Alpha 2 Patch Notes

Patch Information

Version:

Alpha 2

Release Date:

April 5, 2024

Highlights

Progression & Account Updates
Summon & Pack System Overhaul
Game Mode & Deck Building Improvements
Combat & Targeting Adjustments
Summon Balance Changes
Control Scheme Update
Champion Reworks:
• Bolgar
• Locke
• Ragna
• Neva

Chronology

Alpha 3

Progression

Champion Mastery

Updated Mastery Track Items
- The mastery track levels are temporary and will be adjusted throughout Alpha

Account

Update account level items
- The account levels are temporary and will be adjusted throughout Alpha

Summons

Summon Mastery Track is as follows. Each level will adjust the card's look and build on the previous level.
- Level 2: Metallic Frame Card
- Level 3: Frame Break Card
- Level 4: 3D Card
- Level 5: Foil Card
- Level 6: Animated Card

Packs

Rarity pull chance percentages adjusted
Packs now have a guaranteed rarity associated with them
Updated pack opening sequence
New summon leveling sequence

Game Mode

Goalie

Improved targeting behavior
Increased health

Shield

Increased health

Deck Building

Overhaul of the deck building screen
- Now shows summon overview stats
- Now shows summon keywords
- Now shows summon 3D cards and visuals
Added Champion Talents

Party System

Can now add friends
Can now create a party
Can now queue as a party

Play Flow

Updated to support 2v2 better
Now shows your teammate in the selection lobby
Can now select cosmetics for your champion

Combat

As we played more with the 2v2 we noticed there were some improvements and changes we needed to make to the overall flow and feel of the combat. It was not fully balanced yet or familiar enough to the players.

Camera and Champion Position

Moved the champion position to the left of the center of the screen
- This is to give a better visual while fighting and throwing cards
- This allows us to use the center of the screen for combat and abilities in more ways

Ultimate Immunity

Champions no longer get immunity frames while casting or using ultimate's
- We felt that the ultimates were being used in ways to just get immunity frames and avoid damage. This was also leading to the abilities being used in combat when they were not meant to be used that way.

Reticle

Added a reticle so a player knows where they will attack
All attacks and abilities now go to the center of the screen where the reticle is
Hit marks when you hit something
KO indication when you get a KO

Opponent Targeting

Now has a white outline to show what opponent you will hit

Hit Notifications

Increased the visuals to know when you're being hit or hitting something
- Hit marks on the reticle
- Screen flash
- HP bar shake

Health Bars

Only shown if something is damaged

Damage Numbers

Removed damage flyoffs in game

Outlines and Icons

Improved outlines of opponents and teammates
Updated icons to be team champions only

Champions

As we dove more into the 2v2 nature of the game we found we needed to make the champions fill a role more. You will find updates to the champions kits to reflect these changes. Each champion also has a more distinct sidekick passive.

Champion Details View

By right clicking on a champion in deck selection you can see the details of a champion
- This will show the champions abilities
- You can now see the champions mastery track

Champion Talents

Champions now have talents that can be unlocked by mastering them
A deck can have 3 talents in them
A talent is active on a champion for the whole match

Bolgar

House: Lubabub
Role: Bruiser
Playstyle: Disruptor
Difficulty:

Health Changed from 350 → 400
Combo 1 Damage changed from 20 → 17
Combo 2 Damage changed from 20 → 17
Combo 3 Damage changed from 25 → 21

Sidekick Passive: Bear Claws

NEW Sidekick Passive: Each time Bolgar hits an opponent, a bleed is applied for 1 damage per second for 5 seconds
- This is to lean into him staying in the fight and pushing the health regen of other champions by another 5 seconds

Special

Logzooka can now be used on the ground and aims to the reticle

Talents

Healing Bounty
- Last hitting an opponent spawns a health pickup
Stonebreaker
- Bolgar's dash knocks back opponents
Shockwave Impact
- Gains increased KNOCKBACK power of Logzooka.
NEW Talent - Reckless Charge: Gains movement speed for a duration after using Shoulder Bash.
NEW Talent - Earthshaker's Momentum: Gains bonus attack damage for a duration after using an ability.
NEW Talent - Thunder Paws: Burr's attacks apply KNOCKBACK.
NEW Talent - Bear's Fury: When Burr is active, Bolgar becomes ENRAGED for a duration.
NEW Talent - Resilient Roar: Activating Werebear max heals all teammates around Werebear.
NEW Talent - Dominant Presence: Activating Werebear ENRAGES nearby teammates for a duration.

