Reminder that downtime today will be from 11AM - 2 PM PST Here are the Patch Notes for Today's Update Patch Notes New Turf Takeover Map: Tourist Trap Island New Super Brainz Legendary Upgrade: Brainium Basher 9001 (The Final reward in the July Festival) Updated Landing Page and Onboarding Tutorials Added AI backfill to multiplayer games New Item Bundles have been added to Rux. The Revive Stat has been updated to count for all players who participate in reviving an ally, not just the first player who begins reviving an ally Sprint speed increased and characters can strafe faster Fixed issues with explosions going through walls Fixed an issue where the Trolly Message constantly plays (in Giddy Park) Fixed the Wizard Gesture Fixed Broken Reloading animations Fixed the Piercing Power upgrade Fixed the Wizard’s invincibility bug The two-headed dragon upgrade comes back to players who unlocked it Fixed the bug where Thorn apart wasn’t keeping orbs after being revived Made the Battle Arena groups more random Fixed the Super Brainz not being able to use shield depending on your aim setting Detailed Character Notes Common Sprinting Increase speed multiplier 1.425->1.5x Movement Increase strafe speed multiplier 0.8->0.95x Increase backwards speed multiplier 0.5->0.75x Decrease in air speed 8.35->7.75 m/s Add in air deceleration Revive Can now be canceled Increase area that an ally can be revived 4->4.5 m Increase mobility when reviving, speed multiplier 0.5->0.65x Explosions Change explosion distances on all character abilities so min damage does not go through walls More details below (in character specific notes) Melee Chomper and Super Brainz melee attacks are now considered critical damage so they can earn critical vanquishes Upgrade Hard Target Increase speed multiplier 1.15->1.25x No longer stacks with Sunflower’s Quick Egress upgrade Peashooter Pea Cannon Switch to automatic fire Increase blast radius 3->3.25 m Increase shockwave radius 3->3.25 m Chili Bean Bomb Increase blast radius 5.5->8 m Decrease shockwave radius 10->8.25 m Pea Gatling Allow camera manipulation during rooting animation Increase blast radius 2.75->4.75 m Pea Suped Fix speed multiplier not getting applied, increase speed multiplier 1->1.1x Upgrade Last Ditch Fix the issue with damage multiplier only being applied to direct damage Increase damage multiplier 1.3->2.76x Decrease equip cost 3->2 Upgrade Homing Pea Increase lock distance 25->35 m Increase starting turn angle 15->35° Decrease lock angle 0.5->0.45° Increase time to establish lock 0->1 sec Increase release time 0.1->0.25 sec Increase equip cost 2->3 Upgrade Explosive Gatling Increase blast radius 2.75->4.75 m Upgrade Escape Roots Now triggers only for hero vanquishes (Foot Soldier, All-Star, Scientist, etc) Removed downtime between reapplications Increase speed multiplier 1.3->1.5x Chomper Chomp Switch to automatic fire Spikeweed Now ensnares Captain Deadbeard during Barrel Blast Burrow Decrease target height reach 4.24->2.5 m Increase underground speed multiplier 2->2.25x Speed is now normalized in all directions Fix the issue with zombies being turned into goats right before they are eaten Grody Goop Increase initial damage 35->45 Increase tick damage 1->4 Increase ability refresh time 9->10 Upgrade Well Fed Fix underground speed to match regular Burrow Upgrade Dirth Bath Fix the issue with speed burst not getting turned off on Chomper being vanquished Upgrade Halitosis Increase blast radius 0.46->2.25 m Increase shockwave radius 1.5->2.5 m Upgrade Vampire Spikeweed Fix the issue with