Hotfix #80 - 1.9.4 - Patch Notes

✦AI summary2d

Hotfix #80 focuses on class balance adjustments across all roles, significant health reductions for Captain-tier enemies to fix unintended scaling, and various stability and cosmetic fixes.

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Arbites
- Arbites Vigilant:Increased the duration of Arbites Vigilant, providing longer utility.10s→12s s
- Retaliatory Force:Increased attack speed bonus for Retaliatory Force.10%→15% %
Veteran
- Covering Fire:Doubled the duration of Covering Fire.3s→6s s
- Lock and Load:Increased the magazine capacity bonus from Lock and Load.15%→25% %
- Redirect Fire:Slightly increased the effectiveness of Redirect Fire.2%→2.5% %
- Fire Team:Increased the damage bonus provided by Fire Team.5%→7.5% %
Zealot
- Punishment:Increased the impact value of Punishment.5%→8% %
- Punishment:Increased the duration of Punishment.5s→8s s
Psyker
- Inner Tranquility:Increased the amount of Peril reduced by Inner Tranquility.6%→8% %
- Kinetic Presence:Increased the damage bonus of Kinetic Presence.7.5%→10% %
Ogryn
- Stay Close!:Increased toughness bonus to encourage defensive builds.15%→20% %
- For the Lil’Uns:Reduced the cooldown of For the Lil’Uns.30s→20s s
- Feel No Pain (Keystone):Faster stack replenishment for the Feel No Pain keystone.3s→2s s
- Get Stuck In:Increased the duration of Get Stuck In.4s→6s s
- Delight in Destruction:Increased the maximum number of stacks for Delight in Destruction.4→6
Scab Captain
- Uprising:Reduced health in Uprising missions to fix unintended scaling.24000→20000
- Malice:Reduced health in Malice missions to fix unintended scaling.32000→24000
Dreg Captain
- Uprising:Reduced health in Uprising missions to fix unintended scaling.21000→17500
- Malice:Reduced health in Malice missions to fix unintended scaling.28000→21000
Lawbringer Mk IIb Power FalchionLight 1:Slightly increased the reach of the Light 1 attack for better alignment.→Increased

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Arbites
- Castigator’s Stance:Increased cooldown to prevent the ability from being used too frequently.45s→50s s
- Walk it Off:Reduced the healing effectiveness of Walk it Off to bring it in line with similar nodes.15%→10% %
VeteranDuty and Honour:Reduced toughness duration to prevent excessive uptime when paired with Voice of Command.15s→10s s
Zealot
- Pious Cut-Throat:Reduced cooldown regeneration to lower the uptime of the ability.100%→75% %
- Riposte:Slightly reduced the melee damage bonus of Riposte.4%→3% %
PsykerPsykinetic’s Aura:Reworked cooldown regeneration to prevent excessively low ability cooldowns.100% for 3s→60% for 5s
OgrynDelight in Destruction:Reduced damage reduction per stack (Total DR shifted from 32% to 30% at max stacks).8%→5% %

◆Other changes1

Lawbringer Mk IIb Power FalchionHeavy 2:Smoothened out the windup animation for the Heavy 2 attack.→Smoothened

subjects affected (8)

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Arbites4 Veteran5 Zealot4 Psyker3 Ogryn6 Scab Captain2 Dreg Captain2 Lawbringer Mk IIb Power Falchion2

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