Predecessor Patch v0.4

Patch v.0.4 is on its way! Let's see what's coming.

Patch Notes 23. Feb. 2023

Summary

Patch releasing February 21st, 2023.
Are you ready to make some noise?!
It's time to talk about Patch v0.4 dropping this Tuesday, February 21st. With it of course comes our headline act and the next Hero to join our roster - Shinbi.

That’s not all however! This patch introduces major changes to Fangtooth and introduces Primal Fangtooth, a dangerous new version of everyone’s favourite deadly dino! This big brute provides a temporary buff to make games more dynamic whilst also providing teams more counterplay against early Fangtooth leads.

We’re also ready to open the doors to the new in-game shop, your one-stop shop for browsing awesome skins that you can spend your Platinum on.

The first version of our Player vs AI mode is also going live in this patch! You can play solo or with a party of friends, taking on Predecessor’s Artificial Intelligence. This mode is beginner-friendly and will be expanded on in the future, so get stuck in and hone your skills or learn a new Hero!

On top of all of this we’re also making some slight balance changes to address some outliers, adjusting Omnivamp items and providing some support to Muriel.

Grab your tickets and let’s go, it’s time for The Shinbi Tour!

- alex, Lead Game Designer

A new hero appears

It’s time for the performance of a lifetime!

SHINBI ABILITIES:
Passive: Biting Melody
Basic attacks deal an additional 10 (+12% Magical Power) magical damage on-hit. Periodically, Biting Melody deals 4x damage. Damaging an Enemy Hero with an ability decreases the cooldown by 1 second.

Primary Ability [Q]: Line Tempo
CD: 6/5.5/5/4.5/4
Cost: 30
Effect: Summon a Spirit Wolf that lunges in a straight line, passing through all Enemy targets and dealing 65/95/125/155/185 (+60% Magical Power) magical damage.

Secondary Ability [E]: Circle Rhythm
CD: 15/13.5/12/10.5/9
Cost: 60/65/70/75/80
Effect: Summon four Spirit Wolves that circle Shinbi for 3 seconds, granting a 40/60/80/100/120 (+35% Magical Power) shield for the same duration and after the wolves expire.
The wolves deal 12/19/26/33/40 (+12% Magical Power) magical damage per second to nearby enemies.

Alternate Ability [RMB]: Rushing Beat
CD: 18/17/16/15/14
Cost: 80
Effect: Dash forward a fixed distance dealing 40/60/80/100/120 (+40% Magical Power) magical damage to all enemies Shinbi passes through.

Ultimate Ability [R]: All-Kill!
CD: 120/100/80
Cost: 100
Effects:
Passive: Dealing damage to Enemy Heroes with Abilities applies Track for 8 seconds, stacking up to 8 times.
Active: Summon a pack of Spirit Wolves to attack the Target with the most Track Stacks, dealing 50/85/120 (+18% Magical Power) magical damage per Spirit Wolf.

Store

The in-game store is now open! You can find it by clicking the store tab in the main menu.

Here, you can spend any Platinum you’ve earned or purchased on skins, or top up your Platinum balance by purchasing more in your local currency. At the time of launch the store will have 12 skins that can be purchased, but more will be added in future patches.

FANGTOOTH UPDATE

Fangtooth:
Fangtooth has had a massive overhaul bringing new layers of depth to spice up the late game of Predecessor! The passive buffs remain mostly the same, but now cap out at 3.

Fangtooth still grants the following three passive buffs based on quantity killed:

1st- Jungle Buff Duration | +50% (capped at 30 seconds)
2nd- Out of Combat Movement Speed | +8%.
3rd- Increase Physical Power, Magical Power, Physical Armor, Magical Armor | +8%.

After this, no more passive buffs can be obtained.
Once three total Fangteeth have been killed in a single game however, the new Primal Fangtooth will begin to spawn!

Primal Fangtooth:
This new variant of Fangtooth spawns after three Fangtooth have been defeated in total by both teams. It will continue to grant the passive buffs on every take (up to the 3rd), but will also grant a new temporary buff called Primordial Blaze! This should help shift the strength of Fangtooth from constant permanent advantages, to something a team needs to use within a set window. It also helps create stronger chances for a comeback - the team that is behind can still access this powerful buff rather than being forced to crawl back up the permanent buff chain.

◆ Primordial Blaze
➢ Damage dealt to Enemy Targets will be set aflame, dealing (+2 per minute of game time) true damage per second over 4 seconds.
➢ This damage is increased by 50% against Enemy Heroes below 25% maximum health.
➢ This damage is capped at 80 True Damage per second (120 against targets below 25% maximum health).

