[2020] [PTS] Unofficial patch notes 2014-10-10/2014-10-14 - balance changes: PPA nerfs

comparing TEST between 2014-10-10 and 2014-10-14 ^{not including Reddit}

this patch included the latest Live hotfix. yes, including the weird Canister things D:

EDIT: before you say the nerfs are too much, please actually test them on PTS. and to test it properly, how about organising a major playtest?

TL;DR: Things To Test/Check On PTS

• well, PPA nerfs, I guess? :P

balance stuff:

• Magrider PPA: removed all direct damage (was: max dmg 235, max dmg range 10, min dmg 167, min dmg range 150); max indirect (AOE) damage reduced 1.0->0.1m (max AOE dmg still 300, min dmg still 1, radius 4m);

  refire time decreased 400->200ms; reload time decreased 4->2.5s; clip size reduced 20->12 (and changed mag size certs accordingly)

• Harasser PPA: removed all direct damage (was: max dmg 235, max dmg range 10, min dmg 167, min dmg range 65); max indirect (AOE) damage reduced 1.0->0.1m, max AOE reduced 300->250 (min dmg still 1, radius 4m);

Patch size: about 249KB. total time spent: about 30min

EDIT: remember these do not include server-side changes, like velocity and whatnot. also, from VR, it seems like the resist type changed for PPA, so it now damages ESFs and Valks. a lot.

further experimentation shows the resist type for PPA AOE changed from 6 (explosive splash) to 36 (vehicle grenades) (for details on what that means, see the resist sheet)