V1.2.2 Patch Notes

Everything you need to know about V1.2.2!

4 dic 2024

Hotfixes

16.12.2024

• Fixed an issue where the leaderboard would load slowly or sometimes display an incorrect position.
• Players will no longer be locked in the Pause menu if they attempt to surrender while using a controller. (Note: The known issue where the Pause menu remains unresponsive until the surrender countdown ends will be resolved in the next update.)
• Fixed an issue preventing players from starting a surrender vote if they disconnected and reconnected after a failed surrender attempt.
• Matches will now be correctly canceled if a player disconnects during the loading screen.

Ranked Changes

These are changes we wanted to include in 1.2.2 but were delayed.

• Reverted the change in 1.2 for VP gains to Platinum III and Plat II.
• Slightly adjusted VP gains in Gold I and Gold II.
• When demoted from a Division or Rank, VP is now set to 75 (previously it was 90).
• Reduced Demotion Protection between Ranks for Gold and Platinum.

Introduction

Greetings Champions!

It feels like it was just last week when we launched V1.2. We’ve been overwhelmed by the avalanche of positive messages and comments you’ve sent our way, keeping us motivated through these long dark nights as we worked on a Balance Update fit to follow 1.2.

To wrap up the year we’re excited to share Balance Update 1.2.2, stuffed full of new skins, balance tweaks and more to tie a bow on 2024.

Let’s get stuck in!

Winterfest 2024

He sees you when you’re sleeping, Winter Warden Argus knows when you’re awake…

The festive season is fully upon us and Predecessor has been transformed for the holidays! Snow has fallen, Argus is glaring at us from the main menu, and the Peppermint Kallari skin is finally back in season! Sweet!

A New Battlepass Format

Winterfest has landed, bringing with it plenty of seasonal content via Predecessor’s first Battle Pass!

A flurry of seasonal rewards awaits anyone prepared to venture out into the festivities, such as all-new profile cosmetics and the exclusive new Yuletide Zinx Skin!

Or you can opt into premium rewards, unwrapping extra goodies like VFX kits and the exclusive Runehorn Warden Argus Skin!

XP Changes

Following feedback from the event’s launch last week, we’ve increased the amount of Winterfest XP you can earn from playing matches. There’s never been a better time to grind out those festive treats!

• Increased Winterfest XP gained in Standard and Ranked by 80%.
• Increased Winterfest XP gained in Brawl by 110%.

These changes will take effect with V1.2.2 and will apply to XP earned from that point onward.

Event Information

Winterfest runs until January 7th, so there’s plenty of time to jump in and grind!

Early Access Skins - Reinvented

Many of you will remember recent discussions we’ve had with the community surrounding Early Access skins and how best we might be able to let more players, particularly those who played in Early Access but weren’t able to purchase them due to platform limitations, get access to these skins.

To celebrate our second anniversary we’re thrilled to be releasing all-new versions of those Early Access skins, allowing us to share the overall look of them with more players without impacting the exclusivity that others bought during Early Access.

These new skins have been added to the store in bundles that reflect the tiers of support offered during Early Access, ie; Rare, Epic and Legendary, with each adding more skins than the last.

Already owned some of the Early Access skins that these are based on? You’ll be automatically given the reinvented skin, free!

To make this work we’ve converted the original Early Access skins into variants of these new skins, which are now the default skin. So if you previously owned the EA Constructor Steel Skin, you’ll now find it’s been replaced by the Constructor Steel Skin, and the Early Access version you had before is now a variant of that.

2nd Anniversary Celebration

Last week Predecessor turned two years old. To celebrate this milestone we’re giving YOU a gift!

Log in anytime before the end of the year to receive a free Profile Icon celebrating our 2nd anniversary!

On behalf of the entire Omeda Studios team we’d like to thank you all for the immense support and dedication you’ve shown us over the years. We look forward to more celebrations in the years to come!

PlayStation Leaderboards

Earlier this week we resolved the certification blockers that had forced us to delay launching Ranked Leaderboards on PlayStation. As such this feature is now live!

Store News

New Skins

Winter Regal Dekker [Rare]

Get ready to spread festive cheer (and Stasis Bombs) throughout Sanctuary in Dekker’s all-new festive finery!

Northern Mystic Morigesh [Legendary]

With glistening new VFX, SFX and more, Morigesh’s new Legendary Skin will leave her victims frozen in fear! Available in bundles alongside two additional colour variants.

Frozen Hearth Aurora [Rare]

Dominate the frozen lands of Sanctuary and deliver frost-chilled judgement on your foes. Available in bundles alongside two additional colour variants.

