Any Eternal Returners? Aesop here with a little balance patch for you all. This is just a minor patch with some number adjustments and some bug fixes. (Although, we do have the first RARE skin coming out...)
Server maintenance, and all future maintenance, will occur on Wednesday (7PM PST) instead of the previous date of Tuesdays.
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Patch Notes - Quick Look[/h2]
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Statistics[/h2]
This week's statsWe have made a graph to show some kill hotspots for the first week of Season 2.
Balance Patch SystemAs mentioned in our balance framework post, we're implementing our new
'Eternal Return Balance Patch System' next week after reviewing the stats from the previous 2 weeks.
The Balance patch system will be the standard for us balancing characters based on their statistics being either too high or too low. (Please note that the Balance Patch system is not the Gold Standard - rather the '
A' standard. Check out our
Balance Framework post for more info.)
Balance and Player FeedbackWe receive lots of balance feedback from players across all tiers. We constantly look into it and take it into account when adjusting. A problem with player feedback is that sometimes player ideas may become excessively involved. To stop this, the principle is to cross-validate opinions and data as much as possible, and verify parts that cannot be explained by basic statistics.
We also need to solve
inconveniences and irrationality that go beyond just strengths and weaknesses. Although Zahir has above-average data, he has some issues. Putting more points into his ult is meaningless and a player's skill alone is not enough to land his Narayanastra (Q) and Gandiva (W) in the late game. These both need to be addressed.
These kinds of improvements take time. They involve more than just adjusting numbers or moving some sliders around - often requiring additional coding or animation effects. For our ever growing character roster, we will aim to improve one or two skills for each major update so that all characters will feel healthier and maintain some ability of skill expression.
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New Skin[/h2]
Gilded Reaper Zahir is now available!
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Character[/h2]
Our new balance framework is rolling out, so we're only adjusting a couple things that we noticed were sticking out in the new system. Stay tuned for some more exciting changes in the future.Li Dailin
We got a lot of feedback about Dailin - especially her silence. We're adjusting that a bit, along with her power in the later game, to keep the Spirited Master in check.
Spirited Kick (Q)
Base Damage 25/45/65/85/105 (+Attack Power 60%) → 25/45/65/85/105 (+Attack Power 50%)
Enhanced Damage 28/56/84/112/140 (+Attack power 70%) → 28/56/84/112/140 (+Attack Power 60%)
Bottom Shelf (E)
Silence Duration 2s → 1.6s
Striking Tiger (R)
Damage per Hit 40/70/100 (+Attack Power 20%) → 25/55/85 (+Attack Power 15%)
Silvia
Silvia has been zooming around Lumia, doing well in every mode and every tier. This should help just bring her down a touch.
Attack Power per Level 2.2 → 2.0
Lumia Grand Prix (P) Attack Speed & Skill Amplification 0.6/0.9/1.2% → 0.4/0.8/1.2%
Sua
A-Coin Cost reduced: (9900 → 8020)
Now playable in Ranked
To stop Sua spamming her Q for a near infinite stun after stacking cooldown reduction, we're adjusting Odyssey (Q)'s cooldown.
Odyssey (Q)
Cooldown: 14/12/10/8/6 → 12/11/10/9/8s
Alex
Although Alex is a bit lacking in Solo, he's doing surprisingly well in team modes. We're going to give him some love but adjust his team mode prowess.
Base Attack Speed
Gauss Pistol (Ranged Q)
SP Cost 50/60/70/80/90 → 50/55/60/65/70
Zahir
Zahir has trouble hitting people late game when everyone is flyin' around Lumia.
Narayanastra (Q)
Delay when cast 0.65s → 0.53s
Hyunwoo
We gave the Highschool Heavyweight a slight adjustment in the last patch, but he's still lacking a bit. We're tuning him up just a little bit more.
First Attack (E)
Cooldown Reduction on Hit 20% → 25%
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Weapon[/h2]
Just a few adjustments to some weapons that were too strong.
Pistol
Magnum-Boa
Movement Speed 0.15 → 0.1
Rapier
Quick Cut (D)
Damage (Attack Power 200% + Critical Strike Damage Increase %) -> (Attack Power 175% + Critical Strike Damage Increase %)
Two-handed Sword
Shuriken
Death Rune
Recipe Change
Charm + Tree of Life → Charm + Powder of Life
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Armor[/h2]
We're adjusting some armor we believe are showing either too high or too low results
Chest
Battle Suit
Skill Damage Reduction 12% → 8%
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Team Mode Adjustments[/h2]
Alex
Alex has a lot of tools that made him pretty strong in team modes - mainly his area control with Double Agent (E) and EMP Barrage (R)
Damage dealt in Duo 97% → 94%
Damage dealt in Squad 95% → 92%
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Area[/h2]
Avenue
Some boxes have been added/adjusted to balance spawn points and optimize routes
Area Item Frequency AdjustmentsWe have fixed item quantities in Avenue, Factory, Archery Range. More common stuff in more places.
Archery Range
Factory
Alcohol 6 → 7
Hatchet 4 → 5
Bandage 8 → 9
Nail 8 → 9
Scrap Metal 11 → 12
Avenue
Battery 11 → 12
Surveillance Camera 6 → 5
Playing Cards 7 → 8
Watch 7 → 8
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Features on watch[/h2]
New or persisting problems
Extra Normal Attack Damage Equipment
Due to Extra Normal Attack Damage equipment forcing players to visit Chapel, over-saturation in certain areas and uniformity in routes are becoming a growing problem.
We are currently planning some changes - including recipe changes and the introduction of new lower tier items.
Accelerated tempo meta
We're looking into adjusting mastery & exp gain while also introducing new systems to deal with this
Skill indicator clarity for certain skills (Chiara's Judgement, Barbara's Sentry Gun etc.)
We plan to improve or add effects for skills with ranges that are hard to judge on the fly.
Weapon skill - Axe, Hammer, Sniper Rifle etc.
Combat in temporary restricted areas
Planned Improvements
Item related
Weapons with high base attack power (Axe, Spear, Sniper Rifle, Hammer etc.)
Extra Skill Damage armor
Archery Range spawn point selection ratio
These issues will be addressed in a following major patch. We will continue to monitor them in the meantime.
Uptown Starting Point
Our improvements to the Uptown Starting Points are complete and will be implemented during the next major or minor patch.
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0.32 Patch preview[/h2]
Adding new functionality to items
Reducing trap damage
Character stats per level
Armor penetration
Negative values of items will no longer be affected by mastery level.
Change in mechanism of Barbara's BT-Mk2 Sentry Gun (Q) (Cooldown/Mastery)
Calibration of damage reduction for Aya's Steady Shot (W) when hit repeatedly
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Bug fixes and improvements[/h2]
Improved crash (forced shutdown) issues
Enhanced chat-related security
The free-rotation information is now properly displayed
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Sua: No longer 'skates' when doing things like collecting after using Don Quixote (E)
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Adela: Objects summoned by Adela now are correctly displayed and properly disappear.
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Silvia, Alex, Bernice: Ping alerts for normal attacks are now properly displayed
[h3]*Due to the change of maintenance to Wednesday, patch notes will also now be posted every Tuesday.[/h3]
