Nov 10, 2016

Open Beta 37 Patch Notes | November 10, 2016

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The Desert WindOpen Beta 37 Patch Notes | November 8th
Beta Expectations

NEW CHAMPION: Sha Lin, The Desert Wind

Weapon [LMB] - Long Bow
- A long bow that draws back an arrow and releases it for up to 1100 damage every 1.5s.
Secondary Fire [RMB] - Impaler Arrow
- Replace your arrow with an Impaler Arrow that knocks enemies back and stuns them for 1s if they hit a wall.
Ability [Q] - Planted
- Plant yourself in place, becoming stationary for 3s. While planted, your Long Bow draw time is increased by 200% and you fire continuously. Re-activating Planted cancels the ability.
Ability [F] - Withdraw
- Leap backwards and enter stealth for 2s, leaving a mirage at your original location for 3.5s.
Ultimate [E] - Heat Haze
- Enter stealth and gain 30% Movement Speed for 8s. While active, you draw your bow 50% faster and leave a mirage behind for 2s each time you fire.

Cards
- Swagger
  - [Armor] Gain 50/100/150/200 Health.
- Bullseye
  - [Weapon] Reduce all active cooldowns by 10/20/30/40% when getting an elimination.
- Poise
  - [Armor] Gain 5/10/15/20% Crowd Control Reduction.
- Wanderlust
  - [Armor] Gain 5/10/15/20% movement speed.
- Quick Sand
  - [Impaler Arrow] Increase the recharge rate of Impaler Arrow by 5/10/15/20%.
- Strike True
  - [Impaler Arrow] Heal for 50/100/150/200 when striking an enemy with Impaler arrow.
- Flying Circus
  - [Impaler Arrow] Gain 10/20/30/40% Movement Speed after hitting Impaler Arrow.
- Skewer
  - [Impaler Arrow] Impaler arrows reveal enemies for 1/2/3/4s.
- Grounded
  - [Planted] Regenerate 50/100/150/200 Health per second while in Planted.
- Master Archer
  - [Planted] Reduce the cooldown of Planted by 1/2/3/4s.
- Daring Escape
  - [Planted] Gain 10/20/30/40% movement speed for 3s after Planted ends.
- Windwall
  - [Planted] Gain 3/6/9/12% Damage Reduction during Planted
- Run Like the Wind
  - [Withdraw] After using Withdraw gain 10/20/30/40% Movement Speed for 3s.
- Oasis
  - [Withdraw] After using Withdraw heal for 50/100/150/200.
- Mirage
  - [Withdraw] Reduce the cooldown of Withdraw by 1/2/3/4.
- Shimmer
  - [Withdraw] Gain 10/20/30/40% damage reduction during Withdraw's stealth.

GENERAL

Multi-queuing is now available. Players can choose to queue for both Siege and Payload simultaneously, which will enter whichever queue comes up first.
The Store has undergone a visual and functional update. All items in the game as well as new items can be viewable in the store. Chests will now be located in the Store as well.
Item previews in the store will now more clearly show what is changing on the champion.
The champion customization screen has undergone a visual and functional update, allowing you to preview items together including those you don’t own.
Players can now swap champions at the end of the picking stage in a Competitive Queue match lobby.
Improvements to the audio system.
Addressed an issue where using a rapid movement ability under a ceiling would cause you to jitter.
Addressed an issue where the first reload of the match would not display correctly.
Best in Class namings are now team colored to show what team each player was on.
Fixed an issue where keybindings would get reset with a new patch.
Fixed an issue where players would get stuck on the Top Play screen.
Improved the algorithm for determining the Top Play.
While active, Account Boosters now cause Radiant Chests to drop a 4th item.
Addressed an issue where players would sometimes not get a mount upon spawning.
Fixed an issue where some abilities would still deal damage into an enemy spawn room.
Capture Points may no longer be progressed until the round has begun.

