EpicDuel PVP Game Design Notes

August 20, 2021

Cores, cores, cores, and more in store for you in EpicDuel's latest balance update. Plus, bid farewell to the Sea King's Gear as it is leaving very soon!

New Cores and More Changes

The following changes have been implemented to mitigate the extremely powerful nature of the cores:

• Hatchling Rush P/E: Split into Energy and Physical versions; stocked on Black Abyss Cache
• Chairman's Fury P/E: Energy cost 90; split into Energy and Physical versions; stocked on VendBot

The following cores have been changed:

• Icy Overkill (sidearm): Energy reduced from 120 to 80
• Icy Overkill (aux): Energy reduced from 120 to 80
• Yeti Fury: Lifesteal increased from 40% to 50%
• Energy Storm: Energy drain buffed from 25% to at least 40%
• Blood Shot: Lifesteal buffed from 20% to 30%; added 15% defense ignore
• Radiation Burn / Curse Aura / Frostbite Aura: Triggered by nearly all melee attacks instead of only normal strikes
• Wolf’s Fury: Removed energy cost and enemy energy drain
• Paralysis Coating: Removed warmup; 25% stun chance
• Salvage: Remove energy cost

Class Balance Changes:

Cyber Hunter:

• Neurotoxin adjusted base levels:
  • 6, 9, 12, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
• EMP Grenade adjusted base levels:
  • 80, 90, 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150, 160, 170 

See Ya, Sea King

The Sea King Gear promotion has been around an outrageously long time (nearly a year), and it's finally time for a new package to replace it. Get ready for the Titan's Dread package coming next week! The primary weapons are pictured below, but the full promo will include sidearms, auxiliaries, and an armor.

Next week will be your last chance to grab the Sea King promo with the Sea King achievement before it is officially replaced with the new Titan's Dread promo next Friday!

War Cooldown Extension

With this update, the war cooldown will be extended another week for 2 reasons: 1) To better coincide with the new promotional package, and 2) to give me a chance to catch up to the War Prizes which I've fallen regrettably far behind on.

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