Update:August 15, 2024

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Source: 08-15-2024 Update

Patch notes

General Changes

• Added a new hero, Shiv
• Games can now be watched by an unlimited number of spectators
• Spectator games now have 1 minute delay
• Added localization for Simplified Chinese, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Turkish, Ukrainian, Czech, and French. These are currently a work-in-progress.
• Language can be selected from the settings menu
• Matchmaking windows are now open 1 hour earlier in all regions
• You can now prioritize your roster into three groups to indicate your preference ordering to the matchmaker: Selected, Priority, High Priority
• Added customization options for your crosshair
• Builds: You can now author a suggested ordering of Ability Upgrades
• Builds: You can now add per-item author comments by right clicking on items while editing builds that will show up in the item tooltip for users of the build
• Fixed a bug that allowed published build data to overwrite local changes to a published build
• Fixed a bug that prevented the last used hero build from loading when it was not a favorited build
• Hovering items in the shop will now highlight their components, or which item they are components of
• Reworked the Hero Stats UI in the shop
• Hero Stats in the shop have been expanded and are now broken up by Weapon, Vitality, and Spirit. Various additional stats that were previously hidden have been added here.
• Individual stats can now be hovered over to see a breakdown of all the bonuses contributing to a value, including things like golden statues
• Added descriptive gun information to each hero
• Added Spirit Power Impact panel that displays the effect of Spirit Power on your Abilities and Items
• Added Outgoing Damage as a UI display mode that you can toggle through
• Added a setting to let you customize the ability cancel hotkey (default is spacebar)
• Added a "Friends Only" checkbox to filter the watch tab
• Added an option to control zoom sensitivity
• Fixed Candle Troopers sometimes instantly disappearing on death rather than going into their death flash state
• Using an active item or ability removes the undo option for the item/AP
• Fixed some abuse cases with undoing AP cooldown reductions
• Added a video setting to reduce flashing effects
• Unpause hotkey is now displayed when the game is paused
• Pause cooldown per player increased from 10 minutes to 15 minutes
• Improved visual clarity of Grey Talon's trap armed state
• Replaced the Urn drop parachute with new effects
• Fixed some cases where the comeback souls would be higher than intended in the early game
• Fixed being unable to ping while dead
• Fixed Bebop's Sticky Bomb sometimes misfiring
• Improved smoothing of spectator camera position and angles
• Fixed a bug that allowed teleporters to be used while carrying the Soul Urn
• Fixed targeting previews that draw a model (like McGinnis's turrets) to update every frame, instead of being fixed at 60hz
• Fixed stuns resetting their duration if you were on the ground and became airborne
• Fixed some cases where Lash's Ground Strike would cause your hero to be stuck
• Fixed Ricochet sometimes shooting the extra bullet from your gun rather than the target
• Fixed Arctic Beam T3 range not being calculated correctly when you have range increase items
• Fixed ESC not working to close Settings popup sometimes
• Various visual adjustments on highlight and strobe effects being too loud in some cases
• Holding M1 down while Flame Dash ends will now cause you to fire your gun instead of requiring you to let go and press again
• Added popup to bot games to indicate that they tend to be much longer games than normal ones
• Improved Abrams Siphon and Seismic Impact visuals to not obstruct player view as much
• Added new Silence status effect sound
• Updated bullet whizby sounds for nearly all characters
• Updated Haze Sleep Dagger cast, projectile loop and whizby
• Updated Haze Smoke Bomb sound
• Removed Haze Smoke Bomb voice line for everyone except the casting player and spectators
• Fixed some spectator/replay sound and music bugs
• Various sound related performance improvements
• More impactful damage indication sound for attackers
• Remastered Abrams, Pocket, and Dynamo weapon fire sounds
• Improved lighting performance around shop
• Improved Wraith tracers to feel more connected to their bullet
• Improved visibility of AOE around Bebop while casting Hyper Beam
• Improved effects around Lady Geist Soul Exchange to help with clarity
• Updated Infernus tracer, muzzle, and impact fx revisions for better performance
• Fixed Mimic options in sandbox not working properly
• Added a sound for movement being restricted by Slowing Hex and Vindicta tether
• Revised sounds for Pocket Flying Cloak duration and warp
• Clarified Vindicta Flight T1 tooltip
• Added alternate shop music
• Added Refresher cast sound