COSMETICS

The Colossal Chest is now available and includes the exclusive Plushy and Cuddly Makoa skins as well as other Rare, Epic, and exclusive Rare items.
- Head
  - Plushy Googly Eyes
  - Cuddly Googly Eyes
- Body
  - Plushy Makoa
  - Cuddly Makoa
- Weapon
  - Plushy Cannon
  - Cuddly Cannon
Sha Lin
- Head
  - Bravado Headband
  - Charisma Headband
  - Renowned Headband
- Body
  - Bravado
  - Charisma
  - Renowned
- Weapon
  - Bravado Long Bow
  - Charisma Long Bow
  - Renowned Long Bow
Poses are now available in the Radiant Chest that provide custom poses for the Best in Class screen at the end of a match.
Each champion now has a Common skin only available in the Radiant Chest.

SPECTATOR

Fixed issue where Androxus Ult would not show up correctly for the spectated player.
Added spectator options menu that only shows up while spectating.

MAPS

Timber Mill has undergone a visual update along with various cleanups.
Timber Mill now features portals that take players up onto select rooftops.
Fixed an issue where Fish Markets would not display Top Play correctly.
Fixed an issue where players could get underneath Frog Isle.
Fixed an issue where team decorations were not displaying correctly on Fish Markets.

CHAMPIONS - BALANCE/UPDATES/FIXES

Burn Cards
- Wrecker
  - Shield damage increased from 50/100/150% to 75/150/225%.
  - “We felt that Frontline characters who rely on shields were taking too much of a powerful position in matches of all levels. To address this we’ve increased the effect of their counter, Wrecker, and will be monitoring this change closely.”
Androxus
- Cards
  - Marksman
    - Fixed an issue where this card was not working at all ranks.
Buck
- Net Shot
  - Fixed an issue where Net shot was granting 15% bonus damage, instead of 30%.
Cassie
- Cards
  - Incitement
    - Fixed an issue where this card was not working at all ranks.
Grohk
- Cards
  - Crackle
    - Fixed an issue where this card was granting 1s increased healing totem duration at all ranks. Card is now correctly 1/2/3/4s.
Grover
- General
  - Reduced Health from 2900 to 2700.
  - “Grover is a versatile character able to provide strong healing when pushed up with his team, or powerful damage from range. We like the role he is filling, but feel he is too inherently defensive with how sturdy he is at base. In future patches, we will look to enhance his skillset over his natural tankiness.”
- Throwing Axe
  - Description updated to reflect that the increased damage over range is Bonus Damage.
Kinessa
- Sniper Mode
  - Updated description to reflect that kinessa gains 30% bonus damage for fully charged shots.
- Oppressor Mine
  - Description updated to reflect that the increased damage from Sniper Rifle’s Carbine mode is Bonus Damage.
Mal Damba
- Spitting Cobra
  - Updated description to explain Bonus Damage from reloading.
Pip
- Explosive Flask
  - Updated description to correctly show bonus damage.
  - Reduced bonus damage on successive shots from 30% to 20%.
  - “We like Pip utilizing his mobility and strong crowd control effects to stand out in the Support role. While we like how aggressive he can be, we want to make sure he is primarily a Support pick, so we’ve taken down his burst potential after Explosive Flask and increased his healing with Healing Potion.”
- Healing Potion
  - Increased healing from 1000 to 1200.
Ying
- General
  - Reduced Health from 2500 to 2350.
- Illusion
  - Reduced healing per second of Illusions from 400 to 350.
  - “Ying has consistently been providing the strongest healing throughput of all supports. We like her to be able to heal her allies with cleverly placed Illusions, but we felt that her throughput was too far out of line compared to other supports when combined with her survivability and elusiveness.”

ACHIEVEMENTS

Master Collector
- Unlock 100 Cards
Last One Standing
- Be the only player alive in a match
Give 100 Percent
- Get a killing blow after the round has ended
Gone Spelunking
- Die to an environmental hazard
Send Off
- Kill a player with an environmental hazard
Sniper
- Kill an enemy player from over 300 ft away
Counter-Air Defense
- Kill a player in the air who is over 100 ft above the ground
Not Like This
- Kill an enemy player while you are at or below 50 health
Bounty Hunter
- Kill an enemy player who is on a 15 killstreak or higher
I Like Big Numbers
- Deal more than 100,000 damage during a match