Guild Wars 2

Necromancer:
•Parasitic Bond: •The healing from this trait will now display properly in the combat log.

•Reaper’s Might: •Removed misleading text.

•Reaper’s Touch: •Fixed a bug with this ability’s damage that caused an inconsistency when not traited with Spiteful Talisman. Damage while un-traited has been increased by 50%.

•Spectral Grasp: •This ability will now pull the full 1200 range, instead of 900.

•Spiteful Talisman: •This trait now works with Reaper’s Touch in PvE.

So… much… burning…

Nemesis.8593:

So… much… boring…

Edit XD

•Spectral Grasp: •This ability will now pull the full 1200 range, instead of 900.
•Spiteful Talisman: •This trait now works with Reaper’s Touch in PvE.

HOLY KITTEN, YES, THANK BUDDHA, FINALLY

Some good bug fixes.

Remember this isn’t the big patch. They have said that several times. This was just a bug fix patch.

Still no downed hp fix… after 10 months….

Nyghtshadow.4206:

Still no downed hp fix… after 10 months….

Yeah this bugged me… it was worth getting fixed this patch.

Spiteful talisman finally fixed!

lettucemode.3789:

•Spectral Grasp: •This ability will now pull the full 1200 range, instead of 900.
•Spiteful Talisman: •This trait now works with Reaper’s Touch in PvE.

HOLY KITTEN, YES, THANK BUDDHA, FINALLY

hmmm… pinching self…. hurts… must be hallucinating, who spiked my coffee???

Kilger.5490:

lettucemode.3789:

•Spectral Grasp: •This ability will now pull the full 1200 range, instead of 900.
•Spiteful Talisman: •This trait now works with Reaper’s Touch in PvE.

HOLY KITTEN, YES, THANK BUDDHA, FINALLY

hmmm… pinching self…. hurts… must be hallucinating, who spiked my coffee???

Go test them before getting too excited.

Surely they didn’t fix the pathing on Grasp still.

oh, wow…it only took them how long to finally fix spiteful talisman? 3-4 months?

also, no mention of downed HP, wtf Anet?

Yeah this bugged me… it was worth getting fixed this patch.

It was worth getting its own patch imo

Bas.7406:

Remember this isn’t the big patch. They have said that several times. This was just a bug fix patch.

so when are they going to release it?

i thought it would be this one, but it’s not.

maybe next week?

Moa/Transforms still kill every MM pet, too. Which is fun and exciting for the game.

ronpierce.2760:

Moa/Transforms still kill every MM pet, too. Which is fun and exciting for the game.

But now your sigils will work again when you respawn.

Yay!

Our tool tips are looking better with each patch. Thumbs up!

-_-

Torqky just got ban hammered, but the laugh was so worth it.

Just to be certain, and since I can’t get into the game atm, is spiteful talisman working correctly now? With both focus #4 and #5? And with recharge and with range?

Reapers touch now has a “Fling” Animation instead of the “Flick”, guessing this is unintentional.

On the upside, Focus skill cast times are reduced?

Krys.8231:

Bas.7406:

Remember this isn’t the big patch. They have said that several times. This was just a bug fix patch.

so when are they going to release it?

i thought it would be this one, but it’s not.

maybe next week?

End of the month. On the 30th is my guess.

Myrmidian Eudoros.4671:

Torqky just got ban hammered, but the laugh was so worth it.

Delete! Hide!

Dietzen.6127:

Krys.8231:

Bas.7406:

Remember this isn’t the big patch. They have said that several times. This was just a bug fix patch.

so when are they going to release it?

i thought it would be this one, but it’s not.

maybe next week?

End of the month. On the 30th is my guess.

It is probably going to be close to the ~25th,that’s when most big patches arrive

I found it interesting that this patch had more bug fixes than the “big bug fix patch” that happened two weeks ago.

Downed HP still not fixed though. Sigh. At least they got Reaper’s Touch fixed though. Thats a plus.

If you go through the patch history, most of the balance fixes short of hotfixes are done between the 24th and 28th of each month. So two more weeks.

It’s going to be a long month.

Summer is coming.

War Mourner.5168:

Good to see it getting worked on I suppose.
Jon could you say anything about the spiteful talisman bug? It’s been in the game since before release, and reported as such.

