GREETINGS CHAMPIONS!

The September game update includes a new map: Longest Yard; four new Arcade Modes; Quake 2’s Super Shotgun Vanity Skin “Trespasser” (named by you, our community!); Champion & Weapon balance changes; and performance improvements.


New Map: Longest Yard
Only the power of the Rune of Black Magic prevents the floating ruins of Volkerh’s tabernacle from tumbling into the Blind God’s oblivion-maw.

The classic bottomless space map returns! Beware railguns and ringouts in this open area map where jump pads propel you to new heights and distant floating islands.

Arcade Modes
A brand new way to queue up and play! The Arcade is a weekly rotation of rule modifiers that shake up how you play Quake Champions in fun, different ways. This month we’re introducing four new modes, one for each week of the month (in order of appearance):

• Unholy Trinity - Holy Trinity weapons only: the Rocket Launcher, Railgun, and Lightning Gun! This is the only mode with abilities disabled.
  
• Hot Rockets - Rocket Launchers only! Your own rockets won’t hurt you (so rocket jump to your heart’s content), but they’ll do triple damage to your enemies!
  
• Mystery Champion - Each time you respawn, you’ll come back to the Arena as a random Champion!
  
• Team Instagib - Now you can play this one shot, one kill mode with friends!

New Weapon Skin: "Trespasser"
Like a Berserker bursting out of a monster closet, the pump-action QUAKE 2 Super Shotgun likes to get up close and personal to its target, only to obliterate it.

Our players suggested the name for this one based off the Quake 2 Berserker Strogg's famous voice line, and we just had to use it!

Bot Backfill support
Bots will now fill in when players leave during a match to prevent uneven games.

Party Queuing for Deathmatch and Instagib
Want to frag your friends in free-for-all modes? Of course you do, and now you can! Players in parties can now queue up for Deathmatch and Instagib Quck Play modes.

In this update we’ve included a number of performance improvements:

• Gore System improvements – Decreases performance spikes caused by players respawning
  
• Logic optimizations – Reduces performance spikes upon respawn; score events; entity creation & destruction; and increases FPS
  
• Particle and Sound Effects optimization - Reduces hitching issues

Anarki

• Cooldown 50 to 45 sec
  
• Disable Shoot Duration 1.35 to 0.75 sec

BJ Blazkowicz

• Cooldown 40 to 45 sec
  
• Duration 7 to 5 sec
  
• MG Rate of Fire 1.6x to 1.5x
  
• LG Rate of Fire 1.6x to 1.45x

Clutch

• Cooldown 35 to 40 sec
  
• Duration 7 to 5 sec
  
• Shield Hide Time 0.7 to 0.9 sec

Death Knight

• Splash Bug Fix
  
• Added Splash Damage Falloff
  
• Cooldown 30 to 45 sec
  
• Duration 8 to 6 sec
  
• Flame Dot 10 to 5
  
• Added 10 Damage on Trail (Standing on fire deals damage, similar to standing on Slash’s Plasma Trail)

Scalebearer

• Improved Bull Rush target detection
  
• Bull Rush Damage Reduction 0.5 to 0.66

Slash

• Max Speed 18 to 50 m/s

Sorlag

• Scale 1.15 to 1.1x
  
• Disable Shoot Duration 1.0 to 0.75 sec

Strogg & Peeker

• Delay before Charge 1.0 to 0.75 sec
  
• Peeker Step Height 0 to 0.3 m (Peeker will no longer get stuck going up staircases)

Visor

• Duration 6 to 5 sec

Machinegun

• Spread 0.02 to 0.03

Heavy Machinegun

• Spread 0.045 to 0.03
  
• Zoom Spread 0.01 to 0

Shotgun

• Rate of Fire 800 to 1000 ms

Super Shotgun

• Rate of Fire 1050 to 1000 ms

Tri-bolt

• Rate of Fire 1000 to 1200 ms
  
• Starting Ammo 15 to 10 bolts
  
• Max Ammo 25 to 20 bolts

Matchmaking

• Added skill banding to increase the size of the matchmaking pools for "very low" and "very high"-skilled players