Locke

House: Chronos
Role: Duelist
Playstyle: Skirmisher
Difficulty:

Health Changed from 175 → 200
Movement Speed Changed from 1200 → 1250

Sidekick Passive: Temporal Engine

This allows Locke to lean more into the “glass cannon” skirmish play style
NEW Sidekick Passive: Locke's engines gain power each time he deals damage and lose power each time he takes damage.
- Increases movement speed, attack speed and ultimate charge

Special

We felt having the ability to slow opponents two times was not needed and that we could make the hover move valuable for Lockes playstyle
- Now Hovers in the air for a duration, evading opponents and maintaining his Temporal Engine status.
  - Duration: 10 seconds
  - Cooldown: 10 seconds
  - This keeps you in the air long enough to get your health regen back

Dash: Chronowarp TIME DILATION (slowed time) duration changed from 2 seconds → 3 seconds
Ultimate: Full Send cooldown changed from 260 seconds → 190 seconds

Talents

Thunderous Decent
- TIME DIALATION duration increased on dash.
Chain Lightning
- Volt's attack has a chance to deal CRITICAL damage to opponents.
Evasive Engineering
- Gains OVERSHIELD after using Chronowarp.
NEW Talent - Freeflow Channeling: Activating Full Send causes the next card used to cost 0 Mana.
NEW Talent - Resourceful Engineer: When a card is played there is a chance that card is kept in hand.
NEW Talent - Gear Infusion: Basic attacks have a chance to apply TIME DIALATION on the third hit.
NEW Talent - Aetherial Burst: Gains OVERSHIELD when using Hover.
NEW Talent - Chrono Surge: Full Send charges faster.
NEW Talent - Ultimate Harvest: Last hitting an opponent spawns an ultimate charge pickup.

Ragna

House: Malus
Role: Bruiser
Playstyle: Brawler
Difficulty:

Special: Fire Kick fire damage changed from 30 → 45
Sidekick: Singe cooldown changed from 90 seconds → 60 seconds
Dash: Trail fire damage changed from 10 → 15
Ultimate: Flashfire stacks required changed from 100 → 80
Ultimate: 10 stacks of fire damage added to ultimate
Ultimate Charge: Pyromancer fire damage charge rate changed from 2 per tick → 1 per tick

Talents

Flame Rebirth
- On last hit Ragna auto heals
Phoenix Dive
- After using air attack Ragna gains temp movement speed
Searing Bonds
- The duration singe is active is increased
NEW Talent - Combustion Surge: Trail count increased to 5.
NEW Talent - Inferno Mastery: Activating Singe heals Ragna and teammates.
NEW Talent - Eternal Embers: Singe Cooldown is reduced.
NEW Talent - Flame Weaving: Activating Singe IGNITES all opponents on the field.
NEW Talent - Ember Pack: Singe EMPOWERS for more damage when activated.
NEW Talent - Blazing Decent: Gains EMPOWERED after activating Fire Kick.

Neva

House: Chronos
Role: Duelist
Playstyle: Fighter
Difficulty:

Combo 1 Damage changed from 45 → 35
Combo 2 Damage changed from 45 → 35
Attack Speed 1 → 0.75 (Slower)
Sidekick: XO Support Bot Health 150 → 50
Sidekick: XO Support BOt Haste 20% → 10%
Sidekick: XO Melee Bot Health 250 → 175
Sidekick: XO Turret Bot Health 350 → 100
Sidekick: XO Turret Bot Damage 25 → 20
Sidekick: XO Turret Bot Range 30m → 25m

Special: EMP
- HACKS or SUPPRESSES opponents in an area for a duration.
  - Hack turns the mechanical summons to your side for a duration
  - Suppresses makes the non mechanical summons and champions not be able to use abilities for a duration
- Special: Cooldown 35 → 30

Dash: Rollout
- Neva rolls forward, applying Haste to any teammates hit.

Ultimate: Mechanized
- Ultimate Activation changed from needing 1% → 50%

Sidekick Passive: XO Armor

XO becomes Neva's exoskeleton providing her with more health and damage.
Neva no longer heals to full health when she regains XO.
When Neva regains XO, she keeps her organic health regeneration state.

