Feb 21st 2018 – Balance Changes

Episode 5: Balance Adjustments

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2018 Feb 21st Oct 10th    

 

Mirage Escape

  • Mirage Escape supports Jump Cancellations
  • Step Jump's ring effect will now apply to Mirage Escape

 

Skill Rings

L / Katana Gear Guard R

  • Gear reduction speed will not increase when the ring is equipped.
  • Buffed the gear’s [amount of increase.

 

Hunter

Wired Lance Improvements

  • Air Pocket Swing
    • PP consumption reduced
  • Adapt Spin
    • Extended the distance you move forward based on how far you are from the enemy.

 

Gunner

Twin Machine Gun Improvements

  • Grim Barrage
    • Travel distance increased
    • Turning speed increased
    • PP consumption reduced

 

Techer

PP Restoration Improvement

  • Added an effect that buffs the natural PP recovery amount when standing still.

 

Techniques

Fire

  • Ra Foie
    • Charge time reduced
  • Il Foie
    • Power improved
    • Charged attack range increased
  • Sa Foie Type-0
    • Travel distance increased
    • Travel speed increased
    • Added attack cancel timing 

Ice

  • Ra Barta
    • Attack range increased

Wind

  • Gi Zan
    • Attack range increased

Lightning

  • Il Zonde
    • Travel distance increased
    • Travel speed increased
    • Added attack cancel timing 

Light

  • Grants
    • Charge time reduced
  • Il Grants
    • Charge time reduced
  • Na Grants
    • Power increased

Dark

  • Na Megid
    • Power increased
  • Sa Megid
    • Charge time reduced
  • Il Megid
    • Power increased

Compound Techniques

  • Now the [Recast Time] will only occur for the compound technic that was used.
  • For example, if Zandeon was cast, only that technic itself will trigger a cooldown timer.

 

Pets

General Summoner Pet Improvement

  • The pet’s heading to the enemy distance improved

Wanda (Jinga) Improvements

  • PA Slicer
    • Power increased
    • PP Consumption reduced
  • PA Shock
    • Power increased
  • PA Break
    • Power increased
  • PA Pulsar
    • Moving distance changes based on distance from the enemy

Cery (Popple) Improvements

  • Normal Attack
    • Projectile speed increased
    • Homing ability improved
    • Shooting range increased
  • PA Fall
    • Power increased
  • PA Curse
    • Power increased

Torim (Aero) Improvements

  • PA Spiral
    • Moving distance changes based on distance from the enemy

Viola Improvements

  • When using Viola Change
    • Viola Slicer power increased
    • Viola Stomp power increased
    • Viola Stomp's moving distance changes based on distance from the enemy
  • Viola Assault
    • Power increased

Maron Improvements 

  • Maron Strike:
    • Attack range improved during the 2nd and 3rd expansion.

Melon Improvements

  • Melon Break
    • Power increased
  • Melon Strike
    • Power increased

Redran Improvements

  • Normal Attack
    • Power increased
    • Homing ability improved
    • Attack range increased
  • Redran Mine
    • Projectile speed increased
  • Redran Gravity
    • Projectile speed increased

Rappy Improvements

  • Rappy Melody
    • Power increased
  • Rappy Cannon
    • Power increased
  • Rappy Sonic
    • Moving distance changes based on distance from the enemy

 

Quest Adjustments

  • Made [Omega Hunar] more likely to appear in Buster Quests
  • Increased the ★14 drop rate for the following:
    • Racing the Phantom Mother (月駆ける幻創の母)
    • The Creator Phantom (新世を成す幻創の造神)
    • The Phantom Demiurge (創世を謳う幻創の造神)
    • Magisterial Onslaught (威風堂々たる鋼鉄の進撃)
    • Quintessence of Steel (大海に顕れし鋼鉄の巨艦)
    • Crimson Castle Crusher (壊城に舞う紅き邪竜)
    • The Dark Demolisher (崩城に甦る黒衣の邪竜)
    • T: Racing the Phantom Mother (T:月駆ける幻創の母)
    • T: The Creator Phantom (T:新世を成す幻創の造神)
    • T: Magisterial Onslaught (T:威風堂々たる鋼鉄の進撃)