Tutorial

• Scalebearer bot battle segment of the tutorial now replayable

Misc. Gameplay

• Ring outs on opponents now count as frags

Data Centers

• Added Northern California server
  
• Added Tokyo server
  
• Removed Novosibirsk and Mumbai servers

Friends List updates

• Added "View Profile" Feature - Players can now access the profile page of other players on their contact lists or in their match lobbies
  
• Hide banned players names from in-game player searches
  
• Banned players are removed from leaderboards

UI Update

• New ‘Play Now’ menu
  
• Tutorial UI Changes
  
• Leaderboards Moved to top navigation Panel

Store Updates

• Decreased lootbox duplicate rates
  
• Chests contain 2 items of common, uncommon, rare, epic, or legendary quality, and every box contains at least one item that’s rare quality or better!
  
• Reliquaries are a premium loot box that contains 3 items of uncommon, rare, epic, or legendary quality, and every box contains at least one item that’s epic quality or better!

Misc. Updates

• Store: Scroll Visibility Update
  
• Disabled Voice Chat for Russia

Misc. Fixes

• Fixed an issue with the bots not respecting the respawn time settings
  
• Fixed an issue during match queue where game fails to start a match after saying "Match Found"
  
• Fixed an issue where the music loop stops during the match
  
• Added fixes for frequent hitching during gameplay
  
• Added fixes for players having FPS and performance drops throughout the match
  
• Fixed issue in Lockbox where Muzzle flash alters lighting of entire rooms
  
• Added a fix for when servers added more than 8 players & bots into a match
  
• Fixed an issue where completing Basic Training did not unlock the 2nd tutorial appropriately
  
• Fixed an issue where Entering Customization through the Runes page from the Battle Report caused the camera to be off center
  
• Fixed an issue where Spectators could receive "connection to dedicated server lost" prompt and experience infinite loading
  
• Fixed an issue where the Game could become unresponsive when navigating from the statistics screen to player profile and back
  
• Added a fix for when Death Knight Flame Strike damaged players but there was no flame effect
  
• Fixed issue where players would spawn on fire when viewed from 3rd person
  
• Added fix where players were unable to search Deathmatch or Instagib while in a party
  
• Added fixes to address bots falling out of the map at start of a match with 4+ bots
  
• Fixed issue where user may crash while on the Podium screen for 2v2 Ranked
  
• Fixed an issue where players were not ordered correctly on post-match lineup after sudden death
  
• Fixed a Steam store issue where String text pop-up appears when attempting to purchase Platinum with Steam Overlay disabled
  
• Fixed an issue where Death Knight could inflict Two Fire DoT's to enemies
  
• Fixed an issue where users could receive error 104 during matches
  
• Addressed various in-match crashes
  
• Fixed incorrect Champion rotation on the pre-match podium
  
• Fixed an issue where a dark line would appear on low pre-sets on The Molten Falls
  
• Fixed an issue where on Low settings dark textures on floor are present on Blood Covenant
  
• Fixed an issue where finishing damage was not displayed sometimes
  
• Fixed an issue where hitmarkers could fail to appear when damaging an enemy
  
• Fixed an issue where Death Knight bot's name appears as a string text in matches
  
• Fixed an issue where some weapons clip into model in 3rd person
  
• Fixed an issue with Custom Game: Default icon and description text for
• Bots Setup and Difficulty dropdowns was incorrect
  
• Fixed an issue where server and client trajectories of Dire orb in corners and obelisk appear different
  
• Fixed an issue where there was missing light on some items
  
• Fixed an issue where Sorlag: Pack Lord Attachments are removed when the Player quits the game
  
• Fixed an issue where in Basic Training: Z-fighting near lightning gun in room with bot
  
• Fixed an issue where in Basic training: missing wall geometry near portal
  
• Improved bot UI element hit registration in Custom Game
  
• Fixed an issue where Rocket Launcher and Tri-bolt shells damage through Clutch's shield
  
• Fixed an issue where Death Knight: Charring: Melee Passive ability does not do the correct DoT
  
• Fixed an issue where Strogg: Drone: Drone’s Projectiles sporadically appear invisible in third person
  
• Improved playback performance of the start up cinematic video
  
• Fixed an issue where after finishing custom game match a player appears on main menu
  
• Fixed an issue with rareness colors on tooltips in lootbox sequence and tooltips in shop are different
  
