The Festival of Hearts

[p]Greetings, Defenders![/p][p][/p][p]We’re excited to announce that the Festival of Hearts event has returned to Etheria![/p][p]Once again, defenders can visit Violet Marygold to obtain exclusive event rewards.[/p][p]
[/p][p]This year, we’re introducing a new pet to the festivities: Angry Cutie! Don’t let the adorable looks fool you, this feisty little companion is bursting with cutiness… and attitude. This pet will drop on all expedition maps.[/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]The Festival of Hearts event will run through March 11. Be sure to join the celebration before it fades away once more.[/p][h2]Returning Festival of Hearts Cosmetics [/h2]

[p]Hunter Cupid Hunter Costume - 800 gems.[/p][p][/p]

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[p]Valentine's Accessory Bundle - 1280 gems. This bundle includes;[/p]
- [p]Cupid WIngs[/p]
- [p]Heart Glasses[/p]
- [p]Crown of Hearts[/p]
- [p]Floating Hearts Ground Flair[/p][p][/p]
[p]Festival of Hearts Bundle - 1900 gems. This bundle includes;[/p]
- [p]Cupid WIngs[/p]
- [p]Heart Glasses[/p]
- [p]Crown of Hearts[/p]
- [p]Floating Hearts Ground Flair[/p]
- [p]Hunter Cupid[/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][h2]Bug fixes[/h2]

[p]Ruins maps no longer use the winter theme.[/p]
[p]Fixed Werewolf general being usable on all heroes.[/p]
[p]Fixed struck by inspiration and inspiring strikes not being usable by the Cyborg.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where towers placed outside the boss arena would cause the Jester to attack them instead of teleporting back into the arena.[/p]
[p]Bunnies no longer spawn from Dark Mages.[/p]
[p]Dark Mages and Witches no longer heal bosses.[/p]
[p]Tweaked a bit the material values of the Golden Jaderagon pet so it is more golden.[/p]
[p]Fixed an issue where the Siege Roller would not die when stuck inside spawn areas.[/p]
[p]Fixed enemy pathing issues on The Wildest West and Tornado Canyon.[/p]
[p]Fixed a problem where escalation damage stacking would stack more than intended[/p]
[p]Fixed a problem with the drone defense system scaling with upgrades too much when drone overdrive is activated[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Balance changes[/h2]

[p]Jester:[/p]
- [p]Boomerang – Increased damage scaling by 25%.[/p]
- [p]Chattering Teeth – Increased damage scaling by 25%.[/p]
- [p]Card Barrage – Increased range from 2000 to 2500.[/p]
- [p]Surprise Present – Increased range from 650 to 750.[/p]
- [p]Party Popper – Increased defense damage by 8%.[/p]
- [p]Balloon Machine[/p]
  - [p]Increased defense damage by 8%.[/p]
  - [p]Increased balloon movement speed from 1000 to 1300.[/p]
- [p]Hammer Barrage – Reduced boomerang spread by 50%.[/p]
- [p]Jack in the Box – Increased health scaling by 9%.[/p]
- [p]Confetti Cannon – Increased damage by 15%.[/p]
[p]Bio Metric Scanner – Reduced armor shred from 25% to 15%.[/p]
[p]Puffer Fish – Increased max range from 3750 to 4250.[/p]
[p]Earth Shatter – Reduced Defense Units from 60 to 50. Updated damage scaling to match.[/p]
[p]Flame Aura & Water Aura[/p]
- [p]Increased max range from 1850 to 2500.[/p]
- [p]Increased range scaling by 10%.[/p]
[p]Volcano[/p]
- [p]Increased damage scaling by 21%.[/p]
- [p]Updated upgrade scaling to be consistent with other 80 DU defenses.[/p]
- [p]This is a nerf to upgrades, but an overall buff at every upgrade stage.[/p]
[p]Crystal Hammer – Increased damage scaling by 25%.[/p]
[p]Dragon Nest – Increased damage by 11%.[/p]
[p]Winter’s Edge – Your primary attacks now have a 50–70% (75%) chance to deal 5–29% (35%) of your hero damage as Frost damage.[/p]

[p][/p][h2]Misc[/h2]

[p]Changed elemental rumble drop rates back to x2 (armor pieces and pets), this was changed since 01/16.[/p]
- [p]Rumble Easy: 3,3%[/p]
- [p]Rumble Normal: 6,6%[/p]
- [p]Rumble Hard: 13,34%[/p]
- [p]Pet Drop chances:[/p]
  - [p]Normal: 1%[/p]
  - [p]Hard: 2% (normal) - 0.2% gold[/p]
[p]Added back audio hot swapping for Windows PC, no need to relaunch the game anymore.[/p]
[p]Limited the number of towers of the same type that can be spawned in Town to 8.[/p]
[p]Performance and stability improvements for the Aquarion Throne Room map.[/p]

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