You can now see an indicator for enemy troopers when near them if they are behind a wall or offscreen (primarly improves tracking their positions during the lane)

Map is now precached while in the queue to improve loading times into matches

Visual and Audio updates to the shop

Added a key for toggling replays being paused (defaults to P)

Fixed a bug where Pocket’s briefcase would stop animating when the duration upgrade was taken

Updated Divine Barrier sound effects

Hero death voices are now broadcast more widely

Fixed being unable to ping while casting or channeling

Fixed various issues with hero abilities causing you to be stuck in walls

Fixed players being able to kill themselves pre-match and run around in the map

Fixed Ice Dome effects disappearing while still active if Kelvin dies during it

Simplify some visuals with Seven’s Storm Cloud radius indicator to help clarify the bounds

Fixed Stamina not appearing to regenerate while spectating

Improve the text display when a replay is still processing after a match

Fixed Walker boss moving around while the game is paused

Fixed some controller input issues

Updated Decay item sound effects

Updated Berserker item visuals

Fixed visual bug on Spirit Urn when dropping on the ground

Fixed Restorative Locket Spirit Resist not working

Fixed items not updating in the UI when purchased from the shop while spectating a teammate

Sprint is now always considered active as long as you are out of combat (haven’t taken or dealt damage for 5s, healthbar is now a little transparent when out of combat).

Fixed various inconsistencies and scenarios with how Sprint speed was calculated. Previously there were many conditions that could result in you losing the bonus.

Patron (Weakened) now has 40hp/s regen when it has not taken damage for 30s

Medic Troopers no longer use their heal on troopers if there is a hero within 30m

Zipline Speed Boost cooldown reduced from 420s to 380s

Damage over time no longer prevents zipline usage

Adjusted how the Anti Backdoor system works. It does a little less % damage reduction now, but it regens “backdoor damage” dealt to it over time. Backdoor damage is defined as any damage taken with no candle troopers within 50m in the last 20 seconds.

Troopers run speed increased from 9.1 m/s to 10 m/s

Troopers DPS vs Patrons reduced from 110 DPS to 80 DPS

Troopers DPS vs Walkers from 110 DPS to 80 DPS

Troopers DPS vs Base Guardians from 110 DPS to 80 DPS

Vault base bounty increased from 200 to 225

Fixed some issues that allowed players to more easily camp players in the spawn area

Crate Powerups: Removed Zipline buff as a potential drop

Crate Powerups: Increased Health Regen drop from 1.25% Regen to 1.5%

Crate Powerups: Added Fire Rate drop, provides +20% Fire Rate for 25s

Items

Alchemical Fire

Min/Max DPS increased from 30/60 to 40/80

Crippling Headshot

Headshot Resistance Reduction increased from 30% to 35%

Curse

Now provides +15% Clip

Duration increased from 3.5s to 3.75s

Decay

Cooldown reduced from 25s to 22s

Cast range increased from 20m to 30m

Divine Barrier

No longer restores any Stamina on the target (previously fully restored it)

Diviner's Kevlar

Channeling Spirit bonus increased from +40 to +50

Enduring Speed

Movement Speed increased from 1 to 1.25

Escalating Resilience

Resist per stack increased from 1% to 2%

Fortitude

now starts on cooldown to prevent purchasing and selling in the field for significant regen