• Fixed an issue where Spectator: Sacrifice: Spectators can receive "connection to dedicated server lost" prompt and experience infinite loading
  
• Fixed an issue where in custom game in Ranked TDM 2x2, spectator watching player of blue team always sees him in the 1st place on scoreboard
  
• Fixed an issue where music sometimes stops during Ranked TDM match
  
• Fixed an issue where player receives "Ring Out" medal on suicide
  
• Fixed an issue where Pure Skill challenge cannot be completed with Nyx's
• From the Shadows medal
  
• Fixed an issue where low ammo sounds from nailgun can be heard when shooting plasma gun
  
• Fixed an issue where bots can be added on a pillar after starting a match
  
• Fixed an issue where Menu is opened when right-clicking mouse on bot in custom game, if a player's in a party
  
• Changed default fov parameters (120) and sensitivity parameters (3)

Longest Yard Map
"Why is the Quad Damage powerup floating in the air where it cannot be reached?"
This is known to occur when a player carrying Quad damage is killed in between a series of jumps.

"Why does my performance drop in The Longest Yard?"
There is a known issue where performance may drop when the player is looking towards the central area of the map. A workaround is to lower graphics settings. This is intended to be fixed in a future update.

Spectator Mode
"I cannot stay on a particular player with the Spectator Auto-Follow camera."
There is a known issue where Spectators in Auto-Follow mode cannot disable it using hotkeys. To disable Auto-Follow mode, switch to Free-Camera, or Fixed-Camera, and then back to the player you want to follow.

We’ll be deploying an update on 02.08.2018 that includes a new Champion: Death Knight, new vanity weapons: Redeemer & the limited-edition QuakeCon Heavy Machine Gun, Esports Showdown Bundle, the ability to select multiple playlists, Bots available in Custom Game and additional performance polish. We estimate the update process will take from 8AM EDT – 3PM EDT (12PM UTC to 7PM UTC).


“Let me be forever at war.”

A new Champion rises from the fire to slake his unending desire for carnage! Available to play today, Death Knight will be a familiar face to Quake fans, as this armor-clad enemy sought to stop Ranger from defeating Shub-Ngurath with his fireball-spewing sword. The massive energies released by the Outer God’s defeat launched them both into the Dreamlands, and now Death Knight stalks him—and anyone else who crosses his path!



100 hp, 50/100 ap

Flame Strike
Summon a spread-fire of 3 fireballs from the swing of your sword that leave a trail of fire in their wake and engulf your enemies in flames

Charring & Forged Skin
Death Knight can catch opponents on fire with his flaming gauntlet and is resistant to fire & lava



QC Q4 Gauntlet.12MB The Quake 4 Redeemer Gauntlet doesn’t have to be a last resort, but when you’re down and out you can always look towards it for some vindication



Available only during QuakeCon 2018, login any time during the event from August 9-12 to receive this exclusive HMG skin!



Support Quake Esports with the Showdown Bundle! Available for a limited time, and comes with Quake 4 Redeemer Gauntlet, 200 Platinum, 2 Reliquaries, and 7 Day XP boost. Allows unlimited purchases!


- Players can now multiselect individual Quick Play modes in Play Now
- New TDM vs Bots playlist added
- Bots are now available in Custom Game
- New Music Added, preview of Andrew Hulshult’s soundtrack - Full detials
here.
- Updated the Direction Hints to include a crouch indicator
- Added an option to hide the Summary Stats from the HUD
- Added options for Rewards Medals, so players can hide the Reward Medal
from the HUD and only hear the Medal VO, or disable the Reward Medals
UI & VO entirely
- Added an option to hide the Frag Message from the HUD
- Added an option to hide the Hit Markers from around the crosshair
- Added a Zoom Sensitivity option to adjust your mouse sensitivity while
zoomed-in
- Re-added support for HRTF Audio
- Players can now hit ESC during the Battle Report’s medal reward sequence
to skip to the Summary and Scoreboard
- Added Heatmaps to stat site.



