 | March 06, 2025 Big Beefy Balance Update
That's right, it's time for the first balance update of 2025! People either dread or rejoice these updates, but this one hits on enough general areas that there should be enough for everyone to chew on regardless of build. As usual, balance is subject to constant change so if you really hate these adjustments, we can always adjust in the future.
General Changes
- Divisor change to adjust Primary, Sidearm, and Auxiliary damage:
- Primary Damage Divisors: 0.46 --> 0.41, 0.58 --> 0.52, 0.65 --> 0.58, 0.85 -- > 0.75
- Auxiliary Damage Divisors: 0.42 --> 0.38, 0.65 --> 0.58, 0.75 --> 0.67, 0.95 --> 0.84
- Sidearm Damage Divisors: 0.42 --> 0.38, 0.75 --> 0.67, 0.75 --> 0.67, 1.00 --> 0.88
- Successful stuns install Brace on the target.
- Brace: 15% --> 10% damage reduction.
- Max stats from items increased to 71:
- 21 in one stat for primary
- 18 for armor
- 16 for sidearm
- 16 for auxiliary
Class Skill Changes
- Tech Mage
- Concentration 10% --> 7% damage reduction
- Overload: Improves with Dexterity --> Support; 1 --> 2 turn cooldown
- Deadly Aim: 10% buff to Technology --> Support
- Plasma Rain: Improves with Support --> Dexterity
- Mercenary
- Double Strike: Improves with Dexterity --> Strength
- Blood Mage
- Energy Parasite: 2 --> 3 turn duration; 150 --> 100 initial energy drain
- Plasma Cannon: 15% --> 20% defense ignore
- Fireball: Improves with Dexterity --> Strength; scaling value 0.28 --> 0.32
- Fire Scythe: Replaced with Bludgeon
- Bounty Hunter
- Stun Grenade: Improves with Support --> Dexterity; requires Dexterity --> Strength
- Static Grenade: Improves with Dexterity --> Strength; deals 70% --> 80% primary damage
- Tactical Mercenary
- Frenzy: 40% lifesteal at level 1, +2% per level; New values: 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58
- Suppressing Fire: Added 15% defense ignore
- Cyber Hunter
- Adaptive Offense: Added 20% defense ignore
- Proton Cannon: 26% --> 20% energy drain
- Kernel Panic: Added Technology debuff: Base values -9% Resistance & -9 Technology at level 1, -18% and -18 at max level; scales per 8 Dexterity
Cores/Robots:
- Asgard's Fury P/E: Bonus damage based on energy present instead of missing energy (higher target energy remaining = higher damage) ✔
- Captain's Charge: 40% --> 35% lifesteal
- Revitalization: 6 --> 5 turn debuff; 25% --> 35% defense reduction
- Domination (Primary) x30: +6 Strength, +3 Dexterity --> +7 Strength, +4 Dexterity.
- Domination (Sidearm) x30: +3 Strength, +6 Dexterity --> +4 Strength, +7 Dexterity.
- Domination (Auxiliary) x30: +3 Strength, +3 Dexterity --> +4 Strength, +4 Dexterity.
- Infinity (Primary) x30: +6 Strength, +3 Technology --> +7 Strength, +4 Technology.
- Infinity (Sidearm) x30: +3 Strength, +3 Technology --> +4 Strength, +4 Technology.
- Infinity (Auxiliary) x30: +3 Strength, +3 Technology --> +4 Strength, +4 Technology.
- Destruction (Primary) x30: +6 Strength, +3 Support --> +7 Strength, +4 Support.
- Destruction (Sidearm) x30: +3 Strength, +3 Support --> +4 Strength, +4 Support.
- Destruction (Auxiliary) x30: +3 Strength, +6 Support --> +4 Strength, +7 Support.
- Fortitude (Primary) x30: +3 Dexterity, +3 Technology --> +4 Dexterity, +4 Technology.
- Fortitude (Sidearm) x30: +6 Dexterity, +3 Technology --> +7 Dexterity, +4 Technology.
- Fortitude (Auxiliary) x30: +3 Dexterity, +3 Technology --> +4 Dexterity, +4 Technology.
- Vigor (Primary) x30: +3 Dexterity, +3 Support --> +4 Dexterity, +4 Support.
- Vigor (Sidearm) x30: +6 Dexterity, +3 Support --> +7 Dexterity, +4 Support.
- Vigor (Auxiliary) x30: +3 Dexterity, +6 Support --> +7 Dexterity, +7 Support.
