0.33 - Fierce Competition

Summary

Official name:

Fierce Competition

Release date:

September 12th, 2016

Hotfixes:

Hotfix 1, Hotfix 2, Hotfix 3,4, Hotfix 5, Hotfix 6,7, Hotfix 8, Hotfix 9, Hotfix 10

Client version:

0.33.1266.1 (0.33)

Update Overview:

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0.33 - Fierce Competition | September 12, 2016

BETA EXPECTATIONS

General

Removed player-set region select (except for custom games). Ping and nearest server location are now considered by the match maker, along with MMR and level. Once a match is made, the server is assigned based on what will be the best overall ping for that group of players.
Addressed an issue where map names were not displaying the correct name.
Redesigned the champion selection lobby.
Competitive System.
- Leaderboards per Champion.
- Ratings per Champion with portrait frame.
- Champion ranking system.
- After match is over, both overall and champion ranks calculated.
Updated the match loading screen.
Champions now each have emotes, which can be played by pressing B.
Improved audio feedback for ultimate abilities.
Addressed an issue where sounds were occluding when they shouldn't have been.
In training matches bot difficulty will now adjust based on player performance.
Players can now import other players loadouts.
Improved Champions screen to allow better viewing of each character.
Added Icon notifications for Poison (reduced healing), and Vision (revealed).
Champion screen ‘K’ now shows damage type for each ability/weapons.
Fixed an issue where the payload cart would block nameplate visibility.
Fixed an issue where bomb king's head would appear with him during his ultimate.
VGS announcer changes.
Increased the number of points required to win a match from 4 to 5.
Increased credit cap from 1800 to 7500.
Fixed an issue where diminishing returns from slows were not functioning properly.
Fixed an issue where players would respawn mounted at the beginning of a new round, if they were mounted at the end of the previous round.
Healing a full health target now displays a +0.
Added camera animations for stun.
Mounts move 20% faster.
During the payload phase attackers respawn time is set to 8 seconds and the defenders is set to 14 seconds.
Fixed an issue where shooting a projectile at a wall could cause the projectile's sound to increase in volume suddenly for the shooter.
Fixed a case where laggy clients could shoot through shields, if they didn't see the shield spawn yet on their client.
Fixed a case where spawning a shield to block a shot would cause that shot to do no damage to either its original target, or the shield.
Refactored the burn card system to have progression and renamed the system to “Items”.
Removed the Payload game mode.

UI

In the Champion Skills screen (Outside of gameplay) each champion now has a button that will allow players to test their Ultimate Activation sound to help learn a Champion's specific ultimate feedback sound.
Added persistent objective text on HUD.
Fixed a number of HUD issues related to killcam.
Added reticle color options.
Added an option to enable or disable reticle bloom.

Skins/Weapons

Androxus

Countenance
- Renamed to Sanguine.
Gaunt
Wraith
Sanguine Horns
Gaunt Horns
Wraith Horns

Bomb King

Peridot
- Removed from the game.
  - Owners of this skin will be reimbursed.
Peridot Crown
- Removed from the game.
  - Owners of this skin will be reimbursed.
Peridot Bomb
- Removed from the game.
  - Owners of this skin will be reimbursed.

Buck

Reworked Buck's weapon to have more of a shotgun feel.
Aegis
- Removed from the game.
  - Owners of this skin will be reimbursed.
Starbound
- Removed from the game.
  - Owners of this skin will be reimbursed.

Makoa

Montego Iris
Aruba Iris
Bahama Iris
Montego Cannon
Aruba Cannon
Bahama Cannon

Viktor

Olive Drab
Navy
Olive Drab Eyepatch
Navy Eyepatch
Khaki Eyepatch
Navy Assault Rifle

Ying

Daffodil
- Removed from the game.
  - Owners of this skin will be reimbursed.
Carnation
- Removed from the game.
  - Owners of this skin will be reimbursed.

Spectator

Spectator improvements
- Added 3rd person messages for objectives, include team name.
- ‘P’ key cycles between drawing the full HUD, partial nameplate HUD, and no HUD.
- Kill feed now works properly in spectator when not viewing from a player.
- Bottom left and right side of the hud is no longer visible in spectator when not viewing from another player.
Fixed an issue where red team would not show up on the top bar.

Maps

Enchanted Forest has been redone and splitted into the new maps Fish Market and Timber Mill for the game mode Siege.
New loading screens for each map.
The renewed Siege maps now have spawn rooms instead of portal rooms.