Returning Holiday Skins

Peppermint Kallari [Common]

Yuletide Feng Mao [Common]

Jingle Bombs Iggy & Scorch [Common]

Old Saint Riktor [Rare]

Frost King Revenant [Legendary]

New Bundles

Winter Regal Dekker Bundle

• Dekker [ Hero]
• Winter Regal Dekker [ Skin]
• Crystal Winter Regal Dekker [ Skin Variant]
• Cosy Dekker [ Spray]
• Winter Regal [ Banner]
• Winter Regal [ Icon]

Winterfest 2024 Bundle

• Morigesh [ Hero]
• Northern Mystic Morigesh [ Skin]
• Tinsel Northern Mystic Morigesh [ Skin Variant]
• Peppermint Northern Mystic Morigesh [ Skin Variant]
• Aurora [ Hero]
• Frozen Hearth Aurora [ Skin]
• Highlander Frozen Hearth Aurora [ Skin Variant]
• Imperial Frozen Hearth Aurora [ Skin Variant]

Winterfest 2023 Bundle

• Revenant [ Hero]
• Frost King Revenant [ Skin]
• Kallari [ Hero]
• Peppermint Kallari [ Skin]
• Iggy & Scorch [ Hero]
• Jingle Bombs Iggy & Scorch [ Skin]
• Riktor [ Hero]
• Old Saint Riktor [ Skin]
• Feng Mao [ Hero]
• Yuletide Feng Mao [ Skin]

New Skin Variants

Do you love some of the skins, but they feel they could be made better by a different colour? Some of our existing skins are getting new variants - check them out!

• Salamander Warlord Zarus
• Copper Heavenly Focus Kwang
• Olive Shogun Wraith
• Jasper Obsidian Rampage
• Serenity Shogun Countess
• Jade Glacial Empress Auroa
• Oxblood Clockwork Revenant
• Olive Ruby Scarab Grux

Returning Timed Exclusive Content

The following skins were timed exclusives that many thought were lost to the ages… but no more! They’re back and they will remain in store as permanent stock.

Skins

• Occult Kira

Skin Variants

• Nebula Quantum Lt. Belica
• Nova Quantum Lt. Belica
• Alabaster Rogue Kallari
• Onyx Rogue Sparrow
• Cobalt Shogun Wraith
• Hypernova Ruby Scarab Grux
• Onyx Ruby Scarab Grux
• Ice Occult Kira
• Sakura Occult Kira
• Amethyst Grux Pelt Khaimera
• Malachite Grux Pelt Khaimera
• Topaz Grux Pelt Khaimera
• Gunmetal Summer Fun TwinBlast
• Pastel Summer Fun TwinBlast
• Blood Ivory Warlord Argus
• Hornet Warlord Argus

Gameplay Balance Changes

Jungle:

Grey Camp (3):

• Large Physical Power decreased from 28 (+10 per Level) to 26 (+8 per Level).
• Small Health decreased from 750/850 (+40 per Level) to 720/820 (+35 per Level).
• Small Physical Power decreased from 8 (+4 per Level) to 7 (+4 per Level).

Hero Balance Changes

Argus’ Ultimate experienced a bug as of the v1.2 update where it was no longer able to be fired through Towers. This has now been resolved.

Synaptic Obliterator [Ultimate]:

• [Bugfix] Now correctly Pierces through Towers.

For this pass, we have a rather long list of changes for Crunch. Alongside some stat adjustments, in simple terms, we’re shifting some of his damage potential into his Left Crunch and Cross Crunch, and away from his Right Crunch and Forward Crunch abilities. We’ll monitor how well these changes land, but the goal is to reward Crunch more for using an Empowered Left Crunch while weaving in Basic Attacks with his Passive Empowerment.

General:

• Physical Power decreased from 62 to 60.
• Attack Speed Growth increased from 1.4 to 2.
• Physical Armor decreased from 28 to 26.
• Mana Growth decreased 65 to 45.
• Base Mana Regen increased from 1.3 to 1.5.

Cross Crunch [Passive]:

• Total Physical Power Scaling increased from 20% to 25%.

Left Crunch [Primary]:

• Damage decreased from 35/70/105/140/175 to 25/55/85/115/145.
• Total Physical Power Scaling increased from 95% to 115%.

Right Crunch [Secondary]:

• Damage decreased from 85/115/145/175/205 to 85/110/135/160/185.
• Bonus Physical Power Scaling decreased from 60% to 50%.
• Magical Power Scaling decreased from 70% to 65%.
• Mana Cost decreased from 50/55/60/65/70 to 40.

Forward Crunch [Alternate]:

• Bonus Physical Power Scaling decreased from 65% to 50%.
• Magical Power Scaling decreased from 45% to 35%.

Additional Hero Changes

Countess:

Her ability to heal through punishment, especially once teamfights roll around, has left her feeling far too durable given the damage she can dish out.

• Blade Siphon [Alternate]: Cooldown increased from 8/7.25/6.5/5.75/5 to 8/7.5/7/6.5/6.
• Hero Healing Modifier decreased from 4x to 3x.
• Feast [Ultimate]: Damage decreased from 180/290/400 to 180/280/380.

Item Balance Changes

Support Crests:

Support Crests are seeing a small shift to their Gold profile.

• Gold Per Second increased from 0.2 to 0.25.
• Consort Gold Gain decreased from 20 to 15.
• Gold required for Evolution decreased from 240 to 180.

Additional Item Changes

• Dust Devil: 3% Movement Speed added.
• Demon Edge: Physical Power decreased from 45 to 40. 10 Haste added.

Bug Fixes:

• Fixed an issue where Match History could display the incorrect VP losses and gains compared to reality.
• Fixed an issue where matches would not always be cancelled if a player disconnected in the Loading Screen and failed to rejoin.

And that’s it for the final patch notes of 2024! What do you think? Let us know your thoughts on Discord or Reddit!