Spikeweeds placed from Symbiosis upgrade not granting health Kernel Corn Shogun Guard Decrease recoil when aiming Increase drag start distance 30->40 m Increase drag end distance 60->70 m Increase final velocity post drag 400->420 m/s Increase gravity of projectile -10->-36 m/s Husk Hop Decrease shockwave radius 4.51->3.75 m Shuck Shot Increase blast radius 3.5->4.75 m Decrease shockwave radius 7.5->5 m Upgrade Super Spin Add VFX treatment to show when the upgrade is active Night Cap Spore Strike Increase damage 17->18 Decrease width of projectile 0.95->0.5 m Decrease dispersion, angle increase per shot 3.6->3.2 Fung Fu Increase final blow blast radius 3.2->4 m Decrease final blow shockwave radius 7->4.25 m Decrease windup duration 1.25->0.8 sec Increase speed multiplier 0.8->0.9x Increase radius of crit damage area 3.2->4.5 m Decrease gravity multiplier 0.5->0.8x Cactus Potato Mine Increase blast radius 2.5->2.75 m Decrease shockwave radius 3.75->3 m Big Bulb Barrage Increase blast radius 2->3.25 m Decrease shockwave radius 4.5->3.5 m Upgrade Pressure Point Decrease blast radius 5->4.75 m Add shockwave radius 5 m Snapdragon Flare Ball Increase blast radius 0.65->1.25 m Increase shockwave radius 1->1.5 m Blue Blazes Decrease blast radius 3->2.35 m Decrease shockwave radius 4.2->2.6 m Upgrade Radiate Increase blast radius 1->2.75 m Increase shockwave radius 1.9->3 m Citron Juice Cannon Increase damage per projectile 2.6->3 Increase damage of muzzle blast 2.2->3 Increase total damage per shot 10->12 E. M. Peach Can now cancel Space Cadet’s Gravity Smash Can now destroy Engineer’s Bullhorn Swarm Can now cancel All-Star’s Sprint Tackle Acorn & Oak Sap Trap Increase blast radius 2.5->3.25 m Remove damage from shockwave Invoke Oak No longer immortal for a few seconds after transformation Wood Grief Increase blast radius 2.25->3.25 m Super Sap Trap Increase blast radius 3->3.25 m Remove damage from shockwave Roll for Damage Remove damage from shockwave Sunflower Sunbeam Increase damage 9->10 Allow camera manipulation during rooting animation Heal Beam Fix the issue with Sun Pulse being interrupted when activating Heal Beam Upgrade Quick Egress No longer stacks with Hard Target upgrade Decrease speed multiplier 1.3->1.25x Upgrade Full Bloom Fix the issue with incorrect heal rate Rose Arcane Enigma Strafe multiplier 1->1.5x Backwards 1->1.5x Decrease speed multiplier 2->1.5x Normalize speed multiplier in all directions at 1.5x Decrease slowdown when receiving damage, speed multiplier 0.4->0.55 Earn reduced XP for applying speed boost to AI allies 10->1 XP Foot Soldier Z-1 Assault Blaster Decrease damage 6.1->5.67 Decrease accuracy when moving and jumping Increase gravity -10->-36 m/s ZPG Increase blast radius 3->5 m Decrease shockwave radius 7.5->5.25 m Upgrade Liftoff Decrease blast radius 4->3 m Decrease shockwave radius 5->3.25 m Rocket Leap Decrease equip cost 3->2 Upgrade Rapid Fire Decrease max rate of fire 700->680 Decrease increase rate per shot 6->5 Imp Imp Blasters Decrease damage 4.95->4.5 Missile Madness Decrease blast radius 6->2.8 Decrease shockwave radius 6.02->3.05 Fix the issue that Mech death was not stopping Missile Madness Explosive Escape Decrease inner blast radius 14.9->7.5 m Decrease outer blast radius 14.9->14.75 m Decrease shockwave damage 40->15 m Bionic Bash Decrease refresh time 15->10 sec Decrease shockwave 6->5.75 m Super Brainz Alpha Better Shield Fix the issue with aim setting “Toggle Aim” not working with shield Turbo Twister Increase damage per hit 13->16, for a total damage increase of 104->144 