Mar 30, 2022
Conqueror's Blade - Booming_dingyi.shu
1) Hero Balance Changes
Glaive
• Statistics
￮ Win Rate: Second to last of the 12 weapons.
• Ideas on Adjustments
The glaive is fairly weak in terms of its ability to sustain damage among the weapons that come with heavy armor, leading to a high average death rate. In the current meta, it is difficult for the glaive to truly tap into its AoE damage potential and slay groups of units. So, we're planning on buffing it in several different aspects to better represent its role in battles.
What's more, we're also planning on making adjustments to the Nodachi which has a similar performance. Stay tuned for future notices to learn more!
• Changes to Mechanics
1. The Combat Dismount skill no longer costs stamina.
2. Glaive skills no longer share cooldowns.
3. It will now be more coherent to weave in dash attacks.
4. Minimum damage increased to 40% (was 25%) when attacking multiple targets.
• Skill Changes
[Charge]
1. Increases piercing defense by 20%.
2. Attacks now knock enemies down or knock them off their horses.
3. Dash attacks can now be used during [Charge].
4. [Charge I] can now be followed up with an attack, and we've adjusted its damage:
￮ First Attack:
a. [Charge I] 44% + 1,018 slashing damage
b. [Charge II] 44% + 1,165 slashing damage (was 64% + 1,165)
c. [Charge III] 44% + 1,312 slashing damage (was 64% + 1,312)
￮ Second Attack:
[Charge III] 52% + 1,415 slashing damage (was 35% + 715)
[God of Battles]
1. Increases your slashing armor penetration by 8%/12%/16% during its duration.
2. [God of Battles I] affects multiple units.
[Heat of Battle]
1. Knocks back nearby enemies when used.
2. After which it grants 30% damage reduction. This effect is reduced to 10% after 3 seconds and lasts for the skill's duration.
[Hail of Blades]
1. Improved the skill description and it now also knocks enemies off their horses.
2. [Hail of Blades] now knocks enemies back.
Adjusted the[Breaker of Shields] skill's damage numbers:
￮ First Attack:
a. [Breaker of Shields I] Now deals 130% + 1,507 blunt damage (was 244% + 1,861)
b. [Breaker of Shields II] Now deals 130% + 1,988 blunt damage (was 244% + 2,224)
c. [Breaker of Shields III] Now deals 130% + 2,262 blunt damage (was 244% + 2,587)
￮ Second Attack:
a. [Breaker of Shields II] Now deals 155% + 941 slashing damage (was 69% + 1,175)
b. [Breaker of Shields III] Now deals 155% + 1,067 slashing damage (was 69% + 1,367)
2) Unit Balance Changes
Sigrun's Shieldmaidens
• Statistics
￮ Avg. Damage Taken (Rank: No.10)
• Ideas on Adjustments
As the only 5-star sword & shield unit, Sigrun's Shieldmaidens' ability to sustain damage isn't that great when compared to other 5-star units. This means that they aren't used very often and have a fairly low win rate.
Their [Shatter Bash] while in sword skill isn't all that great, and is most potent when enemies are incredibly close. What's more, it's a high-risk skill that is difficult to use to great effect.
We are planning on buffing Sigrun's Shieldmaidens' survivability when they're in spear skill and improving the experience when using their shield skills. This should boost their ability by a fair bit.
• Spear Skill Changes
Activating [Odin's Bulwark] will make them take 10% reduced damage and render their attacks able to knock back enemies.
• Sword Skill Changes: Revamp the [Shatter Bash] skill.
[Shatter Bash]: Sigrun's Shieldmaidens rush forward and knock enemies back, then they defend at the spot. Their next sword skill attack will strike three times for fairly high damage.
Northern Lance Cavalry
• Ideas on Adjustments
The Northern Lance Cavalry's performance is in line with their position as a 5-star unit when looking at statistics. However, we've continued to follow the effects and player feedback from our last changes. We've realized that they're lacking in enemies spotting, hitbox detecting and overall feel. So we've decided to make some big changes to their AI and how they feel to use.
• Changes to Mechanics
We're adjusting the hitbox of their basic attacks to lower the chance of them hitting nothing.
• Skill Changes
1. We're improving the algorithm for how [Landslide] and [Valor] choose targets, enabling these skills to focus a specific area.
2. Following the special attacks of [Landslide] and [Valor], they will automatically return to the hero and await further command.
3. We're reducing [Landslide]'s duration to 3.7 seconds (was 4.8) and its cooldown to 19 seconds (was 25). We're also reducing [Valor]'s duration to 12 seconds (was 15) and cooldown to 42 seconds (was 50).
