Content Update 2.1.0 Patch Notes

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glockenrock wrote:

RIP my level 89 Incinerate Fire Witch... :-(

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Kabushiki wrote:

I really hope there will be a Vaal Spark nerf before this goes live :/

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Inarion1986 wrote:

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LMTR14 wrote:

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Shock and Horror (the Torture Chamber boss), now has her totems die when she dies. Her spawn no longer create lightning storms when they die.

again, even with that that boss is still insanely op for her level. the unavoidable beam attack is complete bullshit that drains my tank's 5000 hp/es in 1,5-2 sec.

Are you serious? I found that fight quite mechanical and thus comparably easy (sure, I got destroyed by the totems all warping on me after her death, but that was my mistake). The beam is not meant to be tanked - as soon as you break line of sight to the boss, she stops the beam and you've got another ~20s to damage her. (And the pillars in the boss room are there for exactly that reason: breaking line of sight to the boss)

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The manifesto mentioned that Point Blank's damage would go a longer range before dropping off in damage but that's not mentioned in the patch notes. Was it just overlooked or was that buff removed at the last minute?

Raising the minimum damage at max range from 0 to 50% means that the point where a projectile deals 100% damage is moved farther away from your character.

Mathematical explanation

Pre-patch point blank:
50% more damage at start down to 100% less at max range (so it scales from 150% to 0% base damage)
Assuming a linear damage decay, the damage follows a function like
damageScaling=1.5-1.5x
where x is traveledDistance/maxRange. We get damageScaling=100%=1 at x=0.33 (so at 33% of the max range)

Post-patch point blank:
50% more damage at start down to 50% less at max range (so it scales from 150% to 50% base damage)
Assuming a linear damage decay, the damage follows a function like
damageScaling=1.5-x
where x is traveledDistance/maxRange. We get damageScaling=100%=1 at x=0.5 (so at 50% of the max range)

As you can see, that's quite a substantial buff to point blank's range. One could say, the effective range (where the projectile deals at least 100% of its damage) has been increased by 50%!

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Psyonix wrote:

Will the increased mana per level be retroactive to existing characters, or do we need to reroll?