Increase speed multiplier 1.35->1.4x Increase max damage range 2.75->4.25 m Increase min damage range 6->7.5 m Increase refresh time 14->18.5 sec Increase active time 1.25->1.55 sec Hyper Jump Thump Decrease victim launch radius 12->10 m Decrease blast radius 8->6 m Decrease shockwave radius 10->6.25 m Super Ultra Ball Decrease refresh time 20.5->17.85 Decrease blast damage 50->25 Increase blast radius 3->5 m Decrease shockwave radius 8.5->5.25 m Return character control sooner after Ultra Ball has been unleashed Upgrade Typhoon Knocks enemies upward on each hit Upgrade Speed Bag Fix the issue with duration not resetting properly on each vanquish Fix the issue with speed increase not stacking properly Add VFX treatment to show when the upgrade is active 80s Action Hero Bow Blaster Increase full charge blast radius 2.5->2.75 m Decrease full charge blast radius 3.5->3 m Dynamite Dodge Increase blast radius 3->4 m Decrease shockwave radius 5->4.25 m Rocket Ride Increase blast radius 1.8->2 m Decrease shockwave radius 4.75->2.25 Can’t-Miss-ile Increase blast radius 1.5->1.75 m Decrease shockwave radius 2.25->2 m Upgrade Leg Day Fix incorrect refresh time Electric Slide Funky Bouncer Fix pull range by increasing radius 2.5->3.85 m Disco Tornado Decrease blast radius 5.6->5.5 m Increase shockwave radius 5.7->5.75 m Upgrade Amplification Fix pull range by increasing radius 3.5->6 m Upgrade Malfunction Decrease blast radius 5->4.75 m Add shockwave radius 5 m Captain Deadbeard Barrel Blast Decrease shockwave radius 7->5 m Anchor’s Away Switch cancel buttons from interact to ability button Eggsplosion Increase main egg blast radius 4.5->5 m Decrease main egg shockwave radius 10->5.25 m Decrease cluster egg shockwave radius 5->2.5 m Space Cadet & Space Station Cosmo Shot Increase time to establish lock 0->1 sec Gravity Smash Decrease blast radius 4.3->3.5 m Decrease shockwave radius 4.5->3.75 m Station Inflation No longer immortal for a few seconds after transformation Hands-On Torpedo Decrease shockwave radius 4->2.75 m Crater Maker Fix the issue with passengers zoom transition being really slow when Crater Maker is active All-Star Imp Punt Increase blast radius 3.2->4.5 m Decrease shockwave radius 5.5->4.75 m Sprint Tackle Decrease contact explosion 4.25->4.15 m Remove the camera lock after the first couple frames of dash Dummy Shield Fix deploy check so Dummy doesn’t end up on the other side of a wall Scientist Steam Blaster Fix the issue when using Heal Spray that was resetting weapon delay Fix the issue with the tombstone screen showing the incorrect weapon name Upgrade Wormhole Increase range 22.5->27 m Fix the issue with sprint being canceled Upgrade Dolphin Blasting Add VFX treatment to show when the upgrade is active Engineer Concrete Launcher Decrease shockwave radius 3.2->2.75 m Switch to automatic fire Bullhorn Swarm Can now cancel Snapdragon’s Swoop Slam Double Time Strafe multiplier 1.04->1.5x Backwards 0.5->1.5x Decrease speed multiplier 1.8->1.5x Normalize speed multiplier in all directions at 1.5x Upgrade Seismic Increase knockback area dimensions, length 4->6 m, width 2->5.5 m Decrease time between knockbacks after landing 2->0.5 sec Wizard Co-Star Vanquish 50->15 Starz Align Vanquish 50->15 Assist 10->5 Starz Align Assist 25->10 Fix the issue with Wizard being forced out of Co-Star and falling off the map not attributing a vanquish to the player who forced the Wizard out of Co-Star Reduce XP reward for vanquishes and assists Shooting Star Decrease blast radius 1.9->1.8 m Increase shockwave radius 2->2.05 m

