Guild Wars 2

Source: http://pastebin.com/sXHq6fZt

If anyone recalls the last time patch notes were leaked they were about 97.68% accurate. Almost dead on.

Thief:
Shadow Refuge: This skill now functions with the Meld in Shadows trait.

Shadow Pursuit:This skill now functions with the Meld in Shadows trait.

Blinding Powder: Stealth duration has been decreased from 5 to 4 seconds when traited with Meld in Shadows. Skill remains at 3 seconds base.This skill is now a blast finisher.

Merciful Ambush: This skill now functions with the Meld in Shadows trait for the recipient of stealth.

Fixed a bug where some skills would remove the visual effect of stealth from the player

Destroy Shadow Trap: This skill now has a 1.5s cast time. It plays an effect at the thief and the trap location when it is being cast. Added 5 seconds of regeneration.

Meld with Shadows now only increases Blinding Power stealth by 1 second so it is consistent with the traits functionality.

Venomous Aura: Increased the venom share radius to 360.
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If this is it; I’m very disappointed.. No changes for mobility/damage/traits/weapons/ – Still after stating that there would be in multiple SOTG..

Thoughts?

At least Blinding Powder is a blast finisher now.

If the notes are to be believed, this will also affect thieves:

- All duration stacking boons(Aegis, Fury, protection, Regeneration, Retaliation, Swiftness, and Vigor) and conditions(Blind, Burning, Chilled, Cripple, immobilze(now stacks duration), and Poison) now stack to a maximum of 5 times.

Anet Logic:
If you trait for Fleet Shadow, fixing Meld with Shadows effectively gives you 50% movement increase for 1s, while in stealth.

Awesome! >.<’

Immobilise stacks duration instead of refreshes now?

I might find a use for Devourer Venom. Doubt it, but maybe? Lol. Also depends on the effect of the Venomous Aura increase. That’s effectively a 20% larger radius. I can’t just say if that’s good or not good enough, I need to feel it for myself in-game before I judge that.

Fade.7658:

If the notes are to be believed, this will also affect thieves:

- All duration stacking boons(Aegis, Fury, protection, Regeneration, Retaliation, Swiftness, and Vigor) and conditions(Blind, Burning, Chilled, Cripple, immobilze(now stacks duration), and Poison) now stack to a maximum of 5 times.

How would this work, as durations aren’t static across all skills? If someone hits my target with 5 2s poisons, all of my poisons are “immune” until the condition drops off naturally in 10s(Or is cleansed)? How would this interact with Spider venom, and say leeching venoms?

Sir Vincent III.1286:

Anet Logic:
If you trait for Fleet Shadow, fixing Meld with Shadows effectively gives you 50% movement increase for 1s, while in stealth.

Awesome! >.<’

And it only took 3 months! Lol’d. Devour venom could actually be very useful especially with Panic Strike in Deadly Arts. You could get a meaty like 9 Second Immobilize on someone and just drop Blinding powder and auto attack to death or spam heartseeker (winning)

so does this mean blinding powder will now trigger revealed?

kitten no mentioning of stupid invis nerfing

jonwar.4186:

so does this mean blinding powder will now trigger revealed?

Yes, and as a compensation it gives blast finisher effect.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/0B3i6QW.gif[/img]

Dagins.5163:

jonwar.4186:

so does this mean blinding powder will now trigger revealed?

Yes, and as a compensation it gives blast finisher effect.
[img]http://i.imgur.com/0B3i6QW.gif[/img]

lol @ that gif. It still says it will give stealth duration; I don’t see how it will trigger revealed.