Guild Wars 2 Update: Game Update Notes - April 19, 2016
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Guild Wars 2 Update: Game Update Notes - April 19, 2016

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Posted On: 04/18/2016 at 02:59 PM

News from: Guild Wars 2 Update

Last Post: Apr 18, 2016 22:30

Stronghold
Beginning with the first time that the channel points for the Mist Champions are available on both sides of the map, Mist Champions will now arrive with a +50% health and damage effect that stacks in intensity each subsequent time a Mist Champion is summoned (up to three stacks maximum, so 50%, 100%, and 150%), as well as a +20% movement-speed effect (which does not stack in intensity with each new summoning).

Spectator
Spectator-mode polish improves the viewing experience by removing clutter from the screen and creating consistency across machines:

Titles are now hidden while in spectator mode.
Guild tags are now hidden while in spectator mode.
Clone and minion nameplates are now hidden while in spectator mode.
Player nameplates have an increased size in spectator mode and will truncate when they're too long.
Party names and health bars scale up based on resolution.
All player names show through walls in spectator mode.
A handful of options are now forced in spectator mode:

Free Camera: ON
Camera Shake: OFF
Disable Area of Effect Rings: ON
Show Ally Names: ON
Show Enemy Names: ON
Show All NPC Names: ON
Show Simple Condition Floaters: OFF


Quality of Life
There have been some long-standing quirks in PvP that have been cleaned up in a quality-of-life pass to create a more enjoyable experience:

Removed loading screens when respawning.
Ally names now show through walls at a low opacity.
Players are no longer teleported after the spawn doors close when the countdown begins if they are already inside the base. A small effect plays when cooldowns are reset.
Fixed a bug in Temple of the Silent Storm in which Meditation of Tranquility prevented capture points from changing color.

RAIDS
Raid Lobby
In order to streamline the raiding experience and help prevent overcrowding in Verdant Brink, we've added ...

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