"Chomper and Super Brainz melee attacks are now considered critical damage so they can earn critical vanquishes" So...what about Face Bite? The Chomper upgrade that has it so "Chomp can do critical damage"? Am I missing something here, or did this buff just make one upgrade a literal waste of space?

I just went into team vanquish game and it was full due to AI...sweet lord thank you! Only minor problem is you need 4 real people to start a game but this should make it infinitely better to keep a game alive now on NA East, which was previously impossible...can't speak to the rest of the patch but this one alone may have saved team vanquish on pc.

The best part about the patch is giving XP to people who help revive. This is very welcome and I'm so glad it was done. There are other issues here though, the co-star problem with 2 headed dragon, the missing wizard emotes, and so on. We need some fixes for this patch ASAP, as many things that were supposed to be fixed have not been fixed yet.

@Aeternus_EAAwesome, thanks man. Btw, does the ai backfill in multiplayer games include battle arena?

This is a lot to take in and I'm pleasantly surprised that the new map is in this patch! I'll have to see how it looks and plays after work!Most of this looks good, but some I'm not sure of, at least not yet. I'm presuming that blast radius is the core area of effect of an attack and the shockwave radius is the outer area of effect of an attack? I'm very glad to see the Steam Blaster glitch getting fixed, that's for sure!Edit: I'm really happy to see the AI backfill! It will be nice at off times especially to keep the matches from being boring and one-sided. The AI isn't as good as most players but will at least be playing the objectives and can be more challenging than you might expect, if predictable.The sprint changes are a bit confusing but apparently you won't need to jump constantly for max speed anymore? I would have reduced the base speed a little bit instead of increasing it and balanced the air and strafe speed accordingly, but we'll see how it works.I like the change to melee characters getting crits, but I didn't see the hit registration issue addressed that seems worse on Super Brainz and Chomper than anyone else. I hope this is universally better with the patch!

Aeternus_EA

EA Staff

5 years ago

Battle for Neighborville May 26 Patch Notes

Reminder that downtime today will be from 11AM - 2 PM PST

Here are the Patch Notes for Today's Update

Patch Notes

New Turf Takeover Map: Tourist Trap Island
New Super Brainz Legendary Upgrade: Brainium Basher 9001 (The Final reward in the July Festival)
Updated Landing Page and Onboarding Tutorials
Added AI backfill to multiplayer games
New Item Bundles have been added to Rux.
The Revive Stat has been updated to count for all players who participate in reviving an ally, not just the first player who begins reviving an ally
Sprint speed increased and characters can strafe faster
Fixed issues with explosions going through walls
Fixed an issue where the Trolly Message constantly plays (in Giddy Park)
Fixed the Wizard Gesture
Fixed Broken Reloading animations
Fixed the Piercing Power upgrade
Fixed the Wizard’s invincibility bug
The two-headed dragon upgrade comes back to players who unlocked it
Fixed the bug where Thorn apart wasn’t keeping orbs after being revived
Made the Battle Arena groups more random
Fixed the Super Brainz not being able to use shield depending on your aim setting

Detailed Character Notes

Common

Sprinting

Increase speed multiplier 1.425->1.5x

Movement

Increase strafe speed multiplier 0.8->0.95x
Increase backwards speed multiplier 0.5->0.75x
Decrease in air speed 8.35->7.75 m/s
Add in air deceleration

Revive

Can now be canceled
Increase area that an ally can be revived 4->4.5 m
Increase mobility when reviving, speed multiplier 0.5->0.65x

Explosions

Change explosion distances on all character abilities so min damage does not go through walls
More details below (in character specific notes)

Melee

Chomper and Super Brainz melee attacks are now considered critical damage so they can earn critical vanquishes

Upgrade Hard Target

Increase speed multiplier 1.15->1.25x
No longer stacks with Sunflower’s Quick Egress upgrade

Peashooter

Pea Cannon

Switch to automatic fire
Increase blast radius 3->3.25 m
Increase shockwave radius 3->3.25 m

Chili Bean Bomb

Increase blast radius 5.5->8 m
Decrease shockwave radius 10->8.25 m

Pea Gatling

Allow camera manipulation during rooting animation
Increase blast radius 2.75->4.75 m

Pea Suped

Fix speed multiplier not getting applied, increase speed multiplier 1->1.1x

Upgrade Last Ditch

Fix the issue with damage multiplier only being applied to direct damage
Increase damage multiplier 1.3->2.76x
Decrease equip cost 3->2

Upgrade Homing Pea

Increase lock distance 25->35 m
Increase starting turn angle 15->35°
Decrease lock angle 0.5->0.45°
Increase time to establish lock 0->1 sec
Increase release time 0.1->0.25 sec
Increase equip cost 2->3