Training Updates

- Basic Training updated with additional UI & polish
- Fixed an issue where player could wind up in floor geometry
- All doors now close behind players as they proceed
- Fixed an issue where small Health and Armor markers were using the Soul
Icon in the Bot Area
- Players are no longer required to complete their Starting Challenges before
graduating from bots to human opponents

Spectating

- Fixed an issue where the X-ray colors for players with red/ blue outlines
weren't functioning as intended
- Fixed an issue when switching to a player in active ability, spectator could
hear repeating audio
- Fixed an issue for when in free-cam, nicknames in the death-log did not
have proper color coding
- Fixed an issue where the Spectators could see red shaders on a champ
during their spawn animation
- Fixed an issue where Spectators didn’t see HP/AP above enemies when
switching off X-ray
- Fixed various map issues where free cam would allow spectator through
geometry
- Fixed an issue on warmup where spectator may not see icons of picked
champions
- Fixed an issue where quickly changing cam mode and players before
ending a match could sometimes show a champion from the death screen
on the podium
- Fixed an issue where the Spectator camera could become locked in any of
the Auto Follow modes without notification that it was locked into that mode
- Fixed an issue where Spectator could select Auto Follow Modes that didn't
apply to the match
- Fixed an issue where Auto follow killer mode for spectator presented a big
delay after a kill
- Fixed an issue where Spectators might see shifted effect on DOOM
SLAYER's fists during Activie Ability BERSERK
- Fixed an issue In Instagib mode, where the 'toggle spectator' hint is not
opened
- Fixed an issue in Custom game where the Spectator wasn't offered to
reconnect in a closed session
- Fixed an issue where the Soul POI (Point of Interest) remained above the
heads of every user who held the Soul while using the Soul Auto Follow
option
- Fixed an issue where Auto Follow modes did not function properly

Tech

- Fixed various crashes
- Fixed an issue where User may end up with a greyed out Play button and
lose the ability to matchmake
- Fixed an issue for hang-ups on servers
- Fixed an issue where Players were unable to move or fire at the beginning
of matches

Localization

- Added general localization polish

Bots

- Fixed various issues where bots would get stuck on geometry
- Reduced the size of the player hitbox that bots target, reducing their
weapon accuracy and granting us more control over their weapon handling
mechanics
- Combat behavior improvements

Performance

- Fixed an issue where a Memory Leak would occur if minimizing the game
before the opening cinematic would play

UI

- Fixed an issue where the Confirmation window flashed when changing
settings while on Player Profile screen
- Fixed an issue where clicking on the Game and Controls tabs in the
Settings menu didn’t work consistently

Champions

- Fixed an issue where Clutch's Mining Laser length was visibly shorter than
its actual range in third person

Maps

- Fixed an issue for Awoken where Shadows could show up as very dark
throughout the map
- Fixed an issue for Awoken where Pre-match podium screen displayed
wrong Elder God icon

Store

- Players should no longer be able to redeem an in-use nickname, losing the
rename token in the process

Misc.

- Fixed an issue where Shooting enemies directly at maximum range with the - Tri-Bolt could cause additional splash damage to occur after all direct hits
- Fixed an issue for Sacrifice where it could take 7 seconds to steal the soul
from a captured obelisk instead of 3
- Fixed an issue where Kill cam would not show for the players first death of
the match



In case you missed it, check out our latest DEV Stream Recap here where we talk new modes; Slipgate + CTF!



This awesome bundle features a hand-painted, 12” tall Scalebearer statue, the Champions Pack and an exclusive Oni Skin! Full details on how order from anywhere in the world here.

Over the past year, we’ve continued to monitor community feedback and viewership trends surrounding our Twitch Drop programs for The Elder Scrolls: Legends and Quake Champions.

We have amazing streamers who put in time, talent, and dedication day after day to bring their fellow community members entertaining content, and that is why going forward we are going to be turning off Twitch Drops for any streams that rebroadcast content or stream AFK solely to generate Drops for idling viewers (and themselves).

We will be reviewing all channels streaming Quake Champions and The Elder Scrolls: Legends. Channels that are found to be rebroadcasting content without first turning off Drops in their settings will be blacklisted from having Drops work on their channel. This change will go into effect as of August 3rd, 2018. All bans will be permanent and will prevent the streamer from drops for any/all Bethesda games, not just the one that resulted in the ban.

Thanks for your understanding. We hope you’ll agree that this policy change is for the best in being fair towards our community content creators, and to help the Quake Champions and The Elder Scrolls: Legends stream scenes grow. If you haven’t done so already, go link your Bethesda.net account on Twitch, check out some Quake Champions or Legends streams, and start getting Drops!