Heroic Aura

Active radius increased from 20m to 30m

Hollow Point Ward

Spirit Shield increased from +70 to +80

Knockdown

Cooldown reduced from 55s to 50s

Now provides +200 Spirit Shield

Lifestrike

Slow duration increased from 1s to 1.5s

Cooldown reduced from 10s to 8s

Melee Lifesteal

Cooldown reduced from 10s to 8s

Mystic Reverb

Spirit Lifesteal increased from +10% to +15%

Spirit Resist increased from +10% to +15%

Phantom Strike

No longer passively provides +500 Bullet Shield

Now provides +200 Health

When using the active, gain a temporary +500 Bullet Shield for 7 seconds

Now deals 200 damage on impact

Quicksilver

Now passively has a +10% reload time penalty

Reactive Barrier

Barrier duration increased from 10s to 13s

Cooldown reduced from 60s to 40s

Restorative Locket

Max Stacks increased from 12 to 15

Cooldown increased from 15s to 18s

Return Fire

No longer has Spirit and Fire Rate bonus during the active

Now passively always gives +7 Spirit and +7% Fire Rate

Shadow Weave

Now provides +15 Health Regen

Slowing Hex

Cooldown reduced from 30s to 25s

Spirit Strike

Buff duration increased from 12s to 18s

Melee damage bonus increased from 15% to 20%

Superior Stamina

Spirit buff duration increased from 5s to 8s

Suppressor

Now provides +50 Health

Unstoppable

Movement Speed increased from +1 to +1.25

Vampiric Burst

Active Bullet Lifesteal increased from 40% to 60%

Warp Stone

No longer slows your hero for 3s

Bullet Resist duration increased from 3s to 5s

Withering Whip

Cast range increased from 12m to 20m

Heroes

Abrams

Reduced chances that Leap gets stuck on geometry during the downward phase

Bebop

No longer has an innate +15% Spirit Resist

Now has innate +20% Bullet Resist

Hook cooldown reduced from 27s to 22s

Hook T3 reduced from -15s to -12s Cooldown

Hook Speed increased from 2700 to 3000

Hook Return Speed increased from 1800 to 2200

Hyper Beam

DPS increased from 180 to 210

Grey Talon

Charged Shot

damage increased from 105 to 115

Rain of Arrows

Multishot increased from 3 to 5

Kelvin

Frost Grenade

cooldown reduced from 30s to 26s

Infernus

Afterburn

Fixed refreshing from item damage

Ivy

Base stamina increased from 3 to 4

Lash

Bullet Damage growth increased from 0.76 to 1.0

Ground Strike

now additionally damages enemies within 2m of Lash on impact

radius reduced from 16m to 14m

ground preview now lines up under Lash when cast on the ground

T3 reduced from +100% to +85%

Death Slam

tether visuals now improved to communicate the different phases its in

Lady Geist

Malice

now comes out quicker and no longer slows you

McGinnis

Fixed issues with Heavy Barrage not damaging units within the target area

Mini Turret

Spirit Resistance increased 50% to 60%

Health increased from 30% to 40%

T2 increased from +5m Range to +10m

Mo & Krill

Base HP increased from 650 to 700

Scorn

damage increased from 40 to 50

T3 debuff duration increased from 10s to 16s

Sand Blast

duration increased from 3.5s to 4s

Combo

T3 DPS increased from +30 to +40

Paradox

Time Wall

bullet freeze duration no longer increases with Spirit or Duration Extender

bullet freeze base duration reduced from 1.5 to 1.25

no longer deals damage to Mid Boss

Kinetic Carbine

: Max Damage Amp reduced from 150% to 125%

T3 no longer provides +50% Min Damage Amp

T3 reduced from +125% Max Damage to +75%

Pocket

Gun damage per bullet reduced from 6 to 5.6

Pocket Affliction visual and sound effects reworked

Pocket Enchanter’s Satchel visual effects updated

Affliction

DPS reduced from 30 to 26

Seven

Power Surge

rebalanced around no longer reducing fire rate (similar shock value effectiveness as before)

Warden

Alchemical Flask

damage increased from 48 to 55

Yamato

Shadow Explosion radius increased from 14m to 16m

Shadow Explosion Fire Rate and Spirit buff duration increased from 15s to 20s

Shadow Explosion T3 Spirit bonus increased from +10% to +15%

Shadow Explosion T3 Fire Rate bonus increased from +5% to +10%

Crimson Slash

cooldown reduced from 13s to 11s

Power Slash

physics/world collision reduced from 15 to 4 (allowing it to be more easily used near objects)

Dynamo

Updated Dynamo VO for Quantum Entanglement and a few other missing lines