Veteran
Power trajectory
Up = buffed, down = nerfedPatch history
- ▲🐛Bug fixSmoke Grenadeeffect removal
Fixed an issue where Smoke Grenade effects were not correctly removed after leaving the smoke cloud area.
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- ≈🐛Bug fixstability
Fixed a crash occurring when a Veteran triggered many talent tree buffs in a short period.
bugfix
- ▼🐛Bug fixField ImprovisationBlitz chargesawarded in Sanctuary→Removed
Fixed an issue where Field Improvisation incorrectly awarded Blitz charges when obtaining ammo in a Deadsider Sanctuary.
Fixed unintended charge gain
- ≈🐛Bug fixSmoke Grenadestability
Fixed a crash that occurred when throwing a Smoke Grenade inside an airlock while loading into the Sanctuary.
bugfix
- ▲📊NumericCovering Fireduration3s→6s s
Doubled the duration of Covering Fire.
- ▲📊NumericLock and Loadclip size15%→25%
Increased the magazine capacity bonus from Lock and Load.
- ▲📊NumericRedirect Firevalue2%→2.5%
Slightly increased the effectiveness of Redirect Fire.
- ▲📊NumericFire Teamdamage5%→7.5%
Increased the damage bonus provided by Fire Team.
- ▼📊NumericDuty and Honourbonus toughness duration15s→10s s
Reduced toughness duration to prevent excessive uptime when paired with Voice of Command.
- ▲🐛Bug fixInfiltratestealth break
Fixed an issue where Infiltrate would not end when damaging an enemy within the first 0.5s of entering stealth.
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- ≈🐛Bug fixTalent Treepathing
Fixed an issue where players could path upwards from specific nodes in the talent tree.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixExecutioner's Stancestability
Fixed a crash that occurred when activating Executioner's Stance near a Cyber-Mastiff.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixTarget Down!stability
Fixed a crash that occurred when killing an enemy near a Cyber-Mastiff while this talent was active.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixAssault ChainswordpurchaseDuplicate→Single
Fixed an issue where both marks of the Assault Chainsword family could be purchased simultaneously from Brunt's Armoury.
Fixed shop error.
- ≈🐛Bug fixMilitia Helmet with Flash Gogglesvoice effectActive→Removed
Removed an incorrect voice effect applied to the Sludge Jungle Militia Helmet.
bugfix
- ▲📊NumericOn Your ToesToughness replenishment10%→20%
Fixed a bug where 'On Your Toes' was only replenishing 10% Toughness instead of the intended 20%.
- ▼🎯BehaviorDuty and Honourdamage preventionPrevents damage at 0 Toughness→Requires Toughness
Fixed an issue where this talent prevented non-melee health damage even when the player had zero Toughness.
- ▲🐛Bug fixSmoke Grenadeconcealment
Fixed an issue where Scab Snipers could still shoot through smoke grenades if they were fully inside the cloud.
- ▲🐛Bug fixGet Back in the Fight!stun immunity—→Added
Fixed issue where the talent didn't grant stun immunity on the attack that broke toughness.
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- ▲🐛Bug fixLeave No One Behindassist speed—→Faster
Fixed issue where the talent did not properly grant faster assists.
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- ▲🐛Bug fixShock Trooperammo consumptionConsumes→None
Fixed rapid fire weapons consuming ammo during Critical Strikes.
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- ▲🎯BehaviorSmoke Grenadesline of sight—→Blocked
Smoke now instantly stops enemies and Scab Snipers from shooting through it.
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- ≈🎯BehaviorInfiltrateinterruptionnot interrupted→interrupted
Activating Infiltrate now correctly interrupts ongoing chain weapon special sawing attacks.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixFocus Target!buff durationpermanent→—
Fixed a bug where multiple Veterans tagging the same enemy caused the Focus Target! bonus to become permanent.
bugfix
- ≈🐛Bug fixAlways Preparedreload animation
Fixed an issue where the reload animation would incorrectly trigger after an ammo refill from Always Prepared.
bugfix
- ≈📝TextAlways PreparednameAlways Prepared→Fully Loaded
The +25% Ammo talent has been renamed to 'Fully Loaded' to avoid confusion with the keystone talent.
