July 2024 Update

Overview

Thursday July 18th, 2024 8:00 AM PDT
July 2024 Update (original by Fero)

• Reduced frequency of players being placed on the wrong regional servers
• Fixes for multiple queue issues, but solo queue bug is not fully resolved.
• Fixed the match grade calculations
• Fixed several spectator camera collision issues
• Fixed bug on Ember Grove A point during clash
• Hero Balance
  • Aisling healing, armor effects, and cooldowns nerfed.
  • Kajir damage nerfed
  • Roland Focus nerfed
  • Uncle Sven Q - Elastic Ooze no longer has baseline push, now gets it from an upgrade.
  • Uncle Sven Q LR - Absorption Matrix now only lasts 10s > 5s.
  • Uncle Sven E RL - Persistent Purgative now gives debuff immunity only while in the puddle AoE.
  • Zandora buff effect and cooldown reduction buffed.
• Build Number: #614761.0

Intro

Hello Gigantic fans!

We’ve just deployed our major patch for July that we had promised you in our last Dev Update. This patch fixes match grades, makes improvements to Easy Anti Cheat, and includes a ton of additional fixes and balancing changes. As always, you can read the full patch notes further below!

Reminder that Season One begins on July 23 across all platforms. We’re very excited for Ranked to officially kick-off and have in-game reward events planned for you to have the chance to get brand-new content that wasn’t in the original Gigantic, like new hero skins and weapon skins for some of your favorite heroes.

General

• Reduced frequency of players being placed on the wrong regional servers
• Fixed players often not getting penalty points for dodging or leaving ranked matches
• Improvements made to Easy Anti Cheat
• Fixed the match grade calculations
• Several improvements to bot pathfinding
• Fixed several crew panel and invite UI bugs (including wrong order in case of multiple crew invites)
• Fixed several UI and text issues and descriptions (including lore snippets for emotes)
• Fixed several spectator camera collision issues
• Fixed high-level players sometimes receiving incorrect rewards
• Fixed ending up in Clash queue after queueing for Ranked when another player declined the match
• Fixed a visual bug for Ranked where it sometimes looked like players lost MMR after a win

Fortunes

• Changed Mozu's “Flee before me!” fortune tier 3 so it's more reasonable to complete
• Fixed Pakko's “Covered in Snow” fortune not always progressing

Maps

Ember Grove

• Fixed summoning bug on A point during clash

Heroes

Aisling

LMB - Slash

LMB RR - Spectral Defense

• Reduced armor buff 20 > 10
  • old - Allies hit gain +20 armor for 5s.
  • new - Allies hit gain +10 armor for 5s.

RMB - Sir Cador

RMB RR - Cador's Restoration

• Cador heals allies for 35 > 30 hp/s
  • old - Passively grants +10 armor and +35 HP/s to allies in a 5m radius.
  • new - Passively grants +10 armor and +30 HP/s to allies in a 5m radius.

Q - War Cry

T Q - Echoes from Beyond

Clash

• Heals Cador for 750 > 500
  • old - On use, Sir Cador heals +750 HP.
  • new - On use, Sir Cador heals +500 HP.

E - Into the Blade

• Cooldown range: 8-14 > 8-16s
  • old - 8-14s cooldown.
  • new - 8-16s cooldown.

• When Cador dies: Cooldown of all skills 15s > 18s
  • old - If Cador dies Aisling is stunned for 0.5s, and RMB, Q, and this skill go on a 15s cooldown.
  • new - If Cador dies Aisling is stunned for 0.5s, and RMB, Q, and this skill go on a 18s cooldown.

Kajir

RMB - Back Stab

• Reduced charge 2 damage 350 > 300
  • old - 350 dmg, 450 total dmg.
  • new - 300 dmg, 400 total dmg.

RMB L - Finesse

• Reduced charge 3 damage 450 > 400
  • old - 450 dmg, 550 total dmg.
  • new - 400 dmg, 500 total dmg.

Q - Unseen Blade

• Removed the 200 base damage
  • old - 200 dmg.
  • new - 0 dmg.
• Reduced damage against enemies above 75% hp, 200 > 180
  • old - If enemy is above 75% health, deals 200 400 dmg.
  • new - If enemy is above 75% health, deals 0 180 dmg.
• Decreased cooldown 18 > 15s
  • old - 18s cooldown.
  • new - 15s cooldown.
• If no damage is dealt due to either a miss or the target being below 75% health, cooldown is reduced to 12s. (not mentioned in original patch notes, but in-game tooltip notes the effect on miss)
  • new - On miss or no damage dealt, cooldown is reduced to 15s 12s.

Q L - Trick up the Sleeve

• No longer teleports behind enemy. Now deals bonus damage when hitting an enemy from behind (+180)
  • old
    • On hit, Kajir teleports to the target facing their back.
    • Projectile hit always backstabs (+10% dmg).
  • new
    • On hit, Kajir teleports to the target facing their back.
    • Projectile hit always backstabs (+10% dmg).
    • On backstab hit, deals +180 dmg.

