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Weapon Rebalance 2020 (Part 1 - Raw Damage) (Live on PTS)
Hey Runners,
Rare Weapon Rebalance (Part 1 - Raw Damage)
Problem:
• Inconsistent rare weapon dmg progression - too many rare weapons that are not viable whilst some are OP. Some OP are low TL whilst some bad weapons are high TL.
Solution:
• Rare weapons have had their damage numbers rebalanced to fall in line with their TL (e.g Higher TL = More dmg). This means some weapons have been nerfed but most weapons have had an increase to the overall dmg they output across categories.
• AoE weapons have been buffed inline with their TL too, however with a lower multiplier so direct dmg to an enemy will always do more dmg then AoE.
• In preparation for introducing more distinction between Spy vs PE (and other classes through roles) I have taken the decision to buff the dmg of both Rifle + Pistol a little too. Atm this means that any user of these weapons will be doing more dmg then before. During a later update higher TL dex weapons will be more difficult for PE to reach and they will have to make a decision between resist / psi utility / weapon dmg / etc. A step in the direction of making spies glass cannons and PE more jack of all trades master of none.
TLDR:
• Weapon dmg numbers have been buffed (majority have anyway) and reorganised to closely tie dmg output to their TL. This includes AoE with a lower multiplier
• Weapon types updated are: Heavy, Melee, Pistol, Rifle, Drone - PSI will follow in another update
• Rifle + Pistol do most dmg, Cannon + Melee after this, Drone after this
• This is WIP and not set in stone
Foreseen fallout:
• This WILL have an impact on lower TL versions of rare weapons and these need to be tested to ensure that they aren't much more powerful then low TL rares
Next Steps:
• Test these changes on PTS
• Work on weapon characteristics such (freq, handling, range, dmg type shake up, etc)
Update Specifics:
- Heavy weapon damage rebalanced
Weapon Type |
Change % |
Winding Arguement |
-25% |
Summer Leech |
-6% |
Ionic Shotgun Cannon |
-7% |
Ravager |
17% |
Equilibrium of Forces |
4% |
Cursed Soul |
-10% |
Malediction |
5% |
Doom Beamer |
27% |
MIRL-600 Warhammer |
17% |
- Melee weapon damage rebalanced
Weapon Type |
Change % |
Paw of Tiger |
8% |
Perforator |
15% |
Peacemaker |
12% |
Claw of Lizard |
-4% |
Vien Ripper |
9% |
Blade of Ceres |
4% |
Soligen's Finest |
15% |
The Dentist |
14% |
Blackmist's Remorse |
-4% |
Hurler King Knuckles |
17% |
Zsu Sun |
14% |
Thunderbolt |
9% |
Paw of Bear |
8% |
Warbots Bane |
-14% |
Devils Grace |
10% |
- Pistol weapon damage rebalanced
Weapon Type |
Change % |
Wyatt Earp |
-23% |
Liberator |
0% |
Ionic Shotgun Pistol |
0% |
SWAT Pistol |
-23% |
Judge |
-9% |
Xbow Pistol |
12% |
Anarchist |
20% |
Steiner |
-13% |
Beam of Hell |
6% |
Sucker Punch |
27% |
Freeman |
9% |
Craftsman Dream |
-6% |
Ray of Last Hope |
7% |
Dreadfire |
11% |
Executioner |
9% |
Ceres Handgun BHG-9 |
0% |
- Rifle weapon damage rebalanced
Weapon Type |
Change % |
Terminator |
-8% |
Ionic Shotgun Rifle |
3% |
Ray of God |
6% |
Thunderstorm |
-7% |
Reaper |
9% |
Libra |
33% |
SWAT Assault Rifle |
13% |
Redeemer |
34% |
Second Love |
-23% |
Infiltration Assault Rifle IAR-47 |
13% |
Healing Light |
22% |
Ceres Assault Rifle CAR-47 |
15% |
First Love |
17% |
Disruptor |
31% |
HVSR-90 Ronin Sniper Rifle |
14% |
- Drone weapon damage rebalanced
Weapon Type |
Change % |
HEW Adv Assault Drone GAL-3000 |
-10% |
Revenge |
18% |
HEW Adv Assault Drone PLC-1000 |
-15% |
Hew Heavy Assault Drone FA-1000 |
14% |
Hew Adv Battle Drone FC-1000 |
-18% |
HEW Adv War Drone RK-1000 |
17% |
Raging Weasel Ceres Ion |
7% |
Devastator Ion Drone |
11% |
Particle Nemesis |
-1% |
Raptor |
36% |
Mosquito |
47% |
- Mosquito firing range increase by approx. 800%
These changes scale down to lower TL version of the weapons and there if a rare got a buff / nerf the lower TL will have received a similar sort of change.
The below charts show each weapon type and the dmg curve you can expect as your move from the lowest TL rare to the highest TL rares, compared against current progression.
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Attachment 12849
For those who can't see these images: https://imgur.com/a/w1Sl6kU
I encourage you all to test and leave feedback below