Our June update is now live! This update includes Bots Phase 1, the new Gore System, a Beta Version of our new 3D Positional Sound (HRTF), brand new Tri-Bolt functionality, tons of Champion & weapon balance changes, and even more performance polish.

• Added AI Opponents – “Bots Phase 1”
  
  • Used in Training
    
  • Fill in slots in Match Making during long queue times
    
  • Fill in for players that leave matches, until a human can Join-In-Progress
    
  • *Bot Phase 1 focuses on movement, weapons, and standard game modes. Stay tuned for further information on Phase 2!
• Added Gore System – “Gibs”
  
  • Unique death animation sequences now occur based on the weapons used during frags
• Added Free Champion Rotation
  
  • Grants Free-to-Play players free access to one Champion on a weekly rotation
• Updated Tutorial
  
  • Bot Match Training
    
  • Starting Challenges
• Continuous Play Flow Updated
  
  • After you have completed your Starting Challenges, we now auto-queue you after completing a match and create a lobby that you can choose to return to during the matchmaking process.
• Added Quick Play Multi-Mode Playlists
  
• Solo & Team Playlists, vote for the mode within the Match Lobby.
  
  • Voting now has 3 options: 2 selected game mode & match combinations, and one random option
    
  • *This change was made to further reduce matchmaking times and to improve skill matching conditions
• User Experience
  
  • Added Killer Cam - outline killer on Death Screen
    Added HP/AP of killer on Death Screen (for Unranked modes)
    Added Teammate Health & Armor Bars
    Added Active Ability HUD text for first and second stage abilities
    Added Disable Private Chat option in Game Settings
    Visual highlight for all pickups
• Added 3D Positional Sound “[BETA] Stereo Headphones with HRTF” option in Audio Settings
  
  • Must toggle while in the main menu, cannot while in match
• Progression
  
  • Added XP/Favor boost for playing with PARTY
• Store
  
  • Additional Profile Icons
    
  • Additional Nameplates
    
  • Updated Peacemaker Rocket Launcher, red display screen has been added to the side of the gun
    
  • Added support for Store & Welcome Screens Dynamic Image Loading
    
  • The Spring Celebration has ended therefore all Spring Celebration content will no longer appear in backpacks, chests or reliquaries
    
  • The Spring Celebration Vanity Bundle has been removed
• Weapons
  
  • Fixed an issue where the Disruptor Plasma projectiles would appear translucent from long distances
    
  • Fixed issues where Direct hits with weapons and ability projectiles registered but did no damage
• Maps
  
  • Fixed an issue on Church map where Twisting Corridor Feet clip into the floor of the upper zone
    
  • Fixed an issue in Lockbox where Peeker was able to see out of the map and fire through walls in the Caverns area
    
  • Fixed various spots in multiple maps where Players could shoot through some solid surfaces
• Champions
  
  • June balance updates (See Champion Balance Changes Below)
    
  • Fixed an issue where Clutch could be hit through his shield using a Lightning Gun while he was falling
    
  • Updated Anarki's Injection mechanics
    
  • Updated Galena's totem mechanics
    
  • Fixed an issue for the Unholy Totem where the Light ring visual effect would not go away until all teammates had healed with them
    
  • Updated Hovertank medal objective to 125hp
    
  • Fixed various issues where champion armor would display with distorted textures.
• Tech
  
  • Various misc. crash issues fixed
    
  • Various Networking fixes
    
  • Various Performance fixes
    
  • Fixed a crash when player Alt Tabs using AMD Eyefinity
    
  • Fixed an issue for Custom Match where Spectators became stuck on loading screen if all players left the match
    
  • Fixed an issue during warmup which caused prolonged or infinite warmup if a player left
• Customization
  
  • Fixed an issue where customization Sell price button was not functional on owned armor sets, pieces, and weapons
• UI
  
  • Updated some unachievable Rune challenges
    
  • Various localization updates
    
  • Fixed an issue for Instagib Post-Game where users didn't have any visible data on the statistics tab
    
  • Fixed numerous UI issues
    
  • Fixed an issue where the Player was unable to swap the Leaderboards Game Type from Duel to Team Deathmatch
• Matchmaking
  
  • Fixed an issue where the Match may not end if a user crashes or force closes at the pre-match lobby podium
    
  • Fixed a Matchmaking issue where a user could get stuck when loading into the game
• Ranked
  
  • Fixed an issue where a ranked User would not receive animated Win/Loss screen after each placement match
• Loot Boxes/ Store
  
  • Fixed an issue where Players could get Mastery Runes from loot boxes
    
  • Fixed an issue where Users did not receive shards when opening a duplicate Strogg out of Loot Boxes
    
  • Fixed issue resulting loot box drop irregularities
    
  • Fixed an issue where the Anarki Bone Daddy Bundle didn't not unlock all appropriate attachments
• Art
  
  • Fixed issue where changing certain graphical settings would cause weapon vfx to disappear.
    
  • Fixed an issue where Weapon decals appeared warped
• Misc
  
  • Fixed an issue where the Player might experience random movement and weapon swaps without input from the player
    
  • Fixed an issue where The Bethesda Launcher crashed when reaching 100% when preparing to download update.
    
  • Fixed an issue where players were unable to skip past the Respawn timer
    
  • Fixed an issue for Voice Chat where Players were unable to hear other teammates' voices.
    
  • Fixed an issue where users only had the starting weapons during the match warm-up.
    
  • Fixed an issue where the Daily Challenge: "Deal Damage" didn't track damage properly
    
  • Fixed an issue where the Strogg Champion Medals would not properly update
    
  • Fixed Windows 7 Scaling issue where the game didn't fit the display area in Windowed mode while at the monitor's native resolution
    
  • Fixed a Windows 7 Memory leak for user who played many consecutive matches
• Map Pools Updated
  
  • Added Blood Run, Corrupted Keep, and Vale of Pnath to the DM, TDM, and IG playlists
    
  • Removed Burial Chamber, Church of Azathoth, Lockbox and Tempest Shrine from the 2v2 TDM playlist
• 2v2 Ranked Mode Update
  
  • Item Timers have been removed from 2v2 Ranked TDM
• Rune Challenge
  
  • Grants Free-to-Play players free access to one Champion on a weekly rotation
• Balance Changes (quite significant) across Champions health/armor, movement, and Weapons including new Tri-bolt functionality (details in sections below)
  
• New Tri-Bolt Functionality
  
  • Explosive bolts are now armed upon firing the weapon, not when the bolts make contact with their target, resulting in bolts now being able to explode mid-air creating an array of explosions around your enemy
• New Vanity Weapon: Reconciler
  
• XP Curves have been updated to make leveling significantly easier
  
• XP boosters. These are known in-game as Haste Potions and give +50% XP bonus.
  
• Champions can now be purchased for Favor.
  
• All loot boxes have been updated (Backpacks, Chests, Reliquaries) and now use a new loot box drop system that gives developers more flexibility and has additional features such as reduced drop rates of Duplicates.
  
• Chests can now be purchased with Shards
  
• Armor and Weapon Skins can no longer be crafted with Shards
  
• New Tri-bolt skin: Reconciler

Changes

• “Offence” is replaced by “Party Breaker”
  
• “Defense” is replaced by “Revenge”
  
• “Capture” is replaced by “Point Blank”
  
• “Quarterback” is replaced by “Precise”
  
• “Win N Sacrifice games” are replaced by “get N Tribolt Kills”
  
• “Dominating” runes are being reduced from 5 to 3
  
• “Kamikaze Kills” are replaced by 5 “Rocket Launcher God”
  
• “From the Grave” is replaced by 10 “Railgun God”

• Health Stacks
  
  • All Champions spawn with 125/100 HP, and have an overmax of 175 HP.
    
    • Healthy slowly decays from 125 to 100 HP
• Amor Stacks
  
  • All Light Champions spawn with 0/50 AP, and have an overmax of 125 AP.
    
  • Lights have 50 less AP than Mediums
    
  • All Medium Champions spawn with 50/100 AP, and have an overmax of 175 AP.
    
  • All Heavy Champions spawn with 100/150 AP, and have an overmax of 225 AP.
    
