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Update 2.03 - New Dropship Features and Balance Updates - LIVE NOW

The Dropzone - Update 2.03

Store Content

  • Weapon Skins
      - Goes live on Wednesday
    • Blitz Markov Predator
    • Rogue Val Union Jack
    • Cabot Nighthunter
    • Abe Victory

  • Hunter Skins

    • Bucket Monarch

    • - Goes live on Thursday
  • Monster Skins

    • Tropical Wraith Skin

    - Goes live on Thursday

Matchmaking Updates

  • Players now lose their win streak if they leave after getting into character select.

Gameplay Updates

Auto Dropship

  • We’ve done some overhauls on how the dropship works, the new functionality is listed below.
    • As soon as a Hunter gets incapped, the dropship timer begins counting down.
    • Once the dropship timer hits 5 seconds, all incapped Hunters are automatically placed in the dropship to make sure all Hunters will make the drop.
    • Suicide to spawn on dropship has been removed, it is now automated.

Damage Reduction Spawn Buff on First Dropship

  • On the first Dropship spawn when a Hunt match begins, the Hunters will spawn with the Damage Resistance buff for a short amount of time.
    • We noticed a lot of Monsters trying to engage right off the first dropship spawn, so this new feature will prevent Monsters killing Hunters as they land off the dropship.

Elite Wildlife Indicators

  • All Elite Wildlife Buffs now have new visual effects attached to them to help stand out during the course of a Hunt game.
    • They’re basically giant beams of light coming off the Wildlife, so you can’t miss them!

Take a Break has been Removed

  • We found a lot of players were going idle during matchmaking games, so we decided to remove the Take a Break functionality to get rid of players abusing this mechanic.

Reduce Idle Kick Timer

  • The timer has been reduced to 1 minute from 5 minutes to prevent players from idle farming Silver Keys

Clarity Updates

Added Animation for completing Periodic Challenge Crates

  • We were getting a lot of feedback that players didn’t understand what the periodic challenges were unlocking.
  • We added a new animation to better explain that Periodic Challenges give out Silver Keys.

Supernova Clarity Change

  • Wraith no longer glows bright white during Supernova.
    • She will only use the Supernova style attack animation while inside the Supernova bubble.


New Monster Perks: The Grounder Series

  • All perks apply on melee attacks from Monsters.
    • (Tier 1) Leg Breaker: 5|7.5|10 dps ; -0.6|-0.7|-0.8 Jump mod
    • (Tier 2) Fly Swatter: 10|12.5|15 dps ; (-30%, -40%, - 50%) Jp Strength efficiency
    • (Tier 3) Grounder: 20|23|26 dps ; -25 % |-30% | -35% JP Thrust reduction

Balance Changes

Hunt Timer Changes

  • Sudden death time increased to 5 minutes from 4
  • Sudden death timer now displays when 5 minutes are left before the round ends
  • Dome disable time after a hunter gets downed increased to 15 seconds from 10

Monster Changes

All Monsters

  • Reduced the amount monsters are slowed down while using melee attacks to 35% from 47%

Slot 1 Perks (Minor)

  • Enhanced Senses smell range increased to 50% from 30%
  • Brawler climb speed increased to 18% from 12%
  • Brawler traversal regen 6% from 5%
  • Fast Climber climb speed increased to 30% from 20%
  • Fast Climber climb speed increased to 30% from 20%
  • Fast Climber traversal regen increased to 8% from 6%

Slot 2 Perks (Major)

  • Mutated Senses smell range increased to 70% from 50%
  • Speed Climber
    • Climb speed increased to 45% from 35%
    • Traversal recharge speed increased to 10% from 9%

  • Mutated Recovery cooldown reduction increased to 15% from 12%
  • Mutated Haste movement speed increased to 17% from 15%
  • Endurance traversal regen increased to 17% from 14%

Slot 3 Perks (Superior)

  • Deadly Brawler
    • traversal regen increased to 10% from 8%
    • Damage reduction increased to 9% from 8%

  • Evolved Recovery

    • Cooldown reduction increased to 20% from 17%

  • Evolved Haste movement speed increased to 23% from 20%
  • Unending Endurance traversal regen increased to 20% from 17%

Goliath

  • Traversal recharge time decreased to 17 seconds from 18
  • Flame Breath direct damage increased to 66|66|72 from 60|60|66

Meteor Goliath

  • Traversal recharge time decreased to 17.5 seconds from 182
  • Fixed a bug where Meteor’s traversal recharge time was longer at stage 2 and 3

Kraken

  • Banshee Mines launch speed increased to 50 from 60
  • Banshee Mines homing speed increased to 50|55|60 from 45|50|55
  • Reduced stamina recharge delay to 0 seconds from .25
  • In air melee attacks (snowballs) now apply on-hit melee perks (Grounder/Poison)

Behemoth

  • Reduced stamina recharge delay to 0 seconds from 1

Gorgon

  • Reduced stamina recharge delay to 0 seconds from .25

Hunter Changes

All

  • Spore Reveal time 1.5 from 2

Perk Changes

  • Reloader reload speed reduced to 8%|10%|12% from 10%|11%|12.5%
  • Speedloader reload speed reduced to 10%|14%|18% from 10%|15%|20%

Assault

  • Defense Matrix damage reduction to 65% from 75%

Markov

  • Lightning Gun range increased to 27 from 24.75

Torvald

  • Mortar Cannon spread reduced to 3 from 5
  • Mortar Cannon min explosion radius increased to 5 from 3
  • Mortar priming distance decreased to 8 from 10

Parnell

  • Shotgun damage per pellet reduced to 10 from 11

Griffin

  • Harpoon Gun reload time increased to 4 seconds from 3.75
  • LOS breaktime reduced to .5 seconds from 1

Jack

  • Repulsor reload time increased to 5 seconds from 4

Cabot

  • Self Shield Burst amount reduced to 625 from 700
  • Damage Amp capacity reduced to 350 from 385

Sunny

  • Drone Cooldown increased to 6 from 1
  • Shield Burst amount reduced to 500 from 600

Hank

  • Self Shield Burst amount reduced to 625 from 700
  • Increased decay rate to 35 from 25

Tech Sgt Hank

  • Projection shield apply rate reduced to 50 per second from 56
  • Shield Burst cooldown increased to 26 from 25

Lazarus

  • While Cloak is active Laz heals 40 health per second
  • Silenced Sniper Rifle marker multiplier reduced to 1.15 from 1.25

Val

  • Marker damage multiplier reduced to 1.35 from 1.45

Rogue Val

  • Healing aura healing per second reduced to 35 from 37
  • Chain Medgun primary target healing per second reduced to 70 from 80
  • Poison Dart damage per second reduced to 19 from 20.9
  • Sniper Rifle damage reduced to 59 from 62.3

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed issues with rain puddle shaders were not being properly displayed on Orbital Drill.
  • Fixed Kraken air attacks (snowballs) not applying melee on hit effect perks, like venom and movement slow.
  • Fixed an issue where Tech Sgt Hank could overcharge his Shield on Hunters using his Shield Burst.
  • Fixed occluder issues in certain areas on Orbital Drill.
  • Fixed various performance drops in certain areas of Distillery.