We’ll be deploying an update on 05.07.2018 that includes a new map: The Molten Falls, Champion & Weapon Balance Changes, the highly requested Purchasable Player Rename Tokens and additional performance polish. We estimate the update process will take from 7am EDT – 2PM EDT (11AM GMT to 6PM GMT).

- Purchasable Rename Token
- Updated Champion & Weapon Balance Changes
- UI Tutorial Expanded (this helps players get acquainted within the various menu screens)
- Game performance health icons added to options (beta)
- Gated access to Ranked playlists until player reaches level 10


- New Map: The Molten Falls – In this new Goroth Map from the Dimension of the Doomed, experience gripping encounters in an open map with more verticality, great lines of sight, wider halls & tons of opportunities to best your opponents – Available in all Ranked/Unranked modes with the exception of Sacrifice

Champions
- Fixed an issue where Peeker (Strogg's Drone) didn't highlight Galena's Unholy Totems while marking foes for your team
- Fixed an issue so Galena’s Unholy Totems no longer float in mid-air outside of the playable area
- Fixed an issue in Peeker's ability, where teammates would see Red shading instead of Blue
- Fixed an issue where enemy Keel grenades were not differentiated from friendly ones
- Fixed an issue when Slash used her ability just before death, the VFX of trail would be missing but it would still damage an enemy
- Fixed an issue where Strogg could become stuck crouching in 3rd person if Peeker was destroyed too quickly
- Fixed an issue where Peeker was not consistently destroyed by exiting Ghostwalk ability with Nyx
- Fixed an issue where Galena's Unholy Totem ability could become stuck in air if it hit a player while they were moving
- Fixed an issue where Galena's Unholy Totems didn't do damage when the max amount (three) were active


Spectator
- Fixed Various Spectator crashes
- Fixed an issue where Spectators saw an outline on dead enemies
- Fixed an issue where Spectators could miss the Post-match podium, if switching between players quickly
- Fixed an issue where Spectator Camera may attempt to spectate two players at once during warmup
- Fixed an issue where Spectators sometimes wouldn’t see the projectiles from the Plasmagun
- Fixed an issue where Spectators might see Champion models in 3rd person view
- Fixed an issue where Spectators might not see Player Icons during Warmup
- Fixed an issue where Auto-Follow modes were not functioning for Spectators
- Fixed an issue where the Scalebearer Bullrush SFX would improperly persist for Spectators
- Support of HP/AP for Spectating integrated


Bots
- Fixed an issue where Slash was unable to be killed by bots with Railguns
- Fixed various navigation issues in various maps where Bots could get stuck


UI
- Fixed an issue where Scoreboard couldn’t be opened on death screen in Basic Training
- Fixed an issue where on welcome screen Ranked Matches count showed Unranked Matches count instead
- Fixed an issue where hovering over Medals did not display description
- Fixed an issue where 'Medals' inscription on Duel Scoreboard was hidden if there were no Medals
- Fixed an issue where after the player retrieved their Daily Reward the colorful outline around the reward would switch to the next day’s reward before the animation was complete
- Fixed an issue where the 'Accuracy' Medal wasn't given to the most accurate player
- Fixed an issue where the 'Back to Lobby' button was missing for Duel matches
- Fixed an issue where Basic Training pickup description hints passed too quickly
- Fixed an issue in Ranked TDM where the Post-match podiums had incorrect nameplate placement
- Integrated filters on profile screen for 'Game Type' in Statistics section
- Added shiny "Q" logo on lootboxes
- Added “COMPILING SHADERS” message on Customization loading screen
- Added a notification about using Ranger’s Dire Orb ability for teleporting during Basic Training & removed the Slipgate from that room
- Removed the two blank MOTD panels on the Welcome Screen
- Fixed an issue where Strogg Medals appeared for all individual Champion Medals
- Added notifications for when a user tries to perform a purchase with disabled overlay
- Added onscreen effect on Peeker’s camera before death


Store
- Items not for sale can no longer be added to the shopping cart (e.g. Plasmagun)
- Fixed an issue where User was able to purchase One Time Purchase items multiple times
- Fixed some lootbox presentation issues


