Hero Labs & Game Balance Changes

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General Updates

New Features

  • Added Hero Labs with 6 new experimental heroes: Holliday, Calico, Wrecker, Fathom, Viper and Magician

  • Added Commends system to recognize players you've enjoyed playing with

  • Added new character shader for improved player visibility

Hero Updates

Abrams hero portrait

Abrams

Base Stats

Base Stats

Changes

  • Melee attack rate reduced by 15%
  • Gun falloff damage starts at 20m instead of 22m
Shoulder Charge

Shoulder Charge

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed some cases where Shoulder Charge would do a 180/360 on spell cast
  • Fixed Shoulder Charge sliding against wall surfaces incorrectly
Seismic Impact

Seismic Impact

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed sometimes getting stuck on objects
Bebop hero portrait

Bebop

Base Stats

Base Stats

Buffs

  • Bullet damage growth increased from 0.29 to 0.33

Changes

  • No longer gains 1% Bullet Resist per boon
  • Now gains 1% Spirit Resist per boon
Sticky Bomb

Sticky Bomb

Nerfs

  • Now loses 20% of your stacks on death (rounds up)
Hook Blade

Hook

Buffs

  • Now returns troopers 75% faster than normal
Grey Talon hero portrait

Grey Talon

Base Stats

Base Stats

Buffs

  • Base regen increased from 2 to 2.5
  • Gun spirit scaling increased from 0.1 to 0.13
  • Movespeed now scales with Spirit Power again
Rain of Arrows

Rain of Arrows

Buffs

  • Strafe speed with stamina increased by 30%
Infernus hero portrait

Infernus

Afterburn

Afterburn

Nerfs

  • T1 reduced from 30% to 25%
Ivy hero portrait

Ivy

Base Stats

Base Stats

Buffs

  • Base bullet damage increased from 4.5 to 5

Nerfs

  • Bullet damage growth reduced from 0.39 to 0.36
Air Drop

Air Drop

Nerfs

  • Slow reduced from 35% to 30%
Kelvin hero portrait

Kelvin

Arctic Beam

Arctic Beam

Nerfs

  • Slow reduced from 50% to 40%
Frost Grenade

Frost Grenade

Nerfs

  • T2 heal reduced from 145 to 125
Frozen Shelter

Frozen Shelter

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed not freezing weakened patron
Lady Geist hero portrait

Lady Geist

Malice

Malice

Buffs

  • T2 now also increases damage amp by 7%

Nerfs

  • Slow reduced from 20% to 15%
  • Debuff duration reduced from 13s to 9s
  • Damage Amp reduced from 15% to 8%

Bug Fixes

  • No longer causes you to un-zoom on cast
McGinnis hero portrait

McGinnis

Base Stats

Base Stats

Buffs

  • Gun spin decay rate improved from 0.65 to 0.25
Mini Turrets

Mini Turrets

Buffs

  • Cooldown reduced from 24s to 18s
  • Spirit resist increased from 60% to 80%
Spectral Wall

Spectral Wall

Nerfs

  • Slow reduced from 25% to 20%
  • T1 damage amp reduced from 25% to 15%
Heavy Barrage

Heavy Barrage

Buffs

  • T2 cooldown improved from -47s to -50s

Nerfs

  • Cooldown increased from 106s to 140s
  • T1 slow reduced from 35% to 30%

Changes

  • Minimum range increased from 6m to 7m
Mirage hero portrait

Mirage

Fire Scarabs

Fire Scarabs

Buffs

  • T3 max health steal increased from +70 to +80
Djinn's Mark

Djinn's Mark

Buffs

  • T3 cooldown between multipliers improved from -0.5s to -0.75s
Traveler

Traveler

Buffs

  • Fire Rate increased from 20% to 30%
  • T2 cooldown reduction improved from -30s to -40s
  • T3 now grants Unstoppable for 3s on arrival
Mo & Krill hero portrait

Mo & Krill

Base Stats

Base Stats

Changes

  • Now has 20% Headshot Crit reduction
Burrow

Burrow

Buffs

  • Bullet and spirit resist now persist while spinning out of the burrow
Paradox hero portrait

Paradox

Pulse Grenade

Pulse Grenade

Buffs

  • T2 improved from -7.5s to -8s

Changes

  • Pulses are now expressed as a duration rather than a fixed pulse count
  • T1 changed from +1 Pulse to +0.8s Duration
Kinetic Carbine

Kinetic Carbine

Buffs

  • T2 improved from -9.5s Cooldown to -10s
  • Shots cannot miss due to evasion
  • Can now pierce breakables
  • Now does 15% more damage on a headshot

Changes

  • Sound level reduced a little bit

Item Updates

spirit Items

Mystic Reach
Mystic Reach

Buffs

  • Bullet Resist increased from 6% to 7%

Nerfs

  • Ability Range reduced from 18% to 15%
Ammo Scavenger
Ammo Scavenger

Buffs

  • Duration increased from 30s to 35s
Slowing Hex
Slowing Hex

Nerfs

  • Slow reduced from 25% to 20%
Improved Cooldown
Improved Cooldown

Buffs

  • Now grants +75 Spirit Shield
Withering Whip
Withering Whip

Buffs

  • Projectile speed increased by 30%
Cold Front
Cold Front

Buffs

  • Now does double damage to NPC units
Duration Extender
Duration Extender

Buffs

  • Now grants +8% Weapon Damage

Nerfs

  • Ability Duration reduced from 16% to 14%
Bullet Resist Shredder
Bullet Resist Shredder

Changes

  • No longer grants +5% Bullet Resist
  • Now grants +15% Melee damage resistance
Surge of Power
Surge of Power