  • Heavies have 50 more AP than Mediums
• Movement
  
  • All Lights 320 base speed, 0.85 Air-Accel
    
  • All Mediums 310 base speed, 0.905723 Air-Accel (except Visor)
    
  • Visor 310 base speed, 1.012279 Air-Accel
    
  • All Heavies 300 base speed, 0.967111 Air-Accel

• Anarki
  
  • Starting Health 75 to 125 HP
    
  • Max Health 75 to 100 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 125 to 175 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 0 AP
    
  • Max Armor 75 to 50 AP
    
  • Base Speed 310 to 320
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.7991675 to 0.85
    
  • Friction 9 to 8
    
  • Circle Strafe Friction 15 to 12
    
  • Cooldown 60 to 55
    
  • Health Bonus 3 to 1
    
  • Added Health Bonus Cap of 125
    
  • Injection Health, Max to 50 HP
    
  • Injection Health, Overmax Health Allowed
    
  • Health Decay Rate 1.0 to 0.33 ms
• B.J. Blazkowicz
  
  • Max Health 125 to 100 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 50 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 150 to 175 AP
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.8790843 to 0.9057232
• Clutch
  
  • Max Health 125 to 100 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 125 to 100 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 200 to 225 AP
    
  • Scale 1.3 to 1.2 (Reduced Model & Hitbox Size)
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.8533334 to 0.9671111
    
  • Cooldown 45 to 40
    
  • Shield & Drill share a duration pool
    
  • Duration 5 to 7
    
  • Secondary Duration 3 to 0
    
  • Drill Radius 0.15 to 0.16
    
  • Drill Length 30 to 20m
• Doom Slayer
  
  • Starting Health 150 to 125 HP
    
  • Max Health 150 to 100 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 200 to 175 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 50 AP
    
  • Max Armor 75 to 100 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 125 to 175 AP
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.8790843 to 0.9057232
    
  • Berserk velocity 550 to 500
    
  • Berserk jumpVelocity 750 to 600
• Galena
  
  • Max Health 125 to 100 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 50 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 150 to 175
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.8790843 to 0.9057232
    
  • Each teammate may now heal once from a single totem before being reactivated
    
  • Damage 100 to 75
    
  • Healing Radius 2.5 to 5m (100 to 200u)
    
    • (Damage Radius remains the same at 2.5m or 100u)
  • Max Totems 5 to 3
    
  • Max Totem Bonus:
    
    • Totems Heal Overmax
      
    • Totems Damage 100
• Keel
  
  • Starting Health 150 to 125 HP
    
  • Max Health 150 to 100 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 200 to 175 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 50 to 100 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 200 to 225 AP
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.9102222 to 0.9671111
    
  • DelayBetweenShots 300 to 400 ms
    
  • Min Grenade Damage 1 to 15
    
  • Grenade Velocity 30 to 24 m/s
    
  • Grenade GravityAcceleration 20 to 14
    
  • Grenade timeToExplosionIfCollisionHappenedSec 2.5 to 2.0
    
  • Grenade timeToExplosionWithoutCollisionSec 10 to 2.0
    
  • Keel Grenade bounceCoeff 0.4 to 0.35
• Nyx
  
  • Starting Health 100 to 125 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 150 to 175 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 0 AP
    
  • Max Armor 75 to 50 AP
    
  • Base Speed 310 to 320
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.9057232 to 0.85
• Ranger
  
  • Max Health 125 to 100 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 50 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 150 to 175 AP
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.8790843 to 0.9057232
• Scalebearer
  
  • Starting Health 150 to 125 HP
    
  • Max Health 150 to 100 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 200 to 175 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 50 to 100 AP
    
  • Max Armor 125 to 150 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 175 to 225 AP
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.9102222 to 0.9671111
• Slash
  
  • Starting Health 100 to 125 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 150 to 175 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 0 AP
    
  • Max Armor 75 to 50 AP
    
  • Base Speed 310 to 320
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.7991675 to 0.85
    
  • Direct Trail Damage 5 to 10
• Sorlag
  
  • Starting Health 175 to 125 HP
    
  • Max Health 175 to 100 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 225 to 175 AP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 100 AP
    
  • Max Armor 125 to 150 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 175 to 225 AP
    
  • Friction 9 to 8
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.8533334 to 0.9671111
    
  • Circle Strafe Friction 15 to 14
    
  • Direct Spit Damage 30 to 40
• Strogg & Peeker
  
  • Max Health 150 to 100 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 200 to 175 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 50 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 150 to 175 AP
    
  • Base Speed 300 to 310
    
  • Air Acceleration 0.9102222 to 0.9057232
• Visor
  
  • Starting Health 150 to 125 HP
    
  • Max Health 150 to 100 HP
    
  • Overmax Health 200 to 175 HP
    
  • Starting Armor 25 to 50 AP
    
  • Max Armor 75 to 100 AP
    
  • Overmax Armor 125 to 175 AP
    
  • Base Speed 320 to 310
    
  • Air Acceleration 1.0 to 1.012279
    
  • Ability Duration 7 to 6

• Small Health
  
  • Respawn Time 30 to 15 seconds
• Mega Health
  
  • Overmax 50 to 75 HP
• Light Armor
  
  • 25 to 50 AP
• Heavy Armor
  
  • Overmax 50 to 75 AP

• Shotgun
  
  • 4 to 5 Pellet Damage
    
  • 20 to 18 Pellets (80 to 90 dmg)
    
  • Farspread 600 to 800
    
  • 2 Rings of 9 Pellets
• Super Shotgun
  
  • 6 to 5 Pellet Damage
    
  • 20 to 28 Pellets (120 to 140 dmg)
    
  • Farspread 750 to 800
    
  • 3 Rings of 9 Pellets, plus one centered pellet.
• Nailgun
  
  • 100 to 90 ms reloadTime
    
  • Knockback 5 to 6
    
  • Self-Knockback 30 to 28
• Super Nailgun
  
  • 100 to 110 ms reloadTime
    
  • Knockback 5 to 6
    
  • Self-Knockback 30 to 28
• Tri-bolt
  
  • Bolt Damage 50 to 45
    
  • Min Splash Damage 6 to 9
    
  • Delay Between Shots 150 to 125 ms
    
  • Time to explode 1.0 to 0.5 sec
• Lightning Gun
  
  • Cylinder 0.15 to 0.125
• Railgun
  
  • 80 to 90 dmg (it does the same zoomed or unzoomed)

We’ll be deploying an update on 26.04.2018 that includes the new duo Champion: Strogg & Peeker, a new map Awoken, a new Super Nailgun vanity weapon: the Disruptor, and many quality of life improvements.
We estimate the update process will take from 7AM EDT – 2PM EDT (11AM GMT to 6PM GMT).

New Champion: Strogg & Peeker

• Ability Drone Strike: Strogg enters a camouflaged state and deploys his drone. He assumes control of the drone, which can fly around and shoot at players using its Hyperblaster. Using the ability again causes the drone to accelerate forward and detonate upon collision.
  
• Passive Stroyent Cell: Gather Stroyent capsules from your corpses of his enemies that heal his wounds.
  
  New Map: Awoken
  
• In the vine-choked valleys beyond Zar’s templed terraces, a monument to the Queen of Ciphers looms over what remains of the Temple of Forgetting.
  
• Available in all modes with the exception of Sacrifice!
  
  New Vanity Weapon: Disruptor
  
• The QUAKE 3 Plasma Gun returns, upgrading your standard issue Super Nailgun with plasma nails that rapidly consume its energy… and your enemies.
  