Tech
- 5.1/7.1/HRTF options temporarily disabled due to technical issues
- Forced Gore option to ‘__ON__’ by Default
- AFK timer functionality updated to work more effectively
- Glitch sound effects and white noise before Peeker’s death added
- Fixed an issue where Player might not be transferred to lobby if they navigate to profile screen when Duel Match begins
- Fixed various crashes
- Possible crash when ending a duel
- Fixed various issues with Free Cam
- Fixed an issue where Killercam followed one gib piece of a killed enemy
- Fixed various issues with Champion outline colors presenting the wrong color
- Fixed an issue where Player could not complete Basic Training after using ‘Respawn’ option
- Fixed an issue where Players could Respawn under the floor
- Fixed an issue where entering invalid credentials when linking Steam with a previous Quake account closed the game


Misc
- Fixed an issue where sending a private message wouldn't switch off DnD (Do not Disturb) mode
- Fixed an issue where Sorlag Mastery Runes were not tracking towards completion
- Fixed an issue where Hosts were able to select and start a Sacrifice Match on Corrupted Keep in a custom game (map not supported)
- Fixed the time it takes to capture a Soul from an Obelisk in Sacrifice back to its original 3 seconds



Maps
- Added *The Molten Falls* in all Ranked/Unranked modes with the exception of Sacrifice in Custom Game
- Added *Tempest Shrine* to available map list for Duel in Custom Game only


Super Shotgun
- Cooldown 1000 to 1050 ms


Lightning Gun
- Radius 0.12 to 0.13 m
- Cooldown 58 to 55 ms


Tri-bolt
- Projectile Speed 2000 to 1600 ups
- timeToExplodeSec 0.5 to 0.6 sec


Anarki
- Extra points decay rate 0.33 to 0.5


Clutch
- Shield Hide Time (amount of time the shield is hidden after firing) 1.0 to 0.7 sec
- Scale 1.2 to 1.175x (Champion model & hitbox size)
- Cooldown 40 to 35 sec
- Drill distance 800 to 2000 ups
- Drill radius 0.16 to 0.17


Galena
- Cooldown 30 to 35 sec
- Unholy Totem Health 50 to 25 hp (to destroy totem, not its healing effect)


Nyx
- Cooldown 45 to 40 sec


Slash
- Scale 1.05 to 1.0x (Champion model & hitbox size)
- Plasmatrail speedBoost 0.2 to 0.25x
- MaxSpeed 620 to 720 ups

Sorlag
- MaxSpeed 680 to 720 ups
- Cooldown 40 to 35 sec
- BunnyHop maxHelpSpeed 400 to 500 ups
- CircleStrafeFriction 14 to 12


Strogg & Peeker
- Cooldown 40 to 35 sec
- Duration 40 to 45 sec
- Drone Health 80 to 90 hp
- Drone Shot Damage 10 to 20
- Drone Shot Cooldown 100 to 110 ms


Visor
- Cooldown 45 to 50 sec

Quakers,

We have been experimenting with ways to help us grow the Quake community, and one way is to learn which of our advertisements and web content effectively bring new Quake players to the game. To be clear: our limited trial use of Red Shell in Quake Champions only gathers anonymous data, such as where new players are coming from or how many matches they played. This helps us work smarter to grow a stronger Quake community, built on players who will continue to play the game. The software does not collect any personal information.

That being said our players are our top priority. In response to your concerns, we’ve stopped collecting this data and will be removing the trial version of Red Shell from the game with a hotfix next week. We are still investigating how to use this technology in the future to help us grow and sustain Quake Champions moving forward. When/if we do add it back to the game, we’ll give everyone a heads up and explain what it is doing and how it is doing it, and any implementation will be compliant with our Privacy Policy and GDPR.

As of June 26, we have deployed a hotfix that removed Red Shell.

- The Quake team

Quakefam, your response to the game during E3 week has been amazing. Tons of new players have stepped foot into the arena for the first time to take their place amongst Champions, and we couldn't be more thrilled that you're having fun with the game.

Because of this, we want to give even more players a chance to join the battle, so we're extending free-to-play access until Monday, June 25! Play Quake Champions for free during this week, and after the event you can continue playing!

See you in the arena!

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