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HiRezScott Hi-Rez Team Member Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:19 pm Posts: 153	Balance Changes Being Tested The following is a list of balance adjustments being tested internally today. None of these items are guaranteed for the patch yet. They have all come from various forms of community feedback. -Increased Sentinel’s Drop Jammer radius by 50%. -Reduced Raider’s White Out grenade radius by 10%. -Reduced Technician’s TCNG Quick-Fuse damage by 12.5% and radius by 4%. -Reduced Technician’s TCNG damage by 10% and radius by 6%. -Reduced Infiltrator’s Sticky XL damage by 20% and radius by 14%. -Reduced Infiltrator’s Sticky Grenade damage by 16% and radius by 16%. -Reduced duration of Brute’s Fractal Grenade and Extended Fractal both by 1s. Reduced knockback on each individual beam substantially. -Reduced Infiltrator’s Jackal damage by 5% when stuck to a surface. Reduced early in-air detonation damage by 24%. Increased time between shots from .25s to .35s. -Reduced Brute’s Plasma Cannon hit-box size by 28% and reduced starting clip size from 10 to 8. -Reduced Raider’s Plasma Gun hit-box size by 28% and reduced starting clip size from 10 to 6. -Reduced Raider’s NJ5 SMG damage by 10% to be more in line with other Raider SMG options. -Reduced Doombringer’s Mine detonation range by 10%. -Reduced Soldier’s Short-Fuse Frag damage by 20% and radius by 16%. -Reduced Soldier’s Grenade XL damage by 9%. -Reduced range of the Sonic Punch perk by 36%. -Increased radius of Raider’s Jammer Pack by 42%. -Increased damage falloff on Sentinel’s SAP20 and Phase Rifle to be more similar to BXT1. (This is a nerf). -Decreased damage on Pathfinder’s Holdout Shotgun by roughly 5%. We also reviewed a number of general nerfs to automatic weapons, but based on later community feedback are planning to hold off on them. Please discuss!
Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:01 pm

HiRezScott Hi-Rez Team Member Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:19 pm Posts: 153	Re: Balance Changes Being Tested Based on community feedback, changed a few items from above: - Backed off on the damage adjustments to Infiltrator's Jackal. The only nerf is the fire rate going from .25s to .35s. - Reduced Soldier's AP Grenade damage by roughly 8% and radius by 4%. - Increased falloff on Pathfinder’s Shotgun and Holdout Shotgun by 10% (a nerf). - Increased falloff on Brute’s Automatic Shotgun and The Hammer by 10% (a nerf).
Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:07 pm

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HiRezScott

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Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:19 pm
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Balance Changes Being Tested

The following is a list of balance adjustments being tested internally today. None of these items are guaranteed for the patch yet. They have all come from various forms of community feedback.

-Increased Sentinel’s Drop Jammer radius by 50%.
-Reduced Raider’s White Out grenade radius by 10%.
-Reduced Technician’s TCNG Quick-Fuse damage by 12.5% and radius by 4%.
-Reduced Technician’s TCNG damage by 10% and radius by 6%.
-Reduced Infiltrator’s Sticky XL damage by 20% and radius by 14%.
-Reduced Infiltrator’s Sticky Grenade damage by 16% and radius by 16%.
-Reduced duration of Brute’s Fractal Grenade and Extended Fractal both by 1s. Reduced knockback on each individual beam substantially.
-Reduced Infiltrator’s Jackal damage by 5% when stuck to a surface. Reduced early in-air detonation damage by 24%. Increased time between shots from .25s to .35s.
-Reduced Brute’s Plasma Cannon hit-box size by 28% and reduced starting clip size from 10 to 8.
-Reduced Raider’s Plasma Gun hit-box size by 28% and reduced starting clip size from 10 to 6.
-Reduced Raider’s NJ5 SMG damage by 10% to be more in line with other Raider SMG options.
-Reduced Doombringer’s Mine detonation range by 10%.
-Reduced Soldier’s Short-Fuse Frag damage by 20% and radius by 16%.
-Reduced Soldier’s Grenade XL damage by 9%.
-Reduced range of the Sonic Punch perk by 36%.
-Increased radius of Raider’s Jammer Pack by 42%.
-Increased damage falloff on Sentinel’s SAP20 and Phase Rifle to be more similar to BXT1. (This is a nerf).
-Decreased damage on Pathfinder’s Holdout Shotgun by roughly 5%.

We also reviewed a number of general nerfs to automatic weapons, but based on later community feedback are planning to hold off on them. Please discuss! ;-)

Mon Dec 03, 2012 3:01 pm

HiRezScott

Hi-Rez Team Member

Joined: Mon Jan 12, 2009 5:19 pm
Posts: 153

Re: Balance Changes Being Tested

Based on community feedback, changed a few items from above:

- Backed off on the damage adjustments to Infiltrator's Jackal. The only nerf is the fire rate going from .25s to .35s.
- Reduced Soldier's AP Grenade damage by roughly 8% and radius by 4%.
- Increased falloff on Pathfinder’s Shotgun and Holdout Shotgun by 10% (a nerf).
- Increased falloff on Brute’s Automatic Shotgun and The Hammer by 10% (a nerf).

Tue Dec 04, 2012 2:07 pm

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