Misc Gameplay

• Teleporter activation no longer gets canceled on incoming damage.
• Teleporter channel time increased from 4s to 5s
• Walkers now require you to be within 30m to deal damage to them
• Walker Health increased by 15%
• Base Guardian Health increased by 20%
• Patron damage increased by 30% after it is vulnerable
• Weakened Patron Health increased by 15%
• Weakened Patron now has a Torment Pulse style effect, hitting up to 2 enemies in the pit for 75 damage per second
• You can now use melee hotkey while zoomed to exit zoom and perform a melee
• Added Bounce Pads in various areas of the map that launch you in a defined direction
• Added one-way defender exits beside each outer lane entrance
• Added Speed Boost Volumes in the defender passages on the outsides of the base
• Firehouse (building next to Sapphire Yellow Guardian) has been reworked to match the layout of the Chapel
• Low roof buildings beside Amber Purple Guardian and Sapphire Yellow Guardian are now valid play spaces
• Removed zap triggers
• Added truck on the back side of those buildings to allow climbing up
• Removed rooftop props for those buildings
• Added billboards to the edge closest to the lane
• Low roof buildings between inner lane Walker arenas are now valid play spaces
• Removed zap triggers
• Expanded rooftop size
• Added fire escape stairs to allow access from the upper level from the Mid
• Walker Arena - Amber Yellow/Sapphire Purple:
  • Added catwalks from high ground defender area to building across the street
  • Added passage through building and stairs up to a peek spot toward the Guardian
  • Replaced upper floor juke spot with a connection through building across from new peek spot
• Walker Arena - Amber Orange/Sapphire Blue:
  • Added catwalk from the low roof building to the building across the street
  • Replaced juke spot in the courtyard with passage connecting to the new catwalk
  • Widened hallway above Underground Shop
  • Removed railing and added stairs in the passage toward the Guardian
  • Courtyard floor opening to the Underground Shop moved closer to above the shop
  • Bounce Pad added to allow easier navigation from the Underground Shop to the upper courtyard. Replaces a juke spot.
• Walker Arena - Amber Blue/Sapphire Orange:
  • Added interior shaft with Bounce Pad to an upper level balcony from defender side to face the Guardian
  • Added a Bounce Pad on the ground floor of the Police Station/Garment Building to the upper floor
  • Added a juke spot inside the Police Station/Garment Building
  • Added a juke spot down the stairs from the Guardian to the left
• Walker Arena - Amber Purple/Sapphire Yellow:
  • Added an interior corridor through the building between the base and the Walker
  • Added a balcony that borders the arena on the back side of the Walker

Weapon Items

• Headshot Booster: No longer has +40 Bonus Health
• Headshot Booster: Now has +40 Bullet Shield
• Monster Rounds: Health reduced from +65 to +50
• Monster Rounds: Now grants +30% Bullet Resistance vs NPCs
• Restorative Shot: Weapon Damage increased from 6% to 8%
• Active Reload: Lifesteal reduced from 40% to 30%
• Active Reload: Fire Rate reduced from 24% to 20%
• Kinetic Dash: HP regen increased from 1 to 1.5
• Long Range: Min distance reduced from 18m to 15m
• Mystic Shot: Cooldown increased from 5s to 6s
• Slowing Bullets: Now grants +5 Spirit
• Soul Shredder Bullets: Now grants +6% Weapon Damage
• Soul Shredder Bullets: Debuff duration increased from 5s to 6s
• Berserker: Fixed gaining stacks much faster than intended when taking damage from troopers
• Warp Stone: Active Bullet Resist reduced from +60% to +40%
• Warp Stone: No longer grants +2 Sprint
• Warp Stone: Now gains +8 Spirit
• Point Blank: No longer grants +300 Bullet Shield
• Point Blank: Now grants +15% Bullet Armor
• Escalating Resilience: Max Bullet Resist increased from 30% to 36%
• Heroic Aura: Lifesteal increased from 18% to 20%
• Alchemical Fire: Bullet Shield increased from 175 to 225
• Sharpshooter: Min distance reduced from 18m to 15m
• Titanic Magazine: Weapon Damage increased from 16% to 18%
• Titanic Magazine: Bullet Resist increased from 8% to 10%
• Intensifying Magazine: Time for Max Damage reduced from 3.5s to 3s (this is a buff)
• Ricochet: Fire Rate increased from +8% to +12%
• Ricochet: Health increased from +125 to +150
• Siphon Bullets: You permanently steal 1 stack (45 HP) from the enemy if they die under the debuff. If an enemy you stole a stack from kills you, they regain 1 stack back.
• Silencer: Reduced active duration from 6s to 4s
• Glass Cannon: Now gives +1 Movement Speed
• Glass Cannon: No longer gives +2 ammo on kill
• Glass Cannon: Weapon Damage reduced from +75% to +70%
• Glass Cannon: Now gives +10% Weapon Damage per kill (up to +50%)
• Glass Cannon: When you die you lose a stack