- Absolution (Primary) x30: +3 Technology, +3 Support --> +4 Technology, +4 Support.
- Absolution (Sidearm) x30: +3 Technology, +3 Support --> +4 Technology, +4 Support.
- Absolution (Auxiliary) x30: +3 Technology, +6 Support --> +4 Technology, +7 Support.
- Supremacy (Primary) x30: +3 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Technology, +2 Support --> +4 Strength, +3 Dexterity, +3 Technology, +3 Support.
- Supremacy (Sidearm) x30: +2 Strength, +3 Dexterity, +2 Technology, +2 Support --> +3 Strength, +4 Dexterity, +3 Technology, +3 Support.
- Supremacy (Auxiliary) x30: +2 Strength, +2 Dexterity, +2 Technology, +3 Support --> +3 Strength, +3 Dexterity, +3 Technology, +4 Support.
- Prime Strength Boost: +6 Strength --> +8 Strength.
- Prime Dexterity Boost: +6 Dexterity --> +8 Dexterity.
- Prime Technology Boost: +7 Technology --> +10 Technology.
- Prime Support Boost: +6 Support --> +8 Support.
- Strength Boost (Armor): +3 Strength --> +8 Strength.
- Strength Boost (Sidearm): +3 Strength --> +5 Strength.
- Strength Boost (Auxiliary): +3 Strength --> +5 Strength.
- Strength Boost x30: +6 Strength --> +8 Strength.
- Dexterity Boost (Armor): +3 Dexterity --> +8 Dexterity.
- Dexterity Boost (Primary): +3 Dexterity --> +5 Dexterity.
- Dexterity Boost (Auxiliary): +3 Dexterity --> +5 Dexterity.
- Dexterity Boost x30: +6 Dexterity --> +8 Dexterity.
- Technology Boost (Primary): +3 Technology --> +5 Technology.
- Technology Boost (Sidearm): +3 Technology --> +5 Technology.
- Technology Boost (Auxiliary): +3 Technology --> +5 Technology.
- Technology Boost x30: +7 Technology --> +10 Technology.
- Support Boost (Armor): +3 Support --> +8 Support.
- Support Boost (Primary): +3 Support --> +5 Support.
- Support Boost (Sidearm): +3 Support --> +5 Support.
- Support Boost x30: +6 Support --> +8 Support.
Battlepass Preview
We're still working hard on the next Battlepass: Azrael's Doombringer! Though our progress has been slow, we're still chipping away at this next event to replace the current Deltamancer Showcase. If you still have several more levels to grind, you should still have plenty of time to complete the current BP before the next one arrives later in March!
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| February 28, 2025 Epic Replicas Restocked!
Epic Replicas Restocked!
The replica rares of Alonzo Harris, S P I D E R, and BadWitch have returned to Oz for another weekend! They were a huge hit last week, and the Gifters were generous enough to give you one more chance to collect them all before they go permanently rare!
- BadWitch’s Beta Brutalizer P
- BadWitch’s Beta Brutalizer E
- Alonzo's Beta Blaster P
- Alonzo's Beta Blaster E
- SPIDER’s Beta Bazooka P
- SPIDER’s Beta Bazooka E
Reward Progress
Many more Gifter prizes went out this week and you may see some if you have a keen eye or happen to be lucky enough to receive one from a generous Gifter! At this point, we are currently at about the halfway point for our prize creation. If we continue to move at a steady pace, all prizes should be completed soon, allowing us to resume our regular update schedule. As always, we thank you for your patience as we work to build the rewards for the top 2024 Gifters.
1v1 Reward Boost
Due to popular demand, 1v1 Credit and Experience rewards have been increased to be more on par with 2v2 rewards.
Next Week: BALANCE!
Next week we will finally address balance with a major update. It's been awhile since EpicDuel had a balance update, but that time has allowed the community to brainstorm many interesting ideas which should really breathe some excitement back into PvP. Tags: Nightwraith |
| February 17, 2025 Omega Buyback OversightEarly this morning, it was brought to our attention that some were seeing Omega items for sale in the buyback shop. After some frantic, but thorough investigation, we finally determined exactly what was going on.
Months ago we updated the buyback shop to include Omega Gear because some people had lost their Omega cores. If you recall, there was a brief period of time when the Omega cores could be removed, but instead of returning to your inventory as they should, they were destroyed.