Upgrade Explosive Gatling

Increase blast radius 2.75->4.75 m

Upgrade Escape Roots

Now triggers only for hero vanquishes (Foot Soldier, All-Star, Scientist, etc)
Removed downtime between reapplications
Increase speed multiplier 1.3->1.5x

Chomper

Chomp

Switch to automatic fire

Spikeweed

Now ensnares Captain Deadbeard during Barrel Blast

Burrow

Decrease target height reach 4.24->2.5 m
Increase underground speed multiplier 2->2.25x
Speed is now normalized in all directions
Fix the issue with zombies being turned into goats right before they are eaten

Grody Goop

Increase initial damage 35->45
Increase tick damage 1->4
Increase ability refresh time 9->10

Upgrade Well Fed

Fix underground speed to match regular Burrow

Upgrade Dirth Bath

Fix the issue with speed burst not getting turned off on Chomper being vanquished

Upgrade Halitosis

Increase blast radius 0.46->2.25 m
Increase shockwave radius 1.5->2.5 m

Upgrade Vampire Spikeweed

Fix the issue with Spikeweeds placed from Symbiosis upgrade not granting health

Kernel Corn

Shogun Guard

Decrease recoil when aiming
Increase drag start distance 30->40 m
Increase drag end distance 60->70 m
Increase final velocity post drag 400->420 m/s
Increase gravity of projectile -10->-36 m/s

Husk Hop

Decrease shockwave radius 4.51->3.75 m

Shuck Shot

Increase blast radius 3.5->4.75 m
Decrease shockwave radius 7.5->5 m

Upgrade Super Spin

Add VFX treatment to show when the upgrade is active

Night Cap

Spore Strike

Increase damage 17->18
Decrease width of projectile 0.95->0.5 m
Decrease dispersion, angle increase per shot 3.6->3.2

Fung Fu

Increase final blow blast radius 3.2->4 m
Decrease final blow shockwave radius 7->4.25 m
Decrease windup duration 1.25->0.8 sec
Increase speed multiplier 0.8->0.9x
Increase radius of crit damage area 3.2->4.5 m
Decrease gravity multiplier 0.5->0.8x

Cactus

Potato Mine

Increase blast radius 2.5->2.75 m
Decrease shockwave radius 3.75->3 m

Big Bulb Barrage

Increase blast radius 2->3.25 m
Decrease shockwave radius 4.5->3.5 m

Upgrade Pressure Point

Decrease blast radius 5->4.75 m
Add shockwave radius 5 m

Snapdragon

Flare Ball

Increase blast radius 0.65->1.25 m
Increase shockwave radius 1->1.5 m

Blue Blazes

Decrease blast radius 3->2.35 m
Decrease shockwave radius 4.2->2.6 m

Upgrade Radiate

Increase blast radius 1->2.75 m
Increase shockwave radius 1.9->3 m

Citron

Juice Cannon
- Increase damage per projectile 2.6->3
- Increase damage of muzzle blast 2.2->3

Increase total damage per shot 10->12

E. M. Peach

Can now cancel Space Cadet’s Gravity Smash
Can now destroy Engineer’s Bullhorn Swarm
Can now cancel All-Star’s Sprint Tackle

Acorn & Oak

Sap Trap

Increase blast radius 2.5->3.25 m
Remove damage from shockwave

Invoke Oak

No longer immortal for a few seconds after transformation

Wood Grief

Increase blast radius 2.25->3.25 m

Super Sap Trap

Increase blast radius 3->3.25 m
Remove damage from shockwave

Roll for Damage

Remove damage from shockwave

Sunflower

Sunbeam

Increase damage 9->10
Allow camera manipulation during rooting animation

Heal Beam

Fix the issue with Sun Pulse being interrupted when activating Heal Beam

Upgrade Quick Egress

No longer stacks with Hard Target upgrade
Decrease speed multiplier 1.3->1.25x

Upgrade Full Bloom

Fix the issue with incorrect heal rate

Rose

Arcane Enigma
- Strafe multiplier 1->1.5x
- Backwards 1->1.5x

Decrease speed multiplier 2->1.5x
Normalize speed multiplier in all directions at 1.5x
Decrease slowdown when receiving damage, speed multiplier 0.4->0.55
Earn reduced XP for applying speed boost to AI allies 10->1 XP