  Features
  
• Daily Login Rewards
  
• Updated Welcome Screen
  
• Updated Battle Report
  
• Spawn Protection
  
• Optimized Weapon FX
  
• Leaderboard Improvements
  
• Weapon Stay Ammo Updates
  
• Rune Book UI Tutorial
  
• New Champion Balance
  
  
  Champions
  Overview
  
• Increased the base movement speed for all Light and Medium Champions
  
• Preserved the uncapped max speeds for most Champions but applied speed caps for Champions with special movement mechanics – sacrificing their max speed in favor of maneuverability
  
• Increased the air acceleration for all Champions (except Visor), for improved dodging and strafe jumping
  
• Anarki / Sorlag air control is more fluid, but gain less speed on initial jumps
  
• Slash crouchslide is now more fluid
  
• Ranger Dire Orb splash radius reduced
  
• Health and Armor Decay rates unified for all Champions
  
• Active Ability Cooldowns adjusted
  
  
  Details
  Anarki
  
• Base Speed 300 to 310
  
• Max Speed 2000 to 680
  
• Friction 3.5 to 9
  
• Air Acceleration 0.6 to 0.7991675
  
• Air Control
  o Move Speed 25 to 35
  o Circle Strafe Friction 3.5 to 15
  
• Injection
  o Duration 10 to 5
  
• HP/AP Decay Rate 0.66 to 1.0 sec
  
  B.J. Blazkowicz
  
• Base Speed 300 to 310
  
• Air Acceleration 0.8 to 0.8790843
  
• Cooldown 45 to 40 sec
  
• Regeneration Activation Delay reduced from 3 to 2 sec
  
  
  Clutch
  
• Starting Armor 150 to 125
  
• Max Speed 2000 to 800
  
• Air Acceleration 0.6 to 0.8533334
  
• HP/AP Decay Rate 2 to 1 sec
  
• Shield
  o Cooldown 40 to 45
  o Hide Time 0.5 to 1.0 sec
  
• Dodge
  o Disallow Ground Dodge, now Air-Dodge only
  o Speed Cap 691 to 450
  o Power 8 to 9.02 (310 to 350 ups)
  
• Forward Acceleration
  o Gear Shift Steps 380/440/500 to 350/400/450
  o Acceleration 70/60/50 to 50/40/30
  o Stable Time Before Shifts 1.0 to 1.25
  
  DOOM SLAYER
  
• Base Speed 300 to 310
  
• Air Acceleration 0.8 to 0.8790843
  
  Galena
  
• Base Speed 300 to 310
  
• Air Acceleration 0.75 to 0.8790843
  
• Cooldown 25 to 30
  
  Keel
  
• Air Acceleration 0.6 to 0.9102222
  
• HP/AP Decay Rate 2 to 1 sec
  
  Nyx
  
• Base Speed 300 to 310
  
• Air Acceleration 0.8 to 0.9057232
  
• Cooldown 40 to 45
  
• HP/AP Decay Rate 0.66 to 1.0 sec
  
• Added Easy Strafe
  o Help Acceleration 0.1
  o Max Help Speed 400 ups
  
  Ranger
  
• Base Speed 300 to 310
  
• Air Acceleration 0.8 to 0.8790843
  
• Dire Orb
  o Cooldown 20 to 25 sec
  o Splash Radius 3.5 to 3.0
  o Telefrag Radius 1.0 to 0.6
  
  Scalebearer
  
• Air Acceleration 0.6 to 0.9102222
  
• HP/AP Decay Rate 2 to 1 sec
  
• Added Easy Strafe
  o Help Acceleration 0.1
  o Max Help Speed 400 ups
  
  Slash
  
• Base Speed 300 to 310
  
• Max Speed 2000 to 680
  
• Air Acceleration 0.6 to 0.7991675
  
• HP/AP Decay Rate 0.66 to 1.0 sec
  
• Crouchslide
  o Max Time 8 to 6
  o Friction 1.5 to 1.3
  
  Sorlag
  
• Max Speed 2000 to 680
  
• Friction 6 to 9
  
• Air Acceleration 0.6 to 0.8533334
  
• Acid Spit
  o Acid Pool Lifetime 6 to 9 sec
  
• Air Control
  o Move Speed 25 to 35
  o Circle Strafe Friction 6 to 15
  
• Bunny Hop
  o Max Help Speed 500 to 400
  
• HP/AP Decay Rate 2 to 1 sec
  
  Visor
  
• Base Speed 300 to 320
  
• Max Speed 2400 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 (unchanged)
  
• Cooldown 40 to 45 sec
  
  
  Weapons
  Rocket Launcher
  
• Splash Radius 128 to 120u
  
• Projectile Speed 1200 to 1100 ups
  
• Minimum Splash Damage increased from 1 to 15
  
  
  Power-Ups
  Pentagram of Protection
  
• Damage Absorption 60% to 66%
  
  
  Tech
  Various crashes fixed
  
• Fixed an issue where the crash reporter wasn't working
  
• Fixed issue where direct hits on a moving target with projectiles may not deal damage
  
• Fixed an issue where after long Join In Progress teammates markers were red
  
• Fixed an issue where client could not launch on low preset
  
• Fixed an issue where client could get stuck at Ready state if server crashed
  
• Fixed an issue on the Battle report screen when medals appeared
  
• Fixed an issue in Instagib, where armor shards were dropped from killed player
  
• Fixed an issue in Instagib where environmental hazards were not damaging the player properly
  
• Fixed an issue where vanity items were not fully visible when unlocked in Backpacks / Chests / Reliquaries
  
• Fixed an issue where Map geometry did not load properly in Sacrifice areas
  
• Fixed some issues where Multiple Players could spawn in the same spot on certain maps
  
• Fixed various issues where Opponents could spawn near each other
  
• Fixed an issue where Brazilian Portuguese localization was not showing up properly
  
• Fixed an issue where Quad SVX had a very intense glow
  
• Fixed an issue where Railgun did not penetrate through players
  
• Fixed an issue where User was unable to change their Target Display
  
• Fixed an issue with a disabled "Start Game" button when inviting another user to Custom Game
  
• Fixed an issue where Vale of Pnath: Players can respawn within line of sight of other players near the Mega Armor
  
• Fixed an issue where Vanity railguns will leave red decals around maps in various locations
  
• Fixed an issue where Voice chat: Voice Chat Controls key bind is not reset when using the Default option
  
• Fixed issues with champions jitter while moving
  
• Fixed render issue with sparks on Ruins of Sarnath
  
• Fixed server spike on players respawn
  
  Spectating
  
• Fixed an issue where Ranked v: Spectator in game scoreboard does not match post-game scoreboard
  
• Fixed issue where spectators see their own Level Progression Bar and Daily Challenges when viewing the Scoreboard
  
• Fixed issue where Spectator Arrow indicators persist on players after x-ray is turned off
  
  Champions
  
• April Balance changes
  
• Fixed circle strafe friction parameter
  
• Fixed incorrect auto-hop behavior
  
• Fixed issue where BJ's passive did not work as expected
  
• Fixed issue where Clutch could abuse his dashing ability by using macro
  
• Fixed issue where DOOM SLAYER jittered when jumping
  
• Fixed issue where DOOM SLAYER's speed was capped if he activated his ability before picking up Quad Damage
  
• Fixed issue where Keel’s Grenades were able to go through Clutch’s Shield
  
• Fixed issue for Missing Grenade Swarm SFX in first and third person
  
• Fixed issues with strafe jump not working as expected
  
• Fixed issue where Ranger might teleport to map origin when attempting to use Active Ability
  
• Fixed issue where Sorlag's Acid Spit lasted a shorter duration than intended
  
• Fixed an issue where Anarki's Bone Daddy flame effects were always on and not treated as separate attachments
  
• Fixed an issue where BJ's Duel Wield ability ended when weapon swap occurs, manual or out of ammo
  
• Fixed an issue where BJ levitated above the pregame column
  
• Fixed an issue where champions could become invisible in 3rd person
  
• Fixed an issue where DOOM SLAYER had his weapons in hands when in active ability
  
• Fixed an issue where DOOM SLAYER’s equipped weapon may change after using his ability
  
• Fixed an issue where DOOM SLAYER’s Berserk ability might not work properly when enemies are close together
  
• Fixed an issue where killing with Galena's totem In the Instagib mode, was not counted as a frag
  
• Fixed an issue in Instagib where Keel was not able to perform Grenade Jump
  
• Fixed an issue where Large sized champions are not always able to damage the small sized champions with the gauntlet
  
• Fixed an issue where player did not see a hit-mark when standing in the Acid Pool
  