Vitality Items

• Melee Lifesteal: Heal effectiveness vs non-heroes increased from 25% to 35%
• Melee Lifesteal: Health increased from +70 to +75
• Extra Regen: Regen increased from 2.7 to 2.8
• Healing Rite: Cooldown reduced from 75s to 65s
• Healing Rite: Cast Range increased from 20m to 30m
• Healing Booster: Spirit Resist reduced from +7% to +6%
• Healing Booster: Bullet Resist reduced from +7% to +6%
• Divine Barrier: Duration increased from 4s to 5s
• Divine Barrier: Cooldown reduced from 30s to 28s
• Restorative Locket: Max Stacks reduced from 20 to 15
• Restorative Locket: Heal per stack increased from 30 to 40
• Health Nova: Health increased from +75 to +100
• Combat Barrier: Weapon Damage While Shielded increased from +24% to +28%
• Enchanter's Barrier: Spirit Power while Shielded increased from +17 to +20
• Bullet Lifesteal: Lifesteal increased from +26% to 28%
• Superior Stamina: Air Jump/Dash Distance reduced from +50% to +40%
• Superior Stamina: Fire Rate reduced from 10% to 7%
• Debuff Remover: Debuff resistance reduced from +40% to +35%
• Lifestrike: Heal effectiveness vs non-heroes increased from 25% to 35%
• Lifestrike: Heal increased from 45% of melee damage to +55%
• Majestic Leap: Health increased from +100 to +125
• Majestic Leap: Spirit Power increased from +8 to +10
• Metal Skin: Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s
• Fortitude: Out of combat regen timer reduced from 13s to 12s
• Rescue Beam: Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s
• Soul Rebirth: Rebirth Health increased from 40% to 50%
• Soul Rebirth: Cooldown reduced from 240s to 200s
• Inhibitor: Weapon Damage increased from 20% to 25%
• Colossus: Slow increased from 20% to 25%
• Colossus: Slow now affects stamina distances
• Phantom Strike: Cast range reduced from 35m to 30m

Spirit Items

• Infuser: No longer gives +7% Spirit Resist
• Infuser: Now gives +50 Health
• Spirit Strike: Spirit damage increased from 40 to 50
• Spirit Strike: Debuff increased from -10% Spirit Resist to -12%
• Mystic Reach: Now gives +5% Spirit Resist
• Ammo Scavenger: Spirit Power Duration increased from 24s to 35s
• Cold Front: Damage reduced from 100 to 75
• Cold Front: Damage Spirit Power scaling increased from 1.25 to 1.5
• Decay: Healing Reduction reduced from -70% to -50%
• Decay: Bleed increased from 2.8% to 3.1%
• Decay: Cooldown increased from 25s to 30s
• Slowing Hex: Debuff no longer cancels active mobility spells, it only prevents them from being casted
• Slowing Hex: Damage reduced from 100 to 70
• Slowing Hex: Cast range reduced from 35m to 25m
• Slowing Hex: Now also reduces stamina distance by 30%
• Slowing Hex: Projectile speed increased from 1200 to 1350
• Withering Whip: Now applies -40% Fire Rate instead of a Disarm
• Withering Whip: Duration increased from 3s to 4.5s
• Withering Whip: Cast range increased from 18m to 24m
• Quicksilver Reload: Infused ability bonus damage increased from +30 to +50
• Improved Cooldown: Cooldown reduction increased from 14% to 15%
• Ethereal Shift: No longer provides +10% Fire Rate
• Ethereal Shift: Cooldown increased from 25s to 30s
• Improved Burst: Reduced Weapon Damage from +12% to +8%
• Surge of Power: Movespeed duration increased from 5s to 6s
• Surge of Power: Imbued Spirit increased from +26 to +28
• Surge of Power: Now grants +75 Health
• Improved Reach: Now gives +10% Spirit Resist
• Superior Duration: Now provides +15% Weapon Damage
• Mystic Slow: Fire Rate reduction increased from -30% to -40%
• Silence Glyph: No longer reduces Spirit Resist
• Silence Glyph: Now deals +150 damage on impact
• Superior Cooldown: Non-Imbued ability cd reduction increased from 22% to 24%
• Escalating Exposure: Max Interval improved from 1s to 0.7s
• Diviner's Kevlar: Cooldown increased from 30s to 60s
• Refresher: Spirit Resist increased from 14% to 16%
• Curse: Cooldown increased from 40s to 50s

New Items

• Added a new T1 Weapon item. Grants +35% Bullet Projectile Speed, +14% Weapon Damage and +50 Bullet Shield.