However, the requirements for Omega buyback were too broad. If you bought 10,000 Varium during the time of the Omega promotions, you would see the gear in the buyback shop even if you didn't buy the Omega packages. Something similar happened with the Delta Gear when the buyback shop was first released. Fortunately, very few people have taken advantage of this so far, which makes sense considering you had to be around in 2012-2013 and purchased a lot of Varium within a narrow time window.
An additional side effect of that Omega buyback update was that people were also able to see Omega cores in their buyback shops if they owned the 2018 editions of the items.
To remedy this issue. We removed all Omega items from the buyback shops unless it was an item you purchased with Varium and sold. Since they cannot be sold, there's not really a reason to include them. For those who were able to purchase the Omega items while they were available: fortunately this issue was limited due to the strict requirements of the shop. Only characters who purchased 10,000 Varium while the Omega packages were available (2012-2013) would see them in the shop. Since these few people *did* support EpicDuel during the time of the Omega packages by purchasing a quantity of Varium equivalent to the price of the Omega Gear, and because this was a mistake on our part, we will allow these limited of purchases to stand.
Again, we are sorry for the inconvenience and confusion this caused. We spent all morning scrambing to figure out exactly what was going on and how it was occurring. Fortunately, the problem was very limited to about 5 people due to the restrictive requirements. Tags: Nightwraith |
| February 14, 2025 Nulgath Arrives on Delta V
Nulgath Nation Arrives
Nulgath the Overfiend has finally arrived on Delta V in physical form! Fortunately, rather than wage an unholy war on the citizens on this humble mining colony, he's extending a clawed hand in the name of the universal language, COMMERCE! Welcome this new friend (or fiend) to Delta V by patronizing his shop filled with new seasonal rares, including some new limited quantity items!
- Voidseeker Katana P
- Voidseeker Katana E
- Voidseeker Cleaver P
- Voidseeker Cleaver E
- Voidseeker Dagger P
- Voidseeker Dagger E
- Voidseeker Champion P
- Voidseeker Champion E
- Frost Void Slayer P
- Frost Void Slayer E
- Frost Void Spear P
- Frost Void Spear E
- Frost Void Hatchet P
- Frost Void Hatchet E
- Oni Slayer Katana P
- Oni Slayer Katana E
- Void Shadow Cleaver P
- Void Shadow Cleaver E
- Malakai Katana P
- Malakai Katana E
- Malakai Katana CC P
- Malakai Katana CC E
- Oni Slayer Katana CC P
- Oni Slayer Katana CC E
This is just a taste of Nulgath's full arsenal. Even more weapons are set to release next week!
Epic Silver Ingot Missions
With this update, with a few exceptions, the Secret Packages have been converted to Epic Golden Ingots, and the Silver Secret Packages have been converted to Epic Silver Ingots. What should you do with these items? Visit the Krampus Trader in Frysteland to take on returning daily missions to convert these cold, hard ingots into cold, hard Credits!
Alpha-Omega Valkyrie Styles Unlocked
New styles to complement the Alpha-Omega Valkyrie gear have finally unlocked! While most of these are available for Credits or Varium, style 866-869 are exclusive to those with a Gifting score of 200,000 or higher!
Gifting Prize Update
New gifting prizes for Atlas, Mandatory, and Lele went out this release. Although Lodrian and I are making steady progress, we still have many more prizes to go! We thank the Gifters and the wider EpicDuel community for your patience as we work to reward the profound generosity of 2024's top Gifters! Tags: Nightwraith |
| February 07, 2025 EpicDuel Nulgath 2025 Preview
Gifting prizes are still underway, but that doesn't mean we don't have time to cook up a few extra entrées in the kitchen. Unfortunately, we weren't able to make enough progress to justify a release this week, but next week, we'll release a new batch of Nulgath weapons to EpicDuel!
Seasonal Reset
All seasonal rares will be reset to their normal time after an update next Friday. Usually we reset them right after Gifting, but we wanted to make sure everyone had ample warning to quickly complete their weapon collections.
Ultra Corsair Promo Going Rare
The Ultra Corsair Promo will be removed from the Varium shop next Friday. If you haven't purchased this promo to claim the rare achievement, you still have some time!
Upcoming Nulgath Items
Next week, we're planning to launch a ton of new Nulgath items! We know Nulgath has fans across all AE games, and we didn't want EpicDuel to be left out of his birthday celebration!
Battlepass Progress
In addition to working on the Gifter rewards, Acatriel is also developing the new Azrael's Doomslayer Battlepass! This Battlepass will replace the Deltamancer Showcase when it is released in March. Tags: Nightwraith |