• Fixed an issue where Scalebearer ability did not go into cooldown when he died during its usage
  
• Fixed an issue where Scalebearer ability did not start cool down process if champion died while using it
  
• Fixed an issue where Scalebearer active ability SFX persisted
  
• Fixed an issue where Scalebearer and Ranger lack 3rd person animation
  
• Fixed an issue where The Goroth Ansht rune did not increment after earning 'Denied' medals against Slash
  
• Fixed an issue where Winning a match of Duel, Deathmatch, Sacrifice or Team Deathmatch increased multiple other runes incorrectly
  
• Fixed low res textures on DOOM SLAYER’s helmet
  
  Art
  
• Fixed an issue where Blue light appeared when a player entered a blood pool for the first time
  
• Fixed an issue where Credits did not work
  
• Fixed various text issues
  
• Removed an empty drop-down menu
  
  Maps
  
• Fixed an issue for Sacrifice where Lighting may become very bright in the Pillar Room on Blood Covenant
  
• Fixed an issue where player could get stuck on a ladder on Lockbox
  
• Fixed an issue where environmental hazards did not damage users when in an Instagib match
  
• Fixed grey SFX on Acid bubble burst
  
• Fixed an issue for Burial Chamber where Players could easily spawnkill from directly above spawn-point near HMG Jump pad
  
• Fixed various map collision issues
  
• Fixed various issues related to the dire orb allowing access to out-of-bounds areas
  
• Fixed various liquid texture issues
  
  Weapons
  
• Fixed an issue where it took too long for the muzzle flash to disappear after a shot
  
• Fixed issue where Smoke trails from projectiles may originate from the map origin
  
• Fixed an issue where there were no scorch marks on surfaces
  
• Fixed an issue where The Constructor Nailgun would stop animating for a second when Quad Damage is picked up or expires
  
• Fixed an issue where Tri-bolt Projectiles appeared inconsistently in third person
  
• Fixed issue for Tri-bolt projectiles sometimes persisting in the world
  
  UI
  
• Fixed issue where contact list wasn’t sorting properly
  
• Fixed an issue where there were no Battle Reports after placement match
  
• Fixed an issue where Weapon and Armor Shaders did not display rarity on the popup
  
• Hit-marker art updated
  
• Fixed an issue where there were no Champions on Death Screen in ranked Duel
  
• Fixed an issue where doors in tutorial did not have proper indicators
  
• Fixed an issue where the red cross tint for a dead Champion was not very visible
  
• Fixed an issue where Sacrifice Tourney players in the spectator list become, “WWWWWWWWW” once the pre-match sequence starts
  
• Fixed issue when Rune Challenges did not appear on scoreboard
  
• Fixed an issue where Weapon Shader thumbnails appeared blue before they were fully loaded
  
• Fixed an issue where arrow indicators persist on players after x-ray is turned off in spectator mode
  
• Fixed an issue where the post-match podium did not appear in TDM
  
• Fixed an issue where Users didn’t receive a notification of low funds when attempting to rent a Champion in the store
  
• Fixed an issue where Rounds won did not show in Sacrifice
  
• Fixed an issue where Some Champion's Health and Armor stats are incorrectly listed in many of the game's menus
  
• Fixed an issue where Map geometry does not load properly in Sacrifice areas
  
• Fixed an issue where Players could still spend their currency on Loot Boxes even if they owned the maximum amount
  
• Fixed an issue where Arrow indicators persist on players after x-ray is turned off
  
• Fixed an issue where there was no scoreboard on Post Match Ranked TDM in Custom games
  
• Ping color coding added to indicate playable datacenters
  
• Fixed an issue where Main Menu animation could continue to play in Customization screen
  
• Fixed an issue where Daily Rewards screen could be closed by pressing Esc without getting any rewards
  
  Miscellaneous
  
• Fixed an issue where player received multiple identical challenges
  
• Fixed an issue where Switching to another weapon while shooting from Railgun may result in a blank shot from Railgun
  
• Fixed an issue where Super shotgun did not animate when reloading in first person
  

We’ll be deploying an update on 15.03.2018 that includes a new Instagibmode, Ranked 2v2 Team Deathmatch mode, a bunch of Champion and weapon balance changes as well as a ton of new cosmetics for our Spring Celebration! We estimate the update process will take place from 10AM EST - 2PM EST (2PM GMT to 6PM GMT).


Instagib is a fun, casual mode
In Instagib mode, every shot is a one-hit kill. Players start with the railgun and gauntlet, and there are no weapon, health, armor, or powerup pickups. Champions can use active and passive abilities, and cooldown hourglasses spawn on the map

2v2 TDM is a ranked mode where teams of two players face off
First team to reach 50 kills or the team with the most kills after 15 minutes expires wins

NEW CUSTOM GAME SETTING:
No Abilities

Ranked Play Updates

• SR is now displayed on Ranked Nameplate
  
• SR is now displayed in Profile/Main Menu
  
• Rank icon hidden in unranked matches
  
• Player level is hidden from other players in Quick Play
  
  Play Incentives
  
• Players will earn additional XP for their first match in each mode daily
  
  Shorter Warmup Sequence
  
• The warmup time before the match begins has been shortened. Additionally, players can now press the Escape key during the pre-warmup Champion screen to skip directly to the warmup
  
  Weapon Stay
  
• Weapon pickups on the map no longer have a cooldown only in Unranked & Quick Play
  
  
  SPRING CELEBRATION
  The Spring Celebration comes with new content players can unlock during the season of Cthalha:
  
• Profile icons
  
• Nameplates
  
• Champion shaders – Pastels
  
• Weapon shaders – Pastels
  Spring headwear:
  
• Unicorn Hat
  
• Flower Crown
  
• Eggshell Hat
  
• New Life Branches
  
  During the Spring Celebration, cherry blossom petals can be seen floating in the Main Menu
  Players can find—and break!—Easter Eggs hidden throughout Cthalha's domain: Ruins of Sarnath and Tempest Shrine. (Ruins of Sarnath also has a more spring-like feel to the map!)
  
  
  CHAMPION BALANCE
  
  
  ANARKI
• Max Armor 50 to 75
  
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 600 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.1 to 0.6
  
• Injection Speed Boost 1.25x to 1.20x
  
  
  B.J. BLAZKOWICZ
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 560 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.8
  
• Bunny Hop removed
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  CLUTCH
• Scale 1.25 to 1.3 (Larger model & hitbox)
  
• Starting Health 150 to 125
  
• Starting Armor 100 to 150
  
• Max Armor 175 to 150
  
• Base Speed 290 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 320 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.6
  
• Forward Acceleration Gear Shift Steps 400/440/550 to 380/440/550
  
• Forward Acceleration Gear Shift Time 0.5s to 1.0s
  
• Dodge Min Time Delay 0 to 125 (Cooldown after a dodge. Prevents stair-dodge abuse.)
  
• Dodge Min Cooldown 0 to 300 (Cooldown after landing. Prevents stair-dodge abuse.)
  
• Dodge Soft Speed Cap 0 to 690 (Prevents dodging when moving over 690 ups.)
  