Champions - Balance/Updates/Fixes

General

Reduced air control after knockbacks from 50% of normal to 10% of normal.
Champions no longer leave an HP Drop on the ground when they die.
Champion voice lines will now be cut short if that champion dies.
Champions now play a unique activation sound when their ultimate is triggered, followed by the voice line.
Fixed an issue where obstructions were reducing sounds from enemy players too much.

Burn Cards

NEW Aggression‎

Gain 5/10/15% increased weapon damage.

NEW Master Riding‎

Gain increased 20/40/60% mount speed.

Resilience‎

Reduced amount of rank 1 Crowd Control reduction from 60% to 30%.
Now also reduces the duration of Slows by 30% at rank 1.

Cauterize

Reduced amount of rank 1 Healing Reduction from 60% to 30%.

Morale Boost

Reduced amount of rank 1 Ultimate Gain from 20% to 15%.

Nimble

Reduced amount of rank 1 Groundspeed from 15% to 10%.

Rejuvenate

Reduced amount of rank 1 healing from 500 to 300.

Kill to Heal

Reduced amount of rank 1 healing from 500 to 300.

Illuminate

Cost increased from 150 to 200.

Deft Hands

Cost reduced from 500 to 400.

Chronos

Reduced amount of rank 1 cooldown reduction from 15 to 10.

Gather

Removed from the game.

Sterilize

Removed from the game.

Androxus

Reversal
- Fixed an issue where the visual effects can get stuck on.
- Now plays an effect for Androxus when absorbing damage.
Nether Step
- No longer provides bonus Attack Speed for Defiance upon activation.
- Increased the maximum number of dashes from 2 to 3.
Cards
- *NEW* Spite
  - [Defiance] Defiance grants 3/6/9/12% movement speed for 2s for every shot hit.
- Abyssal Touch
  - Reworked.
  - [Defiance] Defiance reduces the cooldown of Nether Step by .25/.5/.75/1s every time it hits a Champion.
- Disrupt
  - Reworked.
  - [Reversal] Reduce the cooldown of Reversal by 1/2/3/4s.

Barik

General
- Reduced Barik's ultimate charge contribution from turrets by 50%.
Turret
- Now reveals stealthed targets within 30ft of a Turret.
Lockdown
- Removed from the game.
*NEW* Dome Shield
- Deploy a health Dome Shield for 6 seconds with a Flamethrower turret inside.
Cards
- Infuse
  - Reworked to Palisade.
  - [Barricade] Reduce the Cooldown of Barricade by 1/2/3/4s.
- Another Man's Treasure
  - Reworked.
  - [Armor] Eliminations reduce active cooldowns by 7/14/21/28%.

Bomb King

Grumpy Bomb
- Now deals triple damage to enemy shields.
Poppy Bomb
- Fixed fire lockout and improved performance under high ping conditions.
King Bomb
- Now deals triple damage to enemy shields.
Cards
- Shell Shock
  - Reworked to Mad Bomber.
  - [Grumpy Bomb] Using Grumpy Bomb grants 7/14/21/28% Movement Speed for 2s.
- Flare
  - Reworked to Uncontrolled.
  - [Armor] You cannot be slowed below 40/50/60/70% movement speed.
- Royal Army
  - Reworked to King's New Cloak.
  - [Armor] Gain 50/100/150/200 Health.
- Fallout
  - Reworked.
  - [Grumpy Bomb] Hitting an enemy with Grumpy Bomb reduces the cooldown of Poppy Bomb by 1/2/3/4s.
- Doomsday
  - Damage increase to Shields reduced from 100/200/300/400% to 10/20/30/40%.