BEHOLD, the post that fixed spiteful talisman!

Fun fact; the last few patches have all been on Tuesdays, so I’m betting it’ll be the 25th or 2nd.

Thermkin.7143:

Fun fact; the last few patches have all been on Tuesdays, so I’m betting it’ll be the 25th or 2nd.

My money is on the 25th. The 2nd would be two days before the 4th of July; a major holiday in the USA. I doubt they’d bring out a major patch two days before a holiday when there’s the risk that something may break due to the patch. They would need time to track down and fix any new bugs introduced with the update; only one day (July 3rd) wouldn’t be enough time.

Also, July would be a whole new month, and to my knowledge they always keep their monthly patches within the month.

what about the fear upon downed trait? or how focus4(with increased range) still acts as if it’s range is only 900?

kitten havent played in 5 months and they are still fixing major necro bugs.

AN never licked Necros eh…

Sebyos.4089:

kitten havent played in 5 months and they are still fixing major necro bugs.

AN never licked Necros eh…

Given their close association with dead things, I’d be wary of licking a Necro, too.

Lightsbane.9012:

or how focus4(with increased range) still acts as if it’s range is only 900?

The patch notes stated this was fixed. I haven’t been able to log into the game so haven’t tested, are you saying you tested it and it still isn’t resolved?

Just tested it in HotM, and Focus 4 was working at just short of 1200 range (went to 1200 range then took one step forward).

Drastically more than I expected. Also, regarding Spectral Grasp:

Go test them before getting too excited.

Surely they didn’t fix the pathing on Grasp still.

They didn’t, since I think that’s a larger issue than just that one skill. (Just tried it on a moderate uphill slope and it stopped pretty early, which has been typical of pull skills forever, to my knowledge)

But still, having the pull go its full 1200 range is nice.

Edit: Just used Focus 4 at 1200 with the trait. It hit. The secondary bounces are much shorter (600ish range?) but have always been like that to my knowledge.

Edit2: Anyone understand the note about Parasitic Bond? It’s the ‘heal when something dies’ minor, I didn’t think healing ever showed up in the combat log…?

Softspoken.2410:

Drastically more than I expected. Also, regarding Spectral Grasp:

Go test them before getting too excited.

Surely they didn’t fix the pathing on Grasp still.

They didn’t, since I think that’s a larger issue than just that one skill. (Just tried it on a moderate uphill slope and it stopped pretty early, which has been typical of pull skills forever, to my knowledge)

But still, having the pull go its full 1200 range is nice.

Edit: Just used Focus 4 at 1200 with the trait. It hit. The secondary bounces are much shorter (600ish range?) but have always been like that to my knowledge.

Edit2: Anyone understand the note about Parasitic Bond? It’s the ‘heal when something dies’ minor, I didn’t think healing ever showed up in the combat log…?

Yeah I am curious as well… I can’t think of any healing skill that shows up in the combat log, including you know… your heal…. not sure why this would show up… No point in spite and I forgot to check.

Softspoken.2410:

Edit2: Anyone understand the note about Parasitic Bond? It’s the ‘heal when something dies’ minor, I didn’t think healing ever showed up in the combat log…?

Should be pretty easy to test that (in the mists). Sadly, im not on my real PC so i cant do it.

what about the fear upon downed trait?

what is with that?

So… much… burning…

I dont really understand; what are you trying to say?

I just tested it; regen, healing by siphoning, healing with dagger 2, and Well of Blood all did not show up in combat log.

For the record, I didn’t notice anything about Parasitic Bond in my combat log when I was out killing stuff for Spiteful Talisman. I was getting the healing though, so it works. (As it always has?) I’m just not sure what they fixed there, if anything.

It feels like that SNL skit Lowered Expectations in the necro forums when there is a patch day.

No one even believes the stuff in the notes has been fixed until it’s thoroughly tested, and with good reason obviously…..

Softspoken.2410:

For the record, I didn’t notice anything about Parasitic Bond in my combat log when I was out killing stuff for Spiteful Talisman. I was getting the healing though, so it works. (As it always has?) I’m just not sure what they fixed there, if anything.