• Dodge Forward/Strafe Power 10 to 8
  
• Dodge Up Power 0.3 to 0.2
  
• Mining Drill Rate of Fire 50ms to 58ms (Lowers DPS from 140 to 120)
  
• Mining Drill Range 8000u to 1200u
  
• Mining Drill Radius 0.10 to 0.15
  
  
  DOOM SLAYER
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 520 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.8
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  GALENA
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 600 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 0.8 to 0.75
  
• Bunny Hop removed
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  KEEL
• Starting Health 175 to 150
  
• Max Strafe Speed 480 to 2000
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.6
  
  
  RANGER
• Base Speed 320 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 640 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.8
  
  
  NYX
• Base Speed 320 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 600 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.8
  
• Wall Jump Forward Impulse 0.2 to 0.35
  
• Bunny Hop removed
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  SCALEBEARER
• Starting Health 175 to 150
  
• Starting Armor 25 to 50
  
• Base Speed 290 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 480 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 0.8 to 0.6
  
• Forward Accel Max Strafe Speed 520 to 500
  
• Forward Acceleration 1.0 to 0.85
  
• Increased damage from Bull Rush
  
• 25 to 50 dmg @ 300-399 ups
  
• 50 to 75 dmg @ 400-499 ups
  
  
  SLASH
• Starting Health 125 to 100
  
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 600 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.6
  
• Crouchslide Friction 0.8 to 1.5
  
• Plasma Trail Speed Boost 1.35x to 1.20x
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  SORLAG
• Starting Armor 50 to 25
  
• Base Speed 290 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 520 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.1 to 0.6
  
• Crouch Jump enabled (jumppad ledge grab)
  
• Air Control Maximum Move Speed 35 to 25
  
• Air Control Circle Strafe Friction 5.5 to 1.0
  
• Bunny Hop Acceleration 0.1 to 0.02
  
• Bunny Hop Drag Speed added at 400u
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  VISOR
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed (2400)
  
• Air Acceleration 1.2 to 1.0
  
  
  CHAMPION ABILITY CHANGES
• Client side hit registration for Sorlag Spit but still server-validated
  
• Client side hit registration for Keel's Grenades but still server-validated
  
• Client side hit registration for Clutch's Mining Laser but still server-validated
  
  
  CHAMPION FIXES
• Fixed the issue where champion movement was affected by FPS for all champs
  
• Fixed issues where all champions with bunny hop got speed increases when crouched while jumping
  
• Fixed Champions Animations where Hitboxes became misaligned through problems with idle animation
  
• Fixed an issue where Sorlag could be attacked with hitscan weapons when she was behind the enemy player
  
• Fixed issues where Champions in the menu were loaded for a long time when switching between them
  
• Clutch's overall speed cap is 1000 ups (though he can still strafe jump over that) and his dodge speed cap is 690 ups
  
• Fixed a crash with B.J. Blazkowicz when swapping from Gauntlet to slow fire weapons near the end of his ability while shooting
  
• Fixed issue when Attacking while Berserking with DOOM Slayer might not work properly when enemies are close together
  
• Fixed issue where Slash would lose speed on Blood Covenant when Crouch-sliding through the blood pool
  
  
  WEAPON BALANCE CHANGES
  
  
  MACHINEGUN
• Damage 8 to 9
  
  
  SHOTGUN
• Knockback 1 to 2
  
  
  NAILGUN
• Reload 75ms to 100ms
  
• Knockback 13.5 to 5
  
• In-Air Knockback 15 to 5
  
• Self-Knockback 22.5 to 30
  
  
  HEAVY MACHINEGUN ZOOMED
• Reload 200ms to 150ms
  
  
  [SUPER SHOTGUN[/h1]
  
• Knockback 3 to 4
  
  
  SUPER NAILGUN[/h1[
• Knockback 12 to 5
  
• In-air Knockback 10 to 5
  
• Self-Knockback 22.5 to 30
  
• Splash Damage 14 to 15
  
• Splash Radius 0.3 to 0.5
  
  
  TRI-BOLT
• Reload 1100ms to 1000ms
  
• Splash Damage 120 to 150 (40x3 to 50x3)
  
  
  ROCKET LAUNCHER
• Splash Radius 3.3 to 3.2
  
  
  LIGHTNING GUN
• Knockback 9 to 8
  
  
  RAILGUN
• Zoomed Damage 90 to 100
  
• In-Air Knockback 68 to 80
  
  
  POWER-UPS
• Pentagram of Protection - Previously absorbed 75% of damage received to carrier, now absorbs 60% of damage received
  
  
  
  CLIENT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
• Fixed issue where exceeding 200+ fps caused Players keyboard/mouse input to be duplicated or repeated
  
  
  MAP FIXES
• Fixed numerous issues with Ranger being able to reach 'out of bounds' areas by using the Dire Orb
  
• Fixed various corrupted Keep collision issues
  
• Fixed an issue in Ruins of Sarnath where the lighting at Heavy Armor section appeared too dark
  
• Fixed issue on Burial Chamber where invisible collision would stop Ranger's Dire Orb in midair
  
  
  CHAT FIXES
• Fixed the issue preventing Players to cycle Chat Channels at the end of the match
  
• Fixed the issue causing chat at the end of the match to print in Global Chat
  
• Fixed the issue in Chat after the Party Host left, other party members weren't able to type in Party Chat
  
• Fixed incorrect notifications in chat when player was added in the ignore list
  
  
  UI
• Driver check window added on launch
  
• Ranked and unranked modes separated in UI
  
• Battle report has been centered
  
• Scroll bar color changed to red
  
• Fixed issue for Keel Ability HUD not updating properly
  
• Death column has been removed from Unranked modes
  
• Fixed issue when Friends in Player’s list have Follow button next to Invite button
  
• Added 'Matches-left' by the Player in the Match Statistics
  
• Fixed an issue where Rank icons were not shown within matches
  
• Fixed issue after login when players had no DC checked
  
• Fixed issue where Spectator hint list was missing the Killer camera mode command key
  
• Fixed issue on Scoreboard where a flag might overlap the ping value
  
• Fixed issue in Tutorial where instructional text reverted when the Player picked up Heavy Machinegun while in the Firing Range
  
• Fixed various misspellings in the UI
  
  
  SPAWN SYSTEM
• Fixed issues for Players spawning in the same location multiple times in a row
  
• Fixed issue when Player briefly spawns into the origin of all maps during JSIP
  
• Fixed issue in Burial Chamber for respawning too close to Heavy Machine Gun
  
• Fixed issue where champions could move while in respawn animation
  
  
  TECH FIXES
• Fixed issue where Players became stuck on the "Connecting to server..." screen
  
• Fixed issue when Play button is greyed out when a Player attempts to join a session in progress multiple times into the same match
  
• Improved Nvidia driver crash logging
  
• Added client side hit detection updates
  
  
  WEAPONS FIXES
• Added Client hitreg for Tri-bolt but still server-validated
  
• Added Client hitreg for shotgun but still server-validated
  
• Rocket launcher with low ammo now has proper unique animation
  
• Railgun Through-shot is now client hitreg but still server-validated
  
• Added Client hitreg for Machinegun but still server-validated
  
• Added Client hitreg for Gauntlet but still server-validated
  
• Lag compensated projectiles added with client hitreg for Nailgun
  
• Fixed Crash which occurred when swapping from Gauntlet to slow fire weapons near end of BJ's ability
  
• Fixed issue when Direct Rocket hit may deal no damage
  
• Fixed issue where Explosion effects, damage, and knock-back could be de-synced for Keel's Grenade Swarm or the Tri-bolt
  
  
  CRASH FIXES
• Fix added for Crash to Desktop issue while loading into the game
  
• Fixed crash for when Player switched to RL on the end of BJB active ability
  
• Fixed other misc. crash issues
  
• Fixed a crash which occurred after Closing or force quitting the game
  
• Fixed crash after being Alt-tabbed for an extended period of time
  
• Fixed issue where Server may crash after extended play in sacrifice
  
  
  MISC FIXES
• Fixed issue where Low health audio persisted on post-match lineup
  
• Fixed issue where Gore floats when a Player is killed on certain maps
  
• Fixed issue where Player Gore had weapon collision
  
• Fixed issue when Spectators will not load in until 1 minute has been reached in the match warmup
  
• Fixed issue when Players can become stuck on loading screen and crash after they quit a match
  
• Fixed issue when Spectator could get stuck in coordinates after loading into the game
  
• Fixed issue when Player has been spectator in lobby but loaded into the game as a player
  
• Fixed issue in Ranked where Players would receive a loss when teammates and enemy teams quits ranked match
  
• Fixed issue where Usernames or Passwords that included special characters were unable to link accounts
  
• Fixed issue for Bundle Codes where some Players didn’t receive all intended items after linking accounts
  
• Fixed issue where Medal progress was saved even when players quit mid-match
  
• Contacts are now sorted by Online and Offline status
  
• Fixed issue where Long Fall scream audio is faint or nonexistent for Ranger
  
• Fixed issue on Post-Match Sequence where not all teammates appear on the victory podium
  
• Fixed issues where Champion item previews had issues when using the zoom function

We’ll be deploying an update on 15.03.2018 that includes a new Instagibmode, Ranked 2v2 Team Deathmatch mode, a bunch of Champion and weapon balance changes as well as a ton of new cosmetics for our Spring Celebration! We estimate the update process will take place from 10AM EST - 2PM EST (2PM GMT to 6PM GMT).


