Game Update Notes: July 16, 2024

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Update focusing on WvW scoring and siege balance, sPvP tournament restructuring, and various quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.

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GeneralRemoved rocks blocking access to mursaat tokens 19, 31, and 25 in Ember Bay.
Communal Boost Bonfire
- Players can now interact with the bonfire to select or refresh boosts even if they already have one active.→Added

Giant Meteor:Giant Meteor is now unblockable and targets a specific enemy instead of a location.ground targeted→targeted enemy
Starfall:Replaced Waxing Doom with Starfall, which damages/launches enemies and instantly neutralizes capture points.Waxing Doom→Added

Djinn's DominionLamp Objective:Only the player who channels the lamp now receives the special action skill.entire team→channeler only
World vs. World
- Flame Ram:Flame ram health reduced by 50%, though they now receive Iron Hide when operated.100%→50% %
- Siege Golem:Increased the supply cost for guild siege golems.50→75 supply
- Alacrity can no longer be applied to players using siege equipment.Allowed→Removed

GeneralAFK timer in open-world maps is now reduced to 5 minutes if the player enters combat.→5 minutes m
Communal Boost Bonfire
- The spawn radius of the wood for the bonfire has been reduced.→Reduced
- Added a 2-minute Locked status where only the owner can select a boost after placement.→2 minutes m
Structured PvP
- Daily Tournaments:Reduced daily automated tournaments to 4, optimized for regional prime-time.8→4 per day
- Weekly Tournament:Added a new weekly automated tournament every Sunday.→Added
- Monthly Variety Tournament:Added a monthly variety tournament alternating between 2v2 and 3v3.→Added
- Champion of Champions:New colored title earned by reaching 120 points in Kormir's Clash.→Added
Djinn's Dominion
- Lamp Objective:The lamp objective now requires channeling instead of just standing in the area.standing in circle→channeling
- Waters of Life:Replaced Disenchantment Field with Waters of Life, which revives allies and finishes downed enemies.Disenchantment Field→Added