NOT 2.3 - PTS Soul Changes In Testing

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These notes are for the 3/15 PTS update which includes a small chunk of soul/ability changes that we'd like to get some exposure on before live.

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SOULS

CLERIC

INQUISITOR
* Perseverance, with a point spent in Determination, will now also affect Interrupts.


MAGE

NECROMANCER
* Fixed an issue with the max-ranked Lesser Skeletal Knight. It will now level up to 30 as indicated on the description.

STORMCALLER
* Lightning Arc: Now instant-cast. Reduced cooldown to 30 seconds.
* Static Nova, Electric Charge: Now instant-cast.
* Storm Surge, Hailstorm: Reduced cooldowns to 15 seconds.
* Lightning Burst: No longer consumes stacks of Electrified, but now has a 10 second cooldown and reduced damage. Lightning Burst now deals 30% of the damage done to up to 5 enemies within 7 meters of the initial target, per stack of Electrified on the initial target.
* Eye of the Storm: Reduced cooldown to 30 seconds.


WARRIOR

BEASTMASTER
* Call of Blood, Call of the Forest: Should now be affected by the Preferred Ally effect from Tier 3 PA.
* Call of Shelter: Now a toggled ability.
* Calming Influence: Now puts an enemy to sleep for 8 seconds. Can be used against targets in combat.
* Messy Wounds: Now lasts 30 seconds, up from 15.
* Cunning Ruse: Now has a 15 second cooldown, down from 30. Damage increased.
* Twin Cuts: Now has a 20 second cooldown, down from 30.
* Loyalty: Functionality changed. Now reduces casting time of your summon by 50%.
* Brotherhood: Removed.
* Abolition - New Ability replacing Brotherhood. Your Fierce Strike has a 50-100% chance to remove 1 buff from the target.
* Companion's Call, Alert Companion: Removed.
* Guardianship - New Ability replacing Companion's Call. Restores 15% of max HP to up to 5 party or raid members. 20 second cooldown.
* Tutelage - New ability replacing Alert Companion. Causes Guardianship to heal for an additional 15% of max HP over 6 seconds.
* Hunt Master: Now also increases the range of Fierce Strike and Brutal Strike by 10-20 meters.
* Claw Swipe [pet ability]: Now has a 15 second cooldown, up from 3.

REAVER
* Creeping Corruption: Now also reduces the healing done by surrounding enemies by 15%.

VOID KNIGHT
* Unstable Reaction: You can now move while channeling this.

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3/18/13 PTS Update

GENERAL
* Guild Perks: Updated the description of Cache Finder to indicate that the bonus applies to all Plaques, Marks, and Stones from Expert Dungeons and Raids as well as Infinity Stones and Empyreal Sourcestones.

SOULS

MAGE

PYROMANCER
* Flame Sigil: Removed.
* Flame Rupture - new ability replacing Flame Sigil. Debuffs the enemy, applying a stack of Combust every 2 seconds on up to 5 targets within 7 meters. 15 second duration, 15 second cooldown.
* Fulminate: No longer gains a benefit from stacks of Combust on the target.
* Pyromancer's Aegis: Can now proc an additional Fireball up to once every 3 seconds.
* Increased the damage of Fireball, Flame Bolt, Cinder Burst, Flame Volley, Fulminate, and Fusillade.

WARLOCK
* Draining Bolt: Fixed this appearing to heal the enemy for 0.

ROGUE

TACTICIAN
* Power Core: Functionality Changed. Now debuffs nearby enemies, increasing the damage they take by 10%. No longer in the same stacking group as Lava Field and Orchestra of the Planes, but now is in the same stacking group as Wild Growth.
* All Torrents now have a shared 3 second internal cooldown.


3/19/13 PTS Update

CABALIST
* Unbounded Oblivion - new ability. Ground targeted version of Unleash Oblivion available at 61 points.

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3/20/13

ARCHON
* Patron's Rage: Now refreshes Archon's Aura at the beginning of the channel.


NECROMANCER
* Loyal Minion: Now removes crowd control effects on the caster when cast, and can be used while crowd controlled.


WARRIOR

BEASTMASTER
* Guardianship: Now heals for a specific amount rather than a percentage of the target's max HP.

PALADIN
* Light's Decree: The additional damage effect from single target abilities should no longer benefit from any damage bonuses like the Riftblade crystal.

REAVER
* Dire Corruption: Damage increased. No longer requires an enemy target to use. Now applies persistent corruption effect on the Warrior's current position. Generates additional threat. Now affects up to 10 targets.
* Stumbling Corruption: Now applies persistent corruption effect on the Warrior's current position. Deals Death damage and snares affected targets within the area. No longer requires a target to use. Generates additional threat. Now affects up to 10 targets. Cooldown increased to 30 seconds.
* Creeping Corruption: Generates additional threat. Now affects up to 10 targets.
* Decaying Corruption: Damage increased. Now applies persistent corruption effect on the Warrior's current position. Deals Death damage and additional damage to targets moving within the area. No longer deals additional damage based on number of DoT effects. No longer requires a target to use. Generates additional threat. Now affects up to 10 targets, cooldown reduced to 30 seconds.
* Binding of Devouring Darkness: Now also increases healing taken by 5%.
* Grisly Works: Now also deals 50-100% of your weapon's damage to enemies around you when the tagged enemy dies.
* Shadow of Dread: Functionality changed. You now charge to the target, applying Soul Sickness, Blood Fever, Necrotic Wounds, and Flesh Rot if available. Grants 1 Attack Point.
* Blood Fever: No longer tagged as a Bleed effect.

WARLORD
* A Quick Death: Fixed a bug where this was tagged as a retaliatory attack and benefiting from bonuses to retaliatory attacks like Balance of Power.