September Patch Notes are here

What do I think of this balance update?

1. Shared vanquishes now counting towards party time; I think it's some comfort, but it needs to spread to assist vanquishes as well. A good start, but the dev team can do better.

2. As I don't have the bling version of the armored heal station, I can't comment on it at this stage.

3. The aoe damage increase of Alien Flower's spore clouds could potently be more forgiving, but the drastic increase in her ammunition might make her slightly too overpowering.

4. At least being able to move faster, self regenerate, and see damaged allies with the Arcane Lotus ability equipped is big comfort.

5. Nec'Rose primary shots being increased in damage per shot; I think 5.5 instead of 6.5 would be ideal.

6. The increased recoil of zoomed weapon for Electro & Toxic Brainz; this is something I'm heavily against because Toxic Brainz has the best chance possible of doing the most damage to the hardest of bosses; Spooky Squash especially. I never asked for the recoil of zoomed weapons for the class to be increased; I wanted all variants' zoomed weapons to be decreased so they can be more accurate and effective at mid-long range.

7. The increase in weapon recoil for Lil' Drake and S.H.R.Imp will make sense, because far too many strong players tended to use them far too much, and this change would easily make those players think twice about using them next time. S.H.R.Imp's scatter of his weapon being increased is another thing to make those players think twice about using him.

8. Seriously, an ammunition decrease of Petrified Cactus, while reducing her mid-air detonation damage? Well, there is some sense in it: the other detonation characters have a similar ammunition pool.

My views on this balancing update are average overall.