Zero-K v1.6.3.2 - Rabbit Hole of Balance

The smooth aiming update from early February is paying dividends in balance disruption. Units with high turn rate (ie Reaver) and high fire rate (ie Reaver) gained the ability to jink while constantly firing at their target, effectively increasing their DPS. We're working to address this, as well as to make Tank and Jumpbot back into real factories.

Balance

Units can now be force fired at trees, rocks and wrecks to clear paths and deny reclaim.

Reaver:

• Auto regen +30 -> +20
• DPS reduced by 7.2%

Kodachi:

• Auto regen +10 -> +15
• Burn time lots -> 5s.
• Damage 120 -> 150.
• Ground fire DPS increased by 25%.

Blitz:

• Removed unique EMP explosion as it is often detrimental.
• Normal damge 170 -> 200
• Reload time 2.6 -> 2.7 (old value was 3)

Ogre:

• Health 1650 -> 1850

Pyro:

• Increased burn chance from 10% to 40%.

For the mathematically disinclined this corresponds to a 95% chance to set units on fire after a second of continuous fire. Previously the burn chance after a second was 47%.

Made puppies not terrible:

• Removed goo inefficiency (goo cost 75m -> 50m).

Grizzly:

• Health 9000 -> 8400

Siren:

• Now hits, even if it misses (like Ripper).

Dante

• Increased Flamethrower burn chance to 40%.

Commanders:

• Build power module nerfed from 5bp to 4bp.
• Increased Flamethrower burn chance to 40%.
• Engineer commander now aims prior to firing, resulting in a slightly longer effective unpack time.

Faraday:

• Reload time 2.4 -> 2.6 (pre-buff was 2.8)

Personal shields now start at 100% charge. This affects some shieldbots and commanders.

Unit AI:

• Fencer now uses its limited AI to keep away from Ogre (default off).
• Units no longer try to jink around Kodachi.
• Kodachi tries to keep at maximum range against more types of unit.

Interface

• Added 'Edit Behaviour' to space+click menu opens the initial unit states menu entry for the unit.

Fixes

• Fixed random startboxes.
• Fixed Welder firing jerkyness.
• Fixed enemy cloak visual error.
• Fixed projectile lights stacking issue.
• Fixed pause button issue.
• Fixed rare Raven issue that could cause it to be stuck low.
• Fixed Cutter Debris size.

Are you sure about the grizzly nerf? It seems rather extreme to me.

Well the patchnotes make it sound like often detrimental isn't the whole point, it's a bit odd like saying Penetrators low HP or long reload time was removed because it is 'often detrimental'. But I guess if it's annoying to use then you don't want it as the way to stop blitzballs longterm anyway and there needs to be another solution to that if or when it ever becomes a problem again.

Poor carRepairer.

I know you are not balancing for this gamemode but i just want to notice that tanks were really strong in teamgames even before the buff because their weaknesses get covered pretty easy by the teammates (given they are useful).

Why the random faraday nerf? It was almost usefull.

quote: If Tanks start destroying everything then I've got some useful data.

I think this should be proof enough:
https://clips.twitch.tv/PunchyGlamorousWheelSoonerLater

if blitz dont turn out to be op in the next days.. then i feel its a good change

DeinFreund Thats over twice the cost of the leveler? And Leveler is an AoE focused riot, not a DPS focused riot. I'm not sure that's demonstrating much, or even that it wouldn't be identical before the buff.

Question is which Rover is meant to counter Blitz, other than (Ugh) Domi. Maybe the new Dart can help.

Isn´t DeinFreunds example BEFORE the buff?
Edit: ok i see it´s not, but there is no real difference between before and after in this case. Ripper is just really poor against blitze.