Foot Soldier

Z-1 Assault Blaster

Decrease damage 6.1->5.67
Decrease accuracy when moving and jumping
Increase gravity -10->-36 m/s

Increase blast radius 3->5 m
Decrease shockwave radius 7.5->5.25 m

Upgrade Liftoff

Decrease blast radius 4->3 m
Decrease shockwave radius 5->3.25 m

Rocket Leap
- Decrease equip cost 3->2

Upgrade Rapid Fire

Decrease max rate of fire 700->680
Decrease increase rate per shot 6->5

Imp

Imp Blasters

Decrease damage 4.95->4.5

Missile Madness

Decrease blast radius 6->2.8
Decrease shockwave radius 6.02->3.05
Fix the issue that Mech death was not stopping Missile Madness

Explosive Escape

Decrease inner blast radius 14.9->7.5 m
Decrease outer blast radius 14.9->14.75 m
Decrease shockwave damage 40->15 m

Bionic Bash

Decrease refresh time 15->10 sec
Decrease shockwave 6->5.75 m

Super Brainz

Alpha Better Shield

Fix the issue with aim setting “Toggle Aim” not working with shield

Turbo Twister

Increase damage per hit 13->16, for a total damage increase of 104->144
Increase speed multiplier 1.35->1.4x
Increase max damage range 2.75->4.25 m
Increase min damage range 6->7.5 m
Increase refresh time 14->18.5 sec
Increase active time 1.25->1.55 sec

Hyper Jump Thump

Decrease victim launch radius 12->10 m
Decrease blast radius 8->6 m
Decrease shockwave radius 10->6.25 m

Super Ultra Ball

Decrease refresh time 20.5->17.85
Decrease blast damage 50->25
Increase blast radius 3->5 m
Decrease shockwave radius 8.5->5.25 m
Return character control sooner after Ultra Ball has been unleashed

Upgrade Typhoon

Knocks enemies upward on each hit

Upgrade Speed Bag

Fix the issue with duration not resetting properly on each vanquish
Fix the issue with speed increase not stacking properly
Add VFX treatment to show when the upgrade is active

80s Action Hero

Bow Blaster

Increase full charge blast radius 2.5->2.75 m
Decrease full charge blast radius 3.5->3 m

Dynamite Dodge

Increase blast radius 3->4 m
Decrease shockwave radius 5->4.25 m

Rocket Ride

Increase blast radius 1.8->2 m
Decrease shockwave radius 4.75->2.25

Can’t-Miss-ile

Increase blast radius 1.5->1.75 m
Decrease shockwave radius 2.25->2 m

Upgrade Leg Day

Fix incorrect refresh time

Electric Slide

Funky Bouncer

Fix pull range by increasing radius 2.5->3.85 m

Disco Tornado

Decrease blast radius 5.6->5.5 m
Increase shockwave radius 5.7->5.75 m

Upgrade Amplification

Fix pull range by increasing radius 3.5->6 m

Upgrade Malfunction

Decrease blast radius 5->4.75 m
Add shockwave radius 5 m

Captain Deadbeard

Barrel Blast

Decrease shockwave radius 7->5 m

Anchor’s Away

Switch cancel buttons from interact to ability button

Eggsplosion

Increase main egg blast radius 4.5->5 m
Decrease main egg shockwave radius 10->5.25 m
Decrease cluster egg shockwave radius 5->2.5 m

Space Cadet & Space Station

Cosmo Shot

Increase time to establish lock 0->1 sec

Gravity Smash

Decrease blast radius 4.3->3.5 m
Decrease shockwave radius 4.5->3.75 m

Station Inflation

No longer immortal for a few seconds after transformation

Hands-On Torpedo

Decrease shockwave radius 4->2.75 m

Crater Maker

Fix the issue with passengers zoom transition being really slow when Crater Maker is active

All-Star

Imp Punt

Increase blast radius 3.2->4.5 m
Decrease shockwave radius 5.5->4.75 m

Sprint Tackle

Decrease contact explosion 4.25->4.15 m
Remove the camera lock after the first couple frames of dash

