Game updates/20071113

Play Balance Updates
We will be evaluating the following changes over the course of this week. Additional adjustments may be made during this time period.

Assassin

 * Black Lotus Strike: decreased Energy gain to 5..18; this skill now counts as a lead attack.
 * Expose Defenses: decreased duration to 1..11 seconds.
 * Horns of the Ox: decreased damage to 1..11.
 * Impale: increased casting time to 1 second.
 * Trampling Ox: decreased damage to 5..20.

Mesmer

 * Ineptitude: increased recharge time to 20 seconds.

Monk

 * Word of Healing: decreased unconditional heal amount to 5..130.

Necromancer

 * Soul Reaping: no longer gains any benefit from Spirits.

Ranger

 * Barrage: increased damage to 5..20 damage.
 * Energizing Winds: decreased duration to 1..31 seconds.
 * Magebane Shot: increased disable time to 10 seconds; decreased recharge time to 5 seconds.
 * Player Pets: no longer leave exploitable corpses.

Miscellaneous

 * Changed the elite skill used by the henchman Mhenlo in Eye of the North to Word of Healing.