Game updates/20090917

Automated Tournaments

 * Updated Automated Tournament map rotations.

Skill Updates
For more information on these changes, please see the Developer Updates page.

PvE and PvP Changes
Dervish
 * Armor of Sanctity: increased duration to 15 seconds; increased recharge to 15 seconds.

Elementalist
 * Ether Prism: increased recharge to 25 seconds; decreased damage reduction to 75%.
 * Immolate: increased recharge to 5 seconds.

Mesmer
 * Distortion: increased recharge to 8 seconds.
 * Illusion of Pain: changed the description to more accurately reflect its functionality.
 * Mantra of Resolve: decreased duration to 5 seconds.

Monk
 * Patient Spirit: increased recharge to 4 seconds.

Necromancer
 * Rip Enchantment: increased recharge to 15 seconds.
 * Vampiric Spirit: increased casting time to 2 seconds.

PvP Only Changes
Assassin
 * Death Blossom: increased recharge to 6 seconds.

Necromancer
 * Signet of Agony: increased recharge to 20 seconds.
 * Unholy Feast: increased recharge to 20 seconds.

Ranger
 * Escape: functionality changed to: "Elite Stance. For 1..8 seconds, you move 33% faster and have a 75% chance to block attacks. Ends if you make a melee attack."

PvE Only Changes
Monk
 * Selfless Spirit: increased recharge to 45 seconds.

Necromancer
 * Signet of Agony: decreased recharge to 8 seconds.
 * Unholy Feast: decreased recharge to 8 seconds.

Paragon
 * Finale of Restoration: reverted this skill to its original behavior.

Bug Fixes

 * Fixed a bug that allowed the Health gain from "Fall Back!" to be affected by healing modifiers.
 * Fixed a bug that allowed the Health gain from "Incoming!" to be affected by healing modifiers.
 * Fixed a bug that caused Signet of Creation to decrease Binding Ritual skills to 1/4 second casting times instead of making them cast instantly.
 * Fixed a bug that prevented the Avatar of Dwayna from spawning in the International District versions of Sardelac Sanitarium and Druid's Overlook.
 * Fixed a bug that caused Molotov Rocktail to wander outside his intended area.

Miscellaneous

 * Removed duplicate version of Faction Rewards NPCs in the Alliance Battles outposts.
 * Tolkano [Tournament] is now in the following outposts: Random Arena, Heroes' Ascent, Zaishen Challenge, Zaishen Elite, Jade Quarry (Kurzick & Luxon), and Fort Aspenwood (Kurzick & Luxon).