As the title suggests, this patch delivers primarily on updates to characters while introducing a few new ones to the roster! Minor changes elsewhere too!

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CHARACTERS:

Three new characters round out the total roster size to 8!

NEW CHARACTER: Nai Xin

• UNIQUE TRAIT: Alignment
  • When Nai Xin has 10 or more energy, he gains +4 Attack and Defense.
• UNIQUE ABILITY: Chi Transfer
  • Nai Xin swaps energy values with a target player. Nai Xin may roll and use this ability in the same turn.

 

NEW CHARACTER: Sarge

• UNIQUE TRAIT: Hardy Fighter
  • In combat, Sarge deals 20% more damage and heals for 20% of damage dealt when attacking targets with less energy than her.
• UNIQUE ABILITY: Boot Camp
  • All enemies are teleported to your square and lose 8 energy. Sarge gains +15 AP for each exhausted opponent.

 

NEW CHARACTER: Tourist Tim

• UNIQUE TRAIT: Sightseer
  • Whenever Tim uses his unique ability, he gains +10 experience.
• UNIQUE ABILITY: Snapshot
  • Tim takes a picture of the current square he’s on, and adds a copy of it to his inventory. Snapshots can be consumed to activate that square type again.

BALANCE CHANGES:

Keeping with the theme of updating characters, here’s a few balance updates to doctor up the old timers.

 

GRAMPS

• “Bad Knees” passive now triggers on dice rolls of 9 or more. (Changed from 10 or more).
• Back in My Day energy cost increased from 2 –> 4.
• Back in My Day cooldown increased from 5 –> 6.

NURSE ANN

• Nurse Ann’s “Emergency” ability now counts toward spaces moved for the purpose of end-of-game rewards.

 

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GENERAL:

HAUNT:

• When haunted, you can now still use roll modifiers and actions.

HALFTIME EVENTS:

Shop Till you Drop… Dead

• Damage inflicted for purchases reduced from 50% of the items cost –> 20% of the item’s cost.

END-OF-GAME SEQUENCE:

• The end-of-game reward sequence should now conclude twice as fast.

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COMBAT: 

LESS DA’MAG’ – Standard attack damage scaling reduced from 121% Attack –> 114% Attack.

Lethal Advance:

• Damage decreased from 16+160% Attack –> 15 + 155% Attack.
• Energy cost increased from 3 –> 4.

Thorn Shield:

• TOTALLY NOT A BUG – Missed attacks will no longer trigger thorn shield’s return damage.

ITEMS IN COMBAT – Active items can no longer miss in combat.

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ITEMS: 

CHANGED – Bloodborne Sabre

• Attack bonus increased from 3 –> 7.
• Cost increased from 60 –> 115 AP.

CHANGED – Dash’kal Blood Tome

• Self-damage reduced from 15 –> 10.

EXCLUSIVE – Infinity Potion

• Is now an auction-exclusive item.
• Base cost reduced from 60 AP –> 20 AP.

CHANGED – Juker’s Boots

• New Effect: When an attack misses you in combat, you lose 2 energy.
• Cost decreased from 100 –> 90 AP.

CHANGED – Sure-Step Boots

• Evasion bonus decreased from 7% –> 5%.
• Cost decreased from 100 –> 90 AP.

REMOVED ITEMS:

As consumables, these items were too situational and ended up clogging the shop for more impactful and strategically significant items. So… they’re gone!

• Defense Potion
• Deadly Tincture

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OTHER:

NEWS: Custom games are now live!

• You can create your own lobbies now!