Patch Notes 09.1

This is the follow-up we promised for patch 09.1. There's some bug fixes, all the Wardog card balancing left out of the previous patch and, most importantly, it lays important groundwork for the equilibrium and matchmaking system.

Spacelords Loaht

Bug fixes:

- Fixed a bug where the Protector was not applying his resistances correctly on A Fistful of Sand.
- Fixed a bug on rewards where Raiders skill bonus was not applying correctly when playing as Antagonist. 
- Fixed several bugs that made players not able to respawn. 
- Fixed a bug where Antagonist spawn points were not selecting correctly on A Breath of Hope.
- Fixed a bug where weapons forged with Extended Clip were starting with their default number of bullets.
- Fixed a bug that made the game crash if Schneider's drone was deployed during a host migration. 
- Fixed a bug where clients were not able to see Guardian's lasers on A Breath of Hope. 


Matchmaking system 

We've improved our matchmaking system to use different configurations for different types of players. In the past, we had to focus on improving the average player's experience, but we found up that this didn't respond to high and low MMR players’ needs properly.

- Improved Antagonist matching accuracy for low MMR players 
- Improved queue waiting times for high MMR players 



Progression

With the massive buffs to cards coming in this and previous patches, player power has increased. This is part of the plan to move power away from non-playable aspects like passives and strengthen systems with more depth and player expression like cards:

- Reduced Armor, Resistance and Brute Force passive bonus 

Aequilibrium

We created what we called "League tiers": now Aequilibrium leagues will have a level barrier, so players will be grouped in a more consistent way. This is the first step towards a number of new features we're not quite ready to talk about yet ;)

- Aequilibrium leagues now are structured on groups of levels 4-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39. 40-49, 50-99 and 100+ 
 - Increased the weight of players' continent and country to group them on the same league. 



Character Balance

Harec

- Maximum distance to stalk increased from 70 to 100 meters
- Decreased Vindicta Anima's time to full charge by 15% 
-  Decreased Aura Mortis' time to full charge by 25% 

Card balance

Umbra Wardog

Frenzy
- Damage boost per strike increased from 20%/45% to 20%/50% 

Frenzy (rare)
- Damage boost per strike increased from 25%/45% to 30%/50% 

Improved Healing
- Regeneration boost increased from 25%/55% to 25%/70% 

Improved Healing (rare)
- Regeneration boost increased from 30%/55% to 35%/70% 

Dynamic Healing
- Regeneration boost increased from 100%/300% to 100%/400% 

Dynamic Healing (rare)
- Regeneration boost increased from 130%/300% to 150%/400% 

Tribal Healing
- Regeneration boost increased from 80%/160% to 80%/250% 

Tribal Healing (rare)
- Regeneration boost increased from 100%/160% to 140%/250% 

Epimorphosis
- Time required for activation decreased from 4 to 3 seconds
- Cooldown reduced from 20/5 to 16/3.5 seconds
- Health points healed increased from 100 to 140 

Epimorphosis (rare)
- Time required for activation decreased from 3 to 2 seconds
- Cooldown reduced from 20/5 to 8/2.5 seconds
- Health points healed increased from 100 to 140 

Motivation (rare)
- Damage reduction increased from 20%/40% to 22%/40% 

Camaraderie
- Damage reduction increased from 20%/50% to 22%/55% 

Camaraderie (rare)
- Damage reduction increased from 25%/50% to 33%/55% 

Battering Ram
- Damage boost increased from 40%/100% to 50%/200% 

Battering Ram (rare)
- Damage boost increased from 50%/100% to 80%/200% 

Kamikaze
- Damage boost increased from 30%/70% to 40%/150% 

Kamikaze (rare)
- Damage boost increased from 40%/70% to 70%/150% 

Aerial healing
- Heal increased from 6/14 to 6/18 health points 

Aerial healing (rare)
- Heal increased from 8/14 to 9/18 health points 

Natural Selection (rare)
- Increased chance to recover from wounded from 65%/100% to 75%/100% 

Cornered
- Duration increased from 5 to 16 seconds
- Reload speed boost increased from 30%/90% to 40%/160% 

Cornered (rare)
- Duration increased from 5 to 16 seconds
- Reload speed boost increased from 40%/90% to 70%/160% 

Exacerbated
- Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds
- Melee damage boost increased from 30%/100% to 60%/300% 

Exacerbated (rare)
- Duration increased from 3 to 4 seconds
- Melee damage boost increased from 40%/100% to 100%/300% 

Compulsion
- Damage boost increased from 10%/20% to 10%/25% 

Compulsion (rare)
- Damage boost increased from 13%/20% to 15%/25% 

Maelstrom
- Damage boost increased from 12%/24% to 15%/40% 

Maelstrom (rare)
- Damage boost increased from 15%/24% to 25%/40% 

Dynamic Epimorphosis
- Regeneration boost increased from 90%/200% to 90%/300% 

Dynamic Epimorphosis (rare)
- Regeneration boost increased from 130%/200% to 160%/300% 

Supreme Tribal Healing
- Regeneration boost increased from 120%/250% to 140%/500% 