So they just added some false stuff to the Patchlogs to make it look bigger/more? Well, wouldnt be the first time…

@Dredlord: of course not. The documentation of what things actually do in this game is a bloody mess and pretty much non-existant. And Anets Patchnotes are as complete and correct as their tooltips.

RashanDale.3609:

Softspoken.2410:

For the record, I didn’t notice anything about Parasitic Bond in my combat log when I was out killing stuff for Spiteful Talisman. I was getting the healing though, so it works. (As it always has?) I’m just not sure what they fixed there, if anything.

So they just added some false stuff to the Patchlogs to make it look bigger? Well, wouldnt be the first time…

It’d be a weird place to do it though: the necro section is already pretty big relative to the other professions, and the spiteful talisman alone was enough. (Again, I didn’t expect any bug fixes in this patch)

Vex.7486:

Reapers touch now has a “Fling” Animation instead of the “Flick”, guessing this is unintentional.

On the upside, Focus skill cast times are reduced?

This is really nice actually. I switched from Spiteful Spirit to Talisman and it really makes the Axe/Focus combo much better. Overall, Its a buff to me even if it looks very small.

So secondary bounce on reapers touch is 600 even with spiteful talisman? Kind of makes using Reapers touch at 1200 range pointless if it cant bounce between you and the target no? Sorry cant test due to being out of country.

Apollo.7583:

So secondary bounce on reapers touch is 600 even with spiteful talisman? Kind of makes using Reapers touch at 1200 range pointless if it cant bounce between you and the target no? Sorry cant test due to being out of country.

The argument being, other allies, pets, other enemies could be within that range even if you are at 1200 distance.

I agree its irritating, and its the main reason I don’t take focus, because just the one hit from it without the bounce is no good. If it did rebound 1200 yards it would have to go very fast, much faster than the projectile moves right now.

Mesmers have the same problem with Greatsword 2. Just one of the things about the skill you have to live with I suppose.

Rennoko.5731:

Apollo.7583:

So secondary bounce on reapers touch is 600 even with spiteful talisman? Kind of makes using Reapers touch at 1200 range pointless if it cant bounce between you and the target no? Sorry cant test due to being out of country.

The argument being, other allies, pets, other enemies could be within that range even if you are at 1200 distance.

I agree its irritating, and its the main reason I don’t take focus, because just the one hit from it without the bounce is no good. If it did rebound 1200 yards it would have to go very fast, much faster than the projectile moves right now.

Mesmers have the same problem with Greatsword 2. Just one of the things about the skill you have to live with I suppose.

I was just hoping that it would get a bump to somewhere around 900 with the trait. So initial cast would be 1200 and bounces being 900.

Rennoko.5731:

Apollo.7583:

So secondary bounce on reapers touch is 600 even with spiteful talisman? Kind of makes using Reapers touch at 1200 range pointless if it cant bounce between you and the target no? Sorry cant test due to being out of country.

The argument being, other allies, pets, other enemies could be within that range even if you are at 1200 distance.

I agree its irritating, and its the main reason I don’t take focus, because just the one hit from it without the bounce is no good. If it did rebound 1200 yards it would have to go very fast, much faster than the projectile moves right now.

Mesmers have the same problem with Greatsword 2. Just one of the things about the skill you have to live with I suppose.

It’s not really a bug/problem if that’s the way it’s supposed to work. Mesmer’s staff 1, pistol 5, greatsword 2, and Disenchanter, all bounce to nearby targets. If the bounce was 1200, and at 5 bounces, it would theoretically reach 6000 range if the enemies were spaced apart. Now imagine if a Mesmer along with 3 clones casting staff 1 Winds of Chaos all having 1200 bounce and traited with an additional bounce. It would be utter devastation.

The aggravating thing, for me, is that the “bounce” abilities are never consistent…even with LoS being perfectly flat and your facing the target dead on…

Didn’t they find the 1/3rd HP downstate bug and said they were going to be fixing it next patch?
What happened to that promise?

JoxerNL.3752:

Didn’t they find the 1/3rd HP downstate bug and said they were going to be fixing it next patch?
What happened to that promise?

Never said that it would be “next patch”, rather that they were working on a fix and it would be uploaded (probably as a hotfix) when ready.