* Warrior's Isle: Adjusted the location of NPCs in red base.
* Druid's Isle: Removed two archers from both bases.
* Burning Isle: Remove two archers from both bases.

Skill Updates

Assassin

* Assassin's Remedy: increased Energy cost to 10.

Mesmer

* Hex Breaker: changed skill type back to stance.
* Fragility: decreased Energy cost to 5.
* Fevered Dreams: decreased recharge to 8 seconds.
* Chaos Storm: decreased Energy cost to 5.
* Energy Surge: increased Energy drained to 1..10; decreased damage per Energy to 9.
* Energy Burn: increased Energy drained to 1..10; decreased damage per Energy to 9.

Necromancer

* Dark Pact: increased damage to 10..70.

Elementalist

* Blinding Surge: decreased recharge to 3 seconds; decreased Blindness duration to 1..5 seconds.
* Ward Against Melee: decreased duration to 1..18 seconds; no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.
* Lightning Orb: this skill no longer applies Cracked Armor.
* Glyph of Concentration: decreased number of spells affected to 1.
* Shockwave: increased casting time to 1 second.
* Ward Against Harm: no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.
* Ward Against Elements: no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.

Monk

* Aegis: increased Energy cost to 15.

Warrior

* Disarm: decreased time that attack skills are disabled to 0..3 seconds; increased recharge to 20.

Ritualist

* Flesh of My Flesh: increased recharge to 10 seconds.
* Death Pact Signet: increased activation time to 4 seconds.
* Ancestors' Rage: increased casting time to 1 second.
* Splinter Weapon: increased recharge to 8 seconds.
* Recuperation: no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.
* Life: no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.
* Displacement: no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.
* Pure Was Li Ming: no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.
* Displacement: no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.
* Shelter: no longer affects Guild Battle NPCs.

Dervish

* Mystic Sweep: increased activation time to 1 second.
* Eremite's Attack: increased activation time to 1 second.

Paragon

* Song of Restoration: increased recharge to 30 seconds.
* Ballad of Restoration: increased recharge to 30 seconds.
* Harrier's Toss: increased activation time to 1 second.

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Blocking just got raped in the arse No more shouting for blinds and blocks Ayna...we're going all the way through

yeah i like the update!!
It seems we might get better with balanced THOUGH, im 100% sure i want ro run the SpNv Japan build: 3 wars 1 necro 1 ranger.
Or the build on special events obs. 1 war, 1 derv, 2 para, 1 mes, 2 monks, 1 Rt (Number 5 is running is.. nice pressure.. specially with the less blocking less blind 20/20 blind reduce ftw!!)
I Do think more people will run condion stack/ Hexes/ Split or maybe even energy denail.
Sweeeeeeeet!!

oh and btw...I forgot to include in the build that it's only to 1st May. When April's done the skills get reverted back to their normal

Big nerf on dervish spikes