[PTS] Patch Notes 07/09/2025

[Bergbart]

Huge buff for Chosen/KOTBS lol because they lose minimal stats to the auras xD you can't imagine:P
Everyone else, stop whining. Buff or nerf, you've only lost or gained a few stat points.
Everyone's so oversensitive here.
Oh, I'm already looking forward to the thread about the dps patch.

[Nameless]

[quote=Zumos

• What about the goblin racial tactic "Whazat Behind You?!" ? Does it belong to the "Tactic" category and also stack multiplicatively with Guard/Detaunt?

Whazat Behind You ?! counts as a detaunt and is therefor part of the Guard/Detaunt group.

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If that means that wazat behind you dont stack with guard and detaunt that wasnt the case till now at ror, neither on live.
Untill now for sure wazat behind you (tactic) stacked with detaunt (skill) not sure about on ror but at live all this stacked with heal tree shaman m4 (moral)

[Neznan]

Only two buffs for WL ? I expect at least 3, better 5

[normanis]

and wl get again buff, they just miss old guardian tree back (from torque) so they can be only played class. wh/witch has 3 SINGLE TARGET mastery trees with gimpu dragon gun. would be intresting to look if for am/sham has 3 healing tress no dps no hybrid = just heal or for tanks 3 snb trees and no dps.
clases who are avoided for wb will be avoided more. and organized, only guild master will be allowed play slayer. great patch nothing to add.

[Nekkma]

If that means that wazat behind you dont stack with guard and detaunt that wasnt the case till now at ror, neither on live.
Untill now for sure wazat behind you (tactic) stacked with detaunt (skill) not sure about on ror but at live all this stacked with heal tree shaman m4 (moral)

Yeah, if that tactic does not stack with regular detaunt it might as well be removed.

[Avernus]

Highlights

Public Test Server

Balance Changes

- Rending Blade - New conditional effect added: Cooldown is reduced by 1 second for each active Chaotic Aura of Dread.

Because AoE undefendable skill with a low cooldown (almost spammable) is what chosen needs right now. Make it defendable maybe?

Highlights

Public Test Server


Balance Changes
Squig armor is fine

Balance Changes

- Assault Stance - Strength and Weapon Skill buff reduced from 120 to 100.

Why?

[Ruin]

Balance Changes

- Goop Shootin' - Corporeal Resistance debuff reduced from 378 to 240.

- Not So Fast! - Initiative debuff increased from 120 to 150.

- Tastes Like Chicken - Wounds buff reduced from 160 to 150.


Balance Changes

- Scout Stance - Ballistic Skill and Initiative buff increased from 80 to 100.

- Assault Stance - Strength and Weapon Skill buff reduced from 120 to 100.

- Skirmish Stance - Toughness buff increased from 80 to 100.

Are the SH Squig Armor Buffs an Exeption for some reason? Curently they stand at: Strenght, Toughness, Wounds all increased by 120

[Panzerkasper]

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Balance Changes

- Soul Killer - Now reduces duration of Mind Killer by 5 seconds.

- Mind Killer - Intelligence and Willpower debuff increased from 120 to 150.

What is this supposed to mean? Do I now slot a tactic to nerf my own ability or is this incomplete?

From what I read here is, that if I slot Soul Killer, Mind Killer will lose the outgoing heal debuff component AND is 5 seconds shorter in duration.

[Ruin]

Buffs and Debuffs


AoE damage and healing abilities do less damage and less healing than their single target counterparts. We are applying the same principle to buffs and debuffs. Single target buffs and debuffs have been made slightly stronger and their AoE versions slightly weaker. In a future patch we will also address procs from gear, setting those values equal to the AoE versions.

This rebalancing of buffs and debuffs affects classes in different ways. For all DPS classes, that will be taken into account in the future patches. For healers and tanks we feel that the most significant loser of the patch would have been the Chosen and Knight of the Blazing Sun, considering most of their buffs and debuffs are AoE.

With this future update, could we aslo get a Unification and Explanaiton in the way Buffs and Procs works, and their values, for example:
- removing the IX/X/XI version of procs on T4 Gear,
- what kind of DMG it deals, (we have all magic descriptors but no info pure or phisical)
- with the change of %DMG increse not affecting gear DMG procs any more , will those PROCS be affected by player stats (ex.: phisical procs benefit from WS and Armor Pen)?
- will the Procs also be affected by Player Main stat, same as Tactics, like Jagged Edge?
- will the value of the proc be the same on 1H and 2H weapons?

[Kylashandra]

Very sceptical about the punt changes, they mean that BG currently has the worst possible form of single target punt since it still needs to ramp up with Hate. At least remove the hate requirement on the punt as you did for the stance requirement on SM.

Good thing that Guard once again stacks with the other damage reduction skills, but it should be reversed to what it was on live / prior to ability patch, no reason to lower the duration on challenge and the other skills. The TTK with guard was indeed very much lower than it should be and it didnt reward a smart and reactive tank gameplay anymore. To the people who feel that TTK with guard is too high, you are probably stuck with your BiS premade setup mentality and can't see what is happening with any form of lower gear these days.