January 2017 Patch Notes

Below are the patch notes specific to PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One for the January update.

Additional Content/Functionality:

• Multiplayer modes added to the Tatooine Survival map. (Blast, Droid Run, Hero Hunt, Heroes vs Villains, Drop Zone)
• Hoth Luke Skywalker skin added
• Hoth Han Solo skin added
• Private match functionality added
• Daily challenges added
• Setting for actively choosing server site added

Weapon and Star Card changes:

• EE-3 Explosive shot damage decreased from 10 to 4 per shot
• SE-14C Explosive shot damage decreased from 10 to 5 per shot
• Homing Shot lock on time increased from 0.4 to 1.5
• Homing Shot lock on distance decreased by 10 meters
• Homing Shot projectile speed decreased slightly (30 -> 23)
• RTC-97 overheat value is increased
• Bowcaster replenish time tweaked (Normal 18 -> 25 and Upgrade 15 -> 20)
• Flash Grenade replenish time tweaked (Normal 16 -> 20 and Upgrade 12 -> 15)
• ION Torpedo replenish time tweaked (Normal 15 -> 25 and Upgrade 12 -> 20)
• Thermal Detonator replenish time tweaked (Normal 15 -> 20 and Upgrade 10 -> 15)
• Impact Grenade replenish time tweaked (Normal 16 -> 25 and Upgrade 12 -> 20)
• Explosive Shot active time tweaked (Normal 7 -> 5 and Upgrade 10 -> 7)
• Scan Ping recharge time tweaked (Normal 8 -> 10 and Upgrade 5 -> 8)
• Cycler Rifle bullet dropoff reduced
• Cycler Rifle damage increased from 90 to 100 at close range (10 meters)
• DL-44 overheat tweaked and fire rate changed from 250 to 180.
• Bounty Hunter trait card Level 2 reward percentage lowered from 100% to 85%
• Bowcaster explosion damage lowered from 50 to 15 per shot
• ION Torpedo lock on range decreased from 600 to 500 meters
• Smart Rocket lock on range changed from 1000 to 500 meters
• RTC-97 spread is increased when firing for a longer period
• Scan Ping tweaked to have 50% shorter spotting time

Vehicle Changes:

• Starfighters pickups have a 20 second respawn delay
• T-47 Airspeeder pickups have a 10 second respawn delay
• Millennium Falcon and Slave I health decreased by 30%

Game Mode Changes:

• Removed a turbolaser on Sullust which could be used for spawn killing
• Turbolaser respawn time has been increased with 15 seconds
• New friend zones and additional spawn points for Supremacy maps
• New friend zones and additional spawn points for Walker Assault maps
• New friend zones and additional spawn points for Turning Point on Jakku
• Bugfix for crashing instantly when spawning in a vehicle on Jakku
• Fighter Squadron hero vehicle pickups have more randomized timing
• Fixed a Heroes vs Villains bug where players could use their cards in pre-round that got corrected by server
• Updated spawn management between big and small game modes
• New game mode minimum player count thresholds:

- Walker Assault 20
- Supremacy 20
- Dropzone 4
- Blast 4
- Cargo 4
- Fighter Squadron 4
- Hero Hunt 4
- Droid Run 4
- Heroes Vs Villains 4
- Turning Point 20

Hero Changes:

• Han Solo weapon damage over distance is lowered. (Damage goes from 70 to 30 between 10 and 25 meters)
• Boba Fett weapon damage over distance is lowered. (Damage goes from 30 to 20 between 30 and 60 meters)
• Boba Fett wristlauncher explosion radius decreased from 4 to 3, maxiumum damage tweaked from 1 to 0.8 meters
• Boba Fett missile doesn't lock on anymore
• Boba Fett wristlauncher explosion damage slightly increased in damage to compensate for the removing of tracking

Bug Fixes:

• Stun inducing attacks now properly trigger stun animation loop
• Fixing an issue where melee'ing at nothing completly stopped your movement
• After the transition from the AT-AT the user screen could remain black, this is now fixed
• Several instances of rocks that players could get stuck on have been fixed
• Speederbike - Inconsistence between the range when you see the prompt button and when you could actually use the vehicle
• Jakku - Invisible collision located on the landed rebel transport ship
• Users with the most kills will now not be prevented from get the Trophy / Achievement ”Playing the objective” in Blast

Source: http://starwars.ea.com/starwars/battlefront/forums/discussion/25232/star-wars-battlefront-january-update-ps4-pc-x1