Game Update Notes – October 4, 2016

10/04/2016 – October 04 Release Notes
Living World

  • The story step “Ascend the fortress and activate the machine” has been fixed to avoid players hearing each other’s personal story dialogue.
  • The story step “Return to Grumby” has been fixed to remove a benign condition that was placed on players.
  • The story step “Return to Grumby” has been fixed to remove an issue that caused some players under the effect of Mursaat Armor to have a red name over their head.
  • The story step “Complete the combat simulation” has been fixed to avoid a damage range that did not accurately reflect the fire pool size.
  • The story step “Take the portal to activate the machine” has been fixed so that the mesmer portal does not disappear while the step is active.
  • The story step “Start the simulation” has been fixed to add collision to the Simulation Start console.

World Polish

  • Auric Basin: Fixed an issue in which updrafts did not work as intended in Southwatch Creep.

General

  • Something unusual is happening at Gillscale Pond.

World vs. World
General

  • Team chat now works across maps in WvW.
    • Team chat works across maps for Eternal Battlegrounds and Borderlands.
      • It does not work for Edge of the Mists.
  • Some NPCs were moved away from tactivators so they aren’t so close together.
  • The Endless Mushroom Tonic has been disabled from working in WvW.

BLACK LION TRADING COMPANY GEM STORE
New Items and Promotions

  • The new Spectral Glider is available in the Upgrades category of the Gem Store for 500 gems.
  • A new Taimi’s Outfit is available in the Style category of the Gem Store for 700 gems.
  • Taimi’s Dye Kit has returned for a limited time, located in the Special category of the Gem Store for 125 gems.
  • The Witch’s Outfit has returned for a limited time, located in the Style category of the Gem Store for 700 gems.
  • The Phantom’s Hood has returned for a limited time with a 20% discount, located in the Style category of the Gem Store for 160 gems.
  • The Riding Broom toy is available in the Toys category of the Gem Store, with a 30% discount, for 175 gems.

Bug Fixes

  • The autosummoning of miniatures no longer toggles off when a player is gliding while miniatures are being culled by the game server.