Talents

Neva Talent 1
- Range and duration of EMP is increased.
Neva Talent 2
- Support Bot gains increased health and provides increased OVERCLOCKED.
Neva Talent 3
- Neva can activate Mechanized at 25% charge.
Neva Talent 4
- Ranged Bot gains increased health and increased RANGE.
Neva Talent 5
- Activating Mechanized creates an EMP.
Neva Talent 6
- Solo Neva gains CRITICAL damage.
Neva Talent 7
- Neva gains OVERCLOCKED for a duration after XO returns from being broken.
Neva Talent 8
- XO gains decreased return duration.
Neva Talent 9
- Melee Bot gains increased health and increased damage.

Summons

All summons have had a pass on them. We felt that they needed changes and enhancements to them to fill the role they are meant to fill. These are the updated summon descriptions:

Shooticrue
- Three RANGED drones.
Sembler
- SPAWNS Shooticrue over time gradually taking WEAR & TEAR damage. Sembler FLEES when attacked.
Beakit
- Attacks pass through and damage opponents.
Skye
- Creates a field of OVERCLOCKED (sped up time).
Wotchy
- Guards an area by going out and attacking any opponents within his sight. Gradually takes WEAR & TEAR damage.
Deadeye
- Attacks from a RANGE gradually taking WEAR & TEAR damage. Deadeye FLEES when attacked.
Chronodrop
- ON SUMMON attacks immeadiately if opponents are in range. Creates a field of TIME DILATION when it attacks.
Fendor
- ON SUMMON, provides an OVERSHIELD to teammates.
Janz
- ON SUMMON creates a field of TIME DILATION and damages any opponents in range.
Razorpaw
- ACCELERATES over time dealing CRITICAL damge on impact.
RB-IT
- Applies TIME DILATION with it's attacks.
TD-PL
- UPGRADES, increasing the amount of TD-PL summoned.
Zip-Zap
- Attacks from a RANGE increasing the damage dealt over time.
Shellshock
- Randomly targets opponents with its RANGED attack taking decreased damage while reloading.
Flingshot
- Immobile vent. Gradually takes WEAR & TEAR damage.
Lumph
- ON SUMMON, overheals any teammates in range.
Vitadrop
- ON SUMMON attacks immeadiately if opponents are in range. Deals LIFELINK damage when it attacks.
Slowclaw
- Swipes its opponents dealing KNOCKBACK.
Hornelius
- KNOCKSBACK its opponents with its attacks.
Gorrit
- ON SUMMON, KNOCKSBACK and damages any opponents in range.
Aloe
- Heals teammates from a RANGE finding a new teammate once the current one is fully healed.
Spord
- Gradually SPAWNS Trooplets over time.
Chonk
- TAUNTS its opponents.
Pocus
- Attacks from a RANGE dealing KNOCKBACK.
Buckshot
- Attacks from a RANGE.
Broc
- Deals LIFELINK damage.
Cactiking
- Throws Cacticrue at its opponents from a RANGE. Has THORNS.
Floraphant
- TRAMPLES and has BLITZ.
Cacticrue
- Three Cacti with THORNS.
Furble
- TAUNTS opponents and then FLEES.
Badaboom
- ACCELERATES over time and has BLITZ. ON KO, leaves 4 Punks.
Lavadrop
- ON SUMMON attacks immeadiately if opponents are in range. Creates a lava pool when it attacks.
Heartburn
- Attacks at a RANGE.
D.F.A.
- SKILLSHOT, deals damage in a small area.
Magmalisk
- IGNITES with its attacks.
Tailblazer
- Ignites its opponents with a RANGED attack.
Burnout
- ON SUMMON, ZOOMS leaving a trail of lava behind.
Pyrokeet
- Attacks at a RANGE and has REBIRTH.
Punks
- Five RANGED Punks.
Grumph
- ON SUMMON, ENRAGES any teammates in range.
Volcrab
- Gradually SPAWNS Lavadrops over time.
Volcrab
- Gradually SPAWNS Lavadrops over time.
Blitzbois
- IGNITES opponents and has BLITZ.
Infernus
- ON SUMMON, creates a lava pool. ATTACKS from a RANGE and IGNITES.
Shortfuse
- Attacks from a RANGE dealing damage in an area.
- Known Issues: Has no summon animation and can get stuck upon being summoned
Rekkit
- ON KO, leaves one Punk.