Instagib is a fun, casual mode
In Instagib mode, every shot is a one-hit kill. Players start with the railgun and gauntlet, and there are no weapon, health, armor, or powerup pickups. Champions can use active and passive abilities, and cooldown hourglasses spawn on the map

2v2 TDM is a ranked mode where teams of two players face off
First team to reach 50 kills or the team with the most kills after 15 minutes expires wins

NEW CUSTOM GAME SETTING:
No Abilities

Ranked Play Updates

• SR is now displayed on Ranked Nameplate
  
• SR is now displayed in Profile/Main Menu
  
• Rank icon hidden in unranked matches
  
• Player level is hidden from other players in Quick Play
  
  Play Incentives
  
• Players will earn additional XP for their first match in each mode daily
  
  Shorter Warmup Sequence
  
• The warmup time before the match begins has been shortened. Additionally, players can now press the Escape key during the pre-warmup Champion screen to skip directly to the warmup
  
  Weapon Stay
  
• Weapon pickups on the map no longer have a cooldown only in Unranked & Quick Play
  
  
  SPRING CELEBRATION
  The Spring Celebration comes with new content players can unlock during the season of Cthalha:
  
• Profile icons
  
• Nameplates
  
• Champion shaders – Pastels
  
• Weapon shaders – Pastels
  Spring headwear:
  
• Unicorn Hat
  
• Flower Crown
  
• Eggshell Hat
  
• New Life Branches
  
  During the Spring Celebration, cherry blossom petals can be seen floating in the Main Menu
  Players can find—and break!—Easter Eggs hidden throughout Cthalha's domain: Ruins of Sarnath and Tempest Shrine. (Ruins of Sarnath also has a more spring-like feel to the map!)
  
  
  CHAMPION BALANCE
  
  
  ANARKI
• Max Armor 50 to 75
  
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 600 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.1 to 0.6
  
• Injection Speed Boost 1.25x to 1.20x
  
  
  B.J. BLAZKOWICZ
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 560 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.8
  
• Bunny Hop removed
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  CLUTCH
• Scale 1.25 to 1.3 (Larger model & hitbox)
  
• Starting Health 150 to 125
  
• Starting Armor 100 to 150
  
• Max Armor 175 to 150
  
• Base Speed 290 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 320 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.6
  
• Forward Acceleration Gear Shift Steps 400/440/550 to 380/440/550
  
• Forward Acceleration Gear Shift Time 0.5s to 1.0s
  
• Dodge Min Time Delay 0 to 125 (Cooldown after a dodge. Prevents stair-dodge abuse.)
  
• Dodge Min Cooldown 0 to 300 (Cooldown after landing. Prevents stair-dodge abuse.)
  
• Dodge Soft Speed Cap 0 to 690 (Prevents dodging when moving over 690 ups.)
  
• Dodge Forward/Strafe Power 10 to 8
  
• Dodge Up Power 0.3 to 0.2
  
• Mining Drill Rate of Fire 50ms to 58ms (Lowers DPS from 140 to 120)
  
• Mining Drill Range 8000u to 1200u
  
• Mining Drill Radius 0.10 to 0.15
  
  
  DOOM SLAYER
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 520 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.8
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  GALENA
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 600 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 0.8 to 0.75
  
• Bunny Hop removed
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  KEEL
• Starting Health 175 to 150
  
• Max Strafe Speed 480 to 2000
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.6
  
  
  RANGER
• Base Speed 320 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 640 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.8
  
  
  NYX
• Base Speed 320 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 600 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.8
  
• Wall Jump Forward Impulse 0.2 to 0.35
  
• Bunny Hop removed
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  SCALEBEARER
• Starting Health 175 to 150
  
• Starting Armor 25 to 50
  
• Base Speed 290 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 480 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 0.8 to 0.6
  
• Forward Accel Max Strafe Speed 520 to 500
  
• Forward Acceleration 1.0 to 0.85
  
• Increased damage from Bull Rush
  
• 25 to 50 dmg @ 300-399 ups
  
• 50 to 75 dmg @ 400-499 ups
  
  
  SLASH
• Starting Health 125 to 100
  
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 600 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.0 to 0.6
  
• Crouchslide Friction 0.8 to 1.5
  
• Plasma Trail Speed Boost 1.35x to 1.20x
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  SORLAG
• Starting Armor 50 to 25
  
• Base Speed 290 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed 520 to 2000
  
• Air Acceleration 1.1 to 0.6
  
• Crouch Jump enabled (jumppad ledge grab)
  
• Air Control Maximum Move Speed 35 to 25
  
• Air Control Circle Strafe Friction 5.5 to 1.0
  
• Bunny Hop Acceleration 0.1 to 0.02
  
• Bunny Hop Drag Speed added at 400u
  
• Forward Acceleration removed
  
  
  VISOR
• Base Speed 310 to 300
  
• Max Strafe Speed (2400)
  
• Air Acceleration 1.2 to 1.0
  
  
  CHAMPION ABILITY CHANGES
• Client side hit registration for Sorlag Spit but still server-validated
  
• Client side hit registration for Keel's Grenades but still server-validated
  
• Client side hit registration for Clutch's Mining Laser but still server-validated
  
  
  CHAMPION FIXES
• Fixed the issue where champion movement was affected by FPS for all champs
  
• Fixed issues where all champions with bunny hop got speed increases when crouched while jumping
  
• Fixed Champions Animations where Hitboxes became misaligned through problems with idle animation
  
• Fixed an issue where Sorlag could be attacked with hitscan weapons when she was behind the enemy player
  
• Fixed issues where Champions in the menu were loaded for a long time when switching between them
  
• Clutch's overall speed cap is 1000 ups (though he can still strafe jump over that) and his dodge speed cap is 690 ups
  
• Fixed a crash with B.J. Blazkowicz when swapping from Gauntlet to slow fire weapons near the end of his ability while shooting
  
• Fixed issue when Attacking while Berserking with DOOM Slayer might not work properly when enemies are close together
  
• Fixed issue where Slash would lose speed on Blood Covenant when Crouch-sliding through the blood pool
  
  
  WEAPON BALANCE CHANGES
  
  
  MACHINEGUN
• Damage 8 to 9
  
  
  SHOTGUN
• Knockback 1 to 2
  
  
  NAILGUN
• Reload 75ms to 100ms
  
• Knockback 13.5 to 5
  
• In-Air Knockback 15 to 5
  
• Self-Knockback 22.5 to 30
  
  
  HEAVY MACHINEGUN ZOOMED
• Reload 200ms to 150ms
  
  
  [SUPER SHOTGUN[/h1]
  
• Knockback 3 to 4
  
  
  SUPER NAILGUN[/h1[
• Knockback 12 to 5
  
• In-air Knockback 10 to 5
  
• Self-Knockback 22.5 to 30
  
• Splash Damage 14 to 15
  
• Splash Radius 0.3 to 0.5
  
  
  TRI-BOLT
• Reload 1100ms to 1000ms
  
• Splash Damage 120 to 150 (40x3 to 50x3)
  
  
  ROCKET LAUNCHER
• Splash Radius 3.3 to 3.2
  
  
  LIGHTNING GUN
• Knockback 9 to 8
  
  
  RAILGUN
• Zoomed Damage 90 to 100
  
• In-Air Knockback 68 to 80
  
  
  POWER-UPS
• Pentagram of Protection - Previously absorbed 75% of damage received to carrier, now absorbs 60% of damage received
  
  
  
  CLIENT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
• Fixed issue where exceeding 200+ fps caused Players keyboard/mouse input to be duplicated or repeated
  
  
  MAP FIXES
• Fixed numerous issues with Ranger being able to reach 'out of bounds' areas by using the Dire Orb
  