Buck

Shrapnel Cannon
- Buck's Weapon has undergone a redesign and is now a Pump Shotgun.
- Now has a progressive reload that can be interrupted to fire.
Net Shot
- Adjusted projectile spawn offset, so it no longer spawns in the middle of the screen.
Recovery
- Increased healing from 650 to 1000.
- No longer interrupts reload.
Heroic Leap
- Slows enemies upon landing by 50% for 1s.
- No longer locks out other abilities from firing while Buck is airborne.
- No longer interrupts reload.
Buck Wild
- Now increases the damage you deal with your weapon by 100% for 6s, refills ammo and resets all cooldowns on cast.
- No longer provides Cooldown Reduction.
- No longer interrupts reload.
- Fixed an issue where Buck was charging Buck Wild while Buck Wild was active.
Cards
- *NEW* Deep Breath
  - [Recovery] Increase the duration of Recovery by .5/1/1.5/2s.
- *NEW* Bully
  - [Net Shot] Gain 8/16/24/32% lifesteal against targets you hit with Net Shot.
- *NEW* Speed Loader
  - [Weapon] Reload 5/10/15/20% faster.
- Breaker
  - Reworked to Exhilarate.
  - [Heroic Leap] Heal for 75/150/225/300 for each champion you hit with Heroic Leap.
- Seismic Wave
  - Reworked.
  - [Heroic Leap] Reduce the Cooldown of Heroic Leap by .5/1/1.5/2s.
- Rapid Sustain
  - Health threshold increased from 40% to 50%.

Cassie

Disengage
- Impulse reduced from 1200 to 800.
Blast Shot
- No longer knocks targets back.
- Now reduces healing by 50% for 3s.
- Increased damage from 150 to 450.
Scout
- Cassie is now immune to Crowd Control while Scout is active.
- Fixed an issue where Cassie could charge Scout while Scout was active.
Cards
- Infected Arrow
  - Reworked to Territorial.
  - [Disengage] Reduce the Cooldown of Disengage by 1/2/3/4s.
- Kinetics
  - Reworked.
  - [Blast Shot] Blast Shot reduces healing by 5/10/15/20% more.
- Raze
  - Reworked.
  - [Disengage] Increase the knockback amount of Disengage by 6/12/18/24%.

Drogoz

Fire Spit
- Increased the amount of damage fall off towards the edge of the explosion when detonated.
Salvo
- Now deals double damage to enemy shields.
- Improved animations.
Dragon Punch
- Reduced flight speed to improve control during travel.
- Increased flight duration.
Cards
- *NEW* Condescension
  - [Fire Spit] Reduce the Cooldown of Thrust by .5/1/1.5/2s for each enemy champion hit with Fire Spit.
- Biological Warfare
  - Reworked to Decimate.
  - [Salvo] Salvo deals 10/20/30/40% more damage to shields.
- Follow The Scent
  - Reworked.
  - [Fire Spit] Using Fire Spit increases your Movement Speed by 8/16/24/32%.
- Masterful
  - Now has a 5 second cooldown on the card effect.

Evie

Blink
- Fixed an issue where Blink could cause you to not spawn in the correct spawn room when a new round starts.
Ice Storm
- Reduced duration by 40%.
Cards
- Break Free
  - Reworked to Chilled.
  - [Blink] Blink grants 8/16/24/32% Reload Speed for 4s.
- Stand Still
  - Reworked to Keep Moving.
  - [Armor] Increase movement speed when Out of Combat by 5/10/15/20%.
- Impact
  - Reworked.
  - [Weapon] Kills reduce active cooldowns by 10/20/30/40%.
- Frost Bound
  - Reworked.
  - [Weapon] Kills grant 8/16/24/32% Movement Speed for 5s.
- Killing Frost
  - Fixed an issue where Rank II was fully resetting the Cooldown of Soar.

Fernando

Fireball
- Now reduces healing by 50% for 3s.
Shield
- Reduced duration from 20 to 10s.
Cards
- *NEW* Brand
  - [Fireball] Fireball reduces healing by 5/10/15/20% more.
- Field Dressing
  - Reworked to Fearless Leader.
  - [Weapon] Eliminations reduce all active cooldowns by 10/20/30/40%.
- Immovable Object
  - Reworked.
  - [Armor] Gain 7/14/21/28% CC Reduction.

Grohk

Lightning Staff
- No longer bounces to targets affected by Shock Pulse.
Shock Pulse
- Now slows enemies by 30% for 2s
Healing Totem
- Improved hit registry when firing on an enemy Healing Totem.
Ghost Walk
- Increased Cooldown from 10 to 12s.
Tempest
- Tempest now strikes 2 nearby enemies and 2 nearby allies each tick.
  - Enemies hit take 200 damage and are slowed by 60% for 2s.
  - Allies hit are healed for 500 and gain 60% Movement Speed for 2s.
- Now grants Grohk a 60% Movement Speed increase for the duration.
Cards
- Lightning Rod
  - Reworked.
  - [Shock Pulse] Hitting a champion with Shock Pulse heals you for 20/40/60/80.
- Conduit
  - Reworked.
  - [Shock Pulse] Gain 4/8/12/16% movement speed for 2s for each unique enemy hit by Shock Pulse.