Q LL - Prowl

• No longer provides a second use. Now starts RMB at charge level 2 after using Q.
  • old
    • 18s 23s cooldown.
    • If enemy is above 75% health, deals 400 350 dmg.
    • If terrain is not hit, the skill may be used a second time within 4s.
    • 200 400 total dmg.
  • new
    • Skill cooldown and damage unchanged from baseline.
    • If terrain is not hit, the skill may be used a second time within 4s.
    • For 3s after using this skill, RMB - Back Stab starts at Charge Level 2.

Roland

F - Mega Blast

• Reduced damage to 500/700/1000
  • old
    • 600 / 800 / 1100 dmg.
    • 850 / 1050 / 1350 total dmg.
  • new
    • 500 / 700 / 1000 dmg.
    • 750 / 950 / 1250 total dmg.
• Can now be deflected
  • old - Not affected by deflect or reflect.
  • new - Can be deflected, not sure about reflect (needs testing).

Uncle Sven

Q - Elastic Ooze

• Q: Removed baseline push against enemies, can now be found from Q R - Sticks to You upgrade.
  • old - Initial hit pushes 5m away (interrupts).
    • If the initial hit impacts no enemies, a bubble remains on the puddle which pushes the first enemy to enter.
  • new - Initial hit pushes 5m away (interrupts).
    • If the initial hit impacts no enemies, a bubble remains on the puddle which pushes the first enemy to enter.

Q L - Bounces Off Me

• Reduced armor buff 20 > 10
  • old - Ooze puddle grants Sven and allies +20 armor for 3s.
  • new - Ooze puddle grants Sven and allies +10 armor for 3s.

Q LL - Super Bounce

• Now increases the armor buff to +20 armor
  • new - Ooze puddle grants Sven and allies +10 +20 armor for 3s.

Q LR - Absorption Matrix

• Reduced the healing duration 10s > 5s
  • old
    • Vs heroes affected by Elastic Ooze's buff, Healing Waters initial hit applies +50 HP/s for 10s.
    • +400-450 +760 total healing.
  • new
    • Vs heroes affected by Elastic Ooze's buff, Healing Waters initial hit applies +50 HP/s for 5s.
    • +400-450 +510 total healing.

Q R - Sticks to You

• Adds push against enemies
  • new - Initial hit pushes 5m away (interrupts).
    • If the initial hit impacts no enemies, a bubble remains on the puddle which pushes the first enemy to enter.

E - Healing Waters

E RL - Persistent Purgative

• Debuff immunity now only applies while inside the puddle
  • old - Initial hit applies debuff immunity to Sven and allies for 4s.
  • new - Water puddle applies debuff immunity to Sven and allies for 1s.

Zandora

RMB - Strength Activation / Aura of Strength

RMB LR - Conversion of Strength

• All hits now reduce cooldown of other auras
  • old - Cooldown reduction excludes 3rd hit of melee combo.
  • new - Cooldown reduction excludes 3rd hit of melee combo.

Q - Haste Activation / Aura of Haste

• Increased move speed buff 10% > 20%
  • old - Zandora and allies gain +10% move speed for 2s.
  • new - Zandora and allies gain +20% move speed for 2s.

Q L - All Do Haste

• Increased move speed buff 25% > 40%
  • old - Zandora and allies gain +10% +25% move speed for 2s.
  • new - Zandora and allies gain +20% +40% move speed for 2s.

Q LR - Conversion of Haste

• All hits now reduce cooldown of other auras
  • old - Cooldown reduction excludes 3rd hit of melee combo.
  • new - Cooldown reduction excludes 3rd hit of melee combo.

E - Life Activation / Aura of Life

• Increased purify range to match the aura
  • old - On use purifies debuffs on Zandora and allies in a 5m radius.
  • new - On use purifies debuffs on Zandora and allies in a 7m radius.

E L - Life Goes On

• Increased healing 35 > 40hp/s
  • old - Zandora and allies gain +25 +35 HP/s healing for 1.8s.
  • new - Zandora and allies gain +25 +40 HP/s healing for 1.8s.

E LR - Conversion of Life

• All hits now reduce cooldown of other auras
  • old - Cooldown reduction excludes 3rd hit of melee combo.
  • new - Cooldown reduction excludes 3rd hit of melee combo.

Known Issues

• Region/server matchmaking issue
  • DEV NOTE: We’ve made changes to help fix this issue. Some players may still experience being put on the wrong server.
• Improving solo queue wait times
  • DEV NOTE: We’ve made changes to fix wait times and have seen improvements.
• Issues surrounding custom games
• In rare cases, Easy Anti-Cheat might have to be re-installed manually to play the game. Please check this thread for detailed steps.
• Cyclops may wander away from the power circle on Point C of Sanctum Falls
• A Cyclops wall doesn't disappear in certain situations when the Cyclops dies
• Kajir: Enemies may be revealed for longer if Kajir dies during his focus skill
• Beckett: Machine pistols sometimes don't work upon entering a match
• Roland: Grappling Hook goes into 2 second cooldown when deflected
• Wu + Pakko: A desync can occur when Pakko uses Snowball Toss right before getting hit by Wu's Tonguelash
• Mozu: Missing the door VFX when using Dimensional Door
• A defending hero's death sometimes adds shield for the Guardian
• Leaving a Ranked match after the "it's safe to leave" message sometimes still leads to penalty points