Guild Wars 2

World vs. World
Mortar Mastery has been added to the Ranks and Abilities tab.
Increases blast radius on all skills.
Increases fire field duration.
Reduces recharge on all mortar skills.
Increases damage on all mortar skills.
New Skill: Mortar Barrage
Launches a barrage of rounds that pushes back foes where they land.
AoE Looting
Players can now loot all creatures and loot chests dropped by creatures in a small radius with a single interact.
This feature can be used by either:
Selecting a new “AoE Loot On Interact” option, which will use the same key binding as the “Interact” key but will only trigger the AoE Loot functionality while none of the forms of the interact dialog are visible.
Creating a new key binding named “AoE Loot” under the “Miscellaneous” section of the key bindings tab on the options panel.
Important notes:
The radius of AoE Looting is equal to that of a skill with a 900-unit range.
The AoE Looting functionality can only be triggered once per second.
Once the player’s inventory has filled up or the player becomes encumbered, AoE Looting cannot be triggered again until space has been cleared in the inventory. If the player’s inventory fills up while processing an AoE Loot request, it will finish processing all items so that any stackable items will still be looted.

Everyone chant with me ….

AOE LOOTING, AOE LOOTING, AOE LOOTING!

Very welcome addition. Thanks Anet!

Aetherblade pirates have been spotted guarding caches in select mini-dungeons and jumping puzzles across Tyria. Pirates have also been spotted around the Obsidian Sanctum jumping puzzle in the Mists.

World vs. World

Mesmers can no longer create clones of siege golems.
The buff Guard Leech, acquired from rank 10 of Guard Killer, now adds 20 power and 20 condition damage per stack.
Supply caravan ambushes now provide 10 WXP when killed.
Omega Siege Golems now correctly require 150 supply to be built.
Cannon skills now show the correct skill facts when upgraded via Cannon Mastery.
Ballista skills now show the correct skill facts when upgraded via Ballista Mastery.
The Outmanned buff is now hidden from enemies.
Superior siege weapons now correctly indicate the damage from their skills in their skill facts.

The bolded part threw me for a loop .. I had no idea you could even do that! Wild.

So now someone gets to have 100 power and 250 vitality for being higher WvW rank? This is troubling.

- AoE Looting
Players can now loot all creatures and loot chests dropped by creatures in a small radius with a single interact.
- Supply caravan ambushes now provide 10 WXP when killed.
- The Outmanned buff is now hidden from enemies.

Yay for Anet finally realizing that WvW needs these “small” tweaks and not useless cyclical buffs and nerfs to classes

thiagoperne.7340:

styx.7294:

So now someone gets to have 100 power and 250 vitality for being higher WvW rank? This is troubling.

Huh.. what?

From maxing the two guard lines. I think that’s the buffs you get?

1) Yay aoe looting!
2) I want my cantrip stunbreakers back!
3) Give us a bloody fix for the inability to kick party members in WvW. This has been a known issue for like….a year now. It was reported in BETA, for pete’s sake. Give us real context menus please. This is just annoying.

The ghost transformation no longer locks out utility and elite skills for some medium armor characters.

The only thing I could find for it. Nevertheless, ghost tonics are working again. \o/

SUPERIOR SIEGE bug already, its multiplying!!

styx.7294:

thiagoperne.7340:

styx.7294:

So now someone gets to have 100 power and 250 vitality for being higher WvW rank? This is troubling.

Huh.. what?

From maxing the two guard lines. I think that’s the buffs you get?

Yup To min/max your toon in WvW you will need to max both guard trait lines. 230 ranks I think…

salluks.6017:

SUPERIOR SIEGE bug already, its multiplying!!

Whoa wait what?

Hickeroar.9734:

salluks.6017:

SUPERIOR SIEGE bug already, its multiplying!!

Whoa wait what?

Is the bug that you can’t build it? That would be awesome.

thiagoperne.7340:

styx.7294:

So now someone gets to have 100 power and 250 vitality for being higher WvW rank? This is troubling.

Huh.. what?

The top tier in the guard killer skill gives something like +50 vit per stack to a total of 5 for 250 vit.

styx.7294:

thiagoperne.7340:

styx.7294:

So now someone gets to have 100 power and 250 vitality for being higher WvW rank? This is troubling.

Huh.. what?

From maxing the two guard lines. I think that’s the buffs you get?

Isn’t that only against guards though?

Nope, these 100 power/cond dmg and 250 vit stay until death(not even downed, only death).

morrolan.9608:

Isn’t that only against guards though?

You keep the Buffs until you die.
(We’re talking specifically about the Rank 10 abilities in each line)

Pavel.8531:

Nope, these 100 power/cond dmg and 250 vit stay until death(not even downed, only death).

But thats absurd, obviously the WvW abilities shouldn’t give such an advantage.

morrolan.9608:

Pavel.8531:

Nope, these 100 power/cond dmg and 250 vit stay until death(not even downed, only death).

But thats absurd, obviously the WvW abilities shouldn’t give such an advantage.

Anet’s attitude towards WvW is bizarrely schizophrenic.

On the one hand it’s got to be accessible for casuals (can’t have WvW-only gear, because then the PvE’ers who come out once a week would cry).

Yet, on the other hand, you have advantages on the level of the Orbs of Power available to those who have the time to grind WXP.

Some consistency would be nice.

Thrumdi.9216:

morrolan.9608:

Pavel.8531:

Nope, these 100 power/cond dmg and 250 vit stay until death(not even downed, only death).

But thats absurd, obviously the WvW abilities shouldn’t give such an advantage.

Anet’s attitude towards WvW is bizarrely schizophrenic.

On the one hand it’s got to be accessible for casuals (can’t have WvW-only gear, because then the PvE’ers who come out once a week would cry).

Yet, on the other hand, you have advantages on the level of the Orbs of Power available to those who have the time to grind WXP.

Some consistency would be nice.

Yeah seriously. And can I have another one time re-trait? This puts the AC line to shame now.

Get your guard abilities then:

Step 1: Enter WvW and proceed to take a few camps.
Step 2: Pwn the enemy.