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- ≈🐛Bug fixFocus Target!server stability
Fixed a server crash that occurred when applying the Focus Target! buff to the same enemy multiple times in rapid succession.
bugfix
- ▲🐛Bug fixExhilarating Takedowntoughness damage takenincreased→decreased
Corrected a bug where Exhilarating Takedown incorrectly increased toughness damage taken instead of decreasing it.
bugfix
- ▲🐛Bug fixOnslaughtmelee interaction
Fixed an issue where the Onslaught talent did not affect melee attacks, restoring intended combat synergy.
bugfix
- ▲📊NumericTwinned Blastsvalue10%→20%
Increased the effectiveness of Twinned Blasts from 10% to 20%.
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- ▼📊NumericTrench Fighter Drillvalue15%→10%
Reduced Trench Fighter Drill effectiveness from 15% to 10%.
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- ▼📊NumericFor the Emperor!value20%→10%
Reduced For the Emperor! effectiveness from 20% to 10%.
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- ▼📊NumericBring it Down!value25%→20%
Reduced Bring it Down! effectiveness from 25% to 20%.
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- ▼📊NumericMarksmanvalue50%→20%
Significantly reduced Marksman effectiveness from 50% to 20%.
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- ▲📊NumericSkirmisherstacks3→5
Increased Skirmisher stack limit from 3 to 5, allowing for more sustained benefit.
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- ▼📊NumericClose Quarters Killzonevalue30%→15%
Reduced Close Quarters Killzone effectiveness from 30% to 15%.
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- ▲📊NumericFire Teamvalue3%→5%
Slightly increased Fire Team effectiveness from 3% to 5%.
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- ▼📊NumericConfirmed Killvalue25% + 25%→10% + 20%
Reduced Confirmed Kill values from 25% instant + 25% over time to 10% instant + 20% over time.
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- ▲📊NumericOut For Bloodvalue2.5%→3.5%
Slightly increased Out For Blood effectiveness from 2.5% to 3.5%.
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- ▲✨NewThe Bigger they Are …effect—→Added
New talent that outlines all Ogryn enemies while in Executioner’s Stance, improving target visibility.
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- ▲🐛Bug fixFrag StormBleed stacks
Fixed an issue where Bleed stacks from the Frag Storm feat were not applying correctly, restoring intended damage over time.
- ▲🐛Bug fixCounterfireweakspot damage—→+25%
Fixed an issue where Counterfire didn't increase weakspot damage by an additional 25%.
Fixed missing bonus
- ≈🐛Bug fixCounterfire / Sustained FireVolley Fire refreshrefreshed on Ogryn kills→not refreshed
Fixed an issue where Counterfire and Sustained Fire would refresh Volley Fire on Ogryn kills.
Fixed incorrect trigger
- ▲📊NumericSpeedloadreload speed0.04→0.14
Raised the reload speed received from the Speedload blessing from 0.04 to 0.14 on the highest rarity.
Increased high rarity bonus
- ▲📊NumericExhilarating Takedown / Covering Firetoughness replenish10%→15%
Increased the amount of toughness replenished from Exhilarating Takedown and Covering Fire from 10% to 15%.
Increased sustain
- ▲📊NumericDuck and Divestamina restore20%→30%
Increased the amount of stamina restored by Duck and Dive from 20% to 30%.
Increased stamina recovery
- ▲📊NumericDeadshotstamina costconsumes→0
Using the scanner with Deadshot no longer consumes stamina.
- ▲🎯Behaviorammo on kill—→Added
Veteran passive now correctly grants allies ammo when killing enemies with a Chainsword.
- ≈🐛Bug fixVolley Fireinteraction
Fixed a conflict between Volley Fire and the Bio-Optic Targeting talent when multiple Veterans are present.