• Fixed various corrupted Keep collision issues
  
• Fixed an issue in Ruins of Sarnath where the lighting at Heavy Armor section appeared too dark
  
• Fixed issue on Burial Chamber where invisible collision would stop Ranger's Dire Orb in midair
  
  
  CHAT FIXES
• Fixed the issue preventing Players to cycle Chat Channels at the end of the match
  
• Fixed the issue causing chat at the end of the match to print in Global Chat
  
• Fixed the issue in Chat after the Party Host left, other party members weren't able to type in Party Chat
  
• Fixed incorrect notifications in chat when player was added in the ignore list
  
  
  UI
• Driver check window added on launch
  
• Ranked and unranked modes separated in UI
  
• Battle report has been centered
  
• Scroll bar color changed to red
  
• Fixed issue for Keel Ability HUD not updating properly
  
• Death column has been removed from Unranked modes
  
• Fixed issue when Friends in Player’s list have Follow button next to Invite button
  
• Added 'Matches-left' by the Player in the Match Statistics
  
• Fixed an issue where Rank icons were not shown within matches
  
• Fixed issue after login when players had no DC checked
  
• Fixed issue where Spectator hint list was missing the Killer camera mode command key
  
• Fixed issue on Scoreboard where a flag might overlap the ping value
  
• Fixed issue in Tutorial where instructional text reverted when the Player picked up Heavy Machinegun while in the Firing Range
  
• Fixed various misspellings in the UI
  
  
  SPAWN SYSTEM
• Fixed issues for Players spawning in the same location multiple times in a row
  
• Fixed issue when Player briefly spawns into the origin of all maps during JSIP
  
• Fixed issue in Burial Chamber for respawning too close to Heavy Machine Gun
  
• Fixed issue where champions could move while in respawn animation
  
  
  TECH FIXES
• Fixed issue where Players became stuck on the "Connecting to server..." screen
  
• Fixed issue when Play button is greyed out when a Player attempts to join a session in progress multiple times into the same match
  
• Improved Nvidia driver crash logging
  
• Added client side hit detection updates
  
  
  WEAPONS FIXES
• Added Client hitreg for Tri-bolt but still server-validated
  
• Added Client hitreg for shotgun but still server-validated
  
• Rocket launcher with low ammo now has proper unique animation
  
• Railgun Through-shot is now client hitreg but still server-validated
  
• Added Client hitreg for Machinegun but still server-validated
  
• Added Client hitreg for Gauntlet but still server-validated
  
• Lag compensated projectiles added with client hitreg for Nailgun
  
• Fixed Crash which occurred when swapping from Gauntlet to slow fire weapons near end of BJ's ability
  
• Fixed issue when Direct Rocket hit may deal no damage
  
• Fixed issue where Explosion effects, damage, and knock-back could be de-synced for Keel's Grenade Swarm or the Tri-bolt
  
  
  CRASH FIXES
• Fix added for Crash to Desktop issue while loading into the game
  
• Fixed crash for when Player switched to RL on the end of BJB active ability
  
• Fixed other misc. crash issues
  
• Fixed a crash which occurred after Closing or force quitting the game
  
• Fixed crash after being Alt-tabbed for an extended period of time
  
• Fixed issue where Server may crash after extended play in sacrifice
  
  
  MISC FIXES
• Fixed issue where Low health audio persisted on post-match lineup
  
• Fixed issue where Gore floats when a Player is killed on certain maps
  
• Fixed issue where Player Gore had weapon collision
  
• Fixed issue when Spectators will not load in until 1 minute has been reached in the match warmup
  
• Fixed issue when Players can become stuck on loading screen and crash after they quit a match
  
• Fixed issue when Spectator could get stuck in coordinates after loading into the game
  
• Fixed issue when Player has been spectator in lobby but loaded into the game as a player
  
• Fixed issue in Ranked where Players would receive a loss when teammates and enemy teams quits ranked match
  
• Fixed issue where Usernames or Passwords that included special characters were unable to link accounts
  
• Fixed issue for Bundle Codes where some Players didn’t receive all intended items after linking accounts
  
• Fixed issue where Medal progress was saved even when players quit mid-match
  
• Contacts are now sorted by Online and Offline status
  
• Fixed issue where Long Fall scream audio is faint or nonexistent for Ranger
  
• Fixed issue on Post-Match Sequence where not all teammates appear on the victory podium
  
• Fixed issues where Champion item previews had issues when using the zoom function

Salutations, Quakers!

PAX East is just 1 month away, and we want to see you there! We'll be holding a player meetup near the event in Boston, MA on Saturday, April 7, where you can hang out with the Development and Community teams for your favorite Bethesda titles, including QUAKE® Champions, The Elder Scrolls® Online,The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™, and Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus™!

A PAX East ticket is not required to attend! Just RSVP here: https://beth.games/2FoJzdj

There will be swag and giveaways, hands-on gameplay, and some live presentations you won't want to miss! We'll see you there!

Salutations, Quakers!

PAX East is just 1 month away, and we want to see you there! We'll be holding a player meetup near the event in Boston, MA on Saturday, April 7, where you can hang out with the Development and Community teams for your favorite Bethesda titles, including QUAKE® Champions, The Elder Scrolls® Online,The Elder Scrolls®: Legends™, and Wolfenstein® II: The New Colossus™!

A PAX East ticket is not required to attend! Just RSVP here: https://beth.games/2FoJzdj

There will be swag and giveaways, hands-on gameplay, and some live presentations you won't want to miss! We'll see you there!

We’ll be deploying an update on 25.01.2018 that includes: Phase 1 of our new hit detection system, many quality of life items and Champion balance changes. We estimate the update process will take place from 8AM EST - 3PM EST (1PM GMT to 8PM GMT).

Phase 1: ( NOW LIVE) Weapon hits are now detected client-side on our new capsule based hit skeletons, validated server-side. More details in our upcoming Dev Diary video

Phase 2: ( TBD) Move Champion Ability hit detection to the new capsule skeletons

- Premium Weapon Shaders added
- Private Messaging added
- Voice chat voice activation added
- 3rd person spawn animations added
- Champion Difficulty Visual Indicators added


- Fixed issue for Keel’s ability which caused FPS drops
- Fixed issue when sometimes DOOM Slayer was missing punch animations



- Starting Health 100 to 75
- Max Armor 75 to 50

Injection
- Cooldown 40 to 60
- Duration 8 to 10
- Health Bonus 1 to 3

Movement
- Max Speed 560 to 600
- Air Control Acceleration Reduced
- Enabled Crouch Ledge Grabbing
- Removed Forward Acceleration
- Removed Bunny Hop Acceleration



- Max Armor 75 to 100

Dual Wield
- Increased Weapon Rate of Fire
- Cooldown 48 to 45
- Duration 5 to 7



Mining Drill
- Damage 5 to 7
- Drill Radius 0.12 to 0.1



Berserk
- Targeting Range 1.4 to 1.5



Unholy Totem
- Cooldown 30 to 25
- Damage 75 to 100

Movement
- Base Speed 300 to 310



Grenade Swarm
- Self-Knockback 1.0 to 1.5



Movement
- AirAcceleration 1.2 to 1
- Bunny Hop Added



Dire Orb
- Explosion radius 3 to 3.5m
- Damage 100, with falloff



Bull Rush
- Increased damage from Bull Rush & Heavy Weight
- 25 dmg > 300 ups (Bull Rush Only)
- 50 dmg > 400 ups
- 100 dmg > 500 ups
- 150 dmg > 600 ups



Movement
- Air Accelerate 1.1 to 1
- Forward Acceleration 0.7 to 0.5



Acid Spit
- Acid Spit Damage 25 to 30
- Spit Knockback 0 to 5
- Acid Pool Damage over Time 7 to 10



Piercing Sight
- Cooldown 43 to 40
- Duration 5 to 7


- Winter holiday décor removed
- Fixed issue on Blood Covenant where player could get stuck on jump pads using high speed movements
- Fixed more issues for falling out of the map after using Ranger's Dire Orb on multiple maps
- Improved issues with incorrect respawns on Blood Covenant in TDM
- Fixed issue when time zone was incorrect for sent messages