Imperial Spear Guards
• Ideas on Adjustments
We boosted the Imperial Spear Guards across the board in the January balance changes, raising their usage rate. However, player feedback points out that heavy shield infantry, a unit not for dealing high damage, needs to be able to sustain damage even better than it does right now to make them useful.
• Number Changes
We're upping their initial health to 8,730 (was 8,203).
Units on the Unit Tree
• Statistics
￮ Win Rate: 43%-46%
• Ideas on Adjustments
Most mid to low-star units in the Unit Tree have the relatively low win rates. Generally speaking, lacking active and passive skills, these units don't really have a chance to affect battles comprising high-star units. This means that those who have unlocked them seldom use them anyway, leading to less variety overall. Our plan is to add simple-to-use mechanics to these low-star units so that players can use these in situations where they excel. That will enable low-star units to be able to counter high-star units under the right circumstances.
We will continue to keep an eye on low-star units and grant new abilities to those who lack much use.
Ironcap Spearmen
• Number Changes
1. We're improving their initial health to 7,777 (was 7,275).
2. We're improving their initial piercing defense to 490 (was 433).
3. We're improving their initial slashing defense to 533 (was 487).
4. We're improving their initial blunt defense to 282 (was 194).
• Skill Changes
1. Improved positioning during [Turtle Formation] to raise the area protected by their shields.
2. Added the new passive label [Steel Resolve]: The Ironcap Spearmen will quickly recover from dazed, knockdown and thrown effects while in Turtle or Schiltron formation. After which they gain a boost to their attack and defense and cannot be crowd-controlled again for 5 seconds (can trigger once every 10 seconds).
Demesne Spearmen
• Number Changes
We're improving their initial health to 6,616 (was 5,742).
• Skill Changes
1. Removed their ability to switch weapons.
2. Added the new skill [Sacrifice]: They shoulder their shields and abandon blocking only to charge at the enemy at high speed. Charging up a lunging strike to deal massive damage. Having finished their attack, they raise their shields once more.
Javelin Militia
• Skill Changes
1. They start with the skill [Charge] at level 1. We're reducing Charge's cooldown to 35 seconds (was 50) and increasing the damage of throwing javelin and charging. Enemies that are hit by the javelin will take high extra damage when hit again by charge attacks.
2. Now, chaining their basic throw javelin attack with Charge enables you to throw plenty of javelins in quick succession.
3. We're changing the effect of the [Charge]'s veterancy point to "Reduces [Charge]'s cooldown by 5 seconds." Before it simply gave them the Charge skill.
Glaive
• Statistics
￮ Win Rate: Second to last of the 12 weapons.
• Ideas on Adjustments
The glaive is fairly weak in terms of its ability to sustain damage among the weapons that come with heavy armor, leading to a high average death rate. In the current meta, it is difficult for the glaive to truly tap into its AoE damage potential and slay groups of units. So, we're planning on buffing it in several different aspects to better represent its role in battles.
What's more, we're also planning on making adjustments to the Nodachi which has a similar performance. Stay tuned for future notices to learn more!
• Changes to Mechanics
1. The Combat Dismount skill no longer costs stamina.
2. Glaive skills no longer share cooldowns.
3. It will now be more coherent to weave in dash attacks.
4. Minimum damage increased to 40% (was 25%) when attacking multiple targets.
• Skill Changes
[Charge]
1. Increases piercing defense by 20%.
2. Attacks now knock enemies down or knock them off their horses.
3. Dash attacks can now be used during [Charge].
4. [Charge I] can now be followed up with an attack, and we've adjusted its damage:
￮ First Attack:
a. [Charge I] 44% + 1,018 slashing damage
b. [Charge II] 44% + 1,165 slashing damage (was 64% + 1,165)
c. [Charge III] 44% + 1,312 slashing damage (was 64% + 1,312)
￮ Second Attack:
[Charge III] 52% + 1,415 slashing damage (was 35% + 715)
[God of Battles]
1. Increases your slashing armor penetration by 8%/12%/16% during its duration.
2. [God of Battles I] affects multiple units.
[Heat of Battle]
1. Knocks back nearby enemies when used.
2. After which it grants 30% damage reduction. This effect is reduced to 10% after 3 seconds and lasts for the skill's duration.
[Hail of Blades]
1. Improved the skill description and it now also knocks enemies off their horses.
2. [Hail of Blades] now knocks enemies back.