Changes

  • When the passive procs, you no longer get slowed when shooting (similar to Fleetfoot)
  • Movespeed reduced from +3 to +2
Improved Reach
Improved Reach

Buffs

  • Non-Imbued Ability Range increased from 25% to 26%
  • Bullet Resist increased from 12% to 13%
Mystic Slow
Mystic Slow

Buffs

  • Health bonus increased from 100 to 140

Nerfs

  • Slow reduced from 30% to 25%
Improved Burst
Improved Burst

Buffs

  • Max HP Damage increased from 7% to 9%
  • Threshold damage increased from 125 to 200
Superior Cooldown
Superior Cooldown

Buffs

  • Spirit Shield increased from 100 to 150
Superior Duration
Superior Duration

Buffs

  • Non-Imbued duration increased from 26% to 27%
  • Imbued duration increased from 32% to 33%
Ethereal Shift
Ethereal Shift

Changes

  • Active no longer grants 14 spirit power or reloads
  • Active now grants +3 Movespeed for 5 seconds after returning
  • Active now grants +40% Spirit Resist for 5 seconds after returning
  • Now grants +6 Spirit Power
Improved Spirit
Improved Spirit

Buffs

  • Spirit Power increased from 28 to 30
Boundless Spirit
Boundless Spirit

Buffs

  • Spirit Power increased from 60 to 65
  • Weapon Power increased from 25% to 30%
Escalating Exposure
Escalating Exposure

Nerfs

  • Spirit Amp Per Stack reduced from 5% to 4%
Mystic Reverb
Mystic Reverb

Nerfs

  • Slow now only affects the primary target
  • Spirit Lifesteal, Spirit Resist, and Ability Range reduced from 15% to 14%

vitality Items

Extra Regen
Extra Regen

Changes

  • No longer grants +25 Health
Extra Stamina
Extra Stamina

Buffs

  • Bonus Health increased from +25 to +35
Extra Health
Extra Health

Changes

  • Now upgrades into Fortitude
Enduring Speed
Enduring Speed

Nerfs

  • Slow Resist reduced from 35% to 30%
Reactive Barrier
Reactive Barrier

Buffs

  • Ammo increased from 15% to 20%
Majestic Leap
Majestic Leap

Nerfs

  • Cooldown increased from 26s to 45s
  • Getting shot while in the air disables the drop-down ability
Rescue Beam
Rescue Beam

Nerfs

  • Pull speed reduced by 20%
  • Sprint reduced from +2 to +1
Fortitude
Fortitude

Buffs

  • Health increased from 325 to 365
  • Restore delay reduced from 11s to 10s
  • Weapon Damage increased from 25% to 27%

Changes

  • Now upgrades from Extra Health
Veil Walker
Veil Walker

Buffs

  • Bullet Shield increased from 200 to 250
  • Spirit Shield increased from 200 to 250
Superior Stamina
Superior Stamina

Buffs

  • Spirit Power increased from 8 to 12
Soul Rebirth
Soul Rebirth

Nerfs

  • Cooldown increased from 212s to 240s

Changes

  • No longer grants +15% Cooldown Reduction
Siphon Bullets
Siphon Bullets

Buffs

  • Max HP Steal Per Bullet increased from 50 to 55
Leech
Leech

Changes

  • Now has 12% Cooldown Reduction
  • No longer grants Spirit Power
Phantom Strike
Phantom Strike

Changes

  • No longer grants 15% Bullet Resist
  • Now grants +15% Spirit Resist
Unstoppable
Unstoppable

Changes

  • No longer grants +15% Spirit Resist
  • Now grants +15% Bullet Resist
  • No longer grants 1 Move Speed
Colossus
Colossus

Nerfs

  • Slow reduced from 35% to 30%
  • Slow radius reduced from 14m to 12m

weapon Items

Restorative Shot
Restorative Shot

Nerfs

  • Weapon Damage reduced from 7% to 6%
  • Cooldown increased from 5.5s to 6s
Rapid Rounds
Rapid Rounds

Buffs

  • Fire Rate increased from 9% to 10%
Monster Rounds
Monster Rounds

Nerfs

  • Resist vs NPCs reduced from 30% to 25%
High-Velocity Mag
High-Velocity Mag

Buffs

  • Bullet Shield Health increased from 50 to 65
  • Weapon damage increased from 12% to 13%

Nerfs

  • Bullet Velocity reduced from 25% to 20%
Melee Charge
Melee Charge

Nerfs

  • Weapon Damage reduced from 15% to 12%
  • Health reduced from 100 to 75
Long Range
Long Range

Changes

  • No longer grants +25% Ammo
  • Now has -20% Reload Time
Active Reload
Active Reload

Changes

  • No longer grants -20% Reload Time
  • Now grants +18% Ammo
Mystic Shot
Mystic Shot

Nerfs

  • Cooldown increased from 5.25 to 5.75

Changes

  • Proc cannot miss due to evasion
Burst Fire
Burst Fire

Buffs

  • Now grants +20% Slow Resistance
Sharpshooter
Sharpshooter

Changes

  • No longer grants +20% Ammo
  • Now has -20% Reload Time
Tesla Bullets
Tesla Bullets

Changes

  • Proc cooldown can now be reduced by cooldown reduction
Titanic Magazine
Titanic Magazine

Changes

  • Now grants +12% Spirit Resist
  • No longer grants +18% Bullet Resist
  • Now grants +25% Melee Damage Resistance
Lucky Shot
Lucky Shot

Buffs

  • Proc now pierces evasion
Vampiric Burst
Vampiric Burst

Buffs

  • Health increased from 150 to 175