Grover

Grover no longer performs melee attacks with his axe and instead has elected to exclusively hurl his infinite supply of axes at enemies.
Axe
- Removed from the game.
*NEW* Throwing Axe
- Hurl your axe, dealing more damage the farther it travels up to 1200.
- Does not have ammo and has no reload.
Axe Throw
- Removed from the game.
*NEW* Crippling Throw
- Throw an axe dealing 300 damage and crippling affected enemies for 2s.
Nature's Demise
- Removed from the game.
*NEW* Blossom
- Passively Heal nearby allies for 80 health a second. Activate this ability to heal nearby allies instantly for 1000.
Vine
- No longer vines to enemies but instead can vine to allies.
Whirlwind
- Rapidly heal nearby allies for 2500 health per second for 5s.
Cards
- *NEW* Chop Down
  - [Crippling Throw] Reduce the Cooldown of Crippling Throw by .5/1/1.5/2s.
- Harvest
  - Reworked to Force of Nature.
  - [Armor] You cannot be slowed below 40/50/60/70%.
- Deeply Rooted
  - Reworked to Perennial
  - [Blossom] Reduce the Cooldown of Blossom by .5/1/1.5/2s.
- Against the Grain
  - Reworked to Gentle Breeze
  - [Blossom] Allies gain 8/16/24/32% Movement Speed for 2s after being healed by Blossom.
- Fatalis
  - Reworked.
  - [Crippling Throw] Hitting an enemy with Crippling Throw increases your Movement Speed by 10/20/30/40%.
- Vine Grasp
  - Reworked.
  - [Vine] Increase the range of Vine by 10/20/30/40%.
- Nature's Quickness
  - Reworked.
  - [Vine] Gain 8/16/24/32% Movement Speed for 2s after using Vine.
- Over Growth
  - Reworked.
  - [Vine] Reduce the Cooldown of Vine by .5/1/1.5/2s.
- Rebound
  - Reworked.
  - [Armor] Receive 5/10/15/20% increased healing below 50% health.
- Adrenaline
  - Reworked.
  - [Weapon] Eliminations reduce all active cooldowns by 10/20/30/40%.
- Crippling Throw
  - Reworked.
  - [Weapon] Reduce the cooldown of Crippling Throw by .5/1/1.5/2s.
- Unstoppable
  - Reworked.
  - [Blossom] Gain 5/10/15/20% damage reduction for 2s after using Blossom.
- Verdant Expanse
  - Reworked.
  - [Blossom] Increase the radius of Blossom by 10/20/30/40%.
- Pick Up
  - Reworked.
  - [Crippling Throw] Increase the duration of Crippling Throw's Cripple by 10/20/30/40%.
- Chopper
  - Reworked.
  - [Crippling Throw] Hitting an enemy with Crippling Throw heals you for 50/100/150/200.
- Heavenly Agility
  - Reworked.
  - [Vine] After using Vine gain 10/20/30/40% increased Air Control.

Kinessa

Carbine
- Reduced damage from 200 to 150.
- Now Deals 30% increased damage to targets under the effect of Oppressor Mines.
Transporter
- Increased Cooldown from 10 to 12s.
- Added a brief pause before the Transporter appears on screen to be thrown.
- Kinessa can no longer use other abilities while holding Transporter before throwing it.
Cards
- *NEW* True Grit
  - [Sniper Mode] Hitting an enemy with a fully charged shot heals you for 75/150/225/300.
- *NEW* Power Supply
  - [Weapon] After getting a Kill Reload 8/16/24/32% faster for 5s.
- Lie in Wait
  - Now applies in combat.
  - Health per Second reduced from 100/200/300/400 to 50/100/150/200.

Makoa

General
- Fixed an issue where Makoa's footstep sounds would play while mounted.
Dredge Anchor
- Range Reduced by 20%.
Cards
- *NEW* Salvage
  - [Dredge Anchor] Hitting an enemy with Dredge Anchor generates 1/2/3/4 ammo.
- *NEW* Strongarm
  - [Dredge Anchor] Reduce the Cooldown of Dredge Anchor by .5/1/1.5/2s.
- *NEW* Determination
  - [Armor] Gain 7/14/21/28% Crowd Control Reduction.
- *NEW* Lighter Cannonballs
  - [Weapon] Gain 5/10/15/20% Reload speed.
- Rip Current
  - Reworked to Carapace
  - [Shell Shield] Increase the Health of Shell Shield by 250/500/750/1000.
- Sea Legs
  - Reworked.
  - [Dredge Anchor] Gain 6/12/18/24% lifesteal after hitting an enemy with Dredge Anchor.

