Patch Notes 0.6.187

Patch Notes Beta September 14th to 17th

(This was the last beta patch, and the first patch in which the NDA on Battlerite was lifted.)

“	A lot of stuff has been changed between the last beta session and this one, so there's a lot to go through! First off though, if you're curious about who achieved the highest ratings based on the rating system used for the last beta session, you can see the Top 35 here.	„
	~ Stunlock Studios

General

• Movement speed increased by ~5% (champions and mounts).
  • Movement speed during melee attacks slightly increased.
• Cancel-cast cooldown reduced to 1s from 1.5s.
  • Interrupting an ability that can be cast while moving now removes the movement slowdown associated with it.

In our quest to find the balance for movement, reaction and aiming we’ve made some adjustments to movement speed and specifically movement speed during melee attacks. These changes should make the movement feel more responsive. Dodging will be more viable and thus we’ve also reduced the effectiveness of protective abilities such as heals and shields to compensate.

• Ultimates can now be interrupted by lockdown crowd controls such as Stun, Panic, Petrify and Incapacitate. Knockbacks will not interrupt Ultimates but the player is no longer immune to them.
  • When applicable, energy is drained over the duration of an Ultimate. If you are interrupted 50% through an Ultimate, you retain 50% energy.
  • Cancel casting / manually interrupting a channeling Ultimate will expend the whole energy cost of the Ultimate (100).

This change aims to enable more counterplay towards Ultimates whilst avoiding punishing the player too hard if they are attempting to pull an Ultimate in a suboptimal situation.

Introducing the Odeum

The Odeum allows you to view, edit and share replays (also known as Plays) with other people. When you complete a match, you can use the Odeum to view a replay of it. You can then share that replay, or a specific part of it, to the Odeum which allows other players to find and view it. You can search for players to follow and to see what plays they have shared. When you find a particularly awesome Play, you can repost it to share it with your own followers!

You automatically follow all players on your friendslist!

The Odeum is currently in an early state but we hope you enjoy this addition to Battlerite!

Rating

• Rating is now calculated in a different way, resulting in greater precision.
• Grade system has been redesigned
  • Grade 1-5 now acts as “Placement” games
  • Your skill-rating will be displayed once you get past Grade 5
  • Skill-rating ranges from 0 - 5000+. You can get Promoted or Demoted depending on your progress. The highest achievable grade is Grade 15.

These improvements should increase the quality of matches whilst also making it more rewarding to climb the ladder. As mentioned previously, there will be several updates and improvements to Ranking Systems during the Early Access period.

Rewards

• Silver Chests now always contains at least one Rare item.
• Several items have been improved and updated with new textures and effects
• You can now see what the next reward on the next level will be in the reward screen.
• All Victory Poses have been devalued to Rare quality.
• New model for tokens in the reward screen.

As we continuously raise our bar for quality we’ve improved on some of the existing outfits & weapons while adding a couple of new ones. We intend to further improve some of the existing items over the course of Early Access and add more cosmetics over time!

Champions

After analyzing the data and listening to our players we’ve made a number of balance changes to Champions. Our current focus is to ensure that all Champions are unique and fun to play whilst addressing the major balance issues. Over the course of Early Access we intend to switch to a balanced-focused approach where we only target a few champions per individual update. But for the early builds you can expect broader changes to all Champions to occur.

Shifu has been performing well in almost any setup. His mobility coupled with his high damage output made him a bit too strong.

Pearl & Oldur were outshining other support Champions and have thus been tuned down, whilst Lucie has received some buffs to compensate for her low mobility.

Taya and Ashka have received some slight buffs to get in-line with other ranged Champions.

The movement speed changes affect melee Champions the most; they will now have an easier time to stick to their targets.