Inspired by: https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/projectile-speed-increase-item.1539/

• Added a new T4 Spirit item, Magic Carpet: Active - After a 1.3s delay, a magic carpet arrives to pick you up. You gain full flight controls and have +6 m/s movement speed. Lasts 7 seconds. If you cast abilities or use your gun, the carpet disappears. While on the Magic Carpet you gain +400 Bullet and +400 Spirit Shields. Passively grants +150 Health, +10% Ability Duration, and +15 Spirit Power. Cooldown: 40s

Inspired by: https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/a-bunch-of-loose-item-ideas.11618/

Hero Gameplay

• Abrams: Fixed Seismic Impact often not dragging enemies in the air along with you when you are slamming down
• Abrams: Fixed Shoulder Charge not always placing enemies in front of you
• Abrams: Seismic Impact damage reduced from 175 to 150
• Bebop: Gun range reduced from 50m to 30m + 2.5m/boon (max of 58m)
• Bebop: Speed while shooting increased from 55% to 70%
• Bebop: Base regen increased from 2.5 to 3
• Bebop: Base Bullet Resist increased from 0% to 10%
• Bebop: Bullet Resist per boon reduced from 2.5% to 1.6% (same overall bullet resist at max)
• Bebop: Hook range reduced from 40m to 35m
• Bebop: Hook T2 increased from +25m to +30m
• Bebop: Exploding Uppercut now has a slight angle limitation to prevent straight-up direction
• Bebop: Exploding Uppercut radius increased from 10m to 14m
• Bebop: Exploding Uppercut T1 increased from -10s Cooldown to -11s
• Bebop: Fixed hooking through veils sometimes not working
• Bebop: Sticky Bomb radius increased from 10m to 12m
• Bebop: Sticky Bomb can now be cast on self using alt cast hotkey
• Bebop: Hyper Beam T2 reduced from +140 to +100
• Bebop: Hyper Beam spirit scaling increased from 2.4 to 3.0
• Bebop: Hyper Beam turn rate improved by 10%
• Bebop: Hyper Beam nearby radius increased from 4.5m to 5m
• Bebop: Hyper Beam nearby damage now does 25% less than the full amount
• Dynamo: Rejuvenating Aurora can now be canceled by using stamina instead of needing to manually exit first (pre T3)
• Dynamo: Fixed Kinetic Pulse sometimes getting caught on stairs
• Dynamo: Singularity now has a 0.1s cast point
• Dynamo: Kinetic Pulse width increased from 4.5m to 5m
• Dynamo: Kinetic Pulse T3 increased from +115 Damage to +125
• Grey Talon: Charged Shot collision radius reduced by 10%
• Grey Talon: Fixed T3 Guided Owl not triggering correctly sometimes when the target has Spirit Armor
• Haze: Sleep Dagger now puts you in a brief drowsy state for 0.25s seconds where you move slowly before falling asleep (you still have the ability to shoot/cast/move/etc during this period)
• Haze: Fixation T2 from +6s Duration to +5s
• Haze: Fixation T3 reduced from +0.25 to +0.2
• Haze: Bullet Dance T1 increased from +6 to +7
• Ivy: Fixed melee still going through when casting Stone Form after initiating a melee attack
• Ivy: Stone Form T2 stun reduced from 0.75s to 0.5s
• Ivy: Watcher's Covenant T1 reduced from +15% Fire Rate to +10%
• Ivy: Now has a new ultimate ability, Air Drop. Take flight with an Ally (or self-cast to carry a bomb). You fly and drop the ally or bomb onto an area, dealing damage, slowing, and silencing enemies. Ivy and the ally gain a bullet shield when they are dropped. Allies can drop by themselves at any time. When using the ability without an ally (carrying a bomb), it has a 1 second cast time.
• Kelvin: Arctic Beam no longer applies a Disarm
• Kelvin: Arctic Beam now slows Fire Rate (same values as slow)
• Kelvin: Arctic Beam max slow reduced from 90% to 60%
• Kelvin: Arctic Beam time to reach max slow increased from 1.2s to 2s
• Kelvin: Frozen Shelter can now be cast while using Arctic Beam