Adjusted the[Breaker of Shields] skill's damage numbers:
￮ First Attack:
a. [Breaker of Shields I] Now deals 130% + 1,507 blunt damage (was 244% + 1,861)
b. [Breaker of Shields II] Now deals 130% + 1,988 blunt damage (was 244% + 2,224)
c. [Breaker of Shields III] Now deals 130% + 2,262 blunt damage (was 244% + 2,587)
￮ Second Attack:
a. [Breaker of Shields II] Now deals 155% + 941 slashing damage (was 69% + 1,175)
b. [Breaker of Shields III] Now deals 155% + 1,067 slashing damage (was 69% + 1,367)
2) Unit Balance Changes
Sigrun's Shieldmaidens
• Statistics
￮ Avg. Damage Taken (Rank: No.10)
• Ideas on Adjustments
As the only 5-star sword & shield unit, Sigrun's Shieldmaidens' ability to sustain damage isn't that great when compared to other 5-star units. This means that they aren't used very often and have a fairly low win rate.
Their [Shatter Bash] while in sword skill isn't all that great, and is most potent when enemies are incredibly close. What's more, it's a high-risk skill that is difficult to use to great effect.
We are planning on buffing Sigrun's Shieldmaidens' survivability when they're in spear skill and improving the experience when using their shield skills. This should boost their ability by a fair bit.
• Spear Skill Changes
Activating [Odin's Bulwark] will make them take 10% reduced damage and render their attacks able to knock back enemies.
• Sword Skill Changes: Revamp the [Shatter Bash] skill.
[Shatter Bash]: Sigrun's Shieldmaidens rush forward and knock enemies back, then they defend at the spot. Their next sword skill attack will strike three times for fairly high damage.
Northern Lance Cavalry
• Ideas on Adjustments
The Northern Lance Cavalry's performance is in line with their position as a 5-star unit when looking at statistics. However, we've continued to follow the effects and player feedback from our last changes. We've realized that they're lacking in enemies spotting, hitbox detecting and overall feel. So we've decided to make some big changes to their AI and how they feel to use.
• Changes to Mechanics
We're adjusting the hitbox of their basic attacks to lower the chance of them hitting nothing.
• Skill Changes
1. We're improving the algorithm for how [Landslide] and [Valor] choose targets, enabling these skills to focus a specific area.
2. Following the special attacks of [Landslide] and [Valor], they will automatically return to the hero and await further command.
3. We're reducing [Landslide]'s duration to 3.7 seconds (was 4.8) and its cooldown to 19 seconds (was 25). We're also reducing [Valor]'s duration to 12 seconds (was 15) and cooldown to 42 seconds (was 50).
Imperial Spear Guards
• Ideas on Adjustments
We boosted the Imperial Spear Guards across the board in the January balance changes, raising their usage rate. However, player feedback points out that heavy shield infantry, a unit not for dealing high damage, needs to be able to sustain damage even better than it does right now to make them useful.
• Number Changes
We're upping their initial health to 8,730 (was 8,203).
Units on the Unit Tree
• Statistics
￮ Win Rate: 43%-46%
• Ideas on Adjustments
Most mid to low-star units in the Unit Tree have the relatively low win rates. Generally speaking, lacking active and passive skills, these units don't really have a chance to affect battles comprising high-star units. This means that those who have unlocked them seldom use them anyway, leading to less variety overall. Our plan is to add simple-to-use mechanics to these low-star units so that players can use these in situations where they excel. That will enable low-star units to be able to counter high-star units under the right circumstances.
We will continue to keep an eye on low-star units and grant new abilities to those who lack much use.
Ironcap Spearmen
• Number Changes
1. We're improving their initial health to 7,777 (was 7,275).
2. We're improving their initial piercing defense to 490 (was 433).
3. We're improving their initial slashing defense to 533 (was 487).
4. We're improving their initial blunt defense to 282 (was 194).
• Skill Changes
1. Improved positioning during [Turtle Formation] to raise the area protected by their shields.
2. Added the new passive label [Steel Resolve]: The Ironcap Spearmen will quickly recover from dazed, knockdown and thrown effects while in Turtle or Schiltron formation. After which they gain a boost to their attack and defense and cannot be crowd-controlled again for 5 seconds (can trigger once every 10 seconds).
Demesne Spearmen
• Number Changes
We're improving their initial health to 6,616 (was 5,742).
• Skill Changes
1. Removed their ability to switch weapons.
2. Added the new skill [Sacrifice]: They shoulder their shields and abandon blocking only to charge at the enemy at high speed. Charging up a lunging strike to deal massive damage. Having finished their attack, they raise their shields once more.
Javelin Militia
• Skill Changes
1. They start with the skill [Charge] at level 1. We're reducing Charge's cooldown to 35 seconds (was 50) and increasing the damage of throwing javelin and charging. Enemies that are hit by the javelin will take high extra damage when hit again by charge attacks.
2. Now, chaining their basic throw javelin attack with Charge enables you to throw plenty of javelins in quick succession.
3. We're changing the effect of the [Charge]'s veterancy point to "Reduces [Charge]'s cooldown by 5 seconds." Before it simply gave them the Charge skill.
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