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May 26, 2025 · 12mo ago

Changelog: Rogue Frontier Patch 8

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A combat balance patch focusing on spell reliability, mobility adjustments for Quarterstaffs and Crossbows, and various quality-of-life improvements to spell indicators and targeting.

Buffs14

  • Arcane StaffsMagic Shock:Magic Shock cast time reduced from 0.5s to 0.35s, improving its reliability as an interrupt tool.0.5s0.35s s
  • Crossbows
    • Flickershots:Flickershots dash range increased from 7m to 8m.7m8m m
    • Flickershots:Flickershots dash speed increased from 9.33m/s to 10.66m/s.9.33m/s10.66m/s m/s
    • Caltrops:Caltrops slow duration now scales with AoE escalation, potentially increasing crowd control effectiveness.Added
  • Nature StaffsLiving Armor:Living Armor now provides an instant heal of 66, improving its effectiveness in suboptimal conditions.66
  • QuarterstaffsCartwheel:Cartwheel cooldown reduced from 8s to 6s, allowing more frequent use for tanks.8s6s s
  • Demon BootsVengeful Sprint:Vengeful Sprint movement speed per stack increased from 22% to 25%.22%25% %
  • Frost Staffs
    • Frost Bomb:Frost Bomb slow duration now scales with AoE escalation.Added
    • Frozen Surge:Frozen Surge slow duration now scales with AoE escalation.Added
    • Glacial Obelisk:Glacial Obelisk slow duration now scales with AoE escalation.Added
    • Hail:Hail slow duration now scales with AoE escalation.Added
    • Frost Bomb:Frost Bomb's initial slow area is no longer affected by diminishing returns, crowd control resistance, or ability power scaling.Affected by DR/CCR/APNot Affected
  • General
    • Boulder Crash:Boulder Crash (Earthrune Staff) no longer requires line of sight.RequiredNot Required
    • Lightning Storm:Lightning Storm (Battle Eagle) no longer requires line of sight.RequiredNot Required

Nerfs3

  • CrossbowsDivine Engine:Divine Engine damage per tick reduced from 117 to 106 to balance its high damage output.117106
  • Fire StaffsSearing Flame:Searing Flame range reduced from 19.5m to 18m to balance extreme long-range pressure.19.5m18m m
  • QuarterstaffsCartwheel:The 20% movement speed bonus on hit for Cartwheel has been removed.20%Removed %

Bug fixes2

  • General
    • Spontaneous Combustion:Fixed an issue where Spontaneous Combustion's transformation could be targeted by other spells.BuggedFixed
    • Raid Banners:Fixed an issue where Raid Banners continued to reduce Fortification damage protection after being dropped.PersistentRemoved on drop

Other changes7

  • Fire Staffs
    • Searing Flame:Searing Flame skillshot indicators have been adjusted for better accuracy.
    • Fire Wave:Fire Wave skillshot indicators have been adjusted for better accuracy.
  • Quarterstaffs
    • Rising Blow:Rising Blow skillshot indicators have been adjusted for better accuracy.
    • Cartwheel:Cartwheel skillshot indicators have been adjusted for better accuracy.
  • Frost Staffs
    • Hail:Hail now has a more accurate spell indication area.
    • Glacial Obelisk:Glacial Obelisk now has a more accurate spell indication area.
  • HammersSlowing Charge:Slowing Charge AoE slow escalation now increases slow duration instead of slow strength.slow strengthslow duration

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