Ashka

• Firewall
  Summon a firewall at target location. It blocks projectiles and inflicts Ignite to enemies that enter.
  now triggers a visual effect when a projectile is blocked.
• Pure Fire effect now heals 12 health per hit instead of 100% of damage done.
• Infernal Scorch
  Turn into a fire elemental and dash forward to deal 36 damage and inflict Stun. Leaves a trail of scorched earth, dealing 24 damage and inflicting Ignite to enemies in the area over 4s.
  • Ashka is no longer unhittable in his charge up period, before he launches forward.
  • Impact damage increased to 36 from 32.
• Fixed a bug causing Ignite to break crowd controls such as Incapacitate (dots are not supposed to break CC)
• The
  Blaze
  buff can now be dispelled.
• Fire Ward
  shield reduced to 14 health from 16.
• Ember Fire
  now heals 14 health for each target hit instead of 75% of damage done.
• Conflagration
  Fixed a bug causing the
  Fire Storm
  Fire a series of 3 flame bolts. Each bolt deals 16 damage and inflicts Ignite.
  bolt to spawn a small distance in front of the firewall when a fireball turns into a Fire Storm bolt.

Bakko

• War Axe
  Melee attack that deals 9 damage. Successful hits reduce cooldown of Blood Axe by 0.6s and charge your weapon, increasing the damage of your next Blood Axe.
  attack speed increased by ~10%
• Bulwark
  Put up your shield and block projectile and melee attacks in front of you. Reflects enemy projectiles and inflicts Stun on enemy melee attackers.
  can no longer be interrupted by spellblock once the shield is up.
• War Shout
  Let loose a war shout that grants a Shield to nearby allies, absorbing up to 40 damage for 2.5s.
  cooldown reduced to 15s from 20s.
• Heroic Charge
  Rush forward and grab an enemy dealing 35 damage and pushing them in front of you. Deals 28 area damage and inflicts Stun when reaching max range or when colliding with a wall or another enemy.
  cast time increased to 0.7s from 0.6s.
• ERROR: Character "Bakko" has no Battlerite "Reinforcement".
  Shield is now removed if Heroic Charge is interrupted.

Croak

• Venom Wind
  Dash forward in the shape of a venomous wind, piercing through enemies to inflict Venom.
  cast time increased to 0.7s from 0.6s.
• Spit Spit Spit
  • Cooldown penalty removed.
  • Fixed a bug with EX
    Sludge Spit
    Spit a viscous sludge projectile that deals 10 damage and inflicts Toxin and Blind.
    and the
    Spit Spit Spit
    .
    Spit Spit Spit
    now also correctly adds 1 charge to
    Sludge Spit
    Spit a viscous sludge projectile that deals 10 damage and inflicts Toxin and Blind.
    .
• Noxious Reaction
  root duration increased to 1.2s from 1s.
• The
  Venom Strike
  debuff can now be dispelled.
• Jungle Toad
  healing reduced to 14 from 16.
• ERROR: Character "Croak" has no Battlerite "Leeching Venom".
  now heals 16 health on impact instead of 50% of damage done.

Freya

• Thunderclap
  Jump into the air, then slam your maces into the ground. Deals 10 damage to nearby enemies and inflicts Static. Deals 6 bonus damage to enemies already affected by Static.
  no longer interrupts enemies.
• Thunderslam
  Jump into the air, then slam your mace down to send out a shockwave. Deals 12 damage and inflicts Static and Fading Snare in a line. Deals 8 bonus damage to enemies already affected by static.
  now also inflicts a 1.5s fading snare.
• Static Hammers
  replaced by
  Thunderbolt
  • Storm Mace
    Projectile attack that deals 10 damage and inflicts Static. If the enemy is already affected by Static, then Static is consumed, and the enemy is knocked back. Inflicts Incapacitate if the enemy is knocked into a wall.
    deals 8 bonus damage to targets affected by Static.
• Electric Conduction
  shield bonus reduced to 14 from 16.

Iva

• Concussion Shot
  No results
  • Moved to E from M2.
  • Cast time reduced to 0.5s from 0.8s.
• Durable Shield
  shield bonus reduced to 14 from 16.
• ERROR: Character "Iva" has no Battlerite "Stability".
  shield is now removed if
  Machine Gun
  Fire a series of 20 piercing projectiles, dealing a total of 160 damage.
  is interrupted.
• Mayhem replaced by
  ERROR: Character "Iva" has no Battlerite "Big Bertha".
  .
  • Launch a
    ROCKET X-67
    Launch a rocket that deals 26 damage. It explodes to deal 12 damage, consuming Oil to inflict Burning Oil.
    when firing the last
    Machine Gun
    Fire a series of 20 piercing projectiles, dealing a total of 160 damage.
    bullet.