Supreme Tribal Healing (rare)
- Regeneration boost increased from 150%/250% to 250%/500% 

Latent Epimorphosis
- Cooldown reduced from 20/5 to 8/2 seconds 

Latent Epimorphosis (rare)
- Time required for activation decreased from 1.5 to 1 seconds 

Cooldown reduced from 20/5 to 4/1 seconds
- Health points healed increased from 50 to 60 

Besieged
- Duration increased from 1 to 3 seconds 
- Reload speed boost increased from 50%/100% to 80%/500% 

Besieged (rare)
- Duration increased from 1 to 3 seconds
- Reload speed boost increased from 50%/100% to 150%/500% 

Irate
- Duration increased from 10 to 30 seconds
- Reload speed boost increased from 20%/60% to 30%/120% 

Irate (rare)
- Duration increased from 10 to 30 seconds
- Reload speed boost increased from 27%/60% to 50%/120% 

Alicia

Impetus
- Duration decreased from 6 to 5 seconds
- Melee damage boost increased from 30%/80% to 45%/160% 

Impetus (rare)
- Duration decreased from 6 to 5 seconds
- Melee damage boost increased from 40%/80% to 80%/160% 

Rejoicing (rare)
- Regeneration boost increased from 70%/200% to 80%/200% 

Adrenaline
- Weapon fire rate boost increased from 20%/55% to 22%/55% 

Adrenaline (rare)
- Weapon fire rate boost increased from 30%/55% to 33%/55% 

Opportunity
- Reload speed boost increased from 60%/200% to 80%/500% 

Opportunity (rare)
- Reload speed boost increased from 70%/200% to 140%/500% 

Rain of Fire (rare)
- Damage boost increased from 11%/30% to 15%/30% 

Support
- Reload speed boost increased from 60%/200% to 60%/250% 

Support (rare)
- Reload speed boost increased from 70%/200% to 100%/250% 

Arrogance
- Melee damage boost increased from 30%/70% to 35%/140% 

Arrogance (rare)
- Melee damage boost increased from 35%/70% to 60%/140% 

Escape
- Speed boost increased from 70%/180% to 70%/220% 

Escape (rare)
- Speed boost increased from 80%/180% to 110%/220% 

Elusive (rare)
- Heal increased from 45/100 to 50/100 health points 

Sassy
- Duration increased from 5 to 8 seconds
- Speed boost increased from 70%/180% to 80%/250% 

Sassy (rare)
- Duration increased from 5 to 10 seconds
- Speed boost increased from 70%/180% to 120%/250% 

Acrobatic
- Speed boost increased from 30%/80% to 35%/140% 

Acrobatic (rare)
- Speed boost increased from 45%/80% to 60%/140% 

Support
- Reload speed boost increased from 90%/300% to 90%/500% 

Support (rare)
- Reload speed boost increased from 100%/300% to 160%/500% 

Boasting
- Melee damage boost increased from 45%/100% to 55%/220% 

Boasting (rare)
- Melee damage boost increased from 50%/100% to 90%/220% 

Loaht

Loaht's number of cards was significantly below the average of the Raiders. Besides his card balancing, we also have created 22 new cards for him.

Obstinate (rare)
- Fury retained increased from 50%/90% to 55%/90% 

Furious
- Fury gain boost increased from 15%/35% to 15%/40% 

Furious (rare)
- Fury gain boost increased from 20%/35% to 22%/40% 

Tenacious (rare)
- Health loss reduction in beast form increased from 25%/50% to 30%/50% 

Feral
- Health gain boost in beast form increased from 30%/100% to 50%/250% 

Feral (rare)
- Health gain boost in beast form increased from 40%/100% to 90%/250% 

Sadistic
- Fury gain increased from 10%/30% to 15%/50% 

Sadistic (rare)
- Fury gain increased from 15%/30% to 25%/50% 

Genocide
- Fury gain increased from 20%/55% to 30%/100% 

Genocide
- Fury gain increased from 25%/55% to 50%/100% 

Tough (rare)
- Self-inflicted damage reduction increased from 55%/95% to 60%/95% 

Short Fuse (rare)
- Time to explode reduction increased from 27.5%/70% to 30%/70% 

Regenerating Stimulation
- Distance increased from 4 to 5 meters
- Heal increased from 10/50 to 15/100 health points 

Regenerating Stimulation (rare)
- Distance increased from 4 to 5 meters
- Heal increased from 15/50 to 30/100 health points 

H.I.V.E.