Pip

Potion Launcher
- Reduced damage from 620 to 600.
Healing Potion
- Fixed an issue where Healing Potion wouldn't travel to the location of your reticle when fired.
- Healing Potion projectile may now collide with allies.
Evil Mojo
- The projectile now explodes on contact.
Cards
- *NEW* Shrewd Move
  - [Weapon] Eliminations reduce all active cooldowns by 5/10/15/20%.
- *NEW* Moxie
  - [Armor] Receive 5/10/15/20% increased healing when below 50% Health.
- *NEW* Guile
  - [Explosive Flask] Generate 1/2/3/4 ammo when Explosive Flask hits an enemy.
- Disinfect
  - Reworked to Pep in the Step.
  - [Healing Potion] Allies hit by Healing Potion gain 10/20/30/40% movement speed for 1.5s.
- Malady
  - Reworked to Acumen.
  - [Explosive Flask] Gain 10/20/30/40% Lifesteal against enemies slowed by Explosive Flask.
- Graviton
  - Reworked.
  - [Explosive Flask] Increase the duration of Explosive Flask's slow by .25/.5/.75/1s.

Ruckus

Miniguns
- Decreased Spin-up time.
- Now plays a sound when fully spun up.
Minigun Spin Up
- Removed from the game.
Emitter
- Moved from Ability 1 to Altfire.
*NEW* Repulsor Field
- Ruckus projects a defensive energy impulse from his mech that Protects nearby allies. Affected allies will take 50% reduced damage for 3 seconds. This Ability is only usable while in range of an objective.
Cards
- Purge
  - Reworked to Air Cooled
  - [Advance] Activating Advance heals you for 50/100/150/200.
- At The Ready
  - Reworked.
  - [Repulsor Field] Increase the stealth detection radius of Repulsor Field by 12/24/36/48%.
- Alternator
  - Reworked.
  - [Repulsor Field] Heal 50/100/150/200 health per second during Repulsor Field.
- Crystal Capacitor
  - Reworked.
  - [Repulsor Field] Generate 6/12/18/24 Ammo per second during Repulsor Field.
- Metal March
  - Reworked.
  - [Repulsor Field] Increase the radius of Repulsor Field by 10/20/30/40%.

Skye

Wrist Crossbow
- Increased accuracy from 91 to 94%.
Poison Bolts
- Now also reduces healing.
Smoke Screen
- Can now be blocked by geometry.
Toxic Time Bomb
- Now deals 2.5X damage to enemy shields.
Cards
- Dismantle
  - Reworked to Slip Away.
  - [Armor] Gain 5/10/15/20% movement speed when Out of Combat.
- Healing Vapors
  - Reworked to Dissipate.
  - [Smoke Screen] Gain 15/30/45/60% Movement Speed for 3s when entering Smoke Screen.
- Decrepify
  - Reworked.
  - [Poison Bolts] Poison Bolts reduces healing by 5/10/15/20% more.
- Confound
  - Reworked.
  - [Poison Bolts] Hitting an enemy with Poison Bolts reduces the cooldown of Smoke Screen by .5/1/1.5/2s.

Viktor

Assault Rifle
- Reduced damage per hit from 146 to 130.
Frag Grenade
- Fixed grenade cook timings when playing with heavy lag.
Hustle
- Fixed a case where this ability could desync from the server, causing server corrections.
Cards
- *NEW* Guerrilla Warfare
  - [Hustle] After using Hustle gain 7/14/21/28% reload speed for 3s.
- *NEW* Run and Gun
  - [Hustle] Gain 1/2/3/4 ammo per second during Hustle.
- *NEW* Predator
  - [Iron Sights] Hitting an enemy during Iron Sights reveals them for .5/1/1.5/2s.
- *NEW* Fire in the Hole
  - [Frag Grenade] Hitting an enemy with Frag Grenade generates 6/12/18/24 ammo.
- Long Reach
  - Reworked to Flak Jacket.
  - [Armor] Gain 50/100/150/200 Health.
- Ammo Drop
  - Reworked to Hit and Run.
  - [Weapon] Kills grant 10/20/30/40% Movement Speed for 4s.