• Lash: Health per boon increased from 37 to 42
• Lash: Base spirit resist increased from 8% to 15%
• Lash: Flog cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s
• Lash: Flog T3 now also reduces Fire Rate by 35%
• McGinnis: Speed while shooting increased from 55% to 70%
• McGinnis: Mini Turrets now prioritize any heroes McGinnis is shooting at
• McGinnis: Medicinal Specter duration Spirit Power scaling increased from 0.09 to 0.12
• McGinnis: Heavy Barrage T1 changed to Rockets apply 35% slow
• Mo & Krill: Scorn T3 now affects all damage types
• Paradox: Base ammo reduced from 45 to 40
• Paradox: Kinetic Carbine projectile size reduced by 10%
• Paradox: Kinetic Carbine cooldown increased from 24s to 28s
• Paradox: Kinetic Carbine speed duration reduced from 4s to 3.5s
• Paradox: Kinetic Carbine no longer affects channels, cast times or things like Lash's Death Slam
• Paradox: Kinetic Carbine T1 reduced from +0.75s Max Stop duration to +0.5s
• Paradox: Kinetic Carbine T2 cd reduction increased from -8s to -10s
• Paradox: Time Wall T3 silence duration reduced from 3.5s to 3s
• Paradox: Paradoxical Swap projectile size reduced by 10%
• Pocket: Barrage now respects line of sight
• Pocket: Barrage amp effect now shows on Pocket
• Pocket: Base Bullet Resist increased from -15% to 0%
• Pocket: Base Spirit Resist reduced from 0% to -15%
• Pocket: Barrage Amp per stack reduced from 10% to 8%
• Pocket: Barrage T3 changed to +5% Amp Per Stack
• Pocket: Fixed the camera moving too slowly after teleporting with Cloak
• Seven: Fixed multiple instances of Static Charge not working correctly
• Seven: Lightning Ball duration increased from 4s to 5s
• Seven: Static Charge stun delay reduced from 4s to 3.5s
• Vindicta: Stake base duration reduced from 2.5s to 2.25s
• Vindicta: Stake T1 duration reduced from 1s to 0.75s
• Viscous: Fixed Splatter direct hits counting as the second hit
• Viscous: Fix Damage prevention after being hit by Viscous' Goo Ball being reduced by Debuff Reducer
• Viscous: The Cube cast range increased from 25m to 30m
• Viscous: The Cube T2 cooldown reduced from -25s to -22s
• Viscous: Puddle Punch now deals light melee damage and is affected by melee items
• Viscous: Puddle Punch Charge Delay increased from 0.5s to 1.5s
• Viscous: Goo Ball duration reduced from 12s to 10s
• Viscous: Goo Ball T1 duration reduced from +6s to +5s
• Viscous: Goo Ball cooldown increased from 80s to 90s
• Viscous: Goo Ball now deals 50% damage to bosses
• Viscous: Goo Ball spirit resist reduced from 80% to 70%
• Viscous: Goo Ball bullet resist reduced from 70% to 60%
• Viscous: Goo Ball can now only stun and damage a target once every 1.5s, up from once every 1.0s
• Viscous: Goo Ball acceleration lowered a bit
• Viscous: Stunning or immobilizing Viscous now stops the ball from moving, and prevents him from doing damage and stunning
• Warden: Binding Word no longer drains 1 stamina
• Warden: Alchemical Flask cooldown reduced from 16s to 13s
• Warden: Alchemical Flask T2 changed from -10s Cooldown to Drains 1 Stamina
• Warden: Alchemical Flask T3 now also reduces cooldown by -7s
• Warden: Binding Word immobilize duration reduced from 2s to 1.75
• Warden: Binding Word now has a quick cast behavior (same as Static Charge)
• Wraith: Card Trick now has 0.5s cd per cast
• Wraith: Telekinesis T2 duration reduced from +0.75s to +0.5s
• Wraith: Full Auto T2 changed to Imbues Bullets with +5 Spirit Damage (only affects Wraith)
• Wraith: Fixed being able to melee and parry while stunned by Wraith's Telekinesis
• Yamato: Base melee damage increased by 10%
• Yamato: Flying Strike T3 now procs after the ability ends, rather than when connecting to the target

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