Dummy Shield

Fix deploy check so Dummy doesn’t end up on the other side of a wall

Scientist

Steam Blaster

Fix the issue when using Heal Spray that was resetting weapon delay
Fix the issue with the tombstone screen showing the incorrect weapon name

Upgrade Wormhole

Increase range 22.5->27 m
Fix the issue with sprint being canceled

Upgrade Dolphin Blasting

Add VFX treatment to show when the upgrade is active

Engineer

Concrete Launcher

Decrease shockwave radius 3.2->2.75 m
Switch to automatic fire

Bullhorn Swarm

Can now cancel Snapdragon’s Swoop Slam

Double Time
- Strafe multiplier 1.04->1.5x
- Backwards 0.5->1.5x

Decrease speed multiplier 1.8->1.5x
Normalize speed multiplier in all directions at 1.5x

Upgrade Seismic

Increase knockback area dimensions, length 4->6 m, width 2->5.5 m
Decrease time between knockbacks after landing 2->0.5 sec

Wizard

Co-Star
- Vanquish 50->15
- Starz Align Vanquish 50->15
- Assist 10->5
- Starz Align Assist 25->10
- Fix the issue with Wizard being forced out of Co-Star and falling off the map not attributing a vanquish to the player who forced the Wizard out of Co-Star

Reduce XP reward for vanquishes and assists

Shooting Star

Decrease blast radius 1.9->1.8 m
Increase shockwave radius 2->2.05 m

109 Replies

agqwpe663oe6
5 years ago
@Aeternus_EAAwesome, thanks man. Btw, does the ai backfill in multiplayer games include battle arena?
Iron_Guard8
Legend
5 years ago
This is a lot to take in and I'm pleasantly surprised that the new map is in this patch! I'll have to see how it looks and plays after work!
Most of this looks good, but some I'm not sure of, at least not yet. I'm presuming that blast radius is the core area of effect of an attack and the shockwave radius is the outer area of effect of an attack? I'm very glad to see the Steam Blaster glitch getting fixed, that's for sure!
Edit: I'm really happy to see the AI backfill! It will be nice at off times especially to keep the matches from being boring and one-sided. The AI isn't as good as most players but will at least be playing the objectives and can be more challenging than you might expect, if predictable.
The sprint changes are a bit confusing but apparently you won't need to jump constantly for max speed anymore? I would have reduced the base speed a little bit instead of increasing it and balanced the air and strafe speed accordingly, but we'll see how it works.
I like the change to melee characters getting crits, but I didn't see the hit registration issue addressed that seems worse on Super Brainz and Chomper than anyone else. I hope this is universally better with the patch!
GutmanSca
5 years ago
The balancing in this trash, we are back to founders once again.
I've had enough of this, I'll test it when it comes out, but I'm pretty sure what to expect.
DarkTyyp
5 years ago
Awesome surprise! Hopefully this makes the game better.
Kirby1781
5 years ago
"Chomper and Super Brainz melee attacks are now considered critical damage so they can earn critical vanquishes" So...what about Face Bite? The Chomper upgrade that has it so "Chomp can do critical damage"? Am I missing something here, or did this buff just make one upgrade a literal waste of space?
EnglishCranberr
5 years ago
@Aeternus_EA so you only nerfed sprinitng in november to shut us up? good to know you guys dont care
Iron_Guard8
Legend
5 years ago
@Kirby1781 wrote:
"Chomper and Super Brainz melee attacks are now considered critical damage so they can earn critical vanquishes" So...what about Face Bite? The Chomper upgrade that has it so "Chomp can do critical damage"? Am I missing something here, or did this buff just make one upgrade a literal waste of space?
This is a good point. I had forgotten about this one. Is it being addressed at all? Like increased crit chance or damage?
Loggamer777
5 years ago
@EnglishCranberry *shakes head in disapproval*
Conewhizz
New Vanguard
5 years ago
@GutmanSca how is the balancing in this trash? The balancing in this is making me return to the game after I quit it, they literally stopped bhopping, nerfed soldier, buffed fung fu, buffed chomper, nerfed imp, etc.
PvZfan121
5 years ago
No I assuming chomp will do normal damage but face bite upgrade will do more damage/crit damage than regular bite so not a complete waste.