◆ Buff Duration:
➢ 2 minutes (120s), which always leads to 2 and a half minutes (150s) due to first Fangtooth buff granting +30s.

PLAYER VS AI - BETA

The future is now! AI is here!

Queue up solo or team up with friends to take on a brand new game mode. The difficulty level is geared towards beginner players, so it’s a good place to start when introducing your friends to the game or trying out new builds and Heroes.

GADGET BASE SKIN CHANGE

We’ve made the decision to change Gadget’s base skin to her Shellshock skin. We feel this provides the Hero with more character and a more battle-ready aesthetic. Her original base skin may return in a future patch as a skin.

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

◆ Total Damage to Heroes will now be displayed at the top of the other Damage to Heroes stats.
◆ Heroes can now be rotated in the Hero Screen & Post Match Screen.
◆ Updated Gadget’s recommended items.
◆ Visual effects for Sentry have been updated.
◆ Visual effects for Heroes dying have been updated.
◆ Client/server delay on Ranged Basic Attacks has been reduced by 50%.
◆ Impact Decals have been updated for most abilities.
◆ Gideon’s sound effects have been updated.
◆ Visual effects for Lane Guidance Indicators have been updated.
◆ Multiple Map improvements to help increase performance.
◆ Fey’s jumping and landing sound effects have been improved.

Balance changes

HEROES:

Crunch:
Crunch is finding himself in a decent spot following his previous nerfs; however, his level 6 spike is still a bit too defining relative to his early and late game. With that in mind we’re moving strength from his mid game to these areas with some damage number shifts.

Left Crunch [Q]:
◆ Damage from 30/60/90/120/150 to 25/50/75/100/125.
◆ Total Physical Power Scaling increased from 110% to 130%.

Right Crunch [E]:
◆ Damage from 70/105/140/175/210 to 75/110/145/180/215.

Gideon:
With Truesilver being picked up early, Gideon is able to safely engage with his Ultimate and has felt a bit too safe and durable doing so. We’re bumping down his health a little bit to make the play pattern a little more high risk.

General:
◆ Health Growth decreased from 110 to 105.

Muriel:
Muriel has felt a little unloved recently, so we’re granting her some larger buffs and power shifts to help players access her more exciting moments. We’re increasing the overall values of her shields at the cost of a little cooldown so that she can prevent higher levels of burst from taking down her teammates. We’re also allowing her to access her Ultimate a bit more often and making it easier to use as a quick reaction.

Serenity [Q]:
◆ Slow Magnitude from 25% to 35%.
◆ Slow Duration from 2s to 2.5s.

Alacrity [RMB]:
◆ Shielding Effect now has a 20% Magical Power Scaling.
◆ [Bug Fix] Now correctly scales with Heal & Shield Power.

Consecrated Ground [E]:
◆ Base Shield increased from 100/150/200/250/300 to 110/165/220/285/350.
◆ Cooldown increased from 16/14/12/10/8 to 18/16/14/12/10.

Reversal of Fortune [R]:
◆ Stun Duration decreased from 1s to 0.5s.
◆ Charge up Time decreased from 1.05s to 0.6s.
◆ Cooldown decreased from 180/150/120 to 160/130/100.

Narbash:
Since his recent buff, the Orc has been seeing far too much success in his early game when that Beatdrop hits. We’re looking to decrease the power of his early sustain to prevent non-interactive trades and create larger windows to punish his aggression.

General:
◆ Base Mana decreased from 480 to 420.
Beatdrop [Passive]:
◆ Nearby Ally Mana Regeneration decreased from 4 to 3.

Song Of My People Health [E]:
◆ Health Regeneration decreased from 9/13/17/21/25 to 7/10/13/16/19.
◆ Song of My People Scaling decreased from 10% to 8%.

Rampage:
Rampage has become an oppressive mid game force due to his innate durability and high damage output. We’re looking to take his mid to late game damage down, particularly with Rumble, to decrease his DPS and allow other Heroes a chance to fight back before he pummels them into the dirt.

General:
◆ Physical Power Growth decreased from 3 to 2.5. Pounce [RMB]:
◆ Bonus Health Scaling decreased from 10% to 8%. Rumble [E]:
◆ Base Damage changed from 100/140/180/220/260 to 110/140/170/200/230.

Revenant:
Revenant has started to trade out his cowboy hat for a wizard hat, creating a playstyle with little counterplay due to his powerful lock-on burst. We’re going to shift a bit of power away from here to prevent the full magical power builds from snowballing too hard.

