EpicDuel PVP Game Design Notes

September 12, 2014

NEW CHANGES/FEATURES:

• Expanded and revamped West Naval Yard
• New NPCs
  • Pirate Soldier
  • Naval Guard Thalyssa
  • Captain Shoggoth
• New Talk Like a Pirate Day items
  • Naval Guard Armor Male/Female
    • Available from Naval Guard
  • Fishing Pole (Sword)
    • Available from Big Tuna
  • 15+ New TLaPD home items
• 24 New hairstyles (4 for each gender/class)

BALANCE CHANGES:

• Static Charge
  • We’re currently exploring solutions for making Static Charge a little more consistent. The changes weren’t quite ready this week, but we hope to have them ready for the next patch.
• Hybrid, Mineral, and Plasma Armor
  • Now affected by Legendary skill points
• Energy Parasite
  • Now blockable. Will still drain Energy when blocked, similar to Assimilation
• Multi-Target Skills (Multi-Shot, Artillery Strike, Plasma Rain)
  • Now deal 90% damage when hitting two opponents, up from 85%
  • Cost 20 less Energy when hitting two opponents
• Massacre
  • Lower EP cost by 10 to be on par with the other ultimate skills.
• Static Grenade
  • Lower Drain by 10
  • Energy drain increases by 1 every 5 Support, up from 4.5
  • Caster absorbs 50% of Energy drained, up from 35%
  • Overall effect should increase Energy drain.
• EMP Grenade
  • Base Energy drain changed to 90-270
• Overload
  • Increase EP Cost by 10
  • Decrease damage by 20
• Plasma Bolt
  • Decrease EP Cost by 20

BUGS FIXED:

• Lionhart's Roar was granting Rage to allied NPCs.
• The Desert Gem A in the Buried Treasure mission was hidden behind an NPC, making it difficult/impossible to click.
• Descriptions for many stats/equipment were being cut off.
• Venom Strike minimum damage changed to 30 from 50
• If Armored Roots is active, using Toxic Grenade will skip your turn.
• Infernal War Cadet achievement incorrectly displaying as Rare.
• The typo war continues.

Tags: RabbleFroth Patch Notes