Jade

• ERROR: Character "Jade" has no Battlerite "Sovereign".
  now correctly reduces damage taken by the amount specified in the tooltip. (Bugfix)

Lucie

• Toxic Bolt
  Projectile attack that deals 12 damage and inflicts Toxic.
  • Range increased to 7.5 from 7
  • Energy gain increased to 6% from 5%
• Healing Potion
  Throw a potion that heals the nearest ally for 14 health and applies Revitalize.
  healing reduced to 14 from 16.
• Barrier
  Grant a Shield to a target ally. It absorbs up to 50 damage for 2.5s.
  duration increased to 2.5s from 2s.
• Clarity Potion
  Throw a cleansing potion to target location, knocking nearby enemies away. The impact removes positive effects from enemies and negative effects from allies.
  • Cast time reduced to 0.15s from 0.25s.
  • Can now be casted while moving.
• Roll
  Roll forward and avoid incoming attacks.
  distance increased by 25%.
• Negated
  Petrify Bolt
  Fire an exploding bolt that inflicts Petrify on enemies in the area.
  s no longer inflict Petrify.

Oldur

• Sands of Time
  Launch a projectile that deals 10 damage and inflicts Time Bomb.
  projectile impact damage down to 10 from 12.
• Rejuvenating Sand
  healing reduced to 14 from 16.
• Time Bender
  Negate projectile and melee attacks in front of you. Knock enemy melee attackers back and capture the first negated projectile within your hourglass. Recast this to launch the captured projectile.
  can no longer be interrupted by spellblock once the shield is up.
• Time Keeper renamed to
  Quicksand
  Throw an hourglass to target location, exploding to deal 18 damage and inflict Fading Snare. Consumes Time Bomb to deal its damage instantly.
  .
• Sand Tomb
  root duration down to 1.5s from 2s.
• Renew
  healing reduced to 8 from 10.
• Recreate
  shield reduced to 14 from 16.

Pearl

• Volatile Water
  Launch a projectile that deals 15 damage. Deals 22 damage and inflicts Silence if your staff is charged.
  range reduced to 8 from 8.5.
• Healing Wave
  Channel a healing wave that heals the nearest ally for 21 health over 0.3s.
  healing reduced to 21 from 24.
• Tidal Wave
  Counter the next melee or projectile attack. When you counter an attack, heal yourself for 12 health and send out a tidal wave. It deals 15 damage to nearby enemies and knocks them back.
  cooldown increased to 8s from 7s.
• Jaws
  Summon Jaws from the depths to devour enemies at target location, dealing 20 damage. Devoured enemies are removed from battle until Jaws spews them out, dealing 20 damage to enemies near the landing site. Can be recast to choose a landing site.
  • Pulling force reduced by 50%
  • Now deals 20 damage on impact and 20 damage in the area where the enemy lands instead of 40 damage when enemy lands. Enemies killed by the first hit are not spewed out.
• Water Walk
  haste increased to 40% from 30%.

Poloma

• Spirit Link now only shares Poloma’s healing done.
• Spirit Guide
  Project a spirit guide that heals an ally for 16 health or deals 12 damage and knocks an enemy back. Can be recast to teleport to the spirit.
  recast cast time reduced to 0.1s from 0.2s.
• Dire Wolf
  root duration increased to 1.2s from 1s.
• ERROR: Character "Poloma" has no Battlerite "Joyful Spirits".
  healing reduced to 14 from 16.