- Fixed mouse sensitivity only being able to be adjusted by increments of 0.25
- Fixed misaligned PiPs for Clutch vanities

- Fixed an issue that caused some players to crash to desktop when launching the game
- Fixed issue where closing client using the exit button resulted in an error
- Fixed issue when Spectator experienced a jittery camera if the player they were spectating was running very high fps.
- Fixed issue when the ‘Play Now’ button could be locked when a player left a match
- Fixed Premium shaders that appeared low res in main menu
- Further traffic optimizations
- Fixed spike on victory podium screen
- Fixed issue where player could experience extra inputs moving champion with high FPS (phantom jumping)

- Fixed issue when players who completed placement games had rating in all scoreboards
- Nameplates now have SR rating on them
- League icons are now synchronized with what’s shown on post-match sequence
- Fixed issue where player could receive negative rating for a win in Duel
- Leaving from ranked warm-up should now work correctly

- Fixed issue when weapons with shader applied did not have quad vfx
- Fixed issue with broken sfx when player first spawns into training

- Fixed issue in Leaderboards where the Game Type: Duel was not capitalized
- Fixed issue when Leaderboards button did not work if player was in the first page
- Fixed issue while changing league there was no correct change sequence
- Increased the amount of leaderboard pages supported
- Removed blank last page from leaderboards

- Fixed issue where Brazilian-Portuguese was not localized on Steam and displayed only in English
- Various Localization fixes made

- Removed snowfall vfx in Main Menu
- Fixed issue when the one player who left the duel would see empty post-match podium
- Fixed issue when Play button may become grayed out and block consecutive matches for several minutes after completing a match
- Fixed issue on Steam: While being in the queue after linking an account, the user could still click the Create Account button
- Fixed issue where Confirmation pop-up icon went out of bounds
- Fixed issue for the number of Tokens collected was not displayed in-game or on the Training Completion screen
- Fixed issue for Blacklisted user receiving inconsistent messages when attempting to Follow, Invite, or Private Message
- Fixed issue where some weapon names under Weapon Statistics were inconsistent
- Fixed issue where incorrect champion was shown on the profile screen. Post-match statistics are now assigned to the correct champion
- Spectator in Free Camera can now use teleporters

- Added: INDIA, Mumbai
- Added: USA, Ohio; Removed: USA, Iowa
- More Coming Soon...

We’ll be deploying an update on 25.01.2018 that includes: Phase 1 of our new hit detection system, many quality of life items and Champion balance changes. We estimate the update process will take place from 8AM EST - 3PM EST (1PM GMT to 8PM GMT).

Phase 1: ( NOW LIVE) Weapon hits are now detected client-side on our new capsule based hit skeletons, validated server-side. More details in our upcoming Dev Diary video

Phase 2: ( TBD) Move Champion Ability hit detection to the new capsule skeletons

- Premium Weapon Shaders added
- Private Messaging added
- Voice chat voice activation added
- 3rd person spawn animations added
- Champion Difficulty Visual Indicators added


- Fixed issue for Keel’s ability which caused FPS drops
- Fixed issue when sometimes DOOM Slayer was missing punch animations



- Starting Health 100 to 75
- Max Armor 75 to 50

Injection
- Cooldown 40 to 60
- Duration 8 to 10
- Health Bonus 1 to 3

Movement
- Max Speed 560 to 600
- Air Control Acceleration Reduced
- Enabled Crouch Ledge Grabbing
- Removed Forward Acceleration
- Removed Bunny Hop Acceleration



- Max Armor 75 to 100

Dual Wield
- Increased Weapon Rate of Fire
- Cooldown 48 to 45
- Duration 5 to 7



Mining Drill
- Damage 5 to 7
- Drill Radius 0.12 to 0.1



Berserk
- Targeting Range 1.4 to 1.5



Unholy Totem
- Cooldown 30 to 25
- Damage 75 to 100

Movement
- Base Speed 300 to 310



Grenade Swarm
- Self-Knockback 1.0 to 1.5



Movement
- AirAcceleration 1.2 to 1
- Bunny Hop Added



Dire Orb
- Explosion radius 3 to 3.5m
- Damage 100, with falloff



Bull Rush
- Increased damage from Bull Rush & Heavy Weight
- 25 dmg > 300 ups (Bull Rush Only)
- 50 dmg > 400 ups
- 100 dmg > 500 ups
- 150 dmg > 600 ups



Movement
- Air Accelerate 1.1 to 1
- Forward Acceleration 0.7 to 0.5



Acid Spit
- Acid Spit Damage 25 to 30
- Spit Knockback 0 to 5
- Acid Pool Damage over Time 7 to 10



Piercing Sight
- Cooldown 43 to 40
- Duration 5 to 7


- Winter holiday décor removed
- Fixed issue on Blood Covenant where player could get stuck on jump pads using high speed movements
- Fixed more issues for falling out of the map after using Ranger's Dire Orb on multiple maps
- Improved issues with incorrect respawns on Blood Covenant in TDM
- Fixed issue when time zone was incorrect for sent messages

- Fixed mouse sensitivity only being able to be adjusted by increments of 0.25
- Fixed misaligned PiPs for Clutch vanities

- Fixed an issue that caused some players to crash to desktop when launching the game
- Fixed issue where closing client using the exit button resulted in an error
- Fixed issue when Spectator experienced a jittery camera if the player they were spectating was running very high fps.
- Fixed issue when the ‘Play Now’ button could be locked when a player left a match
- Fixed Premium shaders that appeared low res in main menu
- Further traffic optimizations
- Fixed spike on victory podium screen
- Fixed issue where player could experience extra inputs moving champion with high FPS (phantom jumping)

- Fixed issue when players who completed placement games had rating in all scoreboards
- Nameplates now have SR rating on them
- League icons are now synchronized with what’s shown on post-match sequence
- Fixed issue where player could receive negative rating for a win in Duel
- Leaving from ranked warm-up should now work correctly

- Fixed issue when weapons with shader applied did not have quad vfx
- Fixed issue with broken sfx when player first spawns into training

- Fixed issue in Leaderboards where the Game Type: Duel was not capitalized
- Fixed issue when Leaderboards button did not work if player was in the first page
- Fixed issue while changing league there was no correct change sequence
- Increased the amount of leaderboard pages supported
- Removed blank last page from leaderboards

- Fixed issue where Brazilian-Portuguese was not localized on Steam and displayed only in English
- Various Localization fixes made

- Removed snowfall vfx in Main Menu
- Fixed issue when the one player who left the duel would see empty post-match podium
- Fixed issue when Play button may become grayed out and block consecutive matches for several minutes after completing a match
- Fixed issue on Steam: While being in the queue after linking an account, the user could still click the Create Account button
- Fixed issue where Confirmation pop-up icon went out of bounds
- Fixed issue for the number of Tokens collected was not displayed in-game or on the Training Completion screen
- Fixed issue for Blacklisted user receiving inconsistent messages when attempting to Follow, Invite, or Private Message
- Fixed issue where some weapon names under Weapon Statistics were inconsistent
- Fixed issue where incorrect champion was shown on the profile screen. Post-match statistics are now assigned to the correct champion
- Spectator in Free Camera can now use teleporters

- Added: INDIA, Mumbai
- Added: USA, Ohio; Removed: USA, Iowa
- More Coming Soon...

**Updated January 18**

Quakers, after careful evaluation of the hotfix planned for January 18, we have found that it isn't up to our standard of quality. Rather than release an unstable patch that could cause more problems for our players, we've decided to not release the hotfix today, and instead include the fixes as part of our January update, slated for next week.

We apologize again for the delay, but we hope you'll agree that taking time to release a solid update is the best option.

**Updated January 18**

Quakers, after careful evaluation of the hotfix planned for January 18, we have found that it isn't up to our standard of quality. Rather than release an unstable patch that could cause more problems for our players, we've decided to not release the hotfix today, and instead include the fixes as part of our January update, slated for next week.

We apologize again for the delay, but we hope you'll agree that taking time to release a solid update is the best option.