Bounty Hunter [Passive]:
◆ Bonus Physical Power Scaling increased from (+1% per 10% Critical Strike Chance) to (+1.5% per 10% of Critical Strike Chance). Obliterate [Q]:
◆ Magical Power Scaling decreased from 100% to 75%.

Riktor:
Riktor remains at the top of the Support food chain alongside Narbash. We’re going to punish those missed hooks a little more so that he doesn’t feel like he can fish as easily without punishment.

General:
◆ Base Mana Regeneration decreased from 2.3 to 2.
Riplash [RMB]:
◆ Mana Cost increased from 100 to 120.

Sevarog:
With Siphon’s base damage increasing, we can nudge the physical power scaling down as it will still continue to outpace his basic attacks.

General:
◆ Health Regeneration decreased from 1.5 to 1.
Siphon:
◆ Physical Power Scaling decreased from 80% to 70%.
◆ Minion Healing decreased from 15% to 10%.

ITEMS

Tier 2
Divine Wreath:
Now you can stack Wreaths to your heart's content.
◆ [Bug Fix] Heal & Shield Power is no longer unique.

Tier 3:
This patch we’re taking a look at omnivamp.
Nightfall:
For Nightfall we’re moving its power into its consistent damage and putting the sustain into its passive.
General:
◆ Omnivamp removed.
◆ Physical Penetration increased from 8 to 12.
◆ Isolation Range decreased from 600 to 500.
◆ Build Path Changed from Honed Kris+Bloodletter to Honed Kris+Honed Kris.
Dusk [Passive]:
◆ Omnivamp increased from 5% to 8%.

Mutilator:
Mutilator continues to Mutilate.
General:
◆ Omnivamp decreased from 8% to 5%.
◆ Ability Haste from 20 to 25.

Tectonic Mallet:
Likewise, Tectonic has felt a bit out of place with the omnivamp,
General:
◆ Omnivamp removed.
◆ Added 10 Ability Haste.
◆ Magic Armor increased from 30 to 40.

Wellspring:
Wellspring has not been working as intended.
General:
◆ [Bug Fix] Wellspring no longer ceases to work when it comes off cooldown whilst the player is dead.
◆ [QOL] Now checks if there is a target ally nearby and if they are damaged before committing the cooldown of Soothing Waters.

Bug fixes

◆ Fixed a bug where the UI showed a pending friend request even after it had been accepted.
◆ Fixed an issue where Prophecy’s On-hit Damage was triggering Wraith Leggings movement speed.
◆ Fixed a bug where Kallari’s Death Mark would still play the ‘pop’ sound even if it was cleansed.
◆ Fixed a bug where abilities like Revenant’s Q, Howitzer’s Ultimate and Gideon’s Ultimate were not pulling tower aggro.
◆ Fixed a bug where entering stealth during Revenant’s Ultimate would apply the wrong material for other players.
◆ Free-look camera has been removed from the controller for the time being as it was interfering with the Hero level-up screen.
◆ Fixed a bug where Murdock’s Stimpack would fully remove Gideon’s Passive instead of just the slow.
◆ Fixed an issue where sometimes the lock-in button was not able to be pressed in draft.
◆ Fixed a bug where Heroes were not playing their death animation.
◆ Fixed a bug where minions on the main menu would be invisible when they spawn on Ultrawide Monitors.
◆ Fixed a bug where Gadget’s Sticky Mine would pass through Dekker’s Cage.
◆ Fixed a bug where Crunch’s RMB and Grux’s E were affecting targets inside Revenant’s Ultimate.
◆ Fixed a bug where Heroes reviving from using Fenix were not getting CC’d by abilities on top of their respawn location.
◆ Fixed a bug where Gideon could not basic attack when damaging Enemy Heroes with multiple abilities.
◆ Fixed a bug where Revenant would gain gold when the Enemy Core kills him.
◆ Fixed a bug where using Blink whilst using Shadow Walk would remove Camouflage as Kallari.
◆ Fixed a bug where Sevarog’s Glowing VFX would not play correctly on higher tiers of shoulder pads.
◆ Fixed a bug where the Shield effect would not apply to Steel’s Shield when using Q and RMB.
◆ Fixed a bug where Drongo’s Shrapnel Cannon would not display the Impact Decal correctly when aiming at the floor.
◆ Fixed a bug where Revenant's Q would not chase targets through walls.
◆ Fixed a bug where players would remain “knocked-up” upon respawning if multiple were removed when dying.
◆ Fixed a bug where Gideon’s Ultimate showed an incorrect number of targets.

That's all this week!
Let us know what you think of these changes.