Shifu

• Impale
  Lunge forward and thrust your spear in a line, piercing enemies to deal 10 damage. Deals 5 bonus damage per weapon charge.
  range and Radius reduced by ~20%.
• Kunju
  Counter the next melee or projectile attack. When you counter an attack, teleport behind your enemy, heal yourself for 16 health, become immaterial for 0.5s, and gain Readiness.
  cooldown increased to 8s from 7s.
• Whirlwind
  Spin into a whirlwind dance and deal 112 damage over 2.75s to nearby enemies. Grants you a Shield and movement speed increase for the duration.
  shield is now removed if the channeling is interrupted
• Swift Feet
  • Duration increase reduced to 1.8s from 2s.
  • Now increases the duration of
    Tempest Rush
    You become immaterial and remove negative effects. Your movement speed increases by 50%, damage dealt reduces by 50%, and Spear Slash hits heal you for 14 health for the duration.
    up to the same duration as
    Fleetfoot
    You become immaterial and remove negative effects. Your movement speed increases by 35% and damage dealt reduces by 50% for the duration.
    (1.8s).
• Ceremonial Spear
  now heals 4 health plus 2 health per weapon charge instead of 33% of damage done.
• Dirty Tricks
  root duration increased to 1.2s from 1s.
• Spear Slinger
  now reduces cooldown by 2s when hitting an enemy or a wall (instead of 6s when only hitting a wall).
• The Spear is the Way
  bonus damage reduced to 6 from 8.

Sirius

• Sunlight
  Call down a beam of sunlight that heals the ally nearest target location for 14 health.
  healing reduced to 14 from 16.
• Lunatic
  recast duration up to 1.8s from 1.5s.
• Celestial Cycle
  now additionally reduces the cooldown of
  Prismatic Strike
  Dash forward and cleave nearby enemies. Deals 18 damage and inflicts Fading Snare.
  by 5s.
• ERROR: Character "Sirius" has no Battlerite "Brilliance".
  no longer triggers until Sirius finishes channeling
  Astral Beam
  Channel a beam of light that deals 100 damage to enemies, heals allies for 100 health, and heals yourself for 50 health over the duration.
  .

Taya

• Razor Boomerang
  Throws a piercing boomerang that deals 14 damage and returns upon reaching maximum distance.
  no longer trigger trances on it way back.
• Haste
  Gain Haste and remove movement impairing effects. During Haste, Razor Boomerang can be used while moving.
  duration increased to 2s from 1.6s.
• New EX Q -
  Zephyr
  Dash forward and perform a spinning melee attack that deals 14 damage to nearby enemies and knocks them away.
  • Dash forward and perform a spin attack that deals 16 damage and knocks nearby enemies away.
• Tailwind
  no longer increases Taya's movement speed by an additional 50%.
• ERROR: Character "Taya" has no Battlerite "Bandit".
  healing increased to 10 from 8.
• ERROR: Character "Taya" has no Battlerite "Birds of Prey".
  now triggers on hit instead of on boomerang returning to Taya.

Varesh

• Hand of Corruption
  Fire a projectile that deals 14 damage, inflicts Corruption and heals self for 2 health on hit.
  self healing down to 2 from 3.
• Powers Combined
  Turn immaterial and dash forward in target direction, dealing 24 damage and inflicting both Judgement and Corruption. This effect repeats itself when hitting an enemy, up to 2 extra times.
  cast time reduced to 0.7s from 0.8s.
• Wonder
  healing reduced to 14 from 16.
• ERROR: Character "Varesh" has no Battlerite "Accord".
  • Healing increased to 14 from 12.
  • Fixed a bug that made Accord allow players to hit themselves with
    Powers Combined
    Turn immaterial and dash forward in target direction, dealing 24 damage and inflicting both Judgement and Corruption. This effect repeats itself when hitting an enemy, up to 2 extra times.
    .

Miscellaneous

• Added support for binding actions to additional mouse buttons.
• All new shiny mastered music implemented.
• Energy is now colored orange as opposed to blue.
• Weapon Charges are now colored yellow to green, as opposed to orange to red.
• Performance Optimizations
• Options to limit the FPS added.

Bug Fixes

• QWERTZ and AZERTY keyboard layouts will no longer swap the AQWZY-keys incorrectly.
• Fixed an issue where Chat wouldn't allow the user to scroll.
• Fixed an issue where certain characters from the Polish alphabet wouldn't display correctly in the UI.
• Fixed a performance issue which may have caused some users to disconnect between rounds.
• Fixed a bug where the input box sometimes got disabled in private lobby chat.
• Observing a game no longer hides Energy, Stacks, Rage or Upgrades for the opposing team of your current viewed target.