Dominant Biomass
- Damage boost increased from 10%/25% to 15%/40%
- Distance required reduced from 15 to 10 meters 

Dominant Biomass (rare)
- Damage boost increased from 15%/25% to 25%/40%
- Distance required reduced from 15 to 10 meters 

Phylogenetic Pheromones
- Melee damage reduction increased from 45%/80% to 45%/90% 

Phylogenetic Pheromones (rare)
- Melee damage reduction increased from 55%/80% to 60%/90% 

Empathy
- Damage reduction per impregnated enemy increased from 10%/20% to 14%/40% 
- Maximum damage reduction increased from 35%/65% to 35%/80% 

Empathy (rare)
- Damage reduction per impregnated enemy increased from 15%/20% to 20%/40%
- Maximum damage reduction increased from 45%/65% to 50%/80% 

Adipocytes
- Essence storage boost increased from 30%/75% to 35%/150% 

Adipocytes (rare)
- Essence storage boost increased from 40%/75% to 55%/150% 

Analepsy
- Extra excess health increased from 25/75 to 35/140 health points 

Analepsy (rare)
- Extra excess health increased from 35/75 to 60/140 health points 

Adaptive Evolution
- Excess health boost per 100 health lost increased from 10%/15% to 15%/100%
- Maximum excess health boost increased from 30%/80% to 45%/200% 

Adaptive Evolution (rare)
- Excess health boost per 100 health lost increased from 12.5%/15% to 25%/100%
- Maximum excess health boost increased from 35%/80% to 75%/200% 

Debilitating Pheromones
- Damage reduction increased from 30%/60% to 33%/75% 

Debilitating Pheromones (rare)
- Damage reduction increased from 37.5%/60% to 45%/75% 

Resonant Pheromones
- Damage reduction per impregnated enemy increased from 10%/20% to 14%/40%
- Maximum damage reduction increased from 35%/65% to 35%/80% 

Resonant Pheromones (rare)
- Damage reduction per impregnated enemy increased from 15%/20% to 22%/40%
- Maximum damage reduction increased from 45%/65% to 55%/80% 

Endorphins (rare)
- Energy bar increase while sprinting increased from 4.5%/12.5% to 5.5%/12.5% 

Stroma
- Distance increased from 10 to 15 meters 
- Health restored increased from 50/150 to 50/300 

Stroma (rare)
- Distance increased from 11 to 30 meters
- Health restored increased from 50/150 to 75/300 

Corrosive Pheromones
- Damage boost increased from 6%/18% to 6%/20% 

Corrosive Pheromones (rare)
- Damage boost increased from 8%/18% to 10%/20% 

Enzymes
- Essence bar gain increased from 20%/50% to 20%/70% 

Enzymes (rare)
- Essence bar gain increased from 30%/50% to 35%/70% 

Corrosive Enzymes
- Essence bar gain increased from 30%/80% to 35%/100%  

Corrosive Enzymes (rare)
- Essence bar gain increased from 40%/80% to 50%/100% 

Spores
- Radius increased from 6/18 to 6/50 meters 

Spores (rare)
- Radius increased from 12/18 to 15/50 meters 

Drones
- Distance increased from 3 to 8 meters
- Damage boost increased from 60%/120% to 70%/250% 

Drones (rare)
- Distance increased from 3 to 8 meters
- Damage boost increased from 80%/120% to 110%/250% 

Chitinous Epithelium
- Distance increased from 12 to 15 meters
- Duration increased from 1.5/3 to 3/10 seconds 

Chitinous Epithelium (rare)
- Distance increased from 12 to 15 meters
- Duration increased from 1.5/3 to 5/10 seconds 

Spurs
-  Duration increased from 3/12 to 6/120 

Spurs (rare)
- Duration increased from 6/12 to 15/120 


Card swapping

Many Raiders had cards with similar effects on the same level-range. We want players making interesting choices, so we swapped some cards' level requirements.

Harec

- Tangible swapped with Astral Looter

Shae 
Confusion swapped with Isobar Valve 
- Mental Punishment swapped with Amaurosis 

Iune
- Mite swapped with Angelic 

Alicia
- Acrobatic swapped with Support  

Loath
- Short Fuse swapped with Bully 
- Incentive swapped with Audacious 

Mikah
- Harmonic Gyroscope swapped with Positivation 

Hans
- Turbojet swapped with Hypergolic Propellant 

Lycus
- Graphene Condenser swapped with Camouflage 

  Dr. Kuzmann
- Repulsion swapped with Quick Charge 

Konstantin
- Stopping Power swapped with Applicability
- Magnetic Anchor swapped with Stasis Recycler 

Ginebra
- Convex Frame swapped with Metamorphic Regeneration
- Allotropic Booster swapped with Deformable Ammunition
- Alloy Cordage swapped with Power Optimizer
- Allotropic Shield swapped with Alloy Cordage 

Locals
- Lone Hunter swapped with Abnegation
- Lone Fighter swapped with Suitability 

Wardogs
- Motivation swapped with Dynamic Healing
- Maelstrom swapped with Dynamic Healing
- Dizzying swapped with Dynamic Epimorphosis
- Compulsion swapped with Cornered
- Camaraderie swapped with Swiftness
- Exacerbated swapped with Irate 

Hades Division
- Spiral of Violence swapped with Resistance 
- Assault swapped with Kevlar
- Deadly swapped with Resistance
- Armor-Plated Ammo swapped with Nerves of Steel 

  Fifth Council
- Reboot swapped with Firewall
- Positive Feedback swapped with Optimum Performance
- Extra Battery swapped with Closed System