Balance Notes: Beta v 1.17.0

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Beta v 1.17.0 introduces a global signature cooldown system, removes uninterruptible frames from several grab attacks, and implements a significant rework of the Lance weapon alongside various legend and weapon balance tweaks.

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Lance
- Side Light:Added a hitboxed dash forward into the Side Light attack.→Added
- Side Light:Slightly decreased time to hit, force, and stun time on Side Light.→decreased
- Side Air:Greatly increased stun time on Side Air.→greatly increased
- Side Air:Increased time to hit, damage, and distance travelled for Side Air.→increased
Axe
- Side Light:Slightly increased stun time on Side Light.→increased
- Down Light:Decreased time to hit and increased hitbox size for Down Light.→decreased
HammerDown Light:Slightly decreased time to hit and recover time on miss for Down Light.→decreased
SwordDown Air:Greatly increased hitbox size on the first frame of Down Air.→increased
Bodvar
- Side Hammer:Slightly decreased time to hit and decreased recover time for Side Hammer.→decreased
- Down Sword:Slightly decreased time to hit and recover for Down Sword.→decreased
RolandDown Sword:Decreased time to hit, but slightly reduced damage and force for Down Sword.→decreased
ThatchSide Blasters:Slightly increased force for Side Blasters.→increased

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GeneralUsing any signature now applies a cooldown to all signatures (excluding Unarmed), reducing the effectiveness of signature spamming.single signature→all signatures
Lance
- Neutral Light:Increased time to hit for Neutral Light.→increased
- Neutral Light:Slightly decreased damage and force on Neutral Light.→decreased
- Neutral Air:Greatly decreased hitbox size on Neutral Air to follow the flame and thruster more closely.→greatly decreased
- Neutral Air:Decreased damage and force on Neutral Air, with peak power now in the middle of the swing.→decreased
AxeDown Air:Slightly increased recover and cooldown times for Down Air.→increased
Hammer
- Neutral Air:Neutral Air hitboxes are now more centered and time to hit is slightly increased.→centered
- Side Light:Increased cooldown time for Side Light.→increased
Sword
- Down Air:Damage and force now decrease after the initial frame of Down Air.→decreased
- Side Light:Increased cooldown time for Side Light.→increased
Blasters
- Recovery:Reduced hitbox sizes of the initial ascent on Recovery, especially for enemies below the player.→decreased
- Recovery:Reduced force on Recovery.→decreased
Bodvar
- Neutral Hammer:Decreased damage and force, and increased recover time for Neutral Hammer.→decreased
- Neutral Sword:Increased recover time for Neutral Sword.→increased
RolandSide Sword:Slightly increased time to hit for Side Sword.→increased
LucienSide Blasters:Decreased force on Side Blasters, though it is now easier to hit with due to increased hitbox and decreased time to hit.→decreased
Teros
- Side Axe:Slightly increased time to hit for Side Axe.→increased
- Down Axe:Decreased force for Down Axe.→decreased
Thatch
- Neutral Sword:Reduced hitboxes on Neutral Sword to follow the shark shape, making it easier to punish.→decreased
- Neutral Blasters:Slightly reduced hitbox size and linger, and increased recover time for Neutral Blasters.→increased
Gnash
- Neutral Hammer:Increased time to hit, recover time, and cooldown for Neutral Hammer; removed hitbox from last few frames.→increased
- Down Hammer:Increased leap duration before the first hit of Down Hammer.→increased
Lord Vraxx
- Neutral Lance:Slightly reduced hitbox for Neutral Lance.→decreased
- Down Lance:Slightly increased time to hit, reduced hitbox size, and reduced force for Down Lance.→decreased
- Neutral Blasters:Neutral Blasters no longer hits grounded enemies after the initial upward swing.hits grounded→no grounded hits
Grab Mechanics
- Hammer Down Air:Removed the period where the user cannot be interrupted during the grab for Hammer Down Air.uninterruptible→interruptible
- Neutral Sword:Bodvar's Neutral Sword now allows the user to be interrupted during the grab.uninterruptible→interruptible
- Neutral Hammer:Cassidy's Neutral Hammer now allows the user to be interrupted during the grab.uninterruptible→interruptible
- Neutral Lance:Vraxx's Neutral Lance now allows the user to be interrupted during the grab.uninterruptible→interruptible
- Down Lance:Vraxx's Down Lance now allows the user to be interrupted during the grab.uninterruptible→interruptible
- Down Hammer:Scarlet's Down Hammer now allows the user to be interrupted during the grab.uninterruptible→interruptible
- Neutral Hammer:Teros's Neutral Hammer now allows the user to be interrupted during the grab.uninterruptible→interruptible