EpicDuel PVP Game Design Notes

January 31, 2014

NEW CHANGES/FEATURES:

• Power Hour Weekend! Power Hour will be enabled from the time of the update until Sunday at 23:59 EST
• New mission chain available: A New World (Tutorial). This is designed to introduce new players to the world of Delta V, but experienced players can also go through the mission chain if you wish. =)
• Holiday Hank and Valestra removed from Frysteland. Edgar Boothe now primary merchant in Frysteland
• Yeti training missions have been removed. Yeti Serum still available to upgrade Yetis.
• "Tea and Titan" mission removed in preparation for a prize.
• Reverted all holiday screens to their default look
• Achievements are now sorted based on progress and rarity
• Currency information added to the One Stop Shop, Homes, and Achievements
• The Big Game and Olympic Games achievements will now be the same achievement awarded each year going forward. Previous yearly achievements will NOT be removed.
• All seasonal home items are now permanently available in game
• Pressing the up arrow in chat will bring up your last message
• Default chat log to off during 1v1 NPC battles
• Outlaw and Outlaw II renamed to Outlaw P and E for clarity

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Bug: Energy Parasite now correctly uses your primary weapon's damage type
• Bug: Blood Commander now correctly uses 60% of Strength as lifesteal instead of 40%
• Bug: Frenzy description now correctly says 10% defense ignore instead of 15%
• Matching changes:
  • Level 40 players will now more heavily prioritize matches against other level 40 players
  • Level 40 players will no longer match with players less than level 38 Bugged, not working just yet.
  • Level 1-5 players will now try harder to match with players closer to their own level
  • Same-alignment matches are allowed sooner than before

BUGS FIXED:

• Resistance description was missing in Stats page
• Clicking disabled Gun / Aux actions in battle could cause an error

Tags: RabbleFroth Patch Notes