[2019] OB19 Update Notes

Highlights

• New Ability
  • Soul Gust
    • “Send out a charging blast of magical energy that passes through walls and forces enemies back”
      • The Mage is getting a new ability to replace her Ice Block ability
      • Soul Gust will damage enemies and apply a significant knockback
      • This ability can even travel through walls, rocks, trees, and bone! This is our first ability that won’t be stopped by pesky walls
    • Talent: Soul Gust will now apply a 3.5 second reveal on the hit enemy
• Bass Drop Bundle
  • A new bundle is available in the Shop containing 5 cosmetic items
    • Technomancer Mage
    • Beat Boks Chicken
    • Neon Booster Mount
    • Bass Drop Skydive
    • Boosted Spray
• Communication Wheel
  • Pressing the VGS button will now allow you to select more ways to communicate with friends and enemies while fighting your way to a Crown Royale
  • The three options are Chatter, Emote, and Tactical wheels respectively
    • Chatter - Filled with exclamations and general non-essential communication. Examples: Awesome!, Curses!, and Woohoo!
    • Emote - Filled with your selected Emotes and Sprays as well as the ability to Joke and Taunt
      • In the Armory you will be able to equip 3 Emotes and 3 Sprays to use while in a match
    • Tactical - Filled with more objective-centered commands. Examples: Ready to Forge!, Under Fire!, and Fog is Coming!
  • By default the C, V, and B Keys are bound to the new Communication Wheels
  • Gamepad players will be able to open the Emote Communication Wheel by pressing Left on the D-Pad, and make a selection by using the right thumb stick
  • Please note: All keybinds will be reset to default when this update goes live
• Ping System
  • Added the ability to ping a point of interest, displaying a UI indicator to the player and their team for a short duration (10s)
    • By default, this is bound to middle mouse button for PC players
    • Gamepad players will access the ping system through the new Communication Wheel

  Gameplay

• Weapons
  • Stone Staff
    • Time between shots has been increased slightly
    • Base damage has been increased slightly
    • Accuracy has been slightly reduced
  • Longbow
    • Increased gravity drop off when bow is fully drawn
• Environment
  • Jade Gardens Environmental Updates
    • Reduced some of the elevation in Jade Gardens to allow multiple paths to move around the point of interest
    • Added more objects and terrain to add more coverability in the region
    • Fixed the slope of several inclines to allow players to traverse up hills

  Quality of Life Improvements

• The HUD now displays when a player enters a new region
• A number of improvements have been made to hit registration on all platforms
• Added the ability for players to scroll through Armory items using the mouse wheel
• Improved Blink responsiveness and accuracy even further
• Spectation
  • Fixed issue where Runes weren't being shown properly when spectating
  • Players can now chat while spectating
  • Keybinds will now be hidden while spectating
  • Damage numbers will now consistently show up while spectating
  • Minimap will now update properly while spectating

  Bug Fixes

• Fixed several audio mix issues
• Fixed an area in Jade Gardens where players could get stuck
• Fixed an issue where Legendary Ice Block would heal more than intended
• Fixed an issue where the Loot Goblin wouldn’t drop loot when killed
• Fixed an issue where several ceilings in Gun Town had improper collision
• Fixed an issue where the button to open the map on console wouldn’t toggle the map when pressed again
• Fixed an issue where characters would occasionally T-pose when picking up a new weapon
• Fixed an issue where crouching while vaulting through windows could put your character collision into a bad state
• Addressed some issues with being able to see shadows through walls
  • Additional fixes will arrive with update 20